Meanwhile, the others, completely unaware of her internal turmoil, readily agreed.
"We'll cooperate!"
"Yes… anything!"
The only issue… Was space.
The pit was too narrow to house so many people comfortably. But as if anticipating this... The slab above began to open.
Light streamed in. Ropes were lowered down, one after another.
"Hold on. You will be pulled up," the voice instructed.
And so... One by one... Hundreds of thousands of former zombies, now human once again, began their ascent out of the pit.
They were soon led into a separate, vast area that Ivy had specially prepared in advance. an enclosed zone with tall barriers, reinforced gates, and rows of temporary housing units.
Ivy had created it precisely for situations like this.
Even without knowing Isla's plan, she had anticipated something of this scale.
Meanwhile... Isla was the only one who refused to leave.
She remained inside the trap. Alone.
