[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-zombie-apocalypse-creation":3,"chapter-zombie-apocalypse-creation-zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-503":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},1887561,2510,"Chapter 503 503: Bus Trip and Zombie Report","zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-503",503,"\u003Cp>\"You're right. Maybe I did put too much expectation on them.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With Leyan backing down to the sofa, Xiaoyun's mind was now at ease.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Of course I'm right. When was I ever wrong? I'm the most clever guy out there.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah yeah... Don't get ahead of yourself now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Xiaoyun looked towards the kid with a smug face, Leyan couldn't help but move closer to pinch his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Honey, you're so cute.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The answer suddenly sent a chill down his spine, almost as if his mind was predicting that something bad was about to happen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ahem, don't call me cute.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Despite shoveling Leyan's hands away, Xiaoyun quickly noticed that her innocent smile was starting to look increasingly like a smirk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh, I almost forgot, I'll pick up Lily later today.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why all of a sudden?\" Leyan questioned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You were busy upstairs cleaning, and she needed someone to go to her teacher's talk.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your schedule won't conflict?\" Leyan questioned again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't worry about it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You sure?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm sure.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fine... I guess you can go instead——\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mom! I'm hungry!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Okay, okay. Mommy is coming.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leyan instantly got off the sofa before taking a seat on the floor, taking Qiaolan up in her arms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hungry!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hungry!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With both Yongyi and Lianrong chiming in, Leyan's mind quickly decided to pick up Lianrong next.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Honey, can you take care of Yongyi?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Xiaoyun got up from the sofa and picked up Yongyi, his mind looked a little lost as he watched Leyan lower her dress.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why are you just staring at me? Go to the fridge and get the bottle of milk.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh, right.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After another ten minutes of chaotic babysitting, the two could finally take a little break on the sofa again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, all the babies were in their living room cribs, peacefully sleeping just like Bingbing, Wenwen, and Xuanhua the whole time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You dumbass, what make you think you could just feed cow milk straight to kids?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sorry. My brain short-circuited...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Leyan rolling her eyes, Xiaoyun's mind quickly started to look for excuses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How am I supposed to tell the difference between them? I never knew you guys had a whole separate fridge for breast milk.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Uh-huh, as expected from a clever guy.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm being dead serious. I just wasn't used to seeing baby bottles before...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Xiaoyun's face turned to the side out of embarrassment, Leyan quickly noticed a little bulge forming down below.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Actually, when we were raising Qiqi and Yueyue, we barely ever needed to store breastmilk at all——\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's because we had a two-year break between them rather than having six babies at once.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a short silence, Xiaoyun finally turned back around to admit defeat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Okay fine. I'm a dumbass. My bad. You're right. I'm not that clever.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mhm, that's what I thought... Let me reward you a little since you have been so willing to admit a mistake.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sudden grab caught Xiaoyun a little off guard, as he didn't expect her to be so outright.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Geez, you're so big down here already——\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh shit, it's almost eleven. I need to head out now. Save the reward later tonight.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Xiaoyun rolled over to the side to evade her grasp, Leyan only watched rather than stop him from leaving.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Have a safe trip!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Xiaoyun walked down the streets, his back was still a little chilled from Leyan's eyes earlier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was almost as if a predator was looking at a small, innocent prey, despite him being the stronger one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It has only been a few days... Do they want it that badly?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After walking down the streets for a bit, Xiaoyun suddenly decided to take the bus to work instead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Pay here, please.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the money box on the side and the QR code on the side, his mind was a little blown away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How much?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"One food stamp or ten NRC, please.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"NCD? What is that?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How could you not know about NRC——\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiaoyun's question finally made the bus driver turn around, looking over to him right in the face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"M-Mr.Governor?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good morning. Ahem, so what's NRC?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The new currency's name.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What does it stand for?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiaoyun's genuinely confused face caught the bus driver a little off guard, not expecting that something so basic wouldn't be known to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Um... I think it stands for National Recovery Credits.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He's right. It does stand for National Recovery Credit. Oh, and I worked for the bank!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a person from the back of the bus pointed it out loud, Xiaoyun nodded in gratitude.