NOVID-Z is a virus that is a variant on NOVID-13, a far more deadlier variant, and makes the host experience symptoms akin to rabies and makes the host cannibalise other people to spread the virus even further. In addition to this, the virus also mutates the hosts anatomy based on it’s surrounding environment.

This is the runner, a mutated infected that can run up to 50 kph. Usually found in urban areas where vehicle traffic is common. Its legs, are hardened and sturdy enough to exert 8000 newtons of force EACH LEG. They are more aggressive than normal infected but just as fragile as a normal infected in any other body parts. Even the strongest galvanised steel squares and metal pipes are no match for it’s kicks.