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Hayley waved it off. "Not at all. Honestly, men like you are rare."Clark shook his head, a faint smile on his face. "I'm nothing special. Whitney is. She wasn't like this before. She used to be gentle. When she married me, she even cut ties with her parents. I was stationed far away, and we barely saw each other a few times a year. She handled everything on her own. Even when she was pregnant, she went to her checkups alone. She never once complained."When the apocalypse hit, she was eight months along. Running for her life with that big belly… The baby didn't make it. Her parents died trying to save her. I can't even imagine what she went through back then. In the end, it was just her and Ben. She must've felt completely alone."A few drinks in, the words kept coming. He poured it all out in one go.Hayley listened, something clicking into place. She thought back to Whitney's attitude earlier, and it suddenly made sense."It's in the past now," Hayley said. "Things will get b

"Yeah."Hayley nodded."Then we're going with you," June said. She glanced at the others, excitement written all over her face."Yeah, take us with you!""We wanna fight alongside you again!"Hayley gave a small smile. "Fine, but you follow my lead. No exceptions.""Got it!"The next day came in a blink.At 8 a.m., Hayley and Griffin were already geared up, standing outside the building. The squad of elite Gifted soldiers Clark had assigned them had arrived and were waiting.However, Clark himself still hadn't shown. Without the man in charge, Hayley couldn't just take his people and leave."Pretty sure Clark took my advice last night and didn't get any sleep," Griffin said, stretching.Hayley turned and looked at him.He immediately grinned. "Alright, alright. That one's on me."Right then, a voice called out, brisk and apologetic."Sorry, I'm late!"Clark came jogging over, hurriedly fastening his jacket as he ran.For once, Whitney, who never seemed to have a kind ex

"Do you know anything about the giant zombies here? Are they only in Fairfield?" Hayley continued asking."Yes." Clark's answer came even more certain this time. "They only exist in Fairfield. I've been around this area for years. Fairfield's always been different. Zombie evolution here doesn't match anywhere else. Because of the giants and that toxic fog, we gave up on the city."Hayley went quiet after hearing that.A thought surfaced, heavy and unmistakable.Her expression turned serious.She used to think the toxic fog was just some accident from chemical plants. Now it was clear. That was not it at all.This was deliberate. Someone had been releasing that green gas on purpose, forcing the zombies here to mutate.A name rose in her mind, almost too obvious.Ascendant Creed.It had to be them.At that moment, the fog outside began to thin. The city slowly revealed itself."Raarh!"Below the ridge, the streets were packed with wandering zombies.As the haze cleared, a fe

"Raarh!"The half-headed zombie lurched toward Hayley, stumbling as it charged.Hayley kicked the door open and stepped out. She didn't even try to dodge.A saber appeared in her hand. She lifted it and brought it straight down.She didn't go for the neck or split the skull the way she usually did. Instead, she followed the line where its head had already been hacked open and added a clean, precise slice.The blade slipped through the zombie's scalp like it was nothing. Pure force carried it through bone, through the mushy, rotted brain, through the upper jaw, the tongue, the lower jaw, the torn throat.The entire side of its head peeled open like soft tofu under a kitchen knife.A crystal core dropped out.Tap.The green zombie lost all motion and collapsed. Dark red and black sludge spread across the ground. Its bulging eyes stayed fixed on Hayley, lifeless but wide open.Too bad.It didn't even get a last bite before it died.Hayley didn't relax for a second."Raarh! Ra

Once Hayley finished grabbing everything, every zombie she had drawn in along the way flooded into the underground garage.The already cramped space turned into a solid wall of bodies. There was no room left to move.Hayley expanded her air barrier, forcing out a pocket of space around her. The more zombies pressed in, the more mental energy it took to hold it.They packed in tight, layer after layer, forming an endless mass that made your scalp crawl just looking at it."Raarh! Raarh!""Raarh!""June, now! Drop the charges!" Hayley shouted into her earpiece.The order went out immediately.Hayley had expected this. Coming into a city like this meant getting swallowed by a sea of zombies. With a population of over three million before the fall, there was no such thing as clearing them all out.Fighting them head-on wasn't an option.Hayley was strong, but against millions, one mistake was all it would take. Fast in, fast out. Grab the supplies and leave. That was the only way