Ethan, Chris, Henry, Sean, Big Mike, and Skinny Pete didn't linger long at the Walmart. Before they left, Ethan handed Chris a dozen or so Tier 1 crystal cores and told him to give them to the girls.
The zombies outside were all at least Tier 1. Without evolving, those girls wouldn't stand a chance—even if they had the guts to fight, it'd be suicide. Since they'd already saved them, Ethan figured they might as well give them a shot at surviving.
Whether they could escape the fate of becoming someone's plaything… that was up to them.
Now, on the road back to Lakeview Estates, the six of them each pushed a shopping cart and carried a massive hiking pack, moving carefully and quietly.
Thankfully, this stretch had already been cleared once. The undead were sparse.
Eventually, they made it home with all the supplies intact.
But with all those carts and bulging packs, there was no way they went unnoticed—especially not by the folks across the street in the luxury homes.
