In a Spanish town during the civil war, Captain Hand and his driver Cruz embark on a perilous mission to deliver a secret letter across the mountains. They encounter Nazi soldiers, zombies created by a mysterious blue agent, and Republican enemies. Despite various challenges and betrayals, Hand and Cruz, along with unlikely allies, navigate through zombie-infested territories. The story culminates in a desperate fight for survival against both the undead and human adversaries, highlighting themes of loyalty, sacrifice, and the horrors of war.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text:
1. The story begins in a small town in the Spanish mountains during the civil war.
2. A brigade of German Nazi soldiers arrives and kills everyone present at a wedding.
3. The Nazis release a strange blue agent in the form of gas.
4. The protagonist, Captain Hand, is almost shot for being a good person and sparing the lives of some deserters.
5. Hand is commissioned for a mission to take a letter to a Colonel crossing the Spanish mountains.
6. The letter contains super-secret information and is vital for the war.
7. Hand is appointed a young soldier, Cruz, as his driver.
8. Before leaving, Hand runs into his friend Montoya, who has lost both arms due to a mine.
9. The person in charge tells Montoya that the Germans promised to make him a prosthesis.
10. The project leader is the Nazi commander who killed everyone at the wedding.
11. Hand and Cruz begin their journey and meet a German Nazi brigade, but are let go because they are on the same side.
12. Cruz tells Hand that he joined the army to prevent communists from taking away the nuns of his town.
13. The duo witnesses a battle between a Russian plane and an Italian plane, and the Italian plane falls.
14. They find the Italian soldier dead and covered in a blue powder, which reminds them of the gas used by the Nazis.
15. Hand and Cruz are surprised and surrounded by members of the republican party, their enemies.
16. The Republicans demand that Hand show them what he is wearing, and the sergeant takes the super-secret letter.
17. The letter only says that the war is won with balls.
18. The Republicans decide to spare the lives of Hand and Cruz because they are not bad people.
19. The team photographer wants to take a dramatic photo of the dead soldier, but a rude soldier approaches him.
20. Brodsky orders the man to fly, but he doesn't die until Sergeant shoots him in the head.
21. The team is confused about what just happened, and Cruz says that the soldier was possessed.
22. The team decides to team up to survive the madness.
23. They head to a safe house, but there are also zombies there.
24. The team kills the zombies and decides to go see what's in the mysterious valley.
25. They arrive at the small town where the wedding took place and find the wedding venue.
26. They examine the area and come across the infamous blue dust that started it all.
27. They find an improvised laboratory in the church and meet a bride named Ana, who was injured in the leg.
28. Ana explains that her husband fell on her and protected her from the Nazi fire.
29. The team decides to close themselves inside the tunnel with the zombies to give their friends time to escape.
30. The team arrives at the fascist base marked on the map and finds their uncle and the Nazi commander.
31. Hand asks the commander if the letter was delivered, but the commander kills Hand's uncle.
32. The team enters the base, and behind them comes a huge army of undead who attack the Franco base.
33. The team finds the car where the antidote is supposed to be, but instead, they find the Nazi commander.
34. The commander tells them that the antidote does not exist and that he has evolved into a super zombie.
35. Matacura shoots the commander in the head, and Hand discovers his friend Montoya, who is bitten by a zombie.
36. The girl grabs Hand tightly and amputates his bitten hand, saving him from infection.
37. The team enters the chamber or refrigerator and locks themselves there, but the zombies arrive in droves.
38. The team is saved by a convenient script, and when they wake up, they are already crossing the Spanish mountain range.
39. The camera or refrigerator saved them from the explosions.
40. The team separates, and the Francoist shooter leaves, looking fresh and looking at the landscape.
41. In the post-credits scene, the Nazi commander is seen to have evolved into a super zombie.
42. The moral of the story is "Long live Spain and the millefeuille are great."