The legion commander frowned and asked quickly,
"What is about to wake up? That tower has a life of its own!?"
When the tremor struck, the symbiote zombies before them had shuddered violently, their faces instantly filling with utter despair. Instead of answering the legion commander, they all rushed to the window and stared at the towering structure in New York City.
At that moment, the twisted, spiraling tower seemed to have truly come alive. It began writhing and rotating again, transforming into a straight tower that shot into the sky!
The next instant, countless mouths sprouted around the tower and released a deep, droning hum!
"He's awake... He's awake..." The thousand-plus symbiote zombies at the base entrance growled in unison, their bodies trembling as bloody tears streamed from their eyes. They looked as though their parents had died.
The Salvation Army soldiers assigned to monitor them immediately stirred in alarm. Unsure of what was happening, they heightened their vigilance and aimed every rifle, cannon, and gun at the symbiote zombies, ready to wipe them out the moment they rioted.
What worried the Salvation Army soldiers even more was the tower that had risen upright.
Inside the command room, Nick also watched the distant tower through the window as it changed from a twisted spiral into a straight spire. He muttered,
"Motherfucker... did this thing take Viagra?"
The ten symbiote zombies were also weeping blood, trembling all over as they repeated,
"He's awake... He's awake..."
Their tone made it sound as if the zombie apocalypse itself was upon them.
The legion commander's sword-like brows twitched. An imposing aura radiated from him as he asked in a deep voice,
"He woke up?"
At the same time, he turned and ordered,
"Everyone, highest alert. Tell everyone to abandon their illusions and prepare