Outbreak Missions: Left 4 Dead with no weapons
Finally. I was able to join an Outbreak event. Was always planning to attend previous outbreaks but certain circumstances won't allow me to do so. So when I had the chance, I grabbed it immediately. Being a fan of zombie themed movies, tv series and games I was really excited to be a part of Outbreak Missions. Unlike previous Outbreaks, it is not a just a fun run anymore. You have a mission to accomplish. We have to find Dr. Alfonso Adarna and get the "CURE" from him.
Kathy (my companion and my girlfriend) and I weren't really prepared for the event. Heck, I was wearing a shirt, jeans and my boots. Kathy has a dress and flats on her. But we don't care. It made the experience more realistic. You can never know when an outbreak will happen. So wearing daily clothes while doing outbreak is more of a challenge. We went there, met with Jude and Karlo (my college classmates) alongside with their cousins so we could be in a group. We were advised to form a group of 10. It was a reasonable advise since who would want to go through a zombie mission alone? Then the mission started. We were given instructions and was told about the specific mission. Find Dr. Alfonso Adarna, get the cure from him and make it to the finish line, ALIVE. Yeah. You could die in the middle of the mission. we were each given three flags. It represents our health. It's just like the one in the games. So yeah. Before we started we huddled up first as a team then we bravely went into the walls to begin the mission.
I was really excited but at the same time nervous as well. I treated the zombies as if they were real to make the experience even more exciting. Which I think is bad for me because I panic a lot. I remember when I was still playing Left 4 Dead. I am the noisiest of our group. HAHAHA! Anyways the first run was already hell for me. A whole street, approximately 300 meters was infested with zombies. I wasn't prepared! Really? This early? But I had no choice. Yet. So I ran as fast as I could but I REALLY GOT SCARED AND INTIMIDATED BY THE ZOMBIES. So I stopped at one point. Little did I know there was already two zombies after me. FVCK! I tried to run from them but one got one of my health flags. Sad. That early I already lost a life. WTF man?! HAHA! So... After that sprint, we were briefed to be careful of THE BROTHERHOOD. The Rebels told us that The Brotherhood are the bad guys. They told us not to trust the other camp. When go up the walls, we should not make any suspicious movements or else, they might get a health flag from us. so we acted cool. We walked above the walls of Intramuros. Met a couple of Non Playing Characters along the way then we bumped on to an another zombie infested area. We must avoid the light so the zombies couldn't 'bite' us. Once again, I was left behind 'coz again I panicked. I'm such a pussy. HAHAHA! I even tried to hide behind one of the photographer so the zombies won't notice me. THE PLAN WORKED! BWAHAHAHA! Imade it through that specific course without getting bit. By that time, I was out of breathe already. The running and the long distance walking on the uneven Intramuros path was really tiring. We were longing for a water station. Soon enough there was a a checkpoint. the water station.
Afterwards me met The Brotherhood. The supposed to be bad guys of the mission. They told us that they are really the good guys here. They will be using the cure to control the zombies. They told us the we will have better chances of survival if we control them rather than cure them. I believed them. Not just because there are a lot of hot boys in their team. HAHA! But because in a writer's point of view I knew that there is something fishy with the rebels and Dra Vera Adarna. And if ever they are the bad guys, fine! I love the bad guys. They are hot bad guys. I wanna be with them! HAHAHA! Our team huddled up. balanced everything then we decided to go with the brotherhood. After a long walk, we finally went down the walls. As soon as we went down, a couple of cute guys from the brotherhood met us to give instructions. They told us the next course will be again zombie infested. But they will help us. We should just follow the red light because they said that the zombies will avoid us if we are in that red light. As our team ventured into that specific course we ran as fast as we could. THE LIGHT WAS MOVING SO FAST!!! Gosh. And also other teams came with us. Ugh. But then, the lights went off. Everyone went crazy! Someone even bumped me on my chest. I had difficulty in breathing after that so I sat down for a while to rest and catch my breathe. Maybe after 10 minutes we continued with the mission. Another long walk inside Intramuros. I loved those moments. I really appreciated the beauty of Intramuros at night. Though a little bit creepy. IT IS MAGNIFICENT! Oh. Moving on...
