Undead
Chapter 53
Chen Yajing was indeed a considerate person. That night, she specially sent her subordinates to invite them to the cafeteria for dinner.
The large-scale research institute itself had abundant supplies. After the disaster, they had opened up greenhouses and farms in the back mountains to recycle water and be self-sufficient. Although they lived a frugal life, they were not short of money.
Everyone lined up in the cafeteria to get their meals. The staple food was potatoes and grains, with side dishes such as beans, carrots, and braised chicken.
The fat auntie obviously favored Yan Hao very much. She was shocked when she saw that the corner of his eye was broken. She gave him half a spoonful of chicken to comfort him.
Yan Hao left under everyone's envious, jealous, and hateful gazes.
Zhou Rong rubbed his hands and walked forward. "Beautiful …"
The auntie skillfully shook the spoon and shook off two pieces of meat. Then she covered Zhou Rong's lunch box with the side dishes. "Next."
Zhou Rong: "…"
Captain Zhou left in a huff.
The next Sinan walked forward and stared at the food in the big pot expressionlessly without saying a word.
The auntie was about to shake the spoon when she suddenly paused and asked curiously, "Young man, you don't look familiar."
"…"
"Are you new here?"
"…"
"How old are you? Do you have a girlfriend?"
"…"
Guo Weixiang, who was behind them in the line, was sweating. He was about to hint the Sinan to make small talk with the auntie when Sinan raised his eyes and looked at the auntie quietly with his amber-like eyes.
At that moment, through the steam rising from the big pot, Sinan's black bangs scattered on his forehead. His skin was so pale that there was no trace of blood. The corners of his mouth were dry and cracked, and he was slightly pursed with a hint of stubbornness.
The exhaustion from the long journey had not faded from his eyes. His wrist holding the lunch box was thin, and several scars could be faintly seen between his fingers.
The auntie's burning maternal love spontaneously rose from the bottom of her heart.
"… Poor child, why are you so thin!"
The middle-aged woman put a spoonful of meat into the Sinan bowl and said with pity, "Go and eat more. Come again if you don't have enough!"
Sinan held the pointy lunch box in both hands and walked away, stepping on the shocked eyes on the ground.
"Si — Nan —!!"
In the crowd, Wu Xinyan tossed her hair and rushed over while wailing like a ghost.
Sinan nimbly dodged, and Miss Wu dodged it like lightning. She opened her arms and hugged Yan Hao.
Yan Hao: "?!"
Wu Xinyan loosened her hand as if she had been electrocuted. She blushed and kept apologizing to Yan Hao, who was speechless.
Sinan, on the other hand, pretended not to notice. He sat at the table and gave half of the chicken to Zhou Rong, who was staring at his lunch box in a daze. "Here you go."
Yan Hao was first hugged innocently, and then he was blinded by the way Zhou Rong and Sinan fed him. He felt extremely annoyed and could only squat at the corner of the table, turn his grief into appetite, and eat quietly.
Wu Xinyan dragged a bench and squeezed in front of Sinan. She whispered excitedly, "You're finally back. I thought you …"
"Not dead," Sinan Hui answered.
Wu Xinyan's eyes reddened again. "You're so strong. Of course you won't die.
I heard that you're … "
"Omega," Sinan answered again.
Wu Xinyan: "It's okay. You're so good at fighting, even Omega won't be a problem.
What's your next step, do you plan to … "
"We don't want children," Sinan said coldly. "We haven't decided who we'll follow and what primary school we'll go to."
"?" Wu Xinyan was confused. "I don't care if you want children or not.
I just want to ask if you're going to stay in this base. I want to go with you. "
Wu Xinyan was a person with noble sentiments and was free from vulgar tastes.
She didn't care about the gender of Sinan's children in the future. She also didn't care who the Alpha baby would follow if she gave birth to a male. Sinan was surprised by this and specially gave her two pieces of meat to eat in order to show his appreciation.
"It's so good here. There's food and drink, and you don't have to work. Why go out to sea with us and suffer?"
Zhou Rong crossed his legs with a toothpick in his mouth and smiled at Wu Xinyan who was wolfing down her food. "Do you know where we're going?"
"The South Sea," Wu Xinyan said with a mouth full of food.
