At the same time, Carl began to think about the current timeline, two months have passed since the apocalypse began, which means that society has already completely collapsed.
The large cities must be infested and the easy supplies were already looted by the fastest, most cunning and desperate.
For this reason, some people from the camp have already gone to Atlanta to look for supplies, if I am not mistaken, today should be the day this body's father returns.
Carl could not help but feel a headache when thinking about it, to be honest, thinking about calling dad a man he has just met is a bit difficult.
But if he does not do it, he is afraid that people will think he is no longer the same Carl, that would lead to a series of actions that would not end well at all, just as Carl was still wrapped in his thoughts, a female voice called him.
"Carl, since you are awake, come and do your homework with Sophia and the others!" The woman said, Carl raised his head and recognized her immediately.
This is this body's mother, Lori Grimes, to be honest, Carl feels a bit disgusted with this woman, much of it is due to her relationship with Shane.
But as a 19 year old adult man, he can understand her, even if there is no apocalypse, cheating is actually something quite common, not to mention that now it is the damn apocalypse.
Under the conditions that Rick should be dead and that she is a weak and defenseless woman, it is normal that she would seek warmth in a strong and decisive man like Shane, it would have been fine if that were all.
But the problem is that after Rick returned, she still used various means to hook Shane, slowly throwing him toward the dark side.
But what is really hateful is that Lori seems to live in her own world, she does not allow Carl to train and learn to kill walkers, saying that Carl is still a child, which is extremely stupid.
It is the damn apocalypse, even with Rick and Shane protecting him, what happens if Carl encounters the Walkers alone? Should he carefully explain to the walker not to devour him because he is a child?
Seeing that Carl ignored her, Lori felt a little unhappy, she stood up and walked toward Carl, who upon seeing Lori walking toward him, his mood suddenly worsened, he almost felt the need to give this clueless woman a good scolding.
But after thinking about his weak body, Carl abandoned this unrealistic idea, after all, he is only a ten year old child, he could not even defeat her let alone convince the paranoid Lori.
Moreover, Lori has a loyal dog who helps her, and he definitely will not sit idly by and let him contradict his mother.
Thinking about Shane, Carl turned his head and looked around for him, indeed, on the slope below the RV, Carl saw Shane Walsh.
Shane, who had not yet joined the dark side, looked very cheerful, at that moment, he was sitting on a chair on the slope, holding a Remington shotgun in his hand, resting it on the ground, looking over here with a kind face.
But if you pay attention, you will notice that his eyes actually always seem to be fixed on Lori, especially her butt, with that burning gaze that seemed as if it would melt her at any moment.
It is evident that Shane and Lori have already rolled on the forest grass this morning, which means that it is very likely that Lori is pregnant.
"It seems that I will soon have a little sister!" Carl muttered while thinking about the figure who always seemed to carry a revolver and a small samurai sword.
Which leads us to the main question, is Judith Rick's daughter or Shane's? After all, on the same day Shane and Lori had sex, Rick had sex with Lori once more.
Carl let out a sigh and decided not to think about it too much, in any case she is still his sister, thinking about that, his mood which had declined because of the annoying Lori, improved once more.
Just when Carl was excited, Lori approached and extended her hand to rub Carl's hair, who dodged her by instinct, which made Lori feel nervous.
"C-Carl, what is happening..?" Lori asked a little frightened, she thought about the possibility that Carl had seen her and Shane earlier in the forest.
"Nothing, mom." Carl replied gathering courage to call her mom as he realized his carelessness.
"Mom, do you think it is necessary to keep studying now?" Carl asked calling her mom once more, this time it was no longer so difficult after having done it once.
But Lori, who was originally nervous, immediately became furious after hearing his words.
"Carl, I do not allow you to say that, learning is not useless, even though the situation is a bit difficult now, it will eventually pass, when the time comes.." Lori was thinking of continuing but was interrupted.
"Mom, wake up, this is not a simple plague, it is the apocalypse, what I must learn is not this useless knowledge, but how to kill those monsters!" Carl said standing up.
But seeing that Lori did not seem to have listened to him at all, he turned around and walked toward the nearby forest.
"Wait, Carl, where are you going?" Lori asked, but she was ignored without mercy.
Of course, she would not let Carl go alone into the forest, just as she was about to chase him, Shane grabbed her from behind.
"Shane, let me go, I cannot allow anything to happen to Carl!" Lori roared struggling in his arms.
