The Endgame Chronicles (by Hugh White) novel Chapter 483

Chapter 483

Gideon froze when he heard that.

“Any other questions?” Nathaniel asked him with a gentle smile.

The smile looked warm, almost benevolent.

But to Gideon, it felt like standing in the depths of hell.

These people were never going to solve the problem. They were just dealing with the person who raised it.

He asked them to save the other survivors, so they made him one of the managers.

Gideon didn’t say another word. He knew resisting was pointless. The people at the bottom were destined to be abandoned.

To them, ordinary people were nothing more than expendable lives.

After Hayley and her team helped seal off Level Three completely, Nathaniel personally activated the purification system.

Level Three was instantly pulled into negative pressure.

This engineered vacuum tore bodies apart in minutes, including zombies.

Up above…

Zombies that were still moving began to slow. Their bodies were dragged toward the source of suction. As they were pulled, limbs tore free under the immense force.

On Level Two, the survivors who had stopped and waited suddenly felt their breathing grow tight.

They clutched their throats, gasping desperately.

It didn’t help. The air was being stripped away.

Their lungs collapsed first.

They couldn’t even scream.

They could only fall to the floor, feeling the air ripped from their bodies bit by bit.

They had been waiting for rescue, but what arrived instead was death.

Death delivered by their own base.

Down below, the moment Gideon saw the button pressed, he realized the truth. Only four of them had survived this entire ordeal. Everyone else was gone.

Shana stood beside him, head lowered, her body shaking uncontrollably.

Lydia, still reeling from losing her boyfriend, shifted from numbness to pure terror.

Even Stephen couldn’t stop himself from trembling afterward.

If they hadn’t followed Hayley… They would have died.

Not just to zombies.

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Chapter 483

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But executed by these people.

These people were terrifying. This base was terrifying.

Gideon ran out of the room and vomited violently.

The purification process lasted a full three hours.

Three hours later, green lights lit up across the base, and the sealed doors reopened one by one.

Ark One’s personnel moved in first to clear the site. After confirming there were no remaining zombies, Hayley and her team declined all attempts to keep them longer and left without hesitation.

During that time, Nathaniel spoke with Liam at length.

He showed great friendliness and interest toward their entire group. He was especially curious about the development of Base K1.

Liam might look easygoing, but he wasn’t stupid. He only told half–truths, painting a rough picture of a small base struggling through the apocalypse, constantly scavenging for supplies just to survive.

After hearing this, Nathaniel became even more cordial.

“Captain Caldwell, you’ve really had it rough,” Nathaniel said warmly. “With conditions outside being so harsh, it’s impressive you’ve lasted this long.”

Liam gave a polite, shallow smile. “Without the government, that’s the only way.”

Nathaniel didn’t look embarrassed at all. Instead, he said, “In that case, have you ever considered joining Ark One? I’ve seen your strength. If you joined us, I could let you be the Level Four manager.”

“Oh?” Hayley cut in. “That old guy isn’t dead yet?”

“Professor Stone is old. It’s time for him to step back,” Nathaniel replied calmly. “The capable should take his place.”

Then, he looked at her. “You’re Liam’s sister, right? How should I address you?”

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