Surviving Apocalypse with Powers of Fictional Characters

Glock. A famous handgun that gained its notoriety through movies and television shows.

It was part of the series of polymer-framed, short recoil-operated, locked-breech semi-automatic pistols designed and produced by Austrian Glock Ges.m.b.H.

Priced at $500 and above, its reliability and availability were one of the factors why this particular handgun dominated the firearms market.

At this moment, two Glock handguns, model 19 and 26, were respectively held by Captain Loudeen & Major Puluk Inar, and the barrels are aimed at two seemingly attractive young men.

The youth on the left was shaking in anger, with veins popping up on his neck.

The youth on the right glared at the two ranking officers of the DIKASARI Militia. The revelation by these two people was quite shocking.

"I pray that in your next life, you'll be a loyal and obedient Malaysian. You only have yourselves to blame." (Major Puluk)

BANG BANG!

Shots were fired!

Annie and Joy closed their eyes and started weeping. They were afraid to witness the gruesome death of their two saviors.

"Don't shoot! DON'T SHOOT!! HELLLPPP!!" (Captain Loudeen)

Joy slowly opened her eyes. The wretched wail of the Militia leader baffled her, but what she saw the next left her in awe.

Why are the Militia men sprawling on the ground?!

She then frantically searched around for her daughter, only to find that she was hugging a familiar man.

"ANNIE!!! BABY ARE YOU OKAY? ARE YOU HURT?!!" (Joy)

Joy ran towards her daughter and hugged her. She was relieved to the utmost that her child was unharmed. Zack slowly stepped away from the sobbing mother and daughter.

"Ms. Joy, don't worry. We have neutralized the threat. We're safe now." (Zack)

"B-b-but how? What happened? When I heard the gunshots, I-I thought that you and Chai was-" (Joy)

"Well, we have to thank our 'Eagle' up top." (Zack)

Zack pointed towards the roof.

It was Melissa!

She waved her hands to Joy and winked at her. Joy's eyes were as wide as the moon, still feeling surreal about the situation.

Turns out, Zack's plan was for Melissa to snipe the weapons of the Militia members when they were held at gunpoint! Using the abrupt development, Zack and Chai broke off from the hostile situation, and disarm the whole group!

Chai's [Kame School Martial Arts] proceeded to break the men's wrists by him kicking, punching, and hand-chopping the arms.

Zack's [Super Speed] propelled him into the group and started smacking the hands that held weapons. In effect of [Super Strength], firearms dropped to the ground like flies being zapped.

All of these happened in less than a minute.

"MOMMM!! MOMMM!!!"

Annie was trembling with fear. The mother and daughter hugged each other and cried their hearts out.

Two minutes later, Melissa came down from the rooftop and appeared on the ground floor where the team was gathered. Zack and Chai high-fived her on her amazing achievement.

"Thank you, Mel. You saved our lives." (Zack)

"Hehe, big sister here will take care of her followers. You'll never ever have to worry when you're with me!" (Melissa)

With a proud tone, Melissa thumped her chest with her fist. She has proved that she's a reliable teammate to them.

Suddenly, a tenacious scream in anger rang out.

"WHAT ELSE DID SHE TELL YOU??!!!!!!! TELL ME!!!!!!!!" (Chai)

A bloodied face with bruises all over was hanging over Chai's grip. It seemed that he was interrogating Major Puluk Inar with rage.

"I-I-I don't know…anything…else…w-we…were only f-f-folowing o-orders…p-p-please…have mercy…" (Major Puluk)

Major Puluk, with his swollen face was beaten black and blue by a raging Chai. His voice sounds like his life was on the verge of being snuffed out.

"LIAR!! I'LL BEAT YOU 'TIL YOU GIVE ME MORE ANSWERS!!!!" (Chai)

Just as Chai was about to punch the Major, Zack held Chai from behind.

"Brother! It's not worth it!! He's NOT WORTH IT!!! COOL DOWN CHAI, YOU ALMOST KILLED HIM!" (Zack)

"F*CCCCCCKKKKKK!!!"(Chai)

Chai struggled from Zack's restrain, and released his punch. He missed the Major's face, but instead punched the cold, hard ground!

