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Days grow into weeks, and the narrative further highlights the rampant descent of the city into despair. More symptoms of the infection emerge, illustrating a grotesque blend of hunger—both for flesh and deeper human desires. As the situation unravels, the previous societal normalcy is irrevocably altered.
The government’s advisory to flee from the infected feels almost preposterous in the wake of widespread panic. Meanwhile, Xiok Wu is swept into the devastating tide of destruction, unable to escape his horrifying fate as a zombie, lost in a city teetering on the brink of collapse.
A Mirrored Encounter