Chapter 288 Opening the Shutter
Chapter 288 Opening the Shutter
Leon was the first to reach the shutter gate. He pulled on it and frowned. “It’s locked, Me. Hall he shouted.
“Quentin! Open it!” Theresa called out before Leon had even finished speaking.
Quentin let out a silent sigh upon hearing his name.
He stepped forward, pulled a wire from his pocket, and crouched in front of the lock. For him, picking locks was as easy as breathing,
A few twists. A few clicks. Then, a sharp snap. The lock popped open.
However, as Quentin lifted the shutter a liule, several more parlocks ttered down with a loud ng.
“Beautiful” he said under his breath. “Someone added a whole bunch of extra locks from the inside.”
“Keep going!” Theresa ordered.
Quentin gave her a long look.
“Hold this up.” He nodded at the others. They raised the shutter just enough for him to slide his hand underneath. He reached in, blind, feeling around for the next locks.
Clink. nk. One heavy chain after another came loose. He was almost done when the zombies finally reached them. Theresa held them off with her Aeroshield, pushing her ability to the limit. Then, without warning, a boot came <b>down </b>hard on Quentin’s hand.
“You <b>filthy </b>rats think you belong here? This isn’t a ce for trash like you. Go feed the zombies.” A man’s voice rang out from behind the gate, full of scorn.
Theresa turned her head fast. A group of people had shown up behind the gate.
At the front stood a man with a <b>smug </b>grin. He’pressed his foot harder on Quentin’s hand, like he was crushing a bug. He looked at the desperate survivors with a sneer.
Let them die. They were nothing. Watching them get torn apart would be fun, the neer thought to himself.
Bang!
A gunshot rang out. Theresa had moved fast. She aimed and fired without <b>blinking</b>. The bullet hit the <b>man </b>right between the eyes
“Quentin! Finish <b>opening </b>it!” she shouted.
Click
As the gunfire echoed through the air, Quentin undid thest chain.
Crash!
The shutter flew open. The people inside <b>didn’t </b>even have time to react.
Chapter 288 Opening the Shutter
By the time they realized what had happened, they were already staring down the barrels of several The crowd surged through the gate,
ng!
The shutter dropped back down behind them.
Everyone from Theresa’s group had made it inside.
Outside, her Aeroshield vanished. The zombies smashed into the metal door with sharp, howling screams
The shutter rattled hard. It would notst long.
Theresa shouted for everyone to block it with anything they could find.
Right then, the people who came from within the mall <b>finally </b>started to move, yelling. That door won’t hold! There’s too many of them!”
Then, stop talking and do something! Theresa snapped, her eyes sharp and clear.
The man paused. His jaw tightened. Then, he turned and shouted, “Move! All of you, move!”
He pointed at a few others. They <b>ran </b>off fast, while he and another man rushed to the side wall. Together, they pulled down a hidden lever. A loud thud followed as a huge curtain dropped from above. It was made of thick, <b>old</b><b>, </b>quilted fabric. Yellow–brown. It looked stiff and heavy.
The <b>runners </b>came <b>back</b>. Each one held arge bucket. They were filled to the top with a foul–looking sludge.
The <b>smell </b>hit the group <b>hard</b>.
Theresa stared in shock as the group swiftly poured the buckets over the curtain covering the gate. The sludge was thick and clumpy. Bits floated on top. Ayer of paste <b>stuck </b>to the bottom. A greasy liquid oozed between<b>. </b>
The stench spread fast.
People gagged
Some backed away, hands over their mouths.
Darn, they all thought.
It was poop.
Even worse, it <b>was </b>a fermented, concentrated version.
However, somehow, it worked. Outside, the zombies kept smashing into the gate. Then, the stink hit them. Their pace slowed.
The gate still shook, but not as hard. The foul nket pped back and forth, spreading Brown goo started to leak through the cracks. It dripped onto the floor.
smell further.
As the air thickened with the stench, the <b>zombies </b>started to stop.
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Chapter 288 Opening the Shutter
One by one, they froze. They swayed in ce. Their movements duled. It was like their mods to shum down. Some pressed their fares against the ss. Their dead eyes stared straight ahead. Homer they didn’t move closer.
Inside, the mall went still. Everyone stood frozen. Hearts pounding
“We’re good. They won’te in. Not for now, said the man who had pulled the lever He turned around slowly. His eyesnded on Theresa, cold and careful.
Then, he nced down at the body of Mario Stark on the floor.
One shot. Clean. Dead in an instant.
These people are tough and dangerous, he thought.