[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-zombie-apocalypse-creation":3,"chapter-zombie-apocalypse-creation-zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-657":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},1887398,2510,"Chapter 657: Major Lan’s Journey","zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-657",657,"\u003Cp>\"Go go go!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soldiers busted through the doors and windows, the insides remained dead silent as not a single zombie sound came out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The loud noises didn’t even cause any zombies to come out from the nearby building. It was almost as if the entire area near them had nothing alive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Southern entrance clear!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Northern entrance clear!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Continue the search. Over.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Major Lan’s face turned a little grim as he held the walkie-talkie. He was starting to have a bad feeling as he looked towards the distant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boxes of food and water were all lying on the floor of the gas station ahead—Things that usually would have been taken by survivors were right out in the open.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Major Lan, we had met up together in the middle. Everything seems to be in the clear still.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Search the second floor. Over.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the order was passed out, Major Lan could hear footsteps from behind. Turning around, it was a squad of soldiers with a middle-aged man in jeans.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’re the survivor?\" Major Lan curiously asked as the soldier brought the middle-aged man all the way up to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Y-Yes, Y-You guys are from the military?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The middle-aged man nervously asked, glanced at the rifle in the soldier’s hand, before looking away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah, we’re from the military in Guangzhou... What happened to everyone in the town? Why is everything so abandoned here?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Major Lan asked directly, not wanting to waste any more time as the soldiers from the 2nd floor reported clear again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Everyone left Fengkai for Wuzhou when the outbreak happened. C-Can you guys bring me to Guangzhou? I-I don’t want to live alone anymore.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the middle-aged man’s body shaking more and more, Major Lan nodded in agreement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We can bring you back to Guangzhou, but we need you to guide us around the town... Is there any zombies around here?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as the middle-aged man shook his head, all of the soldiers let out a sigh of relief at once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I haven’t seen a single zombie since I came here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Came here? You aren’t from here?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I came here two weeks after the outbreak. I have gone through the town multiple times. I-I can guide you guys anywhere.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Noticing the middle-aged man still looking so nervous, Major Lan looked over to the soldier before giving them a hand gesture.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three soldier near him lowered their rifle, strapping them onto their backs as squads of soldiers began coming out of the building.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Major Lan! We found a transportation document from a commissar in Guangxi!\" A soldier with a captain’s rank reported as he handed the file over to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Transportation document?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s the document that showed people leaving for Wuzhou before the outbreak. The Guangxi military organized the whole transportation.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the answer from the middle-aged man, Major Lan realized this whole place was once again a ghost town.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Dang it... Oh, I almost forgot to ask, what’s your name?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My name is Wen Zhang.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Wen Zhang guided Major Lan’s troop around the town, it soon became clear that the whole place really was a ghost town.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter how much noise they made, no zombies came out, nor were there any other survivors they had encountered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The only thing they found alive was a bunch of stray dogs and cats running around chasing each other near the other side of the town.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even as they reached the very outer edge of the town, there were still no threats. It seemed to be another mission of just marching.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All of the soldiers were a little bummed out, but Major Lan wasn’t about to cross another highway towards Wuzhou just to fight zombies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Everyone, we’re going to settle down here for a week before going back! The faster we work, the faster we get back!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within seconds of the news announcement, the soldiers suddenly gained more strength to carry more and more concrete on their backs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone was working harder and harder, pushing themselves to the limit as they used everything they could gather from the construction site nearby.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Major Lan, what is this for?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Zhang curiously asked as he watched the soldier working in the middle of the night, seemingly building a wall at the western entrance of the town.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Just in case zombies come in from Wuzhou... You said everyone headed that direction, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah... But I haven’t seen a zombie coming from Wuzhou ever since I lived here. I don’t think it’s really necessary for that.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Better safe than sorry.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Major Lan’s answer made Wen Zhang fall into silence, as he didn’t really have any reason to stop them from building it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hey, Wen Zhang, where are you from originally? Did you actually live in this town all alone for the past two years?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m from Dazhou town, just further up upstream from this river... I came here with my family.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Where are they now?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the man fall into silence once again, Major Lan quickly realized he had asked the wrong question.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sorry for your loss.\" Major Lan apologizes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s fine. I had already gotten over it. You aren’t responsible for it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two of them stood in silence as the cold breeze blew over their faces... until Wen Zhang suddenly turned around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t say anything as he headed downstairs alone. When he came back to the rooftop, he held an entire box full of glass bottles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Want one?\" Wen Zhang offered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m good.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Zhang didn’t ask again as he put the box back down onto the floor, taking one for himself before attempting to open it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Crap. I forgot my bottle opener.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let me open it for you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After popping it up with his pocket knife, Major Lan tried to hand the bottle back, only to be rejected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Just take a sip and try it... You won’t regret it.\" Wen Zhang offered again as he pushed the bottle into Major Lan’s hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don’t drink. I’m an active duty soldier.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Major Lan stubbornly refusing the drink, Wen Zhang finally gave up as he took the glass bottle back for himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’re missing out on the good stuff, you know that?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Zhang’s comment was only met with a deafening silence as large construction lights started to shine brightly onto the road.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You know this light might draw attention to the town, right?\" Wen Zhang questioned as he took a big sip.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I know.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You aren’t scared of the zombies?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s my job to fight zombies. I wouldn’t be in the army if I were scared of them... Have you killed a zombie before?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Me? Hell no. Why would I try to fight that shit? I can just hide and wait for it to leave on its own.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What if you can’t hide?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then... I guess I have to run.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What if you can’t outrun them?\" Major Lan questioned again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then I fight them... But I’ll probably lose.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why do you think you’ll lose? You said you never have fought one before.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Just because I never fought one doesn’t mean I haven’t seen someone try to fight them.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Zhang paused for a second as he glanced over to the rifle on Major Lan’s back before speaking up again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You got a gun. Of course, you think fighting a zombie is easy. I don’t have any weapons at all——\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before he could finish talking, his eyes widened in shock as Major Lan handed him a pistol.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What if you had this? Would you fight?\" Major Lan questioned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I-I... I don’t know.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Wen Zhang stared towards the weapon in his hand, his heart felt conflicted. He never expected him to hand him a gun just like this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No warning or anything. Just gave it to him without even asking if he wanted to join the army or not.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You want to join us?\" Major Lan offered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I... I do. But I really don’t think I’m ready to join the army yet.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Joining the army? Who told you you’re joining the army? I was asking if you want to go to our settlements in Guangzhou.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh. Of course, I want to go to Guangzhou. I have never been to a big city before... Are there a lot of people there?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"More than you can ever imagine. Last time I saw on the news before I left, there were around a million people there.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s crazy... B-But are there any zombies there?\" Wen Zhang nervously asked as a hint of fear emerged from his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s the safest city you’ll find in this apocalypse. You’ll see when you get there... You should probably start packing up.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Now?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Unless you want to stay here for another month——\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ll go pack up now!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With Wen Zhang gone, Major Lan stood there in silence, staring at the soldiers below working hard... until he looked over to the box next to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After standing next to it for a bit, curiosity took over as he grabbed a bottle, popping the cap open with his pocket knife.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could feel the coldness through the glass. A perfect cold drink for the hot night, before noticing it started fizzling a little.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Huh... This is soda?\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1539,"2026-06-10T06:59:53.682Z",1,"novelbin.me","b89cb3c89a8b73424fded3c2ca2ea36bd6565595ba5ad99204622071e1f1117e","zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-806","zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-609",829,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fzombie-apocalypse-creation-cover.jpg"]