15-A Fight against a Stage-1 Undead

"What the-" Arthur turned his head and saw a Beautiful Girl with Coal-Black Hair. She had Red Crimson Eyes and Pale White Skin. Her Slick Eyebrow and Young Magnificent Lips. She held her Sword and was smiling towards Arthur. Her name was Lilith Reid, The Partner of her Arthur Ironhearth. Arthur was surprised when he saw Lilith behind him. He originally thought that she would leave with Stella and escape on the School Bus. The Two of them were staring at each other in silence. A while later, a Tense Atmosphere surrounded the two.

Lilith noticed that she must have pissed Arthur off. Arthur stood up, which created a chill on her spine. She slowly retreated from her Position as Arthur stood in front of her in silence. She wanted to explain, but she couldn't speak with her mouth as the Aura around Arthur was too Thick. Arthur then put his Hand on Lilith's face and flicked it. The Flicked was strong that it sent Lilith tumbling back. She couldn't help but touch her forehead as it was a painful flick. Arthur then pulled her right back up and spoke. "You're a Good Partner."

Arthur praised Lilith with his Calm Tone. Lilith was a bit shocked and was in silence. Arthur chuckled as he never thought that he would be depressed about being alone. "God, This Life of Mine is really changing." Many things in this rebooted life had changed. Meeting Lilith, Fighting Undead Horde in the Second Day, and Fighting a Stage-1 Undead. Many events changed his rebooted life. It was a little bit worrying, but it made his New Life a bit interesting. "Anyway, It's time for us to meet our First Strongest Enemy."

"Now that I think about it... Arthur, Why are you afraid of the Undead Principal?" Lilith asked as she was a bit confused. She never thought that she would see Arthur panicking but that one Undead made him panic. It was Strange and Interesting. The Undead was also the Principal of this School. The Owner of the Calm Beautiful Office. It seemed that he turned into an Undead during the Chaos. Arthur looked at her for a moment and began explaining. It was a simple thing to explain a Stage-1 Undead.

"The Undead Principal will be our First Strongest Undead that we need to fight. He is a Stage-1 Undead which means that he is an Evolved Version of the Current Undead. He would be stronger, faster, and better than all of them. He would be a lot more dangerous than a Horde of Undead. I don't like dealing with him as he is faster and stronger than me, but I guess we don't have a choice but to kill the bastard." Arthur explained everything Lilith needed to know. It was a Powerful Undead that even Arthur wouldn't be able to defeat. The Two of them then ran towards the broken gate as the Undead Horde got nearer to them.

"We should retreat and Make a Plan to kill the Stage-1 Undead," Lilith said as the two of them ran through the Gate. They found themselves surrounded by Chaos and Anarchy. The Vehicles were on Fire, and there were many corpses around them. Some of the Corpses were even moving. This was the City in the Apocalypse World. The Burning Buildings created smoke that covered the Streets. "Let's hide in that Shed." The Two of them saw a Shed in the streets. They needed time to recover, so the Shed was perfect for them.

"The Situation in the Outside World is still Critical." Lilith sighed as she looked at her Sword. It was bloodied and didn't have time to recover. It was slowly becoming Dull which would be a problem. Arthur noticed Lilith's saddened expression while she was looking at her sword. A Swordmaster should learn to take care of their Swords. The Beaten Up Image of the Sword turned that Idea down. "The Sword can still recover, and it is doing its Best to Protect its Owner."

Lilith nodded after hearing Arthur's words. Arthur, on the other hand, was thinking about the Undead. A Stage-1 Undead would hunt them until the two of them get eaten. It would be better if the two of them killed the Stage-1 Undead before it could grow into something stronger. Arthur had many ideas on killing the Undead. They would need to use all of their resources and energy to kill the Stage-1 Undead. But Arthur still had many questions within his mind.

"Why did it Evolve this fast?" Arthur mumbled with a furrowed eyebrows. The First-Stage Undead should appear a Month Later after Apocalypse. He also didn't notice any Stage-1 Undead during the Escape in his Past Life. It was a problem as the dangers of the Apocalypse slowly crept in. He wouldn't be able to have a good life with all the Memories of his Old World within his mind. It was like a Curse which was also possible. Arthur shook his head and decided to stop thinking about it.

"Lilith, Is the Firearm still in Your Bag?" Arthur asked as Lilith began searching for the Firearm within her Bag. She nodded and found the Desert Eagle. It looked Luxurious and Expensive. She gave it to Arthur, who took a look at it. He opened the magazine and looked at the Ammunition within it. He only saw Six Rounds left before losing all of their Ammunition. He would need to be careful at shooting the Firearm as it would be their only chance in the Fight against the Undead.

"This should be a good plan," Arthur said while Lilith wanted to ask one question about the Plan. Before she could ask anything, Arthur continued his words. "We would have to use the Handgun to kill the Stage-1 Undead. I need someone that could be the bait for the Undead." Lilith immediately nodded and accepted the task given by Arthur. Arthur shook his head as Lilith was too excited about fighting the Stage-1 Undead. Long ago, He would curse if he met Higher-ranking Undead.

