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THE APOCALYPTIC RISE OF ADAM Chp 131 - No Proof
Adam rushed towards the lieutenant’s assigned office.“Excuse me, er, sir. This is not appropriate,” the stocky supervisor huffed as he tried to catch up with Adam.Adam ignored him and walked faster in the direction Shelby gave him.His wounds had finally sealed up at this point and he looked worse than he actually felt.He wanted to get to the lieutenant before the supervisor could call on the soldiers to stop him.Yes, he had once been treated like royalty when the colonel was conscious. Adam doubted he would receive the same treatment at the moment, so he doubled his speed.“Mister, I said...oh well,” the supervisor stopped as one of the colonel’s men intercepted Adam right before he could raise his hand to knock on the door.He tried to catch his breath as he folded his arms and sent Adam a glare.Adam stopped in his tracks and tried a wry smile to disarm the stoic soldier.The man’s stony look made him realise that wouldn’t be so simple.“See, I just need to see the liuetenant a
THE APOCALYPTIC RISE OF ADAM Chp 132 - Babysitting A Macho Man
Layla had to stiffen her sob as she looked at the unconscious body of her aunt, heavily swaddled in bandages.All she could see on her face were her closed eyes.She shuddered as the thought of losing Aunt Cathy forever filled her mind.“Captain would be fine.”She raised her head and turned at the sound of the mechanical voice.She had almost forgotten that Ralph was there with her.She had met him standing guard at the entrance of the cubicle when the doctors allowed her to come in.Layla sniffled and nodded at Ralph.She wondered if robots could be emotional after all, or if he was just acting as he had been trained.“I know, Ralph. I just wish she would be well soon enough and leave this goddamn bed,” she said.“Colonel is strong. She would be fine,” he said again in that toneless voice as his round eyes moved from her to Colonel Aguillar.Layla tried for a smile but it fell flat, so she simply looked away from him.“You are sad. Colonel wouldn’t want you to be sad. What can Ralph
THE APOCALYPTIC RISE OF ADAM Chp 133 - Weight Of The World
After ensuring Shelby that he would sort the issue out, Adam quickly went out to join the lieutenant’s men.He had promised Yoshi that Marriane would be okay and he wished the women would fulfill their promise of looking after Lisa and checking up on Layla while he was gone.He hadn’t been able to talk to Sophia.Shelby said she was taking a nap after one of her episodes of an excruciating headache. Something she had been having more frequently since the accident happened.Adam dragged on the backpack he had borrowed from Shelby and he felt like he was strapping on the weight of the world on his shoulder.He knew he smelled foul from all the sweat and blood but there was no time to clean up.He was sure that the lieutenant wouldn’t mind leaving him behind if he happened to be late.As it was, they were already aboard when Adam caught up with them.Lieutenant Matteo raised his brow and said, “I see you have not changed your mind.”“I wouldn’t even dream of it,” Adam said as he climbed
THE APOCALYPTIC RISE OF ADAM Chp 134 - Less Caution, More Action
A buzzing sound made Adam slap hard at the watch the lieutenant had insisted he take with him when he was about to leave the aeroplane.It was a countdown alarm watch.Adam looked at the oval face of the plain watch and saw it counting down from five minutes.“Shit!” he thought to himself as he looked out from the side of the clubhouse building where he stood.The area they dropped him at seemed deserted and free of zombies at first but he had not gone far before he saw them pouring out of buildings and alleyways.The airplane’s rotor had been silenced in such a way that it was barely more than a hum yet they must have sensed it.The soldiers were divided into two.Some were outside the city wall, while others landed inside.Adam had no idea what they were looking for.At the moment, he couldn’t care less.He just wanted to get what could save his mother.One thing he had realised in the past five minutes, though, was that no beasts were within the walls of Alagan, only outside.Which
THE APOCALYPTIC RISE OF ADAM Chp 135 - Filial But Stupid Man
Liuetenant Matteo discovered something alright.It wasn’t the weakness of the beasts, as his superiors would be expecting.It was that the beasts wanted nothing to do with the zombies and vice versa.While he hesitated to leave in the hope that Adam would still come out alive, he had seen some of the zombies walk out of Alagan.The beats were lying in wait for them.Lieutenant Matteo had thought that a solution to one of their problems was about to materialise right there.Instead, the beasts only gave the zombies a wide berth.Apart from snarling at them, the zombies quickly lost interest in the beasts as well.They passed each other like they were allergic to each other.“Damn it!” he muttered and told Pete to move.He had only waited a while because he didn’t want to have to answer uncomfortable questions back at the shelter.As time passed swiftly, he accepted the fact that Adam had met his death in Alagan.The watch he gave him had a tracker.He had told Pete to fly over the spot
THE APOCALYPTIC RISE OF ADAM Chp 136 - That Asshole Van Claude
