All Chapters of Reborn Among The Dead, The Zombies Apocalypse : Chapter 81 - Chapter 82

The silence that followed the massacre was heavier than the gunfire. The automated .30 caliber turrets retracted into their hidden housings with a synchronized, mechanical hum. The courtyard of Blackwood Hill was completely, utterly still, save for the hiss of the freezing rain hitting hot brass casings and the wet, gurgling sounds of the dying.Inside the command center, Maya stood before the master console, her hands resting lightly on the polished surface. The main monitor displayed the optical feed of the outer courtyard. It was a slaughterhouse. Over twenty bodies littered the gravel. The claymore mines had turned the front line into a mist of red and grey, while the crossfire from the hidden turrets had shredded the rest. The freezing rain washed the blood into the drainage grates, turning the pristine concrete into a slick, rust-colored river. In the center of the carnage lay Cross, his chest and throat ruined by Maya’s manual override. And ten feet away, curled in the gra