[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-zombie-apocalypse-creation":3,"chapter-zombie-apocalypse-creation-zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-461":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},1887188,2510,"Chapter 461: Fighting at the Humen Bridge","zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-461",461,"\u003Cp>As the helicopter lowered and lowered to the zombies, it stopped just within a few hundred feet above them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A massive horde had already been built up, rapidly stacking on top of each other in an attempt to reach them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You ready?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a nod from the pilot, the two quickly opened the crate to the side, revealing a box full of grenades.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two captains immediately began pulling the pin and throwing it out the window, timing it just right so that it would explode upon impact.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, the explosion was so loud and close that the helicopter itself swung side to side a little before it stabilized again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sorry! Miscalculated the distance.\" The pilot apologized as he quickly ascended back up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After reaching a much safer distance, the two captains repeated the same steps.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, the explosion didn't affect the zombies. Instead, it blew up before it could reach them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet the two of them didn't stop, continuing to let the grenade explode mid-air, almost as if that was their initial plan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Geez, this thing is so damn loud even though the ear protector.\" The first captain complained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What did you say?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the second captain threw another grenade into the air, the pilot started to fly down the designated path.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nothing!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two of them began to slow down the speed of the grenade being thrown out, only doing it occasionally every few minutes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After almost three hours of dragging the horde, they were forced to head back to refuel first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When they headed back to the horde, they somehow had traveled much further down the intended path.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not wasting any more time, they resumed luring the zombie down the road all the way until they finally reached the bridge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There they are,\" Xiaoyun murmured as he could hear a faint helicopter spinning in the distance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"All units on high alert! The zombies are incoming!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as the order was passed out, all of the soldiers stood ready and waited.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After ten minutes, the first zombie finally approached the front line as the helicopter flew towards the makeshift airfield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gunshots immediately began at the first defense, drawing the zombie's attention as more and more began flooding in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as the zombies overran the first defenses and reached towards the cars, explosions quickly went off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the hundred soldiers ran back to the main defense, the wall of fire from the cars continued to rage on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tightness of the zombie hordes immediately caused a cascading effect as more and more of them caught on fire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, almost all of the front entrances became raging infernal, stopping the zombie's track from advancing any further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, after a while, the fire began to die down, and barely any zombies died from the fire itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It only caused a small dent in the numbers, with more in the back quickly replacing the ones that had fallen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The zombies began to make past the semi-truck as the zombies quickly entered through the narrow gap.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As their side of the bridge began to fill up with zombies, Kate started to get a little nervous just looking through her binoculars.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why are they still not firing?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Just be patient... The Colonels know what they are doing.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the zombies got within two hundred steps, the rows of MG-42 began unloading its raw firepower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The roaring machine had only gone off for a few seconds, yet almost the entirety of the zombie on their side of the bridge had fallen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their body parts were splattered all over the place as the bullet wall was so dense that not a single gap remained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even with some of them still alive, the zombies behind them quickly ran over them with zero care.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, the first challenge began as some of the MG-42 began to overheat from being fired, reducing the amount of firepower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The soldier's rifles quickly replaced the missing firepower, with the overheated barrels being changed with new ones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How long is this fight going to last?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kate curiously asked as the lines of zombies continued rushing forward with no end in sight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A day at most... If it lasts longer than a day, then we'll have to blow up the bridge.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With more and more dead zombies' bodies beginning to pile up, it was soaking up the bullet for the zombies to advance slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, it was so high up that it was starting to make it hard for the machine guns to fire in a straight line.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, the zombies in the back had started to climb over the semi-trucks, rendering the once narrow entrance useless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Look like it's time.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Xiaoyun finished talking, the middle of the bridge suddenly caught on fire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The zombie's advancement came to a complete halt as all the dead zombies became a perfect burning fuel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is the bridge going to burn down?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kate raised her concern as the fire soon spread from their side to the bridge entrance itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It shouldn't... The bridge is made out of concrete and steel beams. Those are just Molotov fire, not some jet fuel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it definitely is going to damage it. It will probably need to be repaired first before cars are driven over it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the fire raged on, the zombie horde all the way to the other side of the bridge entrance suddenly stopped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was almost as if they could realize the fire was a thing they shouldn't run into, waiting for it to die down first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, the fire had accomplished its goal, as the piles of dead zombies were drastically reduced.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The zombies were pushed back to the original point, all the way back to the semi-truck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So much dust and ashes...\" Kate commented as the entire battlefield started to become unviewable from above.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiaoyun's face immediately got a little worried as it was now fully reliant on the commanders and officers to act as the pillar of stability.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a while, the fire finally ended as dust and ashes finally blew away, revealing all of the soldiers standing their ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The zombies had once again advanced to the middle, rapidly making gains throughout the smoke screen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is going to make me so rich...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kate smirked as she watched all the soldiers free-fire at the zombies, with zero care for saving Ammos.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You know what, the first thing I'm going to do when I go back to raise the corporate tax to 90%.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiaoyun joked as the battlefield became relatively stable, with the zombie's advancement stalled right just a few steps past the middle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hey! Don't do that! Aren't you already getting my best assets?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Kate hugged Xiaoyun's arm in her chest, Xiaoyun didn't take her bribe a single bit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Too bad. You shouldn't have flexed your money like that. Time for you to pay your fair share.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kate rolled her eyes as she let go of his arm, turning her attention back to the binoculars in hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Says the one who's the richest person in the whole world right now. Have you ever paid your taxes?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don't even have a salary... There is no taxes for me to pay.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh, right... Totally not because a certain individual just prints his way out when he needs to pay.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiaoyun's face finally blushed a little as he turned his attention back to the frontline.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To his surprise, the zombies had stopped advancing, even though it had only been less than an hour.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It has only been exactly thirty minutes, but it is almost as if the zombie horde on the other side was timing their attack precisely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Huh... They really are retreating to the other side.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the two watched with confusion, the zombies had exited the bridge and remained idly by at the entrance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Commander, should we remain in position?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiaoyun's walkie-talkie finally spoke up, as the leading Colonel down below couldn't understand what was happening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"15th and 16th Division, take this time to swap with 13th and 14th, over.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the unit on the ground began to swap position, the zombies on the other side still showed no signs of advancing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They did not show any signs of retreat either, as they continued remaining on the other side of the bridge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They definitely have someone directing them.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kate murmured, as the zombies behaved almost the same as the ones they encountered in the past.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All of them stood there as if they had received the order to remain still, even with humans across from them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If they want to wait it out, we can wait it out as well.\" Xiaoyun determined as he looked through his binoculars.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Can we really afford to wait it out?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kate raised her concern as she knew how much it was costing to have an entire Army Corp out in the open.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not to mention the lingering worry for the soldiers to constantly be worried that the zombies were going to advance at some point.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's too late to turn the horse around... Besides, they seemed to be in a hurry, too.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1523,"2026-06-10T06:59:31.433Z",1,"novelbin.me","964b2f12b62217b7bd838828a6583cd0ca9296e9b596b0e67c1f8b2238bfa3e4","zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-462","zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-460",829,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fzombie-apocalypse-creation-cover.jpg"]