County Road Z

 Gathering Materials pt1

Taylor's Diary

Having looked at the options we formed a plan that, hopefully, would keep us away from as many Shells as possible. There were a lot on the top road. More than a few in between the terraced housing and the play area.

We decided that keeping close to the end terrace near where we were and scooting around the middle terrace we might not get mixed up too much with the Shells.

I started off skirting the shrubs and keeping low behind the wall. Harmony followed and took a shot at the nearest Shell. It skimmed by it and we saw it jerk to alert.

Ashton came over and joined us.

The Shell came on as fast as it could directly toward us.

Harmony took another shot and aimed good. Thankfully.

She moved to the terrace houses and we followed. 

All was quite.

Taking a shot at the 'sisters', she missed again! 

"Damn! I'm sorry!" she said.

The two hulks had their beady senses on her.

Ashton and I moved to intercept as they came forward.

Harmony took a shot and brought one down. 

"This one's mine" said Ashton

He moved in and crowned the other with his crowbar. 

Relief flooded over me.

We had been lucky so far in that the other Shells were too far away to hear the squelch of crushing bone. Long may that continue!

I said "Let's keep cool"

We moved along until we were at the corner of the next terrace.

They weren't to know at that stage that the Shells were stirring in the area creating hordes! They thought it was quiet!

The black beads denote aggressive Shells.

Harmony edged around a bush and took down one aggressive Shell.

A greater threat was brewing around the far corner.

Something was working them into a frenzy

Luckily they moved away from Hodges.

They are unpredictable at the best of times. 

I've been lucky in not using my shotgun so far. That would draw them faster than anything else with the noise.

tbc