STERILE: My Bottom Is A Zombie

Chapter 9: (STERILE: My Baby)

The throne rose from the water-soaked streets. It was obvious that he was trying to stand up despite falling down once again. His entire body began to numb, yet forced to keep his eyes open. He doesn't care about the rain though. His focus was only on Hideo.

Hideo himself looked at the Throne with guilt and turned to look at the stun gun he was holding. Before the young man approached the crowd, he picked up two weapons; one a stun gun and the other a long-barreled rifle with a destructive bullet. Bullets belonging to STERIL members are made differently. The small object is not only stuck when fired, but will explode inside if it is already lodged in the body of its prey. Luckily Hideo changed his mind and took the anesthetic bullet. Otherwise, the Throne would perish. Thankfully, he did not make the wrong decision. Even so, he was afraid of shooting his own lover. He was afraid the Throne was hurt.

"That's it!"

Unwilling to wait for long, Hideo rushed to the Throne that was barely conscious due to the dope. His sturdy body pierced through dozens of rainy spots to pick up the lover and bring him back to Atlantis. He was very grateful to arrive on time before the security forces of Lazar City acted. He could not imagine the Throne dying at their hands.

The young man intended to directly carry the Throne, but was prevented by Leony. As a healthy human being he still cannot touch the Throne. He's very understanding. Actually he did not care about it, but if you think about it if he himself was sick and infected, then who would guard the Throne? Therefore Hideo had to act carefully. Hideo obeyed the words of his best friend this time.

"Hideo, put on this blanket so that there is no direct contact!"

Leony gave me a large blanket. The blanket is made of special materials that are waterproof and anti-burn. The real function is to evacuate victims of natural disasters as well as victims of war a few years ago, but now Leony deliberately brought him in just in case. Sure enough, it was useful to slightly block the skin of the Throne and Hideo from touching each other.

Within minutes, the body of the Throne had been wrapped in a blanket. The zombie consciousness disappeared as soon as his body was carried by Hideo. It was at this time that the young man heard the Throne muttering. He would have ignored it if it were just an ordinary mutter. But when his hearing caught a familiar vowel, Hideo lowered his head to listen.

"Eo."

Hideo was silent to hear once more.

"C ..eo."

"Defend! I'll take you to Atlantis!"

Hideo gets into the car and has no intention of going any dime. He took his seat, allowed a blanket and hugged the Throne tightly. Their bodies were equally wet, but the hearts of one of them warmed up. Hideo is happy that the Throne can say his name despite being beheaded.

"So the Throne ran away to find you?" asked Leony who also heard the voice of the Throne. Now they left with the Atlantis car after he had previously asked permission from the Security Apparatus of the City of Lazar to bring the Throne back. The rest let the apparatus that handle the chaos include helping to return Hideo's official car to the North headquarters.

"I do not believe that in silence the Throne always looks out for you" he continued.

"Then from now on I have to tell her if I'm busy and can't come to look."

Hideo looked down to see the face of the Throne drowned by the cloth around him. His pale white skin almost matched the color of the blanket. Her lips are still gray. For the size of the zombies, the body of the Throne was classified as clean from blood. The wound had not healed yet, but Hideo was not afraid at all to see the flesh of his cheek being torn apart. Hideo had seen thousands of undead more terrifying than this, so looking at the state of the Throne, he was fine.

'My dear.' Hideo embraced the Throne tighter.

The situation outside the fence of Lazar City is still tense. All the military posts of the Eight-Wind Division; East, West, North, South, Northwest, Southeast, Northeast, and Southwest were on standby from the zombie attacks. Some time ago after the war, the city of Lazar was closed off from the outside world. The government has deployed thousands of troops to guard the Metropolitan Municipality. They reorganize and rebuild damaged buildings. To this day, the city is still closed. To get in there need special access, given the large number of zombies roaming around it.

Corpses live in this world though not afraid of sunlight, but prefer dark, damp, and damaged places. There was one thing that made them afraid to approach the City of Lazar, which was in front of its walls overgrown with thorny fruit trees. When the fruit is ripe, then the smell will smell fragrant up to several kilometers. For the undead, the fragrance makes them dizzy and messes up their signals against prey. If they walk near when the fruits fall, their feet will step on their durians and will definitely not be able to walk again. The zombies should be reluctant to approach the city at this time, but somehow they are desperate.

