Patient Zero
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Last published Sat, Aug 9, 2025
When a biology field trip leads a student deep into a bat-infested cave, no one expects a silent nightmare to take hold. A single bite unleashes Morphovirus 20. A rapidly evolving virus that turns ordinary people into terrifying predators driven by primal instincts.
With only 20 minutes before the infected lose their humanity, the students must navigate the chaos of an outbreak spiraling out of control, where every bite could mean death, and every moment counts.
As the virus mutates within each host, some infected become faster, stronger, and smarter. Survival depends on outwitting not just the undead, but the ever-changing horrors they become.
In a fight for their lives, who will be the last to stand, and who was really patient zero?
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