Chapter 15
Author: Starwrite
last update2025-03-05 00:48:53

After waiting for nearly thirty minutes without seeing the signs of the military the people gathered in the garage started to get restless.

 

  It was inevitable as they were already pumped up with the belief that the military was here to save them. Anything that seemed otherwise would only cause tham to get panicked.

 

  However,it seemed that they didn't have to wait for long as the sound of gunshots accompanied by the wails of monsters pierced the air.

 

 

  “Oh!”

 

 “They've started the attack!”

 

 

  “I told you not to doubt them!”

 

“When did I?" 

 

  " Don't let us fo–”

 Discussions like these filled the underground garage as the survivours started to chatter excitedly. For Ethan though,this was lie torture as due to the fact that he liked silent places.

 

  But for the moment,he just had to endure.

 

 

  Finally after what sed like eternity,a man's voice was heard from the public address system mounted at the top of the garage.

 

  “Scrrch…..good afternoon everyone,I'm Colonel Glenn from the Renegade apocalypse battalion. The monsters outside have all been taken care of. You can open the door now.”

 

 

  The moment he finished,cheers erupted from the survivours in the garage. Without wasting time,the huge metal door barricading the garage from the outside world was opened for the first time in nearly a week.

 

 

  “Aiyah!”

 

 “We're saved!”

 

“Sob sob sob…so I can still witness the outside world?”

 

   Watching the reactions coming from everyone around him,Ethan felt that it was pathetic. Truthfully,the apocalypse was scary but it hadn't reached the point where fully grown men would start crying with snot on their faces.

 

  “Please form a straight line." Don't cut the line too!”

 

  Giving their orders,the soldiers soon arranged the survivours into groups that boarded the already waiting military trucks.

 

Suddenly from the front of the line a commotion arose.

 

  “You can't do that,you can't seperate us,that's my only child." 

 

  " Hmmm,what's happening over there?”

 

 Curious,old Jack asked no one in particular. However,a young man standing just a few meters ahead of them replied him.

 

  “It seems like they gave an order that those found with symptoms of the monsterization will be detained. The child of the man shouting in front was found to have some of these symptoms.” 

 

  “Ohhh..so that's how it is.”

 

  Hearing g the young man's explanation a look of understanding came to old Jack's face 

 

 

The monsterization symptoms being referred to were the signs a person displayed before they became monsters. Typically,it involved them hallucinating,vomiting or just straight up turning into one after they had been bitten by a monster.

 

    “Ho ho,we are safe then!" Chuckling,old Jack said after hearing the conditions. He knew well enough none of the kids had been bitten,neither had they had any hallucinatory issues. If they did they would have informed him about it.

 

  However,what he didn't see was that Ethan who was at the side shuddered for a moment or two.

 

  Shortly after it was soon their turn to enter the truck. However….

 

   “You can't get on this truck!" 

 

  As if they had rehearsed it previously,the two soldiers manning the onboarding process said as their expression became stern.

 

 “What do you mean by we cannot enter? Or are you planning to abandon us?!" 

 

  Clearly annoyed,old Jack asked with his annoyance clearly displayed for all to see. It was understandable though as there was no one who wouldn't get agitated when they were clearly being excluded from the rescue operation. 

 

  In a burst of righteous indignation one of the other tenants rose up to the soldiers while accusing them.

 

  “Yeah that's true,you just can’t decide whi gets to get on the truck with some flimsy excuse. Or what do you all day? It could be you next!”

 

   At first,the other tenants were sluggish when they heard the hot-blooded speech of that tenant. But when he got to the part that it might be them in the position next they couldn't still still anymore.

 

   “Yeah,that's true,you can't just do that. You're the military for God's sake!" 

 

   Another woman with heavy makeup also chimed in.

 “ I can't even bear parting with my precious babies due to some stupid regulations with no basis.”

 

  With more and more of the tenants raising their voices,the soldiers started feeling the heat. While they could just shoot the main trouble makers straight,that would be detrimental to their cause.

 

   Gnashing his teeth, colonel Glenn felt like whipping out his gun and blasting all these assholes to oblivion but sadly he just couldn't. The boss hadn't given the order yet.

 

  But he also couldn't watch the situation escalate further.

 

  Glancing in the direction of the jeepeny situated in the midst of the convoy he couldn't help but swallow some spittle. 

 

  The worst thing the boss hated was things going out of plan and judging from the situation over here it was already veering in that direction.

 

    Right then the earpiece in his ear buzzed causing him to tense up as he picked the call.

 

   “Round up that old man and the two kids,leave the boy with the metal rebar……”hearing the boss say this,Colonel Glenn's breath hitched,however,the boss wasn't done yet.

 

   “.....cause am coming myself." 

 

  Hearing the boss himself say that he was coming,a glint of excitement flashed through his eyes. Finally the boss was taking action himself!

 

     The crowd was still very much rowdy as each individual tried to make their voice heard. 

 The soldiers manning the trucks were having an exceptionally hard time coordinating the rowdy bunch.

 

  Watching them Ethan found it super amusing. However,he understood that it was just human nature. While it might seem like they were standing up for old Jack and the kids,the truth was they they were just doing it to secure their own interests. 

 

  However,right then the gleam of metal shining in the sun flashed in his eyes.

 

   “Take cover!”

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