Semua Bab The Endgame Chronicles: Bab 501 - Bab 510

"I knew you weren't ordinary," Hayley said, clapping a hand on Nathaniel's shoulder with obvious approval. "I've got a good eye for talent. It's settled."Nathaniel froze for a beat.He glanced at the hand on his shoulder, then slowly smiled beneath his mask.Soon after, Ark Two's fruit offerings were completely bought out. The auction finally reached its last item.When a massive glass display case was wheeled onto the stage, Hayley assumed they were about to sell livestock or something equally boring.She was already losing interest.Then, the curtain was pulled back.Thud!A huge, bloody hand slammed against the glass."Raarh!"A zombie appeared in full view of the hall.Its body was soaked in blood, not a single patch of intact flesh left. Half its face had been torn away, rotting meat oozing dark fluid as it snarled and slammed itself against the glass. A heavy iron chain was locked around its neck, keeping it barely contained as it snapped its jaws wildly.Several wom

Hayley walked out of the auction hall. She went to where she had left her dogs, only to find that Griffin and the dogs were gone."Where are my dogs?" she asked."They've gone to use the restroom," an Ark Two attendant said politely, pointing down the corridor.Hayley headed off alone in that direction.The opera house was massive. Her boots sank into thick, plush carpet, soft enough that it felt like walking on clouds.As she went deeper, a sudden commotion broke out ahead. She quickened her pace and reached the backstage area behind the auction hall.Several staff members were struggling to restrain a girl whose entire body was bound, her face covered in blood. The girl was shockingly strong. She twisted hard, shaking off the man pressing down on her shoulder.Just as she was about to break free, another attendant rushed in and wrapped his arms around her.The girl snapped her head forward and bit down hard on his arm. Blood streamed from the torn flesh on her face, soaking h

Hayley was never a good person to begin with.Why would she help Ark Two deal with zombies? If their base descended into chaos, that suited her just fine.Someone like her, who loved watching things burn, would be thrilled if Ark Two got overrun tonight. If the whole base collapsed, she would laugh about it for days.Come on, little zombies! Run faster.Right then, a voice sounded behind her."So this is where you ran off to." Nathaniel had come out of the auction hall and found her."You done already?" Hayley asked.Nathaniel didn't look great. He nodded, his voice low. "Yeah. Ark Three won the inhibitor.""How much?""Two point five million tons of grain."Hayley snorted. "Wow. That's a whole lot of dumb."Nathaniel stared at her, completely blank.Seeing how down he looked, Hayley actually offered a rare bit of advice. "Whoever bought that thing is the real idiot. You should be glad it wasn't you."Nathaniel honestly didn't know how to respond.They were still talkin

Ruth and her people rushed everyone into Ark Two's inner zone.Once the guests were secure, waves of Ark Two combat teams poured out to clean up.Nathaniel's group stood atop the wall of the inner zone, looking down.Ark Two's layout was completely different from Ark One.Ark One was a five-level underground bunker.Ark Two was a surface fortress, rings wrapped around rings.Once the outbreak hit the middle zone, both the outer and inner zone gates slammed shut, and all base guards surged in to suppress it.In less than half an hour, the zombie incident was fully contained."Ark Two really is impressive," a man in a white mask said with thinly veiled sarcasm. "They not only developed a zombie virus inhibitor, but they also resolved an internal outbreak so quickly. If this were any other base, who knows what would've happened?"Nathaniel's face darkened instantly. Who the hell was this guy shading?Just then, a voice came from behind him."Other bases might not handle outbrea

Ruth led them deeper inside, turning into the third corridor on the right.The moment they disappeared into it, a delayed message finally crackled through the access terminal behind them."Do not enter the research wing. Stay away from the labs."The warning was too quiet. Everyone had already gone in.Only Hayley's ears twitched. She slowed slightly, dogs in hand, and glanced back toward the corner they had just passed.At the far end of the long, straight corridor behind them, a shadow flickered past."What are you looking at?" Nathaniel asked when he noticed she had fallen behind."This place is huge," Hayley said."Yeah," Nathaniel replied. "First time I've been down here, too. It's bigger than I expected."As soon as his words fell, a sound rolled through the underground space like a rising tide.Tap, tap, tap…Tap, tap, tap.Dense footsteps rushed closer, echoing sharply through the wide, silent halls.Everyone froze."Ahhh!"A researcher in a white lab coat burst