Chapter 100: Zombies (End)
Whether in horror movies or in real life, the impression the U.S. military left on Everly was far from good.
So when she saw a military helicopter about to pass over the sightseeing boat, Everly acted without hesitation and turned off the lights at the front of the boat.
The entire sightseeing vessel, along with the surrounding river, plunged into deep darkness. Only Radyard on the right bank stubbornly shone with lights and fire, continuously drawing people’s attention through the night.
The helicopter clearly did not notice the small boat hidden in the river. It roared past above the Chata River and headed toward Radyard. Wherever it flew, the survivors on the ground spread their arms and shouted, hoping for military assistance.
However, the helicopter didn’t stop at all. Once it reached the city, it moved purposefully toward the city center, soon disappearing from the sight of the two people on the boat.
Seeing the helicopter leave, Everly exhaled in relief.
Just moments ago, she had worried that the military might be planning to drop bombs on Radyard from the helicopter. If that were the case, she would have had to turn the engine to full power and escape the river as quickly as possible. But with the diesel visibly low, the boat could not have traveled that far; most likely, it would run out of fuel halfway, drifting helplessly on the water and exploding together with Radyard.
Fortunately, that suffocatingly desperate scenario did not occur. The helicopter continued flying, maintaining an altitude of over a hundred meters above the ground. At that height, dropping bombs would risk engulfing the helicopter itself, so it probably hadn’t received any bombing orders—at least, not yet.
Even though the helicopter had gone, Everly still didn’t dare turn on the boat’s lights.