Chapter 64 The Horde at Sundown

Everyone fell silent at his words, a somber weight settling over them.

This wasn’t a rescue team bound by duty to risk their lives for others. Nor were they people to be provoked or taken lightly.

They were powerful.

Equipped with top–tier gear, these elite ability users could sweep through zombie–infested factories with

case.

They were the kind of people the rest could only look up to from afar.

Thankfully, none of them had called for help earlier–much less resorted to sabotage like Dane’s bgroup /bbhad /bafter their own failed attempt.

That group had all died here.

But now…

Their eyes turned to the swarm of zombies Dane had unleashed earlier, hoping to slow down Theresa.

The sun dipped below the horizon, casting long shadows across the factory grounds, where zombies now roamed everyer.

As night deepened, the creatures became more active. Sensing the presence of the living in the building. they howled and surged toward it.

They stretched out their arms, wing at the walls, desperately trying to climb up.

Soon, the factory building waspletely surroundedyer uponyer of undead. Not a single inch of space remained.

Leo Grant noticed several zombies moving much faster than the rest, their agility far beyond the norm. Climbing over their fellow corpses, they made a break for the rooftop.

Luckily, bthe /bbuilding stood over 30 feet tall, with smooth walls and no obvious footholds. Unlike Dane’s group, they bhadn’t /bmade the fatal mistake of drawing the horde straight to them.

For now, the rooftop felt rtively safe.

The zombies couldn’t climb this high–yet.

Just then, Leo’s wife, Wendy bFaye/b, pudged him. “Honey, look over there…”

Her voice trembled.

Leo followed her gaze. There, at the bspot /bwhere Dane bhad /bjumped and fallen to his death.

moved.

A zombie, gutted and bwith /bbhalf /bits face missing, staggered to its feet..

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After plunging from the rooftop, Dane hadn’t died immediately. He’d been swarmed by starving zombies band /btorn apart.

But thanks to his strong build, he turned into a zomble before beingpletely devoured

“Raaagh!”

Dane let out a piercing shriek. He scanned the area, spotting the survivors on the rooftop across the way

Without hesitation, he sprinted toward them.

In a bsh/bb, /bhe reached the factory wall and shoved aside the struggling zombies still failing to climb. Then, with a roar, he summoned a massive dirt mound–over 10 feet high–beneath his feet.

The surrounding zombies swarmed toward bthe /bnew foothold, climbing rapidly.

Now they had a way up.

On the rooftop, the survivors stood frozen in terror.

“Honey! What do we do?!”

Meanwhile, Theresa and Kyle returned safely to their camp with their dogs.

As they left the factory, a few zombies gave bchase/b, but were left behind after a few hundred yards.

Theresa never let

up

the gas. Even when they ran over a few zombies, she didn’t stop to check for

gleamstones.

It was getting bte/b.

The drive from the factory bto /btheir camp took about an hour and a half. By the time they pulled into the gates, it was already dark.

She didn’t allow herself to rx–not even a little–until they were safely inside their perimeter.

At 7:30 p.m., they arrived bback /bat camp.

As usual, the first order of business was a shower for both of them. Kyle started preparing dinner while Theresa headed to the bunker to tally up their loot.

They had collected a total of 1,148 zombie gleamstones that day.

All of them were Level 1.

Zombie gleamstones ica /i

in different tiers.

bLevel /bIglesiones were ithe /i

e mostmon.

On average, one

in every three zombies wr

produce bone /b

in its brain.

Level 1 zombies weren’t particrly powerful–just noticeably stronger than the most basic kind. For example, the first mutant zombie Theresa had killed in the vi had been a Level 1.

Chapter 64 The Horde at Sundown

These zombies were faster and more agile bthan /bregr ones, but still kible.

An ordinary person with some bbasic /bbat skills could usually take one down.

But the gap between Level 1 and Level 2 was enormous. Level 2 zombies possessed strength and speed far beyond that of even a fit adult. It often took several average people working together to bring bone /bbdown/b.

Level 2 gleamstones were about the size of a quail egg-

Level 3 zombies, on the other hand, bwere /bpletely out of reach for regr humans–they were opponents meant for ability users.

Their gleamstones could grow to the size of a goose egg.

The emergence of Level 2 and Level 3 zombies wasn’t random. One of the key conditions for their evolution was cannibalism–consuming other zombies.

The Level 2 zombie Theresa had defeated on the highway, for instance, had most likely gained its strength by devouring its own kind.