As Lucas stared into the empty, lifeless eyes of the dead-walker, Carol's words replayed in his mind.
'If you hesitate out here, you'll die!'
At that moment, he knew he had to do something.
He yanked the dagger from the creature's neck just as the monster lunged at him. Taking a few quick steps back, he created some distance between himself and the zombies.
But they were already coming for him again.
'Shit. I landed a clean hit, and it's still standing'
Then he remembered something else he had learned about zombies.
'You have to destroy the head'
It was their only real weakness.
As they staggered toward him, he realized this wasn't like it was with Mr. Barry. Their movements were erratic and predictable, and with his recently increased stats, they suddenly seemed much easier to deal with.
One tripped over, the others stumbled as they ran, giving him several opportunities to strike.
