Chapter 39 – Close
The group rushed out of the building in a hurry; the horde was already approaching rapidly and closing off the entire main road as they did so. Even after the continuous assault, their numbers didn't seem to have reduced much — they were still countless.
This was, after all, a major part of the city, and this particular city had almost two million people living in it. The number of undead was immense. The group knew that, and their plan was never to wipe them out completely, but rather to guide them far away from the base where they wouldn't pose a threat anymore — at least for a while.
However, even this task was becoming harder and harder the longer they prolonged it. Their speed wasn't much faster than the undead's, and their time atop each building grew shorter and shorter.
"We won't be able to keep doing this for long. These things will catch us sooner or later," Evan said coldly as he looked over his shoulder. "This might be the farthest we can go."
