Still on the run from the looters, the survivors come to a small town and take shelter in an abandoned railroad repair facility. But something still isn't right. The small town is overrun by thousands of the dead, way more than would be expected. While investigating a strange occurance, they come across a small unit of looters working in the woods north of town. They capture the leader of the unit and interrogate him. He tells them the most shocking revelation they ever heard. The looters were now a unified army under the command of a disgraced Army officer who was bent on revenge against the fort he was convicted in. He was building a super army to attack the safe city erected at Fort Polk and declare himself emperor of the nation.