Semua Bab REBORN SIXTY DAYS BEFORE THE DEAD RISE: Bab 51 - Bab 60

The ruins of the mountain facility still smoldered behind us.I stood at the edge of the forest, watching the flames lick at the night sky. The survivors were scattered around me, resting, healing, trying to process what we had just witnessed.Voss was gone.The merge was stopped.The world was saved.But something was wrong.I could feel it.A presence.Watching.Waiting.I turned.The Apex was standing at the edge of the forest.It was alone.Unarmed.Waiting."Scarlett.""Voss is dead.""I know.""The merge is stopped.""I know.""You lost.""I lost nothing."I stared at it."What do you want?""To tell you the truth."I felt a chill run down my spine."What truth?"The Apex stepped forward."I wasn't created by Voss. I was created by your mother."I stared at it."That's impossible.""It's not. Your mother was the one who developed the merge technology. She was the one who created the first hybrid.""Then why did she destroy her research?""Because she realized what she had done."

The cabin was warm.The fire crackled in the hearth, casting dancing shadows across the walls. The survivors were scattered around the room, resting, healing, trying to forget the horrors we had witnessed.I sat in the corner, my knees pulled to my chest, staring at the flames.Elena sat beside me.She had been quiet since we returned from the facility. Quieter than usual. Her eyes were distant, her mind elsewhere.I should have noticed.I should have asked.But I was too focused on the next fight. The next facility. The next horror.I didn't see what was coming."Scarlett."I looked at her."What?""There's something I need to tell you.""What?""Something I've been hiding. Something I should have told you a long time ago."I felt a chill run down my spine."What is it?"Elena looked at me."I remember the first timeline."I stared at her."What?""I remember everything. The outbreak. The evacuation. The shelter. Adrian leaving you. Your death. All of it."I shook my head."That's im

The warehouse was cold and dark.I stood at the entrance, my eyes scanning the shadows. The survivors were spread out behind me, forming a perimeter. Adrian was beside me, his face hard, his jaw tight.Elena had tracked Jason here.To this abandoned warehouse on the outskirts of the city.To the place where he had been hiding since the sanctuary fell.I stepped inside.The air was thick with dust and decay. Broken crates lined the walls. Rusted machinery sat in corners. The floor was covered in debris.But there was evidence of recent occupation.A mattress in the corner. Empty food containers. A small fire pit.Jason was here.I heard movement.A figure emerged from the shadows.Jason.He looked terrible.His clothes were torn. His face was gaunt. His eyes were wild.He had been running for weeks.And it showed."Scarlett.""Jason.""I knew you'd find me.""I told you I would."He laughed.It was a hollow sound."You think you can stop me?""I think I can try."He stepped forward."Y

The morning sun cast pale light across the forest.I sat against a tree, my body aching, my mind still reeling from the night before. The survivors were scattered around me, resting, healing, trying to forget the horrors we had witnessed.But I couldn't forget.I couldn't stop thinking about the facility.About Voss.About the infected.About the lockdown.We had escaped.But we hadn't won.Maya approached me.Her face was pale.Her eyes were tired.But there was something else in them.Determination."Scarlett, I found something.""What?""A way to override the lockdown. A way to open the facility from the outside."I sat up."How?""There's a manual override system. It's located in the main control room. If someone can reach it and activate it, the doors will open.""That's it?""There's a catch.""What catch?""The manual override has to be activated from inside the facility."I stared at her."Someone has to go back inside.""Yes."I stood."Then I'll do it.""Scarlett—""I'm the

The forest was dark.I ran through the trees, my lungs burning, my legs screaming. Adrian was beside me. Elena was behind me. The survivors were scattered around us, fleeing through the darkness.Behind us, the sounds of battle.Gunfire.Screaming.The infected.And Marcus.I had seen him.I had watched him disappear into the horde.I had screamed his name.He hadn't turned back.He had kept running.Leading them away.Giving us time."Scarlett, we need to keep moving!" Adrian shouted."I'm not leaving him!""You don't have a choice!""There's always a choice!""Scarlett!"I stopped.I turned around.I looked back through the trees.I could see the horde.Thousands of infected.Pouring through the forest.And at the center, a single figure.Marcus.He was fighting.He was surrounded.But he was still fighting."Marcus!"He turned.He looked at me.For a moment, our eyes met.Then he smiled."Scarlett! Run!""No!""Run!""Marcus—""Please, Scarlett! Run!"I stood there.Watching.He wa