[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-zombie-apocalypse-creation":3,"chapter-zombie-apocalypse-creation-zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-55":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},1887082,2510,"Chapter 55: Pick Up and Gas Station","zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-55",55,"\u003Cp>The next day...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Geez, you guys were so loud last night,\" Yueyue complained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sorry, sorry, we got too carried away.\" Yuqi apologized, her face looking a little shy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I bet Yueyue was touching herself when she heard both of us.\" Leyan joked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hey, Shut up!\" Yueyue yelled back, and her face turned red as if that was really the case.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Can you guys have some privacy? Me and Lily are eating here.\" Nami finally decided to speak up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sorry.\" All three of them said out at the same time as they looked down in embarrassment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good morning. Why is everyone looking so down?\" Xiaoyun asked as he arrived at the kitchen last.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Shut up! This is all your fault, you dummy, \" all four of them yelled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Okay, okay, geez.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Xiaoyun drank the cup of coffee, his face turned back to serious mode.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Anyway, I need to go out today again to pick up the survivors and bring them to the town.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yuqi, I'm going to need you to be ready to place those people into their new homes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Yueyue, you don't have to go. I will probably be back later tonight... Oh, snap.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiaoyun quickly ran out of the house after he finished eating a piece of bread, noticing it was already time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lily watched as the four of them wanted to say something, but they ultimately chose to remain silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Xiaoyun got to the gate at nine, Renqin was already inside the bus with Yezi and only half of the soldiers inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Where are Jixi and everyone else?\" Xiaoyun asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They went back to Yiming to accept punishment for being disarmed by those survivors,\" Yezi replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh, good luck to them then... Wait, how, why are you here then?\" Xiaoyun questioned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Well, I'm not a soldier, and my position is a civilian one, so he has nothing over me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Whatever, Renqin, you can start the bus now,\" Xiaoyun stated after sitting down inside the bus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After sitting for twenty minutes on the bumpy road, the bus finally arrived at the hotel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wuli was already outside, waving at the bus to stop at one of the nearby hotel's entrances.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bus slowly came to a stop, and everyone inside quickly exited before Xiaoyun stepped out himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How many people is there again?\" Xiaoyun asked, following Wuli into the hotel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Around eighty people.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wait, I thought you said around sixty or so?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiaoyun quickly realized the number didn't add up with the last one that she gave off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Well, more people joined after seeing us beat up the hotel. I'm sure your town can handle it, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wuli moved a little closer as if she was trying to bribe Xiaoyun to accept it with her body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ahem. Yeah, of course. Where are they, though?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiaoyun asked as he moved back away from Wuli before turning his attention to the people in the hotel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were clearly only around ten people inside, which confused Xiaoyun a little.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They are further inside the hotel lobby right now. Let's go see them now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wuli quickly grabbed onto Xiaoyun's hand, bringing him into the back of the hotel lobby.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as he saw the crowds of people, he quickly began to calculate the bus capacity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I think the bus's maximum occupancy is around thirty people. We might need three trips instead of two.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiaoyun quickly pointed out as her face blushed a little before letting go of his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's okay. The first group and the second group, follow me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment Wuli yelled it out, twenty people stepped up from the crowd before following them into the front of the hotel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After loading the entire bus, there were still ten empty seats, so she had the people in the front lobby to also go inside as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the bus full, there were still fifty people left, not to mention the soldiers who had to stand on the bus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Okay, you guys go to the second floor to wait there. We'll be back.\" Wuli waved goodbye as she and Xiaoyun got inside the bus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as the bus began to drive towards the city outskirts' exit, an entire zombie horde suddenly appeared right around the corner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Shit!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Renqin immediately hit the brake and started reversing, trying not to run head-first into the crowd.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the bus halfway turned back around, the zombie horde was already starting to run towards them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Everyone shut up! I don't want to hear anyone screaming.\" Xiaoyun ordered as he lifted his gun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within seconds, the entire bus fell into silence, with not a single person speaking up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fuck fuck fuck.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Renqin started to panic a little as he could see the zombie horde through the reflection mirror.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, the five soldiers on the bus had already begun firing their rifles, but they barely made a dent in the horde.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as the zombie horde began to get within a few hundred steps, Xiaoyun knew he had to do something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within seconds, he grabbed Wuli's backpack before pulling several packs of explosives that appeared out of thin air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lighting it up, he threw it as far as he could, landing it just far enough away from the bus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A loud bang sound, almost quadruple the sound of the firecracker, caused everyone to cover their ears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ground even shook as the explosives blew off almost an entire front layer of the horde.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the time brought, Renqin finally turned the bus around as he floored it, reaching max speed within a few seconds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, despite going as fast as he could, the zombie horde was still within a hundred steps.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although the horde was becoming much smaller, with only around twenty zombies chasing after them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What the hell... how are they running this fast,\" Yezi commented as all of the soldiers began to reload.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After reloading, the five soldiers moved to the back before trying to finish the zombies off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the bumpy road made it extremely hard for them to aim, causing ten zombies still chasing after them after all the firing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fuck, it's a dead end! I need to slow down to turn the bus.