Horrific Shorts: Zombie Edition-Chapter 529: Story : The Horde Approaches
The city’s skyline loomed ominously in the distance, bathed in a sickly yellow hue. The air was heavy with the acrid stench of decay and ash, and the moans of thousands of undead echoed across the ruined streets. ZETU stood atop a makeshift barricade, staring down an unrelenting wave of zombies with glowing, unearthly eyes.
Captain Marcus Kane’s jaw tightened as he surveyed the approaching horde. "This isn’t a standard group. Those eyes… something’s driving them." He racked his shotgun, his voice grim. "ZETU, this is a fight for survival."
"Marcus, this isn’t just survival," Tech Specialist Ethan "Brain" O’Connor interjected from the comms, perched inside a nearby watchtower. His drone feed displayed an aerial view of the mass of undead flooding the city streets. "The swarm stretches for miles. If we can’t stop it here, they’ll overrun every remaining safe zone."
Riley "Quick Shot" Bennett crouched on the barricade with her sniper rifle. She scanned the oncoming horde, her sharp eyes locking onto a group of unusually fast-moving zombies. "Got runners at twelve o’clock. They’re closing in. Permission to engage?"
"Permission granted," Marcus responded.
Riley’s rifle barked as she dropped the leading zombies with pinpoint accuracy. "Two down. There’s too many to hold them off for long!"
"Blaze, we need that firewall now!" Marcus shouted.
Sergeant Jenna "Blaze" Hart worked furiously with a line of incendiary charges set along the street. "Almost done, Captain. This’ll fry anything that gets too close." Sweat dripped from her forehead as she secured the final trigger. "Clear the zone!"
"Move back!" Marcus ordered, pulling Derek "Shield" Coleman and Lila "Huntress" Navarro with him. Derek raised his riot shield as the first wave of zombies reached the barricade. Their claws screeched against the reinforced steel, but he held his ground, giving Blaze enough time to retreat.
With a deafening roar, the charges detonated. Flames surged across the street, engulfing the front lines of the horde. Zombies staggered and fell, their glowing eyes dimming as the fire consumed them. The team allowed themselves a moment of relief, but it was short-lived.
Ethan’s voice crackled through their earpieces. "Bad news, guys. The flames didn’t stop them—it’s just slowing them down. And there’s something else..." His drone zoomed in on the heart of the horde, revealing a massive, hulking figure. It was twice the size of the others, its glowing eyes blazing like torches. "We’ve got a Titan-class zombie heading your way."
Marcus clenched his fists. "ZETU, hold your ground. Quick Shot, target its legs. Shield, you’re on defense. Blaze, get more explosives ready. Huntress, we’ll flank it. Brain, keep those drones on its position."
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As the monstrous Titan lumbered closer, the horde surged forward again, undeterred by the flames. Marcus raised his shotgun, his voice steady but fierce. "ZETU, this is what we do. Take them down!"
The episode ends with the team bracing for the ultimate confrontation, the Titan roaring above the relentless swarm.
