Free Web NovelChapter 157: Chapter 157 Overweight.
Ivy and Darren quickly disarmed the two individuals fighting right in front of them. The people they had initially assumed were enemies preparing to attack them turned out to be familiar faces instead.
Albert the youngest member of Darren’s former team and Josh the oldest.
"What the actual fuck?" Darren cursed under his breath as he forcefully separated both men, causing them to stumble backward and fall onto the dusty floor.
His face darkened with irritation.
"Are you guys serious right now?"
"Darren!" Josh called out as he immediately scrambled back to his feet. He pointed an accusing finger toward Albert, the anger in his eyes intensifying. "Maybe you should talk some sense into this loser!"
"Loser?" Albert snapped, jumping to his feet as well. "You’re the one who started..."
"Enough!"
Darren’s thunderous voice cut through the argument before Albert could finish. freeweɓnovel.cѳm
The two men instantly fell silent.
"I’m extremely disappointed in both of you," Darren continued, glaring at them. "We’re surrounded by monsters that can kill us at any second, yet you idiots are busy fighting each other."
Neither man dared to respond.
"If you’re both so interested in throwing punches," Darren added coldly, "why don’t you use all those muscles fighting monsters instead?"
Albert and Josh lowered their heads slightly, unable to argue with that.
GROOOOWL~
A terrifying growl suddenly echoed from the right side of the building.
"Retreat!"
Nathan’s urgent shout rang through the air.
Everyone immediately turned toward the source of the voice.
Their expressions changed drastically.
Nathan and the remaining members of Erick’s group were sprinting toward them as fast as they could, terror written all over their faces.
Behind them, shadows moved rapidly through the ruined corridors.
Monsters.
A lot of monsters.
"Let’s go!" Darren shouted.
Without hesitation, he grabbed Ivy’s hand and rushed toward the elevator they had arrived in.
The others followed close behind.
Moments later, they all piled into the elevator.
"What the fuck..." Ivy muttered under her breath, bending over slightly as she struggled to catch her breath.
Sweat trickled down the side of her face.
Her heart was pounding violently inside her chest.
"Fuck!" Nathan cursed as he looked around the elevator.
Only then did he realize something.
"They didn’t make it in with us!"
Inside the elevator were only Nathan, Albert, Josh, Ivy, and Darren.
The rest of Erick’s team had been left behind.
GROOOOWL!
The deafening roars of monsters echoed throughout the building, sounding closer than before.
The noise alone was enough to make Ivy repeatedly swallow hard.
Her palms had become damp with sweat.
"We should wait for them," Nathan said after taking a deep breath.
His expression remained serious despite the fear visible in his eyes.
"I know it’s risky, but I believe they’ll be able to deal with those monsters and make their way back here."
He glanced toward the closed elevator doors.
"If we go back out there now to help them, we’ll only create an even bigger mess. The best thing we can do is wait for them to regroup with us."
Albert nodded.
Josh nodded as well.
Even Ivy and Darren silently agreed.
For now, waiting seemed like the only option.
Meanwhile, outside the elevator...
Chaos had completely erupted.
Different types of monsters roamed the ruined floor.
Some possessed massive wings capable of carrying them across entire hallways within seconds.
Others had razor-sharp teeth capable of tearing flesh apart.
Among them were creatures with elongated claws and horrifying purple tongues that extended nearly ten feet from their mouths.
Those tongues weren’t used for eating.
They were used for sucking human blood.
"Watch out!"
One of Erick’s team members screamed when he spotted a tongue monster launching an attack.
The horrifying purple tongue shot forward like a spear.
Its target was a young survivor standing several feet away.
BANG! BANG! BANG!
Gunshots erupted.
"Die, you motherfucker!"
Bullets struck the monster’s body, but it barely slowed down.
The creature continued charging.
"We need to cut off its tongue together!" another survivor yelled while backing away.
His entire body trembled with fear, but determination still shone in his eyes.
"I don’t think one person can do this alone!"
"Let’s do it!"
Two survivors immediately drew razor-sharp blades.
Gritting their teeth, they rushed toward the creature.
The monster hissed violently.
Its enormous tongue lashed through the air like a venomous whip.
SLASH!
GROOOAAARRR!
A painful shriek escaped the monster’s mouth.
The silver blades had pierced deep into its tongue.
Unfortunately, the tongue was far tougher than they had expected.
Despite their combined efforts, they were unable to sever it completely.
Still, the attack inflicted enough damage to send the creature into a frenzy.
Dark purple blood splattered across the floor.
The monster’s eyes turned blood-red.
Rather than retreating, it became even more aggressive.
Its massive tongue whipped wildly through the air.
CRACK!
A nearby wall shattered upon impact.
Chunks of concrete scattered everywhere.
"Fuck!"
One of the survivors narrowly dodged the attack.
The others weren’t much better off.
Everyone knew how dangerous that tongue was.
The poisonous substance coating it was powerful enough to kill a person from mere contact.
Nobody wanted to find out what a direct hit would do.
"Retreat!"
The group leader shouted at the top of his lungs.
"Everyone retreat now!"
Without wasting another second, the survivors turned and sprinted toward the elevator.
The enraged monster immediately chased after them.
Its long tongue dragged across the floor behind it as it charged forward with frightening speed.
"Hurry!"
"I’m trying!"
"Move!"
One of the survivors finally reached the elevator panel.
His trembling fingers rapidly entered the access code.
DING!
The elevator doors slid open.
"Get inside!"
Everyone rushed in.
The moment the last survivor crossed the threshold, the elevator doors began closing.
BANG!
The monster’s tongue slammed violently against the metal doors.
The entire elevator shook. frёeweɓηovel.coɱ
BANG!
Another strike followed.
Deep dents began forming on the reinforced metal.
Everyone inside stared in horror.
The creature was literally trying to tear the elevator apart.
"We need to get the hell out of here!" Nathan shouted urgently.
His hand immediately shot toward the control panel.
The others nodded frantically.
No one wanted to remain here any longer.
But just as Nathan pressed one of the floor buttons
A mechanical voice echoed throughout the elevator.
WARNING: OVERWEIGHT.
