All Chapters of THE ZOMBIE OUTBREAK : Chapter 51
- Chapter 53
53 chapters
chapter fifty one
The tires screeched against the cracked asphalt as the convoy tore through the desolate outskirts of what had once been downtown Greenville. Dust billowed behind them, clouding the rearview mirrors like a curtain of smoke hiding whatever horrors chased them. Inside the lead vehicle, Ethan sat at the wheel, jaw clenched, eyes burning with that unnatural blue glow. Beside him, Zack braced a boot against the dashboard, weapon at the ready, eyes fixed on the side mirror. “They’re gaining,” Zack muttered, tightening his grip on the rifle. “I know,” Ethan said without looking. “Then maybe you’d like to explain what the hell Recon Team Bravo meant by ‘not normal’? We’ve fought dozens of infected before. None of them moved like that.” “They’re not wrong,” Ethan answered, voice grim. “There’s been a mutation. I’ve seen it. They’re calling them Phantoms.” “Phantoms?” Zack spat. “You waited until now to tell us?” “I didn’t think Selena could make the serum so fast. I was wrong.”
Chapter fifty two
The tension inside the fort bristled like dry kindling near a flame. Ethan stood unmoving, eyes glowing an eerie, shifting blue. Across from him, Lt. Grayson didn’t flinch, but the way her hand hovered near the pistol at her hip betrayed her unease. Around them, the convoy group—Zack, Barnet, Talia, Miles, and the rest—stood close, weapons raised but uncertain. Soldiers from the fort, clad in a patchwork of old-world military gear and survivalist armor, responded in kind. One wrong word, and this fragile calm would shatter into blood and bullets. “Let me talk to her,” Ethan said quietly. “To Selena.” Grayson tilted her head. “Why? So you do want the serum for yourself after all!" “She never asked for this,” Ethan replied. “Neither did I. But we both had to survive.” Grayson’s mouth twisted into a bitter smile. “Survive? Don’t talk to me about survival, enhanced. You walk in here with glowing eyes and think you’re still one of us?” Zack stepped forward, rifle lowered but ready.
chapter fifty three
The blood didn’t stop flowing. Zack's lifeless body lay crumpled by the bunker gate, his rifle still clenched in his hands. Talia had gone down shielding Miles—only for them both to be torn apart by the enhanced. Barnet’s final scream still echoed faintly, swallowed by the screech of gunfire and the guttural roars of monsters that were once men. Ethan stumbled into the lab, bloodied and bruised, every muscle in his body trembling from strain and grief. The only thing that kept him upright now was Selena. She slammed the reinforced door behind them, bolting it with shaking hands. Outside, gunfire dwindled, turning into a chilling silence. “They’re gone,” Ethan said, voice barely audible. “All of them…” Selena didn’t answer right away. She was pacing the room like a caged animal, checking equipment, fumbling with canisters and tubes as tears silently streamed down her face. “You did what you had to,” she said finally. “No, I didn’t,” Ethan whispered. “I brought them here. I told