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Rise of the Desperate: Billy Wood's Save and Restart System Chapter 73: Waking Up to Reality
Billy jolted up the moment he felt his body hit the ground. He hissed as he scanned his surroundings with wary eyes. It looked like he was back in the street in front of the elderly couple's house. It seemed that his idea had worked. He had been jolted back to reality from his fall. He had been concerned that he might accidentally kill himself, despite how carefully he had considered how to fall.Accidents happened after all. As he stood up, he swung the knife in his hand to stab a zombie lunging at him. Well, this wasn't the time to be daydreaming. There were zombies to kill. He scanned the area to pick out where Jacqueline and the elderly couple could be. Now that he was back in reality, he could remember exactly what happened.After the announcement from the system, they had been hit by a zombie wave. Billy and Jacqueline had no choice except to go out to handle it. While they were in the middle of dealing with the zombies, a group of surivors had suddenly appeared out of nowhere.
Rise of the Desperate: Billy Wood's Save and Restart System Chapter 74: One Down
"You should leave," Billy said after several moments of silence."We will not," the elderly man said. "We won't let you kill her."Billy looked the old man in the eye and asked, "Then are you going to let her suffer? Can't you see that she's in a lot of pain? At the very least, you won't have to see her die if you leave right now."As the elderly man was about to snap, the elderly woman placed a hand on his shoulder, and he stared at her in confusion. "Dear?""He's right. We can look away from reality, but it's not going to change anything," the old woman said.Despite how hard she was trying to put up a front, they could all see her hands shaking from the anger and frustration that they all shared. For several long moments, no one spoke another word. Suddenly, Jacqueline coughed up more blood before moaning in pain as she clutched her injury. At the sight of her pitiful state, the elderly couple looked at her in anguish.Finally, the old man said, "Fine. We'll be in the other room."
Rise of the Desperate: Billy Wood's Save and Restart System Chapter 75: Breaking Apart
"Dear," the elderly man started.The elderly woman cut him off, saying, "We can't let her body rot in the house. We'll do a proper cremation."Billy raised an eyebrow as he asked, "How are you going to do that? Will you be setting up a pyre or something?""How else will you suggest burning her body? You're not going to say we should douse her body in gasoline and set her on fire, do you?" the old woman asked as she stared Billy in the eyes.He sighed. "That's not what I'm saying. First of all, we don't have any gasoline, or I didn't see any at least. Second, burning her body is going to draw attention to ourselves. It's hard to miss the signs of something burning."Depending on how big the fire was, the smoke that would come out from burning Jacqueline's body might be visible from miles away. That kind of attention wasn't something they wanted. Someone might come to investigate what was going on, which could lead to another situation like what lead to Jacqueline's death. He didn't eve
Rise of the Desperate: Billy Wood's Save and Restart System Chapter 76: First Day Alone
Billy wasn't sure how he managed to get any sleep down after everything that happened, but he was able to get some rest before waking up to sunlight. With a groan, he sat up as he assessed what he should do next. The first thing should obviously be inspecting the place he was in. He had done a half assed job looking around before he fell asleep.He had only done a quick sweep to make sure nothing was lurking in the shadows. Billy hadn't even made sure that the front door was secure after he closed it behind him. It was an amateur mistake, and he was lucky that nothing happened to him. What happened to Jacqueline obviously weighed heavily on his mind. He couldn't stop thinking about what they had talked about.She hadn't begged for him to restart so that she could live. Obviously, he wouldn't have done it even if she asked. He might have lied to her to comfort her, but he wouldn't throw his life away over something like that. It was a complete waste to kill himself when he could live l
Rise of the Desperate: Billy Wood's Save and Restart System Chapter 77: Looking For Zombies
Billy silently walked through the streets, scanning for signs of zombies. Instead of staying in the building he had been in before, he knew it was imperative that he collect as many points as possible to get information from the system. The longer he put it off, the longer it would take before he got the thousand points he needed. Now if only there were zombies around."Where are they?" he muttered to himself as he looked around the corner.He had yet to encounter any zombies so far since he left the building. There should be more zombies roaming the streets, but it looked awfully deserted. It had been kind of the same when he had distanced himself away from the elderly couple. Had they perhaps migrated to a different location? Recalling how the zombies swarmed the elderly couple's house twice, he had to consider it as a possibility."Out of all the times, it had to be now that there are no zombies," he said to himself as he continued walking.It was like the universe was treating his
Rise of the Desperate: Billy Wood's Save and Restart System Chapter 78: Taste of Revenge
