Guo Weihui suddenly shuddered.
The thing he feared most had still happened, though it had been within his expectations. With so many veterans' families gathered together,
the chance of corpse transformation had skyrocketed.
If even one person turned into a Zombie, it could lead to a mass infection.
Fortunately, he had prepared for this early on.
"Quick, send someone to inform Xiaoxiao and have her evacuate with her mother to the South City Bridge!"
Between the command post and the family housing area, they had stacked large amounts of sandbags to create a barricade.
Even if the entire family housing area turned into Zombies,
they wouldn't be able to break through right away.
They still had time to retreat.
Soon, Guo Xiaoxiao arrived with her mother and met up with Guo Weihui.
"Let's go."
The command post's leadership, along with a hundred guards, all evacuated toward the South City Bridge.
On the other side of the bridge was a heavily armed garrison unit.
Even if the Zombies from the family area managed to get through, the military could rely on their heavy firepower to kill them.
At that moment,
chaotic gunfire erupted at the command post.
The soldiers left behind were fighting off the zombified veterans' family members.
Guo Weihui and his group finally reached the center of the South City Bridge.
They dared not go any farther.
The middle of the bridge was the red line—anyone crossing it would be shot.
Just then, a person in protective gear drove to the center of the bridge.
"Lord Guo, what happened at the command post?"
The man was the garrison commander stationed at the South City bridgehead. Naturally, he recognized Guo Weihui and didn't mistake them for rioting escapees.
Guo Weihui wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.
Still shaken, he said, "Someone turned in the veterans' family district and bit many people. We're only evacuating temporarily. Once the soldiers left behind clean up the Zombies, we'll return."
This explanation served two purposes:
To clarify the situation,
and to signal that they were not deserters, only retreating temporarily.
For a moment, Guo Weihui was overwhelmed with emotion.
He was the governor of S City.
And now, he had to explain himself to a mere field commander.
Times had truly changed.
At that moment—
A member of the command's admin team began to sweat profusely.
The veins on his neck bulged.
He clenched his teeth, trying to resist, hoping to overcome it with sheer willpower.
Yes—
This staff officer was enduring the agony of a million ants tearing at his body.
He didn't dare scratch himself.
If he did, others would notice, and he'd be shot in the head on the spot.
He wanted to live.
So he remained silent, gritting his teeth, even biting his lips until they bled—but not scratching at all.
But in the end, he couldn't resist the corpse transformation.
He quickly lost all rationality.
Roar!
With a guttural growl, the zombified officer bit into the neck of a nearby woman.
"Mom—!"
Guo Xiaoxiao's face twisted in rage. Her mother, standing right beside her, had just been bitten.
"Die!"
Bang!
The zombified officer took a bullet to the head and collapsed. Guo Xiaoxiao looked at her mother—blood was already gushing from her neck.
They were only a step apart.
But it felt like an uncrossable abyss.
She reached out to take her mother's hand, to comfort her.
But halfway through, she couldn't bring herself to touch her. Tears streamed from her eyes.
Guo Weihui watched his wife being bitten.
He felt like the world was spinning.
His son was dead, now his wife too—
What was the point of guarding this city anymore?
Heaven was cruel.
Guo Weihui collapsed onto the ground like a soul lost.
"Xiaoxiao, Mommy's fine."
"Mommy won't become a Zombie."
"I still need to see you get married. I want to help raise your children. I want to be a grandma… wuwu…"
At that moment,
a pair of handcuffs locked Guo Mother's wrists. It was the bridge commander who did it. He sighed and said:
"Lord Guo, treasure the time you have left."
"If you have anything to say to Lady Guo, please say it now."
Guo Weihui looked at his wife.
For a long moment, he couldn't think of anything to say. He could only hold back his tears, forcing a pained smile worse than crying, as he gazed at his beloved from a distance.
"Aaahhh—!"
Guo Xiaoxiao, in rage, drew her handgun and unloaded the entire magazine into the corpse of the zombified officer.
Even after emptying it, her fury was not appeased. She screamed at the body:
"Why?!"
"Why were you so selfish? You knew you were about to turn, yet you didn't tell anyone?"
"You coward!"
"You were afraid to die, fine—but you had to drag my mom down with you!"
"You bastard!"
Guo Xiaoxiao had finally realized how terrifying human selfishness could be.
Before, she was the pride of the police department.
With a governor for a father, everyone took care of her. Catching a few petty thieves each day made her feel heroic.
Because of Guo Weihui's status,
the police department had never assigned her to any cruel or bloody cases.
She had always lived under the sunshine.
She believed the world was full of love and selflessness.
Until the outbreak of the T-Virus.
Zombies roamed the streets, yet she still believed they were just victims of a disease, not evil beings.
Gradually,
as she wandered through this danger-filled city, she saw scenes that shattered her beliefs.
Mothers abandoning their children to survive.
Husbands hiding their bites, only to transform and kill their wives.
If even family members were like this,
how much colder would strangers be?
Guo Xiaoxiao always believed fear had driven people mad.
Until her mother was bitten—
bitten by someone who knew they were turning, but concealed it out of cowardice.
She finally woke up.
Human nature was incredibly selfish and cold.
At that moment, Guo Xiaoxiao's mother had already transformed into a Zombie.
She growled and lunged to bite someone.
But with her hands cuffed, she lost balance and fell.
People nearby instantly backed away.
Yet no one opened fire—
She wore handcuffs, posed no threat, and she was the governor's wife.
Her mother got up again and tried to bite—
Only to fall once more.
For a moment, Guo Xiaoxiao felt her mother looked like a clown, being watched by onlookers.
She wiped her tears, reloaded her pistol,
raised it—
Bang!
Her mother fell. Guo Xiaoxiao was reborn.
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