[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-zombie-apocalypse-creation":3,"chapter-zombie-apocalypse-creation-zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-714":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},1887291,2510,"Chapter 714: Dead Ends","zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-714",714,"\u003Cp>\"Lost track? You guys didn’t find the injured mutant?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yezi curiously questioned as he looked genuinely surprised that something lived after tanking that big of a missile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We found it later by the time the sun was about to set. One of the drones was able to capture footage of its corpse.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Major Lan took out a laptop from his backpack, they all looked a little intrigued by it, except Colonel Mingxu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hurry and show it.\" Ningjing impatiently asked as her face looked excited to see what a giant mutant looked like.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a few minutes of turning the laptop on, the video finally started playing. Major Lan quickly skipped forward a bit before stopping right near the end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s what the mutant looks like?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yezi looked a little shocked as it looked extremely similar to a human. The only difference was the lack of hair and certain organs missing between its legs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are all those scratches the bullet wound?\" Tai Pi questioned as he couldn’t believe how little damage was done to its body part.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes. All of those dark marks are the area we hit... The wound that killed it is right on the back of its head.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Major Lan paused the video, they could all see the missing part on the back of its head, almost as if someone had scalped it off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How did you guys even manage to land the missile on the back of its head? Did the mutant just stand in place?\" Bai Bing curiously asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, there was no answer from Major Lan as he looked over to Mingxu, who cleared his throat before speaking up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We managed to position the missile truck on a nearby hill. The mutant saw a missile coming and tried to run away, which is why the back of its head was hit.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The answer quickly made all of them realize that the giant mutant wasn’t as fast as they might have imagined.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is the giant mutant fast?\" Yezi asked, wanting to make sure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both Major Lan and Mingxu shook their head, allowing all of them to let out a small sigh of relief as it no longer seemed all that bad.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s still faster than us on foot, though,\" Mingxu warned after noticing the optimism on their faces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s fine... Ahem, now we just have to wait until Xiaoyun gives us a response. You all can go back to your mission.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, sir!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As all the Colonels headed out of the tent, Yezi signalled Major Lan to stay as he walked all the way to the tent entrance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Xianlin, I just want to say good job on killing the mutant... I hope you understand all these insults earlier were me setting an example for others.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Commander, I know you didn’t mean it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Major Lan paused for a second, then continued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And I don’t think I should get all the credits. Colonel Mingxu was the one who came with the missiles.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No need to push your honors away. He’ll have his own reward... But I hope you don’t do this kind of stuff again, or at least tell us next time.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, sir!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Yezi’s men searched far and wide, he soon got a letter from Xiaoyun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the letter was an order that he already expected. He was to stay put until a ’solution’ could be found for the giant mutants.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was also given some leeway to keep searching for the ’alleged’ giant mutants that are still out there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When nighttime arrived, all of the drone footage that had been recording the woods and the city of Wuzhou was gathered into a special unit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their job was to review hours upon hours of footage. Unfortunately, none of them capture sightings of giant mutants despite extensive coverage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All of those ’alleged’ giant mutants had just vanished, as the only trace that remained was the sheer damage the city faced.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The whole place looked reminiscent of a certain city being firebombed to the ground, as crumbled concrete and exposed rebar were everywhere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With possible leads searched by Yezi’s army with over a hundred thousand people actively looking around Zhaoqing, nothing came up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Days of searching and even sending infiltration teams past the destroyed city of Wuzhou led to the finding of footprints that led deeper into Guangxi province.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It became clear that the ’alleged’ group of giant mutants had fled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They somehow knew one of their kind was killed, even though there was no evidence of other giant mutants nearby that could have seen the corpse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the weekend approaching, a person Yezi never expected came into his tent asking for a break.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"General Yezi, can you approve my off-duty break? I really need to go home to deal with something.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Major Lan made his request in front of Yezi, there was no answer as he continued to write his letter in silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"General, I really mean it. This is an emergency for me. I need you to help me convince the logistics staff to approve it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Xianlin, you’re the only one with combat experience with the giant mutant. You’re not going anywhere until the situation is sorted.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yezi’s answer didn’t discourage Xianlin at all, as he didn’t take his leave, remaining in the tent as he made another plea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"General, we both know those giant mutants had fled into Guangxi. What’s the point of holding me here?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nobody is leaving until the emergency is lifted, Major.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing the growing impatience in his voice, Xianlin’s hope began to slip away until Yezi spoke up again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But there can be an exception. What’s the emergency you need to attend to? Did your wife or parent fall ill?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My parent told me I really need to get back and give them a grandkid, or else they are going to disown me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yezi finally dropped his pen as he turned his attention from the letter to Xianlin. He looked back at him right in the eyes as he remained silent for a short moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is that really the emergency you’re bugging me for?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m serious, Commander. My parent had already arranged a wedding with a girl this Sunday.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the straight face on Xianlin, the annoyed look on Yezi’s face disappeared as he resumed writing his letter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tell your parent that if they really disowned you, they’re missing out on their son’s promotion ceremony.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xianlin froze for a second before realizing Yezi had just revealed his promotion from being a Major to becoming a Lieutenant Colonel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thank you so much, Commander!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You deserved it... The commander-in-chief found your action to be brave and your decision-making to be the best case scenario.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The hint of grumpiness in Yezi’s voice surprised Xianlin, as it appeared that he didn’t want him to promote for some reason.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"General... Is there something wrong?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nothing is wrong. I just hope you don’t learn the wrong lesson from this promotion.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yezi’s ambiguous answer confused Xianlin a little before his brain finally realized why he looked so disapproving of the promotion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Commander! I know what I did was way too adventurous. I won’t take the same risk again in the future.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I hope so... Here, take this paper. You can take it to the staff, and they should let you leave.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Yezi ripped out a small piece of paper with his signature on it, Xianlin quickly accepted it with both hands before bowing down in gratitude.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thank you, sir!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mhm.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing him not wanting to speak up any further and resuming his writing, Xianlin took this as a signal for him to leave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You can come out now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"General, why did you approve Major Lan’s break?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Mingxu emerged right behind the hidden tent flap, his face was filled with questions as he walked back to the table.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why wouldn’t I approve his leave? He got a wedding to attend to... You wouldn’t reject your wedding if Ningjing proposed to you tomorrow, would you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s... That’s different. Xianlin had been acting way too suspicious for him to leave.\" Mingxu argued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So do you have any proof other than your pure speculation and your ’male’ superstition?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yezi’s answer left Mingxu speechless. Still, Mingxu’s face remained concerned until he spoke up again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mingxu, are you jealous that Xiaoyun gave the credit to Xianlin instead of you? Is that why you’re protesting his break?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What? No. I’m not jealous of him. I just feel like he has been acting differently... I never even heard of him mentioning having a wedding.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The last part made Yezi freeze for a second, but he soon resumed his writing as he signed his name at the bottom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s an arranged wedding. You have to understand that it’s not too crazy for someone’s parent wanting a grandkid when their only son is in the army.\" Yezi murmured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But he... Why wouldn’t he mention that a single time? And why now? Out of all the times he could have asked for a break.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He’s getting a break. End of story. Go back to your post before I tell Ningjing to come over and kick you out of my tent.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Mingxu stormed out of the room in split seconds, Yezi shook his head as he looked back down at the sandbox in the distance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What could Xianlin be up to?\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1560,"2026-06-10T06:59:54.595Z",1,"novelbin.me","87c6700bd297a4652da9a0ca9861ce862169beb77391f2791bc8133d6a81b126","zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-715","zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-713",829,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fzombie-apocalypse-creation-cover.jpg"]