The End Of Life

Kevin immediately checked the gun out as he held it in his hand and played with it like it's a toy. He was overenthusiastic about it, and Mark could only smile. Kevin was also a gun lover like him, if not more than him. Seeing him play with it also made him remember about his grandfather who thought them swordsmanship. 

As a swordsman, his grandfather never liked modern weapons like guns and believed the sword was the strongest. But Kevin who liked guns was always spanked because of it. Mark grinned and said, "Now, don't play with it like a kid. Use it properly. We don't have much ammo for it." 

Kevin knew how to use a gun. He was almost at his level and they always went to the gun range together whenever they had time in the past. Kevin grinned and nodded, his eyes then fell on Mark's sword. 

"Oh, you took it." Looking at it. Mark nodded and removed the sword from its sheath and said, "Yeah, I went back to the room for this sword. I like it."

Kevin nodded and said, "Yah keep it. It is better if you use it than me. I have this gun you gave me, after all." Stroking the gun as if it were his baby. Mark could only shake his head seeing him and close the trunk after taking out a couple of magazines for the AK 47. 

"Remember, use the bullets wisely." Handing him the magazines. Kevin nodded, not minding Mark's words, and kept them in a bag he had. Mark sighed, seeing him like this. 

"Alright, let's not waste any more time. Let's go and check the parking lot first." Waving his hands. Kevin followed Mark as they went near David. David rolled down the windows and Mark said, "Stay here. We won't be gone for long." David nodded and Mark took Kevin near the entrance of the gate. 

They slowly opened the gate and entered inside. There were a few zombies on the slope leading down to the parking lot. Taking out the sword, Mark ran towards the nearest zombie and cut its head off. Before the head fell down, he was already near the second zombie. 

Kevin looked at Mark and was genuinely shocked. Mark was quick and precise. Even he who knew only very little about swordsmanship could say that he was using minimal time. He snapped out of his thoughts and aimed at a zombie near Mark. He pulled the trigger, and the bullet pierced the zombie's shoulder. 

Before he shot another bullet, Mark turned around and slashed its head off. Kevin went for another zombie and after a few more mistakes, he got into his groove as he nailed the headshots. Mark smiled at his friend's accuracy and thought, 'He is a better aid compared to David.' and continued killing. 

After finishing up the zombies on the slope, they made their way down. The parking lot was completely dark. Taking out the torchlight, he looked around and noticed there were quite a few zombies inside. But they didn't feel scared as they grinned and continued to kill. 

Mark noticed there were 3 bloaters too and took out his gun. He couldn't use the sword to kill the huge Bloaters, so the gun was a better choice. He quickly shot the first bloater and went for the next. He quickly finished the Bloaters and then noticed a few bitters running towards him. 

He looked back and saw Kevin busy shooting zombies on his side and so took out his sword. He ran towards the nearest bitter and slashed through them. He didn't stop his massacre until the last butter's head flew in the air. He noticed David was also done with the zombies on his side. 

"Well done, Kevin. Seems like you are getting used to it." Patting his shoulder. Kevin only grinned and flexed his muscles to show off in front of him. 

Mark shook his head, and they made their way out. Opening the gate Mark waved his hand signaling David that everything was clear. The jeep entered the underground lot, and they followed it. David finally parked the jeep and got down with Suzie. 

"Seems like you had to go through a lot here." Said David, looking around at the mess they created. 

"Yah, unexpectedly there were quite a lot of them," replied Mark. 

"Well, let's continue towards the store. I noticed a door on that side with stairs leading directly into the store." Said Kevin pointing at one end of the parking lot. Before moving towards the place Kevin told them, Mark went towards the trunk. He took out a few magazines for them and handed them over to David and Kevin. Mark nodded as they took them and led the way toward where he pointed at. 

All of them were on alert as they reached the door. Mark slowly opened it and checked the inside. After noticing there were only stairs and no zombies, he signaled the others that the coast was clear, Mark and the team made their way up. They only had to climb one floor as they reached the door leading inside the supermarket. 

Mark peeked through the glass on the door and found there were quite a lot of zombies inside. The store was huge, which would make it easier for them to kill them. 

Mark turned around and said, "Well, there are quite a lot of zombies inside. But there should be enough space for us to move around easily and kill them too. Suzie, you stay behind us." Suzie could only nod hearing him. She did not have the perfect weapon. 

Mark didn't give her a Glock because she does not have any knowledge of how to use one. It would only be a waste of bullets if she uses it. Mark turned around and opened the door. 

But the door made sound enough to attract the attention of the zombies as it echoed through the empty and quiet market. Mark frowned as he began shooting the nearest zombie. The rest came inside and started assisting him. The guns made more sound as the suppressors were not effective in a closed space like that. 

As they continued to shoot, more zombies made their way toward the group. Mark frowned and said, "Guys, let's move from here. We would be trapped in a corner like this if we don't." 

Everyone nodded, and Mark changed his diaper towards his left. He shot the nearest zombie and with the help of David, they continued to push left while Kevin held the zombies in the front back. But as the zombies got nearer in the front Suzie did something unexpected which surprised everyone. 

She grabbed the steel shelf in the side and threw it towards the zombies ahead. The shelf was easily over 150kgs, but Suzie threw it with one hand. Mark's eyes went wide seeing that. Only one sentence came to his mind, 'She is adapting.' 

Similar to him, it looked like Suzie got a boost. What shocked Mark further was the fact that she could lift heavier than him. Her slender, thin arm was stronger than him. Suzie was also taken back by it. 

When she noticed the huge zombie pushing back Kevin, she panicked and thought to throw the shelf down so it could slow down the horde. But when she kept her hand on it and pulled, she lifted it with one hand. Kevin and David were also shocked at seeing her enormous strength. 

Suzie smiled seeing this and continued to throw the other shelves towards the horde as Kevin continued to kill them. Only after another 10 minutes did they stop their guns. Suzie was completely covered in sweat as her arms were sore. She sat down and leaned against the wall as she looked at the sucked she created with her new strength. 

So much heavy stuff, such as refrigerators and washing machines. The rest were also really tired as the floor was filled with empty bullet shells. Mark inhaled and exhaled as he calmed down. He looked around at the large number of bodies that were loitered around. He sighed and turned towards his exhausted teammates. 

"Well, let's take some rest for now and search for food and other necessaries." And sat on a nearby chair. He looked at Suzie and knew it was because of her they were able to safely move around. 

She threw stuff from the back towards the horde, which helped in stopping them for a few seconds. Her strength was on another level compared to normal humans and also slightly more than his. But this surprise was rather a blessing for the group. Now he could depend on Suzie a lot more. 

But this also proved something. This told that adaptability was different from person to person. He had an all-rounded change, whereas Suzie only had increased strength. He turned towards David and wondered when his body would adapt to the dangerous environment.