Surviving Armageddon

40. The Search: Part 1

The armoured car rumbled through the desolate landscape of Meredale. Its engine growling in sync with the urgency of the mission. Noah, glanced at the broken down cars and destroyed buildings as the car drove.

In the tense atmosphere of the car, Noah turned to Esther, his curiosity evident in his gaze. "Meredale is a large area. How do you plan on finding James? He could have gone in any direction from the settlement?"

Esther, without diverting her focus from the monitoring equipment, responded with a calm assurance, "When I first went to his shelter earlier today, I stuck a mini tracker behind his shoulder. It's protocol because we've had a few runners in the past. As long as he doesn't notice it, we should be able to track his movements."

Jake, steering the car with a determined focus, nodded in approval. "You did good, Esther. Without that tracker, finding him in this wasteland would have been close to impossible. He's still in the first phase of demonization so his mind should be f