Story 504: Shadows of the Dead

The Red Zone’s high-rise buildings loomed ominously, their shattered windows reflecting the toxic green glow of the night sky. The streets below were a battlefield drenched in blood and chaos, littered with the remnants of human desperation. The ZETU team pressed forward, every step echoing in the eerie silence between the growls of the undead.

“Eyes up,” Captain Marcus “Iron Will” Kane ordered, his shotgun poised and ready. “We’re deep in the heart of their hunting ground now.”

“Movement, seven o’clock,” Riley “Quick Shot” Bennett reported from her overwatch position on a nearby rooftop. Through her sniper scope, she tracked a group of zombies shambling out from a side alley, their glowing eyes reflecting the neon signs of the ruined city.

“Standard horde,” she continued, “but... wait. There’s something bigger in the back.”

“Bigger?” Sergeant Jenna “Blaze” Hart asked, gripping her flamethrower tighter. “I thought last night’s freak was bad enough.”