[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-zombie-apocalypse-creation":3,"chapter-zombie-apocalypse-creation-zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-597":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},1887553,2510,"Chapter 597: Dealing with the outbreak","zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-597",597,"\u003Cp>\"I can’t think of anything else sir.\" The soldier responded after a short silence for him to think.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s fine... Just call me if your peers asked for something that the hospital can’t provide.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Xiaoyun handed him a note card with his phone number on it, the soldier was a little shocked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thank you, sir!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I should be the one saying that. Thank you for your service.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two saluted each other before walking out of the room, only to almost bump into a doctor who just happened to stand outside the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What the hell? Watch where you’re going. Wait a moment, why are you two in this room?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We——\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I borrowed it for a little talk with him. Do you have any problem with it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Xiaoyun’s confident tone, the doctor didn’t get angry. Instead, his mind remained calm as he began to dig into his memory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No problem, Mr.Governor. I have to head back to work now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The doctor quickly walked off, disappearing up the stairs as the soldier suddenly spoke up again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I almost forgot, Commander. A lot of the soldiers actually have a little wish that you can easily fulfill.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What is it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They want to meet you in person... They are very big fans of yours, and they heard all kinds of wild—— Ahem, I mean heroic stories of yours.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lead the way.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiaoyun didn’t mind the soldier’s poor word choice as he followed him back into the hallway with sick soldiers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the time Xiaoyun exited the hospital, the sun was already set on the horizon. Taking his phone out, he saw one missed call from Anna and Leyan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s already seven? What a busy past two days.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After putting his phone back into his pocket, he began walking down towards his car, which was located back at the administrative building.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The roads were dark as the street lamps barely had any power to illuminate the road. No one was walking in the streets at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All of the bus stops had already posted signs of early closure for the day, with the viral warning posted right below it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Geez, so empty.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Walking for a bit, Xiaoyun soon encountered the first person he ran into. A police officer in protective gear holding a megaphone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Stay indoors and stay cool! Mosquitoes are most active at dusk! Get rid of any stagnant water puddles you see! Report your symptoms to the hotline!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The loud voice made him quickly enter his car before hitting the road, driving all the way back to Guangzhou.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he got closer and closer to the city entrance, posters were once again being posted at every lamp post.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The same ones that were posted in Foshan, with the warning of an outbreak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although the roads weren’t empty, there were many fewer people in the buses—only a few people inside, appearing to be coming back from work.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Be alert! Report all sightings of stagnant water and remove them! Report your symptoms if you feel ill!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The same loud noise was being blasted out by a police officer in protective gear as he drove into the ’busy’ city center.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Busy’ as in only seeing three people walking in the streets, and not a single store had its door open.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some of them have already closed down early. But the majority of them had plenty of customers inside, especially the restaurants.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Business and Nightlife were still going on as usual, just without outdoor sections.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Welcome back!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Leyan closed the garage door behind her, she quickly noticed the tired look on Xiaoyun’s face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is everything okay out there?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah... At least for now. Where is everybody?\" Xiaoyun curiously asked, noticing the empty living room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They are in the backyard looking around for water puddles... Is the Chikungunya virus that serious?\" Leyan worryingly asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A soldier was knocked down sick for a week after a single bite. Try to stay home for the next few days.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leyan nodded before Xiaoyun’s phone suddenly started ringing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hello... Yes. Okay, I’ll come right now... Leyan, Yuqi, and I probably won’t come back tonight.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Stay safe!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Xiaoyun headed back to the administrative building in Guangzhou, he could see hundreds of workers still in their offices working overtime.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone seemed to be extremely busy, carrying different papers or making phone calls nonstop as if he had entered inside a call center.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yuqi, what’s wrong? Why’s everyone going all over the place?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Entering her office, he could immediately see her standing before a tablet map with a little red circle right near the western rural countryside of Foshan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I turned the entire office into an emergency database right now. Everyone is working as an accountant and taking phone calls from citizens.