Josie darted to Julian Ford's side. A zombie was launching a sneak attack from his blind spot just behind him.
Seizing the opportunity, Josie plunged her dagger into the zombie's jaw, but even more zombies swarmed in to attack...
The battle raged from dawn until the sun beat down from overhead, and from noon until it sank below the horizon.
The open ground and streets in front of the stronghold were long since covered in viscous black blood and shattered remains. The thick, sickening stench of decay hung in the air.
The superpower users had taken turns resting, but the number of zombies seemed endless. As one wave fell, another surged forward, trampling over the bodies of their own.
"Professor Ford! I can't hold on! My power... it's gone!" An earth-type superpower user, his face ghastly pale, watched the earthen wall he'd summoned instantly crumble. A nimble, fast-moving zombie seized the opening and pounced, its sharp claws viciously tearing open his arm!
