Deadwood: A Zombie Apocalypse Thriller by Phil Maxey

Author:Phil Maxey [Maxey, Phil]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Philip Maxey
Published: 2024-12-13T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER TWENTY-NINE

LAUREN

Lauren and the group of four others moved quickly through the thick undergrowth within the woods, the trunks and branches being so thick that she had to rely upon a pocket compass to keep her heading true. At least it meant there was no chance of them being seen if they couldn’t see themselves too.

The lighter sky started to become more apparent above them. They were coming to the end of the forest. They slowed and crouch walked the remaining few yards to where the bushes and shrubs became grass, all belonging to a large four-story house at the top of a slope. Above the silhouette of its roof, the sky was aglow.

“Must be light coming from the facility,” said Lauren. “It’s in the middle of the island, a few more houses beyond this one.”

Aaron scanned the back of the property with a small set of binoculars. “The windows are all dark. Think it’s empty.”

“At least we don’t have to worry about the undead,” said Heather.

Aaron moved in front of Lauren, taking the lead. “We’ll skirt around the houses, keeping to the trees but close to the road.”

He set off and they plunged back into another wall of forest, trying not to snap too many of the twigs and branches that pressed against their limbs. The location of the former care home soon came into view as the ground became more of an incline. Its luminescence now obvious above it.

“That’s a lot of light,” said Aaron to Lauren. They could also all hear sounds floating on the night air.

She nodded in reply, not wanting to acknowledge what it meant. It was too late to turn back now.

She looked at her watch. It had already taken them around thirty minutes just to get this far. They were behind schedule. “Everyone stay real close together. We don’t know how far out they—”

The ground suddenly shook, making them all instinctively duck inside whatever group of leaves was closest. Lauren wasn’t the only one who knew what the tremor meant, and looked up just as the dark rectangular shadow momentarily blotted out what light there was from the sky above.

“That’s military!” said Groves.

“Yup,” said Greg. “Means this just got a hundred times harder to pull off.” He looked at Lauren. “We going ahead with this?”

“Yes. Let’s go.”

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