Lieutennat Matteo immediately had Jean sent out of the facility.His snivelling and cries for mercy could be heard throughout the facility as people left their duty posts and came to watch him being thrown out.“If you have enough strength to kill people, you should have enough strength to survive out there on your own,” Lt. Matteo said with fury as he turned deaf ears to Jean’s pleas.Two of his men dragged Jean out of the facility like a dog.“That means he would die out there,” one woman whispered to another.“Or he would become one of those things.”“Zombies. They are called zombies, Maggie. Not mentioning them doesn’t mean they are not out there.”“Umph!”Anastasia, who was just coming from the bathroom, where she was trying to wax her legs with a coarse blade, rushed towards the lieutenant as she heard Jean’s whimpering voice yelling and calling for help.“Sir, please. You can’t just throw him out. He is the son of the Van Claudes of...."She shut her mouth as the lieutenant tur
THE APOCALYPTIC RISE OF ADAM Chp 137 - One Step Away
Hate filled Anastasia’s heart as she saw the men who dragged Jean out of the facility come back and they passed her without so much as glancing her way.Sure, he was an asshole that had been a jerk to her once he was done with her, but at least she could still count on him in a way.He had become nicer to her after she testified against that nosy rat and had even stopped calling her a bitch at every turn.She was just trying to spruce herself up by shaving to see if she could entice him into accepting her as his girlfriend again.Sure, they had fucked a couple of times since then but they were not back officially.This was her chance to make him hers again!Her chance to have it all once this little inconvenience was over!The chance to become the daughter-in-law of a rich family once they were back in Joville!She would have been the stewardess of a big home and the co-owner of the influential Van Claude company now that Jean’s family had been wiped out in the Vegas zombie invasion.
THE APOCALYPTIC RISE OF ADAM Chp 138 - Her Perfect Revenge
Lisa had not walked far when she started hearing shouts from outside.Some of the shelter’s original guards stationed around the scientists quarter rushed past Lisa and she quickly flattened herself against the wall to avoid being knocked down.Her head still ached from her incessant crying before and after they switched off the life-supporting machine of Dr. Blair.Guilt weighed heavily on her as she tried to dispel the image of Dr. Blair being wheeled out.She was curious about what was happening outside but she was even more curious about what happened to her brother.She took the corner that led to the lieutenant’s office and saw him striding away down the hall."Lieu..." She saw him taking the turn that led towards the entrance before she could call out to him."Shit,” she said and she hurried after him.“Going somewhere?” Anastasia stepped out of the shadow of the alcove where she was lurking.Lisa’s breath backed up in her lungs and her hand flew to her chest in fright.When sh
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Epilogue - The Art Of Survival
Adam left the house after Theo was buried.Even though Lisa was not happy with the idea, she respected his decision after warning him to stay away from danger and call her from time to time.Layla paid him no attention as he left and in a way, he knew she might never really forgive him.Reminding himself of how much more important the art of survival was to them at the moment than the matters of the heart, Adam became a scavenging nomad.Layla was right in a way after all, if Theo had not been with him, he wouldn’t have died.So he thought of the best plan.To travel alone from place to place, helping those he could and educating people more on how they can beat this thing.He gathered men from place to place, and trained them in ways they could get food, avoid attacks and how they can survive.Soon enough, Lisa and the others made out the first batch of the new vaccine they were working on.It was a vaccine that could mask people’s scent when they are near zombies.They had been able
Chp 227 - Good News
“Please tell me you were not out here all night.”Adam threw the soil off the shovel and swiped at his sweaty brows before looking back at Lisa.She stifled a yawn as she peered at him through bleary eyes. “You really have been here all night?”Adam smiled as he said, “Pot. Kettle.”“Well, excuse me. I have been trying to think of ways to save lives. What is your excuse?”Adam’s smile was gone as he said, “I have been trying to do what I can to preserve the body of the life that was taken because of me.”“Oh, Adam,” Lisa said in a heartfelt tone as she came closer to him. “She blamed you, didn’t she?”“She was right,” Adam said automatically. “I couldn’t even get the tools yet a man died because of my decision. That is not on anybody, Lisa. It is on me.”He turned away and continued digging again.He ignored Lisa’s approach and continued to dig in a frenzy.His back glistened with sweat in the cold air and the increasing light of dawn brushing the sky.“Adam!” Lisa called sharply when
Chp 226 - The Unwanted One
“So it was your fault!” Layla said immediately Adam finished his narration.She had been holding herself so rigidly as Adam told them everything without sparing any detail.Even as others gasped and muttered with sympathy and shock as Adam explained exactly how Theo had died, she had only stood their with soot and sweat drying on her body.With her arms tightly around herself, she stood still, like she might crumble if she moved.Tears falling from her eyes had increased, but she didn’t say anything.Then, immediately after Adam completed his narration, she blurted that out.“Layla, I don’t think Adam...”“No, it was his fault.” Layla cut Maddy off. “If he had not told him to stop, if he was not so concerned about getting some goddamned farming tools, Theo would still be here with us!”Each of her words dug a dart into Adam’s heart.He had not expected that from her.From anyone else, he could have expected the hateful words coming out of her mouth.But not from Layla. She was...Layla
