"So when Jesus said to Peter, 'Sat—"

"FATHER, THIS IS REALLY—"

Chalk flew across the chapel. The crowd gasped.

An eventful homily as usual!

"AAAAHHH!!!"

"SATAN GO AWAY! How many times did I tell you, Brother Louis? The mass is at *12:30*, not *1*!"

"NO NO, IT'S NOT THAT—"

Now he's bringing a television into mass??

Abel gleamed. Yes, if you're gonna cause a disturbance, you better put decent effort!

But before Abel could decide whether to shoot it with a water gun or throw chalk instead — in case the television was his — the voice of the reporter echoed through the walls, the graphic images blazing across the screen.

The chapel fell silent.

Abel dropped his water gun.

"The outbreak was first reported in the metropolis..."

He dialed Cain's phone.

No answer.

Was the communication line down?

He glanced at the television again.

Infection through bite? Reanimated hostile corpses?

Is this a zombie outbreak?

*In real life?? *

"How far has the outbreak spread?"

"I'm not sure, Father — but the last time I heard, our town is still clean."

"Everyone, this might be another of Brother Louis' tantrum because he was late to mass—"

"Father!"

"—but just in case — gather everyone you know in this chapel. I will be back in a few."

Abel jumped onto his bike —

— then passed a random dude with a motorcycle and decided to borrow his, because a bike would be too slow —

— and rode to the edge of the town.

Still safe. And the communication cables are still intact.

Their village was on the edge of a mountain. They had three neighboring villages — one east, one south, one west. The north was shouldered by a vast forest, and beyond that lay nothing other than wilderness.

He circled the east and south villages.

Everything's fine too.

He checked the west.

As soon as he reached the outskirts, a burnt smell came from the communication wires.

That was as expected. Since their communication lines were interconnected, he knew the cut must be here.

But as soon as it came into his sight —

His blood ran cold.

Piles of living corpses wriggled in the fallen structure, bathed in flesh and blood.

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