Zombie Apocalypse: Creation

Chapter 462  Battle of Humen Bridge (2)

"What do you mean by that?" Kate curiously asked.

"Let me ask you something... If someone is really directing them from behind, why are they leaving the city?"

The question caught Kate a little off guard, as she couldn't really think of an answer.

"Is it because they are scared of something?" Kate threw her random guesses.

"Maybe. But it's probably because they want human flesh... Remember what we saw when we encountered that zombie family?"

As Kate thought back to that exact moment, she suddenly realized what Xiaoyun was talking about.

"Human flesh?"

"Exactly. Whoever is leading this zombie horde has run out of human flesh to eat in Shenzhen."

"Wait, that means the entire city is..."

The two fell into silence as the idea of not having a single human alive sounded crazy for a city as big as Shenzhen.

"Maybe they just hid themselves very well like the ones in Foshan. People always find a way to survive." Xiaoyun suggested.

"I hope so..."

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As the morning turned into the evening, the zombies finally started advancing with a few small waves.

They were easily taken care of, leaving Xiaoyun a little confused about what the zombie leader on the other side was thinking of.

With night quickly approaching, he soon realized what the zombie leader was planning as they continued harassing his troops.

Even though thousands of zombies died in each attack, the total number of zombies on the other side was barely reduced.

Meanwhile, the soldiers started to get a little exhausted, just as Kate had predicted with the constant check.

Soon, Xiaoyun and the Colonels devised a simple rotation plan, with only half of the troops staying guard for the night.

The constant gunfire every few minutes started to irritate the soldiers, but they were forced to endure it.

Everyone in the army could tell the zombies were just trying to lure them out or, at the very least, tire them out.

As the sun rose on the horizon, it was another day for the zombie horde to remain on the other side.

However, each of the waves from the zombie horde was increasing and getting bigger and bigger.

It was almost as if the zombie leader on the other side was starting to lose control of the zombies.

Still, millions of zombies were on the other side, causing Xiaoyun's army to remain on high alert.

With lunch approaching, Xiaoyun could see some of the soldiers looking a little exhausted.

They had just finished their shift, getting ready for their six-hour break before the next rotation.

"Are you sure you don't want to take a nap or something?" Kate asked curiously as she stretched her arms out.

"I'm good——"

"Come on, go take a short nap. There's no reason for the zombies to launch a full-out offensive in the middle of the day.

Even I took a little nap. You're going to need your full energy when they come up with the next fight."

After a short thought, Xiaoyun agreed to Kate's suggestion as he headed down the watchtower to his tent.

Meanwhile, Kate remained on the watchtower, looking through her binoculars in an attempt to find the zombie leader.

As she scanned through the mountains of zombies on the other side, she couldn't find a single one that stood out.

She couldn't even spot any mutants, further proving Xiaoyun's idea that something was different about the zombie horde. n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

"Maybe I'm looking at the wrong thing."

Kate quickly shifted her attention away from the crowds of zombies as they all looked too similar to tell.

Instead, she turned her attention towards the empty area away from the zombie horde itself.

However, after looking for several hours nonstop, she couldn't find anything that was different.

Soon, the noon turned into the evening as Xiaoyun woke up from his nap and headed up to the watchtower.

"What are you looking at?" Xiaoyun curiously asked.

"Trying to find the zombie leader... I just can't find them anywhere at all."

"If you can find it, then the other three watchtowers don't need to do their jobs."

"Whatever."

As Kate put her binoculars down and gave up, Xiaoyun started looking towards the bridge entrance with his binoculars.

Even though the zombies had only been coming in small waves, he quickly noticed the faces of the zombies.

Almost all of the ones near the bridge were growling, seemingly holding in their urges to rush towards the bridge.

"Something has to happen tonight."

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As the moon rose high in the sky, the entire campsite was lit up with work light aimed directly at the other side of the bridge.

