Ch 21: The Twelve Labors of Erzabet Verse 3
Erzabet prowled through the underground tunnels, her senses on high alert. She had infiltrated the outskirts of the survivor hideout undetected and was now searching for the others. She was worried about her friends and was determined to get them out.
As she approached the mine, she could hear the sound of pickaxes hitting coal and the voices of the survivors guarding the workers. She could also sense the presence of the cheap knockoff nanites that kept the zombies alive, but she didn't let that deter her. She knew how to deactivate them with her advanced nanites and she hummed a tune as she approached.
Finally, she saw Trace digging alongside a group of other workers under the watchful eye of armed guards. She moved quickly and quietly, her nanites doing their work as she incapacitated the guards with precision strikes. But one of them managed to fire a shot at her, and Erzabet reacted instinctively, dodging the bullet and pouncing on the shooter with lightning-fast speed.
Trace, who had been watching from a distance, rushed over to stop Erzabet from killing the armed man. "Erzabet, wait!" he yelled, pulling her away from the raider.
Erzabet snarled, her eyes flashing with fury. "He tried to kill me, Trace. He deserves to die."
"We can't just kill them all," Trace said, looking around nervously. "We need to find a way out of here without drawing too much attention to ourselves."
Erzabet growled, but she knew Trace was right. She followed him as he led her through the tunnels, keeping an eye out for any more guards or zombies. They moved quickly and quietly, and soon they were out of the mine and back in the survivor hideout.
"Let's go find Rachelle and Tailor," Trace said, his voice low. "We need to get out of here before they catch us."
Erzabet nodded, still seething with anger. She knew they had to leave, but she couldn't help but feel frustrated that they couldn't just kill all the survivors and be done with it. As they made their way through the tunnels, she hummed a tune, her nanites responding to the music and deactivating any zombies that crossed their path. She would get them out of here, she thought, no matter what it took.













