The Undead and Unstoppable Apocalyptic Queen novel Chapter 533

Chapter 533 Secrets Behind the Canyon

Lara’s eyes welled up as she turned to Theresa, face full of confusion.

“Step aside. You–what can you do?” Theresa demanded.

Lachlan scratched his head. “I can fish, Does that count for something?”

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Theresa’s stare was flat; her silence was louder than words. Finally, she broke it with a dry bite. “You’re telling me you two had no skills before the world went to hell?”

Lara and Lachlan traded an embarrassed look before admitting together, “We were trust fund kids. All we ever did was travel and collect rent.”

Theresa nearly rolled her eyes. Unbelievable.

Lachlan hurried to explain, “We only learned foraging and fishing after things collapsed. Our camp was divided into two parts–the inner camp and the outer camp. The inner one had walls and stockpiles. Outsiders like us got dumped in the outer ring. We scraped by on wild greens and whatever fish we could pull up.

“In summer, the insiders would occasionally barter with us when the fish were abundant. Sometimes they’d hire extra hands and toss us a few scraps. Yet most of the time, they never showed up.”

His voice was deliberate, carrying the weight of experience.

Theresa furrowed her brows. “Inner camp?”

“Yeah. Two camps, no real contact.” Lachlan rubbed the back of his neck.

Theresa tilted her head. “Your camp was in the canyon?”

Lachlan nodded. “That’s right.”

“What kind of people lived in the inner camp?” Theresa leaned forward across the table, her frown deepening as her voice dropped low.

“No idea.” Lachlan shook his head, and Lara echoed him. “They stayed hidden. Only showed up for trades. They carried guns, so no one dared to push them. The moment the gates shut, they vanished. No one ever knew what happened behind those walls.”

Theresa fell quiet, her mind racing. That lab we stumbled upon today is located right outside the canyon, surrounded by zombies. No way that’s a coincidence.

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Chapter 583 Secrets Behind the Canyon

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Those cult freaks probably never leave–they just ditch the castle and hole up in the canyon instead,

“You know anything else? Numbers? Why are they recruiting?” she pressed.

“Nothing,” Lachlan admitted. “They stayed disguised–faces hidden by masks and hoods. All you ever saw were eyes, and you couldn’t tell one from another. They came out whenever they wanted, no routine. And once someone got taken in… they never came back.”

Theresa’s brow furrowed. “Never?”

“Never,” Lachlan confirmed. “Our outer camp used to have over 1,300 people. Now? Barely a thousand. The rest were all recruited, and none of them ever returned.”

Her gut tightened. Something about that inner camp stank.

“Kyle, take these two and stick them on some basic job,” Theresa ordered.

“On it!” Kyle shot back.

Lara and Lachlan shuffled after him, looking relieved to be still alive.

The door shut, and Theresa turned to Vinny. “Come here, kid.”

Vinny hurried over. “Theresa.”

“Do you recall where your mom used to work?” Theresa asked, her tone calm but probing.

Vinny shook her head. “No.”

Theresa went on, “How did you get out when she died?”

Vinny scowled, searching through her memories. “I don’t remember much. I was asleep when Mom handed me to Dad. Next thing I knew, I was at my uncle’s farmhouse. Dad told me Mom had died. Then last year, he ran into zombies and… he was gone too.”

Theresa listened carefully, but with Vinny barely two at the time. There was little she could recall.

Theresa waved it off. “Forget it. For now, you stay here and go to school.”

“I don’t want school. I want to stay with you!” Vinny bolted to her side, clinging tight.

Theresa’s mind flashed back to James–same stubborn streak, same insistence. She’d already dumped him into the fighter squad. With three people trailing her already, she wasn’t about to add another tag–along.

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