[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-zombie-apocalypse-creation":3,"chapter-zombie-apocalypse-creation-zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-623":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},1887435,2510,"Chapter 623: Battle for Shenzhen","zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-623",623,"\u003Cp>Meanwhile, over in Shenzhen...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What the hell is this thing?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As two soldiers stood on top of a recently cleared building, they were a little stunned by the building in the distance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was all covered in red, with flesh running from the top to the bottom of the building, expanding and contracting as if it were alive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"78th Squad, get ready to head back. Your nearby area is in the strike zone.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the walkie-talkie’s transmission going through, the senior soldier quickly took it out before answering back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Affirmative. We’ll begin heading back.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Heading down the stairs, both of their mind was still fixated on what they had just witnessed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had never seen something like this. It just didn’t make any sense to them how this was even possible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hey, you two! Come here. We’re about to leave.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a man waved towards the two of them inside the car, they quickly ran over before hopping inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Driving down the road, it was empty, with no zombies other than a bunch of abandoned cars, some flipped over on the sidewalk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What were those red buildings?\" The young soldier curiously asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s called a death zone... At least that’s what my officer told me. I don’t know anything else about it.\" The driver answered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as the car was about to arrive back at the temporary base, the three of them could hear several loud bangs coming from within the base.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ground even shook a little as the loud bang continued. Looking up, they could see a dot traveling up to the sky before vanishing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Finally, we can get lunch——\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"78th Squad, can you go to section number 346? We need someone to scout if the death zone building has collasped yet.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the walkie-talkie opened transmission again, the senior officer let out a small sigh before looking over to the driver.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Affirmative... Can you drive us back the streets earlier?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sure.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a few minutes of driving, the two of them exited the car and started going towards the tallest building near them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Climbing through the hallway and the staircases, the two finally arrived at the top of an office building.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What do you see?\" The senior soldier asked as the young soldier took out a pair of binoculars to look through.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Um... It looks like the same—Oh Shit!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What’s wrong?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"N-Nothing. I just got scared for a second... One of the artillery shells just landed at the building I was looking at.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Did it blow up those red buildings?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No, it missed... Oh, here’s another one.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After waiting for a few minutes, the two of them could both hear a loud explosion going off in the distance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Through the binoculars, the young soldier could only see a bunch of dust until it settled down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How... The building is still there.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The senior officer quickly snatched the binoculars for himself, but what he saw next shocked him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An artillery landed directly onto one of the buildings wrapped in red flesh, only to explode with barely any damage done.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just a little bit of flesh fell to the ground below, with no signs of the red building collapsing any time soon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What are those things made out of? I need to report this.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the senior soldier took out his walkie-talkie to report what he had witnessed, the young soldier took back the binoculars to have a look himself again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We clearly need something more explosive, or something that catches on fire...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The young soldier murmured as he watched another round of artillery shells land onto the building, only to once again scratch the surface.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Commander Yiming, the building is still there.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a Colonel entered the HQ tent and reported the news out loud, Yiming and the other two Colonels froze in place before snapping back to reality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is not good... How about Plan B? Zhen Ren, how did that one go?\" Yiming calmly asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"12th Platoon still hasn’t sent any messages since they drove into the death zone... They most likely had failed.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Pause Plan C and Plan D. Don’t waste any more soldiers trying to get inside.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, sir.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Zhen Ren quickly walked out of the tent, the two Colonels could feel the cold look on Yiming’s face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone in the army at this point knew the problem ahead of them. Something that they had no solution for.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ll go check if the scientist has arrived here yet.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wait, Li Qing, I need you to send a small team to extract a small sample of flesh from the death zone.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, sir.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the other Colonel leaving, only one other officer remained in the HQ tent next to Yiming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Commander... Should we report this back to the command center?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not yet... Yan Lin, keep all of this information sealed and cancel all approved leave for all soldiers next week.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, sir.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Yiming stood alone in the tent, he looked down at the sandbox in front of him. He could see he had practically circled all of Shenzhen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every entrance and every building was cleared, except for a red circle west of the city that he now discovered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How do I get rid of this... No, that can’t work. We don’t even have that kind of weapon.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a split second, a dangerous idea popped into his mind. One that requires an ultimate weapon that they don’t have.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How are they dealing with this in the north?\" Yiming wondered as a flashback suddenly popped up in his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the shell came to a stop, the two soldier on top of the office building put down their binocular as both looked a little disappointed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The plan had clearly failed as their walkie-talkie opened transmission to ask them to head back to base.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Getting back downstairs and into the car, they could see soldiers nearby all going back to base with the same disappointed look.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone in the army knew today’s plan had failed. Whatever progress they had made was all going to disappear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How do they know that? Because a few of them already tried shooting RPGs up close at one of the buildings in the death zone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The building’s flesh just repairs itself after the night, with more and more zombies flooding out and forcing some of them to stay up late.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"When is this stupid fighting going to end?\" The young soldier murmured as they finally arrived back at the base.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No clue... But I’m sure the higher-ups have a plan.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I really hope so.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the two of them headed towards their tent, they were a little surprised to see their fellow squadmate there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hey Zhangfan, aren’t you approved to head back home for the week?\" The senior soldier curiously asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It got cancelled. Everyone’s leave approval got cancelled.\" Zhangfan responded as he loaded one last bullet into his spare magazine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two of them quickly realized how severe the situation might be, as they hadn’t seen leave approval being cancelled before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Has Captain Lin come back and say anything yet?\" The young soldier asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No. He’s busy meeting with the Lieutenant right now. You two should get some sleep soon before night duty.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thanks.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As nighttime arrived, gunshots could be heard throughout the city as zombies started flooding out of the death zone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Have the scientists arrived yet?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yiming asked as he sat in his chair, with a young officer standing right by the entrance with a notebook.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They are currently meeting with Li Qing to arrange some operation tomorrow... Should I call them over to meet up with you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No need...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Yiming looked back towards the sandbox in front of him, his mind suddenly started having a weird feeling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The more he sat there with nothing much to do, the more worried he felt. For some reason, he just feels like something is going to go wrong tonight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Commander... You should go to sleep now. We still need you tomorrow morning.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After thinking for a bit, Yiming finally got up from his seat, walking over to the exit as he patted the young officer’s shoulder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wake me up if one of the colonels reports an emergency.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, sir!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Walking underneath the moonlight, Yiming could hear gunshots in the distance, right near the Shenzhen entrances.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his head, he could already imagine the zombies flooding out of the death zone as the soldiers in the nearby buildings shot them down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why would the drones not work in the death zone?\" Yiming wondered as he felt helpless with the lack of information against this weird anomaly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Entering his tent, Yiming quickly took off his boots before sitting down on his sleeping bag.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His mind still felt a little worried, but his body was getting tired. Unable to resist the drowsiness, he got into his sleepbag and leaned down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I need a new plan tomorrow... What could I possibly do that’s different? Why do I have that I haven’t used yet?\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1504,"2026-06-10T06:59:53.365Z",1,"novelbin.me","3033f2a5fa6f9c48bebae4fd7421418d9bf2cfccc9d6eaa6dae91f8a671b3442","zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-669","zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-668",829,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fzombie-apocalypse-creation-cover.jpg"]