The road was no longer a road.
It was a battlefield.
Burning cars.
Broken glass.
Bodies.
Zombies still wandering like say dem dey look for direction.
Daniel stood there with his new rifle.
Sweat dripping.
Breathing heavy.
But smiling.
"…Omo…"
He looked at the gun again.
"…This one change my destiny."
He adjusted it like a professional (even though na luck bring am).
"…Now I no be small boy again."
Then—
[NEW MISSION AVAILABLE]
"…Ah."
"…You don come again."
[MISSION: SECURE SAFE ZONE][OBJECTIVE: FIND SHELTER + SURVIVORS][REWARD: 1 COMMAND SLOT + RESOURCE PACK]
Daniel blinked.
"…Command slot?"
[UNLOCK ABILITY TO LEAD UNITS]
Silence.
"…Lead ke?"
Pause.
"…OMO."
Slow smile.
"…So I no go dey fight alone again?"
[CORRECT]
He nodded slowly.
"…I like this system."
Then—
A sound.
"HELP!! PLEASE!!"
Daniel froze.
"…Ah."
"…Human voice?"
He turned.
Looked across the road.
👥 Three people.
Two men.
One woman.
Running.
Panicking.
Behind them—
🧟 Zombies.
Many.
"…Ah ah."
"…Movie don reach this stage."
The woman screamed:
"PLEASE HELP US!!"
Daniel looked left.
Looked right.
Looked at them again.
"…System…"
[YES, COMMANDER]
"…If I help them…"
[HIGH RISK — HIGH REWARD]
"…If I no help?"
[LOW RISK — NO GAIN]
Pause.
Daniel sighed.
"…See as problem dey always find me."
He lifted the rifle.
"…Alright."
"…Make we do am."
⚔️ FIRST TEAM FIGHT
He stepped forward.
"…HEY!!"
The survivors turned.
"RUN LEFT!!"
They followed.
Barely.
Zombies chasing.
Fast.
Daniel aimed.
"…Time to work."
💥 RATATAT!!
Two zombies dropped.
"…Next!"
More coming.
"…Una too many oh!"
He repositioned.
Used car for cover.
💥 RATATAT!!
More down.
One almost reached him—
"AH! YOU CLOSE!"
BAM!!
Head gone.
The survivors finally reached him.
Collapsed.
Breathing like say dem run marathon.
"…Thank you… thank you…"
Daniel nodded.
"…No worry."
Pause.
"…But una go explain wetin dey happen oh, because me sef no understand."
They stared at him.
"…You're joking… right?"
Daniel shrugged.
"…You see me laughing?"
Then—
More sounds.
🧟 More zombies.
"…Ah."
"…Reinforcements don come."
⚠️ ESCAPE MODE
Daniel looked around quickly.
"…We no fit stay here."
He pointed.
"…That side—parking building!"
They nodded.
Ran.
Daniel covered them.
💥 RATATAT!!
"…Move fast! I no be unlimited ammo oh!"
Inside the parking structure—
Dark.
Quiet.
Too quiet.
Everyone stopped.
Breathing.
"…Omo…"
One of the men said.
"…We nearly die just now."
Daniel leaned on a car.
"…Nearly?"
Pause.
"…My brother, we still dey nearly."
They looked at him properly now.
"…You… how did you do that?"
Daniel pointed at the gun.
"…Upgrade."
"…Upgrade??"
"…Long story."
Then—
The system appeared again.
[SURVIVORS DETECTED][COMMAND SLOT UNLOCKED]
Daniel smiled slowly.
"…Oho."
"…Now we don start."
👑 FIRST COMMAND MOMENT
He stood straight.
Looked at them.
"…Listen."
They quiet.
"…If you wan survive…"
Pause.
"…you go follow my order."
They exchanged looks.
"…Why should we trust you?"
Daniel pointed outside.
"…Because I get gun."
Silence.
"…And I no dey panic like una."
More silence.
"…And if you like, you fit go outside go negotiate with zombies."
Pause.
"…I go wait."
They shook their heads immediately.
"…Okay… we follow you."
Daniel nodded.
"…Good."
Small smile.
"…Welcome to your new problem."
📊 SYSTEM UPDATE
[TEAM FORMED: 3 MEMBERS][COMMANDER AUTHORITY: LEVEL 1]
Daniel looked at the screen.
"…Omo…"
"…This thing don serious."