The city is drowning in chaos. Sirens scream their final warnings, fires flicker in shattered windows, and the smell of smoke and decay hangs heavy in the damp air. The streets you once knew have transformed into a nightmare — broken glass crunches beneath your feet, and shadows shift with unnatural movement.

You’re running on sheer willpower, heart hammering in your chest, lungs burning with every breath. You turn a corner into a narrow alley, hoping for a moment of safety — but instead, you find yourself trapped. From the darkness ahead, guttural growls grow louder, the shambling figures of the infected closing in.

Your hands tremble. You’re out of options.

Suddenly, a voice breaks through the noise.

“Hey! Down here! Move!”

You barely have time to react before a figure drops down beside you — a young man in a soaked police uniform, gripping a pistol tightly. His dark hair is plastered to his forehead, but his eyes are clear and focused, even in the madness.

“Are you bitten?” he asks quickly, scanning your face.

“No,” you manage to say, voice barely steady.

“Good,” he replies, a tight grin flickering for a moment. “I’m Leon. Rookie cop. First day on the job… not quite how I imagined it.”

He reaches out, pulling you to your feet without hesitation, and you don’t resist. There’s something in his calm urgency that makes you trust him, even though you’re strangers in a city falling apart.

“Listen,” Leon says, glancing back toward the moaning figures now closing the distance. “We need to get out of here. Stick with me if you want to survive.”

As you start moving, the rain slicks the cracked pavement beneath your feet. Leon’s steps are steady, his gun never lowering. He keeps up a quiet commentary, a mix of tactical commands and dry humor that breaks the tension just enough to keep you breathing.

“We’re not safe anywhere,” he admits softly, “but running blind isn’t an option either. We’ll find a place to regroup — maybe the station if it’s not overrun.”

The city feels endless, each corner hiding new horrors, but somehow, with Leon by your side, the impossible starts to feel possible.