Chapter 3: Betrayal

The survivors had been holed up in the building for several days, fighting off wave after wave of Infected. Their supplies were dwindling, and morale was low. John knew that they needed to find a way out soon or risk being trapped here indefinitely.

He called his team together and began to outline a plan to make a run for it. They would need to move fast and avoid the Infected at all costs, but John was confident that they could make it to safety if they worked together.

As they prepared to leave, John noticed that one of his team members, a man named Tom, seemed distant and unresponsive. He pulled Tom aside and asked him if something was wrong.

Tom hesitated before finally admitting that he had been bitten by an Infected several days ago. He had kept it hidden from the others, hoping that he could fight off the infection and continue to be a valuable member of the team.

John was furious. He knew that the infection was a death sentence, and he couldn't believe that Tom had kept it hidden from them. He called a team meeting and informed them of the situation, telling them that they needed to leave Tom behind if they wanted to survive.

The team was torn. On the one hand, they knew that Tom was a liability and could potentially turn on them at any moment. But on the other hand, they had all become close over the past few weeks, and the thought of leaving one of their own behind was difficult to stomach.

As they debated what to do, Tom suddenly lunged at John, revealing that he had already turned and was now one of the Infected. John and his team fought back, trying to take him down before he could do any more damage.

The fight was brutal, with John and his team barely managing to take down the infected Tom. They were all shaken by the experience, but John knew that they needed to keep moving if they wanted to survive.

They left the building and began to move through the streets, trying to avoid the Infected as they went. But they soon realized that they were being followed by a group of survivors who had been watching them from a distance.

The survivors demanded that John and his team hand over their supplies and weapons, threatening them with violence if they refused. John knew that they were in a difficult spot, but he refused to give in to their demands.

The situation quickly turned violent, with John and his team fighting for their lives against the group of survivors. In the end, they emerged victorious, but John couldn't shake the feeling that they were no longer safe in this world. They had faced betrayal from within and without, and he knew that they would need to be on constant guard if they wanted to survive in this new world order.