The battle raged on for several more minutes.
Then—Mia landed a heavy blow, forcing the peak Tier 7 zombie back. Without wasting a second, she turned and unleashed her ability, freezing the two Tier 7 zombies that were still locked in combat with Chris.
But in that brief moment of casting, the zombie she'd just knocked back lunged forward and slashed across her side—leaving a deep, bone-deep gash.
"Shit—!" Chris saw the opening and didn't hesitate. He drove his rebar staff forward, impaling one of the frozen zombies through the neck. Another clean kill.
He yanked the weapon free and turned to strike the second one—
But it had already broken free.
The zombie rolled to the side, dodging the stab, then bolted toward the horde.
It knew it couldn't beat Chris in a straight fight.
But Chris wasn't about to let it get away.
He vanished into stealth and gave chase.
