The Endgame Chronicles (by Hugh White) novel Chapter 614

Chapter 614

The people standing in the arena were dressed in thin, ragged clothing. In the cold air of the pit, they shivered nons

Along the inner walls of the arena were iron cages. From every direction came the guttural howls of zombies.

“Raarh!”

“Raarh!”

Bang!

In one cage directly ahead, a zombie slammed itself again and again against the dark steel mesh. Its mangled head fo through the bars as far as it could.

It opened its mouth wide, snarling at the living people outside while gnawing frantically at the metal. The barbed wire its mouth, but the creature didn’t feel pain. It kept biting and thrashing, jaws snapping against the steel.

Thick red-black fluid dripped down in heavy drops, staining the rusted mesh an even darker color.

“Raarh!”

The people closest to the cage recoiled in terror, shrinking toward the center of the arena.

“Over here!”

Voices from Ark Two called out. They waved enthusiastically at Hayley and the others, welcoming them over.

“This year’s beast battle is going to be incredible,” one of them shouted. “I picked a whole batch of dark horses for the al Way better than last year. You’re all going to have a great time!”

Hayley listened to them, her expression turning colder and colder.

Beside her, Liam spoke first.

“What crime did those people commit?”

His question made both Ark bases pause.

An Ark Two representative turned to Liam. Behind the yellow mask, his voice carried a faint smile

“Don’t worry These people volunteered. We didn’t drag them here.”

“Volunteered?”

Nathaniel stepped forward then

“You’re new, so you probably don’t know,” he said “Everyone who enters the beal battle gets 100 pounds of grade Who survives to the end also receives one tenth of the price pool these people signed up then own Ara Two dudh how anyo

The Ark Two group looked al Hayley’s team with faint diabai as if they were starting of a bush of ouve calanders

“What would te han alas furing people one of the bad thinly cutechaining when they chose to fight it you trei sorry for them, you can are a bigger bar later that way the wiwi walk aw with more supplies

“Holly, let’s go,” Han said suddenly grabbing Hayley’s arm and turning to lease

He couldn’t save those people, but he could refuse to be part of this t they wanted to weath h samething this cruel, they could damn well do it without him

But Hayley didn’t move she stood there, staring at the photos from het

“What’s the point of watching a bunch of normal people fight for their lives?” she said calmly.

Everyone turned to look at her

“How about we make things more interesting? Let the civilians be the prize. Each base sends one of its strongest Gifted i arena. Whoever rescues the most people wins.”

Her suggestion made the entire group exchange uneasy glances.

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