Chp 225 - Layla's betrayal
It didn’t take Adam long to realise that his guess was right.The fiery halo was nothing but a blazing fire.“Who the fuck was making a fire out there?” he wondered as he ran with all his might.He started hearing the sounds of rushing feet ahead of him as well.Soon enough, he caught up with Maddy and some other men also running in the direction of the fire.“What is going on?” Adam asked instantly.Maddy’s eyes widened in surprise as she saw him. Without stopping, she said, “You are back! Good, we are about to find out who the fuck wants to die so badly.”They burst out into the opening to see Jared struggling with Molly!What the… “Hey!” Adam called out in fury.The two struggling figures turned to look at Adam.At least Jared turned.Molly used that opportunity to send her elbow into Jared’s guts.Though her hit didn’t do much to hurt him, he grunted and staggered back a bit.That gave Molly the chance to turn around as well.Her face fell when she saw Adam.Then she looked guilt
Chp 224 - I Knocked Her Out
Adam recognised the car even before he saw the cutout van behind it. His heart leaped for joy when he saw Layla at the wheel of the car. But then his happiness was tainted by what Lisa just told him. He looked back at his sister just as the car parked. “You are sure?” he asked urgently. With tears in her eyes, Lisa nodded. Adam stepped out of the car. “Adam!” Layla called excitedly as she rushed forward to hug him. The men in the van came down just as Layla realised that Adam was not as excited as she was. She moved back from his embrace and asked, “What is wrong? Were you able to get…” Layla saw Lisa at the back of the car just then. She smiled in greeting and said, “Glad to see you are okay, Lisa.” “Hi, Layla,” Lisa responded in a gloomy tone. That made Lisa’s brow rise in confusion as she looked back at Adam and asked, “What is the problem?” Adam didn’t bother to mince words. “It is Theo,” he answered. Layla automatically looked towards the airplane, where Jeremy w
Chp 223 - Divine View
Hoping that he wouldn’t cause their crash, Adam quickly turned his phone on and searched for how to land an airplane while it was on autopilot.He could see the anxiety on Lisa’s face as she removed her jacket and placed it on him to keep him warm.Silent and morose, Jeremy stared intently at the unconscious body.Lisa looked up at Adam and he could feel the hope dying in her as she asked, “How far to go?”“Not too far,” Adam stated.Not that he was so certain of all the digits and radars on the system.He just hoped they would soon be in Sydney.He was glad for the fact that Theo had already inputted their destination into the control system before the unfortunate incident happened.Adam looked over at the body on the floor.The blood had finally stopped.Lisa had made sure of that.Still, Thomas remained very unconscious.When Adam had checked his pulse earlier, it had been threadbare.Things were not looking good at all.Adam took his mind off the morbid thoughts and focused on sea
Chp 222 - More Than A First Aid
Adam ran as fast as his pain-wracked body would allow. The angry shrieks and snarls behind him were thrumming in his head. Even though the sword kept slashing zombies down behind him while following him, the zombies were relentless in their pursuit. At that moment, Adam thought fondly of the chemical the Emir’s men had used on the zombies. He would make it his life mission to ensure they had something like that too. That was if he survived. Which was not looking so likely at the moment. The bites on his body hurt like hell as he ran without pause. The overgrown weeds slowed him down, while the mindless zombies plowed on without stopping. He had to turn to shoot at the closest two zombies that escaped the sword’s reach, even while backing away. The zombies were gaining on him as the airplane came into view. He could see the anxious faces of Lisa and Jeremy by the window as they were yelling something he couldn’t hear. The sword gained him some ground as he quickly climbed th
Chp 221 - Hornet's Nest
They started coming from everywhere. The more the zombies that were with them snarled and growled, the more other zombies started coming to join the feast. Adam regretted his urge to stop at that place. As he swung, slashed, and cut, he wished he had never thought of stopping at all. He took no notice of the crazily increasing storehouse.Cores dropped in succession and the storehouse increased in tune with it.Adam was too busy fighting for survival to marvel at the size of the storehouse.One couldn't stand at one side and see the other side of the storehouse again at this point.Adam was sweating profusely as black blood flew yet more zombies poured out of what had once seemed like a ghost town.It was like entering a hornet’s nest. The more he killed, the more they started coming. Theo was holding his own, and Adam was helping him out whenever he could. But when Adam was able to pull out a gun and toss it to Theo, the gun fell to the ground uselessly as Theo shouted, “I don
