Chapter 48 The Tank in the Train

Authors notes: now for the part of the sacrifice I hate the most due to how annoying it can be on harder difficulties none the less I hope you all enjoy.

Bill lead the way out of the building as they jumped down into a large boat storage area where they were now opposite the fence they had been behind before beyond were Zoey was attacked by the apparent charger infected. "Looks clear for the moment but stay sharp we don't know what we are walking into" Bill said quietly as he suddenly frowned hearing a less then welcoming noise. A loud growl could be heard from nearby as suddenly a loud roar shook the earth around them Bill deducing the noise coming from a sealed off train car, "you gotta be kidding me, there's a tank in that train" Louis said shocked as the beast continued continued to roar and growl banging on the inside of the train. "And of course we have to go through that train to carry on" Francis said throwing his arms up frustrated, "god damnit only the military would think putting a tank in a train was a good idea" bill said just as annoyed as his biker colleague. "What the hell do we do, I mean who's gonna open the door?" Louis said clearly not eager to open the door on a battle ready tank, "first things first we have to get Zoey somewhere safe and out of the way she's in no condition to fight a tank" bill said everyone turning to the injured girl who looked surprised. "Bill I'll be fine you need my help" she said annoyed she allowed herself to get busted up due to her curiosity, "no kid, your hurt and if that tank gets a hold of you it could be your grave, we need you to stay low until the tank is dealt with" he said putting an arm on her shoulder which she brushed off clearly annoyed.

"There's a room over there, if she stays quiet we might get away with fighting the tank without any infected attacking her" Louis said pointing, "alright Francis go put her over there and make sure it's safe before you leave her and then come back, then we'll figure out what's do with this tank problem" bill said Zoey annoyed that she was going to be sidelined. "Bill god damnit I'm not being out in a closet so you can keep me safe I can look after myself..." she never got the chance to finish as Bill put a hand on her shoulder again a look of anger in his eyes, "Zoey it's not up for discussion now please go with Francis I ain't got time for this" he finished his voice low and dangerous. She sighed defeated, going with Francis as Bill turned to Louis, "alright I'll open the door and then you 2 get ready to light the mother humper up, we'll take him down and then move on quickly" he said Louis nodding his understanding. Francis came back sometime later bill filling him as he nodded they starched the area, looking for anything that would help in their fight against the tank, they found 2 propane tanks as well as a gas can that they would use to ignite the tank once the old man had opened the door and was clear of the area. "Alright you 2 knuckleheads ready?" Bill asked, once they were ready he had a grim look on his face as he approached the train car the tank still growling and roaring from the inside, "get ready to light the bastard up" he said.

Bill slowly took hold of the handle and pulled the door open, "light him up!" He shouted jumping down as a meaty fist punched the air where he stood previously, Louis squeezing his trigger and inviting the gas can engulfing the hulking figure in flames as it roared in fury. The beast giving chase to the old man as the hail of a horde sounded Francis pulling out the teams only bile bomb and lobbing it straight at the tank, the beast even more enraged as its own lessers began to swarm it punching at kicking at it. With one aggressive manoeuvre however the tank punched away all the infected around it non existence, lobbing a a pallet of bricks at the survivors which knocked Louis to the floor causing him to yelp as more infected poured in to the area no longer targeting to the towering inferno but instead going for their real enemy. "Keep them back we can't face all of them at once" Bill shouted tossing a Molotov and igniting a lager group of incoming infected as the other 2 members of his team continued to attack the flaming beast. The tank managed to gain distance on Francis the biker grunting in pain as he was punched straight into the side of a boat resting in the area, Bill refocusing on the tank as Francis slowly climbed to his feet.

He looked up as a familiar long tongue, green smoke emitting infected stood on a roof above where Zoey was, however he was caught off guard as the tongue had already shot out and pulled him up against the wall as 2 commons seemed to notice him and ran over as he was choked. His other colleagues too busy keeping distance from the tank and being choked meant he couldn't call for Zoey, thankfully however before nay real apartment could be done the 2 commons were shot down by a hunting rifle. Which then shot up at the smoker causing it to explode and release him as he saw a outstretched hand he pulled himself up with he was surprised to see Zoey standing above him, "Zoey get back inside we ain't safe yet" he yelled as the tanks roars could still be heard from behind. "Yeah ain't gonna happen dude now come on let's go help the old fart and the positive man" she said realigning her aim at the tank and opening fire as did Francis as Bill was knocked into a brick wall causing him to yell in pain. The body of the smoker collapsing to the ground behind them as they all fired on the tank bill from his spot on the floor, finally the beast fell, the flames and bullets too much as it collapsed to the ground in a bloodied mess. "Alright nice job, now let's get the hell out of here" Bill said climbing to his feet as Zoey and Francis looked over the body of the dead smoker, "guys look they've mutated again" she said looking horrified at the sight before her.

The smoker was wearing more tanned clothing and its skin was more brown then grin now, it more disgustingly was the amount of tongues growing out of tumors on the left side of its body, "man the infected out here are even more ugly then the ones back home in Fairfield" Francis remarked kicking the corpse as Louis and Bill also noticed how different the smoker looked. "We need to be careful we don't know what's lose there is out here" Louis said as Bill nodded his agreement, the sooner they found a sailboat the sooner they could leave. They approached the train car again bill going first and was immediately put off by the sight inside, the tank wasn't alone in here and the poor bastard that were with him had been beaten to a pulp, there was nothing left except blood and bits of flesh all over the car. "This is not pretty, I'll open the door on the other side and then you can all come through" he said gruffly, he opened the other side door, thanking the fresh air for the relief on his nostrils as the rest of the team came through equally disgusted by the mess in the car.

The team then froze when an unfamiliar sound reached their ears, from somewhere nearby they could hear laughing, crazed maniacal cackling of some kind which changed in pitch and tone every so often like the owner of the sound was crazy. "What the hell is that?" Francis asked as Zoey shivered with fear it was a horrid sound to say the least, "something tells me it is about to get a lot worse out here people, stay sharp" Bill said as the others looked around scared and worried as to what other horrid surprises awaited them...

End chapter

Authors notes: Well keep these coming as quickly as I can but for now I hope you've enjoyed what you've been reading, with that said thanks for reading and I will see you all in the next one.

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