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Beep! The fourth case had been detected at Heshui Town.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the speaker on the side suddenly spoke up, Xiaoyun flinched a little before Yuqi started drawing a red circle on the tablet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is a map of the infected zones?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yep... These mosquitoes have gotten to Foshan. It’s only a matter of time before they get here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Crap.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking down at the map, Xiaoyun could see an entire red line from Jiangmen to the very, very tip of Southern Foshan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The virus was going through town by town before reaching the town that was just mentioned on the speaker.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What are we going to do?\" Xiaoyun asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don’t know... That’s why I called you here. I thought you would have an idea to combat this.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m not a pandemic expert... What did the health department say?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They’re the ones who made the posters. I already spent all the resources to take every preventative measure.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yuqi paused for a second, then continued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The only last option I haven’t taken is declaring this a time of emergency... I thought that would be a little overkill.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You made the right call... This definitely was not severe enough for an emergency.\" Xiaoyun murmured as he patted her on the shoulder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thanks.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Beep! Thirty cases confirmed at Yanghe Town. Gaoming District is an infected zone.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the speaker interrupted Yuqi, both of their faces darkened as the situation was only getting worse every minute.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You set up disinfect teams, right?\" Xiaoyun asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah. I already set up a few centers around Foshan and Guangzhou. They should already be heading out.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Despite Yuqi’s reassurance, the two of them couldn’t sit down at all. They just felt too bothered by the idea of sitting it out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But at the same time, the reality told them there wasn’t much they could do.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They couldn’t possibly just go outside and join the disinfection team. Their job was to remain calm and maintain stability.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is going to be a long night, isn’t it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As time continued to pass, it soon reached midnight as Yuqi sat in the office all alone. Her eyes looked out the window as the moon rose high in the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Over to the table, almost all of Foshan was circled with red dots. Even scattering dots all over Luoping before Guangzhou had a town circled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"When is he going to come back...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You missed me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The voice instantly made Yuqi turn around, only to see Xiaoyun standing right by the door in full protective gear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You okay? How’s the situation outside?\" Yuqi asked, her face looking extremely worried as she ran out of her seat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m fine. The situation isn’t all that bad... Most people are just having mild cases. A lot of the disinfection centers ran out of chemicals.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiaoyun paused for a second, then continued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But I already sent a few people to send a few more trucks to resupply them... You know you can go home now, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m too worried to sleep right now——\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is going to be a long fight. The virus isn’t going to disappear tomorrow morning. Let me drive you home.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I-I can drive myself back home. You stay here and watch.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s fine... Be careful driving at night.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yuqi nodded as she left the office, leaving Xiaoyun all alone as he checked the real-time map on the tablet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"God damn, there are this many cases already?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiaoyun was a little shocked as the numbers already mounted to a thousand. But as he stared at the map, he suddenly realized something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wait a moment... Shit! Zhaoqing!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With zero hesitation, he took out his phone before dialing Yezi’s number. Unforunately, there were no answers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Come on, no signals? Really?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After failing to call Yezi for the third time, Xiaoyun called Houqin instead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hello?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Houqin, have Yezi reported anything about their side having a Chikungunya outbreak?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiaoyun’s question was met with a long silence as if Houqin didn’t know how to respond to it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No. But Han Bang had already told Yezi about his situation... I think he should be prepared for it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How has he prepared for it? Did he tell you how he had prepared for it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I already granted his request for bed nests and a pause his operations for now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The answer finally gave Xiaoyun a little relief. Still, his mind was extremely cautious as he thought back to the various sick patients he had witnessed today.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Make sure you send a letter to Yiming about this. Better safe than sorry.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, sir.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1557,"2026-06-10T06:59:52.732Z",1,"novelbin.me","911f9df93129db4ce522b49d388be2f6cef4802cf155026b89660877caa055bd","zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-598","zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-596",829,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fzombie-apocalypse-creation-cover.jpg"]