Apocalypse Meltdown

At this moment, the scenery outside was extremely tragic. The few vehicles on the road were wreckages with smoke billowing out from them. Dead bodies littered the street, and the pavement was covered with blood.

Chu Han was lucky that he was the first person to escape. The road was free of obstructions, and he encountered relatively few zombies. Although there were several instances where he was chased by a small pack of zombies, he dealt with them swiftly without slowing down.

Chu Han glanced at the dashboard. He frowned when he saw the fuel meter; the car was running out of petrol.

Where was the petrol station? Over the past ten years, he’d forgotten Mingqiu city’s layout, so he chose to head for the national highway. Generally speaking, lots of petrol stations were situated on the highway.

Chu Han put his foot down on the accelerator, a sense of impatience welling up within him. His lack of time was one of his biggest worries.

He found a station less than 5 kilometers along the highway. Chu Han narrowed his eyes slightly upon noticing the store was locked. This kind of store was usually open for 24 hours; it being locked was obviously the work of another human.

Opposite the station was an internet cafe, around which a group of zombies was gathered, crowding around a corpse. Due to the work of the zombies’ sharp teeth and claws, the body no longer looked human. The undead feasted on the organs and viscera with great relish.

Sometimes, bright red blood would spurt upwards, and the zombies relegated to the outer circle would rush towards the blood and lick it off the pavement stones. The sound of Chu Han’s vehicle prompted the ravenous zombies to lock on to a new target. They rushed towards the vehicle without thinking.

The zombie pack was terrifying to behold, with shreds of flesh and gristle stuck in between their fangs.

They howled with excitement as they ran towards him. Chu Han could see every crease on their dirty, contorted faces from this distance. Their white pupil-less eyes were filled with savagery as they lurched forwards.

Chu Han remained unfazed as he turned the car around, slamming into the zombie group. As he accelerated, the zombies were sent flying!

*Bang! Bang! Bang!*

There were four survivors in the store, and all of them were too terrified to investigate the source of the noise.

A huge cross-country vehicle rolled over the zombies, and dark rotten meat paste coated the vehicle.

One zombie after another was crushed to paste rapidly, and soon only pale, rancid bodies were left on the road. The undead felt neither fear nor pain, and although many of them had sustained gruesome injuries, they still attempted to rush towards the vehicle. Some zombies with crushed limbs dragged their body and crawled towards the G55, leaving trails of pulped flesh and red blood behind them.

Understandably, the four people inside the petrol station were shocked. After all, who would have the balls to fight against a small pack of zombies with merely a car when the eruption occurred only an hour ago?

Fortunately, the G55 was a high-quality vehicle. The majority of the zombies were mangled as a result of slamming into the car.

"Who is that?" muttered a balding middle-aged man. He was Fan Wei, a staff member of the petrol station.

The other two were a couple. The twenty-year-old youth was called Zhang Ziyu, while the heavily made-up girl, who appeared to be in her late teens, was called Gu Xiaotong.

The last person was a fat boy who weighed around 180 pounds. The fat boy was clutching his head while crouched in a corner. He quivered and cried out in fright whenever a zombie roared.

"Shit!" Zhang Ziyu cursed angrily.

Yesterday, he'd played all night with Gu Xiaotong in the opposite cafe. At around 5 a.m., they'd come to this store for food, but they both passed out while they were eating. They'd woken up to a transformed world, and he was stranded here with three other people.

There was no use in waiting for a rescue team since many of the humans in the world had become monsters. Zhang Ziyu felt a burst of hope when he saw the G55 rush in and scatter the zombies like bowling pins.

That person was bound to be fierce and skilled at driving. He might even be a police officer who could bring them out of this place!

He turned back to the steadfast Fan Wei. "Do you have a car? I think this might be a good chance. This guy seems to be very fierce and brave. Why don't we leave with him?"

The heavily made-up young lady shook her head. "No. I won’t. I'm not going to leave a place with food and water!" 

"You can stay here if you want; I won’t force you to leave!" Zhang Ziyu was very determined. He was inwardly feeling pleased with his intelligence and ability to grasp the situation. His desire to leave grew stronger when he realized there was a strong leader he could follow.

It was the end of the world! The entire world was in chaos. Phones and telephones were useless, and most electronic equipment was little more than scrap metal. The most important thing was that there was no military garrison in Mingqiu. Naturally, he had no desire to stay in such a dangerous place.

"How could you just abandon me?" Gu Xiaotong asked, downcast. "Don’t you love me?" 

Zhang Ziyu's eyes gleamed with a manic light. "We're in the middle of an apocalypse—love means nothing," he said, waving his arms. "Every man must fend for themselves!" He then pointed at the fat boy sobbing in the corner. "You should stay here with this trash!"

