All Chapters of DEAD CITY: A ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE: Chapter 21
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CHAPTER 21 ~ JUDGEMENT IN THE DARK II
Lucia glared directly back at him with absolute and burning defiance."I would honestly rather walk directly outside and feed myself entirely to the infected monsters than ever apologize to a pathetic coward like you."Nicola flushed with total absolute fury and violently reached his hand out to forcefully grab Lucia by the collar of her uniform blouse.However, his aggressive and violent movement was completely interrupted by the sudden and distinct sound of heavy tactical boots loudly echoing from the dark hallway directly outside the classroom door.The approaching footsteps were absolutely not the uncoordinated and shuffling steps of mindless infected walkers.They were the highly synchronized, incredibly heavy, and entirely purposeful strides of professional military operators advancing in a perfect tactical formation.Everyone inside the dark classroom froze completely in absolute silence.While Nicola was entirely distracted by the terrifying sounds echoing from the hallway, Ang
CHAPTER 22 ~ JUDGEMENT IN THE DARK III
Lucia instantly scrambled up from the dirty floor and desperately launched herself across the classroom.Hewviolently crashed directly into her older brother, tightly wrapping her trembling arms around his heavy plate carrier and burying her sobbing face into his chest.Riccardo securely wrapped his strong arms around her trembling shoulders, tightly burying his face into her dark hair and allowing a single tear of profound relief to escape his eyes.The terrified students watching the reunion were paralyzed by total shock.Denise and Angela stared at the heavily armed commander with wide and disbelieving eyes, finally realizing that Lucia had been telling the absolute truth about her unexpected hero.Nicola sat frozen against the far concrete wall with his mouth open in total disbelief.He stared blankly at Riccardo and then looked around at the terrifyingly elite soldiers standing perfectly still and waiting for the young commander's next specific order."That heavily armed soldier i
CHAPTER 23 ~ JUDGEMENT IN THE DARK IIII
Riccardo smoothly raised his heavily suppressed M4 carbine with absolute and practiced precision.He did not hesitate for a single fraction of a second or allow any complicated moral doubt to cloud his judgment.He aggressively pulled the sensitive trigger twice in extremely rapid succession.The advanced acoustic suppressor muffled the explosive gunshots into a pair of sharp and forceful mechanical clicks.Nicola screamed in absolute and blinding agony as two heavy armor-piercing bullets shattered both of his kneecaps into unrecognizable fragments of ruined bone and blood.He collapsed directly onto the dirty linoleum floor, desperately clutching his ruined legs and weeping uncontrollably.Giovanni and Bernardo screamed in absolute terror and tried to crawl away, but Riccardo simply shifted his deadly aim and aggressively squeezed the trigger exactly four more times.The two remaining cowards collapsed right beside their arrogant leader, screaming in profound and identical agony as th
CHAPTER 24 ~ WEIGHT OF SALVATION I
The narrow concrete stairwell of the Technological Engineering Institute violently echoed with the terrifying sounds of a world coming completely undone. Riccardo Gonzales moved methodically up the dark steps with his heavily suppressed carbine raised securely to his shoulder. He formed the absolute center of a highly impenetrable moving fortress comprised entirely of elite Delta Force operatives. The terrifying phantoms of Echo Actual completely surrounded the eleven terrified teenage students in a perfect circular defensive perimeter, smoothly pushing the frightened civilians upward toward the promise of the dark roof. The incredibly heavy and rhythmic thud of their tactical boots hitting the concrete stairs provided a completely stark contrast to the horrific and chaotic sounds of frantic scratching and guttural moaning actively rising from the compromised ground floor directly below them. Lucia gripped her best friend Denise tightly by the hand and stayed completely glued to h
CHAPTER 25 ~ WEUGHT OF SALVATION II
"The absolute maximum weight capacity of this specific helicopter is going to be incredibly tight, so you need to pack yourselves tightly onto the floorboards and securely hold onto the heavy cargo straps."The eleven surviving students from the dark classroom desperately sprinted across the concrete roof and eagerly threw themselves completely into the crowded cabin of the black helicopter.Lucia climbed directly into the back of the aircraft and reached her trembling hand out to help pull Denise and Angela safely aboard, feeling a profound wave of absolute salvation completely washing over her tired soul.However, the highly organized and entirely smooth extraction was abruptly interrupted by a chorus of desperate and highly panicked screams actively erupting from the far corner of the dark roof.The five older university students who had been completely stranded on the roof earlier that night suddenly broke entirely free from their designated holding area and desperately rushed dire