As we were walking we noticed a group going back. Shit. Something bad's gonna happen here! They told us that there is a horde of zombies waiting ahead. It's a long run that's why they went back first to go through with it with a lot of people so it will be hard for the zombies to catch. Fvck! I believe that was four blocks. The adrenaline was UGH! It was really like I was running for my life! Scary zombies. After that run, I only had one life. it's because one of the runners, got it from me. Desperate much? No. He wasn't a zombie. Gahd. I went to the marshalls and told them what happened but I couldn't find the person who took my flag. So. Yeah. Sad life. Hope he gets bitten by a real zombie. By then, I only had one life left.
Infront of the church, there were NPCs from the rebels waiting for us. They gave us instructions to find Dr Alfonso adarna. Gave us directions on how to get there then off we go! Infront of Fort Santiago was a drunk Dr Alfonso Adarna. He told us to find three ingredients in a specific area. He also told us the those ingredients will be used for the cure. But here's the catch. If we will ide with the brotherhood, we only need three ingredients. If with the rebels, there’s a 4th ingredient waiting for us outside the fort. He also told us not to believe Dra Vera, his wife. He told us she cheated on him with Capt Guerrero. The one who gave us instructions at the beginning of the mission. Hmmm. But he also told us that it is our choice on who will we help. We huddled as a group and decided that we will stick with the brotherhood. We came up with this theory that maybe the 4th ingredient is us. Maybe we will be experimented by theses rebels. So got into the area and find these ingredients. It is another zombie infested area so it was kinda hard. But we got to meet zombie hitler! HAHAHA! After we found those ingredients we went out of the fort and there was a long line waiting for us. It’s an opportunity for us to catch our breathe. After about 20 minutes, we continued with the missions. An NPC told us that we need to make a choice. One of the paths will lead to the brotherhood. It is just a straight walk and we just have to bring them the ingredients. The other path is in a dungeon, there are deaf zombies in there but they have an enhanced vision. So sudden movements might make them take your life. Our team couldn’t decide on what path to take so we just played heads or tails. But for me, I am with the brotherhood. I trust them. Not just that there are a lot of hot guys there but there’s really something suspicious with the rebels. So we tossed the coin but unfortunately, it was heads. It represented the rebels. So we fell in line since a lot of the runners chose the rebels path. We went inside carefully bus as soon as we got in we were having second thoughts. Something really was suspicious in there. The 4th ingredient which was the ingredient Z is like, I dunno maybe like chemical X? Maybe it’s a 4th unnecessary/”pilit” ingredient? So we went back. We decided that we will take the road less taken. Other runners were wondering why we came back. So there. We just walked ‘til we get to the hideout of the brotherhood. We gave them the ingredients. They mixed it and tested it on the zombies. We were scared at first. Coz after they dropped the medicine on the undead, they took of their chains. The zombies immediately went for us! We ran but one of the brotherhood yelled “STOP!”. The zombies really stopped. AMAZING! So they really could control the zombies with the medicine. And then after that, they told us… MISSION ACCOMPLISHED! WOOHOO!!!
Since we finished the mission and all of us in our team had at least one life left we got to receive the survivor dogtag! Yey! It’s a symbol of our survival throughout the mission. By that time we were all really tired. I just wanna lay down on my bed and sleep. HAHA! But it was fun! Another unforgettable experience. Actually, I can’t wait for the next mission. I wonder what will happen next with the story. Hmmm. After that we got our souvenir items, our bags from the baggage counter and we went home. Oh wait! I saw my crush from the Brotherhood so I asked Kathy to take a picture of us! SHET! He really is cute. And hot. Ugh! HAHAHA! I hope I get to see him again on the next Outbreak. So there it is.
I SURVIVED THE OUTBREAK IN THE WALLED CITY OF INTRAMUROS! YEAH!
