[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-zombie-apocalypse-creation":3,"chapter-zombie-apocalypse-creation-zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-237":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Zombie Apocalypse: Creation",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1887264,2510,"Chapter 237: Chapter 237: Blackout","zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-237",237,"\u003Cp>A few minutes later...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Xiaoyun was relaxing on the bed, the bathroom door was suddenly slammed open.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ugh, why are our clothes here?\" Kate complained as she and Anna walked out of the bathroom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two walked over to the bed, picked up the pajamas lying on the bed, and returned to the bathroom silently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Their size... It's just barely smaller than Leyan.\" Xiaoyun thought to himself as they were only wearing their bra and panties.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as the clock hits midnight, all six of them peacefully sleep on the bed as they surround Xiaoyun in the middle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Xiaoyun couldn't fall asleep as the sound of rain kept getting louder and louder through the window.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After laying on the bed for a while, Xiaoyun suddenly got a little worried as the rain continued to pour down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What if the whole street is flooded?\" Xiaoyun thought to himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiaoyun eventually made the decision to get up from the bed and peeked out the window.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was still pitch black outside, and the only thing he could see was the rain going down the window.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiaoyun grabbed his phone from the table and turned on the flashlight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It barely lit up the outside, but it was enough for Xiaoyun to see the water level outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, it was still extremely low, barely taller than the grass outside as it flowed down the storm drain, working as intended.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the storm drain working as intended, Xiaoyun went back to bed and eventually fell asleep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the morning arrived, and Xiaoyun woke up from the bed, he was the last one up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first thing he could hear was the constant sound of rain hitting the window.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How the hell is it still raining?\" Xiaoyun murmured in an irritated voice as he got up from the bed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After entering the bathroom and getting dressed up, he walked downstairs to the kitchen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good morning everyone.\" Xiaoyun waved as he walked into the kitchen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good morning, honey.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing that Leyan was the only one responding and everyone was silent, Xiaoyun got slightly concerned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What's wrong? Why does everyone look so sad?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Have you not noticed? All the electricity is gone.\" Nami finally pointed out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh. No wonder why the bathroom light wasn't working properly...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Xiaoyun sat in his seat and began eating breakfast, he suddenly got a little worried.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is the entire town having a power outage?\" Xiaoyun asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not the entire town. I called Huayi earlier, and their house still has power.\" Leyan replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As everyone finished eating and moved to the living room, there was nothing to do as it was raining heavily outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yuqi, when is the power going to be restored?\" Nami asked as she and Shuli played with the three babies on the floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's not going to be fixed until after the rain. It's just too dangerous to send someone to prepare it.\" Yuqi replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ugh, I want to watch a movie so bad...\" Yueyue murmured as she rolled all over the sofa.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Stop moving. Go read a book if you are bored.\" Leyan pushed Yueyue away as she rolled over to her knee.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hell no. I'd rather go to the gym... You know what, that's exactly what I'm going to do.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yueyue headed past the kitchen and went inside the gym.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Um, I'm going to get some exercise as well.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shuli left the living room and followed Yueyue to the gym.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What are you three doing?\" Nami asked curiously as she walked over to Tianci's side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Just playing cards,\" Kate replied first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah, we are just playing simplified Blackjack. The only rule is whoever hits the highest number without going over twenty-one.\" Anna replied as she passed out the card to Kate and Tianci.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Can I join?\" Nami pleaded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sure, I don't see why not.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Anna passed two cards to Nami, Xiaoyun became curious and decided to watch on the side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three minutes later...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How the hell do you get so lucky every time?\" Kate complained as Tianci managed to win three times in a row.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I-I don't know... Maybe it's just luck?\" Tianci replied as she looked back at Kate with a confused face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Whatever, you won't get lucky this time... Let me shuffle the cards.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Kate grabbed the deck from Anna and began shuffling it, Xiaoyun's phone suddenly rang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yezi, what's wrong? Uh-hum. Okay...Yeah, I'll be there in a few minutes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiaoyun's face shifted as the phone call continued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Okay... Yeah, I know. Don't worry about it. You can stay home. I'll go check it out.