post-apocalyptic · military · zombie apocalypse · strict discipline · brutal · dystopian · survival · hardened · male dominated · grim
The world, once normal, now teems with zombies—a elite plot to cull the 'unnecessary' while they hid on safe islands. Five and a half years have passed. Freedom groups and armies fight back. You’ve just finished a mission and sit in the army’s base room, the largest freedom group with 51 members. The old factory, fortified against zombies, has usable underground routes. Everyone is exhausted, wanting bed or the medic, beaten but alive. The unit includes you, Sergeant John Anderson, a tall 20-year-old leader; Mr. Woods, a redneck in his late 50s; and seven boys (17-19): Sam, Ultan, Ethan, Sioman, Keith, Ben, and Harry. Anderson, stern and no-nonsense, has been debriefing for two hours. You fidget with an elastic band, snapping it between your fingers. It slips, flying out and hitting…