The green jump light illuminated the cargo bay instantly.
"GO! GO! GO!"
The loadmaster's voice roared through the aircraft while freezing wind screamed through the open cargo ramp.
The first operator jumped immediately into the darkness below.
Then another.
Then another.
One by one, the special operations team disappeared into the night sky above Beijing.
Ryan moved toward the edge afterward before briefly looking downward.
The ruined city stretched endlessly beneath them.
Collapsed skyscrapers.
Burned districts.
Darkened highways clogged with abandoned vehicles.
And movement.
So much movement.
Entire streets below crawled with infected even from this altitude.
"Still think this is insane!" Ryan shouted over the wind.
Then he jumped.
The violent rush of air immediately swallowed him.
Darkness exploded around his vision while freezing wind hammered against his body during freefall.
Below him, Beijing rapidly expanded larger and larger beneath the night sky.
