บททั้งหมดของ REBORN SIXTY DAYS BEFORE THE DEAD RISE: บทที่ 61 - บทที่ 70

The morning sun filtered through the trees, casting dappled shadows across the forest floor. I sat on a fallen log, my eyes closed, my breathing slow and deliberate.I could feel everything.The wind moving through the leaves. The insects burrowing beneath the earth. The heartbeat of a deer a hundred meters away. The distant shuffle of infected feet miles beyond that.I opened my eyes.The world was sharper now. Brighter. More vivid. Colors I'd never noticed before. Sounds I'd never heard. Textures I'd never felt.The marker was changing me.I stood.I moved toward the stream.The water was clear, reflecting the morning sky. I knelt beside it and looked at my reflection.My eyes were different.Faint gold rings around the irises. Glowing. Almost imperceptible. But there.I touched my face.My skin was smoother. My features were sharper. I looked younger. Stronger. More alive.But I also looked different.Not quite human."Scarlett."I turned.Adrian was standing at the edge of the cle

The forest gave way to open ground.I stopped at the edge of the treeline, my breath catching in my throat. Before me stood a massive structure—concrete walls, guard towers, reinforced gates. It was surrounded by miles of cleared land, making it nearly impossible for the infected to approach unseen.It was a military base.And it was abandoned.I turned toward the survivors."We found it."Adrian stepped beside me."What is this place?""Fort Hamilton. It was a military installation before the outbreak. They abandoned it during the first wave.""How do you know about it?"I looked at him."I remember it. From my first life. It was supposed to be a safe zone. But it was overrun before anyone could reach it.""Overrun?""The infected got in. There were too many of them. The soldiers couldn't hold the line."I looked at the base."But that was in my first life. In this timeline, it's empty."Daniel stepped forward."Are you sure it's empty?""I can feel it. There are no infected inside.

The morning sun cast pale light across the walls of Fort Hamilton.I stood at the gate, watching the horizon. The marker hummed beneath my skin, alerting me to something approaching. Something powerful. Something ancient.The Apex.I felt it before I saw it.A presence. A weight. A darkness that pressed against my consciousness like a physical force."It's coming," I said.Adrian tensed beside me."How do you know?""I can feel it."Elena stepped forward."Scarlett, what do we do?""We prepare."I turned toward the survivors."Everyone to defensive positions. Lock down the gates. Arm the weapons."The survivors scattered.I stood at the wall, watching the horizon.The Apex appeared at midday.It walked alone, emerging from the treeline like a ghost. Tall. Gaunt. Its golden eyes gleaming in the sunlight.It stopped at the edge of the killing field."Scarlett."Its voice echoed across the open ground.I stood on the wall."Apex.""I've come to deliver a message.""I'm listening."The Ap

I woke with a gasp.My eyes flew open. My chest heaved. My hands flew to my body, searching for the wound that should have been there.But there was no wound.No blood.No pain.I was alive.I sat up slowly, looking around the room. It was the medical bay at Fort Hamilton. Noah was beside me, his face pale, his eyes wide."Scarlett? You're awake.""How long was I out?""Almost two days."I swung my legs over the side of the bed."The Apex?""It retreated after you fell. The infected scattered. We won the battle.""But not the war.""No."I stood.My legs were weak. My body ached. But I was alive.I walked toward the door."Where are you going?""To prepare.""Scarlett—""The Apex will be back. And next time, I need to be ready."I left the medical bay.The base was quiet.Survivors moved through the corridors, their faces tired but determined. They had won a battle. But they knew the war wasn't over.I walked toward the command center.The council was waiting."Scarlett. You're awake.

I woke to the sound of screaming.My eyes flew open. My body screamed in protest. Every muscle ached. Every bone throbbed. But I forced myself to my feet.The medical bay was chaos.Noah was running between patients. Nurses were shouting. The wounded were crying out in pain."What happened?" I grabbed Noah's arm.He turned toward me, his face pale."The Apex. It's back."I felt my blood run cold."That's impossible. I killed it.""You killed something. But it wasn't the Apex. It was a decoy. A copy. A distraction."I stared at him."A decoy?""The real Apex was waiting. It let you think you'd won so you would let your guard down. And now it's attacking with everything it has."I ran toward the wall.The scene that greeted me was worse than anything I could have imagined.The infected were everywhere.They were scaling the walls. Pouring through the breaches. Overwhelming the defenders.And they weren't just charging mindlessly.They were using tactics.Flanking maneuvers. Distractions