[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-zombie-apocalypse-creation":3,"chapter-zombie-apocalypse-creation-zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-628":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},1887450,2510,"Chapter 628: Fire on All Cylinder","zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-628",628,"\u003Cp>As the sun began to fall from its peak, Xiaoyun was standing right on top of an office building.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had been watching and examining the death zone for over an hour. Planning with Yiming and the Colonels for even longer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking through the binoculars, he could see small groups of soldiers, all scattered throughout the entire city into groups of five.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every street corner, every window, every doorway had someone with a rifle, aiming towards a long red line.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The red line wasn’t just metaphorical. But a literal pile of blood-red meat that could be visibly seen pulsing and retracting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the roads on the street all the way up to the skyscrapers, the flesh almost felt like electric wiring that linked up various buildings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What’s worse was the dense fog that shrouded what’s deeper into the city, preventing anyone from seeing the flesh’s deeper connection.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"All units ready?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiaoyun asked out loud as his hand held onto the walkie-talkie, with several soldiers in each corner of the building.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Task force North Snake, ready!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Task force South Phoenix, ready!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Task force East Dragon, ready!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Task force West Tiger, ready!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Operation begins now. Over.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within seconds, loud bangs could be heard before a closer explosion rang into everyone’s ear as buildings in the distance began to fall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Endless Shells were raining down from the sky, dropping right into the dense fog with sudden flashes appearing in the distance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After ten minutes of nonstop bombardment, a loud, howling sound could be heard within the fog as if something was being hurt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Zombies are flooding out, sir!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An officer reported, looking through his drone footage as he flew it past the red line to have a closer look.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good. Now we just have to wait.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, gunshots could be heard in every direction. Zombies were already running past the red line, flooding straight onto the streets where soldiers stood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yiming, get your soldiers ready,\" Xiaoyun asked, looking over his shoulder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They are as ready as they can be.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the fighting in the streets continued, the number of zombies had already begun to subside rapidly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was just a cakewalk for the soldiers—no mutants that break their formation, no bullet sponges that require multiple bullets to kill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every shot was a kill. Everything was trending in the positive direction until something began to change.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Commander! The red line is starting to move!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"All units! Began Plan B.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment Xiaoyun sent out the transmission, waves upon waves of fresh soldiers started flooding out onto the street from nearby buildings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oddly enough, the new group had no rifle out. Instead, they all held their tactical shovel, running towards the red line with one goal in mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Slash! Slash! More slashing!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was just endless cuts as their fellow soldiers with rifles protected them with gunfire, pushing the zombie further and further back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sir! The red line has started to retreat!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Perfect!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiaoyun’s face was filled with excitement, while Yiming held up a poker face as more and more reports started flooding in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everything was going just as planned. Step by step, the flesh on the ground was being cut into pieces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sir! Task Force North Snake is starting to run out of ammo!\" A reporter yelled with a large transmitter on a small table.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tell them to begin Plan C.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After ten minutes of waiting, smoke began to appear in the distance as if something was being burned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yiming, tell Task Force Delta to get ready.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Already on it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Yiming went over to the other radio operator, Xiaoyun took out his binoculars to have a look further up north.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although he couldn’t see what was happening exactly, he could still see the smoke getting bigger and bigger as it traveled up into the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sir! Task Force South Phoenix is running out of ammo as well!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tell them Plan C... No, let me just do it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiaoyun quickly took out his walkie-talkie, turning it on again before tuning to the public channel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"All units began Plan C. I repeat, all units began Plan C effective immediately. Over.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As time continued to pass, the entire city was covered in smoke as everyone could feel the foul, rotten smell in the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking down at the closest army unit, the soldiers were all pouring gasoline straight onto the streets as they retreated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zombie corpses and the detached flesh further down the road were already being burnt, with the red line being almost indistinguishable through the massive fire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Xiaoyun, are you sure we are going to have enough fuel for this?