Maybe, they thought with a dull ache in their heart, that their time had finally come. Maybe they could finally leave this hellish place behind. Maybe they could start a new life somewhere else, in another world—one that was peaceful, without blood, without fear.
A tear escaped the corner of their eye, blurring their vision. They looked at their injured friends, at their broken bodies lying scattered across the ground. What had they not done to survive here? They had fought with everything they had. They had endured hunger, fear, betrayal, pain. Yet, in the end, was this their fate? To die here, so pitifully, like this?
Their hearts filled with hopelessness as the zombie took another step toward them, unbothered, and unstoppable.
Chen Wei, who was the only one still standing, finally fell with a heavy thud to the ground. His body twitched once and then stilled, his eyes flashing the same deep pain and unwillingness.
