Beyond the Walls

Test of Strength

Without anywhere to hide, Lucas and his companion in the cell will continue to be trapped inside.

The undead’s low growls and hands trying to reach them are relentless.

“How long had passed?” The man asked as he picked up a stone and threw it up and caught it falling.

“Who knows.” Lucas answered tiredly.

‘I wonder how Andrea's condition… Doctor is taking good care of her, so I shouldn't worry too much.’ He thought.

*Ting

[Top Scorer: 47 Points]

Time to time the top player’s score is being announced though no one can know who this person is.

“Do you think we can pass through that now?” The man asked again as he tilted his head on the thinning number of undead.

Thank goodness and the bar steel of prison cells are made to be sturdy enough that it stopped more than twenty undead from breaking in.

With continued announcement, the number of undead decreases but even if it decreased there are still around 10 undeads pressing their body to the cell.

*Sliiiiick

It was bothering them since earlier but one of the undead is so pushed at the bar that it’s squishy soft head is slowly squeezing in the gaps, Parts of the head’s skin is being scaffed off as it continues to press its head.

“I really hate seeing gross things like that.” The man commented as the undead’s face is half way in now. It’s eyeball is pushing out of its socket.

*Shiiiiik

The undead seemed to look like an old janitor, basing on it’s blue romper clothes. It’s cheek’s skin had been shoved back and it exposed its teeth.

*Slip

It’s head successfully entered the other part. Lucas' cellmate came closer to it and grabbed the undead’s head with the remaining hair.

“Grrrr… Uwargh!” The undead tried grabbing him but he didn’t budge as the man stuck a glass piece of the toilet bowl to the undead’s templar. Killing it successfully.

It was that easy to kill an undead. The older the undead the more vulnerable they are. Even a sharpened pencil can kill one...

“We cannot stay here for long.” He said as pulled out the sharp shard.

“I agree.” Lucas answered but his listlessness is more adamant than his words.

“We have to start hunting.”

“Yes…”

Lucas' cellmate sighed and massaged his head. “Can’t it be you successfully kill it?”

Lucas’s only response is a silent look.

“I get it... Aside from their strength and speed, the newly turned undead are more troublesome than those skills…”

It was because undead are basically dead that live again, so as long as the brain is still intact an undead will continue to rise from the dead. The time where the undead had sustained damage in the head, it dies again and enters a state called ‘Suspended Reanimation’. It is a state where the virus will try to revive the undead again. So the most effective way to have an upper hand against such monsters is to make sure to mess up the brain as much as possible. A bullet from a gun is the easiest way to kill a newly turned.

“I don’t think there are only three or four of them outside.” Lucas stated.

“Thought so too, but we cannot stay here.”

“I agree.”

They are back on their first conversation.

“...if you wish to stay here until this round ends, fine but I will survive.”

His cellmate pulled an undead body to the bar and made it pass through the thin bars.

*Stab

Then quickly stab it’s eye but it didn’t drop dead. He continues to pull it and then kick the shard deeper to it’s eye. Still it didn’t die. He picks another shard and repeats it two more times before he finally manages to kill one.

Maybe because of the sound, additional undeads came to their cell.

*Stab

Lucas replicated it. “Me too. I will survive. I need to.”

They both did it for a couple of minutes until they can no longer continue because if they continue, they won’t be able to move the door open with undead bodies piling.

Also the rest of undead are too far away from bars to get killed.

“Should we get out now?” His cellmate asked but the answer was obvious.

Just when Lucas agreed and tried to reach the door, on the pile of undead bodies something popped out, grabbing Lucas by the arm.

*BAM!

“ACK!” Lucas came in loud contact with the bars, stretched arm outside. He tried pulling back his arm but the thing that was grabbing him was so strong, his cellmate came to rescue and pulled his body away from the cell bars.

“ARGHHHH!” They struggle strongly.

When a little space had been given, Lucas met the pulling force on the other side. It looked like a short man with pointed red bloody eyes and mouth. It is the newly turned undead who Lucas repeatedly banged it’s head.

The cloth is still hanging in it’s neck; a portion of it is concealing half of it’s lower face.

“Arghh!” Playing tug of war, Lucas pulled a muscle and the circulation on his wrist seemed to have stopped.

*Bite

“ARGHHHHHH!” Lucas held his scream as he tried shaking the mouth biting him. When the undead raised its head once more, the cloth fell from its mouth.

Lucas took the chance, jumped slightly back and put both of his feet on the plank where the lock is and pushed his body back, with the help of his cellmate, they pushed and pulled back with everything they had.

Gritting his teeth, Lucas manages to pull back his arm just right before the second bite.

*Thud thud thud

With all the force, they both rolled backwards hitting the cemented walls, and got scratched because of the toilet bowl shards.

