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[HOTD] Chapter 62 – Finding Ship
🕑 Added 2025-05-03 12:30:40 +0000 UTCMorning arrived.
I drank a lukewarm coffee as I woke up and went to the balcony once again as the others were still sleeping.
Being on a higher floor, the wind felt colder. The groans of zombies outside the hangar made the day in this apocalypse. Without them, I would think this was a normal morning with the gentle sunlight.
'It's annoyingly noisy.'
Those living dead people really liked the sea. They wandered toward the shore and fell one after another into the ocean as if they were possessed by suicidal demons.
After looking at it, I noticed something in the distance. Something colorful floating on the water surface.
'I think it's a... ship?'
A small yacht stranded not far from the airport, maybe a few meters from the nearest port. I stared at the ship quietly, trying to assess the situation.
'That's an odd color, pink...'
It was a yacht with vibrant colors painted all over its hull and decks resembling those of carnival floats usually seen during festive occasions.
But how could a yacht get stranded?
It wasn't too far away from the edge, but...
"There are too many zombies around it."
I need some ways to clear the zombies around the edge first.
But even then, I would need to jump into the sea to reach the yacht, and that was dangerous. The height of the edge from the water was around 10 meters. If I were alone, or only with Saeko, we could jump without a problem, but...
'Saya and Miss Shizuka might break their bones if we jump from such height. We also need to move the fuel we brought as well as our supplies from the humvee, so it seems we need to take a detour.'
From what I could see, we could use the beach path, but that would require us to go to the end of the runway and then circled back. If we managed to reach the end, it should be easy to swim toward the yacht.
"I guess it's time to use one of the fireworks."
I could hear footsteps from behind. It seemed like everyone had awakened. Soon, they joined me in staring at the ocean below us.
Saya whistled loudly before commenting excitedly, "Look at that yacht! Is that the one we will ride?" She asked curiously.
"Wow, it's pink." Miss Shizuka commented. "Such a beautiful color. It reminds me of bubblegum candy!"
Saeko giggled happily whilst looking at the yacht too. "Brother, it looks nice!" she said cheerfully, glancing toward me with a warm smile plastered on face.
I knew they were trying to tease me because the perfect boat we found was pink in color.
"So what do you think?" Saya asked sarcastically. "Can you drive such a pretty ship?"
"Sure, I can," I retorted playfully, "Although... I would prefer one that isn't bright pink. But yeah... Beggar can't be chooser."
They laughed together merrily upon hearing my response.
And so we prepared to go.
When preparing, I explained the route we would take to Miss Shizuka. I also prepared the firework that would be used for distraction. Our chance to succeed was big, or so I hoped.
"Is everything ready?" I asked them.
"All set!" All three women present replied simultaneously. Each carrying a backpack filled with essential items they needed to survive, including food and water.
It was all done in case we couldn't return to humvee and had to move directly to the yacht.
Miss Shizuka started the humvee's engine.
Vroom—
The vehicle began moving slowly as the door opened. I prepared near the door to kill the zombies attracted by the sound. When the zombies got close, they attacked, and I stabbed their heads one by one with my sword.
There weren't many zombies. So we soon cleared the road outside, allowing Miss Shizuka to move again.
"Get on, brother." Saeko shouted at me.
I quickly jumped on and closed the door as soon as possible. Miss Shizuka steered the humvee again, accelerating fast to reach the runway. Many zombies noticed the noise and gave chase from behind, although none came in front of us thanks to the humvee's intimidating size.
"Start moving toward the beach!" I instructed. "Saya, the fireworks."
"On it!"
Miss Shizuka stepped on the gas pedal harder making tires screech violently against the asphalt.
At that time, Saya lit the firework and pointed it toward the other side of the airport.
Whoosh!
An explosion rang loudly followed shortly afterward by colorful trails streaking upwards into the runway before exploding again with a loud bang.
BANG! BAM!
CRACKLE! BOOM!
Such explosions caught the attention of countless shambling creatures roaming nearby airport grounds, causing their attention to shift away from the humvee. They ran toward the loud noise like a moth toward flames.
"It works!" Saya said excitedly. Her expression turned smugger after witnessing the effectiveness of her handiwork.
The zombie crowd dispersed quickly leaving our path relatively free from obstacles, allowing our humvee to move through the runway easily.
Finally, we reached the beach. No zombies around.
"We got lucky!" Miss Shizuka exclaimed joyfully, slowing down slightly.
"Yes, but our work hasn't finished yet." I warned, scanning the surrounding area cautiously through windows.
There were still zombies in the sea and we couldn't get rid of them all unless we shot every single one.
Most of them had already drowned when falling from the cliff above. Some died quickly due to being unable to swim well enough while others struggled fruitlessly in shallow depths.
Unfortunately, there remained several individuals stubbornly clinging to life by staying afloat. Those would need some clean headshots.
"Wait here. Saya, can you shoot a crossbow?" I asked curiously.
These zombies couldn't move a lot in the water, so they were perfect for target practice. I wanted Saya to be able to protect herself too.
"I've never done it." She answered nervously.
I handed the crossbow to her. "Then learn it. I'll help you. I can't always be nearby to protect you."
"O-Okay..." Her voice trailed off uncertainty before continuing quietly, "Show me how..."
'What a bad liar.' I snorted silently. Her acting skill wasn't high enough to trick me.
She was nervous and afraid but still pushed herself because she wanted me to rely on her a little bit more, and I respected that effort greatly.