"What if we die in the sea?"
Wu Xinyan: "…"
"The few of us don't have much of a family. We'll just sacrifice ourselves for the country.
Si Xiaonan is a family member of a soldier. It's not wrong for him to go with us.
But you … "Zhou Rong joked," You wanted to chase after Yan Hao but failed. You're not a family member and you're not a family member of a soldier. You're so young. If you really can't come back … "
Wu Xinyan blushed. Yan Hao wanted to cry at the other end of the long table. "Captain!"
"I'm just joking," Zhou Rong smiled. "The organization is just concerned about the personal problems of our young comrades. Don't be so serious."
Yan Hao shut his mouth resentfully.
The cafeteria was bustling with people coming and going. It was so noisy around them that almost no one could hear what they were talking about.
Wu Xinyan finished her meal with a smile. She joked with Guo Weixiang Ding Shi and took a piece of meat from Sinan's bowl when he wasn't looking. After the people at the table behind her finished eating and left, she quietly moved towards Zhou Rong.
"Something's not right here," she said softly.
Zhou Rong supported his forehead with his hand. "Oh?"
"After we came to the base, Doctor Cheng took the initiative to go to the temporary medical center to help take care of the patients and the wounded. He found that some of the patients with fever had symptoms similar to the initial stage of a virus infection. However, he couldn't find any wounds on their bodies.
He was very suspicious, so he wanted to track down the follow-up of these patients, but since then, he has never seen them again … "
Zhou Rong said faintly, "The base is so big. It's not strange to not see them for a while."
"It's not just that!"
Wu Xinyan anxiously lowered her voice. "Doctor Cheng told me that after he became suspicious, he often chatted with the patients who came to see him to gather information.
He heard from those people that the base was divided once before. Those who opposed Chen Yajing were all driven out. Before they left, they spread rumors in the base that Chen Yajing … "
Wu Xinyan glanced around and whispered into Zhou Rong's ear, "I'm sorry.
"… There's an underground laboratory that's developing a new type of zombie virus …"
When the canteen cleaner passed by, Wu Xinyan immediately coughed and sat up straight.
After the cleaner left, Zhou Rong raised his head. Several Special Forces soldiers quickly and discreetly exchanged glances.
"That can't be."
Zhou Rong didn't seem to be interested. He said lazily, "If there's such a thing and the rumors have spread, how can she still be the leader?"
Wu Xinyan retorted seriously, "It's true!
All the cadres and managers in the base came out to speak for her. They assured the public that there was absolutely no secret experiment. They also locked up the most vicious rumormongers. This matter gradually subsided.
You can ask Doctor Cheng about the details. I'm definitely not spouting nonsense … "
"That's enough. Don't think about these groundless rumors."
Zhou Rong stood up with an empty lunch box and patted her shoulder with a smile.
"It's too dangerous to go out to sea. We can't take you with us. After we contact the headquarters, they can take you away first since you're so infatuated with our team's Flower. Ah, listen to me. Stop fooling around."
Wu Xinyan said anxiously, "Hey —"
But Zhou Rong had already winked teasingly and left the canteen with his team members.
Wu Xinyan was angry and anxious. She was about to chase after them when she suddenly saw Sinan fall behind and turn slightly to her.
"You …"
"Shh." Sinan raised an index finger and gently pressed it to his lips under her surprised gaze.
"Don't tell anyone about this."
Wu Xinyan was stunned. Sinan didn't say anything and quickly caught up with Zhou Rong and the others.
At night, the Special Forces soldiers slept in separate rooms in the three-bedroom courtyard.
Zhou Rong carefully brushed his teeth and washed his face. Standing under the moonlight, he took a pail of cold water and splashed it from head to toe, causing him to shiver.
He shook his hair and walked into his room.
When he passed by the living room, Ding Shi's voice came from the room in the east corner.
"Little Golden Flower was so beautiful. All the guys in our village liked her, but I think she liked me especially.
When I saw her after I joined the army, she even brought me water and food.
Do you think Little Golden Flower is still alive? She's so smart, so she must be alive. Does she still remember me … "
Guo Weixiang yawned and comforted him, "Of course, of course.
When the time comes, I'll help you chase after Little Golden Flower. I'll help you if I have the money … "
"Shut up!
