Alle Kapitel von The Zombie System: Rise of the Gunslinger : Kapitel 1 – Kapitel 10

Reluctantly, Aria leaned down and picked up the gun and one box of ammo. She had never shot a gun in real life, but this wasn't real life. Still, in most games, guns reloaded themselves. She held the Colt in one hand and the ammo in the other, waiting for the magic to happen, but there was no ping of success. The bullets didn't float from the cardboard box to the chamber of the gun. She brought her hands together and touched the box to the cold steel of the weapon - still nothing. She was going to have to do it old school.Fuck this game!Aria used her foot to slide the remaining boxes of ammo and the knife off the pulsing circle, wanting to make sure there wasn't a time limit before the game took the stuff back. Looking at what the circle produced, she wasn't exactly thrilled with a revolver and a knife, but it beat a stick and a rock by a mile. If there were other people out there, armed survivors who'd found better loadouts than hers, a Colt and a kitchen blade wouldn't count for m

Standing behind the safety of the bolted door, Aria caught her breath while the zombies pounded against the steel. Pieces of zombie splatter flew from her hair as she shook her head to clear her thoughts, and she fought to control her gag reflex. Seconds later she turned her back to the door to see what kind of place she was in. The room was dimly lit, but she could see she was in a backroom. Boxes were stacked at various locations without any semblance of rhyme or reason. Normally where there were boxes there was loot. Time for her first score!Looking around, she quickly found a light switch next to the steel door. The zombies continued to pound away, but her fear faded quickly and she flicked the switch. The glare of several fluorescent lights filled the room, though one near the back stuttered weakly, buzzing like it couldn't decide whether to die. The light provided no additional explanation for the layout of the small 20' x 20' room. Opposite the steel door that exited to the al

Waiting for death is worse than death itself. Death offered a sweet release into the afterlife, but waiting for it proved excruciating, and after several seconds she couldn't bear it any longer. She opened her eyes to greet death willingly, but the boss zombie had vanished. She looked down and realized it wasn't really gone. The body lay at her feet, but the head was missing. She couldn't figure out what the fuck was happening. She quickly scanned the room and noticed a male figure standing near the door.He was tall and slim. The light was behind him, so she couldn't make out his face very well, but he was smiling, and she could see his perfect white teeth. In his hands was a katana, its blade glowing orange. She watched him flip it around and attach it to something on his back like he was fucking Leonardo of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles."Where are the other turtles?" she asked weakly. She knew she should be thanking him, but when put into an awkward situation, she couldn't help

Aria woke and stretched in her bed, taking her time to work every muscle. Satisfied, she sat up and looked around. Her bedroom looked like it had last night, but there was no Ramboli. A part of her had hoped he'd come back after his raid to let her know he was okay.She prepared for the day and was about to grab her weapons when she noticed a change to her new shotgun: a small device affixed to it, blinking with several green lights. Looking closer, she found a note attached:Courtesy of the WitchdoctorsThis will let you fire your shotgun without having to manually load it. Try it out; you're going to love it! - RamboliHoly shit, not having to manually reload her shotgun was a godsend. She wondered what Ramboli would want in return for the gift. Maybe he planned to keep giving her things, and when she hit level 10, he'd expect a little something-something as payment. Or maybe she was the one with sex on the brain, and Ramboli felt indifferent to the whole thing. No - if he didn't ca

"Come on, Midnight," she called as she left the shop. "Time to hunt."Midnight barked and followed her out, every muscle coiled with the kind of enthusiasm only a dog could muster before a fight.The sun hung high in the sky, but the light felt flat and wrong, like a stage effect rather than real warmth. But once I hit Level 10, I'll get all the warmth I need from Ramboli, she reminded herself, the thought of his touch sending a flush through her that the gray afternoon couldn't dampen. She smiled and picked up her pace.She led the way down the street, heading in the opposite direction from where she'd rescued Midnight. Quests rarely clustered together, and she hadn't yet explored this particular stretch of road. Aria slung the shotgun over her shoulder and hefted the bat in her hands, feeling its familiar weight settle into her palms like an old friend.Midnight's excited barking shifted into a low puppy growl, and she glanced down to see what had caught his attention. The hair alon