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The buffer zone wouldn't hold them.The canyon would fall. Once it did, the buffer behind it would collapse right after. Haylight League would be facing the dead at their gates all over again."Fall back!" Hayley jumped down from the low-hovering helicopter and reached for Milo.At that exact moment, about eight figures in torn military uniforms vaulted up at once.They were the Sovereign Legion zombies she had seen before.Each one stood nearly twice the size of a normal infected, their bodies intact but threaded with dark veins beneath pale, lifeless skin. Their clouded eyes were locked forward, their movements fast and explosive.The second Milo saw them, something feral lit in his eyes.He slammed a fresh belt of ammunition into his submachine gun, the weapon kicking hard against his solid shoulder as he braced himself, his stance locked in place.His muscles absorbed the recoil, as if he were part of the weapon itself. His gift surged to full output.Metal-aligned enhance

Hayley raised her hand and smacked Alex on the top of his head, but there was none of her usual force behind it. By the time it landed, it felt more like a light tap."Seriously, how are you this spineless?"Alex didn't know what to say. He didn't argue with her, either. "I've already run the numbers. If we move everyone to Ark One and build out an underground system, we can survive down there long term."Hayley let out a short laugh. "Like rats? Living underground, never seeing daylight again?""You can make fun of me all you want right now," Alex said, looking straight at her.He had already accepted that he was a coward.But so what? He was terrified of dying. If that made him a coward, then fine. He would stay one all the way through."I just want you alive," he said. "All of us, alive."Hayley's smile only widened as she looked at him, watching the way he lowered his head, completely serious."How exactly are we supposed to live?" she asked. "Ascendant Creed is building

Hearing that, Anthony, a man pushing 50, broke down on the spot."Alright. We stay together. No matter what."Kate let out a choked sob and wrapped her arms around Anthony and Cloudia. The three of them held each other tightly.Off to the side, Nash and Sharon watched quietly.Sharon tilted her head up, looking at the boy who now stood so much taller than her, then reached out and grabbed his hand."Nash, I want to go to your place and play video games. Play one more round with me."Nash looked down at her bright, hopeful eyes. "Yeah. Let's do that."The sun dipped lower, its fading light stretching across every corner of Haylight League, falling over one figure after another.At the central plaza, helicopters were lined up in rows. Alex stood among them, calling names and sending children aboard one by one.Aside from a few very young kids, crying as their parents handed them over, almost no one else showed up.They had prepared transport for 1,000.In the end, fewer than 1

Mona took the food and gave the owner a quick smile. "Thanks.""What are you thanking me for? Without Ms. Reid, none of us would even be here. Long live Ms. Reid!"That only made everyone laugh a little harder, the mood at the table loosening.Right then, another figure stepped into the bar, and all of them instinctively got to their feet. "Boss!"Jim waved them down as he walked over, motioning for them to sit.It was his team: Mona, Jullian, and Todd; the only squad Hayley had ever allowed to operate as a fixed unit.Most of the time, Jim worked just like the rest of the operators. He led his small team through clean-up runs and missions that needed fewer people. Over the years, after going through one life-or-death situation after another, the bond between them had only grown tighter."Boss!""Boss!"Todd, more than anyone, had changed.Gone was the timid, tearful kid Hayley first met, replaced by someone solid and steady. His skin had darkened from the field, his build

Human civilization wasn't something weak.After finishing all her arrangements across the base, Hayley finally turned her thoughts to the dogs still by her side."Summer.""Woof! Woof! Woof!""Woof! Woof! Woof!"A dozen dogs rushed toward her all at once, tails wagging as they crowded around her.While she had been working inside the shelter, they had stayed quiet and well-behaved, not making a sound.The moment she spoke, they couldn't hold back anymore."Woof!" Summer leapt into her arms and licked her face.Hayley held him close, a trace of reluctance in her expression. "I'm sending you to Ark One."There was no reason to keep them here anymore. They couldn't be infected. As long as they avoided being caught, they could live out their lives safely.She needed to send them away."Woof, woof!" Summer seemed to understand, his barking growing louder."Come on." Hayley stood, holding him as she headed outside.The other dogs flowed after her like a stream, whining softly a