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over, everywhere. Not just here, but around the world,” said the officer.
    “Let’s try and get them out of here, Dan,” said the officer.
    “Did you see anyone else?” asked Dan. “We heard shots.”
    “No,” replied Erica. She brandished her pistol. “Just me. Sorry, I got it form one of your buddies.”
    “Alright stick close with us. We ran up here, as it’s warzone down there. We’re going to get you two out. Let’s go.”
    The four of them descended the stairs towards the main floor of the hospital. Jessica held onto Erica’s hand.
    “It’s going to be fine,” Erica said. “We’ll make it, these cops will get us out.”
    They hit the bottom and stood by the main door. “Okay, Jacob,” said Dan. “Open the door slowly, let’s see what’s out there.”
    Jacob opened the door to get a look. The smell of blood hit them hard. The main floor was a scene out of nightmares. Bodies were everywhere on the floor, which was thick with pools of blood. One patient lay on the ground cut in half, his entrails stewed out on the floor like snakes. Two of the ghouls were kneeling by the corpse, chewing on the ropes of intestines. Numerous other dead wandered round the room near the doorway.
    Jacob closed the door. “Looks like it’s going to be difficult out there.” He motioned to Erica. “You a decent shot with that?”
    “Yeah, I’m an okay shot I guess.”
    “Okay,” said Dan. “Let’s get out of this damn hospital. I want you to cover us as much as you can.”
    “Alright,” replied Erica. “Stay close, Jess, don’t want to lose you out there.”
    “Oh, you can count on that, girl. Let’s just get out of here now.”
    Jacob opened the door again. “Okay, go!”
    The three of them ran out of the doorway with Jacob behind them. Dan levelled his pistol and shot the two ghouls that were chewing on the corpse. They fell backwards, adding to the carnage on the floor. Erica and Jacob began to shoot the various other ghouls that impeded their way to the doorway. The gunfire filled the main lobby of the hospital, and it did something else, it attracted more dead that were hanging around the main door near their position. Dan dropped his magazine and loaded another one into his pistol. A large group of dead moved towards them, blocking the main exit by the door.
    Dan look to the other side of the doorway, and there was another large group coming from the other way, too. “Looks like were cut off.”
    “We can’t go out the front, either,” yelled Jacob, as he shot another one of the ghouls in the head. “Take them through the emergency exit, it’s the only way out. I’ll hold them here. Give me another magazine.”
    “No,” protested Erica, “you have to come with us.”
    “There’s too many. We’ll run out of ammo before we get through them all. Move to the side, wait for my signal to make a run for it.”
    “Jacob,” said Dan.
    “Just do it, buddy!”
    Jacob levelled his pistol and began to fire. “Here they come!”
    Dan, Erica, and Jessica moved to the side away from Jacob as he poured fire into the dead in front of him. Behind him, more of them advanced from other areas of the hospital.
    “Go!” screamed Jacob.
    The three of them ran through the entrance to the emergency room. Erica looked behind her to see Jacob continuing to fire, but it was too late for him. The group of dead had closed in on him from behind, tearing into his neck and shoulder. He screamed as blood fountained from the gash in his neck. Erica glanced back to see the horde of dead tearing Jacob to pieces. As they made it into the emergency room, they were assaulted by the chaos that had taken place there. The floor was littered with equipment, blood, and several bodies. A few of the dead staggered around and headed for them. Dan raised his pistol and shot two of them clean through the skull. The ghouls dropped to the floor. Inside the main desk area, another one of them chewed on the remains of a nurse. The