Meanwhile, not all the generals fled.
A few, those who had lost their families long ago, moved toward the evacuation routes instead.
With hollow eyes and clenched jaws, they began guiding civilians toward alternate exits, pushing them forward and shouting directions over the roar of chaos.
From a distance, it might have seemed like an organized rescue.
In reality, it was anything but.
Citizens screamed and ran in all directions, trampling over one another in blind panic.
Worse still, the sheer number of people gathering in one place drew even more zombies.
Their groans grew louder, closer, echoing through the base like a death chant.
Surrounded on all sides, many civilians felt their hope collapse entirely.
'We're going to die here,' the thought spread from one person to another, as terror swallowed the military base whole.
Meanwhile, Ivy, who had been preparing for her marriage, received the news that the military base was completely surrounded by zombies.
