Zombie Road IV: Road to Redemption by Simpson David A

Author:Simpson, David A. [Simpson, David A.]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Publisher: Wise Pug Publishing
Published: 2018-06-05T16:00:00+00:00

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Jessie

Bob’s tongue was lolling as he had his head stuck between the bars of the passenger window, breathing in the crisp mountain air. Jessie was driving relaxed, one hand on the wheel and adjusting the heater controls to aim more hot air at himself. It was still a little nippy this high up in the pine forest. He’d been wandering around the forest roads and county two lanes for nearly a week since he’d left the survivalists. He’d hit up a few of the hot springs, had taken long baths, washed all his dirty laundry and generally let himself relax. He did a little trading at Ryan’s Roost, spending the gold and spreading the word. He cleaned out a few little towns, using the Merc to lead the small hordes off until he could get a clear shot, then brought out his .22 rifle and sniped them as they came stumbling down the road. He found a few survivors, but they were well fortified. They were taking care of their own and amassing stockpiles of supplies by the easy scavenging runs they did. He was surprised he didn’t find more people, the mountains were a reasonably safe area to be in, but a family holed up in a hot springs lodge told him almost everyone had gone into one of the fortified towns near the coast. There weren’t a lot of genuine mountain people left, most of the inhabitants that survived the outbreak had either been work from home consultants, or rich enough they didn’t have to commute to the city. They didn’t want to try to live in the wilds on their own and had packed up and moved once word got out that there were safe places to go. The few that were left were the hardy ones. Second and third generation mountain people who liked the solitude and having the forests to themselves again, without all the city folk building McMansions and driving up property values.

Little by little, Jessie was adding dots to his map. New settlements and trade routes. Everything from fortified towns to hardened, oversized, lodges tucked away in the mountains. Most people were friendly once they realized he meant them no ill will, but they all warned him about raiders. Gangs out raising hell for no good reason, not trying to rebuild anything for themselves, just taking whatever they wanted from others. Casey’s Raiders came in, terrorized or recruited, then moved on, working their way up the coast. The Raiders were why many people moved to the towns. There was safety in numbers.

Jessie knew his dad and his crew of soldiers had taken off for Mexico, the last known place Casey had been spotted. Apparently, he was sending out his bandits to do all the dirty work while he was relaxing at the beach all winter.

Not for long, he thought. When my old man finds you, he’ll be checking you off his people to kill list.

Jessie had found a handful of phones at the

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