"It is fine, do not worry, I will go get him, it will be better if he talks to me." Shane said without noticing the disgust in Lori's eyes, who relaxed after hearing his words.
"It is fine, Shane, then I will leave Carl to you, you must bring him back safe and sound, do you understand?" Lori said and that was enough for the bootlicker Shane to be filled with joy, he released Lori and walked toward the forest.
In the forest, Carl walked carefully, paying close attention to his surroundings to prevent a zombie from suddenly appearing and catching him off guard, the plot began to run through his mind again.
Given that the plot should not have changed with his arrival, Merle, Daryl's brother, should already have been handcuffed to the water pipe on the roof by Rick.
To be honest, Carl greatly admires Merle, although he has a bad temper, likes to curse even his shadow and is racist, he is a true survivor, if not for protecting Daryl, perhaps he would not have died in the original work.
"It is a pity, if it were not because I am not that stupid, perhaps I would have gone to recruit you." Carl murmured to himself.
It is evident that Carl is already thinking about forming his own group of confidants, some of the candidates are of course, Daryl, Merle, Carol, Rosita and Shane.
Although all these people have their own ideas, they can obey orders and are cruel enough to kill people.
This does not mean that the other characters are bad, it is just that they all more or less have the good person syndrome.
Just when he was thinking about his plans for the future, he heard light footsteps behind him, although it was not the sound of Walkers dragging themselves, he still prepared to take out his pistol from the inventory at any moment.
"Shane, what are you doing here? Are you the same as mom and planning to take me back to do my homework?" Carl asked with a frown when he saw who was following him.
"No, Carl, you are wrong, I am not here for that, I just want to talk to you!" Shane said somewhat surprised and happy about Carl's vigilance.
"Oh, you would like to talk to me?" Carl asked, but secretly he was very enthusiastic about Shane's proposal.
As we said before, it is very likely that Rick will return this afternoon, once he returns, it will be inevitable that Shane's deceptive good life will be destroyed.
If he could resolve Shane's knot before Rick returns, Shane probably will not have to die, so the chances of recruiting him will increase.
"Sure, Shane, I would love to talk to you!" Carl said imitating Shane's body language, which made the latter laugh involuntarily.
Shane walked forward laughing, put his arm around Carl's shoulders and said, "Carl, it seems that you have grown! Come on, let us find a quiet place to talk about man things."
Carl nodded without hesitation, after all, Shane seems to sincerely care about him, therefore, they soon arrived at the lake below the quarry and found a large rock to sit side by side.
In the distance, Carol, who was still only a shy woman, her daughter Sophia and several other women from the camp were washing clothes, he also saw the unfortunate Amy.
Seeing this group of people who would soon suffer a catastrophe, Carl frowned involuntarily, although he wished he could save them, he is not omnipotent, he can only do everything possible to try.
"Carl, what are you thinking about?" Suddenly, Shane's voice at his side pulled him out of his thoughts, but he still kept his gaze fixed on the lake.
"Shane, I know about you and mom!" Carl said calmly.
But this simple sentence frightened Shane so much that he immediately panicked, opening his mouth several times but not knowing how to explain it to Carl.
"Do not worry, I do not hate you for that, actually, I think I should thank you, if you had not saved us, I think we both would have died a long time ago, it is not a big deal that you are with her." Carl said with the same calmness as before.
"Carl.. I.. I.." Shane felt very guilty upon hearing his words, for a moment he wanted to say that their relationship was only the fruit of true love, but he did not dare.
"Shane, you do not have to explain anything to me, but have you thought about the possibility that my mother actually does not love you and is only using you?" Carl suddenly asked.
"Impossible, Carl, your mother and I truly love each other." Upon hearing this, Shane, the bootlicker, felt anxious and began to explain immediately.
"Hahaha, Shane, you do not have to deceive yourself, it seems that your feelings are real, but let us put ourselves in mom's shoes." Carl said letting out a chuckle.
"If you were mom, a weak and defenseless woman with a ten year old child, who finds herself in the middle of a catastrophic disaster."
"With her husband dead or missing, would you not find a strong and reliable person to protect both of you? Of course, in this case, the most suitable person to assume this role is you!" Carl said.
"You were her husband's best friend for years, if you suddenly discover that person has feelings for you, what would you do?"
"Would you reject him to prevent him from protecting you and your son or would you accept to let him get what he wants while he protects you both?" These words were truly realistic, but extremely cruel.