BAAAAAAMMMM!

A massive crater with a five-meter diameter cracked like a spider web into all direction. The ground sank for a few hundred centimeters.

"That bit*h snake Abigail screwed us over, man! F*CK!! I SWEAR I'M GONNA F*CKING PULVERIZE HER!!" (Chai)

Chai punched the ground several more times to release his anger. He stopped when he was panting and blood started to flow on his fist.

Melissa, Joy and Annie was frightened by Chai's frenzied actions. They were clueless on why he was enraged to this point.

"Guys, confiscate their weapons and load them up into the chopper. We can't waste any more time here-"

As Zack was talking to the team, he picked up vibrations on the ground. This time, there are more than 50 people coming to their location.

"GUYS!! RUN TOWARDS THE HELICOPTER!!!" (Zack)

Zack, Melissa and Chai reached the helicopter first. Annie and Joy followed suit. They only picked up their weapons that they dropped earlier.

"Comrades!! They have obstructed our fight to make this nation foreigner-free and hurt our leaders! Kill them!!"

A familiar middle-aged man appeared in the vicinity. It was the very same person who caused chaos in the USJ5 Residence's Gate, Mr. Jay.

He was late to the scene because after he discovered that there was an impostor among the ranks, he immediately inquired and reported to Captain Loudeen.

Hence, the team's plan was uncovered because Mr. Jay has reported his discovery of Chai to the leaders. To gain more merit, he decided to use Major Puluk Inar's name and rallied more Militia members to the situation.

"Shoot them!! Shoot them down!! Don't let them escape!!!" (Mr. Jay)

"ZACK!!!! IN FRONT!!!" (Melissa)

Melissa screamed, pointing to the front of the helicopter.

ROOOOOOAAAARRRRR!

Zombies has noticed the commotion from the East Wing entrance. The loud sounds of humans and gunshots triumphed over the music coming from the smartphone Melissa threw to distract the undead.

Hundreds of zombies were swarming through the compound, heading towards the helicopter and the DIKASARI Militia.

The group of five was like five trapped mice in between two predators. If they retreated to the helicopter, the zombies will reach them in no time. At their current level now, they can't eliminate a zombie horde the size of a battalion.

If they go back towards the East Wing building, they will be shot by the DIKASARI members.

In this critical hour, everyone was panicked. Their plan didn't go as they expected.

Chai saw the South Gate that was just a few meters away from them. Then, he had an idea.

"GUYS! Head towards that Gate, hurry!!" (Chai)

Under the chaos, Chai pointed to the South Gate, tens of meters away from the place they are standing. He screamed to Melissa to bring Annie and Joy to the South Gate.

Zack on the other hand, said something to Chai and started running to the the helicopter.

"Chai! Why is Zack not running to the Gate?!!" (Melissa)

"We'll be there in a flash! Before that, me and Zack are going to give these b*stards a nice, fat present!" (Chai)

Nodding to Chai, Melissa knew that with Zack as the brain and Chai as a supporting strength, whatever plan they are going to pull, chances to succeed are high.

"Okay! But don't do anything stupid! Remember, I'll kick you guys' as*es if you screwed up!" (Melissa)

Zack and Chai dashed towards the helicopter.

In half a minute, Joy, Annie and Melissa arrived at the South Gate. 30 seconds after that, Chai and Zack was seen bursting to their location.

Their expression was that of an Olympic-sprinter, running their fastest to win the gold medal. Following behind were flesh-munching, bloodthirsty zombies reaching for their preys to be devoured!

"GET READY, WE'RE GONNA JUMP!!!"

Jump?

The ladies were startled, as their waists was grabbed by the duo.

BOOM WHOOSH!!!

The next thing they knew, they are high up in the air. Zack and Chai, two humans with the [HERO System], maximally utilized their superhuman strengths on their legs.

In a split second, five people who were running away from danger vanished like a dream.

KYAAAAAA!!!

