Plague of the Living Dead (The Z-Day Trilogy Book 3) by Mark Cusco Ailes

Author:Mark Cusco Ailes [Ailes, Mark Cusco]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Weekland Press
Published: 2016-03-10T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eleven

News of an airborne virus spread like a plague throughout Dr. Krage’s staff. He was determined to hide the truth from them, but he knew he was losing their trust. Tests were being redone to confirm the earlier results about Dr. Hollman’s research. He was now worried his staff would want to leave the installation, but he knew he couldn’t let it happen. If the tests were accurate, they could infect Nevada and the state could eventually suffer the same fate as Indiana and Illinois. The process had to end with them. He sat inside the area referred to as the ark where his zombiefied animals were safely locked up at the moment. He was facing a decision that bothered him. Could his pets actually infect innocent people without biting them? This setback could put them months behind schedule. Still, he couldn’t risk infecting the rest of the American population. Too much suffering had been caused already and it was spreading. He blamed Professor Hollman for it. He had been assured by him there wasn’t a possibility of his work going airborne. The only way somebody could be infected was being bit by a carrier. There was never supposed to be a zombie outbreak. Everything had been carefully considered. Even in war, the smart zombies were instructed to severe the brain of any of the enemy they killed. He didn’t want to risk the enemy being able to come back from the dead. He slammed his fists against the wall. Professor Hollman’s crucial mistake was going to make him look ignorant to the scientific community. It was going to crush his dreams of being recognized for his achievements in science. He heard someone cough uncontrollably behind him. He turned to look. It was one of his scientists who was doing the retesting of Professor Hollman’s formula. She looked feverish. He knew she was succumbing to the airborne virus.

She approached him, continuing to cough. It didn’t bother him she was coughing without covering her mouth. He knew it wouldn’t be long before he was suffering the same side effects. “It’s as we feared,” she said, handing him some paperwork. “All the tests came back positive.”

He glanced through the paperwork. “There is no cure for this. It stands to reason most of us will become smart zombies.”

“In theory,” she responded, coughing once again. “Some of us will turn sooner than later. Doctor Krage, I don’t want to live as a zombie, smart or otherwise. A zombie is still a zombie.”

“You don’t have to worry. I will make sure nobody will live as a zombie who doesn’t want to live as one. Preparations are already being made. In fact, if the virus spreads farther into the United States, all the smart zombies will be destroyed. If just one of them got free, they could infect the rest of the world. The rest of the world shouldn’t have to suffer for our mistake.”

“What about our families? We need to alert them and help them.

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