Chapter 64: 64. Strange man, Brian: To the settlement.
"Two bags are enough." Dexter said as he watched the little girl drink the second bag as if she hadn't eaten for days.
She threw the bag to a corner and looked at him while breathing ruggedly.
"More."
Dexter could see her bright golden pupils, but her scelera was black so he sighed as he then looked at her.
"Your mom." He mumbled.
Those words seemed to reach her as her eyes went back to normal and she looked around.
"Where?" She mumbled while looking around.
"She's gone. But whenever you feel that... that feeling that you have to drink more, just think about your mom." Dexter smiled and patted her head.
Lily grabbed her head and squealed and Dexter immediately tensed up.
"Just little pats? Are you okay?" He asked worryingly.
She came back to normal a few sexonds later and then looked at him.
"So what do we do now?" She asked as she looked up at him.
"What happened?" He asked as he was worried for her.
"New vampire skills." She replied and Dexter nodded.
"Let's continue searching for my brothers, till dawn. They wouldn't go far from home." Dexter said and they left the hospital and began looking for traces of people.
"Wait." Dexter said as he began to hear struggling noises.
He dashed towards the location and between two buildings, he saw a man in a ragged, ash cloak, looking exhausted.
"Um, hello." Dexter waved but he stopped as the man turned around.
He had pale skin and he sheathed his golden katana on his waist and walked towards Dexter.
Lily soon came to his side and held his hand and Dexter looked at the man head to toe. He had four scars running along one side of his face and his Grey eyes stared deep into Dexter's.
He put a hand behind him and brought out a compass and put it in front of him.
"Damn. Not working?" The strange man mumbled.
"Sorry, but I'm looking for some people." Dexter said to the man and then the man smiled at him.
"Then you must also be heading towards the group not far away. They're gathering survivors to move them to the military base in Lagos." The man said, dusting the dirt off of hus body.
"Anyways I'm Brian." The man introduced himself with a smile.
"Hm." Dexter nodded. "Nice to meet you.
"So are you headed there now?" He asked without wasting time.
The man was stunned at Dexter's behavior and ultimately decided to just shrug it off.
"Let's go together. I have business there too." He replied as he put his compass behind his back.
The man then began walking in a particular direction and Dexter followed alongside Lily.
Dexter made sure to glance back at the alley since he heard struggling sounds, but he didn't see anyone else there.
'Weird.' Dexter thought.
...
It was currently morning and Dexter was staring at the situation unfold in front of his eyes.
The man with a Grey cloak was facing a giant, centipede monster.
It shrieked loudly as it charges at him, making cackling sounds with its tons of legs and the man just stood there with a hand on his karana.
He suddenly turned into a blur as he dashed towards the centipede.
Dexter was just folded his arms as he saw a mix of martial arts and sword skills. The man was so skillful with his katana, swirling while slicing off parts of the centipede.
The creature was too slow to even see the man and its legs were cut off one by one before he stabbed in the middle of its head.
Dexter still had his mouth open as he watched the man walk back to them.
"Are you guys alright?" Brian asked and Dexter gave him a thumbs up.
Dexter looked up to the sun and the energy he was feeling was enticing.
They then made their way to the settlement and on rhe way, Dexter killed a lot of creatures and got a lot of points.
They kept on walking and Dexter looked at the weird katana that was giving him danger vibes.
"So is it a totem?" Dexter asked the man as he looked at the katana.
"No, why?" The man raised a brow.
"It's beautiful. And strong. You're able to cut down monsters of level 15 to level 20 with ease. And it's not a totem?" Dexter found the man strange and weird.
The man didn't answer and Dexter looked at Lily who had the same uncomfortable expression as him.
'The weapon is giving me strange vibes.' Dexter thought but he kept quiet ad they continued their journey.
...
"There." Brian pointed forward and they saw a tall building surrounded by black cars with people in them holding guns.
Dexter looked up to the ceiling to see a group of people there too.
Lily held Dexter's hand and they walked towards the trucks slowly.
"Stay where you are!"
A group of people surrounded them with guns all pointed towards them and Dexter did the normal thing and raised his hands.
"Where did you guys come from?" A man in front asked.
Before Dexter could answer a voice came from behind them and two people cane towards them.
"Dexter!!" A young looking boy ran towards the soldiers and they let him pass.
He was had a pair of green eyes and short, curly brown hair with glasses that made him handsome.
"How's it been?" Dexter embraced the boy and they let go to do their brotherly handshake.
Collins was happy to see his brother and then Jude walked forward with a wide smile. Unlike Collins, he had his hair in short braids and he had the same brown eyes as Dexter.
"I told your friend that the apocalypse wasn't enough to kill you." Jude did their brotherly handshake before hugging Dexter and Dexter was stunned.
"How did both of you get so short?" He asked with furrowed brows.
"You mean to say you got taller." Collins chuckled.
"Let's go in, we have a lot to talk about." Jude said and the soldiers made way for them to pass.