How Zombies Survive in the Apocalypse-Chapter 243

Aiden, who arrived at Green Field in Bakersfield only at dawn, found a tall building and hid himself on the rooftop.

Expecting that there wouldn’t be much movement now as it was time for rest even for the crazy EL fanatics, Aiden started scouting the surrounding environment from the rooftop first.

Aiden looked around with night vision binoculars, while Arian took advantage of the night to roam around the building, looking for traces of fanatics.

After peering through the binoculars for a while, Aiden began searching for exploration areas on the map of Bakersfield.

During this, Arian appeared on the rooftop.

"The number of zombies is small, and while there are some traces of mutants, it seems there aren’t any around. As for traces of fanatics, they’re scattered here and there."

"Good work. We’ll be able to examine the surroundings in more detail once it’s daylight. Let’s rest for now."

"Alright. As expected, it’s comfortable going around with you."

"Is that so?"

"It is."

Arian plopped down next to Aiden and closed her eyes.

Aiden glanced at Arian and then spent time slowly examining the surroundings through the binoculars again.

After looking through the binoculars without moving for a long time, Aiden called Arian.

"Arian."

Arian, whose eyes snapped open, looked in the direction Aiden was pointing.

"The visibility isn’t good enough to confirm, but what kind of movement was it?"

"What I briefly saw was a light."

"A light, is it? Just a moment."

Arian concentrated and stared intently at one spot.

"It’s a bit far, so it’s difficult to confirm."

"Should we move?"

Aiden asked for Arian’s opinion.

But Arian shook her head.

"The sun will rise soon. If we move now, we’ll only expose our movements. There’s no need to take unnecessary risks. During the day, let’s observe the surroundings thoroughly, and if there’s nothing unusual, we’ll move at night."

"Alright, let’s do that then."

Aiden deliberately asked Arian for her opinion.

If this reconnaissance were to be considered a request, it would be a request where Arian should take the lead.

Still, he was somewhat satisfied to see that Arian had developed a lot compared to when they first met.

"Do you have any other opinions?"

"No. I intend to follow your lead for this reconnaissance."

"Huh? What’s the occasion? Are you sick?"

"Do I look like I have a body that could get sick?"

"Hehe. That’s right, neither of us has a body that could get sick."

As Arian laughed frivolously, Aiden turned his head and picked up the binoculars again.

Arian, who plopped down again, looked at the sky and said to Aiden.

"Is it easier to deal with zombies or humans?"

"There’s no need to even consider it, zombies are easier."

"That’s right, isn’t it?"

Even though fanatics are inhuman madmen and monsters, they are still humans with life.

Having experienced the incident with Ross Preston before, she had said she didn’t want to kill people, so he could imagine what kind of emotions she might be feeling now.

"You have, no, we both have something we want to protect."

"Huh?"

"We both know the pain of losing something precious, so I won’t mention that, but if there’s something that needs to be protected, it’s not too late to think about it after protecting it."

"Oh... Aiden, do you know this is the longest you’ve spoken recently, excluding talk about requests?"

"I know."

"Hahaha! I understood well what you wanted to say. Don’t worry, I won’t do anything I’ll regret."

"I see."

Arian felt good about the sincerity Aiden conveyed.

After that, the two fell into their own thoughts without any further conversation.

And then, morning came.

* * *

"Bishop Randy. It’s time for you to move."

"Is it already that time? What about the gate?"

"The gate closure is complete. We’ve also instructed the believers not to leave their positions in case of any unexpected situations."

Clap!

Randy clapped his hands.

"Now we can finally see the purification of the greatest flame. Good, very good! Hahaha!"

Randy laughed loudly as he got into the prepared car.

The car he boarded quickly left the Enterprise camp. Then, it arrived at their nearby prepared gathering place.

As soon as Randy got out of the car, he immediately headed to the rooftop of the gathering place.

From there, the Enterprise camp was visible at a glance.

A believer who followed him greeted Randy politely.

"Bishop. We’ve also completed the preparation of the zombies."

"Good, then start one by one." freeweɓnøvel.com

"Yes."

As the believer disappeared, Randy burst into a laugh tainted with madness.

"Hahaha!! Hahahaha!! Behold! This is the holy flame of Eternal Fire!"

Bang!

Bang!

Bang!

Explosion sounds were heard sequentially from inside the camp.

Those explosions turned into huge flames and began to sweep through the interior of the camp.

And mixed with the explosion sounds, people’s screams and howls echoed together.

The flames spread quickly, quickly, engulfing the buildings and people in the camp.

