Chapter 981

Scarlett frowned. "And you are?" The man immediately smiled. "I'm Hank Sully, from Shield Base. Your brother, Malcolm, set us up."Scarlett fell silent as she took in the man standing in front of her. He was shorter than she was, with a thinning hairline that had already started losing the fight.She wasn't exactly shallow, but what the hell was wrong with Malcolm's taste? Where had he even found this man? He was so short, he barely looked taller standing than she did sitting down.Of course, Malcolm had insisted he had chosen carefully. According to him, Hank had a great personality."Nice meeting you," Scarlett said politely. "But I'm going to head back to my own base's tables. Have a good one."She turned to leave.First, she hated being set up. Second, she absolutely hated this setup."Wait." Hank hurried after her and blocked her path with a smile. "Malcolm already told me you'd be sitting with us today. We should at least eat together and get to know each other.""I d

Chapter 982

Thomas had originally come from Shield Base.Out of every base inside the Haylight League, it was Hayley's least favorite. Their former base director, Wallace, along with several others whom she couldn't stand, had been removed early on. She hadn't wanted any of them.Even after that cleanup, Shield Base still ranked dead last in her personal opinion. Most of the dirtiest and hardest jobs usually got assigned to them.Hank happened to be one of Shield Base's deputy directors, and he definitely recognized Thomas.Especially now that Thomas worked directly under Hayley. That made him someone Hank couldn't afford to cross.The moment Hank met Thomas's eyes, his nerve collapsed. "I misspoke earlier. That came out wrong.""Apologize," Thomas said flatly.Hank immediately turned toward Scarlett. "Sorry, Ms. Carline. I was out of line. Please forgive me."Thomas glared at him. "Watch yourself from now on. If I see or hear about this again, you're done.""Understood. I totally under

Chapter 983

As the orchestra began playing, the entire plaza fell silent.A young woman in a white suit stepped into the center, taking the officiant's place. Her hair was tied back in a simple high ponytail.The moment she appeared, the crowd erupted."Ms. Reid!""Ms. Reid!"Hayley raised one hand slightly.That alone was enough. The roaring crowd immediately quieted down again, though thousands of excited eyes still remained locked on her.Hayley looked out across the sea of people and smiled."Today is a huge day for our league. From the day this league was founded until now, we've weathered more storms than I can count. In that way, we're no different from the couples standing here today. No matter how hard the road has been, what waits ahead of us will be better."A few people were already crying."Long live Ms. Reid!""Long live the league!""Long live Ms. Reid!"The cheers rolled together like thunder, echoing across the entire city.Hayley smiled and waved for them to settle

Chapter 984

"So where's my future wife?" Charlie sighed dramatically.Derek watched the lively wedding celebration onstage. Something distant flickered briefly through his eyes."If you guys could see this, you'd probably be jealous, too."Just then, the brides started tossing their bouquets.More than 300 bouquets flew out into the crowd all at once, and everyone below scrambled for them.Charlie somehow grabbed one first. "Donnie, I got one!"Donnie stared at him. "What are you grabbing that for? You don't even have a girlfriend!"Charlie paused. "So what? I can still give it to Jasmine! Jasmine, here!"Jasmine laughed as she accepted the flowers. Then, she glanced around. "Wait. Where's Josh?""Haven't seen him.""There!" Donnie suddenly pointed across the crowd. "He grabbed one, too!"Sure enough, Josh had caught a bouquet and was already sprinting through the crowd with it."Where's he going?""Probably looking for his wife!"Nearby, Nash managed to catch a bouquet too and immed

Chapter 985

Griffin had come back.And he had brought Hayley news.He had found a few more survivors out there.Even after the second zombie outbreak, a handful of unbelievably lucky people had somehow managed to stay alive.Not many. The number was so small that it felt almost impossible.After Griffin found them, the same reckless man who usually didn't care whether anyone lived or died had somehow dragged them through one breakout after another.He told them to hold on until they reached the Eastern Region. People were still alive there. It was the last real safe place left.At first, none of them believed him.How could there still be a safe zone anywhere?The first zombie outbreak had brought the entire world down. After surviving the worst years by sheer force, people had slowly built bases in different places, but those were only small, fragile pockets of humanity.Then the second zombie outbreak came, and every base collapsed.It was over. Everything was over.The cities were

Chapter 986

A zombie opened its rotting mouth wide. From between blackened teeth, flies burst out in a cloud of buzzing dark specks."Raaaargh!"Bang!A bullet punched clean through its forehead.The sound woke every dull, sluggish zombie nearby. One by one, they turned toward the source.A vehicle.A moving vehicle.And inside…was living, fresh food!The zombies began stumbling forward, bodies twitching violently, arms jerking as they broke into uneven sprints toward the armored vehicle tearing across the highway.In the next second, they saw more vehicles.An entire convoy thundered over the horizon like an advancing army.Whump, whump, whump!A helicopter swept overhead, and white powder poured down from above. The moment it settled, the battlefield erupted.Gunfire exploded across the wasteland.Bang, bang, bang!Boom!Boom!As the war machines of the Haylight League rolled out from every base and humanity's counteroffensive officially began, the league's massive signal towers