Mark and Kevin decided to give some face to the old general, who looked very tired. They took a glass and clicked it on each other. Mark, who didn't like alcohol too much, took a sip and kept the glass back on the table. Kevin, who was an occasional drinker, took a big gulp and placed it on the table. The old general didn't hold back and downed the whole thing.

"Ah, nothing better than a glass of alcohol on a stressful day. So how are you both doing? I see that both of you recovered well." He exhaled in relief and looked at the young men before him.

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Both nodded and Mark replied, "Yes, both of us are now well, on the other hand, it looks like you are not." Mentioning how tired the old man looked. It looked like life was sucked out of him and he was only a shell.

Donald nodded hearing Mark's remark and slowly said, "Yeah, even though you guys completed your part of the mission perfectly and a threat to our survivability is now gone, there was still some aftermath left to be taken care of. So the military was busy with those tasks. We now need to secure the whole city but by the looks of it, it's not going to be easy."

"We are too short-handed and short in weaponry, too. Our ammo is dwindling down too quickly and we need to find alternative sources before we get into a difficult position."

Mark nodded and Donald continued, "Well, even though it's rare, the mutation in humans is something which now gives us hope. If more people become mutants and gain power, then the use of this kind of weaponry can be reduced. We can continue until we find another source at least."

"Mutation is too rare and unreliable right now. We can't control it and don't know who can get it. Right now it's a complete mystery, relying on it would be too unstable."

Donald nodded hearing Mark's comment but had a helpless smile on his face. "It's not like I can do anything about it. Most of the people in this camp are living out of the hope that things would go back to normal one day. But as days go by, it's looking more and more unrealistic." Sighing at the end while looking out his window towards the people working below.

Mark remained silent at that comment. He thought it's almost impossible for them to go back to normal unless they can find something which would kill the zombies in one go all around the world at the same time, which is only a fantasy. He knew even the general knew it was impossible.

"Well, let's not talk about that anymore. Back to the topic at hand. We found something extremely strange when our men to clean up the part of the area our enemies took over. When they reached there, the school building which they used as headquarters was on the ground."

Mark nodded and replied, "Yes, that was our work." Donald, who guessed it nodded and continued, "Yes, that was what I also thought. But something else was also strange. There was only one mutant body underneath the huge pile of stones and dust. We didn't find the body of the gang leader, Kane. Did you guys kill that person somewhere else?"

Kevin who was silent until then stood up hearing Donald's words and stuttered, "How is that possible?" Mark caught his arm and lightly tapped it. He knew he was frustrated because of the amount of work they put into bringing that base down and if the main culprit's body was missing, it was something to be frustrated about.

Donald turned towards Mark and asked, "Looking at your friend's reaction. It seems like you guys killed Kane before you left at their base."

Mark nodded, "Yes, it was me who killed him. I rammed my sword right through his eyeball and through his brain, killing him. Then as we were driving out, it was Kane who threw a bag full of grenades towards the building, collapsing it right on the two mutants. So both of them should remain there." As soon as he said that, the whole room was silent. Donald closed his eyes, thinking about what could have happened.

"Well looks like things can get messy depending on what might have happened. First, is his body getting taken away from the huge pile of rocks before we reached there. Which is highly unlikely. I don't think there is any other group big enough to roam in the city and know that Kane was dead before you guys informed us." making both Kane and Mark nod.

"The other one is if that bastard Kane somehow survived, even when a sword was plunged right through his eye into the brain and then woke up on his own to walk away from that site. Even though this is also a long shot this is more possible, given that he was a mutant." This time Mark and Kevin nodded, hearing his analysis.

"I feel like it's mostly the second one. Mutants have stronger recovery power and so's possible he might have recovered the injury I gave to recover if given enough time." Marl told his thoughts. Kevin continued to nod his head like a chicken before the two. He was feeling a little helpless when he heard Mark.

"Yes, that might be it. If that guy somehow survived that whole ordeal, then we need to be alert at all times, especially both of you. He might come after both of you, who destroyed the empire he built. Let's just hope he is dead, and the body is missing for now."

Mark and Kevin nodded, hearing the old man. They could only hope that the hairy monster they fought with their life on the life was dead. Both of them didn't want to face him ever again. It was only through luck and precision was Mark able to kill him. So if he came again the same trick won't work twice.