An abandoned trailer park, north of the Lundstrom Student Center on the campus of Utah State University, was the site of the first major battle in a war that has overtaken the northern Utah town of Logan.
About 75 humans had fallen back into the seeming refuge of the park on Tuesday evening. A group of zombies ambushed the base five minutes into the mission.
By the end of the night, the number of known zombies on Utah State's campus had increased from 38 to 70.
The humans split into three groups to complete the mission. Their first objective was to find a generator to power the base.
Squads of humans, who were sent out to retrieve supplies for the base, were attacked by the zombies, said Tyler Stewerdson.
Stewerdson, who was a member of one of the squads, said the band of humans was “demolished” by the zombies.
“The zombies probably ambushed the base three or four times,” Stewerdson said.
Before leaving for the base, earlier in the evening, the humans had been briefed by three generals about the goal of the mission. Gen. Sparkles addressed the group about going out into the battle.
“Remember, the key is numbers,” Sparkles said. “Have a couple buddies with you. Don’t leave your buddy.”
Nathanael Patrick Barney, who was turned into a zombie earlier today, said the zombies attacked ruthlessly.
Barney said the strategy of the zombies was to kill at all costs and target weak humans.
“We more than doubled our numbers,” said zombie Craig Nielsen. “The mission went very well.”
UnDeadline reporters Hannah Hendricks, Emily Lindley, Stewart Ulrich, Christopher Campbell and Alora Clark contributed to this report.
