After Willie finished his report, Donald asked, "Is that everything?""Yup," the kid said as he nodded his head vigorously."Donald," Elizabeth said as she stared at him, waiting to hear what plan he pulled out of his butt.Donald really didn't like their odds. Apparently, about two thirds of the zombies were still hanging around the base and had managed to get past the first two lines of defenses. Their defenses had been a bunch of obstacles to slowing down the zombies. He wasn't sure how they managed to get a bunch of cars to make a circle around the building, but they had them as their first line of defense.There were also the metal fences acting as the second line of defense, which seemed to have been pulled out of thin air. It was completely bizarre. Where could they have gotten them from? People didn't just leav
Seeing the look in their eyes, Donald found himself saying, "It'll be fine. We'll work it out."This appeased them as their uncertain expressions transformed into smiles. He probably shouldn't have said that. Donald knew that there was no guarantee that everything would be okay and that he shouldn't be getting their hopes like that. It would hurt if things went wrong, but he was reminded of his little sister and couldn't bring himself to tear them down.Out of the corner of his eyes, he noticed how Elizabeth was smiling at him and how the tense atmosphere wasn't as heavy as before. Robert's expression had lightened up while Betty huffed and crossed her arms across her chest. She didn't look as murderous as before, but she still threw dark looks in Donna's direction. The woman ignored them, choosing to focus her attention on Elizabeth.Donald took the le
There was a shift in Elizabeth and Donna's eyes as Elizabeth said, "I haven't upgraded my power either. The system really demands a lot."Donna threw a look at her, but Elizabeth and Donald ignored her. She wasn't important at the moment. What was important was that Elizabeth had accepted his olive branch. Even though she hadn't told him what her power was, he could already deduce some things based on her words. One of them being that she currently didn't have enough points to upgrade her power.The information itself wasn't much. However, he could use it to determine that she had either upgraded all her options to the second level or she had specialized. Considering how powerful she was, he would guess that she specialized in power. Of course he could be completely off the mark, but the fact she chose to say anything showed she was open to sharing.Com
After giving them some time to discuss, Donald approached the huddled group and asked, "Well, have you come to a decision?"The group broke apart as Elizabeth said, "Yes. We want to attempt the pincer attacker first. If that fails, then we will fall back on leading them back here to thin the numbers out. The last resort would be to lead them to another group of survivors."At the last part, she looked pained when saying it. He was admittedly surprised to hear that they would consider that option. Donald had been sure they would have never accepted the idea. Glancing at the other members, he suspected that Donna had made a very convincing argument as to why it should be kept as an option. Thinking about it, he could see why it was a good idea to keep it."I see that you've incorporated all my suggestions," he said.
"Ready? Remember the plan?" Donald asked as he looked toward the others.Everyone nodded. With that, they rushed towards the zombies with powers ablazing. Of course, what he meant was that he was the only one with a visible cue as electricity ran through his arm to the metal pipe that had been given to him. The zombies were so distracted by the people inside that they didn't notice the people coming up from behind them.The sound of his metal pipe smashing into the nearest zombie's head could barely be heard over the racket the zombies were making. Ignoring the message from the system about how many points he had earned, he moved on to the next zombie. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw Elizabeth perform a roundkick and blow a zombie's head off.Donald stumbled at the sight before quickly moving to the next zombie. Why were all the women he encountere
"Finally, it took them long enough," Betty snapped as she hit another zombie across the face with her metal pipe.Her attack wasn't that effective, and the zombie simply came after her again. She scowled as she swung again, cursing her weak strength and power. If only she had a better power, then she could easily kill the zombies like some of the others. Her earth manipulation was so useless. When she got it, she thought she would be able to do something cool, like causing a wave of earth to crush them.All it did was make a little bump in the ground. She had upgraded her power, but it barely did anything still. It wasn't fair. What was the point of having a power if it couldn't help her? After several more swings, she was finally able to deal with the zombie. The problem was that more were closing in on her. If it wasn't for Robert protecting her, she would be dead.
Donna frowned as she watched the awakened attack the zombies from the safety of the building. Instead of going out to fight, they were attacking from above through one of the broken glasses. While it made sense not to foolishly put their lives in danger when there was a better way to fight safely, she still didn't like it. Elizabeth was putting her life on the line, after all, trying to save these people.She grimaced as she remembered what had happened when she tried to get back inside. Even though she had been able to get past the zombies safely and reach the door, the people inside hadn't been willing to open the doors to let her in. They had been too afraid of the zombies to come in when the zombies were still at the third barrier, which was several yards away.There was literally a section where there were no zombies close to the door. They wouldn't have to worry about zombies getti
It had happened so suddenly that they ended up running past her before stopping. They immediately looked back to see her lying on the ground. Donald was hesitant, as he could see the zombies coming closer. While the zombies hadn't started running like the last group, they could suddenly change their minds if they thought the prey was running back to them.The thought of that happening was enough to keep him from going to help Betty. The others didn't have the same hesitation and rushed back to help her. Robert grabbed one arm, while Elizabeth took the other. They lifted her to her feet and helped carry her, as she didn't seem to have any strength in her legs. Seeing this was enough to spur Donald to run over to them."Give me Anna," Donald said as he held his arms out. "You take Betty."Anna jumped into Donald's arms as Elizabeth allowed Robert to take
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
"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
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
"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
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
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
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
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
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