[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-zombie-apocalypse-creation":3,"chapter-zombie-apocalypse-creation-zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-828":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},1887475,2510,"Chapter 828: Trip to the Bar","zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-828",828,"\u003Cp>\"Whoa, why are you just walking like this? Take off your sunglasses, and I need to see your ID.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A man with security written on his shirt stepped in, blocking the mysterious man with a scar on his face from entering the building.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My ID? Here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the mysterious man handed his ID, he took off his sunglasses. It was no other than Xiaoyun with a scar on his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is a bar, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah. You can go now... And don’t make trouble.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiaoyun quickly put the sunglasses back on, walking past the bouncer as the scar instantly vanished from his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I really haven’t even gone to a bar all this time in my life, huh?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he shook the thought from his mind, his eyes underneath the sunglasses were constantly glancing around his environment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The place was very dark, with neon lights scattered from the main entrance down to a long hallway, with no reception area of any sort.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A female bartender was standing right in the middle of the room, with a separate door that had loud music coming out from the other side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A bunch of middle-aged men were all sitting next to the bar itself, with a whole TV displaying Yueyue, of all people, talking about the news.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not a single woman was in sight, nor was there any music performance or any sort of entertainment in the room he was in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hey, you new here?\" The bartender immediately questioned as she noticed Xiaoyun scanning around the room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within seconds, all of the men in the bar turned towards him, looking at him up and down as if they were examining his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah, I’m new... I’m just looking for somebody here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Take a seat first.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Xiaoyun walked towards the bar in the middle, all of the attention disappeared as they all shifted back towards the TV.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You want to be on the other side of the bar, don’t you?\" The bartender asked as she noticed him staring at the other door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I think my friend is on the other side.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Well, if you want to go to the other side, you have to buy a drink here first. What kind of drink do you want?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at the menu only confused Xiaoyun more than anything. He couldn’t understand any of the drinks’ names.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Um, just give me the most basic thing you have.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A sex on the Beach coming right up... Make sure you read the sign over on the wall there.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the bartender began making the drink, Xiaoyun turned his eyes towards the words that were written on a blackboard behind her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a disclaimer waiver, warning that all the drinks in the bar may be expired and that it is not the bar’s responsibility if anything goes wrong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is this a joke?\" Xiaoyun questioned out of curiosity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You can ask them and see how they turned out.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking over to the side, a bunch of men were all drinking perfectly fine as they watched the breaking news update regarding the Middle East.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How much do I have to pay?\" Xiaoyun questioned as he watched the bartender shake his drink inside a metal container.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you take off your sunglasses right now, it’s free.\" The bartender answered after seeing him take out his wallet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No thanks. I’d like to keep it on... So how much is it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the bartender poured the drink into the glass cup, she gave an answer that surprised Xiaoyun a little.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"First drink is always on the house, you don’t have to pay... You can go to the other side of the bar when you finish this drink.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Examining the drink in his hand, Xiaoyun could see the remaining orange pulp fruit mixed with the vodka bottle she had taken out earlier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fuck, that burns...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing him fanning his mouth after drinking the whole thing at once, the bartender chuckled a little before taking the empty glass off the table.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’re supposed to drink it slowly to taste the flavor.\" The bartender murmured as she watched his face turn red.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Will do next time. Thanks.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiaoyun didn’t waste any more time as he quickly turned around, finally heading towards his intended destination.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hey! I wasn’t offered a free drink when I first came here. This has to be some sort of bias going on here...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lily, you’re too crazy! You just hung up on the governor!\" A girl who looked extremely tall murmured as she watched Lily drink a whole shot at once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m crazy? I’m an adult now! Why can’t I hang up the phone when I feel like it? No one tell me what to do!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Xuewei! You’re too scared. Stop being a coward! Lily, you’re a brave woman!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the average-looking girl yelled out loud, the whole room was full of people dancing to the DJ playing a disco set on the side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three of them were sitting in the service area, with a male bartender servicing three different groups at once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Okay, girls, I think you guys are having a little too much to drink.\" The male bartender murmured as he refused to fill up Lily’s empty glass.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We’re perfectly fine! I can tell you the whole periodic table right now. The first element is... is... oxygen!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mhm!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As both girls yelled out together alongside Lily in a celebratory tone, the bartender let out a small sigh before turning over to the bottles of alcohol behind him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What kind of drinks do you guys want?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mmm... Shihan, what drink should we get?\" Lily questioned as she stared over to the average-looking girl.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I-I don’t know. Xuewei, what drink should we get?\" Shihan questioned back as she looked over to the tall girl.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A vodka cocktail!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Cocktail! Cocktail! Cocktail!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With Lily and Shihan both chanting it over and over again, the bartender took the weakest alcohol from the shelf before prepping the drink.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Xuexue, where’s Yajing and Jiejie?\" Lily suddenly asked as she looked over to the tall girl with a hint of soberness in her eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They’re in the bathroom...\" Xuewei answered as she let out a small burp before supporting herself up from the bar table.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How long have they been in the bathroom?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How do I know?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your friends had been gone for five minutes... They’re on the dance floor currently if you look closely.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the bartender pointed it out, all three of them squinched their eyes at the same time towards the dance floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as the bartender had described it, both of their friends were dancing in the square alongside two middle-aged men.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Should we go join them?\" Shihan questioned as she suddenly leaned her head onto Lily’s shoulder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lily, you want to?\" Xuewei questioned, noticing the slight hesitation on Lily’s face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why not? Let’s go already—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Woah, you guys haven’t paid your tab yet. Ain’t nobody leaving the bar stool until one of you guys pay up.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ll pay.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No, let me pay, Lily. Let me repay you for helping me over the food stand—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let me pay in cash. You guys don’t want a bar charge on your cards—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Xuewei interrupted Shihan and reached for her wallet, Lily had already handed her ID over to the bartender.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why would I be scared to have a charge on my card? I’m an adult. No one can tell me how to spend my money.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you want to pay separately or pay all at once?\" The bartender questioned as he took out the card scanner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"All at once. You guys don’t have to ever worry about paying with me. I have more than enough money to cover all the drinks in the world.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the beep sound coming from the scanner, the bartender handed the ID card back as the two girls looked a little surprised by Lily’s statement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lily, where did you get all this money?\" Shihan curiously asked as the three of them walked off with the shot of cocktail in hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah, when did you get so rich? That tab was like 100 NRC. Even I barely have enough to cover that with my credit card.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What do you think?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the two of them stood in a nearby corner and stared towards Lily, they soon came to the same conclusion in their head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There’s no shot you’re getting paid by your boyfriend,\" Xuewei murmured as her eyes suddenly sobered up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Paid? Who said I was getting paid? I earned this with my... my... my hard-earned money!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The redness on Lily’s face became increasingly more noticeable as she didn’t want to admit Leyan was the one who put money into her ID card.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mhm, more like hard-earned body.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Pfff—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shihan’s joke almost made Xuewei spit out her cocktail by accident as she couldn’t help but find it extremely funny for no reason whatsoever.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh shut up, that’s not funny. My boyfriend never gave me any money. I didn’t take a single cent out of his wallet!\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1508,"2026-06-10T06:59:56.420Z",1,"novelbin.me","b28ac0473eacb904fdf2ede6044b3b225fdc2de7d8b331e685ea208fd1be40eb","zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-641","zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-640",829,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fzombie-apocalypse-creation-cover.jpg"]