Surviving Apocalypse with Powers of Fictional Characters

{Son, we're up on a tree. I'll guide you to our location.} (Zack)

Chai's silhouette was seen from hundred of meters away.

{Copy that, Clark!} (Chai)

Chai successfully broke away from the horde he lured earlier.

He received instructions to the specific tree where Jennifer and Zack at.

"Yo." (Chai)

Arriving at the tree branch, he high-fived his best friend.

"Anything different about this horde?" (Zack)

"Nope, same old. They chase when they see me, they halted when I dashed off a little and left them in the dust." (Chai)

Zack told him that he detected a mighty roar from afar.

"Maybe it was a zombie with a megaphone stuck on his mouth? Haha." (Chai)

The three shared a giggle.

"But the voice...sounds human. Almost as if it were calling for something." (Jen)

Although her [Empathy] and [Telepathy] skill could not reach that far away, she became more attuned to emotions.

Especially others'.

Zack pointed out the direction of the cry.

"We'll jump on the tree branches as to maintain vigilance. I'll signal you when we're near." (Zack)

Leaping a distance of two to three meters were normal to Chai and Zack, as if one would jump across a small ditch.

"Hey Jenny, save me a seat on 'Zack Airlines' haha!" (Chai)

But for Jennifer, her psychic powers has not developed enough to propel her physical feats to superhuman heights.

"Sh-shut up, Chai! It's not that I want to hug- I mean hang on to Zack's back, you guys move too fast!" (Jen)

Jen once again clung on Zack's back and fasten herself to his body so that the sheer G-Force would not knock her off him.

Chai smirked at his best friend.

Zack rolled his eyes.

'Can't say I'm not enjoying this.' (Zack)

They took off, heading NorthEast.

While jumping between tree branches, they noticed there were bodies lying around on the forest ground.

{Son, let's land for awhile.} (Zack)

{Waddup? I was just enjoying leaping around trees like ninjas.} (Chai)

The three of them climbed down to the forest's floor.

Zack approached a body.

'Dark blue and light grey camo uniform...no doubt she's one of the Air Force soldiers. Hm?' (Zack)

He saw a pattern.

The bodies formed a trail.

'What is this?' (Zack)

"Sh*t bro, every f***ing soldiers here has their brains dug out!" (Chai)

All of the soldiers' corpses has has their head hollowed out.

"What kind of sick joke is this…" (Jennifer)

With further inspection, they found that the officers did not have any weapons on them.

'There are bullets, but the holsters are empty. Did the psychopath only took the guns and knives?' (Zack)

After ten minutes of investigation, they gathered back and shared their observations.

"Let's move. We've checked all the bodies in this area and no more clues can be found, unless we follow the corpses' path." (Zack)

The team climbed up a tree and start leaping forward again.

Reaching the edge of the forest, Zack signalled Chai to stop at the forests' border tree.

'The last two Residential Area'.

Ahead of them were the roofs of Semi-Detached houses, glimmering in scarlet illumination.

'The source of the roar is near now. Roughly a kilometer or less.' (Zack)

Scanning around the area, there were no imminent threats.

"Since the houses are quite close knit, we'll move through the roofs." (Zack)

Chai and Jennifer nodded.

They got down from the tree and dashed toward the nearest house.

They scaled and jumped up a double-storey house.

BANG!

The trio were surprised!

"It came from the same direction as the roar." (Zack)

The gunshot's echo reverberated in the air.

BANG! BANG BANG!

"Somebody must be killin' walkers! What are we waitin' for, bro?" (Chai)

Chai's fighting instinct flared up.

"We don't know if they're shooting at zombies...or other humans. But nonetheless, it was quiet up until now. The soldiers' bodies, their missing weapons...we have to be extra careful." (Zack)

They will employ their usual strategy.

Zack will get a rough idea on what is going on, and Jennifer will assess how many zombies or how many humans are there.

800-meters.

600-meters.

'The smell of gunpowder is getting thicker.' (Zack)

With an unabridged view, Zack saw a massive gathering of rotten undead.

'This horde shows the same pattern too. They stood still upright like an incense stick.' (Zack)

"I don't sense any living humans around." (Jennifer)

The pale, decaying zombies stood static like nails sticking out of a wood.

The silence was as dead as a doornail.

Chai tapped Zack's right shoulder.

'What now?' (Chai) as he signalled it with hand gestures.

Zack showed his palm with all five fingers spread out.

'5 minutes.'

'And if there are no movements, we'll get closer.'

Jennifer and Chai nodded in agreement.

Minutes passed. As it neared the five-minute mark…

'Movement!' (Zack)

He quickly tapped Chai's left shoulder.

