Chapter 49: Zombie Wave (Final)
The horde responded as one, rushing to the zombie's call. They piled onto each other, creating a grotesque pyramid of bodies beneath Zack. The writhing, climbing mass rose higher and higher, growing taller with every moment. It was a horrifying sight—a tower of corpses clawing its way toward him.
"Did the zombie just... retreat?" Erza gasped, her voice heavy with exhaustion as she watched from the construction site. She stared in shock as the wave of zombies that had surrounded them suddenly turned, heading toward the mushroom clouds. From her vantage point, she could see only a growing black mound, rising like a dark mountain on the horizon.
"Ego, scan it," Zack ordered, his calm voice cutting through the chaos as he hovered above the rising corpse tower.
"Analysis complete," Ego replied. "This zombie isn't human. It's made entirely of pathogenic material."
Zack's brow furrowed. "Not human? Are you saying this could be a mature form of the Sarcoma?"
"Yes, sir," Ego confirmed.
Zack's mind raced. "Track where the last horde came from."
A red route appeared on his display, marking a path on the map. Zack narrowed his eyes. "They're heading for the nuclear power plant."
The confirmation solidified his suspicions. Below him, the tower of zombies continued to rise, now nearly at his level. "Ego, deploy the spider," Zack said, his voice steady.
From above, a helicopter hovered as a mechanical spider dropped from its hatch, plummeting toward the horde. Its countdown timer was already active.
"Sir, you need to leave the area immediately," Ego urged.