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THE APOCALYPTIC RISE OF ADAM Chp 32 - Resisting Arrest
Adam came across his first semblance of order after crossing the Milwaukee border.Jeremy had narrowly missed being bitten by a persistent zombie who hung on to the car door.Jeremy had thought it was a good idea to get down to help Adam when he got mobbed by zombies while he was trying to fill the storehouse with dry fruits from the fruit market.The zombies thought otherwise.Adam had to rescue the boy from getting killed.Then the fat zombie clung to the car door.Adam couldn’t stop the car as he told Jeremy to shake off the zombie.“He wouldn’t let go!” Jeremy shouted in fear as the zombie snarled at him through the glass.The half-opened window was the only thing separating the zombie from Jeremy.It clung hard to the car, even as Jeremy tried over and over to pin the car door firmly against its hand so it would let go.The zombie’s veined, gray eyes bulged as the car picked up speed, and its legs dragged after the car.Still, it did not let go.Hand pinned against the door.Bloo
THE APOCALYPTIC RISE OF ADAM Chp 33 - Best Time To Do That
“Criminal”“How can he do something like that?”“Do you see the bloodstains on his clothes? He must have been doing this for so long.”Adam hardly took note of the whispers of the people in the cars as he wondered what had happened to Jeremy.“Jere…” His attempt to take a step towards the boy was hindered by another fist strike to his face.“Stay away from him, murderer!” the officer who had accused him shouted as he went over to where Jeremy was lying on the hard, dirt-packed ground.He used the nose of his hard boot to nudge Jeremy.“Hey, boy! Get up!”“He has fainted, you bastard!” Adam shouted in frustration.As he saw the boy lying there, unmoving, all he could remember was Old Larry’s dying face and the promise he had made.“He needs to get to the hospital! Help him!” Adam shouted agitatedly as he tried to remove his hands from the handcuff.“And who said you could raise your voice at us, criminal?” Another officer said, with a sneer.The officer raised his hand to hit Adam aga
THE APOCALYPTIC RISE OF ADAM Chp 34 - Lost Hope Renewed
“I will get us killed for sure.” Jeremy muttered for the umpteenth time as he concentrated hard on the road. He bit down on his lips as he turned the steering wheel the way Adam had shown him. “Better you do it than for the zombies to get us,” Adam said in a muffled tone as he scooped out a handful of raisins from its bag and tossed them in his mouth. He munched it fast and turned to see Jeremy give him a sceptical look. Jeremy turned his head away fast when he saw that Adam was looking at him. “What?” Adam asked impatiently. “You wouldn’t tell me how you brought out so much food? I saw that you did not bring it out from the backpack," Jeremy said hesitantly. He kept his eyes on the road as he turned the steering wheel again. He turned his body in the direction he was turning the steering wheel, as if that would help him steer better. “You are not dead, are you?” Adam said shortly before he leaned over and used one hand to help Jeremy guide the car back onto the road. The ca
THE APOCALYPTIC RISE OF ADAM Chp 35 - A One-Time Thing
Adam felt like a newborn. As Jeremy stared at him with shock, Adam stepped out of the car. The iconic Cobb gate seemed to stare right back at him with interest as Adam took in the beautiful intricacies of the ivy draped elegantly over the gate structure like a lover embracing his beloved. Adam was surprised by how many details he could pick out. He could see the soldier ant weaving its way among the teeth of one of the gargoyles at the entrance. The soldier ant went on unbothered, as if daring the gargoyle to snap its opened mouth shut. Sounds from afar resounded in Adam’s ears, like he was standing right in the middle of those making the sounds. He could hear Jeremy’s heartbeat, though the boy was still in the car. That was how Adam knew that even though the university seemed deserted, there were people inside. The building smelled of life. “Smelled of life?” Adam was shocked by the weird feeling. He wondered how he had known what he knew. How does a building smell like li
THE APOCALYPTIC RISE OF ADAM Chp 36 - Beauty And Despair
“I think there is a misunderstanding here.” Adam ventured to say, minutes after the men kept marching them through halls without stopping. The men did not answer. The one that had the gun to Jeremy’s head simply corked the gun and sent Adam a meaningful look. Adam got the message, and he quickly shut his mouth as he sent Jeremy a reassured look. The boy looks terrified. Adam couldn’t blame him. He also couldn’t believe what was going on. What on earth were gunmen doing on a campus ranked as one of the safest in the world? Adam could remember the first time he had been in the school. It was when Nina and Lisa won the merit scholarship that the school offered. Adam’s family was still a bit well off back then, but even they couldn’t afford the rates of a school like UChicago. The twins had been on top of the world when they got selected for a full scholarship at the school. The whole family had come to see them off on their first day of school. Adam could remember the happi
THE APOCALYPTIC RISE OF ADAM Chp 37 - Your Worst Nightmare
Adam followed Carson down the hallway. He did not bother to look back since he would only be prodded by the butt of the gun anyway. Yet, all around him, he could see people dressed like Carson working on one thing or another. He saw a man pouring a green liquid into a vial while three others monitored its properties from a machine that was attached to the bottom of the vial. Adam would give anything to have an answer at that moment, and he knew that Carson could give him answers. All he needed to do was get to talk to the man alone at a place where the gunmen couldn’t threaten the old man. The question was where. Adam was jolted out of his thoughts when Jeremy gasped beside him and suddenly stopped moving. “Wha…” Adam didn’t need to complete his question as he looked to the side where Jeremy’s gaze was focused. The unmistakable snarls and growls reached his ears, even as he saw the nightmare that awaited them. In a big room with an embossed plaque atop it that reads “PPE ST
THE APOCALYPTIC RISE OF ADAM Chp 38 - A Better Fate
Adam was so dazed by what he saw that he didn’t protest when one of the men hit him with the butt of the gun when he was hesitating too long.As if it were by design, he fell right on top of the extended lever.Jeremy was ordered to lie right on top of him.By the time Adam understood what they meant, the jittery Jeremy was lying on top of him.His back was to Adam’s front.The switch was pressed again and the lever rose swiftly up the cubicle. Then it got sucked into the cubicle as suddenly as it had come out initially.As if they knew the routine already, the people in the cubicle moved away from the middle of the room.Adam and Jeremy got unceremoniously dumped into the middle of the room. The men who led them in left the room without a backward glance. Anger stirred in Adam at the brutal treatment. Jeremy shivered as he quickly stood up from where he landed. He held his bruised elbow as he looked straight at the agitated zombies despite Adam’s warning. The young lady in the
THE APOCALYPTIC RISE OF ADAM Chp 39 - Qualify For The Test
Adam was anticipating it. He was expecting the men to press the button that would make the lever materialise again. Instead, the one in the lead only gave him a deathly stare. Then he told the bleeding man to stop his noise. After which, he turned away and left. Followed by the two others.Adam could see the surprise on the faces of everyone there. Even the lady with the faraway look on her face turned her head to look at him again. The wonder they felt showed on their faces. Adam doubted that was the last he would hear of what he had done though. He could see that Jeremy was calming down as he ate the banana. Adam threw caution to the wind and he brought out two bags of raisin and roasted peanuts. “Have some” he said to the boy. Then he sat beside Jeremy and calmly ate the raisin as if he couldn’t see the look of surprise on the faces of those around. After a few seconds of silence, the lady who was facing the wall earlier turned to Adam and asked, “Can I have some?" A
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