With a curious gaze to Zack, Chai asked him what did he saw.

Aligning his focus, what he saw was…

"A human? Impossible!" (Zack)

"I can't identify the person clearly. Zombies blocking the view." (Zack)

As the only thing moving in the crowd, Zack got a glimpse of the figure.

BANG BANG!

"This dude stupid or what? Why he kept wasting ammos?" (Chai)

He was annoyed because the shots were random.

The mysterious person wasn't even killing any zombies or other humans.

"We have to get near." (Zack)

There are a number of possibilities what this person might be: a necromancer, invisible to undead, shadow controller like that character in Naruto…

But why did the soldiers who died in the forest didn't become a living corpse, if the person's a necromancer?

Why were their skulls emptied? Were brains one of the important components to control zombies?

They moved stealthily.

In the lake of necrotic crowd, various shapes, sizes, genders and races were among the dead.

A woman in her mid-30s, wearing a bright yellow top and khaki pants, staring into the skies with her blood-rimmed eyes.

A gangrene-riddled child, donning a smudged white T-shirt with the cartoon character 'Baby Shark' frozen in place.

Sadness and sympathy welled among the trio's heart.

'That kid could've been somebody's little cousin. And now...they could never see each other again.'(Chai)

They reached the grey ceramic roof of a house 150-meters away from the horde.

Observing quietly from the distance, they tried to make out who or 'what' that person is.

'Why is this fellow so short? Let's see...fairly-tanned skin. Long black hair...jet-black pupils, why is it so enlarged?' (Zack)

"I...can't make out what she's thinking. But, she's feeling...jealous?" (Jen)

She suddenly spoke out.

"Zombie master here is a female?" (Chai)

Jennifer nodded.

"I can vouch for that. She has all the feminine traits, long lashes, effeminate jawline. But there is one thing that made me doubt it." (Zack)

Muscularity.

"You mean to tell me she's a bodybuilder or somethin'?" (Chai)

Zack explained that he saw how contoured and toned her body was.

"It was as if...she doesn't have any body fats, at all." (Zack)

Logically, a human being needs body fat to survive.

"It's apparent by the veins showing on her entire body." (Zack)

"Is she...a [HERO] like us?" (Jen)

She might have gained some sort of power or skills that changed her overall physique.

"Jenny, you said she's jealous? Of who?" (Chai)

"I can't read her thoughts clearly...or more like her mind is uncollated, scattered all over the place. No matter how hard I try, it all sounded like unintelligible gibberish to me." (Jennifer)

Although they have obtained a bit more information on her, but they could not decide if she's ultimately a threat, or an ally.

"Zack, how many zombies are there in that horde?" (Chai)

"About t- wait, why are you asking this?" (Zack)

Chai gave him a mischievous look.

"We have an unknown variable now. It might not be as simple as what we've gone through before." (Zack)

"I know, Zack. But we still have to find those three." (Chai)

The longer they are separated, the higher the risk of death.

With the appearance of this anomaly, who knew what has become of the three women.

"Are your friends [HEROES] too?" (Jen)

"None of them are. Only one of them has powers, but not like us." (Zack)

Jennifer does not know about the [ENHANCED System] yet.

"We have to decide quickly. One person supporting other two normal human…" (Jen)

Feelings of unease loomed their mind.

They brainstormed on how to handle the zombie-controlling female.

***

"Gek?"

The vascular, dry-looking female humanoid let out a curious cry.

A paper ball landed on top of her head.

She picked up the ball, sniffed it, pressed on it.

She even bit it!

But none of her actions went the way the trio intended!

"Why the hell isn't she opening up the note? I'm seriously thinking that she might have a problem in her head." (Zack)

Observing from afar, they decided to try to communicate with the woman.

Inside the note, they wrote: 'Fellow survivor. We come in peace. Raise your hands if you understand us, otherwise just shout 'Hello!'.

They then crumpled the note into a ball and Jennifer telekinetically threw it to her direction.

"Maybe we're being too cautious?" (Jen)

They also asked her to write the note using a pen controlled by her mind, to avoid their scent being caught on the note.

The note was also tossed from a different direction of where they were from, to avoid the female detecting their current location.

"Better be safe than sorry, Jenny. Although I personally don't give a sh*t about my own safety, haha." (Chai)

"She's moving!" (Zack)

SUWAAAAAAAAAAKKKKK!!!

WIK WIK WIK!!!

In a matter of seconds, the female zombie-controller gave out a periodic scream.

*Rumble*

The horde starts to move!

