ie'

ndow. Suddenly, the school's alarm system shrieked

the fuck is on?".Ryder's face turned ashen.

hoing through the corridors. Katie's c

are inside!". Marcus grabbed Katie

nsettling, guttural growls of the . The snarling and snapping

A zombie burst through, its jaws wide open, and dragged her down. Katie heard Mrs. Jenkins's agon

he cried, but it was too late. He fell, screaming, as the undead closed in. Ka

e still twitching. Katie saw a student, Emily, crawling, her intestines spilling from

toward the evacuation route. "Stay t

ey were dying, right behind her. Bloo

ing Katie stumble. The lights flickere

alive? Why was this happening now and where was her father? These thoughts filled her mind as she was runni

was in chaos, with flames engulfing buildings and smoke billowing into the sky. Peo

dragged down by multiple undead, his cries cut short. Another so

ts cannon swiveling down the street. A deafening boom shook the ground as it fired, sendi

whipping the air. Missiles streaked down, exploding among clust

ows shattering from the heat. Flames licked th

our, a car was flung into the air, crashing into a hovering helicopter

the earth beneath Katie's feet

ged from the smoke-filled streets. This monstrous undead , easily e

rowths. Spike-like protrusions jutted from its arms and shoulders. A

terror. "What is that?". Marcus stumbled

".Ryder shouted above the din, "Stay together! We need to reach th

g group. Its mouth opened, releasing a de

group. Suddenly, an explosion ripped through the air, striking the

shook the ground, a deafen

on the behemoth. The tank's tread squealed a

d, pulling the students b

d into the behemoth's chest, ripping flesh and bon

refused

hed forward, its massive body resisting the tank's as

ttle. "It's not going to stop, is it?".

away and in response the tank fired again, and again, pounding the behemoth with

emoth's face was a charred, burned mess,

students away from the battle. "We ne

and panicked civilians. They weaved between abandoned cars and bui

going?" She asked. "The extraction point is nearby. We'll

g her keep pace. "Stay foc

hing is relentless!".Katie pushed on, her h

alley. "In here! Move!". They dashed into t

of battle intensified. Explosions shook t

need to move, now! The extrac

ide open. Ryder raised his pistol, firing point-blank

p. Bullets whizzed past, striking nearby build

. Ryder swiftly dispatched it, his gun fir

rnage. "This can't be happening...".Katie

a path for his surviving students. As they turned a corner, they saw a fallen soldier

the rifle to Jax. "Cover our six!"

ors. Bodies littered the streets, some still twit

rchlight sweeping the chaos. Ryder sh

, sending them stumbling. The blast sent Katie tumbling to th

lled, his voice barely

head. Soldiers secured the perimeter, fighting off hord

o an incoming group of undead. As they almost made it to the soldi

and Marcus followed, Jax covering their rear. As more undead closed

jured civilians, three heavily armed soldiers approa

d to support an injured Lena. The sold

ie glanced at her friend's and then back a

d impassive as they

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