Zombie Survival System

Mindaugas, as well as Iwaka's three other teammates, hesitantly approached Alexandre's limp, bleeding body.

"Phew," said Mindaugas, "that was close!"

Iwaka sneered arrogantly and said, "You should've just kept your mouth shut, huh, Mindaugas? I bet you feel like a fool now. I told you this bastard was never a real challenge to me. He only hurt me last night because he attacked me by surprise. On an even playing field, I'm obviously superior!"

Mindaugas shot him a skeptical look, remembering how much damage Alexandre had dealt to a professor who was, logically speaking, surely more powerful than Iwaka. 'What a proud person you are,' Mindaugas thought. 'Well, someone will put you in your place someday, my friend!'

Of course, he didn't say this aloud. All Mindaugas said was, "Well, go on and take his watch. We only have a few seconds before the other Cats show up to steal the bounty!"

Iwaka gave a cunning smile. "You know, the more I think about it, the less sense it makes to split the bounty five ways. All of you were just dumb muscle, really. You got the net in place, but he tore right out of it! Without me doing all the work, we wouldn't have the watch at all, now would we? You even wanted to run away like a yelping little puppy!"

Mindaugas glared at him and snapped, "Don't you pull this on me right now, asshole! A deal's a deal!"

Iwaka replied calmly, "Yes, of course you're saying that while you're the one who stands to benefit. But what exactly are you going to do if I refuse to respect that deal? Come on, try attacking me and see what happens!" He crossed his arms and sent a provocative look to his teammates.

Then a look of confusion spread across his face as an icy pain blossomed in his stomach.