[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-zombie-apocalypse-creation":3,"chapter-zombie-apocalypse-creation-zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-625":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},1887441,2510,"Chapter 625: Dongguan’s New Guests","zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-625",625,"\u003Cp>\"Commander Yiming, are we really just halting the operation completely?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Zhen Ren questioned the decision in front of everyone, Yiming didn’t seem to take offense to it as he signaled him to take a seat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What other choices do we have?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I... I don’t know. But there has to be something that we can do other than sit here. We can’t just turtle ourselves against this threat.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yiming didn’t answer back right away as he looked over to the Colonel on his right, who seemed to be a little zoned out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Li Qing, what has the scientist said back so far?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nothing. We already got the samples for them... They said they will report back by the start of next week.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There’s your answer, Zhen Ren. We are going to wait until the scientists find a way to counteract it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yiming paused for a second, then continued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yan Lin, you’ll be tasked with maintaining the gains we had made in the city. Zhen Ren, you’ll be going to Dongguan to swap with Li Miao.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, sir.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the two of them walked out of the tent, one filled with disappointment while the other filled with excitement, Li Qing immediately raised her question.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Commander, did we really need to switch their roles? Aren’t there still two weeks before they rotate?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don’t want Zhen Ren to make any radical decision. Yan Lin is much more conservative. We just need to stabilize the front and that’s it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing Yiming’s answer, Li Qing couldn’t help but feel a little defeated. It almost sounded as if they were just giving up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, her rational mind knew it was the rational choice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Commander! Li Miao had sent an urgent message!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a radio operator rushed into the tent panting for breath, Yiming quickly guided him to take a seat before catching his breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Calm down. What was the message?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"T-The navy is here!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Yiming sat in the back of his car, his mind was all over the place, thinking about what the radio operator had released.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How long before we get to Donggaun?\" Yiming asked the driver as the road started to get more and more bumpy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Three minutes, sir.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every second he sat in the car, the more nervous he became. He had no clue how to deal with the men from the Navy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Quite frankly, he never thought they would make it back alive in the sea, especially when he heard from a sailor who escaped during the initial outbreak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>People on ships didn’t avoid the virus at all. They were completely trapped, with nowhere to go, almost like a sitting duck boiled in hot water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After what felt like forever, the car finally came to a stop as it arrived at Li Miao’s temperatory base in Dongguan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Commander Yiming! You’re finally here!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Li Miao ran up to greet him, they shook hands before shifting the topic back to the situation at hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Where’s the navy? How many people do they have?\" Yiming asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They only sent a representative on a speedboat. He’s waiting in my office right now.\" Li Miao answered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lead the way.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two quickly walked past the heavily guarded entrance before arriving at a small office complex.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside, Li Miao led him up the stairs before stopping at the 2nd floor, entering a hallway, and going towards a room with two guards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You all may go now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the guards gone, Li Miao opened the door, revealing a middle-aged man in an oddly surprising uniform.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a Navy officer, but not the one he recognized.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The insignia and all of the symbols in his clothes indicated the man before him was someone across the strait.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’re the commander in charge here?\" The middle-aged man asked in a heavy accent, looking down at Yiming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who are you? Where are you coming from?\" Yiming questioned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m a rear admiral of the 2nd fleet. Now would you answer my question, mainlander?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Li Miao, you said this man came in a speedboat, right? No other boats anywhere in sight?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment Li Miao nodded, Yiming pulled out his pistol before aiming it right at the navy officer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Whoa, whoa, whoa, what’s this for? You aren’t going to kill a messenger, aren’t you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why do I need to talk to someone who’s a traitor to the country?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Yiming click off the safety, the navy officer didn’t seem to fear it, as he took it as a bluff.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is this how you all treat peace delegates? Killing them and keeping them silent?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yiming still didn’t move his gun away, pointing it at his head as he put his finger on the trigger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Which peace delegate wears a navy uniform?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, the navy officer was a little caught off guard, but he quickly recovered as he went back on the offensive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"When did clothing matter? Besides, if you kill me here, you’re only giving yourself trouble.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a few seconds of silence, Yiming finally puts his pistol back down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What business do you want coming here? We don’t welcome people like you here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My commander was just a little curious about what was happening across the straits. That’s all.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s all?\" Yiming questioned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s all.\" The man answered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Li Miao, feed him to the zombies. He knows too many secrets to leave. And don’t forget to kill him afterward.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, sir!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Li Miao walking closer and closer, the navy officer quickly realized he had overestimated Yiming’s patience.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wait, wait, wait, that’s not the only reason I’m here for. I-I was sent here because we want to negotiate peace.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You could have just said that at the start... Li Miao, let him go and wait outside.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, sir.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With Li Miao out of the room, Yiming finally sat down in the seat, sitting right across from the navy officer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Now, can you speak normally without that altitude of yours?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Could have just asked... Ahem, my admiral had been noticing a few aircraft carriers that had been going around the island.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had been interfering with our fishing operation, so I was sent here to negotiate some sort of deal.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing the explanation, Yiming quickly realized the actual navy he was thinking of earlier was still out there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Have you guys tried to talk to them at all?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They don’t accept our radios at all... Wait, do they not talk to you guys either?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Here’s some bad news for you. The navy hasn’t talked to us... So whatever deal you’re trying to reach, you’re going to need to get on that aircraft carrier.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Shit... You can’t be serious. They haven’t gone on shore and communicated with you guys at all?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Yiming shaking his head, the navy officer started to look more and more nervous as if something was worrying him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What’s wrong?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I-I need to get back——\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Whoa, who said you can leave? I’ll only let you leave if you tell me what’s so urgent right now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a few seconds of internal struggle, the navy officer finally confesses to his reasoning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The aircraft carrier is a zombie death trap! I-I need to tell them to stop before it’s too late!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Yiming watched the navy officer run out of the streets, Li Miao had already raised his rifle, tracking its head along the road.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No need.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Miao didn’t question his order, putting his rifle back down as they watched him disappear into the distance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Commander, do you think zombie boats really exist?\" Li Miao curiously asked, unable to believe what the navy officer had said earlier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It wouldn’t surprise me... It kind of makes sense now I think about it. All those ships haven’t contacted us, just floating along the currents.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The hallway fell into silence as it was more than obvious what the most likely outcome was for all the sailors out in the sea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Maybe some of them made it... How else would that Navy officer be a rear admiral?\" Li Miao murmured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Maybe... Ahem, Li Miao, you should get ready. You’re going to swap your task with Zhen Ren, he should be coming soon——\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before Yiming could finish talking, a man with the rank of Colonel showed up right at the staircase.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Commander, who was that crazy guy who just ran out of this building?\" Zhen Ren curiously asked as he approached the two of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Just a nobody... You two sort it out. I’m heading back to Shenzhen.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yiming didn’t elaborate any further as he headed downstairs, leaving the building as the two of them looked to each other.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What did you do to get moved out of Shenzhen?\" Li Miao curiously asked, patting him on the back as they walked into the office together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I was too rash against the general.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your short temper really just never changes... Whatever, I need to talk to my officers first. I’ll be right back.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With Li Miao walking out of the room, Zhen Ren sat in the room all alone as his heart felt a little regretful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Dang it, why did I speak out? All that work is now for nothing. What am I so stupid?\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1535,"2026-06-10T06:59:53.365Z",1,"novelbin.me","1c501fc21edede49e078805ea0227b27eb905a05bdc49db8466f1ce8437ef586","zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-671","zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-819",829,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fzombie-apocalypse-creation-cover.jpg"]