Story 533: Nightfall Siege

The air was thick with decay as the sun dipped below the jagged skyline, bathing the city in an eerie crimson glow. Smoke and ash drifted from the distant remains of the Hive device, but there was no time for celebration. On the horizon, a new nightmare loomed.

Ethan’s panicked voice crackled over the comms. “Captain, I’ve just intercepted new drone footage. It’s... worse than we thought.”

“How much worse?” Marcus Kane demanded, reloading his shotgun as the team regrouped at the charred ruins of a barricade.

The drone feed flashed on Ethan’s handheld tablet, revealing a grim scene: dozens of glowing-eyed Titans leading an endless sea of zombies toward ZETU's position. Unlike the previous disorganized hordes, this new wave moved with precision, their eyes burning brighter under the blood-red sky.

“These aren’t stragglers,” Ethan continued. “The Hive didn’t just connect them. It’s spawning a network. Each Titan is acting as a signal booster for the swarm.”