Chapter 24: Escape
Is it scarier to dream about running away and being chased by zombies, or to dream about being dead and turned into a zombie but unable to control yourself and hurting the person you love?
Zoe didn't want to choose either one. She hadn't had a dream for a long time. She hadn't dreamed since she could face those experimental subjects being corroded into pus without changing her expression. Zoe knew that she had become numb. She also felt terrible about herself, but later on, all the researchers who participated in this study were the same as her. If they were not mentally strong, they would be tortured to collapse.
Zoe felt that she was not afraid of anything anymore. After such a tragic study, what else could make Zoe afraid? Even when she saw the zombies stand up again, Zoe was afraid, but she didn't have a nightmare. However, she was so close to death before, and Zoe believed that she would probably suffocate to death at that time, so Zoe had a nightmare about her own death.
How did she die? Zoe didn't know. She didn't see any wounds on her body. Maybe the fatal wound was on the back and couldn't be seen, or maybe she died of tachycardia due to the excessive workload caused by endless work for several days and nights. In short, Zoe realized that she was dead and became a zombie. She heard her vocal cords trembling and making vague roars. There were zombies everywhere around her. All she saw were zombies. These zombies were endless, and she was just one of them. Zoe walked aimlessly for a long time and suddenly heard several gunshots. Zoe looked around and found that some zombies seemed to be moving towards a place with a purpose. Zoe couldn't help but follow them and then she saw Suwan.
Suwan stumbled back. She was alone with a group of zombies in front of her. She was so weak that she had no chance to draw her gun and shoot them in the head one by one. Even though Suwan was a student of Belster, her strength was too small when facing a group of zombies. The zombies were getting closer and closer. Suwan didn't even have time to shoot. She had to attack the zombies closest to her with punches and kicks. Zoe was blocked behind and saw Suwan being knocked down by a zombie, and then many zombies pounced on her, covering her completely.
Zoe heard Suwan's screams of pain, and her heart ached.
But the zombies' hearts weren't beating at all. This was simply a dream that was too real.
At that moment, Zoe, who was sleeping, began to cry.
No, no...Suwan!!
How can...Suwan!!
Zoe roared angrily, dragged her abnormal steps and ran over to tear apart the zombies that were greedily eating Suwan's flesh and blood. Suwan's body had been torn to pieces. She stared at the sky with wide eyes, her breathing becoming weaker and weaker.