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Rise of the Desperate: Billy Wood's Save and Restart System Chapter 38: Start of the Fifth Life
Staring into the face of his manager was the last thing Billy wanted to see. It meant that he had restarted back to the beginning. The thought that he had to relive the days of the zombie apocalypse over again made his blood boil. It must have shown on his face as the manager fell silent and stepped back. His other coworkers followed the manager's lead, making sure to keep their distance.That was good for him. He wasn't in the mood to humor them like he had done before. Instead, he needed to find Jacqueline right away and discuss what happened in the previous life. He grimaced at having to retell her everything again. Without giving them a backward glance, he turned on his heels to search for her. This seemed to snap the manager out of it."Hold it. Where do you think you're going?" the manager demanded as he took a step forward in Billy's direction.Billy ignored him. The man wasn't going to survive the zombie apocalypse, so he had no reason to pay him any mind. Even if he somehow m
Rise of the Desperate: Billy Wood's Save and Restart System Chapter 39: Catching Up and Plans
"How are we going to do this?" Jacqueline asked. "Are you going to do the same thing last time?""If you're talking about whether we will still go to my house, I don't see a reason to change something that's been working. However, the timing might be off since I've already changed things," Billy said as he considered what happened before.Billy had just quit his job, which was a huge divergence. In his previous lives, he had still kept his job, even if he did run off right in the middle of it in one of them. He wasn't sure what they would do. His wife and her family hadn't known much about what happened while he was at work, but the people in charge might contact them about him quitting.In that case, there was a possibility they would confront him once he returned home. There was no way to know until he actually headed there. As he considered what their plan of action should be, the duo had continued walking out of the building. Once outside, he had settled on what they should do, bu
Rise of the Desperate: Billy Wood's Save and Restart System Chapter 40: Returning to the House
The duo stood in front of Billy's house, but they weren't the only ones there. A large crowd had formed outside. Apparently, Billy had been right to worry that his job would inform his wife and her family of what happened. He just didn't expect that they would be waiting for him outside the house instead of outright banning him from coming in. "Explain yourself," his father in law demanded as he stormed towards Billy. "How dare you quit your job that we worked so hard to get you. Who do you think you are?" Jacqueline bristled at his side. She couldn't believe the nerve of this old man. Even though Billy had told her everything about them, her blood boiled. She was ready to give the old man a piece of her mind, but a raised hand stopped her in her tracks. Looking to see the culprit, she stared up at Billy's stone cold expression. It reminded her that she shouldn't get involved. However, Billy's actions didn't go unnoticed, and his father in law zeroed in on Jacqueline. "Who's this? Y
Rise of the Desperate: Billy Wood's Save and Restart System Chapter 41: Finding and Setting Up a New Base
Instead of thinking about Billy's ex family, the duo focused on gathering as many supplies as they could and finding a new place to bunk down. They had considered setting up base at the old location, but they ended up deciding it was best to find a new place. Since they had more time, they could possibly head to another place and prepare it before the apocalypse started."Do you have any suggestions?" Billy asked as they paid for all their items."Well, I'm not sure." After several moments of hesitation, Jacqueline said, "We could try my place, but it's just an apartment."Billy frowned. "That will be tricky. With so many people living in one place, if too many people get turned, we'll end up being trapped with no way out.""Oh, that's what I thought. It was a silly suggestion," she said as she gave a shaky smile."I didn't say it was bad, but we need to consider the worst case scenario. We can still consider it," he said as they stepped out of the store. "Can you tell me more about y
Rise of the Desperate: Billy Wood's Save and Restart System Chapter 42: Getting Acquainted with the Elderly Couple
Billy observed their surroundings as they entered the house. The interior was decent, despite what he had imagined when Jacqueline said the elderly couple was living alone. It wasn't as perked up as his wife's house, but it wasn't in disarray considering there were only elderly people around. They must have a cleaning service that did the bare minimum."Sit," the elderly woman said as she pointed to the couch. "I'll make us some tea.""There's no need, ma'am," Billy said as he raised a hand up to stop her.Jacqueline, who had been ready to protest, shut her mouth as the elderly woman said, "Call me, granny. That's what Jackie calls me."He glanced in Jacqueline's direction and saw her sheepish smile before saying, "IF that's fine with you, grandmother."The elderly woman waved him off. "Granny. Grandmother makes me feel so old.""Of course, Granny," Billy said with a nod.While he didn't see the difference between the two words, he didn't see a reason to point it out when they were th
Rise of the Desperate: Billy Wood's Save and Restart System Chapter 43: Preparations and Unexpected Surprise
"Anyway," the elderly woman suddenly said. "I expect that there's a reason why you're here when the zombie apocalypse is about to start any minute now."Billy liked her no nonsense attitude, as it made things a lot simpler for them. "Yes, we came here on Jacqueline's suggestion when we discussed about where we should stay to avoid the zombie.""Well, you came to the right place," the old man said as he stood up and pointed his thumb at himself. "This is the best place to get away from that."There was a cracking sound, and the old man bent over as he put the hand on his lower back. Jacqueline was quick to run over and check up on him. While the enthusiasm was appreciated, Billy really wasn't sure about the house being the best place. He already had many concerns about how they would keep the base running with two elderly people.Something in his expression must have given away his thoughts as the elderly woman asked, "Something on your mind?""What precautions have you set up in this
Rise of the Desperate: Billy Wood's Save and Restart System Chapter 44: Soundproof Walls and Zombies
"That's the last of it," the elderly man said as he wiped the sweat from his forehead.There was a cracking sound, and the old man bent over as he pressed a hand on his lower back. Jacqueline rushed from her place by Billy's side to check if he was alright. Billy watched the scene for several moments before turning his attention to the elderly woman walking towards him. It looked like she had finished her part too."Is it normal for him to hurt his back so often?" Billy asked as he raised an eyebrow.She scoffed. "Strangely enough, it doesn't. Apparently, it only happens when we have visitors."Billy recalled the elderly couple saying that they didn't have any visitors except for one person. "So he somehow only hurts his back when Jacqueline is around?""It appears so," she said with a nod.Jacqueline and the old man joined them as the old man said, "You better not be talking behind my back, you old woman.""Oh, shut up, you attention seeker," the old woman said, setting off another a
Rise of the Desperate: Billy Wood's Save and Restart System Chapter 45: Peaceful Days
It was odd how peaceful the next couple of days were. Billy always woke up ready to go through the daily routine he had established previously or to defend himself from zombies, only to realize he didn't need to do either of those things. It was such a sudden shift from the previous lives that a part of him wondered if this was a dream or the calm before the storm.The others treated this seclusion as more of a vacation than the apocalypse it was. He couldn't blame them for relaxing and being unable to take the situation seriously. Even though he had told them about the threat and they had seen the zombies themselves, it wasn't the same as living through it. None of them had to face a horde of zombies trying to kill them."Is something wrong, Billy? You don't look so good," Jacqueline asked as she looked away from the toast she was eating.Snapping his attention back onto the present, he said, "I'm fine. I'm just thinking about several things.""If you're worried about the zombies, ha
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