Rise of the Undead (Book 5): Apocalypse Z by Higgins Baileigh

Author:Higgins, Baileigh [Higgins, Baileigh]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Zombie Apocalypse
Publisher: Independent
Published: 2020-04-27T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 14 - Saul

Saul climbed up the steep hill, carrying his full kit plus a set of binoculars. His breath puffed out in clouds of white, and a chill breeze swirled around his collar. Dylan grunted when a pebble rolled beneath her boot, and she fell to one knee.

“Crap,” she muttered, regaining her footing.

“You okay?” Saul asked, but it was a rhetorical question. His attention was fixed on the trees around them, alert for danger among their stunted trunks and limbs. This high up, the wind prevented tall growth.

“I’m fine. It’s just a graze,” she answered, wiping the dirt from her skinned palm off on her shirt.

They continued further upward until they reached the top of the hill and settled down in a clump of dry bushes. Digging into a shallow ditch, he reached for the binoculars and panned over the campus below.

“Do you see anything?” Dylan asked.

“Not much,” he admitted. “Visibility is poor.”

“The sun’s almost up,” Dylan replied. “We might as well wait. Besides, the other scouting parties won’t be back yet.”

“I know,” Saul said, dropping his head to his forearms.

After leaving Fort Detrick at midnight, they’d stopped a few miles away from the campus in a clearing off the road. After resting for a few hours, Saul sent out several search teams to check out King’s hideaway and the surrounding streets. They were to report back after dawn while he and Dylan climbed the hill for a better look.

The minutes ticked by, and a restless Dylan shifted in the ditch next to him. A cloud of midges appeared out of nowhere and descended on the two watchers. Saul’s neck stung when one of the critters zoomed in, and he smacked it with his free hand.

Dylan slapped at the biting insects that circled their heads. “Stupid bugs. I can’t stand the things.”

“Then you don’t want to visit Africa,” Saul murmured.

“Probably not,” she countered. “I’ve heard a couple of Tara’s horror stories. Besides, I’ve got enough to deal with right here.”

“Yeah, which parts did she tell you about?” Saul asked, his interest tweaked.

“Well, the Congo doesn’t seem like a picnic,” Dylan said.

“It’s not.”

“By the way, how did you get infected?” Dylan asked. “You never told me, and neither did Tara.”

“It’s a long story,” Saul replied.

“And we’ve got nothing but time on our hands.”

“Maybe another day,” Saul said, reluctant to get embroiled in the past.

“Come on. You’re the first person to survive a zombie bite. How did that happen?” Dylan insisted.

Saul sighed. “Fine, I’ll tell you, but only if you promise to keep quiet.”

“Deal.”

Saul closed his eyes and thought back to the day he got infected with the Vita virus. “When I was bitten, it was the first time I thought I was going to die. Even as a soldier, I never truly believed I could get killed. I never thought this is it. I’m a dead man.”

“Never?”

“Never,” Saul confirmed.

“That’s strange. There were lots of times I thought I was a goner,” Dylan mused.

“Are you going to let me tell the story or not?” Saul asked.

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