2026-02-16 18:27:00The world turned white. White from cement dust, lime, and destruction.
Elian coughed, his lungs feeling like they were filled with sandpaper. He tried to open his eyes, but the stinging was unbearable. The roar of the collapsing Grand Menteng Hotel behind them had stopped, replaced by a more terrifying sound: the creaking of unstable structures and the panicked screams of people.
"Roll call! Sound off!" Elian yelled, his voice hoarse.
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Chapter 74: The Coup Plan
2:00 AM. The time when human sanity is at its weakest, and shadows look more alive than reality.The sky above the Cibubur KM 10 Rest Area was clear of purple clouds, displaying a pale and cold crescent moon. However, the tranquility of this night was a deception. Behind the silence of the dead highway, there were racing heartbeats and murderous intent sharpened as keen as a knife.Inside the cabin of the Cosmo Express School Bus, the atmosphere felt like being inside a warm but fragile iron womb. The sound of soft snoring from the exhausted survivors was the only background music, occasionally punctuated by a dry cough or the friction of coarse blankets.Elian sat cross-legged at the very back of the bus, on top of a pile of logistics bags containing the remains of their treasures. His eyes were tightly shut. His breathing was steady, slow, and deep. He wasn't sleeping. He was trying to stitch back together the shattere
Chapter 73: Snake's Tongue
The clock showed ten at night. The campfire began to fade, leaving red embers that blinked weakly like a demon's eyes.Elian was at the back of the bus, cleaning his iron pipe while discussing tomorrow's route with Mr. Hendra. He felt safe. His system scan showed no signs of Hollows. Agus was on the roof as a perfect sentry.He forgot one thing: The Cosmo-Ledger system could detect zombies, but it couldn't detect lies.Outside, Darius wasn't sleeping. He began to move.He didn't break Elian’s rules. He didn't approach the bus. He just... walked around the campfire, talking to his men, but with a volume deliberately set so his voice would be heard faintly by those guarding the bus windows."Poor Budi," Darius said to Tono, while massaging his swollen feet. "He used to be my star employee. Now? He’s just a lackey."Inside the bus, Budi, who was on g
Chapter 72: Breadcrumbs
The night at the Cibubur KM 10 Rest Area brought a bone-chilling cold. There was no electricity, no sound of crickets, only the sound of the wind whistling through the gaps of the empty shopfronts.In the middle of the vast parking lot, a small campfire was lit. It was fueled by plastic convenience store chairs and old cardboard boxes. That fire was the only source of light and warmth amidst the total darkness of the dead highway.On one side of the fire sat Darius and his four pathetic men. Their feet were wrapped in plastic bags, their lips were chapped, and their eyes were sunken like hungry ghosts. They sat huddled together, shivering, staring blankly at the flames.On the other side, about ten meters away (a safety distance established by Elian), stood the Cosmo Express School Bus. Its engine was off, but its steel-plated body and iron bars made it look like an impenetrable fortress. Inside, there were mattresses (e
Chapter 71: The Pit Stop
The silence at the KM 10 Cibubur Rest Area had its own specific gravity. It felt like an invisible atmospheric pressure pressing against the eardrums, making every footstep on the asphalt sound ten times louder than it should.No Hollows roaring. No Runners chasing shadows. It seemed even the flies refused to fly here."I liked it better when we were being chased by a whole district's worth of zombies on the toll road," Rico whispered, clutching his Teflon pan, which was now dented in several places. "At least back there it was noisy but we knew who the enemy was. Here... it's quiet. Like, 'Saturday night with no date' quiet. Creepy as hell."Elian didn't respond to the joke. His silver-ringed Tier 4 eyes kept scanning the surroundings. His Cosmo-Ledger system ran a passive scan, but the results were nil. No sign of monster life within a fifty-meter radius."Agus," Elian called softly.<
Chapter 70: Agus Frankenstein Skill
The afternoon sun, obscured by a purple haze, shone down on the Jagorawi Toll Road, which had transformed into a gladiatorial arena. In the middle of a sea of car wrecks and thousands of hungry, howling zombies, one figure stood tall, challenging the impossible.Agus.Former security guard, former monster, and now the Main Guardian of Elian's group. He stood on the hot asphalt, his bare feet (since there were no size XXXXXL shoes) gripping the road. He took a deep breath, filling his massive lungs with air smelling of gasoline and death.Behind him, the Cosmo Express school bus roared nervously. In front of him, a five-meter-high wall of containers blocked the path. And all around him, hundreds of Runners and Crawlers began to realize that a jumbo-sized piece of fresh meat had just stepped off the bus."Meat..." hissed a Runner, its eyes glowing red, saliva dripping.Agus turned
Chapter 69: Highway To Hell
"WELCOME TO THE JAGORAWI TOLL! PLEASE DO NOT STICK YOUR LIMBS OUT UNLESS YOU WANT A FORCED AMPUTATION!"Rico's shout echoed inside the cabin of the yellow school bus, which was now hurtling at 60 kilometers per hour, slicing through wind and dust at the pulverized Cililitan toll gate.The bus—let's just call it the Cosmo Express—was no longer a vehicle for transporting kindergarteners. It was a walking fortress. Its diesel engine roared hoarsely like an angry beast, and every jolt from the tires crushing debris was felt right in the tailbones of every passenger."Pak Hendra! Watch out for the sedan ahead!" screamed Vara, who sat in the front passenger seat (the conductor's seat), her eyes bulging as she stared at the wreckage of a Toyota Vios blocking the slow lane."Relax, Vara! That's just a cracker tin!" Pak Hendra replied from behind the wheel.Instead of hitting
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