Story 516: The Silent Forest

The moon hung low in the sky, its silver light casting eerie shadows through the skeletal trees of the forest. ZETU stood in formation, the oppressive silence around them broken only by the distant groans of the undead. The team was on high alert, their every movement deliberate, their breaths barely audible.

“This place is wrong,” Sergeant Jenna "Blaze" Hart muttered, gripping the nozzle of her flamethrower. “Feels like the trees are watching us.”

“Eyes up,” Captain Marcus "Iron Will" Kane commanded. “We’ve got no intel on this area, and we’re blind without Brain’s drone.”

Ethan "Brain" O’Connor cursed under his breath, fiddling with the control pad for his drones. “Something’s jamming the signal. I can’t get a clear feed. Whatever’s out there, it’s smart.”

“Great,” Officer Derek "Shield" Coleman grumbled, his riot shield raised. “Smart zombies. Just what we need.”