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Rise of the Desperate: Donald Carter's Zombie Survival Guide Chapter 21: Planning Their Next Step
"I want to find my family," Donald mumbled as he stared at nothing in particular.Despite how quiet he had been, Nicole heard him quite clearly. "Me too, but my family isn't in the city. What about yours?"Donald flinched as he hadn't expected her to say anything and took a few moments to say, "No, but they said they were planning to visit soon."Nicole grimaced. "Did they say when?"He shook his head. They hadn't told him when they would get there, but he expected it was supposed to be sometime that week if they hadn't already arrived. He had been so busy trying to survive that he hadn't had time to think about them, leaving him feeling guilty. Only a horrible person wouldn't think about how their family was doing in the middle of a zombie apocalypse.Rubbing at her head, Nicole said
Rise of the Desperate: Donald Carter's Zombie Survival Guide Chapter 22: A Partnership
Donald was stumped. He hadn't thought she would ask him what he wanted out of their partnership outside of finding his family. Scrambling to think of something, he found himself drawing a blank. What else did he want? He obviously wanted to survive, but they could do that just by working together, so there was no point asking that. The same could be said about getting supplies.He really couldn't think of anything. "I don't really have anything to add, but we can always change our agreement in the future."Nicole thought about it before saying, "That's fair. This can change, so it wouldn't make sense to make the arrangement permanent."That was a relief. "When should we leave?"After taking a quick peek outside, she said, "We should wait until things settle down a bit. We might not be close to the company building anym
Rise of the Desperate: Donald Carter's Zombie Survival Guide Chapter 23: Momentary Reprieve
"How?" Donald blurted out."Apparently, the water supply hasn't been cut off yet," she said. "But that might change soon so this might be your only chance to take a bath."Donald blinked. Shouldn't the water supply already be cut off by now? Well, he wasn't a plumber or anyone who knew how it worked during emergencies. He should be just glad they could still use the shower. However, there was one issue. He didn't have a change of clothes on him. What was he supposed to wear after his shower? His old clothes?As if reading his thoughts, she said, "There should be some clothes in the closet. Since the residents left in a hurry, there shouldn't be plenty of clothes to pick from unless everyone here was a woman."He wrinkled his nose in disgust, but it looked like he really didn't have a choice unless he was willing to wear his old clothes or he refused to take a bath. The idea of walking around smelling didn't seem like a good idea. How would his family react to seeing him? Standing up,
Rise of the Desperate: Donald Carter's Zombie Survival Guide Chapter 24: Picking a Path
Finally taking a seat, Donald watched as she pointed out a possible route. "Since we can't be sure where they might be if they're in the city, we can attempt to slowly circle the city. This is assuming that they will try to leave the city, and there are several other problems."Donald nodded. As soon as she made the suggestion, he could already see why it wouldn't be a good idea. Many other people probably had the same idea to make a break for it and get out of there to avoid the zombies. Since they didn't know too much about the situation outside the company building, it was possible that the city had been blocked off.There were plenty of movies where an epidemic caused a city to be locked down and the military to keep people from leaving. It was to prevent it from spreading to other places. While he understood why, it wasn't exactly good for them since they were the ones stuck in the city. They couldn't be sure if this was the case, but it was a possibility, which meant it would be
Rise of the Desperate: Donald Carter's Zombie Survival Guide Chapter 25: Fortifying the Base
Honestly, Donald found the whole business of fortifying their temporary base of operations tedious. Back home, he never had to learn what went into keeping a house in good shape or secure. Well, he supposed figuring out how to board up windows wasn't exactly a skill most people would learn. The regular way would have been to nail pieces of wood to it.However, that wasn't an option if they didn't want to draw attention. He sighed as he fiddled with the boards he got. It simply wouldn't stay put with the tape he found. Regular tape just wouldn't cut it, but he hadn't seen any duct tape anywhere in the house. Getting frustrated with his task, he set the board down and glared at the window.Donald was still on the first window and had made no progress so far. He hoped that Nicole was doing better at setting up traps around the perimeter. The traps would let them know if they were intruders
Rise of the Desperate: Donald Carter's Zombie Survival Guide Chapter 26: Locks and Sleeping Schedules
Nicole paused at the doorway to stare at Donald and ask, "What are you doing?"Donald looked up from what he was doing and said, "Making a key."Ignoring her confused expression, he studied the piece of metal he had in front of him. Since he didn't have access to the internet, it was difficult for him to come up with a way to replace the lock or make a new key. However, he determined that the latter was probably the better choice at the moment. He couldn't exactly replace the lock if he didn't have a replacement.He doubted that the residents had replacement locks stashed away somewhere in the house. Unfortunately, making a key wasn't easy. He knew it had to be made of metal, so he had used his fire powers to melt some empty cans for use. Naturally, he wasn't going to melt the knives of any possible weapons. The process annoyingly took a long time since
