A lot can change in three months: Wars can be decided, nations can be forged...or entire species can be brought to the brink of annihilation. The Morningstar virus has swept the face of the planet, infecting billions. It hosts rampage; its victims don't die, but are reborn as cannibalistic shamblers. Scattered across the world, embattled groups have persevered. For some, survival is the pinnacle of achievement. Others hoard goods and weapons. And...

When there is an industrial accident some of the Morningstar Strain is actually released. The doctor who discovered the strain and her assistant will have to fight their way through Sprinters and Shamblers to save themselves, the vaccine, and the base. Then they discover that it wasn't an accident at allsomebody inside the facility did it on purpose. The war with the RSA and the infected is far from over