Billy gathered a couple more rocks and took careful aim. All of them, except for the last, hit their target. He couldn't be sure if it was because he had messed up on the last one or because they had finally caught on to what was happening. It wouldn't surprise him if it was the later. They hadn't done a good job proving their intelligence thus far."Who did that?" demanded one of the men."This isn't the time," another one said. "Focus on the zombies."It seemed his distraction had done its job as another two members faced their end at the hands of the zombies. At this rate, they would be dead in a couple minutes. There was no need for him to intervene anymore. Crossing his arms, he watched them try their best to survive, but the odds were against them. One by one, they died at the hands of the zombies until there were none remaining.Watching them die had been satisfying. Hopefully, this was a good enough offering for Jacqueline in the afterlife. Now it was time to reap further bene
Rise of the Desperate: Billy Wood's Save and Restart System Chapter 79: End of Fifth Wave
Billy decided to be merciful and end her life. Of course, he didn't make it quick or easy. It was a bit tricky since her body was already messed up from what the zombies did. He had to say that he did a pretty good job carving her out. The woman had clearly tried to scream the entire time, but she had been unable to voice her pain.In the end, he calmly stared down at her corpse as he wiped the blood on his hands onto whatever clean clothing she had. Now that she was out of the way, he should focus on what to do next. While he had obtained some points for killing zombies, it wasn't enough for him to get what he needed. He looked up at the sky and used his hands to block the sun from his eyes.Given the sun's position, it was late in the afternoon. He would getthe idea that he would have about maybe three hours left of sunlight. By that time, he would need to find another place to rest for the night. The question was, should he continue to look for zombies until the last possible momen
Rise of the Desperate: Billy Wood's Save and Restart System Chapter 80: Restarting Again
"Are you listening to me?" the manager demanded sending spit in all directions, including Billy's face.Billy stared blankly into the man's face before spinning on his heel and walking away. Everyone stared in disbelief as Billy didn't pay any mind to any of them. His mind was currently a whirlwind as he tried to process what had caused him to restart. He had managed to successfully get away from the house and dodge into another alleyway.When he thought he was in the clear, he had suddenly been shot again. This time it had been his leg, so he dropped to his knee as blood stained his pants. Before he could recover and get away from the place, there had been another gunshot. The next thing he knew was that he was back to the beginning, with the manager shouting at him. He must have been shot in the head.He had barely lasted a day after Jacqueline's death. Okay, that was a bit of an exaggeration. He had technically lasted a little bit over a day. He could say a day and a half if he sta
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Author's Note
Hello everyone. I just want to thank all my readers who have been following along because it sure has been a doozy. Also, there are several things that I want to let you know.Billy's story has ended, and I'll have to admit that I didn't think it would end so soon. I had a lot of things planned, but after some careful consideration, I ultimately decided to end it early.Just like with Rise of the Demon King: Caleb Gonzales's Rat Race, I might do a rewrite or remake of it.If I do go through with this idea, then I'll just immediately go to eBook and paperback, and it would be very different from the one here. We will have to see, and I'll let everyone know.For now, I'll be focusing on finishing Johnny's story in Rise of the Commoner: Johnny Burns's The Lost Heir, which can be found here: https://www.meganovel.com/story/Rise-of-the-Commoner-Johnny-Burns-s-The-Lost-Heir_31000695378 .It's also going to be ending early. I'm not sure by how much. It might even be shorter than this one. We'
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Chapter 117: Conditions
After hearing what the woman had to say, Billy released her. She took the chance to elbow him in the face, making his nose bleed, before putting some distance between them. There was a dark look on her face. He scowled, but he didn't retaliate for it. Instead, he went over everything he had learned from her. It had been a lot, and that had only been the surface."Well, what are you going to do now?" she asked."Well, I'll be accepting that proposal of yours," he said as he stood up and brushed the front of his pants.The woman huffed. "See. I told you. I don't know why you insisted on picking a fight when there was no need to fight.""However, I have some conditions," he said.She stared at him in disbelief before blurting out, "What?""You heard me. I won't accept your proposal without my own terms," he said."You can't be serious. You can't just add your own terms. You're already lucky enough to be spared in the first place," she said."It's not like you wanted to. You're only doing
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Chapter 116: The Truth
"Hold it," Billy said as he held up a hand."Yes?" she asked."Why are you doing this? Why are you preparing to unleash a zombie apocalypse?" he asked."Why?" She took a moment to consider his question before saying, "It's for entertainment."Billy felt the veins in his head bulge from sheer anger. "What?""All of this is meant for entertainment for our followers. Unforunately, we've been having issues making it work, hence the number of tests we performed," she said."Followers? What are you talking about? Are you saying this is a game?" he demanded."A game? No. I guess you can view it as a game, but it isn't. You don't really need to know the details since you don't have the clearance for that information," she said.He gritted his teeth. "Then what can you tell me?""As stated before, we were running tests when we noticed some things were not progressing properly. One of them happened to be you," she said as she poin
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Chapter 115: Death(?)
