บททั้งหมดของ The Endgame Chronicles: บทที่ 431 - บทที่ 440

Who exactly was Hayley?A flicker of doubt and shock crossed Raymond's mind.Still, he didn't have time to ask. After clearing out the zombies around them, he led the group in a fast charge downhill before the nearby horde could fully converge.Raymond's team moved in a rough, no-frills way, but their coordination was solid.Matt sprinted at the front with a heavy iron rake. The others spread out on both sides, running full speed and hacking down zombies that got too close.Before long, Hayley, running near the back, spotted an old, boxy apartment building at the foot of the hill.The building was extremely run-down. Large sections of the sand-textured exterior coating had peeled away, exposing red brick underneath.The roof looked like it had been through a fire. Black and gray smoke stains stretched from the west side of the fifth floor all the way to the second window on the east side.The squat, rectangular apartment block looked eerily like a coffin.Paired with the few h

Sure enough, Griffin didn't sense a single zombie presence.Not until he stopped at the restroom door on this side.Griffin peered inside. The grin he usually wore vanished, his face turning grim."Captain Gorgeous, you might wanna come take a look."Hearing that, Hayley told Thomas to stay put at the stairwell. She brought Leonard and the young guy with her toward Griffin.The farther she walked along the dust-covered corridor, the tighter Hayley's brow knitted together.It really was exactly like the first floor.The only difference was the direction they were moving.Then, Hayley saw something that made her question reality itself.Inside the third-floor restroom sink sat a bloated human head. Water dripped steadily over it, and its hollow eye sockets stared straight at them."A ghost!" The young guy went white as a sheet and staggered backward.Leonard slammed a hand onto his shoulder, his expression righteous and firm. "There are no ghosts in this world.""No, no, no!"

Griffin tightened his grip on Hayley's wrist and answered without hesitation, "Your daughter-in-law."Hayley stared at him.Hearing that, the old woman grew even more excited. She tugged Griffin forward toward one of the rooms, talking nonstop as she walked."I've got money for you! I've saved up a lot. Later, I'll sell the apartment to Mr. Harris next door and scrape together a down payment. Then, you two can buy a nice new place in the city."Hayley and Griffin exchanged looks.After just a few steps, the old woman stopped in front of a locked door. Her hands trembled as she fumbled for a key and opened it.When the door swung open, a surprisingly clean and tidy old apartment appeared before them.Every surface gleamed. The place was spotless; a stark contrast to the dusty, chaotic hallway outside."Come in, come in! I'll get you something to eat."Hayley kicked Griffin lightly.Griffin immediately said, "Mom, have you seen anyone else?""Anyone else…"The old woman froze

"Mom, open the door!" Griffin pounded hard on it, trying to call the old woman back.But after her voice faded, there was nothing outside."Move. I'll do it," Hayley said, stepping back two paces.Griffin immediately moved aside.Bang!Hayley drove her foot straight into the lock. The old iron door caved in, the lock core exposed.Bang, bang, bang!Three brutal kicks in a row, then crack.The door flew open.Griffin gave Hayley a thumbs-up.Captain Gorgeous was an absolute beast. When violence worked, she never wasted words.Hayley shoved the door outward.The next second, both she and Griffin froze.What appeared in front of them was an identical room.A spotless old apartment. On the square wooden table sat two opened cans of canned peaches, mold blooming inside.Griffin stood behind Hayley. He turned and looked back.Behind him, it was the same scene. It was like staring into a mirror. Every object was placed in perfect symmetry."How is this possible?" he muttered.

Bang!As the old woman stepped back into the room, the door in front of Hayley and Griffin slammed shut completely.The corridor before them shifted into something entirely unfamiliar.It was no longer the first-floor hallway cluttered with random household junk.At that moment, they saw everyone collapsed near the third-floor stairwell.Leonard was unconscious at the landing, clutching the young man. Thomas lay on the steps headfirst, feet up.Raymond and the others were piled up across the stairwell, bodies stacked one over another."Leonard! Tommy!"Hayley rushed over with Griffin, shaking Leonard and Thomas hard.Before long, both of them came to."Boss…" "Ah!" At the same time, one of the men piled on top of the others jolted awake on his own, tearing free from a nightmare.He looked around wildly. "What time is it now?!""Almost midnight."The moment Matt heard that, it was like a switch flipped in his head. He scrambled up and bolted toward the third floor witho