Chapter 371 I’m Staying


    “You should call me ‘Dad–I kinda like hearing it”


    Morgan fell silent.


    Theresa packed up and led her team toward the surface.


    Morgan walked them all the way to the bunker’s entrance but didn’t go any further.


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    He didn’t seem to like the sunlight. “It’s been great meeting you all. Let’s keep themunication lines open between Ark Camp One and your KI Camp.”


    “Sure thing. I’ll give you a discount when your camp falls apart again next time, Theresa said, waving him


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    Morgan fell silent again. <i>She </i><i>really </i><i>knows </i><i>how </i><i>to </i><i>kill </i><i>the </i><i>mood</i><i>. </i>


    But oddly enough, he liked the way she talked.


    He smiled and waved at her. “Take care, friends.”


    This time, Theresa’s team took the internal elevator to the top of the bunker.


    The evening sun poured down.


    The blood–red orb dipped low on the far end of the prairie. The green fields were dyed a deep, violent red.


    None of them had expected to spend the whole day fighting.


    Time inside the bunker had no meaning.


    They braced themselves for the flight back. Just then, four figures burst out from the bunker’s main gate and rushed up the stairs after them.


    “Wait up!”


    “Hold on!”


    Theresa recognized the voices and turned. It was Harry, Amy, William, and Linda–the four who had stuck with them, surviving all the chaos.


    “What’s going on?” Theresa stopped.


    “Can wee with you?” William asked.


    “We want to leave with you, Linda added, her eyes full of resolve.


    After everything they’d just been through, they’d finally seen Ark Camp One’s true face.


    Sure, they knew stepping/outside meant being surrounded by zombies. It was like heading straight into


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    Ark Camp One <b>had </b>hammered it into their heads the world beyond was a zombie yground–nothing but score bed canh, no survivors.


    The few tiny camps out there were supposedly clinging to life by a thread, barely surviving. So, they’d been told there was no choice but to stay.


    But now, they realized–even if the outside world was hell, it was still better <b>than </b>Ark Camp One. That ce was the real hell. A pit that stripped people of every ounce of humanity.


    Theresa looked them over–just four ordinary folks–and raised her hand. “Climb aboard.”


    William, Linda, and the others lit up and scrambled up the steps.


    Amy eagerly pulled Harry along.


    But Harry stopped.


    He turned to her and said, “You go ahead. I’m staying.”


    Amy froze. “You’re noting?”


    “I’m staying.” Harry repeated. “There’s something I still need to do.”


    William, halfway up to the chopper, paused too. “Why?”


    Tve got unfinished business. You guys go.” Harry waved.


    There was a spark in his eyes–like the first light of a rising sun.


    Theresa, standing near the helicopter, caught that look and smiled slightly.


    She remembered the first time she saw him–his sister had just turned into a zombie, and he had carried her to the entrance. When she fully turned, he was the one who ended it.


    Later in the bunker, he saved lives again and again, eventually rising through the ranks until Morgan appointed him as a second–level administrator.


    He’d been growing the whole way. That fire in his eyes–it had only gotten brighter.


    Clearly, there were things he still wanted to do.


    Ladies, I hope your journey goes smoothly. Wishing you all the best


    “Same to you”


    She gave him a wave and turned back to the helicopter


    Just as everyone boarded and they were about to take off, Amy jumped down


    “I’m staying with you!” She threw herself into Harry’s arms.


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    Harry was stunned. “You’ll be safer with them.”


    “No. Whatever happens, I’m staying with you,” she insisted, gripping his hand tightly.


    He looked at her for a moment, then nodded. “Alright. I’ll do my best to protect you.”


    At the very least, no one would trample or abuse her the way they did his sister.


    The two of them stood on the rooftop of Ark Camp One, waving at Theresa’s team.


    The helicopter lifted off fast and disappeared into the vast prairie.


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    Inside, William watched the shrinking figures of his old friends and sighed. “He really shouldn’t have stayed. Even if he’s a level–two manager, the moment the camp sees him as useless, they’ll dump him, too. He’d be better off escaping with us. No matter how bad it is out there, it’s still better than in there.”


    Theresa scoffed. “What exactly did you guys do in Ark Camp One?”


    “We first–level folks handled all the hardbor–power generation, food production. Worked from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. No days off.”