Killer Edge: Navigator Book Three by Tanner SD

Author:Tanner, SD [Tanner, SD]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Published: 2016-04-02T04:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER NINETEEN: Death by critter (Jonesy/Knight)

Leon and his squad had left hours earlier and now he was sitting inside of the shelter with fifty other survivors. Usually he would be outside monitoring the area, but he hadn’t slept during the day and he was tired. Stax assured him they’d survived many nights without him and that he should rest. Being a small space designed for no more than eight people it was well over its capacity. The ventilation system couldn’t cope, so they would open the hatch throughout the night to allow the air to circulate. Although Stax believed they were safe, he was still wearing his armor and it was only adding to his discomfort in the cramped conditions.

Until Leon had arrived, he’d been too focused on his own situation to wonder where everything was leading. He guessed Leon was right and the critters would eventually have a network of tunnels across the entire country. People could still turn, which meant living in large groups was risky, but many were choosing to live together anyway. He’d noticed that night people had been quick to set aside their fears to enjoy a warm evening and a hot meal. It said something about the resiliency of the human spirit, but until the critters were defeated, it was unwise to think so optimistically.

The walls of the shelter interfered with his visor and he held the unit loosely in his hand. Someone sat on the floor next to him, and although he could only see a grey outline, the tone of Bella’s voice sounded worried. “Are you okay?”

“I’m just thinking about what Leon said about it not being safe here.”

“What can we do? Where can we go? Should we all go and camp outside of CaliTech?”

Without an army, CaliTech didn’t offer much more defense than a shelter. Doubting they’d be any safer, he replied, “I don’t think that’ll help until they find more people to train as navs.”

“But should we move when they do?”

Each shelter had taken in people looking for sanctuary and hundreds were now part of Stax’s prepper network. To move them all to the Sequoia National Forest would be hard enough, but keeping them supplied would be nearly impossible. He didn’t really have an answer and never got a chance to offer her one.

Something banged dully against the wall behind him and he pulled away in surprise. The thudding noise was followed by the sound of desperate scrabbling. Around him, the walls began to shudder in time to the banging noises. Pushing his visor over his eyes, he waited for the onboard computer to fire up. When it did, he couldn’t see anything beyond the rooms inside of the shelter. The banging was coming from all directions, including the ceiling and floor, and people were pulling away from the thick metal walls, packing themselves tightly into the center of room.

“What the hell is going on?” Stax shouted above the panicked cries and loud thuds. Pushing his way towards him, he batted his helmet and repeated his question.

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