Lost Dawn: A Post-Apocalyptic Survival Thriller (Blood and Power Book 2) by Phil Maxey

Author:Phil Maxey [Maxey, Phil]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Philip Maxey
Published: 2022-11-30T16:00:00+00:00

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“They’re coming into the parking garage!” shouted Callum. He and the others now packed into his room, were mesmerized by the hundreds of bodies that were flooding into the upper levels like a swarm of rats.

Karl and Zoe were shouting as well, but Todd had already left and was running towards the elevator.

Angel caught up with him, handing him his rifle from earlier and an earpiece. “I fully loaded the mag,” she said.

He snapped the comms device onto his left ear as she held hers. “Callum, we’re going to need some light up there.”

“Yeah, yeah I’m working on it. I can give you… one light per level. That’s all the batteries can manage. Over.”

“It’ll have to be enough. Over.”

“Wait up!” said Ramses running up to them, as the large doors of the elevator slid open with a scraping creak. He had replaced the Browning with an MP5.

A bark made Todd glance back at Cash running out of the corridor in his direction, followed by Cole, Karl and Zoe. “I want to come with you!” shouted the brother.

Todd shook his head. “Look after your sister.” He then looked at the small dog, wagging its tail bedside Karl. “Stay. Look after them both.” Finally he looked at Cole without having to say anything. Cole understood and nodded.

Ramses hit the up button and the door slid closed. “Conserve your bullets. Shoot for the head. It’s about the only thing that puts them down.”

“Hard to believe twenty-four hours ago they were like us...” said Angel to which no one responded.

The elevator appeared to take longer than usual to ascend and as they drew close to their destination, they could already hear the droning growls of what was waiting.

The elevator jolted to a stop and in unison they raised their weapons at the door, which dragged itself open. Countless bodies and limbs flicked in their direction, lit by the faint yellow, round light which sat above the creature’s heads, roughly halfway along the parking area. In the dingy illumination, most were huddled around a van, but were now more interested in the newcomers in their midst. As if a starting pistol was fired, they roared towards the elevator. A sea of what were once office workers, shoppers, policemen, the city’s denizens, all transformed into something else. Something which required feeding.

A torrent of bullets streamed from the confined space of the elevator, each of those inside, knowing to fire in short bursts. Better accuracy, better ammo conservation and the projectiles smashed into the wall of flailing hands and bodies that were fighting to get closer.

Todd broke off left, felling one, then three of them by direct hits to the front of their skulls. He ran along the back of a row of cars, squeezing past the trunks and fenders as the things scrambled over the vehicles to get to him. He ducked as a shadowy blur swiped where his head had just been, the nails gouging a trail across the concrete wall, then turned and fired. Another direct hit, putting the thing down.

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