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

Chapter 13: Dead End

"What do we do now?" Jacqueline asked as she jumped over a corpse.

"The first thing is getting out of the house before we can't escape," Billy said as he struck a nearby zombie with his baton.

Billy hadn't put much force behind the blow, so the zombie was only momentarily stunned. He was more focused on escaping and didn't want to waste his time killing every single zombie they encountered. In his last life, he had done that, and look at where it got him. No, this time he was going to leave those still around to deal with them themselves.

Jacqueline's broom broke after she struck another zombie, and she stared at it for a few moments before throwing it away. "How do we do that?

Considering his options, he said, "We can try one of the other doors and head for the rooftop."

"Are those the only options?" she asked hesitantly.

Before he could answer, a zombie suddenly lunged at them. The duo dodged to the sides to avoid it. Billy quickly brought the baton down on his head. Jacqueline, on