[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-zombie-apocalypse-creation":3,"chapter-zombie-apocalypse-creation-zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-762":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},1887580,2510,"Chapter 762: Danger of Stray Animals","zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-762",762,"\u003Cp>In other words, Yu Hua was one of her possible successors if she were to retire or disappear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was assigned here as a test, a test of resolve and her capability to work independently under a stressful environment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Did I guess it correctly? You didn’t want to punish her, right? Come on, you can just be honest with me and admit it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Shut up.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Houqin looked away to the side in frustration, Xiaoyun couldn’t help but let out a small chuckle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What are you laughing at?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Someone is getting a little angry like a little kid.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmph! You’re the little kid for letting someone break the rules.\" Houqin immediately argued back as she looked over to Xiaoyun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Okay, I’m the little kid if that’s what makes you happy... Ahem, Yu Hua is about to come out of the room.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within seconds, the irritated look instantly disappeared from Houqin’s face, with Xiaoyun’s playful face returning to calm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Miss Houqin, Commander, I’m ready.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Great. Lead the way.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Yu Hua led the two of them out of the logistic hub and into the streets, they both couldn’t help but feel isolated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The feeling had only gotten stronger every step of the way. Hundreds of SOS signs were written all over the skyscrapers and apartment windows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once again, not a single person is walking in the streets. Only the streetlight and a few of the buildings with lights illuminated the road ahead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yu Hua, do you know how many people live in this city?\" Xiaoyun curiously asked as they went across the sidewalk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"About fifty thousand people... The whole city looks really abandoned, right? That’s what I felt when I first came here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s a lot emptier than I had imagined. Why is it so empty if fifty thousand people live here?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Because none of them live here, at least in the city... They all live up north in the industrial part of the Qujiang district.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After walking for five whole minutes, Yu Hua suddenly took a turn to the right, bringing them away from the open streetlight into a dark alley.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Pangpang, Wuwu! Where are you at?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Yu Hua’s voice echoed throughout the alley, loud footsteps suddenly appeared from all directions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How many stray animals are there?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Houqin asked, her face starting to look a little nervous as Yu Hua led the two of them into a dead end with a tall concrete wall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"About like twenty cats and ten dogs... Oh, here they are.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Turning back around, right before their eyes was a bunch of cats and dogs all standing together, their body with bones almost exposed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All of them intently stared at them, not walking any closer until Yu Hua reached over to her pocket to take out a bag of beef jerky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sorry, guys, I couldn’t bring much food to you all today... But I’ll try my best tomorrow, okay?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Xiaoyun and Houqin watch all of the stray animals surrounding Yu Hua in the middle, a weird feeling begins to develop inside their heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Pangpang, have the dogs been good? They didn’t hurt anyone or try to steal any food again, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching Yu Hua squatting down onto the floor and talking to what seems to be a golden retriever, the two were a little shocked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What shocked them more, however, was when the dog took a bite of the beef jerky and nodded its head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How about you, Wuwu? You guys didn’t try to steal again, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Meow!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The grey cat yawned as it stretched its back, sitting down in front of Yu Hua as she handed a small piece of beef jerky into its mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good job, you two—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Yu Hua complimented the dog and the cat in the front, an orange cat in the back suddenly tried to lunge at her with its sharp claws.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yu Hua!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Houqin’s yelling was met with surprise as the grey cat instantly jumped onto the orange cat, pushing it onto the floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Meowww!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wolf wolf!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All of the dogs and the cat quickly surrounded the orange cat as the grey cat kept its paw right on the orange cat’s neck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Guys, relax. Let her go. She’s just hungry...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Yu Hua feeds a piece of the beef jerky into the orange cat’s mouth, it instantly calms back down as its claws retract.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Meow!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a gentle push, the grey cat finally lets the orange cat go, who instantly walks away to be with the rest of the pack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Meow...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Okay, okay, I’ll give you a little rub.