Chapter 3: The Base Two weeks passed since Alex and Boris began their desperate search. Exhausted, starving, and haunted by the spreading infection within Boris, they finally stumbled upon the base — half-buried beneath layers of dust, ash, and overgrowth. But as Alex stood before the rusted metal doors, a familiar chill crept down his spine. He knew this place. It wasn’t just any base… it was his. Memories began flooding back — echoes of laughter, experiments, and friendships before the world fell into corruption. It was here that Alex once worked to create something powerful — something that may have drawn Black’s attention in the first place. Now, guilt consumed him. He realized that his past actions might have played a role in the apocalypse that destroyed everything. Still, there was no time to hesitate. Boris’s infection was worsening — his red eyes flickering with instability. The medicine they had left was almost gone. The only hope now was to get inside the base and find what Alex once left behind.
