System Of The Undead

Chapter 73: What Have You Done!?

Things were progressing fast and Sam knew that the situation could easily become desperate if they stalled any longer.

Sam knew Rachel didn’t have the expertise for what they were about to do next and this was why he told Clementine to stay out with her so she could watch over her while also providing cover.

Sam dug and placed something at the entrance, this was a countermeasure to being caught off-guard, this thing buried was a grenade.

Sam was cautious, his concentration was at its max as a cold bead of sweat dripped down his forehead.

This wasn’t fear but rather Sam’s understanding of how dire this situation was, he knew that for killers to be tamed then there had to be some sort of force that could keep them contained.

"Hang in there, Jason," Sam said, for the first time showing genuine concern for the young man.

Sam didn’t like Jason initially because Jason was a weak-minded individual that would rather believe in the goodness of humanity than face the grim reality before him.

This explained how he was tricked by Lillian and Rachel in the first place, Jason was smart but that belief is what made him naive when it came to decisions.

However, Sam had seen that look in his eyes so many times on the battlefield, it was when men realized that the world is full of evil people and some even discarded their humanity together.

Sam could hear faint voices in this distance, the light was dim as the bulb flickered, barely illuminating his path.

Sam was moving slowly and steadily because he knew it would be disastrous if he was found out.

He wasn’t Rambo, he would die for certain if he was to come up with this many enemies in the blink of an eye.

Sam found himself in front of a door, there was a house at the end of the trail.

Sam equipped a pistol, his signature silencer at the tip of the barrel.

"Here goes..." He thought to himself, twisting the doorknob and to his surprise, it was unlocked and this only increased Sam’s guard.

He slowly slid the door open but he didn’t hear any response inside so he assumed that maybe the house was empty.

Sam entered the house but he was in for even more surprise as he saw Jason seated on a chair. Slouched forward with his hands crossed like a final boss.

"Jason?" Sam called out, he was confused because, in Jason’s state, he needed all the help he could get yet Jason didn’t look scared of his current reality.

Sam saw a looming shadow behind him and he managed to leap forward, away from it.

"Damn, you lost the element of surprise," Jason blurted out and Sam yanked his head in Jason’s direction, hoping that his ears failed him

"What?" Sam muttered and Alex was revealed to be the one he was talking to.

"Sam, this is nothing personal but my eyes have been opened..." Jason muttered and Sam was shocked as to what he was hearing.

Sam might like Jason but he wouldn’t hesitate to take his life should he prove to be a threat.

"I’m afraid this is where you die," Jason said and Sam without hesitation raised his gun and pulled the trigger at a moment’s notice. He didn’t know what was going on with Jason but if he didn’t want to be saved then he would be put down like a lame dog.

Sam felt his head ring the moment he raised his gun and that was because Alex had managed to hit him in the legs right before he could pull the trigger.

This threw his bullet trajectory off course, narrowly missing and Jason was shocked.

Did Sam come here to kill him so he wouldn’t spread information about them?

Jason had to entertain this thought with how easy it was for Sam to pull the trigger.

Sam’s knees buckled and he was forced onto his knees with this strike.

The fall made the gun within his grasp tumble onto the ground and away from him.

"So you don’t see him as your comrade..." Alex was convinced that this man had some sort of grudge against Jason giving his reason for joining them so credibility.

But he was still yet to understand the relationship between Jason and Bella.

"Y-You bastard!" Sam cussed out but his rage was directed at Jason and not the man before him. Jason’s face creased into an eerie smile.

"This coming from the man that tried to kill me?" Jason said but he soon winced in pain as the wounds were taking a toll on his body.

Alex knew Sam would come for Jason, if they were here then they would be after Jason otherwise they had no reason to come here.

This was why Alex made sure to keep Jason with him, he was the perfect bait but this was a pleasant development.

Sam had no plans on going down so easily and Alex swung again with his baseball bat but Sam leapt forward dodging it.

Jason’s eyes widened in horror the moment Sam’s eyes met his, realizing that it was him Sam was after. He was given a knife earlier by Alex and that was before Sam even came here.

Alex wanted him to be the one to kill Sam but Jason couldn’t do so now.

Jason had to move and he did just that, he jumped out of the way allowing Sam to miss him completely but the knife he had strapped to his waist had fallen allowing Sam to pick it up

"I guess now it is a fair fight..." Sam said as he slowly got back to his feet and turned but what he saw showed him that this would be anything but a fair fight.

Alex had a gun pointed at him.

"A knife to a gunfight?" Alex paused.

"Sure, it is a fair fight," Alex mocked and even Sam understood at that moment that he just might be in a lot more trouble than he realized.