Semua Bab The Endgame Chronicles: Bab 841 - Bab 850

"Who are you?"Hayley stared at the two unfamiliar women."I saved them," Ben said, turning around from the front passenger seat, practically glowing with pride. "There were a ton of zombies chasing them. They were exhausted and collapsed right on the tracks, about to get swarmed. I rushed in and pulled them out of the middle of the horde."The more she listened, the hotter her anger burned.So that was why her order hadn't been carried out immediately. This idiot had thrown everything off.Good thing June and the others weren't completely useless. They still managed to set off explosions and draw the zombies away.Otherwise, Hayley would have been in real danger back in that underground garage."See that? I'm not some weak guy who only hides behind my sister and brother-in-law!"Ben was still puffed up, still bragging.Then someone grabbed him by the collar and yanked him halfway out of his seat.A storm of punches came down on him. Hayley's fists slammed into him again and

Bang!A green zombie slammed into the car door.Its body flattened on impact like an overripe tomato, fluids and shredded flesh bursting outward. Its once-defined features were crushed into a smear, nose caved in, lips mashed into its teeth, the bulging eyes shoved back into their sockets.But those cloudy eyes were already ruptured, leaking like burst yolks.Even so, the zombie kept gnashing its ruined mouth, chewing nonstop. Its lips were a mangled mess, stuck to its gums and teeth, and with every bite, loose chunks of broken teeth fell out, dragging bits of torn flesh and gum with them."Raarh, raarh, raarh!"The zombie clung to the front of their vehicle, twisted and feral.Screech!Spencer executed a sharp drift, flinging the zombie off. The car spun hard at high speed, sending everyone inside reeling.By the time it stopped again, everyone felt like they were about to throw up.Ben, somehow, clamped his mouth shut and held it in."What now?" Hayley gripped the seat and

A blast of heat surged forward.Ben felt it hit his face like a furnace. Even in the middle of November, the temperature seemed to jump several degrees in an instant.He stared at the wall of fire stretching across the sky, too stunned to say a word.Clark was the strongest fighter in their base. The fire wall he could throw up was unmatched. Everyone looked up to him because of it.But compared to this… it was nothing.Ben's eyes locked onto the tall, lean figure standing at the center of the flames.So this…was her real strength.He couldn't help but think back to yesterday, when Hayley had chewed him out. He thought she looked down on him.Now, he realized the truth.He didn't have anything worth her looking up to."Like I said, Hayley's on another level. See it now?" June sounded almost smug.Ben's face burned. Everything he had said earlier came rushing back, each word hitting him like a harsh wake-up call."Hayley! The path's ready!" Zach shouted."Get in the vehicle

Whitney froze for a second, then her face shifted between shock, relief, and lingering fear."Ben, how could you do something like that? That was way too dangerous.""Hey, he did something big today. Say something nice," Clark cut in."I didn't," Ben said quietly. "Just stop."The tone in his voice made Whitney's heart drop."Ben, what's wrong? Did you get hurt? Tell me if something's off. You really surprised me today. I'm proud of you.""Enough," Ben said, even lower this time.A clear, steady female voice cut through the moment. "I underestimated you. You're not completely useless."Hayley stood there with her arms crossed, looking at them.Ben went still the second he heard her.Hayley only gave him a brief glance before turning to Clark. "Mr. Kinsman, we're heading out.""You're leaving already? Stay. Have a meal before you go.""Not this time. We've got somewhere to be."She turned and walked toward her helicopter. Griffin was already onboard."If anything comes up,

"The Sovereign Legion's evolution serum?"Hayley saw the vial Kurt had picked up. She snatched it out of his hand, her voice tight. "We'll talk about that later. Help my aunt first."Kurt didn't argue. He dug through the pile of supplies and pulled out a few bottles.Then, he paused.He spotted a dog bed and a set of toys mixed in with everything else. A small smile crept onto his weathered face. He set them aside carefully before picking up two sealed vials."These are the ones.""Look carefully. Don't try anything," Hayley warned, her eyes locked on him. "If anything happens to my aunt, I'll cook your dog."Kurt scoffed, completely unfazed. "You think I'd fall for that? You've got a ton of dogs. If anyone's getting cooked, it's me, not my dog."Hayley stared at him. "Then I'll cook you.""Drop the act," Kurt said, already working. "You're worried I'll tamper with it. If I wanted to hurt her, I wouldn't have said a word in the first place. Would've been a lot easier."He d