Elements of the Undead (Book 4): Water by Esmont William

Author:Esmont, William [Esmont, William]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: undead apocalypse, zombie heroes, zombie apocalypse survival, Apocalypse zombies, post apocalyptic world, zombie wars, apocalyptic survival zombies, santa muerte
Publisher: Devious Productions, LLC
Published: 2014-01-13T07:00:00+00:00

Twenty-two

The Dixie Sunrise Oil Platform

Ben knelt beside the wrinkled, shirtless corpse of an old man curled in the fetal position a few feet inside the sick bay door. “What the hell?”

Chris shook his head. None of what he was seeing made any sense. He did a quick count on the number of bodies in the room and came up with only twenty-two, one short of the number Doctor Cain had told him to search for. “We’re missing someone,” he said.

“What was that?” Ben said, standing.

“We’re one short.”

“Shit. Do you know who?”

Chris shrugged and repeated his count, just to make sure. “Beats the crap out of me,” he said when he reached the same number. “I’ve only been over here a few times.” He gestured at a corpse propped against the far wall. An avalanche of vomit had spilled from the dead man’s mouth and tumbled down his chest. “I do recognize him, though. I think his name was Rudy… or Rusty. Something like that. He was the guy that kept shitting in the garden last year—”

Ben laughed. “I always wondered what happened to that guy.” He crossed the room and squatted in front of the corpse. “How’d you convince him to come over here?”

Chris chuckled. “Simple. We told him it was either that or he could enjoy a new life on shore. He made the right choice.”

“Smart man,” Ben said. He shifted his gaze to the corpse and muttered, “Let’s figure out what killed you.” Using the fingertips of his gloved hand, he raised the eyelids. “Interesting…” He moved his hand down to the man’s mouth and pried it open.

“What’s going on?” Chris asked.

“His eyes. They’re… red, like they’re full of blood.”

“What?”

“Come over here,” Ben said.

Chris went over and looked at the corpse’s eyes. A deep crimson hue had infused the man’s eyeballs, as if every blood vessel had burst at once. “What the hell?”

Working quickly, they checked several more of the dead and found the same condition, to varying degrees.

“Beats me,” Chris said when they were done. “Looks painful, though.”

“No shit. I wonder what caused it?”

“I don’t know, man, but I’m sure there’s got to be a good explanation.”

A harsh laugh burst from Ben’s throat. “Like the fucking zombies, right? I’m sure that’s what the eggheads said when the first dead person started chowing down on us: ‘There’s got to be a good explanation for this.’”

“Chill out,” Chris said, more out of annoyance than anger.

“I’m just saying. I’ve never seen anything like this before.”

“Let’s find that last person, then we can get the hell out of here,” Chris said, hoping to get Ben off the topic of the strange deaths.

“That’s the best idea I’ve heard all day.” Ben started for the door. “This place gives me the creeps.”

“You and me both. You and me both.”

The men climbed to the top deck of the oil platform and worked their way down from there. Half an hour later, tired and frustrated, they reached the bottom deck. Their search had proven fruitless,

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