Just like most soldiers expected, the zombies were still standing there, with no signs of moving or getting tired.

Kate and Xiaoyun are standing a few steps down the bridge, where hundreds of soldiers are patrolling nearby at the water.

"Man, I wish I had unlimited stamina like the zombies... I would get so many things done in a single day."

Kate murmured as they could hear low growling sounds coming from the other side.

"I doubt it. If you had unlimited stamina, that just means you are going to be looking for even more excuses to slack off."

"What do you mean 'slack off?' I had been up all day with you——"

"Someone doze off while on the watchtower and think they were slick."

Xiaoyun's comment made Kate blush a little, but she didn't admit or deny it.

As the two continued walking down the small beach, they suddenly noticed a small gunfire ahead of them.

Within seconds, Xiaoyun's walkie-talkie began rapidly going off, and several soldiers were talking in the channel.

"Requesting backup! The zombies are crossing the river!"

"Quadrant D is under heavy attack! We can't hold on for any longer!"

"78th Bridgade leader here! Requesting retreating order! There are at least several hundred thousand trying to cross!"

Hearing the urgency, Xiaoyun immediately took out his walkie-talkie.

"Commander Xiaoyun here! Permission denied! Quadrant C and B, immediately head towards D!"

As Xiaoyun issued the order, the walkie-talkie suddenly rang up again.

"Squadrant C under attack!"

"Squadrant B under attack!"

Xiaoyun's worst nightmare came true as all three of the Quadrant were now under attack.

"Shit! 14th and 15th Division, immediately head down to the beach to assist 12th Division! Over."

"Artillery brigade, be ready at a moment's notice!"

"Affirmative!"

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"Fuck! There's too many of them!"

One of the soldiers yelled as they couldn't believe how many zombies were in front of them.

"Shut up! We are assigned to hold this no matter what! Think about the who's behind you!"

The rowdy soldiers fell into silence from the senior officer's comment, but the zombie's growling sound and the gunfire quickly replaced it.

"Lieutenant Colonel! How long do we have to hold this for?" The senior officer asked as he held down the trigger on his rifle.

"Until reinforcement comes!"

As all the mounted MG-42s began to overheat from being overused, none of the soldiers stopped holding down their triggers.

Meanwhile, on the beachfront itself, the zombies had built an entire bridge made out of each other.

By each other, it meant their physical bodies stacked on top of each other to form a pontoon bridge.

Hundreds upon thousands of zombies were flooding in, right towards where the soldiers were positioned.

Fortunately, the high angle made it easier for them to hold, but it was only a matter of time before their raw firepower was forced to be stopped.

"2nd MG-42 overheated!"

"3rd MG-42 overheated! We don't have any more barrels to replace!"

With more and more machine guns overheating, the soldiers were forced to rely on their rifles to hold them back.

Soon, the zombies's advancement went from within two hundred steps all the way to within a hundred steps.

"Liuentant! Reinforcement is here!" One of the soldiers yelled as they noticed hundreds of marching sounds behind them.

"Everyone! Throw your grenades!"

As rows of explosions appeared on the beach, the zombie's advancement was finally stalled for a few seconds.

That few seconds were critical enough for all the soldiers to reload their magazines.

The reinforcement had also begun firing from a distance, further reducing the stress on the soldier's shoulders.

"RPG!"

As soldiers yelled, a loud explosion went off right at where the zombie bridge was located.

With a loud flash in the middle of the night, they could all see the bridge completely collapsing.

"Don't celebrate yet! Stay vigilant! We're going to head over to other quadrants!"

An officer with the rank of Colonel within the reinforcement yelled as they headed further west.

The soldiers in their defending positions soon realized they weren't the only ones being attacked, as more gunfire could be heard down the road.

"Everyone! Focus on the clean-up! The zombies on the beaches might still be alive."

The Lieutenant colonel warned as the soldiers began to exit their defensive position to kill the remaining strangler on their side of the beach.