[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-zombie-apocalypse-creation":3,"chapter-zombie-apocalypse-creation-zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-827":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},1887468,2510,"Chapter 827: Fallout in the Middle East","zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-827",827,"\u003Cp>\"I’m trying to find the summary result and the actual coordinate... But one thing is for certain, we didn’t get nuked on.\" Ding Wei answered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You sure?\" Jing Cha questioned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If we got nuked on, none of us would be alive right now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Shit, you got a point... Ahem, chief, Ding Wei is looking through the data to find out where, but it’s going to take a while.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s fine. Tell me if you guys need backup. You guys don’t have to worry about anything else anymore.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, sir.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Jing Cha and Li Zhen ended their conversation, the cameraman had walked all the way next to Ding Wei.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hey Ding Wei, why does this computer look so weird?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Because it’s a terminal, not a modern computer.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You know how to use this thing?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The female officer curiously asked as she watched easily navigate around what seemed to be an extremely outdated interface.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I used to work with something similar to this before in a training class... Oh, Qi Ya, find me a pen and paper.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Ding Wei started scribbing down the numbers from the screen, the footage suddenly came to an end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The light in the meeting room turned back on as Ding Wei stepped forward to the middle alongside his fellow officers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"After a short investigation and sending a separate IT department to analyze the data, we discovered that the coordinates of detection were... the Middle East.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right before everyone’s eyes in the meeting room, they could see a projected picture of the Middle East with a small red circle drawn right over it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is the estimated area of impact.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What country is this?\" Yuqi immediately questioned, as her mind couldn’t think of the name of the country underneath the red circle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s Israel. They are the only ones with nuclear weapons in this region.\" Yiming answered first before the police officer could.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, that’s what our IT department had concluded.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’re telling me, they nuked themselves?\" Xiaoyun questioned as he stared towards the red circle on the map.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes... We don’t know why they did it, but they indeed chose to use it on themselves.\" Ding Wei answered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yiming, what do you think?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They probably used it as some sort of last resort. I can’t imagine anyone who wants to use nukes two years after the outbreak had started.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiaoyun and Yiming stared at each other for a second, giving each other a look before turning back to the spotlight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is this all the information you guys had gotten?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We also managed to adjust the alarm system. We’re currently moving the whole system to the IT department to study it further.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I see... Ahem, thank you, guys, for your hard work. Li Zhen, your men had done a fantastic job in this crisis.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thank you, sir.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The meeting soon came to an end as the environmental department and the agricultural department gave their own estimate of the impact of the nuclear fallout.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although damage was relatively insignificant due to how far nuclear fallout was, they still predicted it would have a significant impact on the Earth’s climate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With info passed out for the media department to make their own press releases regarding the update, Xiaoyun made everyone leave the room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Except for Yiming, Houqin, Yuqi, and Yueyue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is there something you want to talk about, Xiaoyun?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yiming questioned as he sat uncomfortably next to Xiaoyun with two women who sat almost directly across from him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I want the four of you to set your differences aside. I need to make sure the four of you can work together while I’m gone.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Xiaoyun, are you saying I’m being unreasonable?\" Yuqi immediately questioned, her face already showing a hint of irritation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m not saying that. I know the four of you haven’t had the best work experience with each other, but for my sake, please put those aside.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I got no problem with that,\" Yueyue answered first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m just doing my job based on what I’m given.\" Houqin quietly murmured, not really showing any emotion towards anyone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Xiaoyun looked towards Yuqi and Yiming, he could feel an invisible line of tension between them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yuqi?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fine. I’ll put it aside as long as they’re being reasonable.\" Yuqi answered as she dropped the grudge look on her face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I have no problem with her, as long as she doesn’t try to cut the military budget that impacts soldiers’ lives,\" Yiming answered next.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It won’t happen... Ahem, meeting dismissed.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both Yueyue and Houqin immediately got up and left the room, with Yiming following right after.