Story 527: Surrounded

The orb’s blinding pulse faded, leaving the ZETU team momentarily stunned. When their vision cleared, the wreckage site was even more perilous. The horde of zombies surrounding them had doubled, now spilling out from the dense fog of the woods and the shattered buildings nearby. Grotesque, decayed figures shuffled closer, their guttural groans blending into a haunting symphony of death.

“We’re boxed in!” Sergeant Jenna ‘Blaze’ Hart shouted, her flamethrower roaring to life as she incinerated a wave of advancing undead.

Captain Marcus Kane surveyed the scene quickly, his shotgun poised to fire. “Shield, form a perimeter! Quick Shot, pick off anything that gets too close to Brain!”

Perched on a tilted section of the wreckage, Officer Riley ‘Quick Shot’ Bennett steadied her sniper rifle. “I’m on it!” she barked, her precise shots taking down zombies that were closing in on Ethan ‘Brain’ O’Connor.