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yiming raised his concern as the smoke began to travel up to the office building, causing some of the soldiers to cough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m sure of it... I took the entire fuel stockpile we had just for this. I know you tried burning it before, but this time it’s going to work.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiaoyun’s reassurance didn’t really give the confident Yiming the confidence he needed, but he didn’t speak up any further as he watched the situation unfold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As nighttime arrived, the fighting continued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every single soldier had already rotated to the front line for the third time. The progress? The red line had noticeably retracted about 100 meters in diameter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, two new problems had arisen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first problem was the fact that the dense fog remained in place, no matter how far the red line was pushed back. It just refused to budge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soldiers were also beginning to experience nausea and even illusions when staying inside the red fog.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Several friendly fire cases forced Xiaoyun’s army to retreat. Still, they remained right outside the fog to keep the red line from expanding any further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Weirdly enough, zombies had also stopped coming out, with the red line no longer regenerating back to the fog limit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The second problem, however, was the fact that the building that wasn’t covered in dense fog was still covered in piles upon piles of red flesh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A decision was right before Xiaoyun’s eye. One that required a heavy workload and cost to either attempt to blow the building up or to burn it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Maybe we should just leave it alone... The cost is way too high for a single one.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yiming suggested that after a field engineer reported the explosives needed would be in the tens of thousands in very specific spots, they still haven’t found them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We need to destroy it. Or else the thing inside the death zone is going to absorb everything to gain back its energy.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yiming didn’t speak up again, waiting for Xiaoyun to make the decision, as everyone knew how stretched supplies were.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If they were to blow up the buildings, it was certain they would have to retreat afterward, losing all the progress they had made so far.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Li Miao, Yan Lin, go direct your soldiers to begin entering the building... Try to set it on fire and see if that works.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, sir.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the two Colonels walked off the HQ tent, Xiaoyun looked over to Li Qing, who looked a little zoned out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hey Li Qing, how many supplies do we have left right now if we were to keep up the fighting?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Enough for two more days... Then fuel will run out, then ammo next.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Xiaoyun, we really should think about conserving some of the supplies in case this offensive goes wrong,\" Yiming argued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We can’t stop at this point. Remember what you said in the morning? That red line expanded one meter even when you left it alone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Regardless of what we do, it’s going to expand no matter what. We just have to keep pressing it until it runs out of energy.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yiming wanted to speak up again, but his mouth ran out of words to say in the end, as he didn’t have any alternative.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Commander... How do we know when it’s going to run out of energy?\" Han Bang quietly questioned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I... I don’t know. But if we chicken out first, we are going to lose all the progress we have made so far.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, no one in the tent spoke up again as everyone understood what decision Xiaoyun was going to take.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yiming, go take a nap. Your mind needs a little break... Everyone else, get ready to set up for night shift.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, sir!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As all the other colonels left the tent, Yiming remained in place, his heavy eyes staring at the table, where a sandbox map of Shenzhen was located.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Xiaoyun, are we really gambling with the soldier’s life?\" Yiming questioned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do we have any other choice?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Yiming still standing there in silence, Xiaoyun spoke up again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I hope you can understand... I don’t want our next-door neighbor to end up like the capital... I can’t afford to lose Shenzhen.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What if it’s just... inevitable?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then we’ll be forced to run. Flee far away from Guangdong. Just like a refugee from the north who had lost their home.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiaoyun paused for a second, then patted him on the shoulder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yiming, you seriously need to go get some sleep. You’re too tired right now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’re right...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Yiming finally walked out of the tent, Xiaoyun stood all alone. Looking down at the sandbox himself, right at the red dotted lines.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is it Inevitable?\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1552,"2026-06-10T06:59:53.365Z",1,"novelbin.me","fcdff44d8eb1b7e6f574cbcf6eb69fc352aaaf6cf8dbeb2973b5de2cb1282a60","zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-629","zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-822",829,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fzombie-apocalypse-creation-cover.jpg"]