The world ended silently— and then it screamed. When an infection tore through the population, it didn’t turn people into monsters. It stripped away their humanity, shredding their minds until all that remained was rage—violent, terrifying, unstoppable rage. As society collapsed, Marine Sergeant Elias Hillman led a convoy away from the chaos in D.C., toward the uncertain hope of safety in the American Midwest. But as the infected tore civilization apart and desperate survivors cried out for order, Elias found a new calling. Through the ruins, he builds more than a convoy—he builds something worth dying for. Town by town, bond by bond, he begins to stitch together a fragile future out of broken men and fractured communities. But when a new threat emerges—one not driven by rage, but ambition—Elias is dragged into the brutal politics of survival. Trust frays. Leadership cracks. And every choice carves a deeper scar on his soul. The infection may have started the apocalypse. But it’s the living who might finish it.