Jake settled into a protected stance behind the truck's engine and aimed at the approaching zombies with his M4.  He placed the red dot on a dead head and judged the distance.  Marksmanship was never his forte and he justified it by telling himself that as a Bradley gunner, if he ever had to use his rifle it was already a really bad day.  In the past he had used 'accuracy by volume of fire' but now ammunition was a precious commodity and he had to make every last shot count.<br/><br/>A little before 100 feet, he heard Marcus's shotgun go off once, then a second time followed by a happy shout.  He didn't return the man's glance as he lined up his target.  He put the red dot on the dead woman's forehead but before he could pull the trigger the head exploded.  He shot a glance back and smiled as he saw the female marine.  He grumbled once he realized the car alarm was now blaring.  As if the gunfire wasn't enough noise, they would have to deal with this thing for the next fifteen minutes or longer.<br/><br/>Jake heard her shout, and realized that a strategic fallback might not be a bad idea.  He lined up his reddot sight on McDonald's boy as he rounded the trunk of an old sedan.  He popped off one shot through its eye and sent the rot to the ground.  He stood up and checked the three remaining targets as they approached.  The fat woman and old man weren't as fast as their buddies but that still left one relatively able bodied dead head too close for comfort.<br/><br/>"Marcus, fall back to her pickup!  We'll hold them off."  Jake quickly sighted the last quick zombie and fired.  The round went a little wild and struck it mid chest.  It must have done some spinal damage because its legs collapsed but its arms managed to catch the side of a car and hold on.  Jake adjusted his aim and fired again; this time ventilating its skull.  He looked up from his sight and saw he had some good distance between himself and the two remaining dead heads, so he slowly began to withdraw to the pickup; his gaze snapping back and forth between the cars ahead of him and the slowly approaching zombies behind him.<br/><br/>