The Outbreak of 2040

== Introduction ==
After the rise of the psychotic dictatorship known as The Overthrough Empire in 2021, Europe stood sideways in the balance and stability of many nations. Thinking that the Empire would have been bad enough, though, was an understatement, as during some point of that following decades, a terrible virus swept over the British Isles. Those who survived have recalled fighting for their lives against The Outbreak during the turn of the year 2039, or maybe even earlier.
As detailed by the events of Broken Britain, the outbreak began on November 30th, 2039. This is only known by a selective group of people, and is not common knowledge.
== The Accident ==
The Outbreak began somewhere in Northern Ireland. It’s unknown how it truly initiated, but according to scavenged documents, it’s believed to have been the mishap of an underground British research experiment gone wrong. Records detail that it all began with a single individual that was exposed to an accidentally created blob of chemical waste. The contained individual was obviously not well kept, and therefore lead to the breach and spreading of the infectious disease. From there, the disease took its toll, quickly spreading over the island. All seemed bad for the Irish, but it got even worse when an infested ship found its way across the channel, and onto the shores of the English mainland. The pandemic grew chaotic, easily overrunning many towns and cities. Soon, the island was put under quarantine, but this did not last long, as the infection also easily found itself on the mainland.
Those who survived did not get far, as the majority of refugees pouring out of the United Kingdom were infected or killed, small groups escaping to Europe, Russia, and the United States.
The government itself also seemed to disappear, a small chunk of the British administration fleeing to Canada whilst the royal line was lost to time.
To those who directly lived through the experience, they would know that this incident was caused by the secretive organization known as LenoCorp.
== The Outbreak of 2040 ==
Around the year 2040, the infection was finding itself close to the borders of Germany. Spain had been overrun, and Portugal was evacuating the survivors; but strangely, it seemed as if the infected flowed out of the Empire (France) on their own accord. Military reports told how Overtroops and Red Beasts, as they were now called, ran into battle side-by-side, and never attacked one another. This caused paranoia in the other nations, as The Empire had somehow found a way to get a leash on these zombie beings--
Atleast on the mainland, that was.
Meanwhile in Britain, nothing was left of organized civilization. The quarantine was a disaster, and only few places remained with pockets of survivors. The Red Beasts there were feral and deadly, chasing people for miles until they gave up and became one with the horde. It could’ve been that since the UK was somewhat barricaded by the warmongering Empire that their plans failed, because it could’ve been easily prevented- but such was not the case.
== Onward ==
In 2041, the infection was being held back from Eastern Europe by a frail defense line that the Germans held on to for dear life. At that point: Belgium, Ireland, Netherlands, Spain, and The United Kingdom had all succumbed to the virus. Denmark, Italy, Germany, and Switzerland all reported sightings of infection, but clamped down hard to make sure it didn’t pass over through Europe. The nations worked hard in making sure that the infection didn’t get out further, and did everything in their power to stop it.
By 2042 the Germans were able to successfully close off main roads and created checkpoints all on their borders to prevent further infection, of course with a little assistance of the Empire's bombardments of their infrastructure. A campaign on the Netherlands begins as NATO forces work hard on liberating survivors, and cleaning the filth. Switzerland and Italy were also able to clamp down on their problems as well, and now stand as heavily defended clean nations. Denmark was wiped clean from the outbreak as well, which made it a single front war for the Europeans. Now, with the rising tensions with the Empire and their infinite hordes, and the feeble European nations, the world watches in horror, waiting for the next move...
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