Rise of the Desperate: Donald Carter's Zombie Survival Guide Chapter 27: Patrolling the Perimeter
Donald studied his surroundings, checking to see if there were any zombies nearby. So far, there hadn't been a single one. The streets surrounding the house were completely devoid of life. While it was great that there weren't any zombies for them to worry about, there was something else to worry about. Why weren't there any zombies? It was one thing if the place had a low population.However, this was one of the biggest cities in the country. It was unthinkable to think that the streets wouldn't be filled with zombies. In the initial outbreak, many people would have been unprepared like he was and unable to defend themselves. The chances of almost no one being caught or infected by the zombies were slim to none.There had to be another reason why there were practically no zombies around. He recalled what happened back in the company building. Something had kept the zombies' interest on
Rise of the Desperate: Donald Carter's Zombie Survival Guide Chapter 28: Encounter With Other Survivors
Donald studied the stranger warily as he asked, "So what were you doing spying on us?"After carefully considering his options, Donald said, "I wasn't spying. I thought you were zombies."The man raised an eyebrow and said, "You expect me to believe that you weren't hiding in the shadows like some creep? Do you expect me to believe that?"Shrugging his shoulders, Donald said, "You're free to believe me or not, but it's the truth. Isn't that why you came to investigate? You thought I was a zombie too."The scowl on the man's face was all the answer he needed. Donald cursed himself for getting into the situation. The stranger was clearly not going to let him walk away without a fight. Donald couldn't be sure when the other two would show up or if there were others waiting in the shadows. He needed to resolve things quickly before they escalated.Raising his hands up in the air as a sign of surrender, Donald said, "I don't want to fight. Let's just go our separate ways and pretend we did
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Author's Note
Hello everyone. I just want to thank all my readers who have been following along for so long. Donald's story has ended unless readers are interested in a sequel.I didn't expect to finish this story so quickly. Compared to my other two books, this one was completed in no time flat which I'm both proud and sad.Anyway, there are several things that I want to let you know.I'm hoping to wrap Rise of the Demon King: Caleb Gonzales's Rat Race up before the end of the year, but we'll have to see.I also intend to start a new story on Meganovel either in the same setting as Rise of the Demon King, but with no connections to the other two books or a different setting entirely. Maybe I'll do another zombie story.On another note, I've been debating whether I should publish a book not on Meganovel, but as an eBook like on A****n. It'll be under a different name since it'll be different than what I post here. It's something I'm considering.The last thing to note is that I'm still on the fence
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Chapter 188: The Aftermath (2)
"I didn't realize he had his own group," Walter said as he looked at Donald.Donald's father nodded. "My son is a very capable man, so if you may excuse us, we need to get going. The rest of our group is waiting for us.""Hold it," Arthur said. "I find it suspicious that Donald has his own group but was going around joining other groups. Was he trying to sabotage other groups?"Even though Donald wanted to speak up, his father spoke over him and said, "I'm afraid that was because we had gotten separated. He didn't intend to do anything to your groups. He was simply trying to stick with a group until we could meet back up."Listening to everyone talk, Donald found himself wondering if something had happened while he wasn't aware. Why were his family and the others acting like he was the leader of a group? That wasn't true unless they had secretly made him the leader without him noticing. They hadn't, right? He really hoped they didn't because he wasn't leader material."I would still l
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Chapter 187: The Aftermath (1)
Walter frowned as he observed his surroundings. All the zombies collapsed after the news that the zombie user was dead was announced. It was hard to accept that the threat hanging over their heads was really gone, but the proof was right in front of him. Well, until he saw the body, it couldn't really be called proof. However, there was a reason why he hadn't gone in.Whoever had killed the zombie user was still inside. Instead of rushing and possibly offending such a powerful person, he would rather wait outside to meet them. He needed to make a favorable impression on them if he was going to get them on his side. Now that they were free from the shakles of the zombie apocalypse, they were free to do whatever they wanted.If he got the person who killed the zombie user on his side, people would flock towards them. He just needed to raise up the hero, and his group would be the one people looked to. However, the hero hadn't made his appearance yet. Walter wondered what was taking them
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Chapter 186: What Comes After the Zombie Apocalypse
