The Endgame Chronicles (by Hugh White) novel Chapter 24

Chapter 24

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[At 6:55 AM: Thanks to Mr. Hayden’s advice yesterday, I managed to get food from outside. I got 20 packs of instant noodles, a 4.5-gallon water jug, 10 packs of bread, packs of sausages, and 7 chocolate bars. My dad and stepmom said I did a good job. My little brother said if he went out, he’d definitely grab more, but probably cheaper stuff.

[At 7:30 AM: Damn it! My brother is insisting on going out now, and my dad wants me to go with him. I really don’t know what to say. It’s really dangerous out there, and I don’t want to go again.

[At 7:42 AM: I’m heading out again. My dad said since it’s less crowded, we should grab more supplies. I have to take my brother with me and bring back extra stuff. Wish me luck, everyone!]

Hayley read through all three updates.

The comments below Sunny’s posts had exploded-people were praising her, cursing her little brother, and asking her for advice.

Hayley scrolled through casually. The girl had also sent her a bunch of private messages, but Hayley didn’t reply- she just saved the post.

She just treated it as a show.

After Hayley was done scrolling, she went back to training. Every minute of the ten-day enhancement period counted.

She started with a long run around the edge of her base, warming up while checking her territory. She looked for anything unusual and made sure none of her traps had been disturbed. When she was satisfied everything was fine, she returned to the base to continue her workout.

Every move pushed her to the limit. Within three minutes, sweat was pouring down her body. After five, she was drenched from head to toe. The ache in her muscles constantly reminded her she was on the edge of her limits.

Breakthrough! Breakthrough! Breakthrough!

She pushed herself to hold each set just a little longer.

Fortunately, her training was scientifically structured. She scheduled proper rest between sets, so she wouldn’t

burn out.

This extreme training made her stamina skyrocket.

Five hours later, she finished, took a hot shower, and dug into ten packets of meal packs in her pot.

Burning energy, fueling the body-eat, digest, repeat.

Her body was turning all that energy into raw strength.

Hayley opened her computer again and noticed her saved post had a new update-just a minute old.

[I’m losing it! I dragged my little brother all the way back and almost got killed a few times by him, but luckily, there weren’t many zombies on the way. We made it back, but now I see he has a wound! He wouldn’t tell me at first, but my little sister noticed his finger was black, and hadmitted a zombie scratched him accidentally. What do I do now?]

There was a picture attached. The boy’s finger was bitten and torn, already turning purplish black.

Other users quickly told her to get him away, or he’d turn.

Hayley sent Sunny a single reply.

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Chase 24

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