It was like a heavy hammer that struck Shane's heart, making him feel pain and sadness, of course he did not want to believe what Carl was saying, but if you think about it carefully, it really makes sense.
If it were him, he would make the same decision as Lori, but even though he understood it, he still did not want to accept that cruel fact.
Seeing that the expression on Shane's face was constantly changing, Carl knew that his plan had worked, of course, he does not intend to stop there.
"By the way, Shane, do you think my father is really dead?" Carl asked, which made Shane come out of his thoughts.
"Carl, I also hope that Rick is still alive, he is my partner, my best friend, how could I wish him death?"
"But even so, there was a riot and I had to leave him at the hospital, although I hid him, I doubt that he survived." Shane said without thinking about Carl's feelings, refusing to accept reality.
Carl did not care, he has already seen the original series, so he knows that Rick will return safe and sound without a doubt, so he prepared to pressure Shane even more.
"Shane, you yourself said that you hid him, since that is the case, then it is not impossible that he survived."
"Tell me, Shane, if one day he returns, have you thought about how you would face him, your best friend and brother?" Carl asked with a sharp gaze.
"No, it is impossible, Carl, Rick cannot be alive, it is impossible!" Shane growled hysterically, refusing to accept this possibility.
Fortunately, both were far from the others, so they did not clearly hear what Shane shouted, otherwise, he would probably be socially dead on the spot and become the evil Shane.
Even so, Carol and the others looked over there with curiosity, but did not approach to ask, seeing that Shane was about to go crazy, Carl did not think of stopping, but continued to stimulate him.
"Nothing is impossible, in this world anything can happen, just like this disaster, the dead now walk and devour the living."
"What would happen if suddenly my father appeared in front of us?" Carl asked while Shane kept shaking his head from side to side.
Seeing that Shane simply refused to accept reality, Carl stood up: "Shane, even if my father returns, we will always be family."
"If you want, you can take me as your godson, I also need a powerful godfather like you to teach me and protect me, Shane, I need you!" Carl said while walking away.
Shane raised his head, a feeling of relief ran through him upon hearing Carl's words, in reality, what Shane fears losing is not Lori's love, but his spiritual refuge in this damn apocalypse.
If Shane simply loved Lori, there would be no need to worry and love Carl so much as was seen when Carl was injured by Otis at the farm.
Carl noticed this problem and decided to take advantage of the situation to give Shane another purpose, one that could replace that void that would inevitably appear when Rick returned.
Of course, if Shane really cannot resolve the knot in his heart, Carl will have no choice but to give up on him, which means that Shane will have to die.
...
At the same time, Rick was discussing with Glenn and the others how to cross the street full of Walkers to take a truck, if everything goes well, they should return soon.
On his way back to the camp, Carl passed through a forest, suddenly, a dozen birds flew out in disarray.
|[ Mission: Deads
• Details: Kill a walker 0/1
• Reward: Unknown
• Penalty: Death ]|
The sudden system mission made Carl become cautious, without hesitation, he took out the pistol from his inventory, without making a sound, Carl slipped behind a thick tree, lowered his center of gravity and regulated his breathing, the forest fell silent again.
A dry crack sounded to his right, among the bushes a staggering figure appeared, grayish skin, dislocated jaw, cloudy and empty eyes, the walker advanced dragging one foot, leaving a faint furrow in the damp earth.
Carl's heart suddenly tightened, he held the pistol firmly in his hands while aiming at the walker, the reason Carl was so nervous was that this was the first time he truly faced these creatures alone.
Although Carl had already mentally prepared himself to kill walkers, he had played countless zombie games and seen multiple bloody and terrifying scenes, those are still only illusions, it is not the same as facing it in reality.
Carl forced himself to control his emotions and aimed steadily, instantly, the Precise Shot skill came into action, when the walker approached to less than ten meters, Carl pulled the trigger.
The sharp sound of a gunshot rang out in the silent forest, suddenly, the walker fell to the ground with a red line coming out of his forehead, in this way, Carl killed his first walker.
|[ Mission: Deads
• Details: Kill a walker 1/1
• Reward: Legendary Card
• Penalty: Death ]|
"Sigh.." Carl let out a sigh he did not know he was holding, then he took a look at the system reward, instantly, his eyes widened.
"Hehe.. hehe.. I am rich, I am rich!" Carl shouted unable to restrain his excitement.