Apocalypse: King of Zombies

Chapter 466: You’ve gotta be kidding me…

“When were they supposed to get here?” Richard asked, his tone sharp with concern.

“They left yesterday. By all accounts, they should’ve arrived already,” replied the head of Genesis Biotech’s Corpus Christi branch.

Richard’s brow furrowed deeply. A bad feeling was creeping in, cold and unwelcome.

“But I haven’t seen a single one of them.”

“What?” The branch head on the video call looked stunned.

“I specifically had Wade lead the team. Where the hell are they? Don’t tell me they got lost.”

“That doesn’t make sense. Hold on, let me check with someone.” Richard paused, thinking quickly.

He had sent someone to meet the team precisely to avoid this kind of screw-up.

A moment later, he called in the staff member responsible for the pickup—the same guy who’d messaged Clint. His name was Frank Mitchell.

“You needed me, Richard?” A lean, middle-aged man stepped into the room.

Richard nodded, eyes locking onto him. “Frank, the Awakeners from Corpus Christi—did your team meet them?”

“I had Clint go pick them up. He should’ve gotten them,” Frank replied, hesitating. He didn’t sound too sure.

“Should’ve?” Richard’s voice rose slightly, his expression tightening. “Where are they now?”