"Holy cow...she CAN control a horde! But what the f*ck is with that weird-as* orgasm voice? Gave me some shrills." (Chai)

"Might be a specific language that attunes to the zombie brains' wavelength. Or her skill automated her to do that." (Zack)

Hundreds of limping, putrid and rotten feet moved towards a direction.

'She is an intelligent one alright. She noticed and remembered the trajectory of the paper ball.' (Zack)

Within seconds, the horde arrived at a terrace house just 50-meters away from where they were originally.

Skkkkkkyaaaaakakakakaka!

She sounded off another 'order'.

Like hound dogs, the undead under her control began rushing at the blue-roofed double-story house.

Zombie roars and shrieks polluted the still air.

"Her emotional structure is...surprisingly simple. She's just curious, like a little child." (Jen)

Jennifer equates the zombie master's behaviour like a 3, 4 year old with a high-performance device, like an iPad Pro.

'Tremendous power at hand but no idea how to efficiently utilize it. It's like giving a grandma a Ferrari.' (Zack)

"Are ya sayin' that girl is 'tarded or somethin'?" (Chai)

"Can't say that, though. If she learnt the patterns and behaviours of the things around her, that's enough to prove she's intelligent." (Jen)

After a few minutes of rummaging the house, the horde stood still again.

Kekkkkkk!

BANG BANG BANG BANG BANG BANG!

The woman shot at the house randomly with an automatic rifle.

'She's using an M-16…hm? What's this?!' (Zack)

"Chai! We have to confront her now!" (Zack)

"Alright, finally!- Hey, wait a minute. This wasn't in the discussion just now...what's got in to you? Something wrong?" (Chai)

Pushing aside the possession of firearms in that woman's hands, her 'servants' was carrying some weapons too.

"One of her lackeys is holding MY crossbow!" (Zack)

With his super sight, he saw everything clearly.

The pattern of the crossbow's camo paint, the chips and nicks.

"I saw dents made by fingers on the stock and foregrip. I couldn't control my strength that time and buried my hands into the crossbow." (Zack)

"What if she's strong like us? She might've made that dent after she stole the bow from the soldiers." (Chai)

"My bro, which Air Force soldiers uses crossbows?" (Zack)

Zack rolled his eyes and shook his head, while Chai just had a 'lightbulb' moment.

"Okay guys, we have to ask her where did she get my crossbow from. If all else fail, Jen, we might have to rely on you." (Zack)

Jennifer nodded in agreement.

***

The trio has decided to face her directly.

Their tactics was to isolate her from her 'slaves' first, contain her in a place where she can't 'call' the zombie horde and start interrogating her.

{Son, you in position?} (Zack)

{No sweat, Clark. I'm yawnin' while waitin' fo you guys, haha.} (Chai)

"Okay! Jen, start!" (Zack)

"Hup!" (Jen)

First Step: Stop her ability to communicate with zombies.

Jennifer concentrated her [Telekinesis] on the woman's lips.

Shut!

"---? ------------------------------------!!!----------!----------!!"

The lean, muscular female zombie controller trashed around, panicking on why she can't open her mouth!

"----------!"

"-----------!!!!"

Flailing her arms, she started to scratch her lower region of the face until it started to bleed.

"Ugh! She's...strong!" (Jen)

Jennifer was struggling a little to negate the sheer brute strength of the woman.

'That powerful? Sh*t, we have to do these quickly. The zombies...they're still stationary.' (Zack)

"Don't….struggle!" (Jen)

Bluish veins appeared on Jennifer's temple.

The female levitated on air. Her agitating movements made Jennifer's destabilizing more and more.

The burden was equivalent of carrying a full grown Black Bear on the shoulders, while the bear is panicking.

Upon floating five meters in the air, the female's whole self was displayed.

"What in the world…" (Zack)

He was flabbergasted.

It was the first time he saw up close, how an abomination looks like.

She literally had no blubber at all, as the apocalyptic light shone on her rock-hard muscularity and roadmap-like veins.

"Zack….where's….Chai…?" (Jen)

"Da*n! I'm sorry Jen, hang on for a while! Okay, throw her in THAT direction!" (Zack)

He pointed his arm to her south.

Second Step: Containment.

Chai standing by about 300-meters away would 'catch' the female and tie her up with a rope and cloth.

After exerting 50% of her powers, Jennifer launched the struggling woman to Chai's direction.

{Son, be extra careful! We just sent her to you! This woman...I mean, this 'creature' is beyond normal! We'll be there to support you!} (Zack)

Receiving the message through his earbud radio, Chai started to think.

'Beyond normal? Like what? Her boobs are too big for body or somethin'?' (Chai)

Looking into the sky, he spotted a black dot coming up high in the air.

'That must be her. Alright...come to p- hm?'

Skkkwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaakkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk!!!

