Wormwood Dawn (Episode IV) by Crae Edward

Author:Crae, Edward [Crae, Edward]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Zombies
Published: 2015-04-23T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eight

The tank rolled close by the front of the store. Its tracks dug into the pavement, making the whole block shake with its weight. The chopper flew ahead, leaving the armored vehicle behind. Through the window, Dan could see foot soldiers following the tank. They were dressed in urban assault gear, with gray and black camo patterns and black body armor.

They marched by like Gestapo, pointing their weapons around as they sought out anyone they could kill. Dan’s hatred for them grew by the second. He would love mothing more than to put a bullet through the faces of every last one of them. But he had no desire to face a tank.

His heart nearly stopped as two mercs broke off and began stalking toward the store’s entrance. He slinked to the back of the store, staying out of their line of sight. He would have to find another way out, he knew. There was no shooting in this case. If he killed them, he would only alert the others.

Unless…

He was staring right at a rack of expensive, imported kitchen knives. He almost chuckled, but swallowed his reaction and reached out to grab a nice, straight bladed paring knife. It was longer than usual; more like a Lister knife. He quickly pulled it from its backing, tossing the twist ties to the floor.

Fuck it, he thought. He had killed a guy the first night with a knife. He could do it again.

He heard the two mercs enter the store, stopping to shine their flashlights around.

“Split up,” one of them said. “I’ll go right.”

Dan kept his eyes on the merc who was approaching him. The guy was short, almost too short. Dan could guess why this loser never got into the real Army.

Fucking loser.

He backed into an alcove, concealing himself in the shadows. The guy was getting closer, and the time would come for him to act. His heart raced with excitement as he gripped the knife. When the guy passed him, he sprang out, reaching out to cup his mouth and pull his head back. With the same motion, he plunged the knife into the merc’s throat, slicing it outward aggressively. The merc dropped his rifle and clutched his throat as Dan released him.

The rifle clunked as it hit the floor, and the sound of choking, though muffled, was quite obvious. But Dan watched, grinning, as the merc slowly bled to death.

“Davis?” the other merc called out. “You alright?”

Dan rolled the merc over to look at his face, trying to imagine what his voice sounded like.

“Um,” he stammered. “Yeah. Come ‘ere.”

He gritted his teeth, unsure if the other merc bought it. But the guy’s response eased his fear.

“You find somethin’?”

Dan remained quiet, creeping over to the other side of the aisle to await his next victim. As soon as he saw the suppressor of an assault rifle poke past the edge of the shelf, he grabbed it, pulling and charging forward to disarm the merc. He immediately stabbed downward, catching the merc right in the clavicle.

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