"Ladist first. "
You don't hesitate.
"Ladies first," you say with a half-grin, pivoting as the massive walker barrels forward. You throw yourself into its path, blasting your last round straight into its face. It stumbles—but not enough. It keeps coming.
Then—
CRACK.
A bullet tears through its skull from behind. Ada.
"I told you," she says as the monster collapses between you, "I'm not letting anything happen to you."
She rushes to your side, grabbing your arm, eyes scanning for wounds.
"You always have to be the hero, huh?"
A smirk breaks through her concern.
"Fine. But next time… I go first."
You both look ahead—the last hallway. The final door.
She nods at you.
"Together?"
"After this, we... "
You look at Ada, eyes locked in that one electric moment before it all ends. You tighten your grip on your weapon, blood pounding in your ears, heart steady.
You take a breath and say it—not just for her, but for everything you've been through.
"After this… we live."
Ada nods, lips parting in the faintest smile. Not a smirk. Not a mask. A real smile.
Then—
BOOM.
You kick the door open, side by side, a storm of bullets and fire waiting inside.
But this time?
You're not alone.