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thanks.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After taking out three brand new notes and putting them into the money box, Xiaoyun started walking further into the bus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To his surprise, the bus was almost empty, with only one person being the one who had yelled out earlier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Governor, this is your first time taking the bus?\" The middle-aged man curiously asked as the bus started moving.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah. The car broke down today.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No wonder.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Xiaoyun took a seat across from the middle-aged man, his mind suddenly got a little curious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you take the bus every day?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah. How else would I go to work in Guangzhou? It's like a thirty-minute walk from Luoping.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I see. Is the bus usually this empty?\" Xiaoyun curiously asked again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you came here an hour or two earlier, then it would have been jam-packed.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Xiaoyun nodded in acknowledgment, he quickly noticed the middle-aged man seemed to have a question of his own.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You want to ask something? I'll try my best to answer it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Governor Chen... Will the average citizen like me be able to buy cars in the future?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Of course. I'm actually thinking about opening up car restrictions... But you know how hard it is to get fuel, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The middle-aged man nodded, his mind understanding the difficulty that Xiaoyun faced.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Here, let me give you a little reassurance... By the end of this year, there will be a new mode of transportation other than just buses.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thank you, Governor.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No problem... Nice chatting with you, I'm at my stop now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Xiaoyun hopped out of the bus, he was just a few steps away from the military base's entrance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"ID, please.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After taking out the ID and scanning it, the soldier immediately saluted Xiaoyun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good morning, Sir!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good morning to you, too.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Entering past the entrance, Xiaoyun was met with more soldiers and office workers, all saluting towards him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some even seemingly left their offices to salute him, forcing him to salute back as he continued down the hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After walking and arriving at Houqin's office, Xiaoyun knocked and waited.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You may come in.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he opened the door, Houqin was sitting in front of her computer, typing an email.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You have something to report?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiaoyun's voice immediately made Houqin flinch a little as she turned her head over to the doorway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, Commander.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After waiting for Xiaoyun to take a seat, Houqin continued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is the newest zombie mutant report.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Zombie mutant report?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking down at the file she had handed over, Xiaoyun opened it and started reading through it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the document was a detailed recollection of various kinds of zombie mutants. Many of them were already familiar to him, like the tank, jocky, hunter, and charger mutants.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The less common ones were the witch mutants and the invisible mutants, with a few newer ones that he had personally never seen before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Zombie mutant that can spit acid?\" Xiaoyun murmured as he read the newly labeled mutant, spitter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After reading through all the new mutants, he quickly noticed he was only halfway through the report.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Flipping to the next section, the information presented before his eyes immediately raised the alarm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were hundreds of reports of soldiers being injured, with all of them being initially reported as soldiers' carelessness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, further investigation revealed that the zombies' behavior was rapidly changing, almost as if they were adapting to humans' tactics.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From zombies hiding in corners despite making noises to lure them out, to even running away to form groups.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some of the soldiers' accounts even reported zombies and mutants collaborating in coordinated attacks against military outposts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are the zombies on drugs or something?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Xiaoyun continued reading down the soldier's accounts, his mind was just too blown away by the information.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It just didn't make sense to him that the average zombie could mutate this fast within the last few months.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don't think so. At least all of the lab reports had shown negatives... It just seems the zombies are naturally evolving.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Really...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Putting down the report, Xiaoyun sat in silence for almost ten minutes as his mind tried to process all the different accounts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The zombies were rapidly becoming stronger, much stronger than the ones he had faced before on the battlefields.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If something weren't done, it would eventually cause more casualties than he was willing to take.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What do Yiming and Yezi think about this threat?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Houqin paused for a second, taking her hands off the keyboard, before pulling out an envelope from the drawer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They had jointly written this together for you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1525,"2026-06-10T06:59:51.848Z",1,"novelbin.me","07df13c892568a6f03f855a8caf9e899a33e6c976c64eb9bc937d68d2697f791","zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-753","zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-502",829,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fzombie-apocalypse-creation-cover.jpg"]