Zombie Master

"Damn! Even this, zombie bastard!"

Technical Sergeant Owen, who belongs to the United States Army, curses while sweeping a light machine gun at the zombies running toward them.

Some of the zombies, who had been walking like ordinary humans, run and attack when they notice their existence.It looks like a normal human, except that it doesn't feel the light of intelligence in its eyes, at a speed that matches its appearance, rather than the extraordinary leg strength of a zombie movie that I saw recently.That will inevitably reduce the morale of military personnel, not just Owen.

The operation to rescue the survivors in the city and the operation to wipe out the zombies are carried out in parallel, but since the target of the operation covers the whole of the United States, naturally there is not enough manpower, and in this way a small number of people run around the city and zombies Will have to fight many times.In the daytime, the zombies are not very aggressive, and there are many zombies who ignore the battle even if they look closely, so even the current number of people can manage to fight.

"Okay, no other zombies are attacking. Everyone, take care of it. Don't be vigilant."

Although you can sink a zombie to the ground with a light machine gun, the zombie hasn't stopped its activity yet.Therefore, it must be processed reliably.It can be said that we do not know anything about zombies yet, and we can only take measures to eliminate the source of infection from the beginning.

Therefore, first take a photo of your face to confirm your identity later.

Then crush the head with a shotgun before securing the leftovers.This is because there were cases where a person who tried to secure a leftover item was bitten and turned into a zombie.Of course, there is a strong sense of reluctance to crush the heads of human beings, who were originally US citizens to protect, only if they have a strong sense of mission to the importance of their mission.

Then, collect as much as possible the leftover items.At that time, check the digital camera and put a piece of paper with the time when the face photo was taken in the bag where the leftover items were collected.These are to make the death confirmation more accurate on the day when peace is restored, and also to deliver the remains to the bereaved family.

Finally, the headless zombies whose remains have been recovered are collected at the crematorium and burned.

It has been confirmed that zombies that have lost their heads will stop functioning, but they still have anxiety about when they will start moving.

Initially, there was concern that the smoke generated by burning would be a new source of infection, so a plan to bury it deep in the ground was being considered, but a certain country burned zombies using multiple death penalty prisoners. Several nations have shared reports that as a result of ingesting ash by multiple means, there were no signs of zombie formation after a week, and zombie treatment can be done by burning. It's becoming more common.

"Oh ... damn!"

Dealing with zombies reminds me of the dead eyes of the crematorium soldiers who last handed over the zombies.Dealing with zombies is an important task, but I have no choice but to sympathize with my colleagues who have taken on such a horrifying task.

This state is a state where cremation is relatively popular, and it was easy to requisition the crematorium.I'm running full operation day and night to process zombies, but I don't know how long I'll be able to secure fuel for that.Given the value of fuel, you would answer "No" when asked if you could continue to process zombies.

Moreover, the fact that fire is effective is not all good.

There is no guarantee that no country will burn missiles, or at worst, nuclear weapons, to burn zombies from other nations.In this chaotic situation, the possibility of making the worst decision with one-time emotions cannot be laughed at.And once we come up with such a possibility, it is not always the case that we will take the lead in dealing with countries that may take such actions.The idea that a nuclear missile from a certain country might fly overhead could be a funny story before the zombie apocalypse, but now it's a real horror that hits Owen's heart. ..

Zombies are monsters that have been recognized all over the world in the wake of American movies, and are extremely popular in the United States as one of the few major monsters from the United States.Owen is no exception to this, not only in the zombie TV series dramas and famous zombie movies that have been in season for many seasons, but also in minor zombie movies.

But when zombie apocalypse becomes a reality, it's a funny joke, and every time I wake up from sleep, I mutter.And one of the promises of zombie movies is that "the scariest thing is humans, not zombies", and the fear that nuclear missiles will fly cannot be laughed at in that sense.

In fact, the threat of zombies lies in the infectivity that creates new zombies, and their combat power is not a threat to the army with modern weapons.Zombies, which are called only a few mutants, can be said to be a threat, but there are few encounters, and even if they are encountered, they can be eliminated without sacrifice if they are dealt with calmly.Even if zombies from all over the world are gathered in one place, the US military can easily annihilate them.Rather, I would like them to be collected in one place.Then, human beings can win by shooting a large number of missiles there.

Owen silently dealt with the zombies, thinking in the corner of his head that there was no such profit.

"In the end, only five survivors could be found today ..."

Owens return to the base before the sun goes down.Dealing with zombies at night is so dangerous that you have limited time to find survivors who should still be there.That's very frustrating.It would be nice if we could deal with zombies in a shorter amount of time, but we can't neglect it because treating zombies also helps to keep survivors safe and prevent zombie breeding.

At the entrance to the base, tanks and armored vehicles are glaring outwards.Heavy-armed soldiers also take turns 24 hours a day to patrol the area around the base, vomiting that they can't even step inside the zombies.

"Owen, get rid of it! You probably haven't been bitten by a zombie."

"If I was bitten, I would join them."

"That's no surprise"

You can call out to the familiar face who is a sentry.