"Save your words for later," Su Wei interrupted, placing a hand on Zhang Ziyu's shoulder. "I have a car, and that guy probably came to refuel his ride. We should ask him when he’s here."

"Fine," Zhang Ziyu relented, turning away from his girlfriend. "Let’s go! You move the food, and I'll talk to that guy."

Chu Han kept turning the wheel on the road until the zombies from internet cafe were thoroughly crushed. He drove to the petrol station when there was no zombie left, parking beside a fuel tank. He still held the axe in his right hand when alighting from the G55. He kept his vigilance when refueling the vehicle.

Zhang Ziyu opened the door of the store when there was no zombie outside and quickly ran to Chu Han.

"Hi. My name is Zhang Ziyu. Where are you going? How about forming a team with us? It will be safer and we also have our own car," Zhang Ziyu said with the fastest speed, even finishing when he just ran to Chu Han. Zhang Ziyu? Chu Han raised his head and he thought that the name was somewhat familiar.

Chu Han already knew that there was someone running out towards him, but he paid no attention because the footsteps were messy and weak without any attacking capabilities. His mind was still of the one who lived ten years in eschatology, so he could not easily believe in anyone. There were so many of people who pushed their mate for survival when faced with zombies. People would have no reason nor moral concepts in front of desire for survival.

When Chu Han raised his head and the face came into Zhang Ziyu’s eyes, he became incredibly dazed. His voice got stuck in his throat, "Chu Chu Chu, Chu Han?!"

Chu Han looked at him and he continued to refuel when he confirmed that this man posed no threat to him.

Zhang Ziyu was so shocked and continued looking at Chu Han in amazement. He stared at the ax for the longest time and was that there was dark blood.

"What, what happen to you?" Zhang Ziyu had no idea of what he should he say or what he should ask.

To think that the person he had a high opinion of, had a relation with the police or special arms, and he was actually his college student, never would he have thought about it.

How could this be possible? !

"Chu Han?" Gu Xiaotong suddenly ran out and shouted excitedly, "Chu Han! Why are you here? !"

"Shut up!" Chu Han’s expression twisted terribly into a ferocious one, staring at the woman viciously.

Zombies had a keen sense of hearing. How dare she shout out loud!

Threatened by the murderous shouting of Chu Han, Gu Xiaotong was struck speechless.

"Chu Han! How dare you talk to me like that! Don’t you want to live!" Gu Xiaotong shouted madly since she was never treated like that.

The voice of Gu Xiaotong was so loud that she screamed with her loudest volume. It seemed that she was trying to vent her anger with this method.

Chu Han suddenly raised his head. The madness and murderous intent in his eyes were at the peak. He had carefully killed the zombies and refueled the vehicle, but the woman shouted in such a loud voice. Did she want to attract zombies here?!

The woman was afraid and retreated; and then she shouted at Chu Han, "What are you doing?"

When the women wanted to continue to show her anger, trying to give Chu Han a piece of her mind, her expression suddenly changed. Her face turned extremely pale.

"Ah--------"

The ear-splitting scream of the woman was delivered abruptly with a high decibel. The sharp voice seemed to have the ability to break glasses!

Growl!

Two zombies were ten meters away from them. Dragging their stiff feet, they roared excitedly and the black hands with blood were waving in the air. They came after hearing the voice of the woman, slowly were speeding up towards them.

"Zombie! Zombie!" Zhang Ziyu was scared stiff and fell on the ground.

"Ah---------" The scream of the woman was still going on.

The murderous intent of Chu Han soared to the peak at the very moment. He turned around rapidly and kicked Gu Xiaotong without any care. She was kicked far away!

He said to the Zhang Ziyu, "Guard her and keep her mouth shut! You can kill her if she keeps shouting!"

Killing people was a very common thing to Chu Han. He did not think it was wrong since there would be much more zombies coming if she kept screaming.

Chu Han took the axe, ignoring Zhang Ziyu and Gu Xiaotong. He stared at two zombies closing in, his left hand still holding the refueling nozzle.

The two zombies had shortened the distance until they were less than 2 meters away. There was a thick putrescence stench coming from them. They opened their mouths, showing the human flesh in them.

Zhang Ziyu was scared shitless. His hands were trembling and yet he said quiveringly, "Zombies, there are zombies!"

Zhang Ziyu thought that Chu Han must be mad. He was refueling when zombies were only a meter away from him!

Gu Xiaotong was finally roused from that kicking and she screamed again to rush to the store, shutting the door. Zhang Ziyu regretted that he did not seize Gu Xiaotong when he turned around his head. She simply left them to die with the zombies.