The restrain on the female's mouth was finally released. 'She' started to scream.

Free-falling in mid-air, Chai got a good look on her as he prepared to catch her.

Pupils as big as the whole eye itself.

Thin nose so tiny that her nostrils becomes prominent.

Wide, screaming mouth enough to chomp a whole chicken alive.

Teeth so jagged and sharp that it could cut the toughest meat.

"What the f*ck, man?! What did you do to look like that Momo Challenge ?" (Chai)

A few more meters to reach Chai, the female suddenly got into an attack stance!

Slash Slash!

The 'female' used her dainty but razor-sharp fingers to cut Chai!

"Hmph! So you knew that we're gonna kidnap you, eh?" (Chai)

He skillfully deflected her heavy slash that was accompanied by the free-fall's momentum.

'Does she not own clothes, or she's a nudist or somethin'?' (Chai)

The creature in front of him was stark naked.

"Ey girl. You ain't cold? They say if let 'em hang, they'll get saggy, ya know?" (Chai)

He provoked her while getting ready in his battle stance.

"Skwee…..slurrp."

The creature started drooling and licking her lips and between her grotesque-looking dentals.

Swoop!

It burst into speed so sudden that Chai barely evaded her 'claws' by a hair's breadth!

Pak! Pak!

Krashhh! Sikdushhh!

"CHAI!!" (Zack)

Jennifer and Zack arrived at where Chai and the creature is.

"W-What is happening? All I can see are blurs!" (Jennifer)

Cold sweat trickled down Zack's brow.

'No way...this 'woman' has the same speed and strength to match Chai? Sh*t, what have we gotten ourselves into?' (Zack)

As he gulped his parched throat, he signalled to Jennifer to find an opportunity to attack together.

"Skkkkkyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!"

It's horrible shriek of excitement made the zombies from nearby move.

"Jen! You restrain her limbs, me and Chai'll tie her up! We've gotta hurry!" (Zack)

"Okay!" (Jen)

While in the midst of the intense battle, Chai began to feel drained.

'*huff* This chick's nails are tough as f*ck! *huff* What the hell did she eat that her body's hard like a diamond?!' (Chai)

"Yiiiiiiihihi- schagak?!"

'Dafuq, why'd she suddenly stop- ooohh! Nice job, Jenny!' (Chai)

He noticed that behind the creature, Jennifer's spreading out her arms into the air, as if holding something.

"Quick! I can't hold her for long!!" (Jen)

The look of agony appeared on Jennifer's face.

"Chai!! Upgrade the skills like we planned! We gotta hurry!" (Zack)

In the case of the female-looking creature could not be handled easily, they would spend their experience points to gain the bigger advantage.

"Here goes nothing!" (Chai)

[ Upgraded Saiyan Physique! ]

[ Saiyan Physique (Lv.2): 'Zenkai' enabled. Overall enhancement of total anatomy.]

With 868 experience points, he spent 200 points to upgrade [Saiyan Physique].

"You done yet, Chai?! I could use some HELP here!" (Zack)

Jennifer's mental strain was enormous. She felt like she has sprinted non-stop for five continuous minutes.

Assessing that situation would be alarming, Zack upgraded his [Super Senses] and [Super Speed].

His eyes could not catch up with the creature's speed, so the boost on that skill helped.

[ Upgraded Super Senses! ]

[ Super Senses (Lv.2): Increase in overall physical senses.]

'I hope my current speed would be enough.' (Zack)

[ Upgraded Super Speed! ]

[ Super Senses (Lv.2): Increase in overall physical speed.]

"ZAAAAAAACK! LET GOOOOO!" (Chai)

"LET GO? WTF YOU TALKIN B- WHOAA!" (Zack)

Without any warning, a reddish-maroon shadow hovered on top of Zack and the creature's heads.

"HEY!" (Zack)

With his increased speed, reaction time and heightened sense, Zack was able to jump away.

SMACK!

Plop!

The creature fell down to the ground.

"W-What...how could it-" (Jen)

Jennifer's mouth hung on astonishment.

"DUDE! Why'd you kill it! We worked so hard to-" (Zack)

"Chillax, Zack. I only made it faint. Remember the 'kung fu chop' that I used to make people faint? I figured my hands aren't strong enough, so I bought THIS!" (Chai)

"Holy mother of-" (Zack)

[ Nyoi-Bo Obtained! ]

[ Nyoi-Bo: Staff-type weapon. Size manipulation on object. Unbreakable. (Owner: Jeremiah Chai) ]

With a grin, Chai showcased the legendary staff that Son Goku used throughout his youth.

They tied the female creature up, covered her with black cloth and fled away from the scene.