The Priced Shortcut.

https://3speak.tv/watch?v=bong1011/1394ee19 I followed Lev through a flooded landscape toward the fog-covered skyscrapers to find a shortcut to the hospital. After scavenging for supplies and navigating dangerous rooftop jumps, we broke into a building filled with infected, where I was overwhelmed by a clicker after my melee weapon broke. After a tense conversation with Owen inside the aquarium, Abby came out and I started following Lev. The kid was the one who would show me the secret shortcut to the hospital, leading the way through the overgrown streets. After some movements through the rubble, we reached this flooded place from where we could see some tall buildings ahead. They were almost completely covered with thick clouds and fog. I knew we had to get to one of those buildings to reach the skybridges, which felt like a daunting task. I started navigating through this flooded terrain, while I kept looking for supplies in the abandoned cars and shops. Every bit of cloth or tape felt essential for what was coming next. When I was looking for supplies around, Lev just waited there for me without saying anything. He seemed to understand my need to be prepared, showing a level of patience. I had to break this thick glass to get out of that building to continue our journey, so I went for it without thinking twice. It was a risky jump that I tried there across the gap between the buildings, but fortunately nothing bad happened during the leap. Lev followed behind with the ease of someone who had spent his whole life navigating these heights. When I reached this specific point with a great view of the skyline, I stopped there to try some effects and filters of the photo mode. It looked like I could try out many cool things if I spent more time adjusting the lighting and the depth of field. Well, then we reached this building, I could see there were multiple infected pacing around on the other side of the glass. There was no other way forward but through them. The only way into the building was breaking the glass. So I did that by taking down a runner close by with a well-placed arrow through the head. The noise of the breaking window and the falling body lured all the infected inside towards our position, and I braced myself for the incoming wave. After shooting down another runner that charged through the opening, there came a clicker whom I started taking down using my big hammer. The weight of the weapon was effective, but I noticed a shambler was getting dangerously close to us. I had to finish the clicker quickly. Right after taking down the clicker, I had to face the shambler who had already released its dangerous acidic gas. I swung my weapon with everything I had and somehow took it down, but I damaged my hammer badly doing it. And then there came another clicker whom I didn't have a reliable melee weapon to take care of anymore. I tried to pull out my gun, but before I could shoot it down, the creature got me. It took me down right there. We'll check what happens next in another post. Image Source: In game screenshots. End of the post. Peace.