“UWARGHHHH! ARGHHHH!” The undead violently reacted after losing Lucas’ arm. It started to step on the undead dead bodies and aggressively shake the bars.

*BAM!!

“UWARGH!!!”

“Hah! I never felt grateful because of the undead bodies.” The man said after seeing the undead can’t open the cell no matter what it pulled to shake the bars because the dead bodies from below are blocking the door’s way.

Lucas looks at it’s arm for a moment and sees a deep tooth mark but just enough for a little bleeding. The grip seems to be more severe than the bite

Devil’s luck.

If that cloth didn’t get stuck between them, then, his arm is gone forever.

“s**t! s**t! s**t! No!” His cellmate said as they watched the screws are losing on the rampage the undead is making.

Lucas ripped his shirt and covered his bite mark then proceeded to the bed. “Get to the other side!” He said hurriedly.

*Screech screech

The undoing is getting faster.

After taking the bed, Lucas placed themselves behind it and peeked to the side.

“What are we doing?”

“Don’t let go of that side okay! Run as fast as you can after.” Lucas said seeing it’s only a second away for the barred door will open.

*Thud. Screech Bam

The door was off the walls now.

“NOW!” Lucas said as they charged in front using the bed as a shield. The undead went on head on with it.

*BANG!!!

The metal sound was loud on impact. The bed was thrown slightly up but with two men’s weight it pushes back down and they slide out knocking some undead in the process. Stumbling and rolling over, the two slid off in different directions.

*BAM!

The metal bed was pushed up again and underneath is the unharmed undead.

“RUN! NOW!” Lucas said, as he and his cellmate turned their back on each other and ran in different directions.

Lucas came in contact with undeads but he only pushed them to the sides. He has no time to waste, all he needs to do is to concentrate on running because he is unlucky, the newly turned undead monster chose to chase him instead of his former cellmate.

As he ran, as if in slow motion, he met eyes with two men, inside a cell.

‘Ah.’

He continued to run the long wide corridor then at turn, a swarm of undead greeted him.

“f**k!” The undeads held out to him and he rejected and slapped away the reaching hands.

“AWRGH!!” An animalistic roar came closer.

Lucas entered the nearest cell, and even if the cell is only partially close, he didn’t panic and just stayed there, as the undead slowly advanced to it.

After the newly turned undead passed that corridor, Lucas came out before the undead crowd him more.

He came back to where he was running earlier. He approaches the cell where he sees two men inside.

They are still there.

“What are you looking at?! Go away!” One said with a careful and low tone.

‘Ah, now I understand...’ Lucas came closer to the bar and then…

*Bang bang bang

He starts kicking the metal bars and makes booming sounds.

“What the hell man! STOP IT!!” The man tried to hook Lucas' collar but Lucas evaded it and he pulled open the door.

“YOU!”

*Growl

One undead put its hand on the cell’s entrance making the men halt and when one of the men bashed its head open with a metal bat, another one appeared then another and the number continued to increase and the men started backing themselves in the corner.

Lucas starts going out his way just like earlier. Some undead first tries to follow him from behind when…

“AHHHHHHHHHH!!! NO!!!! NO!!!”

“f**k!! f**k!!! s**t!! GET OUT!!!”

Two shrieking voices soon get most of the undead’s attention while Lucas reaches the empty staircase. He descends down not knowing another figure is watching him.

On the second floor, not far from the staircase, a commotion filled with undead is gathering in front of a cell. He tried to look who was inside but he was too far away so he just passed by and the next corridor was almost empty.

*Ting

[Top Scorer: 55 Points]

When the announcement had been made, Lucas was standing right below the speakers so he moved quickly to the farthest side and then.

*hmp!

A hand had covered his mouth and he was pulled back. The body is too strong and stoney for Lucas to win so when he was dragged to the wall, he looked up and saw it was Aaron.

Aaron put his finger in his lips telling to keep quiet and then pointed to the cell on the other side.

Lucas squinted his eyes and after concentrating he saw a hair peeking on the railings and when it looked in their direction, Aaron and Lucas hid automatically. Lucas peaked a little and was able to determine the slouching figure of the undead.

Newly Turned Undead.

It passes the corridor on the other side. It was hard to locate it after it started walking on all fours and being concealed with cemented railings.

“Hey!”

“....!!” Lucas can’t tell if his heart had stopped beating or jumped out of his chest after spotting Elijah on the floor crawling on all fours.

“What the hell are you doing?” Aaron seemed to share the sentiments with Lucas.

“I am hiding, didn’t you see the monster from the other side? It was f*****g fast and strong. I almost pissed my pants after witnessing it.” Elijah said as he entered a cell together with two.

“Anyway, it’s good to see you both. Hihihi.” Elijah stupidly smile.