Se connecterEvelyn froze. The hand slowly pushed the door wider.A small figure stood behind it.The little girl wore the same old white hospital dress. Her dark hair fell over her shoulders, and her pale face looked almost lifeless.She stared directly at Evelyn. Elena immediately stepped in front of her.“Stay away from her.”The girl tilted her head.“Why are you hiding my sister from me?” Elena’s face became pale.“You are not Amelia.”The girl smiled.“But she remembers me.” Evelyn stared at her.Something inside her moved.The girl’s face was familiar, but the feeling was different from the memories she had experienced when Elena showed her the photograph.There was something wrong.The little girl took another step forward.“Big sister, don’t you remember me?” Evelyn’s claws slowly came out.The girl looked at them without fear.“You used to hold my hand when I was afraid of the dark.”A strange image appeared in Evelyn’s mind.A little girl crying beside a hospital bed. A smaller hand hol
Her fingers tightened around the photograph.A strong smell reached her.Blood.She turned toward Ethan. Her eyes changed.The hunger was returning.“Evelyn?” Ethan stepped backward. She stared at his neck.Elena immediately moved between them.“Look at me.” Evelyn growled.“Look at me, Evelyn!”Elena took the silver bell from the box and shook it gently.A small sound filled the room. Evelyn’s eyes moved toward it.Elena shook it again. The growling slowly stopped.She held the bell in front of Evelyn.“You used to carry this everywhere.” Evelyn stared at it.Elena placed it in her palm.The bell was small and old. A faded blue ribbon was tied around its handle.“You refused to sleep without it. Whenever you cried, I would shake it until you smiled.”Evelyn closed her fingers around it. Another memory appeared.A little girl lying in bed. A woman sitting beside her.A silver bell ringing softly.“Sleep now, my baby.” The girl smiled.“Again, Mommy.” The woman laughed.“One more time.
Dust covered the underground room. Broken pieces of concrete continued falling from the damaged ceiling.For several seconds, nobody answered.Ethan struggled to move. His back had struck the wall during the explosion, and pain spread through his body.He coughed and pushed himself up.“Elena!” Nothing.He looked toward the place where he had last seen her.A large piece of concrete had fallen across the passage. Smoke filled the room, making it difficult to see.“Evelyn!” A low growl answered him.Ethan turned immediately. Through the dust, he saw a pair of silver eyes.Evelyn stood several steps away. Her clothes were covered in dust, and dark blood ran down her shoulder. The bullet wound had already closed, leaving only a dark mark.She was staring at the fallen concrete. Ethan followed her gaze.Then he heard something. A faint cough.“Help…” His heart jumped.“Elena!” He rushed toward the rubble.Evelyn moved faster.She reached the fallen concrete and began pulling the smaller p
He turned to his men. “Secure the target.”Two soldiers approached.Elena pushed Evelyn behind her.“You will not touch her.” One soldier raised his rifle.Elena moved before he could fire. She grabbed his wrist and twisted it.The rifle fell. She struck his helmet with her elbow, sending him crashing into the wall.The second soldier immediately attacked her.He grabbed her from behind and forced her to the floor.“Elena!” Ethan shouted. He rushed forward.A soldier struck him in the stomach with the back of his rifle.He fell to his knees.“Stay down!” The scarred commander watched calmly.“Take the woman first. We need her biological records.”Elena struggled against the soldier holding her.“Get your hands off me!” The man tightened his grip.Another soldier approached Evelyn with a metal restraint.“Target is weakened.” He reached for her arm.Evelyn’s eyes suddenly opened. The soldier stopped.Something in her expression frightened him.Her pupils had become thin and narrow. Her
The countdown continued.00:00:29. The underground room shook.Evelyn remained on her knees, staring at the open door. Her claws dug into the floor as she tried to resist the strange force pressing down on her body.Ethan stood between her and Elena, he was able to escape from the remaining surviving after they experienced another Zombie attack. His breathing was heavy, and blood ran down one side of his face. The tubes that had been connected to his body lay broken behind him.“Don’t let her get close to the door!” he shouted.Elena stared at him.“You have no idea what you are doing.”Ethan laughed bitterly.“I know exactly what I am doing. You are the reason this nightmare started.”Elena’s expression changed.For a moment, something painful crossed her face.Then she turned toward Evelyn.“Get up.” Evelyn’s fingers moved against the floor.She wanted to obey, but her body refused to move.The strange command coming from Elena was stronger than her own will.“Please,” Elena whisp
Evelyn took another step. A loud crash came from outside.Elena immediately turned toward the door. Another crash followed.Then came the sound of metal being torn apart.Her face changed.“No.” She rushed toward the small monitor attached to the wall.A camera showed the street outside.Several infected creatures had entered the area.They were not ordinary zombies.Their bodies were larger, and their skin was covered with thick dark patches.One of them had four powerful arms.Another had a long neck and a mouth that opened wider than a human jaw.Elena stared at the screen.“How did they find this place?” A warning light began blinking.The metal door shook. Evelyn turned toward it.Her teeth became visible.Elena quickly moved toward her.“Listen to me. Don’t attack until I tell you.”Evelyn growled.The door shook again.A deep voice came from the other side.“Open.”Elena froze. It was not the voice of an ordinary infected creature.It sounded almost human. The voice came again.







