Silence surrounded Theo and he took another deep breath.
The air was thick with dust and a foul stench, something like rot that had seeped into the very walls. At first glance, the place looked abandoned, but Theo knew better. Red Zone H3 had once been a residential housing sector before the outbreak.
Based on his research, the sector had around forty housing units. With each unit likely holding two to four people, that meant over a hundred residents had once lived here. But by now, not many of them were still human.
One reason the infection had spread so quickly was the early misjudgment of meteorite victims. Not everyone who was exposed showed symptoms right away. Many looked perfectly fine and weren't taken to hospitals or quarantine centers.
