My 100th Rebirth a day before the Apocalypse novel Chapter 33

Chapter 33: Chapter 33 Roadblock

Kisha was lucky that they are surrounded by a vast forest and a mountain so they don't lack bees in the area. She let Bell communicate with them and win their trust. For the time being, they have a solution for the pressing matter which is a way to find Duke's family.

For the period that Kisha was communicating with Bell, someone silently sneaked behind her, like a shadow that blended with the night, without sound or presence. Kisha only noticed it when a warm breath touched the back of her ear and said in a teasing tone. "Here you are." His voice was deep with a hint of seduction and playfulness.

Kisha did a quick turn and stepped back in a fighting stance with her right hand holding her ear. In that quick process, she felt strong butterflies fluttering in her stomach that's sending electrifying bolts to her nerves reaching every end of her fingers down to her toes.

"Duke, why are you acting so sneaky?!" Her voice was shaky and she felt her face and ears heating up but she kept her indifferent expression despite the contrasting feeling swirling inside. Part of her was flustered by his seductive voice but at the same time, she was indignant that she failed to detect his presence even when he was standing behind her. That could be deadly if it were in other places or other untrustworthy people.

In spite of her rising anger, Duke found her little pouty lips cute, like a startled cat. He wanted to chuckle but he held it in knowing that she would be even more irked. "I've been walking in the corridor quite loudly and stood here waiting for you to notice me. You looked so serious and busy thinking and I was afraid to disturb your train of thought."

Kisha was disgruntled, even when she was in deep thought, she never let her guard down and if what Duke said was true, she would have noticed him long ago. She squinted her eyes as she tried to pry more information from Duke but he pretended not to see her eyes and sat on the bench.

"What are you worrying about?" He asked nonchalantly as he rested both his arms on the top rail of the bench.

"Tsk!" Kisha rolled her eyes and sat beside him. "I was getting bored so I checked if they need some help here." Why would I let you know what I'm planning after you made fun of me? Hmph! I'm petty alright!

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"Sparrow, drive faster. His breathing is getting shallow." Vulture said in a panic. He was not only worried for his sworn brother's life but was also concerned about the information he might know. He is their only lead to know where has the others gone to.

"I'm trying!" Sparrow replied in frustration, it was already almost midnight but they were still far from the base. It was harder to navigate at night due to the scattered zombies on the road that would suddenly jump on them, in addition, they didn't have Kisha to lead the way. They don't have the foresight to know which road is less dangerous, so they will bump into trouble from time to time.

Sparrow stepped on the gas pedal to increase their speed without minding the danger. All he could think was to get out of the city as fast as he could and they would have a much smoother way after. As he drove through the city road, he noticed a roadblock a few hundred meters away which alarmed him and he immediately let Vulture know.

Vulture was his partner since they were young so they have a great understanding of each other without saying much. Vulture understood the danger they were going to face, so he reached out to the compartment and took out something.

Seeing Vulture ready, Sparrow slowed down because it would be impossible to knock off the roadblocks on the road. They have to find a detour, Sparrow calms his nerves and scans the area. With his improved eyesight, he located a few heads that were slightly sticking out from the trimmed plants in front of the commercial building a few blocks away from them.

He tried to estimate their number based on his visuals and he counted more than ten, they were outnumbered and even had a patient with them. So the two of them decided not to get out of the vehicle.

As they approach the roadblock, the people waiting for the ambush start to move fast, except they are a bit clumsy with their movements. Sparrow and Vulture figured that they were more or less civilians so Vulture halted his action and they decided to wait for what these people were up to. At first, they decided to make their action decisive and swift but now that they realized that the enemy are civilians, they don't want to make a hasty move and randomly kill people for their convenience.

Sparrow played along and stopped the car a few feet away from the roadblocks.

Successively, men of different body build and heights rush out and block them, each holding steel objects, and most had blood splattered on either their clothes or weapons. Sparrow and Vulture looked at each other and nodded.