All Chapters of Reborn Before The Apocalypse: My Revenge Begins: Chapter 51 - Chapter 60

“I'm telling the truth,” she insisted. “Come on. We don't have much time.”Some of them remained seated with their backs pressed against the walls, while others exchanged uncertain looks before slowly getting to their feet.Clara stepped back and lowered her rod, making sure they could see that she wasn't threatening them.“Just trust me.”A young man shook his head. “How do we know you're not leading us into a trap?”“You don't,” Clara admitted honestly. “But staying here isn't going to keep you alive.”Her words silenced them.Clara turned toward the entrance and listened carefully. Her enhanced hearing picked up distant groans outside, followed by the loud crash of something hitting a vehicle.Her stomach tightened. “We need to leave now.”That finally pushed them into action.One by one, the survivors began following her. Clara kept glancing around as they moved through the mall, her eyes searching every face they passed. Each time she saw someone, a small spark of hope rose in he

Clara forced her smile back onto her face as she reached for the rod she had left in the car earlier.“Stay behind me,” she told Derek.Derek nodded, and Clara tightened her grip on the rod before slowly approaching the entrance. She pushed the door open just enough to look outside. Two infected were wandering across the parking lot, while another stood near the side of the building, its head turning from side to side as it searched for something to attack.Clara drew in a slow breath.“Stay close,” she whispered.She stepped outside, keeping her eyes on the infected. The moment one of them noticed them, it released a low growl and rushed toward them.Clara raised the rod just as it lunged.She swung with all her strength, striking it across the side of the head. The infected staggered but recovered almost immediately and reached for her again. Clara stepped back and struck it a second time, this time sending it crashing to the ground.Before she could catch her breath, another infe

“A cure?” Clara whispered.The words had barely left her mouth when the weight of what she had just learned finally hit her. Her fingers loosened around the snacks she was holding, and they slipped from her hands onto the floor.Nobody noticed.She quickly stepped away from the others and moved toward a quiet corner of the room. Her heart was pounding so hard that she could feel every beat against her chest.Once she was far enough from everyone, she turned toward the blue System screen.“What is the cure?” she whispered.There was no response.Clara frowned and stepped closer to the screen. “What are you talking about? What cure is Marcus protecting?”The screen remained unchanged.“System?”Nothing happened. A knot formed in Clara's stomach.“Please don't do this now.”She pressed her fingers against her forehead and let out a frustrated groan before looking at the screen again.“Please don't abandon me now that I need you,” she begged. “What is the cure? Just tell me what it is. W

That night, Clara couldn't sleep.She lay on her bed staring at the ceiling, but every time she closed her eyes, Marcus's words came rushing back to her.She turned onto her side and pulled the blanket closer to herself, but it did nothing to quiet her restless thoughts.What had she done to him?The question had been circling through her mind for hours, and the more she tried to find an answer, the more confused she became. She couldn't remember ever trying to hurt Marcus, let alone ruin his career.Then there was the cure.The System had said Marcus was protecting it.But what exactly did that mean?Was Marcus protecting the cure because he knew where it was? Did he know who had created it? Had he known about the apocalypse before it happened? Was he hiding it from her because he thought she was trying to ruin his career?Clara let out a frustrated breath and sat up.There was no point lying in bed when sleep clearly wasn't coming.She quietly got up and walked downstairs, careful n

Clara drove the bus back toward the fire station, but her attention kept drifting to the rearview mirror.To anyone else, they looked like ordinary survivors who had just been rescued.But Clara knew better.Her eyes returned to the road before she glanced at the mirror again. The System's warning was still fresh in her mind.[ONE OR MORE SURVIVORS ARE NOT WHO THEY APPEAR TO BE.]She had no idea what it meant.Was one of them lying about their identity? Was someone hiding something? Or was there something about one of them that even they didn't know?Clara's fingers tightened around the steering wheel.She had rescued twenty-three people, yet somehow, the System had managed to turn her victory into another problem.She glanced at the mirror again. She considered telling Marcus or Elena immediately. But then she remembered everything that had happened between her and Marcus.Maybe she needed to deal with Marcus first.She couldn't start another problem before settling the one alread