"You said we'd be partners. Do you trust me with your life or do you trust yourself with killing me?" "Bullshit." I lowered my voice and looked into his eyes,"Just because you seem ruthless doesn't mean you don't have a soft spot." "And how the hell would you know that?" He scoffed, not bothering to even look at me. "...
In September 2013, an outbreak of a mutant Cordyceps fungus ravages the United States, transforming its human hosts into aggressive creatures known as the Infected. 20 years later, Joel, his wife (y/n) and Tess are tasked to smuggle a teenage girl, Ellie, who is somehow immune to the infection.