My 100th Rebirth a day before the Apocalypse novel Chapter 178

Despite the loud banging on the big door, Kisha managed to fall asleep, comforted by Duke’s presence. His warmth and protection made her feel secure, knowing that no matter what happened, Duke would never let anything harm her.

Just like in their previous life, no matter how subtle his actions were, he always protected her from the shadows, acting like a silent hero.

Everyone was occupied with their respective tasks. Sparrow was out on reconnaissance, while Vulture was busy preparing food on a makeshift table using two large drums and a big piece of plywood.

Two to three people alternated manning the drone, while the rest guarded the three exit points of the warehouse, ensuring they reported any zombie movements that might result in a breach at their assigned door.

Her rest was abruptly disturbed by a loud explosion nearby, so close that she felt the shockwave pass through her. The ground trembled slightly from the blast. This explosion felt different from the destructive ones caused by the explosives Sparrow had placed around the three camps.

This one was just a single explosion that was brief and just a little muffled.

Clang-

"Master, it’s time," Bell’s cute voice rang inside her head, reminding her.

"So, there really was one more traitor, huh?" Kisha mockingly asked.

"Yes, master. Only one." Bell said while she made sure that one of the scarlet bees was on the traitor’s tail. Not that they needed it because, the task that Sparrow really received was not to scout an area, because they knew to themselves that there were no Winters around the area, nor survivors, so, sending Sparrow out was just wasting his energy and time.

So instead, she used this task as a guise to let Sparrow wait nearby and see if someone would sneak out.

Kisha wasn’t certain if there was more than one traitor among them. There could be a single spy or several sent by different factions with various tasks. Regardless, Kisha was determined to root out all traitors and spies still hiding while carefully assessing the situation.

If there were no more spies and she was simply being paranoid, that was fine. It was better to play all her cards now than to let a snake follow them into their sleep and strike when they were unprepared.

Initially, she suspected Reeve of being a traitor. After all, he seemed to be hiding something and was too useless in a one-on-one fight with a zombie. His insistence on joining the mission, despite having nothing to offer aside from his good looks, was highly suspicious.

Kisha scanned the entire room, observing each person closely. Everyone appeared shocked and seemed to be processing the recent explosion, absentmindedly staring in the direction it had come from.

From among those manning the drone was Reeve. Kisha fixed her gaze on him; he appeared frightened but managed to gather himself and reach for a gun, unlike the others who still seemed bewildered and were likely questioning what had occurred. However, the loud roar of approaching zombies from that direction quickly made it evident to all that they had been breached.