Rebirth: 100 Days Before Doomsday - Chapter 192

Chapter 192: Securing the Residential Area
The Lower Floors – Rune’s Team

While most of the top floors had turned silent, the lower floors were filled with chaos as most of the residents of the top floors had moved downstairs.

Rune led the charge as he and his team appeared on the tenth floor. Though he wasn’t one to use guns, he still took out one for this particular situation as firing his magical bolts would be too much.

His shotgun boomed loudly as he took out two zombies that were attempting to break down an apartment’s door. Loud screams erupted across the floor before it quitted down completely.

Kevin and Nina followed close behind him, their own guns steady as they both picked off another that lunged at them from a side corridor.

“This almost feels like practice,” Silas remarked as he crushed a zombie’s skull with the butt of his rifle.

“Less commentary, more killing,” Rio snapped as he reloaded his shotgun.

Since they didn’t have 2025 with them to help them locate the zombies, they all relied on Rune who seemed to know exactly where to find those ugly creatures.

The team moved in perfect sync, covering each other as they cleared room after room. The lower floors had a higher concentration of the turned, but it was nothing they couldn’t handle after everything they had been through in the past several weeks since the Blood Rain.

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By the time both groups met back in the lobby, their clothes were splattered with gore. Still, they all carried either calm or excited expression on their faces.

“All clear on our end,” Rune reported whilewiping blood from his sleeve with some cloth he found.

“Same here,” Grace replied as she handed over rifles to the team. “But we are not done. The rest of this residential area is crawling with zombies, and we can’t let them overrun this block. Gear up – we are heading out.”

They only took out those who had already turned into zombies. As for those who would soon turn, they needed a plan as killing them at this point could create way too much unease and chaos.

Grace had 2025 monitor the situation of these particular people and had informed her team stationed at the top floors to handle the situation if any of them would turn into a zombie while she and the others were away.

So with their building secured, she led her team into the freezing chaos outside. The snowstorm from the previous night had blanketed the streets in white, but the stark red of blood stood out in horrifying contrast.

Several zombies were roaming freely on the streets, and their guttural growls echoed through the icy air.

They killed as many as they found on their way to the military station of their area which was located merely a block away from their building.

The stationed soldiers, who had grown somewhat familiar with her team ever since the first zombie breakout, were already struggling to handle the situation.

The moment they noticed Grace and others, they quickly approached. It was way too obvious that they were more than happy about the help they would be getting.

“Thought you all would show up,” Captain Harlow said in his usual rough voice. “We have taken down over two dozens already that we found around the streets, but the real problem are the ones inside these buildings.”

He didn’t even bothered to confirm if Grace and her team was there to help or not, he just assumed that there would be only one reason for them to step out in the current situation.

Besides, looking at their appearances, it wasn’t hard for the soldiers to guess exactly what they had done before arriving at their station.

“Then we wipe them out,” Grace replied coldly. “We can’t let them overtake this place.”

Captain Harlow gave her a sharp look but didn’t argue. He had learned early on that neither Grace nor Davian were ones to waste time with pleasantries. Or to say that the entire team was like that – cold and distant.

Without wasting any time, Grace worked with Captain Harlow to form a plan. Since Davian had both knowledge and experience in taking out such kind of missions, he took the lead in suggesting and finalizing the strategy.

Along with Grace and Captain Harlow, he divided the area into zones before diving their team with the soldiers in three different groups.

Grace led Team A to the northern sector, which included a cluster of apartment buildings and narrow alleys where they found a big group of undead.

Davian led Team B to the southern sector, and Rune led Team C to clear out the perimeters of the Greenstone Residential Area.

The first building Grace entered was eerily quiet. She led the way with her rifle steady as she scanned the hallway.

“First room,” she said curtly, gesturing to Nina and Kevin.

Nina moved swiftly before kicking the door open while Kevin covered her. Inside, they found two zombies hunched over a body, their grotesque faces buried in flesh.

Grace fired the first shot, her bullet finding its mark in the skull of the larger zombie. Kevin took down the second one with a clean headshot.

“Clear,” Nina confirmed, stepping over the corpse.

They continued down the hall, clearing each room with ruthless efficiency. Most of the apartments were empty, but a few held cowering survivors who stared at them with a mix of fear and desperation.

“Barricade yourselves inside,” Grace warned them, her tone devoid of sympathy. “If you come out, I won’t hesitate to shoot.”

The survivors nodded frantically before scrambling to lock their doors.

“That was harsh,” a soldier muttered under his breath as they moved to the next door.

Grace shot him a cold glance. “We don’t have time to babysit. If they can’t follow simple instructions, that’s on them.”

The mission continued for long hours as the three teams continued to take down those who had turned into zombies overnight the past several hours.

By the time evening arrived, the streets of Greenstone Residential Area were eerily silent once again. The three teams returned to the military station once they were done cleaning their respective areas.

“Good work,” Captain Harlow with a hint of smile as he looked at the three teams. “This area is secure-.”

“For now.” Grace added before the man could have finished celebrating.