"Catching up to him wasn't easy," Mia muttered, panting slightly as she jogged forward. She couldn't help but wonder—what kind of monster was Gunner tangling with this time?
The group picked up the pace, pushing ahead.
As they drew closer, the shrill screeches of vampires pierced the air, now mixed with deep, guttural roars. The barren land ahead was a chaotic mess—figures clashed in a haze of dust and smoke, the battlefield a blur of violence.
Vampires, their faces twisted and fangs bared, were pouncing on irradiated beasts, pinning them down and tearing into them with savage fury.
The mutated creatures weren't just wild animals—there were zombies too, and they were everywhere. Tens of thousands of them.
Some looked like deer with rows of jagged fangs, others were kangaroos with multiple heads. One particularly grotesque type was a fusion of spider and zombie—its upper body a rotting human head, but below, eight long, razor-sharp legs that moved with terrifying speed.