Semua Bab The Endgame Chronicles: Bab 511 - Bab 520

"Raarh!"The closest zombie lunged straight at the cluster of white masks.Boom!A fire orb blasted out and exploded midair.Ark Three's guards moved instantly, forming a tight shield around their leaders."Ruth! What the hell is going on?" the white mask man shouted."I don't know," Ruth said, staring at the zombies closing in from every direction. "I didn't know the virus had broken out down here, too!""We're all in your base," the white mask snapped. "You are responsible for our safety. Get us somewhere secure. Now!"Ruth clenched her jaw and forced herself to stay calm. "We'll go to the manager's office. There's a hidden passage there.""Then move!""But it's deep inside.""I don't care how far it is. We're leaving alive. Go!"Ruth stopped hesitating. She ordered her people to charge straight into the zombie-filled corridor.Everyone followed close behind.Hayley, eternally content to stay in the middle, walked calmly with 16 dogs in hand. No zombie even got close to

"Stop rushing me!" Ruth screamed, panic cracking her voice.Just then…"Raarh!"A zombie lunged straight at the cluster of elites.The man in the white mask reacted instantly, shoving the last guard in his group forward."Ah!"The scream barely left his throat before he was swallowed by the swarm. That single body bought them a few seconds.But it also meant that every last guard was gone.Ark Three had five people left, three men and two women.Ark Two had only Ruth.Ark One had Nathaniel.And then there were Hayley, Griffin, and 16 perfectly healthy dogs. They strolled up without a scratch.Ruth had already entered the wrong code twice.Ding! [Password incorrect.]"You did this on purpose!" the white mask man roared, completely losing control. "You're trying to get us killed!"He grabbed Ruth by the throat from behind."I'm the director of Ark Three! You knew I was here! You planned this!"There was an unspoken rule between the Ark bases.When visiting another bas

Constant was even worse, so he barely deserved mentioning.Nathaniel wasn't much better. That jerk was cold, ruthless, and soaked through with elite arrogance.Out of all of them, only Ruth stood apart.She was just a worker with no real choices. As Ark Two's middle zone manager, her job was to serve those people, keep them safe, and solve every problem they threw at her.Even at the auction, when she ordered that the young server be pushed toward the zombie, it wasn't because she wanted to.It was work.If she didn't do it, she would be the one thrown in. She was nothing like those people standing at the top.In this world, only a tiny handful got to choose how they lived. Everyone else just struggled to survive.Hayley pulled a blanket from the scattered supplies and gently covered Ruth's body.Then she grabbed Griffin, who had been lingering behind, watching everything unfold. Together, they collected all the supplies Ruth had dropped.No one said a word. No one had the en

"We can only ever rely on ourselves."After saying that, Leena hugged the wallet to her chest and turned back inside.As the door closed, Hayley heard a shout from within, the voice tight and shaking with tears."Fall in! Move!"Hayley stood there, her chest twisting hard.In the end, people really do only have themselves.Their support was gone now. The only way forward was to grow faster, stronger, and tougher, just to survive the apocalypse.No matter how hard it got, they had to keep going."Captain Gorgeous, what's wrong?""Woof, woof, woof!""Woof, woof!""Woof!"Griffin walked over with the dogs.Summer circled Hayley and nudged her leg.Hayley dropped her hand, abandoning the thought of knocking again, and rubbed Summer's head. "Let's go home."She remembered those girls from Ark Two.Before leaving, she found the outer zone manager and casually used Nathaniel's name, saying Leena's group had caught their attention.The manager nodded immediately, sharp and eag

A massive mountain range stretched on without end.Deep in the mountains, halfway up a fractured slope, a huge structure clung to the rock face.In front of the building, tall security fencing boxed off a narrow platform. Beyond it was a sheer drop that disappeared into nothing.Above them loomed snow-covered peaks that never thawed.A small line of people pushed garbage carts out through the base gates, their figures as tiny as ants against the mountains.The moment they stepped outside, the freezing air hit them head-on, forcing several people to stumble back. Heavy snow whipped down with the wind, slamming into their bodies.They shook violently. Their thin clothes were useless against the cold.A cold mechanical voice sounded in their ears."Return to base within one minute."Hearing the warning, the group forced itself forward again.Crack!The smallest person among them slipped and fell. The garbage cart nearly tipped over.At the last second, a large hand grabbed him