"Do not look back."
Malcolm projected the command through his external speakers. His boots pounded against the icy access ramp.
Kira sprinted beside the black mechanical demon. A monolithic wave of rotting flesh cascaded down the concrete incline right behind them. Tens of thousands of feral infected shrieked in unison. The noise vibrated in her chest cavity.
Her boots slipped on a patch of black ice. Kira stumbled forward. Her knees slammed into the frozen asphalt.
A zombie lunged from the horde. Yellow teeth sank deep into her exposed thigh.
Kira gasped. White hot pain flared through her nervous system. Her heart raced wildly against her ribs. Nausea flooded her stomach.
He bit down to the muscle, Kira realized frantically. I am going to bleed out on this ramp.
Malcolm did not pau
