Semua Bab The Apocalypse Hoarder: Bab 411 - Bab 420

Cyrus decided to bring Barbara back. Network security stood out as the bunker's greatest vulnerability. A house that relied almost entirely on smart systems would collapse if someone breached it through the net. The risk was impossible to ignore.The decision did not come on impulse. Cyrus had weighed it with care. A plan came first, along with solid intelligence.After a long night of thought, Cyrus called Scarlett and Zoey in the next morning to discuss a rescue."Tell me exactly what's happening over there," he said in a measured, deliberate tone.Zoey glanced at Scarlett. "You explain."Scarlett was Barbara's cousin. She was closer to the situation, and she knew more.Scarlett sat upright and spoke with quiet seriousness. "Babs is trapped at Greenvich Academy, the top private school in Volaris City. It's a closed campus. Outsiders know almost nothing about it."It runs from kindergarten through university and educates only the children of elites, along with a tiny number of

The call cut off mid-noise. Only the dull beeping echoed through the control room.Cyrus leaned back in his chair and thought, 'I thought this would be an easy pickup. Turns out it will be far more trouble than I expected.'He disliked trouble.Scarlett suddenly gripped his arm. "Cyrus…"Her eyes pleaded. Tears shimmered. Her cousin was in danger, and he was the only person she could turn to.Cyrus looked at Scarlett, then at Zoey, and offered a faint smile. "Relax. I said I would get her, and I will."The job might be troublesome, but at his current level it was not a real obstacle. He had helpers now.Kenneth could tank the front. Thorgan could control the field. Cyrus would stay back and wait for the kill window. If things went wrong, he could withdraw at once. The formation was clean.In the early days of Frostfall, three awakened mutants working together could bulldoze most locations.He also needed a top-tier computer expert.After he gave his promise, Scarlett and Zoey

Cyrus reached the road by the river.Thorgan stood there wrapped head to toe, his hands jammed into his pockets as he stamped his feet to keep warm.The moment he spotted Cyrus, he waved with exaggerated enthusiasm. "Cyrus! Over here!"Cyrus walked up to him. "Didn't I say 9:00 a.m.? Look at the time."Thorgan scratched his head and grinned. "I was afraid I'd be late and mess up your plans."Cyrus sighed. There was no fixing this one.He pulled the snow crawler out of his pocket dimension, opened the door, and jerked his chin toward the seat. "Get in. It's freezing."Thorgan climbed into the passenger seat with clear relief.Cyrus started the engine and turned on the heater.In weather like this, running the heat burned fuel quickly. Now that Thorgan existed, fuel no longer posed a real concern.Warm air filled the cabin. Thorgan relaxed at once, his shoulders dropping. 'Cyrus is so good to me, he thought. He even turned on the heat so I wouldn't freeze. I'm touched.'"Cyrus

Several days earlier…At the former Greenvich Academy campus, heavy snow had swallowed the grounds. Only a few clock towers and the tips of tall buildings broke through the surface. A private school that spanned more than two thousand acres had vanished beneath the white expanse.It was hard to believe that anyone remained alive under all that snow.They survived because Greenvich Academy had been built like a fortress. Money flowed into the project without restraint. The students were the children of politicians and tycoons, and the campus reflected that privilege. In scale and quality, it surpassed any public school by a wide margin.Inside one of the gymnasiums, a group of students remained in hiding. Snow buried the structure, and the air inside had grown thin. Days of terror had exhausted everyone. Small clusters gathered together, faces drawn tight with anxiety and fatigue.A lecturer who had been caring for them left for the storage rooms to search for food, allowing the gr

Madeline smiled and delivered the words with casual cruelty.Barbara froze. Her eyes went blank and unfocused. Tears slid down her cheeks and soaked into her clothes without a sound.No one stepped forward to stop it.Some people laughed. Someone even clapped, as if Madeline had done something admirable."Madeline, that's enough!" a young woman shouted. "We're classmates. How can you say something so cruel?"A short-haired young woman with sharp features rushed forward and positioned herself in front of Barbara.She was Keira Lunley, Barbara's closest friend. Without Keira pushing her wheelchair each day, Barbara would not have survived this long.Madeline clutched her stomach and burst into wild laughter."Hahaha! Keira, who do you think you are, talking to me like that?" Her eyes flashed with disdain as she pointed. "Someone who only got in through special consideration dares lecture me? Did you forget your place?"At a school like this, hierarchy cut deeper than anywhere el