Chapter 102: Survive to live

"They all stopped moving," Duglas said, stating the obvious.

Victor could see it just as well. The entire zombie horde, instead of pressing on the attack. Even the air felt and deathly quiet after the constant racket. It froze in place only a minute after Eve closed her eyes and sagged in that folding chair. Exactly when she started her DDoS-attack.

"It must be because of Nexus's current state," Victor said.

While other people on the walls were torn between shock and a glee over that unexpected blessing, either gaping or hacking off zombies' heads, Victor's eyes were for one person.

The Third Eye. Now that he had stuck his fingers in Eve's head, it was more personal than ever.

"Do you know how long this will last?" Duglas barked at one of Eve's assistants.

The older man swallowed, his eyes darting around. "We are really unsure. It can be indefinite, but Doctor Ziffer claimed that this might be a gross underestimation of Nexus's ability."