This is the biggest blizzard that all survivors have encountered since entering the apocalypse. Due to the dense buildings and large population in the human base, the blizzard doesn’t seem too extreme. Because of the numerous buildings, only those living on the top floors can hear some thunder, while others haven’t heard those sounds. Even those who heard the sounds believed they were just gunfire from some unknown place.
However, in the small base, especially among the scattered survivors hidden in the city, this blizzard is deeply remembered. In the city, some people in the evening of this day seemed to faintly hear the roars of zombies. The sound was both distant and close, making it hard to discern where it was coming from. Perhaps it was just the wind and snow causing similar roaring sounds, or maybe some mutated animals were swept into the city by the blizzard, wailing there.
A ragged convoy managed to drive away from the area where zombies and mutated animals were battling. Utilizing the partially intact buildings, road signs, and other things on the roadside, they found the way back to the base.
For those who managed to escape alive, besides being grateful that the attention of most zombies was drawn away by the mutated animals, they should thank the armored vehicles they rode in. These vehicles were sturdy and heavy enough to withstand the impacts of the mutated animals, and they could maintain their balance in the crazy blizzard without being overturned by the strong winds.
When only desolation remained nearby, and no aggressive creatures were visible except for the snow blowing around, the survivors who escaped cheered together and couldn’t help but cry in relief.
“We finally… managed to escape alive!”
“What’s happening in the city? If the zombies there have become so powerful, how will we ever take it back?”
“We will eliminate them. Sooner or later, we humans will reclaim the city and wipe out all the zombies!”
The people encouraged and comforted each other. Just then, a scream came from a vehicle’s intercom: “Ah—!! Bitten, bitten! Xiao Zhou, you—”
“Zombie?! Turned into a zombie!”
“How’s that possible? We never opened the door during the fight! No one got hurt!!”
“Ah ah ah ah ah!”
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They had originally driven into a former town, where nearby buildings could provide some shelter from the snow and wind. Now that it was completely dark, the convoy had planned to wait until dawn to find their way back to the base from the snow. However, with this incident, they had no choice but to move on.
Moreover, who knows if the vehicle that just had the accident still had zombies inside, ready to attack them? Well, even if everyone in that vehicle turned into zombies, they wouldn’t pose too much damage to the other vehicles (as long as the zombies didn’t suddenly learn to drive or operate artillery).
However… due to the inexplicable sudden zombification, they would rather return to the base quickly and give everyone a full check-up to prevent any more accidents.
Just then, there was a “thud” sound from the front vehicle of the command convoy, and then the silhouette of someone appeared next to the vehicle. After a moment’s swaying, they completely disappeared into the blizzard.
“Captain! It seems like someone got off the front vehicle!” The reconnaissance soldier responsible for monitoring the surroundings quickly turned from the monitoring equipment, looking at the captain with a terrified expression.
“Vehicle 17! What happened?! Who allowed you to open the doors?” The captain felt his head spin from anger. Even if they wanted to get off the vehicle for convenience, they should have chosen the right moment!
At this moment, the voice of the personnel from Vehicle 17 came through the intercom. His voice was trembling slightly, showing obvious nervousness and concern. Even the people on the other side of the intercom could clearly hear him swallowing nervously.
“Re-reporting, Captain, it wasn’t us who opened the door… It was Zhang Shu! His condition was strange just now, eyes staring blankly, skin turned pale, and when he looked at us, he even made a low growl like a zombie! We, we were afraid to provoke him and no one dared to speak, but after looking at us for a while, he bared his teeth, then turned around and opened the car door, running away on his own!”
“That’s right! Our squad leader is telling the truth!”
“Look!! The door handle here is twisted by Zhang Shu’s grip!!”
The captain felt like he was in a dream, struggling to come to his senses for a long while. Honestly, if someone suddenly turned into a zombie and attacked the people around them inside the vehicle, he would believe it. Nowadays, many people unexpectedly infected with the zombie virus turned into zombies. Moreover, these lower-ranking leaders knew that once a person died, they would turn into a zombie.
Xiao Zhou and Zhang Shu just now might be like this, perhaps they developed some illness during the battle, and when the battle ended, their minds relaxed, leading to their sudden deaths and subsequent zombification.
But zombies attacking living people wasn’t unusual, yet opening the door and leaving… zombies retaining human intelligence and not wanting to harm their former companions? Well, that couldn’t be possible!
“Retreat! Accelerate back to the base immediately!” The captain took a deep breath, firming up his beliefs and directing the convoy back toward the base.
