Rise of the Desperate: Billy Wood's Save and Restart System

Chapter 105: Banding Together

Billy made eye contact with the baby, whose head was resting on Jacqueline's shoulder. Before he could say a word or make a move, Joshua spun around with wide eyes. Their eyes met as Billy rushed forward. The kid opened his mouth to scream, but Billy managed to slap his hand over the kid's mouth. Jacqueline instantly turned around with her knife ready.

As soon as she saw who it was, her eyes widened, and she said, "Billy?"

"It's been a while," Billy said with a nod.

She lowered her hand with the knife. "Billy, how are you here? What happened to you?"

While still keeping his hand on the kid's mouth, he said, "I'm sure there's a lot we need to catch up on, but we shouldn't stay out here with the zombies lurking around."

"Okay." That's when she realized that Billy had covered Joshua's mouth. "What are you doing?"

"He was going to scream and draw everything in the vicinity's attention," he said calmly.

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