Chapter 55: He's a Beast!
(Perspective Miki Tsurugi)
Things were ruined in an instant when the infection turned people into what appear to be zombies, our hospital was full of patients and medical personnel.
It had been one of the busiest days of the year so the number of patients was exaggerated. After the outbreak, we had to abandon our identity as health personnel and we took up arms to defend patients.
This would expose our secret as a terrorist organization, but the situation left us no alternative.
Although the hospital is a cover to cover the actions of Black Label, all the personnel know how to handle weapons so from doctors, nurses and janitors they took a gun and fought.
I was able to contact Mikoto who was at school, I told her not to come as the trip from the school to the hospital would be too dangerous, I was worried that she and Arashi would put themselves in danger, and with the strength they have they should be able to take care of themselves if they walked away of crowded places.
After that I didn't contact Mikoto, I wanted her to think that we left the hospital so she wouldn't risk looking for us.
Sayo, Yuko, and I took out enemies with strange abilities like hooded fellows who could climb walls and extremely fast little men.
We managed to eradicate the zombies, with the help of the research staff we began to analyze the cause of this disaster.
We found a highly contagious virus that spreads through fluids, impairs brain activity that regulates reasoning while increasing violent tendencies.
The worrying thing is that I found similarities between this virus and the D99 virus that is the source of Sayo's superhuman strength.
I have not mentioned this to the others because I am concerned that it might affect Sayo plus it would be dangerous to guess without evidence.
I wanted to continue studying the virus, but problems arose this morning.
At dawn the hospital was attacked by a new wave of zombies and strange creatures, we had repelled them before so we were not anxious. The problem was a strange 2-meter tall man walking in front of the group.
The man was not human, the zombies did not attack him, and his strength was monstrous. He easily destroyed the barricades we had placed around the hospital allowing zombies to invade the facility.
Sayo and Yuko started fighting with the man, the man was too tough, Yuko can cut steel and split cars in one cut, but her sword could barely pierce the man's skin. To top it off, the force of his blows was terrifying, with a casual blow he sent Sayo flying, and even though she got up and kept fighting, her condition was not good.
Zombies, mutant creatures, and the gray-skinned man.
Fiona organized some nurses and doctors to evacuate most of the patients to the entrance to the underground floor. The original appearance of this chapter can be found at Ñøv€lß1n.
Before we did not evacuate them since we thought we could control the situation and we did not want to expose all our resources for fear of being identified as Black Label, we were naive.
We began to fight to resist. During the combat, I found the radio with which I contacted Mikoto, by coincidence she had called to try to contact us. On impulse I answered that she was expelled from Black Label so she wouldn't come near, then I cut the call and threw the radio away.
As Mikoto's caretaker, it is my duty to keep her alive since she doesn't know if we can survive.
With a rifle I began to kill the zombies, I had moved away from Sayo and Yuko to look for Aki, she is one of the best nurses in the hospital for her ability to detect problems in the body and erase memories, but she lacks combat skills for what I was worried that something might happen to her.
While searching for Aki I heard strange sounds from a room that was used as a staff break room.
When I opened the door I found a scene that froze me. A hooded creature was eating the remains of persons that were spilled on the ground.
"Damn monster!" - I was enraged, many of those people were my acquaintances and friends, seeing their corpses being eaten completely enraged me.
With a shot to the head, I killed the creature. I looked around.
Visors and limbs scattered on the ground, Aki should have been in this place, I began to think the worst as I felt my heartbreak.
Aki and Yuko are my best friends, even though it annoys me that men ignore me every time I'm with them since both women's breasts are so big that they make me envious, I really value their friendship since we practically grew up together.
When tears threatened to come out, a joyous cry made me look behind a sofa.
"Tsurugi!" - Aki came out behind the sofa, her face was covered in tears and her face was pale, but she looked unharmed.
I smiled when Aki ran to hug me, even though her huge breasts annoyed me she is still one of my best friends, almost like a little sister due to how clumsy she is.
