Semua Bab REBORN SIXTY DAYS BEFORE THE DEAD RISE: Bab 31 - Bab 40

The doors sealed behind me with a hiss of hydraulics.I stood in a vast chamber, its walls lined with screens displaying data I couldn't decipher. Machines hummed in the shadows. Tanks of glowing liquid lined the far wall. And at the center of it all stood Dr. Elias Voss, his hands clasped behind his back, his eyes fixed on me with an intensity that made my skin crawl."Welcome, Scarlett. I've been looking forward to this moment.""I can't say the same."He smiled."Honesty. Refreshing."I gripped my knife tighter."Where are the others?""Safe. For now. They're waiting outside. Watching. Waiting. I've allowed them to remain unharmed because I wanted you to feel comfortable.""Comfortable?""Relaxed. Open. Receptive.""I'll never be receptive to anything you say.""We'll see."He walked toward a large console and pressed a button.A holographic display appeared above it, showing a three-dimensional map of the world. Red dots pulsed across the surface, clustered in certain regions, spa

I nodded slowly."Okay," I said, my voice steady despite the hammering in my chest. "I'll do it. I'll help you complete the cure."Voss's smile widened."Excellent. I knew you'd see reason."I forced my lips into a smile."Where do we start?"He gestured toward the main laboratory."The extraction equipment is ready. We can begin immediately.""Of course."I walked toward the laboratory.Daniel's eyes followed me.I could feel his confusion, his fear, his anger.I didn't look at him.I couldn't.If I looked at him, I might give everything away.I stepped into the laboratory.The room was filled with equipment.Machines. Screens. Tanks of liquid.And in the center, an extraction chair.I recognized it.I remembered it.From my first life.I had seen this chair before.In the hospital.Where they had taken my body.Where they had extracted my memories.Where they had prepared me for rebirth.I forced the memory away.I looked at Voss."I'll need to prepare," I said."Of course. Take all

The forest was quiet.Too quiet.I had been walking for hours, my body still healing from the explosion, my mind still reeling from everything I had learned. The survivors were scattered behind me, resting in small groups, catching their breath.I needed to keep moving.I needed to find the Apex.I needed to end this.Then I heard it.A twig snapping.Behind me.I spun around.A figure emerged from the trees.Then another.Then another.Armed men.Mercenaries.They surrounded me before I could react."Don't move."I froze.My hand went to my knife."Don't even think about it."The mercenaries stepped closer.They were professional. Disciplined. Well-equipped.They weren't ordinary survivors.They were soldiers."We've been looking for you, Miss Vale.""Who are you?""Someone who wants to have a word with you."They grabbed me.I fought.But there were too many.They pinned my arms.They bound my wrists.They dragged me through the forest.I was captured.They led me to a clearing.A l

The forest was quiet.Too quiet.I sat in the small cabin, my back against the wall, my eyes fixed on the door. The survivors were resting, scattered across the floor, their breathing slow and steady.But I couldn't sleep.My mind was racing.Victoria was still out there.She had lost the sanctuary. She had lost the supplies. She had lost the battle.But she hadn't lost the war.She would come back.She would always come back.I needed to be ready.I stood.I walked toward the door."Scarlett."I turned.Elena was watching me."Where are you going?""I need to think.""Can I come with you?"I nodded.We walked into the forest.The trees were tall. The moon was bright. The air was cold."I'm scared," Elena said."Me too.""Victoria won't give up, will she?""No.""What do we do?"I stopped.I looked at my sister."We fight. We survive. We protect each other."Elena nodded."I love you, Scarlett.""I love you too."We walked back to the cabin.The survivors were waking up.Daniel was ma

The forest was alive with shadows.We had been walking for hours, moving through the dense trees, searching for signs of the Apex. Adrian walked beside me, his presence a constant reminder of everything I had lost and everything I was trying to rebuild.I still didn't trust him.But I needed him.We all needed him.The group was larger now. Adrian's survivors had merged with ours. We were stronger. More organized. More determined.But something felt wrong.I couldn't shake the feeling that we were being watched."Scarlett."I looked at Adrian."What?""Something's wrong.""I know.""We need to stop.""We can't stop.""Scarlett—""We need to keep moving."I walked faster.The survivors followed.Adrian stayed by my side.We reached a clearing.I stopped.The air was thick with tension.Something was waiting.I heard a sound.A twig snapping.Behind me.I spun around.A figure emerged from the trees.Then another.Then another.Armed mercenaries.Victoria's mercenaries.They surrounded