Story 587: The Plaguebearer’s Wrath

The narrow streets of the abandoned city felt alive with tension. A thick fog curled around shattered windows and crumbled stone, muting the sound of the ZETU team’s cautious steps. But the silence was deceptive. Somewhere in the labyrinth of decaying buildings, a new threat lurked—a Plaguebearer, a zombie variant known to infect others with a single touch.

“Eyes sharp,” Marcus "Iron Will" Kane warned, his voice low but firm. His shotgun was raised, sweeping every shadowed corner. “This one’s different. It’s fast, and it’s deadly.”

A guttural growl echoed from the mist ahead, sending chills down everyone’s spines.

“Contact, one o’clock,” whispered Detective Lila "Huntress" Navarro, her pistols drawn. She crouched low, blending into the fog as her sharp eyes scanned for movement.

“Brain, what’s the scanner saying?” Marcus asked over comms.