novelzi Chapter 57 - 57: Mutants and Zombies Blame Florida Man for Hoarding Weaponry, Food, Water, and Medical Supplies During T-Virus Outbreak
Chapter 57 - 57: Mutants and Zombies Blame Florida Man for Hoarding Weaponry, Food, Water, and Medical Supplies During T-Virus Outbreak
After taking a bath, Felix managed to calm down. He put on clothes and had a heart-to-heart meeting with Jane and Valley in the living room.
The living room was still messy as the cement golem had moved furniture to barricade the front door. It would take a day to return everything to normal. Thus, everybody sat on the floor, looking at each other.
Felix listened to Jane and Valley as they told their stories.
Jane recounted everything she did while Felix was away, including the city raid and the golem's achievements. When Jane finished, she begged him.
"I know it's sudden, but can we let her live here?"
"With us?" Felix raised an eyebrow.
"Yes. We have so many rooms. Can't we share with her?"
"What about her mansion? Her family has a freaking castle."
Jane sighed. "Haven't you seen what those Lamias did to the people? They stormed the castle and got both Lord Robert and Roland. Even Sinnet lost. If I hadn't busted Lady Valley out during the siege, she would have been killed."
Felix deeply inhaled and slightly shook his head, feeling bad for the lady. He didn't mind sheltering the daughter of his ex-employer.
"Alright. She will be in your care, though."
"Thanks, Felix," Jane said, hugging Valley, cheering her up.
Meanwhile, Valley kept averting her eyes from Felix. She was still as timid as the first day he met her.
"Right, I almost forgot," Jane changed the topic. "Our food storage is running low. Felix, I'm planning to visit another town and stockpile some grains and vegetables. Can I bring your golem with me as a bodyguard?"
Felix recalled that he had been away for several days, and Valley had joined the household. Thus, the food supply had depleted faster than usual. Still, it was unnecessary to go shopping so soon as Felix had accumulated some supply crates from quest rewards.
"There's no need for that. I've got you covered."
Felix brought out more supply crates and passed Jane some food. Since she had mentioned grains and vegetables, Felix
Men had it worse. Those who had intimate contact with a Lamia suffered from a deformation disease, causing their bones and limbs to swell like zombies infected by an evolved T-Virus. Some mutants began attacking other survivors, causing mayhem.
Children were also not safe from the infection. As several of them lost their parents, they ate and drank whatever they found in the city, including infected water sources. They, too, either mutated into small Lamias or became monsters.
By day seven, ordinary humans no longer existed in the city, except for Felix, Jane, and Valley. Only mutated Lamias and mindless male zombies remained. The newly mutated Lamias started commanding the zombies and set up a new civilization in the city.
By day ten, as all humans perished due to local diseases, infections, and mutations, Felix began cleaning houses. Jane tagged along, carrying a WWI rifle and a backpack full of ammunition.
The husband and wife shot down anything that moved. By day 14th, Terra City became a ghost town, where only one family occupied the whole city.
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The movements of the Lamia Army soon caught another city's attention. The Swan House, the landlords of Ol'Water Province, had been monitoring their actions since their delegates visited Terra City, which was located on the border of their province.
The Marquis of Ol'Water, Buttus Fabulousier, was an archmage.
As a water mage, he was weak against Lamias, who mastered both aura and the same spells he had. As soon as Buttus heard about the Lamia Army moving southward to his province, he reported this to the central government of his country, the Dragoon Empire, via a magic crystal.
The capital city, Big Zoot, received the report and immediately mobilized archmages and star knights to reinforce the province. While they were at it, one of the archmages, who was a professor at the local academy, headed to check on Terra City as the Lamia Army was nearby.
On the tenth day after Felix had returned, the archmage from the capital arrived.