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Rise of the Desperate: Billy Wood's Save and Restart System Chapter 26: Smart Kids
The duo shared a glance before Jacqueline asked, "What do you mean?""I have a power like you do," the kid said as he pointedly stared at Billy.Billy frowned. While he did hope that the kids had a useful power, there was something not right with the situation. It was awefully convenient that the kid popped in the middle of the conversation to volunteer himself. More importantly, neither of them had told the kids that Billy had a power. Unless the kid assumed everyone had a power, he had no reason to believe Billy had one.Another detail he didn't miss was how the kid purposely looked in Billy's direction or the words he used. The kid acted like he knew for certain that Billy had a power and Jacqueline didn't. Billy narrowed his eyes as he considered the possibility that the kid was a threat to them. He didn't like the idea of killing a kid, but he would do what he needed to protect himself and Jacqueline."I have the power to read minds," the kid said, catching the two adults off gua
Rise of the Desperate: Billy Wood's Save and Restart System Chapter 27: Heading Out to Find Zombies
"Ready to go?" Billy asked after checking that he had everything set for their journey.Jacqueline and Joshua nodded. "We're ready.""Remember the plan. We will only be looking for lone zombies to fight. If there are more than three zombies, we are to ignore them. Keep an eye out for survivors so we can avoid them," Billy reminded them.The others nodded as they proceeded to leave their base. Billy was still uncertain if Joshua was ready to fight zombies. He and Jacqueline had worked hard to train him the past few days how to use some weapons. Given his size, it was best if he used a long distance weapon to prevent zombies from getting too close to him. Unfortunately, there weren't many options.There was no way Billy would lend an elementary school kid a gun. That was just asking for an accident to happen. The kid was more likely to shoot himself or one of them instead of the intended target. Billy refused to hand over such a dangerous weapon. In the end, the best they could do was t
Rise of the Desperate: Billy Wood's Save and Restart System Chapter 28: Surprise Attack
Billy had already sensed something even before she even spoke up. His instincts had tipped him off that something wasn't right. However, he didn't expect an arrow to nearly hit Joshua right in the forehead. If he hadn't pulled the kid out of the way in time, he would have died instantly. Without hesitation, he dragged the kid out of the open and into the closest corner.He scanned the area for signs of their attackers. However, he couldn't find any signs of life. The only clue he had to go on was the direction the arrow had come from. Billy didn't know where people got their hands on arrows, but there was a limit to how far they could go in the hands of an amuter. The number of people who could actually use a bow was small.Unless they did it as a hobby or actively participated in archery events, they wouldn't be very skilled with it. It was very different from a gun. Even if the person had trained using a bow, the bow itself couldn't be that good unless it was a specially made one. W
Rise of the Desperate: Billy Wood's Save and Restart System Chapter 29: Fighting Back
"Understand the plan?" Billy asked as he glanced around the corner."Got it," Jacqueline said with a nod."Go," he said as he ran out into the open.Jacqueline carrying the toddler followed after. At first, nothing happened. Then there was a whizzing sound as an arrow came towards them. Billy quickly acted and used his knife to knock it out of the air. The arrow landed on the ground as they finally reached where Joshua was supposed to be hiding. However, there was no one there."Where's Joshua?" she demanded."I don't know," he said as he scanned the area.The kid was in no condition to move. He had clearly been traumatized to the point where he would need someone to carry him. Even if he could move, he would have been spotted by the archer and taken out. However, the fact that Joshua was gone didn't change. He must have gotten away somehow, unless one of the attackers had taken the kid.Billy hoped it was the former. Scanning for clues, he didn't see any hints that there had been a s
Rise of the Desperate: Billy Wood's Save and Restart System Chapter 30: To Recruit or Not to Recruit
Christina quivered beneath the man's gaze. She had never thought she would end up in this situation. When the zombie apocalypse started, she had been in the middle of her routine jog. Through sheer luck and fitness, she had been able to get away from the zombies. The people around her hadn't been as lucky, and she had to listen to their screams as she ran.Unfortunately, it had seemed like she had reached the end of her rope when she had been found by the zombies. She had been barely surviving on water, so she had no strength in her limbs, but she still tried outrunning them. When she had thought all hope was lost, she saw another person for the first time in several days. Even though it had been a long shot, she tried to get their help.She wouldn't have been able to blame them if they just left her to die. After all, she had done the same to plenty of other people. Surprisingly, the mysterious man hadn't. While she cowered from the zombies, he had killed all the zombies on his own.
Rise of the Desperate: Billy Wood's Save and Restart System Chapter 31: Returning to the Apartment Complex
Billy stared up at the apartment complex. It was quiet, but he couldn't be sure if it meant that the others had successfully hidden themselves away or that they had been found and killed. Glancing back at Christina, he grimaced. She would be dead weight if he brought her in and there were enemies around, but he couldn't just leave her outside. Others would take notice of her presence.With a quiet sigh, he whispered, "Follow me. Don't do anything else. Don't even speak."Christina opened her mouth to speak, but she quickly covered her mouth with her hands. Making eye contact with him, she nodded her head. He had been worried there for a moment. At least she could quickly catch on to what she could and could not do. The duo made their way into the building and quietly went up a floor. So far, there have been no signs of anything wrong.Nothing had been moved, nor were there any markings to indicate that there had been a fight. However, that wasn't enough to tell him that they were in t
Rise of the Desperate: Billy Wood's Save and Restart System Chapter 32: The Search (1)
Billy stabbed a zombie in the head, and a message informing him that he had earned a point popped up. Not bothering to look in its direction, he moved on to the next zombie. It was just as easily dispatched as the first. Checking his surroundings, he saw that there weren't any left nearby. Wiping up the bit of blood that got on his face, he pulled up his skills. [They're not skills. It's your upgrades.] He ignored the system and focused his attention on how many points he had. So far, he had managed to collect twenty points. It wasn't much considering how many points his upgrades demanded. He needed to hunt more zombies if he wanted to upgrade his power. Well, there was another reason why he wasn't making much progress. Turning his attention to Christina, who looked ready to heave at any moment, he said, "Let's move. We need to check the next building." "Can't we take a quick break?" she asked. "No," he said bluntly, before moving on without waiting for her. Billy could hear her
Rise of the Desperate: Billy Wood's Save and Restart System Chapter 33: The Search (2)
Billy grimaced. He debated on whether he should go and check on the noise she was talking about. She might have been too high strung and was just hearing things, but there was a possibility she wasn't. He couldn't rule out the possibility that someone was following them and was prepared to ambush them when their guard was down.With a sigh, he said, "I'll go check. Don't move."Leaving her behind, he peeked outside while using the door as a cover. He made sure to move as carefully as possible to avoid detection. However, he couldn't see anything out there that would indicate there was someone spying on them. Well, they could be doing a good job hiding themselves. After scanning the area a little more, he determined that there was nothing for him to see.He retreated back to see Christina anxiously waiting for his return, and she asked, "Did you see anything?"Shaking his head, he said, "There was nothing."That answer didn't reassure her, as she quietly said, "Oh."Instead of trying t
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