CHAPTER 26 ~ WEIGHT OF SALVATION III
"If you leave us entirely alone on this dark roof, the violent monsters coming up those stairs are going to completely slaughter us before you ever manage to come back. You have to let us onto that helicopter right now!""You need to release your grip on my commander immediately," Captain Vance ordered coldly as he seamlessly stepped forward and physically forced the weeping woman completely away from Riccardo.Lucia watched the highly tragic and entirely desperate scene unfolding directly outside the helicopter doors with completely wide and horrified eyes.She fully understood that her older brother was actively making a completely monstrous choice, but she also fully realized that he was making that horrific choice entirely to guarantee her absolute survival.The heavy burden of leadership in a lawless apocalyptic world clearly required a person to sacrifice pieces of their own humanity, and she wept silently as she watched Riccardo forcefully harden his heart against the desperate
CHAPTER 27 - WEIGHT OF SALVATION IIII
Riccardo completely understood that the entire rescue mission was actively teetering on the absolute edge of total failure.If that massive monster managed to physically strike the idling helicopter, the fragile rotor blades would completely shatter, and every single person loaded inside the crowded cabin would violently die in a massive fiery explosion.He had to actively prioritize the absolute survival of his younger sister above absolutely everything else, entirely including his own life."Jolly 1, you need to initiate immediate emergency liftoff right this exact second," Riccardo screamed directly into his tactical headset with absolute and highly desperate urgency."You absolutely must get my sister entirely out of this compromised combat zone right now.""We are initiating immediate emergency vertical ascent," the pilot confirmed loudly as he aggressively pulled completely back on the heavy flight controls and pushed the powerful engines to their absolute maximum limit.The mass
CHAPTER 28 ~ COMMANDER'S SANCTUARY I
The deafening mechanical roar of the departing helicopter faded slightly as Jolly 1 climbed rapidly into the dark night sky, effectively carrying Lucia and her classmates completely out of the immediate danger zone. Riccardo Gonzales firmly planted his heavy combat boots onto the bloodstained concrete of the university roof and completely focused his absolute attention on the terrifying apex predator violently charging directly toward his defensive line. The massive biological nightmare was entirely focused on the noisy aircraft ascending above them, and its highly muscular legs aggressively coiled as it prepared to launch its heavy body directly into the air to pull the helicopter back down. Riccardo knew with absolute certainty that he could not possibly allow the creature to execute that devastating leap. "Echo Actual, we need to completely blind that massive bastard right now," Riccardo commanded loudly over the chaotic noise of the swirling winds. "Aim directly for its eyes a
CHAPTER 29 ~ COMMANDER'S SANCTUARY II
[ HIGH-VALUE TARGET ELIMINATED: APEX MUTANT STAGE 3 ] [ MASSIVE REWARD CLAIMED: +50,000 Gold Coins | +10,000 XP ] [ LEVEL UP SECURED: THE HOST IS NOW LEVEL 10 ] [ MILESTONE REACHED: TIER 3 ADVANCED WEAPONS AND TROOPS UNLOCKED ] Riccardo did not even bother to read the specific details of his new physical attributes or upgraded abilities. He simply stared at the burning crater and let out a very long and incredibly ragged breath of absolute relief. He had successfully gambled his own life to protect his younger sister, and the massive risk had miraculously paid off in full. The incredibly deafening roar of heavy mechanical engines suddenly washed completely over the destroyed roof as the secondary black helicopter designated as Jolly 2 smoothly descended from the dark night sky. The heavy minigun mounted on the side door was completely silent now, and the armored pilot aggressively flared the heavy aircraft directly over the concrete landing zone to quickly pick up the victorious e
CHAPTER 30 ~ COMMANDER'S SANCTUARY III
"All eleven civilian targets are completely physically unharmed, but they are incredibly severely dehydrated, highly malnourished, and entirely suffering from profound psychological shock. We have already established completely secure intravenous fluid lines for the absolute worst cases." "Thank you very much for your excellent work, Santos," Riccardo replied sincerely while gently guiding Lucia back to her comfortable seat. He quickly walked directly over to the small kitchen counter where an incredible mountain of heated military field rations had been actively prepared by the logistics team. He gathered several warm pouches of food and completely distributed them directly among the starving teenagers, actively making sure that every single student received enough dense calories to safely begin their physical recovery. He eventually walked completely over to a small armchair securely tucked into the far corner of the living room. Elena, the highly traumatized younger student who