Xiangzi! "From the other room came the sound of Spring Grass knocking on the wall. She said coldly," Impossible!
Don't give him unrealistic fantasies! "
Ding Shi: "Wuwuwu …"
Guo Weixiang: "Chun Cao, you're too much!
Can't you coax him?! "
Chun Cao: "What if he can't catch up with Little Golden Flower? It's better to change to a more feasible target!"
Ding Shi's voice became louder.
"Damn it, I can't sleep anymore …" Guo Weixiang rolled up his sleeves and came out to settle the score with Chun Cao. Chun Cao brazenly slammed the door and came out to fight.
However, before the two of them could fight, Zhou Rong slapped them hard a few times. He picked them up and threw them back into the room and closed the door.
The innermost bedroom was closed. Zhou Rong coughed and walked forward proudly.
"Si Xiaonan, brother …"
Zhou Rong pushed the door open and his eyelids twitched violently.
Sinan and Yan Hao were lying side by side on the double bed, each hugging a pillow and whispering to each other.
"Then?"
Yan Hao smiled and said, "Then I got into 118 and met Yingjie, Chun Cao, Da Ding, Xiangzi … and many other teammates that you didn't get to know before they died. After that, I stopped thinking about the matter of changing my application for the college entrance examination.
Fortunately, I went to the National Defense University. My mom wanted me to study biology … "
"Oh," Sinan said sleepily, "My parents also studied biology."
"Is that so?
That's fate.
My mom is in protein engineering. What about your parents? "
Sinan closed her eyes for a while before answering drowsily, "I don't really remember.
"I don't … really remember. Genetic engineering … virology."
Zhou Rongyi rushed over, grabbed Yan Hao by the back of his collar, and yanked him off the bed. He dragged him down the corridor and opened the door to Chun Cao's room.
"Daughter," Zhou Rong said seriously, "beat this guy to death, and the title of Team Prettiest will be yours."
Captain Yan was speechless.
With a loud bang, Zhou Rong tossed the angry Yan Hao into the room, locked the door, and slipped away.
Si Nan was about to fall asleep. He was lying on the pillow, and the quilt only covered half of his body. The sunken lines of his back were cast into the shadow of the moonlight, and the downward curve was hidden in the quilt.
Zhou Rong stood beside the bed and leaned over to kiss his back. Then, he moved up to kiss his shoulder and the back of his neck. He pinched his ears lovingly and carefully. Suddenly, he realized something and asked with suspicion, "… Genetic virus?"
Si Nan breathed deeply and calmly.
"Si Xiaonan?" Zhou Rong patted him and asked softly, "Wake up. What did you say your parents did?"
"…" Sinan raised one of his eyelids. The drowsiness made him look like he was holding his fire.
Zhou Rong did not care anymore. He patted and rubbed him awake and asked, "What do your parents do?
Can you tell me more about it? "
"What do they do?"
Sinan rubbed his eyes and sat up. He was confused and annoyed. "I can't remember. Didn't I tell you?"
Zhou Rong growled angrily, "What time is it? Stop sleeping and think!"
Sinan said, "You want to fight?"
Zhou Rong was speechless.
"Baby."
Sinan said seriously, "You don't want to know how the last Alpha who tried to wake me up died. He was in a lot of pain. I'll tell you in detail after I wake up …"
"…" Zhou Rong cursed internally. He thought, Is this what it means to be grumpy when you wake up? He's switched personalities!
Sinan fell face first and groaned twice. He hugged the pillow and adjusted himself to a comfortable position.
Zhou Rong was wondering if he should risk the divorce to wake him up again when he heard the sound of people coming from afar. Then, cars whizzed past, and sirens cut through the night sky.
"Level 2 alert!
Level 2 alert!
Zombie horde surrounding the city! "
"All males above 16 and below 60, gather your weapons. Combatants gather quickly!"
The lights in the dormitory lit up one after another. Panicked discussions and footsteps swept through the entire base.
"…" Sinan turned over and covered his eyes with the back of his hand. He said helplessly, "It's getting harder and harder to sleep these days."
