Zombie Apocalypse: Creation

"Don't worry about the food. It's not going to be a problem," Xiaoyun restated as he thought back to the time he was the only food supply back in Luoping.

Both men still looked a little worried about the concept of food being abundant, especially getting the food down here without being noticed.

However, none of them dared question Xiaoyun's words, considering the fact he was able to get down here as outside was insane by itself.

More importantly, the fact that he has brought this many guns down here made everything he said believable.

As everyone got their handgun, they got back into formation before the three, mimicking as if they were becoming real soldiers.

But all their different clothes and standing posture made it look extremely odd, especially as many of them did the wrong salute towards the three.

Still, Xiaoyun didn't laugh at them. Instead, he showed respect towards them by saluting them back.

"We're ready, sir!" Tingliao yelled as he stood in front of all the men, looking to be the captain despite being the youngest looking.

The two men turned towards Xiaoyun, waiting for him to give the final confirmation to start it.

But Xiaoyun had one last question as he turned back towards the crowd, clearing his throat before asking.

"Before you all go, who do you guys want to be the leader of this revolution?"

The entire metro line fell into silence, as none of them wanted to pick a side that might anger the two options before their eyes.

"Oh, I'm not participating in this. You all can pick whoever you want."

As Xiaoyun stepped down to the side, two people remained, standing above the staircase up to the repair room.

But it was obvious which one the crowd picked, as Lianzheng himself stepped back down along with Xiaoyun.

"Brother Cheng Zui! Brother Cheng Zui! Brother Cheng Zui!"

As the crowd chanted his name, Cheng Zui waved his hand down to ask them to be quiet.

"Thank you, everyone... But I think brother Lianzheng should be the one leading——"

"What?"

Lianzheng was completely caught off guard by Cheng Zui's suggestion, but Cheng Zui went back down to drag him back up to the stage.

"You all might be confused as to why I'm giving the leadership spot to our brother Lianzheng over here.

But I just want to tell you that Lianzheng over here saved my life, just like I had saved some of your guys' lives.

If it weren't for him holding the door when the outbreak happened, I would have never gotten into this metro in the first place."

The crowd seemed a bit surprised by the reveal, but they still seemed hesitant to support someone they knew only a little about.

"You have my word. Lianzheng is going to be a much better leader than me. Before you all still say no, do you think a high school dropout like me should be a leader?"

"Cheng Zui, you——"

"Lianzheng, you forget you're the one who invited me to all this in the first place?" Cheng Zui pointed out loud.

"Brother Lianzheng, just accept it." One of the men yelled.

"Yeah, just accept it. We all trust you." Another yelled.

Seeing more and more people supporting him as the leader, Lianzheng finally accepted the leadership role.

"Very well. Congrats. You'll be the one deciding how to do all this now. I'll be waiting for the good news."

After the two saluted each other, Lianzheng, along with all the men, finally began marching down the rail line.

As they disappeared in the distance, Kate couldn't understand the decision he made at all.

"Why did you just let them loose like that? What if they just started robbing people with those guns?" Kate raised her concern.

"Then we'll clean up afterward. Either way, I just need them to weaken local government here."

"But I thought you're doing it for the people here——"

"I still am... It's just that their fate is in their hands. Not like it can get any worse down here."

Hearing Xiaoyun's words made Kate feel like a stranger, but she didn't know how to react.

"You changed... Why do you sound so different than before we came here?"

Xiaoyun froze for a second but shook his head.

"Someone said the same line to me before... Yes, I have changed. But I'm doing it for the greater good..."

"Which greater good?" Kate curiously asked.

Xiaoyun turned his head, looking at Kate right into the eyes before turning back and looking into the dark tunnel in the distance.

"For me? For Luoping? For the people here? I don't know... Maybe you can decide it for me."

Kate stood still as she tried to decipher what he meant, but she couldn't decide which one was the real reason as Xiaoyun walked off into the distance.

"Wait! Wait for me! What did you mean by that?" Kate asked out loud as she caught back up.

"I told you, I don't know," Xiaoyun replied as the two walked into the darkness of the rail line.

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At the metro station...

Lianzheng and Cheng Zui both lead the men to jump up to the station and then continue walking towards the staircase to the upper floor.

"Yo Cheng Zui, what are you guys doing?" One of the tent dwellers asked curiously.

"Overthrowing Liu Peng!" Cheng Zui yelled back, not hiding their intention at all as they began to head up the stairs.

Immediately, the entire metro station came alive as the news traveled through the entire station, leading to hundreds and thousands of tent dwellers following behind them.

But all of them stood as far back as possible, watching it as if it were some sort of drama show.

As more people gathered at the upper floor of the metro stations, Cheng Zui and Lianzheng didn't disperse them, choosing to let them follow them towards the entrance.

After marching for a short moment, they finally encountered the first guard patrolling the area.

"Cheng Zui, what the hell are you doing here?" One of the guards arrogantly asked, walking up to the crowd of men alone.

Cheng Zui didn't answer this time. Instead, he took a step back and let Lianzheng be in the front.

"We're here to demand Liu Peng to step down. Would you mind telling him to come down?"

Seeing Lianzheng's serious tone and the massive crowd that had formed behind him, the guard started to get a little nervous.

Still, he wasn't willing to bend so easily, as his guard clothes and guard hat gave him a ton of confidence.

"The fuck do you think you are? Go away before I send you all packing."

Just as the guard was about to reach for his baton, two of the men instantly grabbed him by the arm.

"What the hell are you all doing? How dare you!——Let go of my hand!"

As the guard kept trying to wrestle free, Cheng Zui suddenly pulled out his gun and pointed right at the guard's head.

"Stop resisting. I don't want to kill you."

Cheng Zui's warning finally made the guards stop as he finally realized they weren't joking at all.

"You tie him up and put him in the corner. Everyone else! Let's keep going!"

As Lianzheng and his men continued marching down, the massive crowd also finally realized Cheng Zui wasn't joking.

The crowd instantly split into two, with a small fraction of them heading back down to avoid the trouble.

Meanwhile, a majority of them continued walking behind Lianzheng's men. Most of them just wanted to see what was going to happen despite seeing Cheng Zui with a gun.

It was almost as if it was the only entertainment they were getting down here, and they didn't want to miss it.

"What are you all doing here?" A guard asked as Lianzheng's men finally arrived at the main entrance of the upper floor.

"We're here to ask Liu Peng to step down. Do you mind moving out of the way?" Lianzheng asked calmly.

"What? Can you say that again?"

As the guard asked again, several nearby guards immediately got up from their seats and got to the front entrance.

"I said, do you guys mind moving out of the way? We're going to ask Liu Peng to step down——"

"You crazy Lianzheng, do you really think you can ask him to step down with a bunch of people?" One of the guards who recognized Lianzheng pointed out.

"Very well then. I hope you don't regret your decision."

As all ten guards pulled out their batons, the crowd behind Lianzheng's men immediately stepped back.

However, some remained, wanting to join Lianzheng's movement but too scared to say it out loud.

"These are all the people you have to try to ask Liu Peng to step down?" one of the guards asked, showing zero respect for them.

The rest of the guards also dismissed the thirty people in front of them as a threat, as the rebel group before them only had pipes and a melee weapon.