Billy coughed up blood as he struggled against the giant zombie's grip. He could hear the others screaming as they fought off the other zombies that surrounded them down below. Unfortunately, he was in no condition to help them as he fought to stay alive. Billy couldn't believe how quickly things had gone horribly wrong.One moment, they were trying to stealthily sneak away. Then the next day, the giant zombie was rushing towards them like a maniac. They had tried to run away when they realized the giant zombie was coming for them, but it easily outpaced them. Whether it was because of its long legs or because it was simply faster than them, it easily caught up to them in no time.If Billy hadn't shoved Jacqueline away, she would have turned into paste beneath the giant zombie's foot. However, the force from its mere step had knocked everyone off their feet, giving the giant zombie time to grab him. The giant zombie's grip tightened, and he could feel his bomes creak i
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Chapter 114: Moving On
A sound caught everyone's attention, and all eyes turned to the doorway. They didn't see anyone or anything, but after what they had seen from the system, none of them were calm. The tied up woman was even more frantic to get out of the ropes. Unfortunately for her, they held fast, keeping her from getting away. Billy vaguely wondered why she didn't use her power."We're going," Billy declared."Wait," the woman wailed. "Don't leave me."Billy didn't give her a second glance as he walked away from her. He didn't want to stick around to see if the noise was actually something to be worried about. Jacqueline's gaze shifted between the two of them. She clearly didn't want to leave the woman behind, but she could also tell that Billy wasn't going to do that. Then the last person any of them expected to protest spoke up."I think we should let her go," Joshua said.Everyone turned to him as Billy said, "What?""We should let her go," Joshua said.
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Chapter 113: New Feature
"Are you kidding me?" the tied up woman shrieked, voicing what was on everyone's minds.What was the system thinking? This was basically telling everyone to die. Billy had no clue how many awakened there were, but their group had three awakened, if he still counted as one. That meant the zombies would receive a boost three times greater than if none of them were awakened, and what did they mean by boost? It was so vague that it could mean anything.Were the zombies stronger, faster, smarter, or what? It was impossible for anyone to counteract it without more information, which the system didn't seem to care to give. Billy could feel everyone's gaze on him, as if looking to him for answers that he didn't have. He could understand why Jacqueline and Joshua were doing that, but why was the tied up woman also looking at him?If anything, he should be the last person she should be looking to, considering how he had just threatened her. Well, he supposed that there we
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Chapter 112: Interrogating the Prisoner (2)
Billy studied the woman's face as the others stared dabsmacked with their jaws hanging. He was just as shocked as they were, but he was better at keeping it off his face. Out of all the things he expected her to say, he didn't expect the woman to tell him that things had gotten off the rails for everyone who had gotten a system and power."Are you really telling the truth?" Billy asked.The woman frantically nodded her head. "Yes, I am. You've got to believe me. I have no reason to lie. When I realized that I could hide from everyone, a screen appeared in front of me, telling me I was one of the awakened."Something had seriously changed this time. In previous lives, no one could receive their power until after their first wave was over. He wasn't sure what had made such a huge difference, but that meant the system had no right to take his power away from him. If anyone could get their power before the first wave ended, he shouldn't have his power removed.<
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Chapter 111: Interrogating the Prisoner (1)
"Billy?" Jacqueline called out.Billy frowned as he recalled telling her to stay quiet and out of sight until he said the coast was clear. She must have heard his knocking out the woman and got worried, but that didn't change how dumb it was. Jacqueline was basically announcing her presence to whoever was nearby. If he had been the one who had been taken out, she would have been in trouble.Even now, it wasn't a guarantee that they were in the clear just yet. He remained silent as he dragged the unconscious woman away while keeping an eye on his surroundings. After dragging her into another part of the house, he found some rope to tie her up with and searched her for anything valuable. Unfortunately, she didn't have anything on her except for a knife.He narrowed his eyes. It didn't make sense for someone to only go around with a tiny knife. Just imagining someone trying to fight a bunch of zombies with it was ridiculous. Even against another person was a joke.
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Chapter 110: Escaping the Zombies
Billy stared as his mind whirled with indecision. A morally good person would run back to save them because that was the right thing to do. Leaving a woman who was someone close to him and two children to the zombies would be a monsterous thing to do. On the other hand, a realistic person or someone with self preservation would immediately leave them behind.Honestly, if it wasn't for Jacqueline, he would have hightailed out of there without even looking back. However, this was Jacqueline. If he left, he didn't think she would follow him. As she was now, she wouldn't abandon the kid to save herself. She would die. There would be no second chance for her since this was his only life left. On the flip side, because it was his only life, he had to be even more careful."Billy!" Jacqueline screamed again as she knocked another zombie away.He gritted his teeth and made his choice. Billy rushed over and grabbed Jacqueline's arm before shoving her away. She stumbled b