"I was scared! That thing came in through the window and killed everyone! I was scared, I hid in the first place I found ... " - Aki spoke fast out of fear and I could only pat her on the back.
"Okay, I'll take you to the evacuation group to escape" - I feel like a mother taking care of her daughter.
"You will not come?" - Aki doesn't change, she continues to act like a girl, but that makes her a bit adorable. That innocence of hers makes her an easy prey so I've had to protect her from all kinds of perverts.
When I looked at the entrance of the secret passage I was horrified, the scene was much more horrible than in the rest area.
Nurses, doctors, old people and children, the bodies of the patients that we had been protecting now were just pieces of flesh and blood that covered the ground.
The evacuation failed.
There should still be patients in other areas of the hospital, but this group was the largest.
"Get down quickly, I'll go help Luis" - Mikoto pointed to the entrance where there were a couple of girls Mikoto's age who were protecting a couple of little girls who seemed to be giving instructions to a group of small animals.
What surprised me was that Mikoto did not seem affected by the corpses, although Mikoto did not relate to all the hospital staff even she knew them and the place was full of corpses of innocent people including children.
I am somewhat like her foster mother so it worries me if Mikoto is holding back her emotions so I couldn't help but ask her. - "Mikoto are you okay with the bodies?"
"Yes, I know they are innocent people and their deaths are sad, but I cannot save them all, I must move on and survive, as long as the people that matter most to me are well I will feel satisfied" - Mikoto had a determined look that surprised me.
When did she mature so much? I don't know if this change is good or bad, but I am a little proud to see her grow.
Is it because of that young man?
"Mikoto, that young man from before, is he your boyfriend?" - I asked as a joke but Mikoto blushed.
Really? Mikoto is becoming an adult, I feel happy, but I find it a shame, this young man is handsome and he is the first to pay attention to me even though Aki was by my side. I sighed, I need a boyfriend.
Mikoto's embarrassed face turned gloomy upon hearing me sigh.
"Did Luis say something when he saw you?" - Mikoto asked with the most seriousness I've ever seen.
"He said you told him about us! He seems like a nice and trustworthy man "- Aki replied cheerfully.
"..." - Mikoto came over and put a hand on my shoulder and Aki's.
"That guy is a damn pervert, be careful not to fall into the clutches of him" - I think Mikoto has not looked so serious even in her assassination missions.
"But he seems like a nice person" - Aki tilted her head in confusion.
"He said something! I bet that fool said something! Tell me what he said!" - Mikoto looked upset.
I decided not to comment that Luis paid me more attention than Aki, which made me happy.
"Mikoto, you shouldn't speak ill of your boyfriend" - I tried to calm the girl I have cared for years.
"You do not understand! He's a fucking womanizer with a harem of over twelve women! The worst thing is that that idiot can deal with all of them at once!" - Mikoto screamed furiously, but then she started to blush when she realized what she said.
Oh so he's so young and full of vitality, now I a little curious.
"Deal with all of them? What are you talking about?" - Aki asked innocently.
This woman, despite her appearance, is completely clueless about sexual matters.
Mikoto just got serious again and looked Aki into her eyes. - "Nijou-san, you must be the most careful, that idiot is a complete pervert and he will try to do something to you"
Fufufu, little Mikoto now behaves like a jealous wife however Luis seems to find me more attractive than Aki so Mikoto seems to be wrong ~
I feel like we are forgetting something.
Ah, it is true.
* sounds of things exploding *
"Aki, go to a safe place, Mikoto let's help your dear boyfriend, he seems to be in trouble" - I spoke seriously, then I will have time to annoy my adorable protégé.
"Be careful, also help that boy, I could see that there are some strange things in his body that seem to be hurting him, but I'm not sure what he is" - Aki had a worried expression.
Her ability can analyze people's physical state and is more effective than most high-tech medical instruments and can even find mental and emotional problems so if she says that there is something that is damaging the young man's body it must be something serious.
"I understand, when things settle down please do a full study on him" - Mikoto looked worried, but she was able to control her emotions, she is really maturing.
Now let's help that cool guy, he sounds like he's in trouble.