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only Yuqi and Xiaoyun remained, sitting across from each other as they looked toward each other in silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Xiaoyun, do you really think I’m childish enough to put my personal grudges over public good?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Well, I want to get everyone on the same page, rather than having you guys tripping each other into a trap for petty things.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiaoyun paused for a second, then continued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m not saying you’ll do that, okay? Don’t get mad at me now—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You dummy. Hmph!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With Yuqi walking straight out of the room, Xiaoyun let out a small chuckle as he looked towards the ceiling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"One less thing to worry about...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Welcome back, you’re home before Yuqi today.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Leyan opens the door and takes the briefcase aside, Xiaoyun walks straight past her before collapsing onto the sofa.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What’s up with you?\" Nami curiously asked, putting her phone down as she scooched closer to check on him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m just tired.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tired from what? And why is your hair all messed up again?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leyan asked as she closed the door, turning back around to take a seat right next to her husband’s collapsed body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Just some work-related stuff. Nami, why are you back so early today? Don’t you have work today and classes later?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The bank was closed for renovation today, and my professor canceled the class after having a medical emergency.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nami paused for a second, then continued as she reached for a bag of chips on the table.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh, and I almost forgot. You need to go pick up Lily later. Shuli said she’s coming home late today and can’t drive her—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No eating chips near dinner. Honey, I’ll go pick Lily up. You can take a nap instead.\" Leyan murmured as she snatched the bag out of Nami’s hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m fine, I got it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiaoyun answered back as he slowly sat back up from the sofa, his hands rubbing his eyes before letting out a small yawn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You sure?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mhm. If I take a nap now, I won’t be able to sleep tonight anyway. I’ll go pick up Lily now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two of them watched as he slowly walked over out of the house, closing the door as Nami turned over to her mother.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mom, why didn’t you stop him? And give me my chips back!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Because I still haven’t cooked dinner yet. No more chips, you have been eating junk food all day.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Boo...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nami protested as Leyan walked away into the kitchen with the chip bag, leaving her with nothing in the living room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Driving down the city streets, Xiaoyun could feel people walking by much differently than earlier in the day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>People weren’t speedwalking to their destination. Everyone seems to have moved on and learned from each other about the news.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"From the newly gathered data, it has been determined that the nuclear weapons had been used in the Middle East.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Officials had stated the fallout would mostly remain harmless, with only a half-degree drop in temperature for a colder winter.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Xiaoyun turned off the car radio and sat in the car, he could see that university students were all walking off the campus in droves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You heard of that air raid alarm that happened on Saturday?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Of course I did. That shit was loud as hell. My family didn’t even leave the house for grocery shopping on Sunday.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yo, someone is in that car. You guys shouldn’t lean on that car.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Shit. Sorry!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both of the students quickly apologized before walking off with their friend, leaving Xiaoyun once again alone in his car.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few moments later...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What’s taking Lily so long?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Xiaoyun waited for Lily to come out of the school, he was starting to get bored with only listening to half-baked conversations from university students.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The majority of them were just describing how they reacted, with some occasionally talking about the update that had just been released.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I need to give her a phone call...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Taking out the phone, Xiaoyun quickly dialed Lily’s number. But to his surprise, she doesn’t pick up from the other side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After dialing the number again, it picks up with a bunch of background noises coming out right off the bat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hello?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Where are you at? I’m waiting outside the school right now. What’s all that noise?\" Xiaoyn questioned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m at a bar! I’m drinking, and no one can stop me!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hello? What the hell do you mean you’re at a bar—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the phone call was suddenly ended by the other side, the rear mirror showed a confused Xiaoyun with his phone in hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A bar?\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1538,"2026-06-10T06:59:56.420Z",1,"novelbin.me","d55fa0b9735214706572db332be1d12380f75f43828ffa92a31d95220a37e5a3","zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-678","zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-637",829,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fzombie-apocalypse-creation-cover.jpg"]