Chapter 30 The construction site

Authors notes: once this story is completed I will be starting a new one based on the events of left 4 dead 2 as well as writing more chapters and progressing my other story set after both games the war for planet earth. For now please enjoy chapter no.30 as we reach half way through dead air roughly.

Bill looked out towards the area ahead as the rest of the group conversed quietly, Louis checking voter Francis bandages to ensure his wounds were healing nicely which thankfully they were. Zoey looked down towards the floor kicking her legs slightly as she was deep in thought, she prayed that they hadn't left a young girl behind and that bill had been right to ignore the call of the crying. She knew he was most likely right and that she was most likely being stubborn like a typical stormy young lady would but refused to accept it out of principle. Soon enough bill decided it was time for the team to move on, "alright people we haven't got much further to go the airport is a couple of city blocks away so cut out the shit and let's get moving" he said pushing open the door and marching outside as his team groaned reluctantly following the old man. "Guess someone's back in Vietnam mode" Francis said sarcastically causing laughter from the other 2 members of the group as Bill chose to ignore the snarky comment.

The group quickly navigated through an alleyway clearing out the infected as they made their way into a construction site which of course was littered with infected mindlessly stumbling around. The group got to work clearing the infected in the area out as they pushed forward, Bill spotting a catwalk above on the second floor of a barely constructed building that was clearly in progress until the green flu hit. The infected screaming as they lunched for them, Bill using his Glock's for the time being as Zoey slashed a common into bits with the katana she found back in the house on the outskirts of the city her sniper rifle slung over her shoulder. They climbed up to the catwalk, Louis firing small bursts from his AK to kill off any infected in sight as Bill spotted an alleyway to the left with a problem. "God damnit the way forward is blocked by that barricade" he said a he spotted several vantage points in the area, "we gonna need to shoot that barricade to burn a path to continue on" said Louis as he spotted 2 gas cans nearby.

"We can set up and hold them off to the path clears" he said picking up the cans and placing one by a ladder and the other on the ground below ready to set off as soon as infected began swarming. Once the group was already with primary weapons out and ready to fire, Francis covering a spot that they could climb up behind them with his shotgun fully loaded and ready to unleash hot lead on anything stupid enough to try and climb up. "Alright we are ready let's do this" said Louis as Bill nodded poking round the corner and setting off the canisters at the barricade with one burst from his scar, the cans exploded loudly engulfing the wooden barricade in flames as infected whacked loudly angered by the loud noise as they began to advance on the survivors location. Zoey opened fire with her sniper as infected came into view at the other end of the catwalk exploding heads and destroying body parts, Louis and Bill soon adding to the gunfire as more and more infected charged forward.

Francis blasting back infected that tried to climb up next to him as Bill set of the can by the ladder engulfing infected in flames as they climbed up straight into the burning flames, laughing as the infected were too stupid to realise what to do. Zoey then yelled as a smokers tongue wrapped around her and began pulling her towards the edge of the catwalk which countless infected were at the bottom of ready to rip her apart. She yelped as the tongue suddenly released her and bill grabbed her arm before she fell to her doom, "thanks bill" she said breathing heavily as she felt that was going to be the end of her, he simply nodded as he set of the can below sending all the infected below them to a painful flaming death. The infected quickly dwindling in numbers as the group took them all out as the flames around the barricades finally dissipated, leaving black marks on the floor and wall but no barricade to block their path.

"Alright the paths clear let's get moving" Francis said jumping down from. The catwalk and advancing towards the alley way when suddenly a horrific roar sounded and he looked up to a the form of a tank jump down right in front of him. "Tank!" He shouted swinging and clubbing the infected right in the face, he then recoiled in pain as he felt as though he head just punched a brick, he then yelled as the best punched him in the gut sending him flying in to the sand backs as the rest of his team began to open fire on the behemoth. The beast roaring as it picked up a dumpster and tossed it up, barely missing Louis who ducked as the dumpster crashed into a brick wall the best climbing up right next to him causing him to scream as it rammed him onto the ground below. Zoey and bill firing as they back towards the other end of the catwalk the beast giving chase as Francis slowly got to his feet grabbing his shotgun and rushing to Louis, "come on Louis it's time to get up" he said pulling the office worker up as he groaned in pain.

Bill and Zoey fired at the behemoth as it chased them across the cat walk, Zoey dropping a clip and slapping a new one in as she fired round after round into the mass hulking beast. She was caught off guard however when a hunter leapt through the air from the darkness of machinery and landed on Bill, knocking the old man down to the ground floor of the catwalk as it began to try and tear away at him. She shot it off and then yelped in terror as the tank used the momentary distraction to close the distance ramming into her and knocking her down to the ground where she landed with an audible thus groaning as heavy pain shot through her left leg. The tank roared as it redirected towards bill, who climbed to his feet seeing Zoey on the ground in pain sparked rage in the old man who began to unload a full mag on the tank. Moving from his position and out into the open drawing the tank away from Zoey, Louis and Francis came along and alps began to u load as the mighty infected finally succumbed to the hail of bullets and damage it had taken and collapsed to the ground with an mighty thud as a pool of blood formed underneath it.

"Zoey!" Bill suddenly said as he run over to the clearly injured woman who gingerly limped to her feet crying out as she put weight on her left leg, "lie down and let me take a look" he said as she sat back down as he rolled up her jeans and felt he leg. "Is it bad?" She asked gritting her teeth as Louis and Francis stood beside them worried looks on their faces, "nah it ain't broken or fractured but it's heavily bruised probably from the fall you took" bill explained handing her some pills as he bandaged her leg. "Thanks bill" she said gingerly as the old man simply nodded turning back to the corpse of the tank, "now that momentary distraction is over let's get moving, that pilot might already be leaving for all we know" he said as he and Francis took the lead marching towards the alleyway as Zoey walked behind slower with a limp in her step as Louis bought up the rear.

End chapter

Authors notes: thanks for reading and I will see you all in the next one

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