ABSTRACT
The U.S. Marine that has found temporary shelter in a ruined building somewhere far beyond enemy lines is in for a very bad day. In the mist outside, shapes stumble and moan, slowly approaching the boarded up windows. With the aid of his combat knife and pistol, the Marine easily dispatches the first of the undead as they begin tearing down the boards that cover the entrances to the building, but the more of the zombies he kills, the more there are, and the faster they move. The Marine locates more powerful weapons: an M1A1 Carbine, a Thomson machine gun, an M1897 Trench Gun and even an M2 flamethrower. The powerful guns eat through the zombie bodies, spraying their flesh all over the floor or setting them ablaze. Guns are almost as effective on the undead as on the living, but the zombie tide never abates. Backed into a corner the Marine can only keep firing for as long as his ammunition lasts. Soon, he will not have time even to reload.