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment Yu Hua took off the gloves, both Xiaoyun and Houqin were stunned. Her hand was covered in bandages.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Woof!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Okay, okay, you too.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yu Hua, what happened to your hand?\" Houqin curiously asked as the two of them slowly walked up to where she sat down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s just a little scatches... Do you guys want to pat them?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Houqin immediately looked over to Xiaoyun, who nodded his head as they both walked all the way up to the two pets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hsss!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within seconds, both the cat and the dog started growling, walking away from Yu Hua as Houqin and Xiaoyun could feel the hostility from them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hey, Miss Yu Hua and Commander are my friends. Don’t hiss at them... Hey, come back!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two leading animals turned around and ran out, leaving the dark alley as Houqin awkwardly brushes her hair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sorry, Miss Houqin, I couldn’t get them to trust you.\" Yu Hua apologizes as she looks a little disappointed in herself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s fine... Ahem, Yu Hua, how did you mess up your hand like this? Don’t tell me small scratches require this many bandages.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Houqin took a closer look at her bandaged hand, she soon noticed the bandages didn’t just go up to her wrist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s... It’s a long story.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back in the logistic hub...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Yu Hua sat in front of Xiaoyun and Houqin, she let out a small sigh before taking off her puffer jacket.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your arms...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both of them once again fell into shock as the bandages went up all the way to her shoulder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, Yu Hua didn’t stop as she took off her shirt, revealing her entire upper body to be covered in bandages.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What the hell happened?\" Xiaoyun questioned. His eyes could faintly see a bunch of scratch marks that remained on her body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I was walking back home a few weeks ago from the warehouse, and then a bunch of stray animals came out and attacked me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don’t tell me it’s by the same animals from earlier,\" Houqin questioned as a hint of anger appeared in her eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I-It’s not the same one from earlier. T-They are the ones who actually save me from them.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There’s more than one pack?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiaoyun curiously asked, realizing the stray animal population might be much bigger than he had initially imagined.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don’t know... All I know is without them, the logistic staff would have probably found me in a ditch somewhere the next morning.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Yu Hua’s face looked genuinely thankful to the stray animal she was speaking of, both Houqin and Xiaoyun were a little conflicted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Did you report this to the police after you were attacked?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I... I didn’t.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why not?\" Houqin pressed again, her mind unable to understand why she wouldn’t report something so urgent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If I told the police, they would have indiscriminately killed all of the stray animals in the city. I-I don’t want to kill those who saved me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yu Hua, do you know how dangerous it is to keep this to yourself? What if someone else ran into the same situation as you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cold stare from Houqin made Yu Hua awkwardly scratch her head. Despite being in the wrong, she remained defiant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I know it’s selfish... But it was just a one-off occurrence. There haven’t been any other stray animal attacks as far as I know.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a short stare, Houqin fell into silence as she looked over to Xiaoyun, seemingly giving up as she looked exhausted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ahem, Yu Hua, do you remember what I said earlier that you needed to fulfill something to make up for the mistake?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Hua nodded her head, patiently waiting for Xiaoyun to continue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I was thinking, if you were willing to do anything to make up for the mistake... I was going to have you shoot the stray animal yourself.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What...?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Huh?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Houqin’s face flinched a little in shock, Yu Hua had already spoken up again, her voice filled with desperation as she almost collapsed onto the floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I-I can’t do that. Please, Commander, I-I can’t bring myself—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ahem, excuse me. I said earlier... Assuming all you had said was true, I don’t believe that’s an appropriate punishment anymore.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thank you, sir!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment Yu Hua bowed down in gratitude, Xiaoyun immediately looked over to the wall as he signaled Houqin to help her get back up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No need to say thanks. I should be the one thanking you for enduring such harsh conditions in Shaoguan.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1515,"2026-06-10T06:59:54.885Z",1,"novelbin.me","634457cb18867f8260d4fdf7dc4e74b1beb1ed3bf6db7f4cc729e8bb24b690a7","zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-513","zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-512",829,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fzombie-apocalypse-creation-cover.jpg"]