Chapter 2835: Story 2836: The Second Zara

Ryan slowly turned his head.

The Zara standing beside him tightened her grip on his arm.

“Don’t look behind you,” she whispered.

But another voice came from the darkness.

“Ryan... help me!”

He turned.

A second Zara stood near the ventilation shaft. Her clothes were torn, her face covered in blood, and a strange golden symbol glowed on her forehead.

Hamza raised his rifle.

“Which one of you is real?”

Both women answered simultaneously.

“I am!”

Daniel stepped between them.

“This is getting out of control!”

Father examined their faces carefully. Suddenly, his expression changed.

“Impossible...”

The Zara beside Ryan smiled.

“Tell them, Father. Tell them what you did.”

Father stepped backward.

The wounded Zara pointed at her double.

“She is Subject Eighty-One. The original experiment created from my memories. She escaped from the first mother chamber.”

The other Zara laughed.

“Lies! I am the original. She was created yesterday.”

Ryan looked between them.

“Then how can we identify the real Zara?”

The wounded woman approached him.

“Ask me about the night we escaped from the underground hospital.”

Ryan hesitated.

Before he could speak, the other Zara suddenly attacked.

Her fingers transformed into black claws. She struck the wounded Zara across the chest, throwing her against the wall.

Hamza fired several shots, but the bullets passed through her body.

“She’s not completely human!” Daniel shouted.

Ryan raised his hand. Red lightning exploded from his palm, forcing the creature to retreat.

The wounded Zara collapsed.

Ryan rushed toward her.

“Stay with me!”

She grabbed his wrist.

“Listen carefully. The eighth mother isn’t beneath Karachi anymore. She’s already inside the city.”

Meher’s voice interrupted through the radio.

“Captain! Emergency reports are coming from every district. People are collapsing, and their bodies are developing golden symbols!”

Father looked terrified.

“The awakening has begun.”

Suddenly, the emergency exit opened by itself.

Beyond it stood dozens of infected soldiers wearing old military uniforms. Their eyes glowed gold, and they carried weapons covered in black veins.

Their commander stepped forward.

“PROJECT EIGHT HAS ISSUED A NEW ORDER.”

Hamza raised his rifle.

“What order?”

The commander pointed directly at Ryan.

“ELIMINATE THE FIRSTBORN. PRESERVE THE VESSEL.”

Before anyone could react, the false Zara grabbed Ryan from behind.

A black needle emerged from her palm and pierced his neck.

Ryan screamed.

The golden symbol on his chest disappeared.

Father shouted, “NO! SHE HAS REMOVED THE SEVENTH SEAL!”

The laboratory lights exploded.

When the darkness cleared, Ryan was gone.

Only his blood-stained jacket remained on the floor.

Zara screamed his name.

Deep beneath Karachi, a massive underground door slowly opened.

And a woman’s voice whispered:

“MY FIRSTBORN HAS FINALLY COME HOME.”