(I knew they were powerful, but I never expected Zack could jump this freaking high!! We're almost like…flying…)

Melissa's [Agility] stats gave her a good amount of reaction speed, making everything that happened in a slowed down time in her point of view.

(Dear Lord, please I beg you, please give us safety. To my daughter…to my husband…and thy servant here in this moment…)

Joy was praying hard as she closed her eyes and held on to dear life as Zack held her closely to his body on air. Her mouth mumbled non-stop.

Time seemed like almost to a halt when they were on air.

Annie on the other hand, had her eyes and mouth wide open. Looking down the ground like a drone's camera, she could see a clear divide between the Municipal's South Gate separating the zombies and the residential area they are jumping in.

She then looked at the handsome man who was holding her in a princess-carry style. The more she looked into his face, the more complicated her feeling were towards him.

Although Chai's temper is scary and annoying, he held her like she was the most precious person in the world. Subconsciously, she tightened her smooth white arms on his neck, hugging him like how a child hugs her father.

BTOOM!

DHOOOM!

Zack, holding Melissa and Joy, landed on his feet. The momentum was so strong that long dragging scars appeared on the tar road, like two fingers dragged through the soft sand to form two deep lines.

Smoke came out from Zack's two feet. Joy was still shaking while Melissa breathed a sigh of relief.

Chai on the other hand, landed in a less graceful manner. Mid-jump, he tried to position himself to land on his feet, but instead landed on his back!

The impact itself was so strong, a crater formed underneath and his clothes on his back were torn.

"Hey blon-, Annie, are you okay? You still breathing?" (Chai)

Chai was holding her tightly to his body. His left hand was on her head, covering her from any debris or objects that could've hit her during the impact.

"…."

Annie was literally speechless. She then shook her head and nudged her head out from Chai's protective embrace.

"Phew. You look okay. Okay Annie, you're a pretty 'healthy' girl. Mind getting off of me?" (Chai)

Annie showed an angry expression.

"Sheesh. Talking about being rude. I-I didn't ask you to save me anyways!" (Annie)

"Okay, fine. Whatever. Please, just get off me." (Chai)

Annie then made a smirk.

"Ugh. You're such a jerk. You must be a super unpopular guy that no ladies want to be with!" (Annie)

"But I guess I'll have to thank you in some way."

At that moment, Melissa, Zack and Joy regained their stability. While dusting off their clothes, they turned to see if Chai and Annie was okay.

Zack, Joy and Melissa were shocked at the turn of events.

Who knew, these two people who were bickering since the beginning, was actually kissing?

KISSING!

Annie and Chai kissed for about 20 seconds. To them, that twenty seconds felt like an eternity.

(I saved your as* and you ambushed my lips? Why this little...humph, I'll teach you a lesson!)

Chai silently thought to himself under the lip locking of an alluring woman pinning him down. He slid down his right hand that was on her waist.

Suddenly, Annie opened her eyes, startled and jumped up like a frightened cat.

"Ouch! Hey!! What was that for?!!" (Annie)

"If I didn't pinch your buttocks, God knows how long you're gonna suck the life out of me." (Chai)

Annie was blushing from embarrassment. Joy was shaking her head, she knows that this daughter of hers is a very expressive girl. Melissa on the other hand was giggling with her palms of her mouth.

"Ehem. You two 'lovebirds' can continue afterwards. Chai, we got some bombing to do." (Zack)

When Chai and Zack went to the helicopter, they punched through its fuel tank and let the helicopter fuel flowed out covering up its surroundings, which were currently infested with zombies.

The plan was to find tall platforms or trees high enough for them to shoot the oil spill a few hundred meters away from their location.

A minute later, Melissa and Zack was in position. They found a mansion that was about a few hundred meters from where the helicopter is. They broke into the house and made banging sounds to lure any hidden zombies inside.

Zack being the superhuman radar, went in first through the main entrance. Melissa came in after Zack and pointed her rifle to the surrounding.

Annie and Joy followed suit quietly. Chai was at the rear, looking out for any incoming enemies.