"Let's start the Stage-1 Undead Termination."

The Stage-1 Undead walked down on the Streets. It looked around for the prey that managed to escape away from it. The Undead's Tongue was swaying left and right. He had a Long Tongue, but it got injured by Arthur's Baseball Bat. It had a Gigantic Hatred for the Student that bashed a Baseball Bat upon its Tongue. The Smoke around it was making it hard to see its surroundings. It then heard footsteps in the distance and immediately shoot out its Tongue towards it. It then saw someone running towards it.

It was a Young Girl that was holding a Sword. Lilith ran towards the Undead and Cut off the Middle Part of its Tongue. *Eakk!!!* The Undead screamed in pain and began charging towards Lilith. It was quite fast as Lilith couldn't help but get her retreat a bit faster. It still wasn't enough, and the Undead appeared in front of her. She quickly dodged the Undead's claws and swiped her sword. The Undead was Hit in the Arm, but it didn't do anything. It penetrated, but the Attack didn't cut the Arm off. The Jaw of the Undead opened and wanted to bite Lilith as the Sword got stuck upon its Flesh.

"Tsk..." Lilith clicked her tongue as she abandoned her Sword. The Undead almost bit her head off. The Undead began charging towards Lilith at a fast speed. Lilith knew that she needed to escape from the Undead. The Undead then fell to the ground and began charging at Four Legs. Lilith felt a chill and saw a Crawling Undead that acted like a Dog. It was chasing her at a fast speed, and she attracted a lot of Undead. She then passed a Billboard Sign which was a Highway Sign. The Road they were in was heading to a Highway.

While Lilith was running in the Roads, another figure appeared on the sidewalk and charges towards the Undead. The Figure appeared in front of the Undead and saw a Baseball Bat towards it. *PANG!!!* The Baseball Bat broke apart, and the Undead got thrown out, of course. It tumbled on the Streets many times before hitting a Street Post. Arthur was the one that bashed the Undead with a Bat. He looked at the Undead and ran towards it. He then pointed his Gun to its head at Point-Black Range and Pulled the Trigger.

*BANG!!!*

The Sound of a Gunshot echoed in the Streets, which gained numerous Undead's attention. Arthur looked coldly at the body and saw the Undead dodging the Gunshot as it rotated its Head in strange ways. Arthur already accepted that and Fired multiple Gunshots without any mercy. He used all of the Bullets he had to kill the Stage-1 Undead.

*BANG!!!* *BANG!!!* *BANG!!!* *BANG!!!* *BANG!!!*

Arthur used all of his Amminunation to kill the Stage-1 Undead. He signed in relief after seeing its blown-out Head. The Stage-1 Undead was annoying, but at least they could be handle by Firearms. The only reason why Humanity lost was the fact that there was more Stage-1 Undead than Bullers. It was a Bad Fact, but it was the Truth. The Undead's Numbers kept increasing even though the Population of the World wasn't over 10 Billion.

"Is it dead?" Lilith asked as she took out a towel from her Backpack. The Crystalized Cores within the Stage-1 Undead might be expensive or good. It took a while for Lilith to finish the Harvesting. She took out a Green Beautiful Gemstone, which signified the Stage-1 Undead Crystalised Core. She looked at the Beauty and kept it carefully inside the Bag. She sighed in relief that they manage to survive an Attack from a Strong Zombie. It would be hard for an ordinary survivor to fight a Stage-1 Undead.

"We should leave the Area since we gained a lot of Attention from the Undead," Arthur said while Lilith nodded. They quickly left the Area as it was dangerous to stay there. The two of them remembered Stella's words. They planned to head towards the Route where Stella said they would pass. They really had bloodied bodies due to the undead blood, and they looked dirty. The two of them needed to take a bath when they find a Safe House. While walking in the streets, Lilith spoke in her soft voice.

"That was a Good Fight. It was an Exciting One." Lilith said while holding her Sword. That was the First time she lost her sword, Her Only Weapon against an Enemy. Most Swordmasters would kill themselves if that kind of thing happened. Was she even a Swordmaster? Her Family was full of Swordmasters. But she was a bit different. She doesn't look at her weapon as something important. It was just a Weapon she could use and throw after the weapon loses its Purpose.

That was the Second Time where she fought a Life and Death battle barehandedly. She was annoyed by such a fact, but there was nothing she could do about it. "A Sword is your Partner... It was what every Swordmaster in History said," Lilith said while looking at the Clouded Skies. Arthur smiled and said with a teasing tone. "Have you forgotten your one and only partner?" He never thought that there would be a moment where he would speak like this. Lilith chuckled and shook her head after hearing Arthur's words.

"I never thought that you could make a Joke or Tease..." Lilith said as Arthur quickly answered. "Oh, Come on. Even someone like me knows how to tease someone." The Both of them chuckled together as they continued walking down the streets. The World has fallen into a Chaotic State. The Two Partner's Adventure has just begun within this World. While walking down the streets, they could finally see it.

They could then see a School Bus in the Distance. Many people were waiting outside the School Bus. One of the Students noticed the two of them and began waving their Hands in the Air.