After finishing their meal and packing up, the group continued their journey.
Julian drove with a relaxed posture, one hand on the wheel as the vehicle moved steadily across the broken roads of the post-apocalyptic world.
The scenery blurred past them, ruins, nature taking back the land, and the ever-present silence of a world that had lost its people.
He glanced at Zoe through the rearview mirror. "Zoe, are we getting close?"
Zoe, staring blankly out the window, replied in her usual tone, "Still far."
Julian nodded. "Alright. We'll keep going."
But then, in the distance ahead, the atmosphere changed. Julian narrowed his eyes.
A massive group of zombies stood up ahead, crowded together. But they weren't wandering aimlessly or charging toward the vehicle. No, this time, they were gathered tightly… almost like they were waiting for something.
Julian immediately brought the vehicle to a halt, the tires kicking up dust.
