Istan’s voice trembled as he recounted what happened a month ago. 

“At that time, we didn’t know what to do anymore. Everyone was crying hard but the hybrids just ignored us like nothing. 

However, it all changed when one human arrived. He tried to rescue us even though he was also full of wounds all over his body. 

The situation changed and the others managed to run far from them- the hybrids. However, the human who wanted to save us was also soon overpowered and before we knew it, he had already been killed in exchange for cutting both the two hybrid’s arms.” 

He paused for a moment and clenched his teeth before he continued with a voice full of hatred and helplessness. 

“Those two pursued us even though they were already quite wounded. They must have felt that they could still take us with our meager strength.

However, at the moment they arrived near us, me and Sis Nalyn decided to confront them and buy time and let the others escape. 

With our cooperation, me and Sis Nalyn managed to kill one of those hybrids but we also sustained a lot of injuries. 

At that time, we were already getting desperate as the remaining hybrid shouted so loudly that it almost broke my ears. It was then that we realized that he was calling for his companions. 

As I am weaker and have more wounds compared to Sis Nalyn, I decided to stay and buy her time to escape. After all, even if the others managed to escape alive, they will not last long without either me and Sis Nalyn taking care of them.”

Jellan patted Istan’s head as he paused for a moment to gather and organize his thoughts. 

After a moment, he released a loud sigh as he continued from where he left off. 

“At that time, I was already prepared to die!”

“But those hybrids… the remaining one as well as the ones who just arrived did not do that! Instead, they fucking- they fucking let me live and dragged me back to where we first confronted them before!” 

His voice intensified as he clenched his fist and punched the ground quite hard. A trace of blood burst out on his knuckles, but Istan did not feel any pain as it was overshadowed by his hate towards the hybrids. He even hates them more than those zombies. 

If given a chance and someone would let him choose whom to save between a zombie and a hybrid, he would not even hesitate to choose the zombie and even hug it willingly just to annoy the hybrid. 

“A-and when we arrived at that place!”

“Those BASTARDS!” 

“They started chopping the limbs of the one who tried to save us… And then, and then,”

“They forced me to eat it or else they would follow the others and let them eat our Savior instead.” 

Istan burst into another cry and this time, it was a mixture of emotions- hate, helplessness, disgust, and guilt!

“And as if it was not enough, they also forced me to fucking eat the rotting flesh of a zombie!” 

Blurgh!

Istan could not help but throw up thinking about it. Even until now, he could still smell and taste the rotten flesh of that zombie as well as from the survivor. 

Maybe it was due to guilt that he could not forget it, but that would always remain his greatest nightmare for the days to come.

“Sis Jellan! I’m sorry! I’m no longer human!” 

“The others… they are hiding in the basement.”

“Every night, the hybrids would roam around the town in search of someone to recruit and kill if they won’t join. 

I used this opportunity to look for the others and that’s when I found them here two weeks ago!

Ever since then, I always bring them food to eat as I am fairly safe out there by being a hybrid. As long as I don’t encounter strong zombies and humans, I’ll always be safe. 

That’s why I took advantage of that fact and decided to help the other by bringing them food supplies. 

However, now that you’re already here, I hope that you can take care of them, Sis Jellan. 

Sis Nalyn has still not recovered from the wounds she received at that time, it might be due to her wounds getting an infection.”

“Sis Jellan, I’m no longer human! I no longer have any reason to stay here any longer now that I know that you are here to take care of them.”

“Please kill me! Sis Jellan! I don’t want to live like this anymore! Please set me free!” 

Istan said with a face full of smiles. It’s as if he already accepted his fate long ago. If not for the fact that he found the others safe and sound after searching for them, he would have surely decided to take his own life already. 

The others were his only motivation to live. He at least wanted to keep them safe as long as he could.

But now that Jellan was already here, and based on what she exhibited earlier, he could now rest assured that the others would be safe in her hands. 

That’s why he decided to let Jellan kill him. 

“Sis Jellan, it might be hard for you, but please do it! It’s better than to die in other people’s hands due to their hatred towards those despicable hybrids. Although I’m also a hybrid, the only time I ate human and zombie flesh was when before I mutated! 

After that, I mainly only ate fruits even though their taste became bland after I became a hybrid.

I may be a hybrid now but my heart still belongs to the human side. 

Sis, Jellan! I at least wanted to die with dignity!

Please kill me!” 

He asked eagerly as if what he was doing was something that he should be proud of. 

And of course he has the reason to. 

Aside from the time he was forced, he never ate those disgusting things again.

He closed his eyes and waited for Jellan’s sword to descend on his neck, however, a moment later, he opened his eyes and noticed that Jellan was only staring at him calmly. 

“W-what? Is there something on my face?” Istan doubtfully asked. 

“Yeah! A lot of disgusting black and blue bruises!”

___

Chapter 2/5 for the Mass Release event!