Just like any other day in the city of Spero it was sunny with clear skies, everyone happy and peaceful but then one day it all changed. A experiment in a secret lab escapes and then all hell broke loose, screams filled the air with the smell of blood and death, the streets run red with blood, and the dead rise knowing only the unquenchable hunger for flesh.
Twenty-four hours later: Delta 1, squad leader: *breathing heavily as I run through the streets with the rest of my squad while the dead are right behind us* We need to get to the safe zone men, those mortar's won't hold for us, once they get the signal they will fire no matter what *turns back real quick to fire upon the nearest deads but then green flares fill the dark sky* Shit, that's the signal, take cover hurry *the sound of mortar's being fired and the rounds fall from the sky*
Delta 3: Sir, I thought they were going to fire later, why are they shooting earl... *A mortar round strikes near the ground then everything went black*
Delta 1: *talking in his head: the hell, what happened, where am I, what am I even doing, why can't I remember anything, why am I in a field, wait is that screaming, what's going* The city, the dead, now I remember, wait what's happening? *The field disappears and the warzone slowly becomes more clear* the hell *realizes that I was blown through a window and my ears ringing like hell but sees shadows outside and the flashes of gunfire* where did that field even come from, what was it *slowly gets up and wobbles outside and sees Delta 3 on the ground with shrapnel in him but he's still alive*
Delta 5: Sir, we need to go now, he won't make it if we stay here
*Sees the glass and blood on Delta 1* Sir, your hurt, we need to get to a safe location so I can to your wounds and treat Delta 3's injuries
Delta 1: *ears ringing like hell but understood what Delta 5 was saying* I don't feel anything, just focus on 3, we can't carry him due to the shrapnel, I need 2 soldiers to drag him while the rest of the squad makes a diamond formation with 3 in the middle
Delta 3: Damn those bastards, what were they thinking *a blood trail starts to form as I'm dragged by the straps on my armor* fuck, here they come *thinking to myself: why am I calm about this, why don't I feel any pain* I'm not going to die without a fight and I'm sure as hell not going to die today *lifts my SMG up and fires between my squad members and starts to drop the dead that get close*
Delta 1: *stops and controls my breathing with my eyes closed and opens my eyes once my breathing is stable* get to that alley at your 12'Oclock now *turns around and faces the group of dead then starts to open fire, dropping them like a bag of rocks* I'll cover you so move it soldiers
Delta 6: Sir I'm not leaving you, *stands my ground and fires my LMG into the group of dead*
Delta 1: do it 6, that's a order, I'll be right behind you, I'm just covering your six now move it *Delta 6 hesitates but follows the rest of the squad into the alley way*
Delta 3: *gets placed against the wall while Delta 5 carefully moves my armor and shirt to look at my wounds and I wince in pain* that hurts doc, just patch me up so I can get back in the fight please, I don't want to burden you by dragging my pathetic ass around
Delta 5: your lucky to be alive 3, and your not a burden, we won't leave any squad member behind, no matter what *Delta 1 steps into the alley firing his secondary into the crowd of zombies then rolls a grenade towards the deads and takes cover in the alley as the grenade explodes*
Delta 1: we need to hold this area, 7 we need reinforcements, get on your radio, everyone else I want you to control your fire, we'll funnel the dead into here, 5 I want you stay with 3 and treat him the best you can, now let's gets some cover set up and hold out as long as we can, move out men.
Delta 7: *after a few minutes* Sir, we need to hold out for an hour, they can't get here any faster because of the deads
Delta 1: copy that, you heard 7 men, we need to hold out for that long, we can do it, I believe in you, *goes to 3 and 5* will an hour be fine?
Delta 5: yes sir, *uses pliers to pull some shrapnel out of 3, pours water over the wound, cleans it, and bandages it*
*after a few minutes the squad turned objects in the alley to barriers and set up a defensive perimeter around 5 and 3*
Delta 1: alright men, this is where we hold our ground, check your fire and make clean kills, don't waste your ammo, now get into position
*The squad follows their orders and hunker down and is prepared for the dead to swarm their position*
Delta 4: Sir, when do you think dead will arrive?
Delta 1: shortly, they smell blood and will swarm u... *Right then and there a loud screech fills the alley* never mind, here they come *aims down the sight on my gun at the entrance of the alley* remember to save your ammo, go for the head
*Within seconds the dead fill the alley and charges the squad on both sides*
Delta 1: wait till they get in range *chooses my target and waits for a few seconds then pulls the trigger dropping the zombie making the others stumble over it while the other squad members open fire*
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City of Hell
Short StoryZombie Apocalypse, just plain hell, but in the beginning it's worse, especially for the soldiers who sacrifice themselves for humanity on the front line, for them hell is just the beginning. This is the story of Delta squad's battle and their hell. ...
