I found it interesting that for the last twenty years, america had been working on what created the zombies in the first place. I was up late, pulling watch with not much else to do but make sure the bunker was safe. I was reading through the files I found in the computer, from the latest to most recent. Alot talked about enhancing the human race, and eugenics, survival of the fittest, etc. Basically experimentation and studies on creating superhumans. From the earliest files, the experiments were entirely unpredictable and mutagenic. Prone to high failures, but as time went on and more experiments ran. They created less variants and more profined humans. The only issues seemed to begin with physical mutations, and human bodies just expiring rapidly due to cell breakdown and degradation. Basically they just rotted.
The next issues listed were emotional based and perception based. The ones that survived the mutations or cell breakdown before expiring basically went mad first and tried to escape like feral animals. They lost their means to speak and form sentences. Their brains reduced dramatically to primal states. The virus was listed as XY-01 to XY-200. So basically it was refined at least 100 plus times to reach the current state listed in the computers. It was near perfect. But one mistake allowed it to escape and it started combining with other viruses and such in the air before it could be maintained. The effects were not noticed until much later apparently. By then, it was beyond control.
However what remained in this bunker seemed to be purely untouched by nature strains. Perfected variants. And the cures for them in case they didn't work. So far they were well preserved. I avoided going near them though. I got up and occasionally checked the locks and ran through the security checks and guidelines on the computer schedule and protocols listed. I did begin to wonder about the security measures we had to take. The ones involving injections. Me and the rest of my small group had noticed dramatic increases in our abilities to handle stress and physical strain and effort. Increased strength and heightened awareness. Even some extra muscle growth. But that could be from anything. We had to eat alot of mres, and what was left in the bunker and what we could forage from outside when we went above ground for a bit.