People could be seen breaking the gate to survive.

But they wouldn’t know.

The beings that would greet them beyond the gate.

Grrrr

Uuuuuh

Graaah

At some point, one or two zombies started appearing near the gate.

Then, the number of zombies grew from one or two to over ten, over twenty, and in an instant, more than a hundred zombies densely filled the area in front of the gate.

Crack!!

With the sound of something breaking somewhere, the firmly closed iron gate slowly collapsed.

Thud!

People who survived the flames rushed out recklessly through the broken iron gate.

And. The zombies who had been watching this scene intently surged in like a wave.

Kyaaah!!

Fire behind, zombies in front.

Hell had descended.

* * *

Aiden and Arian could confirm the active movements of the fanatics.

As the sun rose, they appeared from somewhere and started roaming the interior of the city.

Moving in groups of six, when they found zombies, instead of killing them, they started restraining them.

"They’re really restraining the zombies, right?"

Arian asked Aiden as if she might have seen wrong.

"That is indeed restraining. We should carefully note the direction they’re heading."

Aiden focused on observing where the fanatics dragging zombies were heading.

"It’s north."

Arian looked at the map.

"If it’s north from here, a place where they might stay is Golden Valley High School."

"How far is it?"

"About 5km."

"Then in a little while, let’s move. We need to set up a reconnaissance point."

Arian and Aiden checked their equipment while scouting the surroundings during the remaining time.

Aiden checked for tall buildings around the high school to set up a reconnaissance position, while Arian replenished her blood with the transfusion packs received from the military.

They came down from the rooftop and headed towards the high school, being as vigilant as possible of their surroundings.

Thanks to Arian, they were able to move quickly without being spotted by the fanatics loitering around.

Aiden and Arian climbed to the rooftop of an apartment right across from the high school.

From the rooftop, the entire view of the high school was visible.

They could see clumsily made barricades, barbed wires, and fanatics standing guard.

It was difficult to confirm the zombies they had brought earlier.

The two immediately started devising a plan.

"It’s not difficult for me to infiltrate, but it doesn’t look easy for you to infiltrate, Aiden?"

Aiden pointed to one area among the low barbed wires surrounding the high school.

"If there are guards in that area, please take care of them. Then I’ll cut the barbed wire and infiltrate."

"Alright. Then let’s move in different directions. Anyway, Aiden can’t keep up with my speed."

Aiden looked at his watch.

"Let’s move when night falls, three hours from now."

"Okay, then after infiltration, let’s set a one-hour limit for movement, and rendezvous back here."

"One hour, back here. Got it."

Aiden and Arian quietly waited for time to pass and started observing the actions of the fanatics.

* * *

The Enterprise camp was left with only small embers, ashes, and horrible corpses.

Randy, who had been watching this entire situation from the rooftop of a building, knelt down and prayed.

Then, shedding tears, he raised both arms to the sky.

"Ah... How beautiful! How holy! What a magnificent flame this was!"

"All of this was possible because of the Bishop’s will. We praise you, Bishop!!"

Twenty believers kneeling behind Randy praised him.

"Even the council of elders cannot deny the achievements of Bishop Randy, who has fulfilled the grand plan of a year!"

The one approaching Randy’s side and praising him was none other than Marvin.

"Marvin! Your efforts were excellent too. All who have seen that flame will now know the great will of Eternal Fire! Let’s return, to our holy land!"

"Oh Bishop!! Bishop Randy!!"

* * *

Evening came.

The darkness in the city began to deepen as many clouds obscured the moonlight.

From inside the high school, the boisterous sounds of fanatics could be heard, as if something had excited them greatly.

There was almost no electricity, so they started lighting torches and fires in drums here and there.

Aiden and Arian were quietly watching this scene.

"It’s fortunate there’s no electricity. The shadows created by the flames are enough for me to hide."

As Arian said this, Aiden took off the helmet he was wearing and put on night vision goggles.

Then, hiding his rifle and sniper rifle in a corner of the rooftop, he tucked a handgun and a well-sharpened dagger into his waist.

"I’m ready."

"Good, shall we start moving?"

Arian leapt from the rooftop directly towards the high school at an incredible speed.

Aiden went down to the first floor and carefully moved towards the area he had spotted, taking cover as much as possible.

As he hid his body near the barbed wire, Arian’s figure could be seen beyond.

When Arian, who had checked the entire surroundings, signaled to Aiden, he cut the barbed wire without hesitation and entered.

The two exchanged signals wishing each other good luck and began exploring the interior of the high school.