No matter how strong a fortress is built to protect yourself from zombies, one of the promises of zombies is that a human who hides being bitten by a zombie enters the inside and collapses from the inside, and initially enters the base. There was a time before when we were nervously checking each other for injuries.

However, it has become a common understanding that if you are bitten by a zombie, you will become a zombie within one minute at the earliest, and within five minutes at the latest, so now you are jokingly calling out to check if you are bitten. It has become a zombie.Even so, in the unlikely event that the injured person is quarantined for a whole day.Since the mechanism of zombie formation is still a mystery, it cannot be said that there is no possibility of infection from the wound.

"Fu ..."

After reporting on the progress of today's operation, Owen finally got the right to sleep after taking a shower after grooming his equipment.In the nap room, there are many predecessors who are already sleeping as if they were dead.

Now that we are facing the crisis of human existence, military personnel with a sense of mission like them will spare no effort to do something while sleeping, but take a proper rest and maintain their physical condition. Is also important.

Owen will be engaged in patrol missions around the base tomorrow.The strategy of searching for survivors is more important and rewarding, but it's a relatively psychological burden because if you continue to work on mechanically processing zombies, your spirit will wear out without you even realizing it. Is supposed to have a few missions in between.

In fact, many are mentally ill, and members of the Combat Stress Management Medical Detachment are in full operation.They have specialized knowledge of preventive activities against stress disorders and recovery of stressed soldiers, and lessons such as the war neuropathy that prevailed in World War I and PTSD that became a problem in the Vietnam War. It was organized through.They were supposed to be sent abroad, but they must have never dreamed that they would use that knowledge in Zombie Apocalypse.

Regular counseling is compulsory, as maintaining mental health is also important in today's crisis.Owen has already received several simple counseling sessions without medication.

In this way, the environment for overcoming difficult situations is prepared, and there are comrades who are striving toward it.Owen fell asleep for a short time, feeling reassured.

“……………………?”

Owen felt something and woke up.All the friends around me were asleep, and he was the only one who woke up.

When I checked the time, I felt thirsty while screaming at the fact that I woke up halfway one hour before the scheduled wake-up time, so I wondered if I should go to the vending machine.

Bubba Bubba ……!

At that time, I noticed a faintly familiar gunshot.

It may be empty if it is only once, but I am convinced that there is no doubt because the gunshots echoed again.

"Hey! Get up, you guys! It's an abnormal situation!"

While yelling and kicking the body of a fellow sleeping nearby to wake him up, he picks up a light machine gun that has become familiar to his hands recently.Since it is an emergency now, firearms are allowed in these places as well.

The trained soldiers, as soon as they hear a faint gunshot, tighten their faces and take immediate action.

Shortly afterwards, an alarm sounded throughout the base, announcing the invasion of zombies, and instructing them to rush to sites other than those on patrol missions and to strengthen doorway defenses for those near the doorway.

Owen, who happened to be at the top of the nap room, ordered some to go to the base entrance and decided to rush to the scene with the rest of the faces.

"Why did the zombies break into the base !? Damn, what did the lookout do !!"

"Since the site is not a doorway, maybe the wall was torn?"

"In any case, it seems to be troublesome."

As I ran with curse, I saw Corporal Alex, who acted with me in today's operation, walking without a gun in Owen's field of vision.

"Hey Alex! Corporal Alex! It's dangerous to go without a gun, what are you thinking !?"

When Owen called out, Alex stopped and turned to Owen.

His eyes glowed crimson, and his mouth was dyed red with red blood.

In contrast to Owen, who gathers for a moment, Alex suddenly starts running ...

"... Shoot! Shoot!"

Owen screamed and fired a shot.A few seconds later, other soldiers also start shooting.

As a result, the zombies were hit with an excessive amount of bullets, and what was Alex was no longer a lump of meat.

"Damage ..., Alex, was it killed by a zombie?"

Shortly afterwards, it was broadcast that all the zombies that had invaded the base had been eliminated, but no one cheered.

Initially, this incident was an invasion of zombies into the base, and it was thought that it was only necessary to establish a more detailed patrol system, but analysis of the cameras in the base revealed the shocking fact. did.

When I confirmed the excluded zombies, all of them were soldiers belonging to this base, and since I could grasp the trends on the day of the incident, it can only be thought that zombies occurred inside the base, and various angles based on that idea. As a result of scrutiny from the above, it was declared that Corporal Alex was the originator of this incident.

Hearings from soldiers who are close to Alex revealed that Alex had been slightly ill from the day before the incident.It was also confirmed that after the mission on the day of the incident, he stopped by the medical office and asked for an antipyretic.

This will have a big impact.

It was actually presented that zombie formation could occur not only in a short period of time, but also in a day or even longer incubation period.

I don't know when and how Alex was infected with the cause of becoming a zombie.The zombies may have been hurt in some way and hid it, but it's very regrettable that it's no longer possible to confirm it.If you become a zombie without being bitten, it means that you may be infected by being hurt by a zombie's claws, or you may be infected from the wound even if you are not directly hurt by the zombie.

In addition, similar incidents have begun to occur not only at this base but around the world.As a result, the existence of zombies that have passed the incubation period is almost certain.

This had a major impact on survivors around the world.