Some things, even if there was a slight possibility, should not be dwelled upon or overthought.
After the apocalypse, how many living people were killed by zombies? How many zombies were killed by humans? They had shed tears while putting bullets and shells into the heads of their former comrades and loved ones, reaping their final lives to protect the survivors. It was a difficult choice made out of necessity.
But now, if someone were to tell them that those abominations still retained memories and thoughts from the past… who in their right mind would believe it? Who could accept it? They were already irreversibly sworn enemies, and now you’re telling us those things could be cured?! If they truly accepted this possibility, even if they didn’t go crazy right away, the collapse of their hearts wouldn’t be far behind, unless that person had no heart at all and was a bona fide murderer.’
“Cheng Ma sat by the large glass window, both feet bare, her gaze vacant as she stared at the unruly blizzard. After a while, it was as if she had just woken up from a dream. She stood up slowly, swaying, and walked over to the couch.
Bai Guangnan held his zombie girlfriend in his arms, leaning his head against the back of the couch, drooling and dozing off. Suddenly, he felt a stinging sensation on his body and opened his eyes in confusion.
He looked around and saw under the dim light that Cheng Ma was crouched beside him, busy with something. The pain had come from where Cheng Ma was.
“Sister Ma, Sister Ma?” Bai Guangnan raised his hand to push Cheng Ma’s shoulder. She swayed a bit and looked up at him with blood all over her face.
Bai Guangnan was momentarily stunned. He looked at the blood on Cheng Ma’s face, then lowered his head to look at his own leg – the pain he felt had come from there. Sure enough, there was quite a bit of blood on his thigh, flesh that had been bitten off while he was still alive. He turned his head to look at his girlfriend, Ruoxin, who was also covered in blood, excitedly biting his shoulder.
Finally, Bai Guangnan looked at the boy tied up like a zongzi on the opposite couch. At this moment, Xiao Cheng was excitedly shouting and swaying his body.
“…How come you’ve turned into a zombie before your son is healed?” Bai Guangnan was very distressed. He looked at Cheng Ma as she pounced on him again, excitedly gnawing at his outstretched hand.
“This won’t do. I can barely provide for both Ruoxin and Xiao Cheng if they eat me. With you added, there won’t be enough meat for you guys.”
After a moment of thought, Bai Guangnan sighed and got up. He rummaged in a cabinet and pulled out a piece of hemp rope – this was used to replace the ropes for the zombies in their two families.
With a few deft moves, he tied up Cheng Ma, using the method he used to braid his own zombie girlfriend’s hair. He carried Cheng Ma back to the couch, placing her and her son together, and casually stuffed a handful of snowflakes with dirt still on them into their mouths.
Sitting back on his side of the couch, Bai Guangnan cupped his face and looked at the zombie mother and son across from him. He sighed sadly, saying, “What am I going to do now that you’ve turned into zombies? I don’t know how to cook the meat we brought back from home!”
They had always relied on Cheng Ma to handle their food. Not only could she throw fireballs and use rocket-assisted jumping, but she could also use her abilities to cook food, heating rainwater and melted snow for drinking.
Now that Bai Guangnan no longer had a co-tenant who could double as a housekeeper, he was quite distressed. In the pre-apocalyptic era, he hadn’t even graduated from college yet! He couldn’t possibly manage self-sufficiency!
“Ah, ah, ah! It’s so troublesome! If I had known, I would have turned into a zombie too… Huh? How did you turn into a zombie? Can you teach me how? Why can Ruoxin bite me every day without consequence? How did you suddenly change? You’ve all turned into zombies, and I’m the only one left – it’s really troublesome…”
Bai Guangnan rubbed his hair into a mess, then suddenly remembered something and continued mumbling, “It’s a pity that Potato can’t come for a while, otherwise, I’d let him move in too… But if he suddenly turns into a zombie, won’t it just be me left again? Oh right, there are those guys in the villa… By the way, why did you turn into a zombie? Now I don’t even have anyone to chat with…”
Poor thing 🥹🥹
Thanks for the chapter! Ohhh
What? The fireball momma suddenly turned into a zombie? Why? From the slowly decreasing temperature of their body?
That’s what I’m thinking. They were already so low that once they hit a certain number, they changed.
or maybe something happened when they were hunting that’s why cheng ma became a zombie. nevertheless it’s really sad 😫
Sudden zombification…??? Oh, sh!t! How pitiful for left behind crazy guy… Thanks for the update 🤣❤️🤣❤️🤣
WHAT HAPPENED 😭😭😭😭