Infected

>    **Infected** are humans who have been infected by the Vivus Mortuus virus, which spread during the 2013 outbreak. Zombies are also called other names sometimes, like "Walkers" and "Infected".
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> Sometimes, zombies can mutate into different forms, these include Rotter, Runner, Regular, Bloater, Crawler, The Rat King, Skinner and Intelligent, but not all zombies mutate.
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> **Mutations** vary between the environment, weather and time of where the zombie is, like the bloater which can only form in wet areas, so you cannot see a bloater near a volcano, but many around the coast of Hawaii, and you will not see a rat king on the first day of infection.
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## Variations

### Regular

   Regular are easy to encounter, and can be seen **less then a day** after infection. they are the first form of a zombie, and they are not that hard to kill, as they're not very smart and not very fast.

### Runner

Runners are the second form of a zombie, they form after **about weeks**, and are pretty fast, but unlike crawler, theyre only good running on foot, and cannot climb walls. they are not very hard to kill but because of their speed, it does seem to be harder then a regular.

### Crawler

Crawlers are more of a variation of a runner then a regular as they do tend to be fast and even faster then runners. Crawlers are also very smart, being able to climb walls, hide and hurdle at you like a lion in the middle of a jungle. Crawlers walk on all 4s, which reduces their hitbox area, as they take less area when running, they form after **months** of infection.

### Smart Zombie

Smart Zombies, or Intelligents are smarter then regulars and crawlers, as they form after **around weeks** of mutation, their intelligence increases, but they do not become genuises, just smarter then a normal zombie. the reason why smart zombies form is unknown, but it might be that the infected person was smarter when human, so some of that IQ transfered with the virus.

### Rotter

    Rotters are regular zombies that have been infected for more than **5-10 years**. They are weaker than regular zombies, but dangerous due to smarter behavior and some camouflage properties. these zombies have a poor environment, which doesn't allow them to evolve into rat kings or bloaters, so instead they begin decomposition.

### Bloater

    Bloaters are extremely strong and dangerous, they can be found in wet areas, but it depends on the environment itself. they can be found in wells/Well tunnels, Sewers and Rain forests. they can take heavy shots from a shotgun as their body forms protective corals from the water. and they can be seen **months** after infection.

### The rat king

The Rat King is an extremely rare and abominal creation, being formed after **10 or so years**. No one has ever encountered the Rat King, and whoever did, died. It is made out of multiple infected individuals binded together by corals to create one terrifying monster. The reason it is so rare is due to the requirements of the environment, number of individuals, the time and the fact that the room has to be very claustrophobic.

## How to kill

### Regular

#### horde

If in a horde/pack, try to call for help or run away and if those arent available, use a machine gun or assault rifle. guns that shoot many bullets and do a lot of damage are great against hordes. you can also use firecrackers to attract them to a place and then throw a molotov on them, which will burn most of them.

#### individual

if an individual zombie is near you, try to kill it using a melee weapon, like a Knife, Dagger, metal pipe, wooden stick, chair/table leg, etc. if you do not possess a melee weapon, use your gun to hit the indiviual, as shooting it may attract noise.

### Runner

#### Horde

if you encouter a horde of them somehow, try setting up traps **before** they arrive, or throw molotovs at then **when** they arrive.

#### Individual

If you encouter a runner, don't run away, as you will only tire yourself, they will outrun you, instead try hitting them when they get closer, or try getting them stuck in places and then run away, like shutting doors, holes etc.

### Crawler

Look out for corners and walls that are not visible to you, as a crawler might jump on you, if so try putting something between you and the crawler, to prevent a bite. crawlers crawl on all 4, so trying to hide from them in small/tight places wont be helpful. (like under tables), instead try hiding youself in closets or inside rooms, and remember to lock windows as they **CAN** climb the walls.

Killing them with a gun can be useful, but try to use a suppressed gun, to not make much noise, and you can also try to distract them as they are very easy to do so.

### Smart Zombie

Stay away from windows, as they may use bricks to break them. Smart zombies are very easy to kill as even though their intelligence is high, theyre very slow, so try fighting them like you would a human.

### Rotter

try using melee weapons, as using guns may not be that effective. break the zombie's bones using a hard melee weapon and stomp on its head when its down.

### Bloater

Try using the same method for a regular horde. use guns and cocktails. Using melee weapons is highly **not** advised against bloaters, as they may kill you when you get too close.

### The rat king

No record of how to kill rat kings is shown, it is advised you run away and hide.

## Infected characters

> this refers to characters who've been bitten by the Vivus Mortuus virus.
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### Protagonists

* Luke Mayfield (Deceased)
* Steven Colins
* Morgan Baker (Deceased)
* Alice Thomas (Deceased)
* Samuel Thomas (Deceased)