Chapter 581 - 9.51 Why Not Me?
All over the country, the zombies responded with a loud growl, creating a terrifying cacophony that seemed to emerge from the belly of Hell. It was as if they were injected by a powerful stimulant; their originally jerky and stiff movements became swift and agile. The turbid white eyes gleamed with a faint crimson color, emitting thick bloodlust and thirst for blood.
They broke into houses, scaled the high buildings, overturned the cars strewn haphazardly on the road. The citizens hiding in the safety of their own houses, camping in the wilderness as well as those taking shelter in high places where zombies could not reach... all of them were unable to escape the bloody siege. Screams of fear and despair reverberated through the air. Fire exploded from numerous buildings.
In a blink of an eye, the barely surviving country turned into a bloody purgatory and the clear blue sky was covered in a thick layer of gloom.
Inside the military basecamp.
The technician, who was responsible for monitoring the situation, cried out in shock when he looked at the screen in front of him. "Fuck! What’s happening?!"
Those who heard him followed his line of sight and were stunned as well. They could not believe their eyes. Three months following the virus outbreak, the army had almost stabilized the condition. They sent out rescue parties as often as they could manage, rescuing the trapped and helpless citizens and bringing them to the military basecamp. All that remained were those who chose not to move from their houses and those who stayed in the wilderness, preventing the soldiers from finding them due to the lack of time and manpower. Nonetheless, the number of survivors had stabilized in the range of 400-500.
However, now... they saw the blue dots which represented the ’normal citizens’ turned glaring red with a speed visible to naked eyes! Meanwhile, the red dots — zombies — were constantly moving like a wild tumor, devouring the healthy red with a might of unsurpassable tsunami. The soldiers and technicians in the control room could only witness the massacre with blank eyes and pale faces.
What was happening...? Why did something like this happen out of nowhere?!
One of the soldiers snapped out of his trance and tremblingly reached for his walkie-talkie. "C–Commander Yang, we have to inform Commander Yang as soon as possible!" His urgent tone brought everyone back to their senses and in an instant, the basecamp was thrown into chaos.
"This is Team C. Code black warning. I repeat, code black warning!" The soldier tried to reach the Commander with the signal they had discussed previously. Under normal circumstances, as soon as Yang Tengfei received the signal, he must drop everything he was doing at the moment and lead the troops to solve the emergency.
However, the soldier kept calling and calling... and his voice was akin to a small stone falling into the deep sea. Chills permeated his bones and despair twisted into his heart like a poisonous vine. He lifted his head, the rims of his eyes reddened as he met the desperate gazes of his comrades. "I can’t reach the Commander!!" He cried out in dismay.