The Undead and Unstoppable Apocalyptic Queen novel Chapter 55

Chapter 55 She Actually Lifted in

Chapter 55 She Actually Lifted It

The scorched stench of burning flesh hung heavy in the air.

Theresa’s blast had hit dead–on, but as she slammed the gear into reverse and tried to back the armored car off the edge, the front wheels just spun uselessly in place–stuck.

“Kyle! You know how to use the cannon?” she called out.

Kyle, having watched her work the controls just moments earlier, gave a sharp nod. “Yeah! I got it!”

“You drive. I’ll go lift the carl”

She unbuckled her seatbelt without hesitation.

Kyle’s eyes widened. Is she gonna lift the car? This thing weighs several tons!

“Theresa! Let me do it!”

“Outta my way! You can’t lift it!”

Kyle gawked, speechless. What the hell does that mean? If he couldn’t lift it, how could she?

Before he could argue, a low rumble trembled through the ground behind them. The monitors on the dash lit up again–there it was. That same Level 2 mutant zombie, charging through the smoke like a nightmare on legs.

Kyle gritted his teeth and slid into the driver’s seat. He didn’t waste a second, mimicking every move he had seen Theresa make. The vehicle’s tech was next–level, something he had never touched before–but as a special forces soldier, he had trained on more than his fair share of weapons and machines. One look had been enough

Boom!

A tongue of flame erupted from the turret, hammering the mutant zombie head–on. Fire curled around its grotesque form, forcing it back a few steps.

Working in perfect syne, Kyle kept the monster at bay while Theresa dropped down from the vehicle.

But even as he fired, Kyle couldn’t help but think. There’s no way she’s really going to try and lift it. She’s one woman–how could she possibly-

Then it happened.

The armored car rocked.

Kyle’s jaw dropped as he glanced outside the window.

ar comer of the vehicle. Muscles taut,

Theresa, dressed in her combat suit, had braced herself under the jaw clenched, she planted her boots, let out a breath, and with a grunt that echoed like thunder-

Thud!

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She hoisted one side of the multi–ton vehicle off the pavement.

Kyle just stared, utterly gobsmacked. No freaking way… She actually lifted it!

Then-

Rooonarrr!

– in flames, the mutant zombie barreled through the smoke once again. Its flesh still sizzled, but now it moved without hesitation. The fire didn’t scare it anymore. If anything, it only seemed to make the thing angrier.

Theresa was already sprinting to the other side of the car, needing just a little more time.

Kyle’s fingers flew across the controls. He unleashed everything the cannon had, shooting a continuous stream of fire toward the charging beast..

But this time, it barely flinched.

The flames only slowed it for a heartbeat–then it roared back to full speed, charging straight at Theresa like a freight train with no brakes..

It was almost on her in the blink of an eye.

Theresa had just gripped the tire on the other side when she saw the Level 2 mutant zombie charging at her, flames licking up its mangled body like a demon from hell. Instead of dodging, she stood her ground right at the edge of the overpass. Arms wide open like a bullfighter, she dared the monster to come at her.

Inside the armored car, Kyle froze in disbelief.

He knew exactly what she was trying to do,

She wanted to lure it over the edge–get it to jump off the overpass.

And maybe, just maybe, she would pull it off.

But the cost? If she timed it wrong, if her footing slipped, if that thing hit even a fraction off–target..

She would go down with it.

Kyle’s scalp tingled. Panic exploded in his chest like a grenade. Why the hell is she risking her life like this!!

She could have left it to him. Hell, she could have just driven off and saved herself.

en to stand in the most dangerous spot… so the rest of them could live.

But no. Theresa had chosen

“Don’t!” Kyle shouted, slamming the window control.

As it cracked open, a wave of blistering heat and thick black smoke rolled in like a furnace had opened in

his face.

A massive fireball roared past the front of the car–scorching the pavement, vaporizing the air. The temperature inside shot up to over 120 degrees Fahrenheit in seconds.

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The sound shook his bones.

Then silence.

There was nothing left in front of him. No sign of the creature… and no sign of Theresa.

His chest clenched. The bottom dropped out of his world. He couldn’t breathe.

They hadn’t known each other for long.

Everyone talked like she was cold, ruthless, heartless, even.

But they didn’t know what Kyle had just seen.

She was the kind of person who would risk her own neck to protect others.

Even him.

Just as despair threatened to consume him, a slim, agile figure burst upward from below the overpass- Theresa, her silhouette catching the light like a streak of lightning.

Kyle’s heart kicked back to life.

She

was alive.

Behind her, fire blazed again–another roar, louder this time.

The mutant zombie had followed her up, still burning, still furious.

Boom!

Without thinking, without aiming, Kyle raised his hand. A deafening blast of water surged from his palm, crashing into the creature’s skull like a tidal hammer.

It drilled straight through.

The zombie’s head exploded, water and flame colliding in a hiss of steam as the monster toppled backwards.

It didn’t get back up.

This time… it stayed down.

Theresa landed in a crouch, glancing over her shoulder to confirm it was really gone.

Steam still clung to the air like mist, then fell in fat droplets–rain, made from evaporated water and smoke.

She turned toward Kyle, eyes widened in surprise.

Not bad, she thought.

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For someone who had only just awakened his ability, Kyle had already learned to weaponize it withi

power.

Theresa had planned to finish the thing off herself once she got back up–but as it turned out. Kyle had already taken care of it.