Chapter 364 White Shadows
“Lucas! Overhead! Lightning!”
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The second Theresa shouted, Lucas responded instinctively. His hand shot up, and a streak of lightning tore into the ceiling.
“Ahhh!” A sudden, panicked scream rang out.
The lights flickered violently. Theresa didn’t hesitate. She drew her de, vaulted upward, and sliced through the fixture.
Thud!
The ceiling gave way.
A pipe burst, spraying water in
every direction. Then, something small dropped down like a pale ghost.
The thing hit the ground and bolted, moving much faster than a normal person.
Theresa was still quicker. She lunged forward, her kick hitting it so forcefully that it dented the wall.
Steel shed.
Her de pressed against its throat in an instant.
The creature went rigid, shaking like a leaf. Then, to everyone’s surprise, it slowly raised its hands, almost like it was pleading for its life.
That was the first time they really got a clear look at it.
The creature stood about half the height of an average person. Its skin, hair, and eyes were entirely white. It was wearing only white pants with a printed number on them.
Harry muttered, “What is that? A mutant zombie?”
“Doesn’t look like any zombie I’ve seen,” Amy added, clutching her sleeve.
“Not human either,” Quentin growled. “Let’s just end it.”
Lional cut in quickly<i>, </i>waving both hands. “Wait, don’t! That’s one of Dr. Klein’s experiments!”
Theresa’s gaze sharpened on him.
“See the number?” Lional pointed to the marking on the creature’s pants. “That’s how Dr. Klein identifies his test subjects. This thing belongs to him.”
Everyone turned back to the trembling little thing.
It couldn’t say a word–its tongue seemed gone.
Those eyes, though… they were unmistakably human. Wide with fear, locked on Theresa’s de, and so terrified they didn’t even dare to blink.
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Theresa tilted her head slightly, thoughtful. “If it’s Dr. Klein’s, maybe we can trade it back to him for something useful.”
Lucas stared at her like she’d just suggested selling haunted furniture.
In the end, they tied it up. Amy, finally, looked like she could breathe again. So did Harry’s crew.
Amy stuck so close to Harry afterward that he could feel her sleeve brush against his every step.
Meanwhile, Kevin was busy trying to patch up the mess he’d made. He edged toward Linda. “Lin, you saw me. The second you screamed, I ran straight to you. I swear, I still love you.”
Linda didn’t even look at him. She yanked her hand away. “Save it. We’re done.”
Kevin’s voice cracked. “Lin, please! I panicked, that’s all. I didn’t mean it! We’ve been through too much to throw it all away over one mistake.”
Linda stared at him like he was a stranger.
Kevin and Linda had a long history together. Back when the world was still whole, he proposed to her on the road, and she said yes.
They’d made it to Ark Camp One and survived side by side for two brutal years, scraping by on the worst jobs imaginable. Through it all, she’d believed in him.
She used to think she struck gold–until today, when Kevin showed he’d drop her in a heartbeat just to save his own skin.
She spoke coldly, “Kevin, if panic made you ditch me, then that’s who you really are. Don’t bother exining. We’re done.”
Kevin stood there, hollow. Words jammed in his throat and wouldn’te out.
He wanted to tell her it wasn’t like that. He wanted to tell her love and instinct weren’t the same thing.
Instead, he just watched her walk away.
Shortly after the incident, Horace’s order came in: move to the third floor.
Theresa acted swiftly, rallying everyone to their feet, securing their packs, and leading the rush down the
stairs.
The hallway ahead was nearly silent.
Zombies were on every floor, yes/but nothingpared to the threats outside.
Horace’s team likely sealed the gates immediately when the outbreak began, blocking any escape for those on the upper floors.
When Theresa pushed open the stairwell door, Harry’s stomach clenched.
A dozen dull, gray eyes looked up from the bright white stairwell.
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The instant those dead eyes connected with living eyes, everything shifted.
“Raaahhh!”
The roar hit like a wave.
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Zombies–decked out in tornb coats, grimy shirts, and rags of their past lives–swarmed up the stairs like rabid beasts.
They eagerly scrambled on all fours, hopping three steps at a time; some <i>so </i>wildly that their shoes came flying off and ttered down the stairs.
Pure hunger drove them, wild and unthinking.
To them, fresh meat had just served itself on a silver tter.
“Raaahhh!”
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