while the trio sat in discussion, the front lines suddenly found themselves under more direct assault than before. the beasts had no need for rest and seem to possess unlimited numbers. for every one that the soldiers finally fell , six more would appear to replace it. soon the soldiers found themselves facing an army that they had little to no chance against, even shooting rpgs and mortar rounds into the crowd did little to thin the night unassailable mass of writhing bodies that swarmed as waves into the ramparts and barricades. soon they arrived at a tipping point, the main wall had been toppled forcing the soldiers to flee to the second line , then the third. finally they arrived before the final defenses of the camp , the tall walls of concrete only barely standing under the direct assault. the only solace of the men was the confined spaces that formed the kill box of the door wouldn't allow more than two or three at a time to enter. with this advantage they fell into a sort of stalemate with the vast resource of bodies. yet even that was doomed to fail it seemed, on one particular run the pile of dead hadn't had time to be cleared from the box as yet another crowd flew into the box and then another , and yet still another. soon the bodies had piles so high that as the next grouping piled in they were able to use their dead compatriots as steps to scale the walls of the compound. soon the beasts were upon them.; the short bratt tat tats of sub machine guns was lost in a sea of screams and howls of vicious delight from the hungry demonic beasts. the beasts raided the bunk area behind the army and the sound of pandemonium struck another chord. the gore seeped into the ground flooding the pathways with black sludge. the soldiers were now facing a pincer as the beasts dove behind their flank and rushed. soon the sounds of artillery stopped as all men abandoned post turning to run as fast as they could towards whatever safety they could find.
children were sobbing beasts were growling and the army had all but fallen soon the tidal wave of bodies had reached the center, and the luetinent was soon ushering the two civilians into a large green APC. the screeching of tires soon filled the vacuum of the gunfire. as the driver swerved and punched through the growing crowd of living nightmares the civilians that had managed to stay alive found themselves trying to grab hold of the bars across the body of the APC in an attempt to be pulled along to safety. Lucius sat, cradled in the seat belt of the armored behemoth trembling at the sheer volume of the creatures that seemed to fill his vision from side to side. soon they broke free of the crowd and peeled out onto the bloody asphalt. speeding towards the nearest .... what exactly ? thought Lucius. the cities were over thrown and the army bases were all bound to fall to the endless swarm of the devouring terrors, so where were they heading? he didn't know and even still it looked like the adults didn't know either. they had been traveling amongst the smoking ruins of the destroyed city for about an hour before they found their route blocked by some debree. freece was soon sliding from the cabin to inspect and evaluate the possibility of circumnavigating the side of the rubble. Lucius saw her climbing atop the rubble and peering about, even pulling out a paper map of the area. however her findings didn't appear to be good as he saw her frown seemingly deepen as she returned to the APC and pulled the driver over to whisper something to him. she then turned to the two passengers and spoke in a grim voice " we will have to go on foot from here , Sebastian is going to grab some of the pse bags for each of you and then we are on our way, you may want to grab a weapon as well if you can operate one." with that she turned and busied herself with her own pse. Fabian turned to Lucius and spoke in a reassuring tone " we aren't too far hopefully from our objective so we should be able to hole up somewhere for a bit and rest soon." he accepted the bag that the APC pilot handed his way and shouldered it with a grunt. soon another was passed to Lucius as well and after double checking things they headed off leaving the safety of the armored vehicle behind.
several hours passed and soon it was growing dark. the group saw a tall building up ahead and after talking about it for a moment decided to set up camp for the night within. as the group drew nearer and nearer they saw signs of more recent activity of the beasts. things such as fresher blood and more recently lit fires that lit up the darkening surroundings.
