Dark Queen Of Apocalypse (by Morgan Hale) novel Chapter 297

Chapter 297

As soon as those words were spoken, everyone tied up in the meeting hall started struggling desperately against their restraints, their eyes blazing with fury.

“You monster, let her go! She is just a kid!” one of them shouted.

“You’ll get what’s coming to you! Stuck by lightning,” another yelled.

“Let me go! I’ll kill you all, you monsters!” someone else roared.

Everyone was furious, their eyes blazing with anger. But Molly, instead of rage, went from panic to surprise, then to excitement.

Molly’s small voice piped up, “Don’t worry, everyone. Chloe is coming back, and these people are going to suffer big time.”

Her predictions were always spot on. For example, when those people pretended to be beggars to get into Blaze Haven, Molly tried everything to stop them, saying they’d cause trouble.

But she was just a kid, so hardly anyone took her seriously. In the end, they let them in, and it turned out to be a disaster. Now, with Molly saying Chloe was coming back, everyone felt a spark of hope.

Suddenly, Snake Man stood up and let out a loud, mocking laugh.

“Just in time. I heard your base chief is a real stunner. Can’t wait to see what it’s like to have her squirming under me,” Snake Man jeered.

As he spoke, he wiped imaginary drool from his mouth.

The dozen or so powered humans around him cracked up, too, leering as they grabbed at the women next to them.

One of them called out, “Boss, when you’re done, let us brothers have some fun, too, yeah?”

“Yeah, bet the base chief is a real treat,” another guy snickered.

The dozen or so men kept cracking dirty jokes, laughing among themselves.

Outside, around a hundred people were gathered, their eyes blazing with anger and faces twisted in fury.

Most of them were ordinary people, and even the two dozen powered humans among them were insignificant. Ten Mutant Boars had them completely surrounded.

If anyone so much as tried to fight back, the Mutant Boars would gore them to death right then and there.

Hearing the vile talk coming from inside, everyone clenched their lists, veins popping as their respected base chief was being insulted.

Just then, four more men came out of the supermarket, pushing carts and grinning from ear to eat

From the far end of the corridor, they started shouting excitedly.

“Boss, come check this out!” one of them yelled.

One of the men darted into the meeting hall, barely able to contain his excitement.

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The hundred or so people looked at each other, worried and restless, some nervously stomping their feet.

“Now what? They found the supermarket!” someone cried out.

“Should we just take them on?” another person said, voice trembling.

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Some of the more hot–headed folks clenched their fists, ready to risk it all, but an old man quickly reached out and pulled

them back.

He shook his head at everyone, murmuring quietly.

I’m not much of a powered human myself. My abilities are weak, but my hearing is sharp,” the old man muttered.

He glanced around, making sure no one was paying attention, then leaned in and whispered, “I just heard Molly say the base :hief is coming back.

There’s no need for us to throw our lives away fighting them. Staying alive is what matters most.”

He was afraid everyone might throw their lives away for nothing if they acted on impulse, so he said anxiously.

The old man continued, “If we had even a slim chance, I wouldn’t hold you back. But just look around.

Even if we all teamed up, we wouldn’t even be a snack for those Mutant Boars.” He pointed at the Mutant Boars surrounding hem.

One of the men blurted out, “So we’re just supposed to sit here and wait?”

The old man glared at him.

What, you wanna be boar chow? Even if the base chief were here, she wouldn’t let us throw our lives away for nothing,” the ›ld man snapped.

But Molly is still in there…” the man said, his voice trembling with worry.

He’d overheard what they were saying inside. They were planning to mess with Molly.

The old man shot him a look to keep him cool. “That’s why I just told them where the supermarket was, so we could stall for

ime.

Everyone’s eyes went wide in shock.

Wait, those four guys found the supermarket because of you?” someone blurted out.

The old man put his finger to his lips. “Quiet down. I’m no big deal, but I learned a few mind–influencing tricks from the old chief back in Grovenwich, just enough to guide people’s thoughts a bit.”

The old chief he mentioned was the one from the old folks‘ village in Grovenwich, the one Chloe threw out to be zombie food.

Both of them awakened–the same power, but this old man always kept to himself, avoided trouble, and never bothered absorbing any cores.

So, his ability was still stuck at level one.

He couldn’t actually control anyone’s mind, but he could steer people a little if he tried.

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Right now, he had to cut his losses and protect what mattered most. The supermarket was important, sure, but saving lives was the real priority.

Besides, there were barely any women left in the base, and now those dozen powered humans had rounded them all up. No one knows what those creeps might do to them.

So, the old man had no choice but to take such a desperate measure.

Sure enough, the boisterous voice of the guy with speed powers rang out from inside.

“Boss, boss…” he shouted, sounding urgent.

Snake Man was just about to rip Yvonne’s clothes off when his buddy’s excited shout interrupted him.

He looked up, irritated, and glared at him. “What is it?”

The guy wasn’t fazed at all. He wiped the sweat off his forehead and called out, barely able to contain his excitement.

“Boss, I found the base’s supermarket!” he called out.

Snake Man exclaimed, “What?”

The other powered humans all stopped what they were doing, their eyes lighting up, and the women suddenly lost all appeal.

“Repeat that. What did you just find?” Snake Man demanded, his voice sharp and eager.

“A supermarket! We found a massive supermarket loaded with all kinds of pre–apocalypse goodies: pasta, bread, and flour. You name it, it’s all there!” the guy shouted.

He gulped, remembering he’d only managed to snatch a bread earlier. Now he was itching to get back and pig out.

Snake Man shot him a thumbs–up. “Good job! Lead the way.”

With a loud commotion, a dozen powered humans hurried after him, heading straight for the supermarket.

Everyone finally let out a breath, relieved.

Molly pulled out the small knife strapped to her ankle, trying to slice through the ropes tying up Clayton and the others.

Clayton hurried her, “That rope is made from the hide of a high–level mutant beast. Your knife won’t even make a dent. Quick, get those ladies out of here and sneak them into the cellar through the back door.”

Everyone was urging her to hurry up, too.

After the apocalypse, women and children suffered the most casualties. Now, women were incredibly scarce. If humanity wanted any hope of surviving, losing more women just wasn’t an option.

So whenever danger showed up, everyone’s first instinct was to stash away the women and kids somewhere safe.

Seeing Molly still desperately sawing at the ropes, Clayton lost his patience.

“Molly, do as I say!” he barked.

Molly suddenly looked up, her bright eyes calm and steady. With a sudden burst of confidence, she spoke up, catching everyone off guard.

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“No need. Chloe and Dad are almost here. Those creeps are gonna get what’s coming to them,” Molly said.

She shot him a sunny grin as she spoke.

Then, she cut through his ropes in one smooth motion.

“Chloe gave me this knife. It’s custom–made, you know,” she added.

After saying that, Molly hurried over to Joan and kept working hard to cut through her ropes.

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Inside the supermarket, Snake Man’s eyes couldn’t take it all in. His usual icy look cracked, replaced by a growing excitement.

His crew behind him nearly had their eyes pop out of their heads, jaws hanging open as they stared in disbelief at all the loot.

“Damn. Whoa, there’s a crazy amount of stuff here,” one of them blurted out, totally floored.

“Boss, this trip was so worth it. Why don’t we ditch the old base and strike out on our own?” another guy suggested.

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