[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-zombie-apocalypse-creation":3,"chapter-zombie-apocalypse-creation-zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-633":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},1887460,2510,"Chapter 633: The Truth Behind Death Zone","zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-633",633,"\u003Cp>\"Red tentacles?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both Yiming and Xiaoyun looked a little puzzled, as they didn’t expect something so far-fetched to be in the death zones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes. It’s... like a pile of meat that can wiggle around. It just appeared from the ground when we found the soldiers who got tied up by it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How big is it?\" Yiming questioned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The ones that attacked us were up to around our heights... But we’ve seen ones that go as high up as this HQ tent.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As everyone looked up to the ceiling, they could see it was roughly three meters tall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"God damn, that’s big.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ahem, how did you all go past them? Yiming asked, interrupting Xiaoyun from commenting any further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We cut through them with our shovels... They are extremely easy to cut. It’s like cutting through jello.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So guns wouldn’t really work against it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m not sure... But I just felt like a bullet wouldn’t work against it since it doesn’t seem to have a head.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I see...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Was there anything else in the fog that stood out to you? Anything other than those tentacles?\" Xiaoyun asked this time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh, I almost forgot. There was a giant sphere made out of flesh. It’s like right in front of the soldiers when we rescued them.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A giant ball of flesh?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone in the tent once again looked a little puzzled, as the thing Wuli had described didn’t sound like things related to zombies at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It didn’t add up to the Luoping’s Daily report on the death zone at all. There was almost zero similarity other than the initial zombies that came out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you remember what they were trying to do to the soldiers that were tied up?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wuli didn’t answer right away as she turned over to her soldiers, only for them to bring out multiple different explanations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first one was from the 2nd in charge, who described the scene as a ritual, with the soldiers all tied up to be sacrificed to the ball of flesh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other two soldiers felt a weird sense of intelligence from the sphere, almost as if it was learning from humans.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their reasoning?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tentacles weren’t just tied to the unconscious soldier’s hand, but smaller, thinner tentacles attached to their heads.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed to be extracting human knowledge, at least that’s what they felt when they freed the hostages from the connections.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The last soldier, or Wuli herself, leaned more towards the whole sacrificed theory. But rather than for some ritual, she felt the sphere was just about to eat them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They just happened to arrive at the perfect time to save them. However, the 2nd in charge heavily disputed it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To her eyes, it didn’t make sense for the sphere not to eat them right away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no reason to keep them alive unless there was a ritual or steps that needed to be taken before consuming the soldiers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With all the different conclusions, Xiaoyun and Yiming both fell into silence. They didn’t know which theory was right.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All three of the theories had their own valid explanation, other than Wuli’s one, which felt like a near-zero chance of being a coincidence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Xiaoyun, what are we going to do next?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yiming questioned as Wuli and the soldiers left the tent after reporting the last information they knew of.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We are... going to stay put for now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiaoyun’s answer caught Yiming a little surprised, but he didn’t question it, as it felt like the safest option in his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But, Commander, we still have four soldiers trapped inside the fog.\" Han Bang raised his voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s too late. They are most likely long gone by now... All I wanted was Lingang to come back alive.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The answer made everyone’s spine shiver a little. They knew Xiaoyun was right, but it just felt a little cold hearing it out of his mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m not saying the soldiers’ lives aren’t valuable... I just don’t want to lose more people trying to save a small fraction.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiaoyun quickly added, realizing his answer earlier came out way too disrespectful and cold towards the soldiers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We understand, Commander... You aren’t wrong. The last thing we need right now is to go in one by one.\" Han Bang quietly murmured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ahem, everyone, it’s time for dinner. Remember your duty schedule for tonight. You’re all dismissed.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yiming ended the meeting before the awkward atmosphere could manifest as the Colonels all left the tent at once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Xiaoyun, what were you thinking when you said that out loud?\" Yiming questioned, his voice with a hint of anger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sorry... I just didn’t think more into it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Be more careful with what you say. People are listening... The last thing you want is for someone to take it out of context.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’re right. I’ll be more careful next time.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Yiming exited the tent, Xiaoyun stood in the tent all alone as he stared down at the sandbox in front of him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"When did I become so careless and so cruel... Maybe I need a little break.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Heading out of the tent, soldiers were walking in and out of the base as it was time for their rotation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking up to the sky, it was already dark out, with the sun setting on the horizon as the moon rose up to the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I should go eat something.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Xiaoyun headed back towards his own tent to get some food, he was a little surprised to find someone already inside his tent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tianci? What are you doing inside my tent?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"N-Nothing!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing her hands holding an open beef can with a pair of forks, it was obvious what she was doing to his ration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don’t mind you eating it. I can just make more myself.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zipping the tent closed, Xiaoyun quickly created another beef can for himself, one that’s steaming hot and already opened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as he was about to take a bite, he noticed Tianci staring at his can despite having her own beef that she hadn’t finished yet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What are you looking at?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"H-How did you heat up your cans?\" Tianci curiously asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I just created one that I had already heated up in the past... You want to switch?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing her nodding her head, Xiaoyun quickly switched the cans, letting her eat the hot one while he ate the cold one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the short dinner, Tianci remained in his tent as she started asking him about what the soldiers had witnessed inside the fog.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He explained every single detail of the conversation, from the fog looking red from the inside to the tentacles and the ball of flesh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Despite all the bombshell news, she didn’t seem to be surprised by it. She remained silent as if she already knew all of it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You aren’t shocked? Do you already know about this?\" Xiaoyun curiously asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is my first time hearing it... I’m a little shocked. But what you had just said pretty much confirmed my theory.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What theory?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That fog in Shenzhen isn’t a death zone. At least not the death zone we are thinking of up north in the capital.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Huh? What?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiaoyun’s head was all confused as Tianci’s answer overthrew all the explanations that had laid the foundation of this whole disaster in Shenzhen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"All of the things happening here are man-made. Someone is behind all these, and I already have proof of it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What proof?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tianci quickly took out her bag, only to take out a small glass containing a sample of a weirdly looking flesh that had dried up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My lab had just sent me the result an hour ago. The DNA in the flesh has extremely similar sequencing to the one back in Longxue Island.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Really... Wait a moment, how do you know about Longxue Island? I never told you about it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I have my own methods, okay?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a silent staredown for a whole minute, Tianci finally couldn’t handle the pressure and confessed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Okay, fine... Yuqi happens to have experimental tools in the inventory that are way too advanced compared to the typical ones found in basic labs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I just looked at the labels on the machines, which said Longxue Island. Then all I had to do was ask Kate about it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She told you all about it?\" Xiaoyun questioned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Maybe... Okay, fine, she did tell me about the weird air particles that you guys ran into on the island.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I just sent a few salvage teams to bring back some of the samples. That’s all I know, I swear.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Xiaoyun continued to look right into her eyes, he finally looked away before letting out a small sigh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Kate really needs to keep her mouth shut sometimes... So you’re telling me this whole thing in Shenzhen is done by the secret society?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah. There’s no way this could occur naturally. Someone has to put a lot of effort into setting this up to be this big.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Those damn bastard... But why did they set it up in Shenzhen out of all places?\" Xiaoyun curiously asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don’t know... Maybe they just want to do it in a city that’s not too close to their main base, wherever that place is.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1540,"2026-06-10T06:59:53.365Z",1,"novelbin.me","300a7fbcefa0fa9d1d618782b2d0209b65221e105fb0fa89723d12ff1857685b","zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-676","zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-825",829,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fzombie-apocalypse-creation-cover.jpg"]