soon they reached the front of the building and after picking the lock slunk into the building. once in the building interior the group made their way up the stairs. the upper floor was in shambles , papers were strewn across tables and the different cubicles were overturned. the guard and freece tool point and swept the room. five minutes later they returned to the center and met up with fabian and lucius. "its clear,spoke freece in a calm whisper, for now anyway. she took her bag off her shoulder and started rummaging through. soon she produced a bottle of water and took a long draw making a short gasping sound after and passing it off to the guard who also took a sip. " so whats the plan? asked lucius. freece turned and looked at him and in a deadpan voice said ," we survive, army command isnt reachable i tried so for now we just survive and try to reach them on foot. and then turned towards her bag and produced a small blanket, " i would rest while i can if i was you. she then turned and flopped to the ground covering herself with the blanket and was soon snoring. the rest of the night went silent and safe with the group only having to get up to switch watch. the next morning the group sat in a circle planning their next move. " we should go to the city center and look for food and fresh water! growled fabian. "no that would be dangerous and too risky, countered the guard. " but we do have to do something about food , our supplies will only last for so long. intoned freece. lucius sat by quietly with a stern look on his face. " i wish they would stop arguing and just do something. he scowled in silence all they do is fight and argue and its only been a day, if we have to do this for a while we will fall apart." " hey. he said "hey ...Hey!!! he practically had to shout over the bickering adults , why dont we try the break room and see what supplies we can gather. he spoke in an annoyed tone while rising to his feet. he stomped off towards the door under the gazes of the trio and after looking out through the window he disappeared into the adjacent break room. once inside he flipped on the light switch and inspected his surroundings. there was a closet and a microwave on one side of the room and on the other there was a small mini fridge with a few bags of chips on top of it. he strode over to the cabinet and opened the top. inside he found a half loaf of bread and some tortillas next to a can of peanut butter. in the bottom he found several different cans of vegetables and some small bowls of pasta. he threw the food into his bag and opened the fridge. inside he saw some cans of soda ,several bottles of water and a can of peaches. he searched for a can opener but couldnt find one but still took the can of peaches anyway. he headed back to the group with his spoiles of war and shook a bowl of pasta at them saying" see you guys should have checked instead of arguing pointlessly.with that he popped a piece of bread with some peanut butter on it into his mouth. try as they might the adults could only look at him in embarressment. with a loud chuckle fabian proclaimed" ha well i guess the kids got a point we have been arguing all morning and havent really done anything. he turned to freece and with a grin asked " by the way dont you still have your radio phone with you? we could try army command again and hopefully coordinate with them and meet up. freece, with a small frown rummaged hrough her bag and produced a long black telephone with a short silver collapsed antenna. she flicked the antenna out to length and tuned the channel. after a few minutes of fidling with it she seemed to have found the vchannel she wanted and spoke into the reciever. " this is freece of east branch reaching out to any and all army personel. if you hear me please respond. i repeat this is freece of east branch reaching out is anyone available? she waited for a few minutes and repeated her command a few more times, sometimes getting small spatterings of static and the occasional sound of a voice that she would hastily try to get to talk to her only to hear more static. after a few more tries she put away the sat phone and wrapped her arms around her shoulders ,slumping down in defeat. she then pulled out the map that she had used before and plotted a route. after a few minutes of her muttering to herself she pitched a plan. " if we head north we should come across a small miltary base that we use for drills and some small meetings. its a few days by foot but we should be able to make it if we stay away from the main city center. after a few minutes of deciding the group had a plan in place. they would have to find more water for the journey but after that they would be able to set off. later that day they wound their way down the stairs into the hall of the building. they took stock of their supplies and with weapons drawn and the guard taking point they left the building behind , heading slightly off north in the direction of the base. they hit up a few stores and buildings along the way, dodging a few beasts and killing one along the way. their progress was slow and injuries were common among them and after several breaks they made their way to the edge of the town and were soon facing the open road. they saw a few stranded vehicles with some bearing grissly sites , one even having a set of bloody hands still clutching the steering wheel and after a good deal of wretching and curses the cohort made their way to the mid point. the midway point of their trek was a small gas station on the side of the road. inside the signs of struggle were evident albiet not of beastly origin. they found the cashiers body rotted behind the counter and the contents of the drawer emptied. they put a cloth over the mans face and drug him around the back of the station. after cleaning themselves in the public restrooms the group made camp for the night and when morning came they continued on their way. after several days ,at the top of a hill they saw a wall topped by chain and razor wire. they had made it.