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he put his phone back down, Leyan immediately spoke up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is there something wrong?\" Leyan asked with a concerned look.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Apparently, a group of people is outside the town right now. And Yezi accidentally pulled his muscle at home, so I must check it out.\" Xiaoyun replied as he put his shoes back on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In this weather? Really?\" Kate asked in surprise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah, I don't know why they are out there either. Anyway, I'll get going now. You two can stay home.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiaoyun grabbed the raincoat from the hanger and left the house before they could reply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was still raining as Xiaoyun walked on the slightly flooded street.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although the rain started to weaken, the wind was so strong that Xiaoyun almost fell to his back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he continued walking toward the entrance of the town, he noticed several utility poles fell onto the ground, pulling the cable along with it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, none of the houses and cabins he had walked past were destroyed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he finally arrived up at the wall, several soldiers had already drawn their guns and pointed at the people outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What business do you guys have here?\" Xiaoyun yelled as loud as he could as the rain sound was still stifling it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We mean no harm. We are just looking for a place to stay for the day... We are also willing to pay and work.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiaoyun could hear their response, but he couldn't see the exact person who said it out loud as the visibility was low, with most of the people outside in a car.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How many people do you guys have?\" Xiaoyun asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"One hundred! We are just a small group of travelers that met each other.\" The same person yelled back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiaoyun could finally locate the person replying to his question. It was a middle-aged man whose voice sounded firm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We can let you in, but we need to confiscate all your weapons until you guys are leaving.\" Xiaoyun gave his demand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A long silence ensued as the other side seemed to fall into an argument, but eventually, they responded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, we are fine with that.\" The person yelled back again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiaoyun signaled a few soldiers to stay put as he walked over to the side and pulled out his phone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a short phone call and waiting for another five minutes in the rain, reinforcement finally arrived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Commander Xiaoyun, I was able to call up my regiment.\" Han Bang saluted as soldiers began filling up the wall and the entrance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good. You two, you can open the gates now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Han Bang, can you disarm them and send them to the temporary shelter?' Xiaoyun asked as he looked outside again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, sir.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Bang walk back down to the ground floor as Xiaoyun stared at the outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I wonder how other settlements are dealing with this weather... Are the zombies immune to it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiaoyun couldn't come up with any answer as the rain started pouring down again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good job everyone. Everyone here will be paid overtime working in this weather.\" Xiaoyun announced it as he noticed many soldiers standing in the rain, looking extremely unhappy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immediately, the soldiers looked much happier as food stamps were getting more difficult to get by. And most of them were new soldiers who still had little money.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the announcement, Xiaoyun left to the wall and headed toward the temporary shelter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he arrived there, it was almost full to the brim as he could barely walk inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why are they all staying in this shelter rather than moving them into multiple ones?\" Xiaoyun asked as he approached Han Bang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They told me they didn't want to separate...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I see... Oh, I almost forgot. Where did you put all their weapons?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We put them in the other room with guards inside... Also, we parked their car on the field since we had no space elsewhere.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Okay, that's fine... I'll talk to them now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Xiaoyun left Han Bang to direct the other soldiers, he slowly approached the middle-aged man who responded to him earlier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man didn't notice Xiaoyun as he stood right behind him. Only when Xiaoyun tapped him on the shoulder did the man turn around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You are?\" The man looked confused at Xiaoyun as he noticed Xiaoyun wasn't wearing a military uniform like all the other soldiers standing inside the warehouse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm the mayor of the town. You can call me Xiaoyun...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Xiaoyun introduced himself, the middle-aged man's face was in complete shock.\u003C\u002Fp>",1521,"2026-06-10T06:59:31.433Z",1,"novelbin.me","f6a30d2dbd4ca99b205568e9c7c5d8b18963a1574e65cb1f501ff009aec89db5","zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-238","zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-236",829,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fzombie-apocalypse-creation-cover.jpg"]