[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-zombie-apocalypse-creation":3,"chapter-zombie-apocalypse-creation-zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-630":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},1887453,2510,"Chapter 630: Infinite Loops","zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-630",630,"\u003Cp>A few miles from Shenzhen’s military base...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lingang was sitting in a tank, or more specifically, the Type 05 amphibious fighting vehicle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was one of the few light-tank units in his army from the modern day, as all other soldiers were sitting inside armored pick-up trucks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sir, we’re about to enter the dense fog now.\" The driver warned as they could see the fog in the distance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Everyone, get ready to leave... We’re going to travel on foot.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>None of the soldiers questioned back, quickly exiting the car as it came to a stop. But just as the car drove off into the distance, they were met with soldiers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who are you guys? Identify yourself.\" A senior soldier questioned as eight other soldier raised their rifle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We’re on a special mission. I’m Colonel Lingang. You all can ask through the walkie-talkie if you want to question it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the soldiers still looking a little doubtful, Lingang showed them his AKM rifle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We all have the same gun. Isn’t that enough for you to know we’re friendly?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a few seconds of thought, the senior soldier quickly apologized before letting them go.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sorry, just out of precaution.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the soldiers out of the way, Lingang finally turned back around to the main task at hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Everyone, let’s go.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Lingang walked deeper and deeper into the fog, he was a little stunned by everything he had witnessed so far.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every single one of the buildings was replaced. What was once concrete and rebar in its place was a bunch of flesh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the sidewalk and the road had changed into flesh as their boots could feel a weird bounce with every step of the way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking up in the sky, the clouds were all red, with the fog around them seemingly to have been applied a red filter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Surprisingly, they could still see the sun from here, albeit it looked more like an endless bleeding hole in the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This hazmat suit is so damn hot...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A soldier complained, feeling his entire body sweating like crazy, as the material had no breathability in mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you take it off, you’re going to die here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lingang’s warning instantly shuts the soldier’s mouth as they continued walking down the sidewalk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How long do we have to walk for?\" Lingang asked as he looked over to the person next to her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"About five more minutes and we should be at the center of the death zone... At least based on the map.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone fell back into silence, walking down the sidewalk as they examined their surroundings for anything unique.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, everything in the fog looked almost the same. Just an endless amount of flesh replacing the original building material.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not a single thing was alive, much to their surprise. No zombies or anything, if the flesh didn’t count as a living thing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Anyone feel weird? No illusion or anything?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lingang asked, stopping to take a little break as he himself was sweating like crazy inside the hazmat suit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No, sir.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"All clear.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good. Let’s continue.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As all ten of them continued walking down the road, they soon encountered something a little different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a weirdly long red flesh, almost looking like a tentacle sticking up from the ground right next to a flesh building.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The fuck is that?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>None of the soldier could answer Lingang’s question as they all raised their rifle towards it, waiting for him to give the final order.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But in the end, he signalled everyone to lower their gun, opting to leave it alone as they continued walking towards the center.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Commander, should we go inside one of the buildings? What if the thing we’re looking for is inside it?\" A soldier suggested.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There are hundreds of thousands of buildings... If it’s not out here, then we’re just going to go back to the base first.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The soldier nodded, accepting Lingang’s order as they continued walking down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After what felt like a long, torturous path, they finally arrived at the center, where there was a small fountain in the middle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We’re in the center of the death zone now, sir.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking around, there wasn’t much difference from earlier, other than way more tentacle-like objects sticking from the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Everyone, groups of two. Try to look for anything different... Something that resembles patient zero or any sort of core.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lingang gave his vague order as he himself didn’t know what he was looking for. He had only a single clue from Xiaoyun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As everyone quickly split into five groups, he quickly joined one of the groups and started looking around the park.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Walking around, his group couldn’t find anything. Nothing was of interest as they returned to the middle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nothing interesting?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing all of them shaking their head, Lingang let out a sigh as he turned back around towards where they came from.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let’s all leave now. We had done enough here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The soldiers didn’t argue back, following Lingang as the only thing on their minds at this point was to take off the hazmat suit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as everyone thought the trip was just going to be nothing eventful, one of the soldiers suddenly noticed something a little off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Commander, how long have we been walking back now?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Um... About ten minutes or so. What about it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don’t you think we should at least approach the less corrupted building at this point? Why are all the buildings still fully covered in flesh?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All nine soldier, including Lingang, quickly examined their surroundings, only to come to the same conclusion as him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Everyone, stay together... Do not separate, no matter what.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lingang quickly took out his walkie-talkie, only to find it jammed. Even his phone was off as it refused to turn on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Anyone else’s walkie-talkie working?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing everyone shaking their head, Lingang realized he might have fallen into a trap. One that he didn’t even know where to begin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Crap... Ye Lin, fire the blue flare.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Xiaoyun woke up again, it was already the afternoon as he could see the sun falling towards the horizon through the tent cover.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh crap... How long was I asleep for?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Taking out his phone, he saw it was four o’clock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He quickly got up and exited his tent. Walking down the path, he could feel a tense atmosphere among the soldiers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arriving at the HQ tent, he sees Yiming and Han Bang standing in the tent, their faces looking just as tense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What’s wrong?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lingang hasn’t sent a message back ever since they entered inside... Something bad might have happened to them.\" Yiming answered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Does everyone already know about it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Bang slowly nodded his head, making Xiaoyun’s head instantly kick into overdrive as he imagined hundreds of scenarios.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not a single one of them was a good outcome.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Has there been any flare shots into the sky?\" Xiaoyun questioned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"None. Completely dead silent——\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Commander! Someone had shot a blue flare into the sky!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a soldier rushed into the HQ tent and revealed the news, Xiaoyun’s face was instantly filled with hope.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Where was the flare? Was it near the park center?\" Xiaoyun asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I-I don’t know, sir. A-A soldier near the northern fog entrance reported it through the walkie-talkie.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"North? Isn’t that the opposite direction they went towards? Why did Lingang go over there?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the soldier awkwardly stood there, Xiaoyun quickly dismissed him before turning over to Yiming and Han Bang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m going to——\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’re not going inside there. You’re the commander in chief. You cannot risk your life in something like this.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yiming instantly rejected Xiaoyun’s offer, not letting him finish his sentence as he firmly stood his ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a few seconds of standoff, Xiaoyun accepted Yiming’s suggestion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fine... But we’re going to need some rescue team to go inside there... They shot the blue flare. They are trapped there.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You can direct it... But remember, you’re not going inside it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I know.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Xiaoyun turned around and signalled Han Bang to follow him, Yiming let out a small sigh as he looked back at the sandbox table.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How did it end up like this...?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment Xiaoyun stepped outside the HQ tent, he ran straight into someone about to go inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hey! Watch where you’re going... Xiaoyun?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tianci? Why are you here?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two quickly took a few steps away from the tent, walking down the path together as Han Bang continued to follow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I found what’s wrong with the fog... It’s actually a bunch of small living particles that could chemically alter someone if they stay inside for too long.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Living particles? Like viruses and bacteria?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah, similar to that. But even more basic, down to like an atomic level... I don’t know how to explain it, but someone in my lab happened to study this before.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I see... Can this living particle go through a hazmat suit then?\" Xiaoyun nervously asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hazmat suit? Why are you asking that?\" Tianci curiously asked back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I... I might have sent a few people inside with a hazmat suit to check what’s inside the death zone.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You what!\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1524,"2026-06-10T06:59:53.365Z",1,"novelbin.me","eb5ef9351c35164b817084c4735898a45de88ff7e166fb00132703ce93894335","zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-675","zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-674",829,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fzombie-apocalypse-creation-cover.jpg"]