\" Renqin yelled out as the bus began to decelerate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiaoyun rushed to the back and joined the soldier's firing squad, firing his pistol at the zombies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, as soon as the bus came to a complete stop, the soldiers steadied their aim and killed the one that was chasing them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Whew.\" Everyone on the bus let out a sigh of relief as all the zombies were now out of sight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Renqin, do you know the way back from here?\" Xiaoyun asked as they seemed to be somewhere else, completely unknown.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Um... I can try.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Renqin started driving in a random direction until he saw the familiar building and finally returned to his original route.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An hour later, they finally arrived at the town, much longer than the expected thirty minutes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yezi and the three groups quickly got off the bus to tour the town as he began to explain the rules.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, five soldiers headed over with Yezi to be his bodyguard, and five fresh soldiers came in to take their place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Wuli and Xiaoyun entered back inside the bus, Renqin brought him bad news.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Xiaoyun, the bus is about to be completely out of gas,\" Renqin warned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Just refuel it. What's wrong?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiaoyun asked, remembering that he stocked gasoline in the store and the storage room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Well, this long-distance bus takes diesel. We haven't refueled it for a while now,\" Renqin explained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh crap... How about we drove toward a gas station? I remember there's one down the road.\" Xiaoyun suggested.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Okay, let's do that.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Renqin quickly started the bus back up and drove out again, heading out of town once again with five soldiers and the two leaders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After driving for three minutes, they were finally at the gas station.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the outside, the convenience store next to the gas pumps was completely smashed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Renqin parked the car at the diesel pump before everyone headed out to secure the parameter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Much to Renqin's disappointment, putting in money didn't make the gas station work at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Shit, there's no electricity, and the gas pump doesn't work,\" Renqin stated after trying to press the gas pump trigger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let me go inside the store to check. You guys, come with me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiaoyun signaled the five soldiers to follow him, leaving Renqin and Wuli in the bus to guard it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Use melee weapons only. The rifle is too loud. We are still on the city outskirts.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All of the soldiers quickly switched to their melee weapons of choice, with Xiaoyun taking out a bat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as they stepped inside the convenience store, they could suddenly hear a hint of a crying sound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The fuck is that?\" Xiaoyun murmured as it was too dark to see what was around the corner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don't know, sir.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The second soldier behind the front pulled out a flashlight to check what was in the darkness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To their surprise, just a few steps in front of them was a skinny figure lying on the floor crying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hello? Are you alright?\" One of the soldiers asked as he stepped up to check.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"W-wait!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Xiaoyun took out his pistol, the skinny figure immediately turned around and lunged toward the nearest soldier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within seconds, he immediately opened fire before the skinny figure got close enough to hit the first soldier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Holy shit!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The soldier fell in shock as blood splashed all over his face and clothes, still unable to believe what was in front of her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That zombie was a mutant. We need to get out right now! That gun sound is way too loud.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiaoyun quickly pulled the soldier back up as the other four soldiers began to notice a black dot forming in the distance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wait, the diesel gas is right there.\" One of the soldiers yelled, pointing at the single gas canister near the dead mutant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiaoyun turned back and quickly grabbed it, catching up with the soldiers before waving Renqin to come out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We found a diesel can!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Renqin quickly pulled the gas cap, and Xiaoyun poured as much gas into it as possible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When it was all finished, everyone was already inside the bus besides the two standing outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Renqin quickly got inside his driver seat, starting up the bus as Xiaoyun quickly took a seat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as the bus drove away, they could see a massive zombie crowd rushing toward the store.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Shit, that was close... how much gas do we have?\" Xiaoyun asked as he wiped down a sweat from his forehead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's almost full. It's enough for at least a few hundred kilometers nonstop.\" Renqin replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good, let's go back to the hotel now... Take a detour first.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After driving for thirty minutes, they finally arrived at the hotel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Several strangler zombies ran towards them, but Xiaoyun stepped out and killed them with his bat alone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wuli and Xiaoyun entered the hotel and walked up to the second floor. Right before them, fifty people were still around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm not doing two more rides of this. Everyone, just get inside the bus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Drop all your luggage and everything that is not important. We got everything in the town,\" Xiaoyun ordered out loud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Anyone who doesn't listen to him will stay here by themselves,\" Wuli warned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After several grunting complaints, the fifty people folded and got inside the bus almost empty-handed beside a few small backpacks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, some of them were kids or elderly, who could just double up sitting on their relatives.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, the bus was full now, with barely any space to move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The five soldiers were in the back of the bus, with Xiaoyun and Wuli last standing in the front.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why are there so many people? This is way over capacity!\" Renqin demanded an answer as he refused to start the bus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though the bus wouldn't be affected that much, he didn't want to be responsible for it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You want to do another trip back and forth from the town to the hotel? I already told them to throw all their luggage away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I'm sure the bus can still start, right? Please tell me it's a yes,\" Xiaoyun asked as he looked at him in the eye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a short silence, Renqin nodded in agreement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fine. But if something goes wrong, don't blame me.\" Renqin argued as he started the bus back up.\u003C\u002Fp>",2094,"2026-06-10T06:59:31.432Z",1,"novelbin.me","09ee95b2b9846d1f2937b13661a331cc2c64073cf0ca2957deab9604d873ca73","zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-56","zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-54",829,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fzombie-apocalypse-creation-cover.jpg"]