Chapter 50: They were running for their lives!

ITHRA Zadok took out his blade, ready to fight. “Get behind me.” He hissed, eyes focused on our newfound mutual enemy.  I took out my blade and thanked God for Zadok, who thought it wise to pick them up earlier. I couldn’t imagine being in this situation with nothing to defend ourselves.  “We need to go south,” Zadok said to my hearing, our backs touched as we prepared for the battle. “No matter what, make sure you don’t get hurt.”  I nearly rolled my eyes at his insinuation. “I can take care of myself.” I brisked, “Just focus on getting us out of here.”  “I don’t care what happens,” A slash of Zadok’s sword split a scorpion in half. “You must protect yourself first.” He said, “And that’s an order!” I didn’t bother to reply to that. I was too busy with the influx of scorpions that seemed to multiply by the minute.  Maintaining close distance from Zadok, I killed every scorpion, leaving dead bodies in my wake.  Zadok wasn’t doing too bad. He was doing beautifully. I almost got distracte