Since Chen Yajing established the survival base, all males above 16 and below 60 were organized into self-defense forces. Every ten people were arranged in a group. Every night, ten groups were arranged to patrol within a radius of one kilometer with guns. If there was any movement, they would immediately fire a signal bomb to warn. This was to prevent a large number of zombies from surrounding the city at night.
However, tonight, it was unknown whether the warmer weather caused the zombies to be more active or for other reasons. A large number of zombies silently escaped the patrol team under the cover of the night and the rocks. When the base's guards smelled a strong rancid smell from the wind, the entire outer fortification had been surrounded.
The zombies were densely packed, roaring and constantly beating the wall. Under the pale moonlight, they converged into a shocking bloody sea.
"Why are there so many of them?!" Spring Grass shouted in disbelief. "Brother Rong!
Over here!
Come here! "
Zhou Rong pulled Sinan and squeezed through the crowd. They saw hundreds of torches lit up outside the base. Under the night sky, it was as bright as day. There was a boiling cauldron of voices.
The people in an organized and orderly manner passed the torches and ammunition upwards. The trained self-defense forces crouched on top of the fortification tower and shot down with their machine guns. The zombies that climbed up the iron fence were shot back one after another.
A calm female voice sounded, "There are too many of them!
Shooting team, retreat! "
— — Chen Yajing was pushed to the front line. He looked at the zombies under his feet fearlessly and shouted, "Turn on the electric fence!"
The shooting team got up and ran back. Wan Biao was sweating. He staggered to the duty room, bit a flashlight, turned on the electric box, and pulled the switch.
Buzz — —
The electric light flashed across the iron fence outside the fortification. Countless sparks burst out. The first few rows of zombies were instantly burned into charcoal!
The electric current crackled and spread. In an instant, rows of zombies fell down. A strong burnt smell rose into the air!
"Area C3 requesting backup. Area C3 requesting backup."
An anxious voice sounded from the short-wave radio, "Zombies are piling up at an angle and rushing over here. Requesting backup!"
Chen Yajing saw Zhou Rong in the crowd. He didn't have time to greet him. He just hurriedly nodded to him and then shouted to the wireless wire, "Open the warehouse and move the detonators!
Machine gunners, go up!! "
The zombies that died twice were piling up at an angle around the fortification. The zombies behind them stepped on their own kind and rushed up.
Sure enough, the machine gunners refused to retreat. They fired wildly, but there were too many zombies. Amidst the rain of bullets, the zombies stepped on each other and climbed up the turret. Countless withered hands grabbed the machine gunners and tore them into pieces!
Blood burst out in the screaming crowd. Zhou Rong gasped for breath and suddenly strode forward, "Give me the gun!
Back off! "
Wan Biao roared in grief and anger. He carried the assault rifle and rushed to the zombie crowd. Unexpectedly, his shoulder was pressed down by an iron clamp.
He turned around and saw Sinan's cold face reflected in the firelight. He said, "Give it to me."
"You back off — —"
Before Wan Biao could yell, his arms were empty. He didn't know how, but the assault rifle was in Sinan's hands.
Sinan's physique definitely had nothing to do with being strong. Because of his gender, he was even very thin.
In such a cold winter night, he only wore a thin jacket. He picked up the machine gun, crossed Wan Biao, and strode toward the zombies that were scrambling to climb up the fortification.
Bang!
Bang!
Bang bang!
The bullets didn't miss. Every gunshot was accompanied by a zombie's head bursting with brain matter. The zombie staggered and fell down.
Sinan stopped and stood beside Zhou Rong. With a click, he switched the assault rifle to burst mode.
In front of them was an endless tide of zombies, and further away was the darkness of the night. Behind them was the screaming crowd and the torches that burned most of the night sky red.
They looked at each other. Zhou Rong smiled and asked, "I have 2,600 bullets. What about you?"
"2,200."
Sinan narrowed his eyes and stared at the scope. He said softly, "But one second is enough for you … Alpha."
Zhou Rong snorted arrogantly. The two of them bumped their fists casually, put their backs against each other, and fired at the same time!
The top snipers of the special forces were fed hundreds of thousands of bullets. Their proficiency in shooting speed, accuracy, and bullet utilization was far beyond that of the civilian shooting team.