After waiting, the radio broadcast went on air. The news given by this military reporter was quite unexpected. Even if they are humans who walk in an unconscious state, but their brains give instructions to the limbs to move. In a one-way movement down the same path and in unison isn't that strange?

[Status standby has been lowered. The zombies turned away from the city. Standby status downgraded! Once again the alert status is lowered!]

"They're turning around?" ask Leony astonished. "How can they act like they got instructions from someone? Do they have a leader, Hideo?"

"I don't know. This is the first time they've acted this way."

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Hideo sat in the waiting room. His back was leaning against the cold wall as it rubbed against the air. His eyelids closed. He decided to rest while waiting for the Throne. In fact he did not need to do that, as Leony and the Atlanteans would have been solemnly guarding the Throne.

Hideo grabbed the blanket he was wearing. He's trying to rest. In sleep he dreams. When the young man wanted peace, his subconscious pulled back the memories he most wanted to forget.

Hideo awakens on the bed when the sound of the siren leaves him stunned. Back then zombies still roamed the borders of the city where Hideo and his wife lived. The mood is still gripping. People can't sleep without a gun in their hands.

As soon as he heard the sound of the alarm warning sign, he ran downstairs after previously picking up the shotgun stored under the bed. He's looking for his wife in every corner of the house.

"Stella?!" scream Hideo. The young man was looking for a much loved woman.

"Stella answer me! Where are you?!"

"Aargha!"

Hideo runs into the backyard and finds two zombies biting his wife.

"Take him off!"

DOR

Hideo spewed bullets at the zombies. Honey, my wife was not saved. Two zombies had injured his wife. Soon Stella's gonna turn into 'them.'

"Stella--"

"Don't come any closer, Hideo or I will hurt you." Stella walked back to avoid Hideo who was walking forward. "Go somewhere safe and live well. Me and our baby will always see you from heaven."

The woman smiled, before finally saying, "shoot me!"

"Can't." For the size of a man, he abstains from crying. Except for this moment, tears flowed by themselves.

"Shoot me, Hideo! I don't want to be a zombie! Shoot me!"

Hideo's pointing a gun. He shut up and waited for Stella to turn into a zombie, because then he would have the heart. He'll shoot a creature not a human. When his wife growled, Hideo pulled the trigger.

DOR

"video."

Hideo awakens back to the real world as his body is shaken. The young man opened his eyes in shock. Beside him was his best friend, Leony was staring anxiously. Hideo was not interested in starting a conversation between them. Leony usually talks more.

"You better go home, Hideo."

Hideo confirmed his sitting position and let Leony accompany him on the side.

"Why? You remember the past again?" ask Leony.

As we know, they have been friends for a long time. The three of them along with Mark became best friends since middle school until finally they worked in their respective fields. Leony knows Hideo's past is married. Hideo married younger than them. However, it was only two months that the couple made a sacred promise that Hideo's wife had to leave.

"So I had a dream about him" Hideo replied in a soft voice.

"Maybe it's because you've been through something similar at the time, that's why you've been dreaming."

"How is the Throne?" Hideo turned to hear Leony's answer more clearly.

"He's fine. His body temperature did drop drastically, but as long as the bullet contained only dope, there would be no problem."

"Thank God. I can't imagine me shooting someone important to me."

"Hideo, I no longer know how to give you the understanding that the zombie Throne. There's no future if you choose her to be a lover--"

"Leo, haven't I told you about this before?"

"Listen to me first---"

"I won't stay away from the Throne even if you're forced to be my mother and Mark!"

"Well! Who wants to be your father?! I don't want to have a stubborn kid like you, Mark, who's an installer." Leony was silent for a moment before resuming his words.

"I mean .. There will be no future if you choose her to be a lover based on pity. You know---a lot of people out there are denouncing and laughing. They think dating zombies is ridiculous. They say this research is impossible. The state of the Throne is already sick like that please don't do this if you just have to."

"No, Leo. I don't have that thought. I don't have to."

"On what basis? I was curious to know your reason?"

"I don't know."

"I thought so."

"Don't corner me."

"I won't stop asking."

"Okay, okay! I just want to take care of him. Although I am not in love yet, but I will give our relationship a chance even if only I move to start it. I will protect the Throne. Even if the Throne turns violent, I will face it myself."

"good. After this the path to your relationship will not be easy. There will be people who oppose. I hope you and the Throne can get through it all." Leony was silent for a moment. "Then I will try to cure him. I want to see the magic of your relationship" Leony said with a smile.

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