Thousands of infected moved through Silverpeak's roads, bridges and narrower streets toward the sectors held by the MDC.
The horde did not move as one solid mass. Some groups filled the wider roads while others pushed through side streets and between buildings, joining the larger movement whenever the terrain opened again.
Civilians who had not reached the evacuation routes locked whatever doors and windows they could. Some hid inside bathrooms or storage rooms, while others stayed low behind whatever part of their homes felt safest.
Outside, one of the leading infected groups rounded a bend farther north.
Boom!
A tank shell struck the middle of the group and exploded.
The blast tore through the infected packed along the road. Several disappeared inside the explosion while others were thrown against abandoned cars and the nearby walls.
The sudden blast caught the attention of the MDC soldiers holding the next intersection.