Originally, it took an average of seven or eight bullets to kill one zombie. But with their shooting speed of 15 to 20 bullets per second, they could kill one or even several zombies with one shot. In an instant, countless zombies' brains burst out!
Zhou Rong and Sinan relied on their high firepower to suppress the zombies.
The muzzles of the two heavy machine guns blossomed with dazzling sparks. They were invincible. The zombies retreated like a tide!
"Detonators!
Incendiary bombs!
Follow up the firepower. Quick!
Armored vehicles ready to move out! "
Chen Yajing almost roared the order. Then he threw down the radio, raised the loudspeaker, and shouted at the forefront of the fortifications, "Everyone, press forward!
Machine gunners, don't retreat!! "
"Behind you is your base!
Your home!
Your wives and children!! "
"Those who are sacrificed."
She paused. Her voice lowered and spread throughout the battlefield, "The base will compensate your families and raise your children until the last moment of human existence."
The machine gunners' eyes were red. They agreed and followed behind Zhou Rong and Sinan, madly firing at the zombies.
Even the women and children rushed from the camp to help pass the bullets and explosives. In the intertwining flames, they formed a transportation chain of human flesh.
The men grabbed burning bottles of alcohol and rushed up the fortifications, throwing them into the surging tide of zombies without any regard for their own safety.
The explosions came one after another, shaking the earth.
The zombies roared, like the helpless screams of the Grim Reaper, spreading through the night sky amidst the blood and fire.
A few minutes later, the zombies who had climbed up the fortifications were completely eliminated. Corpses were everywhere, mixed with flesh and blood. It was impossible to tell whether they were living people who died in battle or zombies.
The machine gunners had killed their way out of the zombies. They collapsed and cried tears of joy. They knelt on the walls one after another.
Beneath their feet, on the vast open space on the hillside, explosives were thrown at the zombies like raindrops. Countless pieces of flesh and blood flew into the sky. The zombies in front of the barbed wire fence were finally no longer tightly encircling the city. Instead, an open space of a few meters was cleared.
"Open the gate!" Chen Yajing's shout resounded through the battlefield, "Armored vehicles, move out!"
The roar came from afar. Chun Cao and Ding Shi each drove a modified armored vehicle. They rushed out of the iron gate, which was opened by everyone's joint effort, and ran over the zombies not far away.
"Sinan!" Yan Hao patted the heavy machine gun on the vehicle and laughed loudly, "Don't you want to come down?
I'll catch you! "
Sinan raised her eyebrows slightly. She took two steps back and ran up. As everyone exclaimed, she jumped down like lightning from the top of the fortifications, which was seven or eight meters high. She rolled on the ground and got up, kneeling on one knee to pick up the machine gun.
Zhou Rong roared, "Vice-captain, do you want to be f * cked? How dare you try to steal someone in front of the captain?!" Then, he jumped down as well.
The zombies on the ground were attracted by the scent of living people. They gathered together and rushed up the hillside. Immediately, they were hit by the modified armored vehicle with a ram. The tracks of the armored vehicle crushed the zombies, creating a path of rotten flesh and blood.
Zhou Rong landed on the ground and stood up. Then, he and Sinan opened fire at the same time.
They were like two human-shaped turrets. Their extremely high firing speed allowed the bullet belts to be pressed into the launcher. They were like flying pythons, pressing forward step by step under the cover of the heavy machine gun on the vehicle.
"Didn't you say you'd kill me?" Zhou Rong mocked as the bullet shells flew.
Sinan said casually, "Killing you is easy."
"… Comrade Xiao Si."
"Yes?"
"Do you know why those Alpha Wolves were so f * cked by you?"
Sinan's eyes met Zhou Rong's eyes from behind the scope. The latter's mouth hooked up evilly.
"Because the Alpha Wolves you met before were too weak," Zhou Rong smiled and pulled the trigger.
— — Bang!
The bullet pierced through the night sky and accurately hit the gasoline bomb thrown by Spring Grass on the armored vehicle.
The burning metal pieces drew hundreds of fire arcs and instantly cut into the heads of countless zombies!
Sinan narrowed her eyes and coldly looked at Zhou Rong for a few seconds. Then, with a click, she switched the machine gun to single-shot mode.
"Your bet on doing housework," she asked, "Does it still count?"