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Bells felt a hot surge of protective rage—a primal, almost feral instinct that demanded she keep him alive no matter what.
Her gaze darted to the crumbling buildings around them, calculating every potential obstacle, every path forward.
The ruined city had become a labyrinth of danger.
Collapsed overpasses, splintered beams, piles of rubble, and jagged metal all threatened to ensnare her, slow her down, or worse.
The child’s laughter echoed off the broken walls—a high, playful sound twisted with malice that sent shivers down Bella’s spine.
Every echo reminded her that the zombie girl was still there, still pursuing them, still moving impossibly fast.
Bella’s lungs burned as she ran, her heartbeat hammering in her ears, yet she pushed onward.
Every step was a balancing act between speed and caution, every motion a delicate negotiation with the terrain.
She leapt over fallen vehicles, slid under dangling signs, and twisted mid-stride to avoid debris while keeping Sebastian secure.
Her thoughts flickered to the child again. This was no ordinary enemy.
The girl had moved faster than anything she had ever encountered, anticipatory and cruel, a predator playing with its prey.
Yet even with fear clawing at her mind, Bella felt a surge of determination.
This was no longer just survival.
Every muscle, every ounce of energy she had, every sharp reflex honed over years of training, converged into a single purpose: protect Sebastian.
Keep him alive. Do not let him fall.
She stole a quick glance at him. He was now fully passed out.
Even unconscious, he seemed almost weightless in her arms—but she knew better.
His life was tethered to her, precarious and fragile, and it fell entirely on her to keep that tether from snapping.
Her fingers tightened around him, her knuckles whitening, and a spark of anger surged inside her.
How dare this creature toy with them? How dare it strike so close, so fast?
The child’s laughter rang out again, closer this time.
Bella could feel it vibrating in her chest, a constant reminder of the impossible speed and relentless power of their pursuer.
She adjusted her stride, weaving between rubble and overturned cars, ducking under low-hanging beams, and pushing herself to maintain the impossible pace required to stay ahead.
Adrenaline and sheer willpower became her fuel.
Pain in her legs, in her arms, and across her shoulders was pushed aside, replaced by the laser focus of survival and love.
She thought of the countless battles she and Sebastian had fought together, the unspoken trust and bond that had carried them through impossible odds. She would not let it end here.
Every step was a negotiation with death itself. Every breath was a defiance.
The child above them skipped, hopped, and twisted in midair, clearly amused by the desperate chase. But Bella refused to falter.
She refused to give the predator even a moment of satisfaction.
And as the ruins of Washington D.C. blurred around her, Bella understood a truth she had always known deep down: love made her stronger than fear, faster than panic, and fiercer than death itself.
No matter what this child was—no matter how fast, how cruel, or how inhuman—Bella would not stop.
She would run through hell itself, through fire and shattered buildings, through the impossible and the deadly, until both she and Sebastian had survived.
Because leaving him behind was not an option. Not now, not ever.
Boom!
Bella moved like a streak of lightning, she held Sebastian tightly against her chest as she tore through the ruined streets.
Her breathing was controlled, steady—but inside, her nerves were screaming.
Even while running at full speed, she multitasked with practiced ease, flicking her free hand backward again and again.
Spheres of compressed energy bloomed into existence behind her, forming a deadly trail of traps meant to slow any pursuer foolish enough to follow.
They detonated in rapid succession.
Yet the result was... nothing.
One blazing orb struck the zombie child directly in the face.
The impact should have obliterated flesh and bone. Instead, the girl’s head barely tilted from the force.
She blinked once, wiped a smudge of ash from her cheek, and looked almost bored.
Bella’s heart sank.
"Whoosh!"
She pushed herself harder, drawing deeper on her power.
Her figure blurred, then split into overlapping afterimages that lingered in the air before fading away.
The ground beneath her feet cracked as she accelerated, her speed reaching a level that would have left most cultivators breathless just trying to follow with their eyes.
But it still wasn’t enough.
The child had never been chasing seriously. That much was now painfully obvious.
She was playing with them—like a cat herding a wounded mouse.
"Here I come, bitch," the girl sang out in a high, delighted voice. "I’ll tear you apart inch by inch, little by little. I’ll start with your toes so you can feel every agonizing moment. Hihihi!"
As the laughter echoed, her aura suddenly exploded outward.
The air shrieked.
Her speed spiked violently—doubling in an instant.
Bella felt it before she saw it.
A crushing pressure bore down on her spine, and the warning screamed through every instinct she possessed.
Too fast!
In the next blink, the child vanished from behind her.
Then—
She was already ahead.
Standing there casually, waiting.
Bella barely had time to widen her eyes before the girl moved.
A pale blur crossed her vision, and a hand came crashing toward her with terrifying force.
Bella twisted her body, desperately trying to dodge, but it was all for naught.
The strike landed squarely on her shoulder.
Pain exploded through her body.
She was sent spinning through the air, Sebastian nearly torn from her grasp as the world flipped upside down.
Her back slammed into the ground with a deafening impact, the earth beneath her shattering as dust and debris erupted outward.
Bang!
The echoes of the crash lingered as Bella lay there, stunned, her vision swimming—while the child’s laughter rang out above her, light and cruel.
The child giggled softly, her head tilting in anticipation.
She was going to have a great feast today.