Chapter 178
I didn't wait for his response. I knew that if I hesitated, I would lose my nerve. I had to act, I had to do something, anything, to try to save those people.
As I approached the building, I could feel the eyes of the vines upon me, their tendrils reaching out like grasping fingers. The air was thick with the sweet, sickening scent, and the silence was broken only by the rustling of the leaves.
I took a deep breath, steeling my resolve. This was it. This was my chance to make a difference, to prove that we weren't helpless in the face of this monstrous threat.
I raised my pulse cutter and aimed it at the wall of vines, ready to fight for every inch, every second, every life.
Dr. Evans stood frozen, his face a mask of disbelief and frustration. "Alayna, no! Don't do this! It's insane!" he shouted after me, his voice laced with desperation. But I didn't stop, didn't even turn around. I couldn't.
