The Invasion Trilogy Box Set [#1-#3] by Lundy W.J

Author:Lundy, W.J. [Lundy, W.J.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Post-Apocalyptic | Dystopian | Alien Invasion
Publisher: Phalanx Press
Published: 2020-06-16T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Forty

Light shone under the canvas tarp, letting the weary men know the sun was up. James stretched then tossed the remaining cup of coffee he had to the concrete floor before he approached the door and pulled down the heavy cloth that covered it. He pressed his shoulder against the door, cracking it just a bit, allowing the morning sunlight to fill the room. He leaned out and looked left and right before pulling back inside. He nodded satisfaction then stepped out into the open. Duke trotted out next to him, and then both relieved themselves on the building’s wall.

Rogers had worked the radio most of the night, attempting to make contact with the ship, with no success. Without a message, they would not be returning to Bay City for extraction. Marks briefed them on Plan B. The next pre-arranged egress point was a hundred miles north at an old Army National Guard Base. The place was untouched during the attacks as most of the soldiers were deployed to other areas before the outbreak reached its gates. According to all reports, the communications towers were intact and standing.

The men carefully transferred the dioxin into two dozen plastic soda bottles they found in the break area and divided them evenly among the team. Their trip allowed them to verify the location and quantity of the chemical; getting that information to command was the priority—especially now that they knew how well it worked.

Jacob followed Duke outside, where he watched the Golden Lab pace excitedly as if he was going for a walk around the block. Jacob noticed that James had shed much of his heavy protective equipment and now wore a well-worn floppy hat. It made Jacob’s own helmet feel even heavier, and he debated putting it back in his pack and trading it for a soft cap. Shifting his attention to the doorway, he watched as the others fell in behind him dressed in all of their armor. He decided to follow their lead and gathered along the backside of the building, waiting for the order to move out.

James knelt by the corner of the tall steel structure and pointed to the far trees. First, the team needed to break out of the city unnoticed then it was a straight shot north to the Army base. Marks had the coordinates of a communications tower there that they hoped they could use to get a message out. James looked up and smirked as Marks folded up the map and tucked it away in a breast pocket. “What’s so funny?” Marks asked.

“I just think it’s cute watching you try to read that map,” he whispered before reaching over to stroke the dog’s ears.

Marks flipped him off then looked back at the rest of the patrol. “Let’s get this done.”

Thirty minutes later, Jacob was walking on a narrow game trail fifty feet into a thick wood line that ran parallel to a winding gravel road. The men moved through parks and what were once finely manicured gardens and golf courses.

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