"Fuck! Where did they come from."

A young man dressed in a tight blue top and black pants was running, like his life depended on it. Oh yes, his life depends on it. Behind him were hundreds of mutated rats.

The rat's eyes were yellow with bat wings. Their teeth protruded from their mouths like a hyena. On their tail were a spike opening and closing with poisonous darts. The height of the rats was 1 meter high.

Beside the young man was a woman of the same age who was too shocked to speak but kept on running. Beads of sweat dripped from their forehead like rain. Seeing the shelter ahead, a ray of hope blooms in their heart.

'Just a few meters.. just a few meters.' They chanted in their heart.

The biggest of the rats' eyes glowed and its bat-like wings flickered and its speed increased sporadically.

A small poison dart came out from its tails and shot directly toward the duo running for their dear lives.

Ah!

The young man stumbled on the cold hard ground and slid a couple of feet before he stopped.

He convulsed and white fumes came out of his mouth. In a couple of seconds, a streak of purple veins appeared on his forehead and spread throughout his body.

His eyes rolled up and his black pupil disappeared. His breathing became frantic, grimacing in pain. The young woman looked at his colleague and gasped.

She bent down to her chest but at that moment, a whistling object flew past her previous position.

Bang!

A piercing sound came from the distance and the steel frame of the vehicle corroded in seconds. Fear gripped the woman's heart. She shivered.

She looked at her colleague and bit her lips. She took a deep breath with some difficulty and dashed toward the shelter with more determination.

The rats were still a couple of meters from the woman when she arrived at the shelter. She slammed into the door, not caring at the two men guarding the door.

"Where is Nika!" She screamed inside the shelter, gathering the attention of everyone.

Hearing the sudden scream, everyone left what they were doing and rushed toward the frightening woman. They looked at the woman with a sparkling curiosity. Yet, they held their curiosity.

"Why do you leave your position?" Nika appeared with Nasir beside him.

"We're under attack?" She announced with a trembling voice.

Hmm!

The atmosphere in the room changed immediately. Everyone took a deep breath and looked at each other's faces. Why can't they get a moment of rest? They all shouted in their heart.

"By what?" Nika demanded and his expression changed to seriousness. "And how far are they from the shelter?" he questioned, moving closer to the woman.

"A-A couple of meters. Maybe 50 or so meters."She answered, inhaling and exhaling, still shivering. The eerie monster and the sudden death of her colleague gave her fright.

"50 meters!" Nika's voice raises a decibel. He dashed out of the shelter in panic.

Quickly, the shelter was in upheaval. Fear gripped the hearts of the people. Most of them were ordinary people. All the brave ones had been taken out for the previous mission.

Bang!

Nika landed on a destroyed vehicle and looked at the horizon. Though the weather was getting darker, as a First Circle Existence. His eyesight had improved by a large margin.

When he saw the sea of beasts flocking toward their location. He staggered and his heart missed a bit.

Heavens!

He inhaled a cold breath and a bead of sweat dripped from his forehead under the cold atmosphere. With his eyesight, he didn't see the end of the beast.

'Would this be our end!' A sudden thought appeared in his mind.

Calming his palpitating heart with enough inhaling and exhaling. He shook his head and muttered.

"Impossible. As long as we can hold on for the holder to arrive. We should be alright."

He jumped down from the vehicle and rushed inside the shelter. In a matter of seconds, he issued dozens of orders.

All hands were on deck. Barricades were formed with vehicles in a matter of seconds. But the fear in the hearts of the people didn't diminish a bit due to the barricade. Perhaps it increased their fear.

Suddenly, a heart-piercing squeak came from the distance and the people behind the barricade shivered. They looked ahead and saw the sea of beasts rushing toward them in great momentum.

Thud!

Some people fell on their butts and started shivering with tears dripping from their eyes. Seeing the spineless group. Nika was pissed.

"Will you freaking spineless asshole stop behaving like a kid? Even kids didn't cry, how some grown-ups like you cry like a baby." He shouted, catching them by surprise.

"If you don't get your ass together. I will personally throw you into the sea of beats."

Hmm!

At once, those cowardly people wipe their tears and dare not look at the furious Nika's face. But they didn't see hope in escaping their current predicament. Counting both old and young. There are less than 30 people.

How in the fuck are they going to fight against such a sea of beasts?

"Sir, I want to add one more thing." The previous woman said with panic.

"What!"

"The rat-like beast has wings and poisonous tails. Their tails shoot darts that kill my colleague in a matter of seconds." She announced.

What!

Nika's head was fuzzy for a moment. The huge population of the beast was already giving him headaches but now, a freaking poisonous shooting dart was added to the fray. He took a deep breath and regained his calmness.

He looked at his side. Both Nasir and Chloe stood with grim expressions.

"Nika, I suggest, will create a layer of barricades to give us an edge." A man in his early 30s announced from the back.

He was a science teacher back in the days but now. He was trying to stay alive. He watches helplessly as the zombies kill his wife and children.

While he was saved by Susan. This caused him trauma. And he had been fighting the trauma for the past couple of days.

"Really? What do you suggest?" Nika asked quickly.

At once, the group adds a couple of vehicles and trucks to their barricade, leaving a slight opening for the beast.

Now, the barricade had three layers. The first layer consists of First Circle existence while the second consists of people who are yet to level to First Circle. And finally, the ordinary people.

Nika didn't take a chance. He brought everyone to fight for their lives. It can't be helped. Can it?historical

Standing in front of everyone, Nika took a deep breath while the rats were a couple of feet from them.

"We only need to hold on for 20 minutes. The others will arrive to save us." He declared confidently.

But the question is? Can they hold on for 20 minutes?

*****Author's Note****

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