Chapter 79 The Basement Encounter
The elevator plummeted toward the basement level B1.
Inside, Theresa had mmed every single floor button.
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But the elevator didn’t stop–not once. It was as if it had a built–in priority system, zeroing in on <b>an </b>upward request from the very bottom.
Everyone inside was being pulled straight down at top speed.
Theresa’s mind was racing as fast as the elevator.
She stared intently at the bizarre behavior of the car, running through a dozen possibilities.
First of all–ghosts? No way.
Even in an apocalypse where zombies roamed the earth, there was no such thing as a ghost.
And even if there had been ghosts, what kind of low–tier spirit haunted people by pushing elevator buttons? If a ghost had really wanted to mess with someone, why not cause the whole elevator to crash or kill everyone in one go? Why bother with creepy little psychological games?
Frankly, as long as it wasn’t dealing her any physical damage, Theresa considered it small–time nonsense.
Ghosts were never on her radar.
She was the worst kind of bad. She feared fire, guns<b>, </b>explosives, and people–but not ghosts.
Because,pared to her, ghosts weren’t scary.
So, ruling out supernatural causes and mechanical failure, the elevator had to have been activated by a physical entity.
Which meant: Option one–human. Option two–zombie.
A human… or a zombie…
Would a zombie press an elevator button?
Unless it was an ident, probably not.
But there was one wildcard: was this the ce she’d heard about–the rumored stronghold of the zombie king?
If it was that top–tier zombie king/she’d heard about in her past life, then maybe–just maybe–it could operate an elevator.
Still, she couldn’t be sure. She’d never been to a ce like this before, and she’d certainly never crossed paths with the zombie king.
Besides, this was still the early stage of the apocalypse. Even if a super zombie existed here, it probably wasn’t that powerful yet. /
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Chapter 79 The Basement Encounter
So <b>overall</b>, the odds leaned more toward human.
She turned her head and looked at Kyle.
The moment their eyes met, their thoughts aligned.
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Whether it was a human or a zombie, it didn’t matter–whoever was on the other side of that elevator door was already as good as dead.
Ding.
The elevator dropped floor by floor.
Finally, it reached the bottom.
The doors slid open.
The only source of light shone from inside the elevator, casting a narrow beam into the pitch–ck basement.
Whoever was outside clearly wasn’t expecting that.
Because-
“Woof! Woof! Woof!”
Six dogs burst out of the elevator.
They lunged straight at the small group waiting outside.
Only two people were standing there.
Three dogs attacked each one–fast and precise–taking thempletely off guard.
No one expected dogs toe barreling out of an empty building.
But those two weren’t amateurs either. They responded instantly–one drew a gun, the other engaged in hand–to–handbat.
Still, it didn’t matter.
Two lightning–quick figures shot out of the elevator, one nking left, the other right. Their movements were a blur—calcted, elite, coordinated. These were top–tier special forces in action.
Combined with the dogs, they quickly overwhelmed the two men.
In under three seconds, both enemies were disarmed.
Click<i>! </i>
Theresa loaded her rifle and pressed the muzzle firmly against one man’s forehead.
With the outside threat neutralized, she finally had time to see who they were.
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She looked down and saw the face of a young soldier.
He froze when he saw her.
Then, after a stunned second, he cried out excitedly.
“Theresa?!”
Theresa was surprised.
It was Graham–the same kid she used to bully until he cried.
“Kyle! Your Majesty!”
The other man, Sebastian–pinned under a dog–recognized them both too.
He and Graham stared in open shock at the sudden arrival of Theresa and Kyle.
And then, from the dark hallway ahead came a voice, urgent and breathless.
“Is the elevator here yet?! We’re barely holding the front line!”
“Dave! You gotta see who’s here!” Graham shouted.
A fully geared and grim–faced man–Dave–came running over.
When he saw Theresa, his eyes widened in disbelief.
“T–Theresa!”
His stony expression melted into joy.
“What the hell are you all doing? The elevator still isn’t here?!”
Another sharp voice rang out–a woman’s this time, brisk andmanding.
A woman in uniform ran up, urgency in every step.
When she saw the unexpected crew of humans and dogs blocking the hallway, her eyes narrowed instantly.
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