"Are you alright?" Nicole asked as she stared at Donald, who was staring at Amanda's lifeless body.Snapping out of it, Donald said, "Yeah, I'm good."Nicole frowned as Elizabeth said, "You don't have to lie. It can't be easy to kill someone."That was right. He was a murderer now. The thought felt strange. When he was strangling Amanda, it didn't feel real. It was like watching a stranger kill with his hands. She was unexpectedly sturdy, so he ended up relying on his power to finish her, and he wasn't talking about his electrical power. He ended up using his fire power for the first time.He wasn't sure what possessed him to do it, but he called up his fire to burn her body to a crisp. His hands still stung from the flames he had unleashed. Since it was still weak, he wasn't invulnerable to fire. Fortunately, his father was able to heal them, though he couldn't meet Donald's eyes. That was fine. He understood why his father was acting that way.Despite knowing this, it still hurt tha
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Chapter 185: Anticlimactic Finish
After several moments of silence, Donald asked, "What just happened?""I'm not sure," Nicole admitted as she lowered her arms.The group was still trying to process what had just happened. They had been fighting for their lives against Amanda, who decided to call for backup, which was a giant hand. However, the giant hand had turned against her and crushed her instead. It was actually quite anti climatic. The one person who had been terrorizing everyone had been finished off just like that.That's when Donald noticed that the zombies were still moving. "Guys, I think she's still alive."Everyone stared at him in disbelief as Donna said, "You can't be serious. You saw what happened, didn't you?"Of course he had. His eyes had been wide open since he wasn't one of them who flinched. However, how would it explain why the zombies were still moving? If she were dead, they would have surely stopped since her power would no longer be moving them. The system also hadn't made any announcements
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Chapter 184: Making Their Move
Donald flinched when he heard Amanda's scream of rage. Looking back, he met her bloodshot eyes with his own. She was practically seething with rage. It was fortunate that he was able to take the hostages while she was distracted, or else she might have killed them right then and there. What was even better was that his mother and Elizabeth were waking up."How dare you," she snapped."Is that all you have to say?" Donna taunted. "I suppose you don't have the brains to think of anything else."He was relieved that Donna drew Amanda's attention away, but he was now worried that she might have bitten off more than she could chew. Now that she had Amanda's undivided attention, she was in serious trouble. Donna had only managed to kill one zombie so far. The others were only slightly injured, as they were more powerful than before."What's going on?" his mother muttered, drawing Donald's attention.Bending down, he looked her in the face as he said, "Mom, I know you're confused, but we rea
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Chapter 183: Choosing a Hostage
Amanda cackled. "I thought so. There's no way you would pick your family."Donald could only grit his teeth and glare as she dared to touch them with her dirty hands. It was disgusting watching her get all handsy with them, especially when they weren't awake. If he could, he would rip her hands off so she couldn't touch any of them again. Unfortunately, all he could do was watch as her hands trailed from his family members to Donna."You know I considered purposely letting the person you choose be the last one just to see the look on your face," she said, causing his heart to lurch. "However, I'll be nice this time and listen to you this time."As she said this, she suddenly shoved Donna forward. Her head hit the ground with a loud thud. As if breaking free from a spell, Donna snapped her eyes open. She blinked several times with a groan. Then she took a good look at her surroundings. Seeing the glazed look in her eyes, Donald could tell she was still out of it from whatever Amanda di
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Chapter 182: Thoughts of Revenge
The dark look on Amanda's face sent shivers down Donald's spine. "Is that so? Then I'll take responsibility."Donald immediately realized he had gone too far, but it wasn't entirely his fault. Trying to reason with an insane person was difficult, especially when she wasn't willing to listen to logic. What was more worrying was that she was now bending over the hostages as if deciding what to do with them. He didn't like where this was going. However, there was nothing he could do as she laid a hand on his sister."How about I feed one of them to my zombies? How does that sound?" she asked with a sinister smile."Don't!" he shouted as he took a step forward.The zombies around them immediately reacted and stepped forward, making him stop in his tracks as Amanda said, "You shouldn't make any sudden movements. You don't want to make things worse, do you?"He scowled. "Don't lay a hand on them."She only smirked. "I think I like this new plan better. What better way to get revenge than to
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Chapter 181: Meeting the Zombie User
Donald gasped as he opened his eyes. Sitting up, he immediately checked himself over. There didn't appear to be any bitemarks anywhere. In fact, he didn't appear to be injured in the slightest. Any scrapes or bruises he had could be chalked up to being pushed to the ground by the zombies, which didn't make sense now that he thought about it.Why hadn't the zombies tried to bite or kill him? If the zombie user was out to get him, it would make sense for the zombies to hurt him. However, it seemed that they had been careful with him, which wasn't something he thought was possible. How were zombies capable of moving him with their stiff and awkward bodies? Finally taking the time to check his surroundings, he saw that he was in the company building."Why am I here?" he muttered to himself."You're awake," someone said.He spun around to see who spoke, but he couldn't see anyone except zombies. Donald was immediately struck by the memory of what happened before he blacked out and flinched