As a precaution, they checked every room, hall, nook and cranny of the house, making sure there were no threats. They locked the windows and doors and head upstairs.

The Colt M16 Assault Rifles that the trio possessed has a maximum effective range of 500 meters to 800 meters. The distance of the mansion they broke into to the helicopter is almost 700 meters.

"Zack, are you sure it's going to burn?" (Melissa)

"After we punctured a hole in the fuel tank, we actually tore of the seats in the helicopter and took out the foams inside it and scattered all over the fuel tank. That might help with the ignition." (Zack)

The myth of hot bullets fired directly into an encapsulated fuel tank has confused many people.

For Zack and Chai, the web novels that they read gave them a clearer, more logical insight of how things work. Such were the benefits of being novel readers: perspectives.

"We have to shoot a number of times, though. I mean, this is actually our first time trying if it could work. We just didn't have time to find bottles and pull another 'Molotov Cocktail' stunt like last time." (Zack)

Chai shrugged his shoulder. The trio then proceeded to check their M16s and reloading their bullet clips.

"Alright guys, focus entirely on the oil spill nearby the part where the body and the tail is joined. If you can't see them clearly, snipe the zombies around the puncture." (Zack)

Chai and Melissa nodded. They are currently at the balcony of the mansion, which stood about three meters above ground level. The walls separating the USJ5 Residence and the MPSJ Municipal Compound was about 2.5 meters.

…

BANG! BANG! TATATA! TATATA!

The sounds of bullets shot in burst-mode sequences echoed in the air. After a few minutes of shooting, it proved that 700 meters of distance was still quite a challenge to the trio.

The situation became more critical as time passed. Not only have they wasted the limited ammunitions that they have brought, the undead has started to notice the direction where gunshots came from.

"Sh*t! I can't hit properly from this height. My bullets either hit the wall or hit the zombies surrounding the fuel tank. I need a higher ground!" (Melissa)

Melissa cursed their circumstances. The trees around weren't exactly the tall trees with long and strong branches in the forests. They were more like the soft, willowy type that beautifies the surroundings.

"And we don't have many more bullets, either. We only have three clips left, so…about 60 rounds. Twenty rounds each." (Chai)

Time, resources and topography. These three essential factors were the determining cause for a win or a loss in a battle.

Joy and Annie watched the trio in a dilemma. Joy then spoke up.

"Have you guys tried the roof?" (Joy)

From bending their heads downwards and thinking of a way, they lifted their heads and looked at Joy.

What a simple and brilliant idea! How the heck did we not think about it!

Without wasting time, they climbed up the roof through the balcony's side. The roof was made out of ceramic tiles, in a dark red color. Reaching the top, they stood up and properly find their footing.

"Do your best, guys. If this fails, we have to run back to the car. But if this succeeds…" (Zack)

The whole reason why they did not rushed through towards their SUV and escape immediately, and bothered to stay and eradicate the zombies, was exactly what you guys were thinking of: EXPERIENCE POINTS.

The trio realized the importance of getting stronger, so that they'll have a better chance to survive the next time. The trio loaded up the last magazine clips, and pulled the 'Forward Assist Assembly' and "Ka-cha!" sound rang off, the rifles were ready to be fired.

Their rifles' stocks were placed on their shoulder. Eyes concentrated on the target seven hundred meters away. Sweat started to trickle down their foreheads, and slowly but surely, the wind was blowing to the north direction. It means that the wind would not obstruct the bullet's trajectory, and even assisting them to reach their target.

Their breathing became slower. Suspense arise on the rooftop, their surroundings were deathly still and silent. Only the shrieks of the zombies and howls of the wind was heard in the distance.

HERE GOES NOTHING!

BANG!

BANG!

BANG!

BANG!

TATATA!

TATATA!

Shots after shots of semi-automatic and burst shots were released.

And then…

KABOOOOOOOOOMMMM!

HUOOOONNGGGGG~~~!!!

A plethora of rising flames shot up the sky, producing a mushroom like gray smoke into the red, creepy atmosphere!

SUCCESS!