Apocalypse Meltdown

Make your choice?

Chu Han`s loud voice covered the roaring of the zombies while gripping through the hearts of the eight hundred people who were capable of fighting. It also covered the panic and confusion they were feeling. His voice even seemed soothing to some.

Warrior or Coward!

They had to choose one!

Chu Han stood in front of the crowd, looking at their reactions. He was not that eye-catching but everyone was casting their eyes on him, which proved to be an extremely strong cohesive force.

Roaring---

Roaring---

Successive, almost rhythmic roars could be heard from afar as an earthshaking spectacle was unfolding before their very eyes. Looking upfront, the empty space previously was now amassing with activity as countless black dots was now starting to appear from the horizon, silhouettes of the broken remnants of humanity testament to the savagery of eschatology and of the world. Staggering footsteps of what humanity termed as ‘harbingers of death’ could slowly be heard, but the speed at which they were going was unbelievable, like a beast pouncing towards his prey knowing full well he already had caught it but still at great haste because of its hunger. From the people`s estimation, that vast horde would get to the base in one hour tops.

A life/death crisis was coming!

Chu Han did not have to wait long before someone stood up; raising the blunt weapon he was carrying into the air as everyone also joined him soon enough.

"Kill those zombies!"

"Poke out their heads!"

"They have ruined our lives, and now is the time for our revenge!"

"There is nothing to be afraid of! If I die, I die as a warrior"

"I choose to be a warrior! I choose to die with honor"

People started to stand up and surround Chu Han. Inspirational words were thrown out; some jokes were even spurted as their morale soared. Be it the men or the women, the old or the young, they all raised whatever they were holding.

They chose to believe in Chu Han!

They chose to battle!

To defend the dignity of human beings!

Cheng Xianguo looked at Chu Han with surprise in his eyes as he scanned the young man`s face for a couple of times, "This man is only twenty years old yet he could already do something like this in this troubled times!"

"He is more a leader compared with you." A light flashed in Ye Chen`s narrow eyes as he continued, "He is born to be a leader."

"Yes. I admire him for that." Cheng Xianguo nodded.

Shang Jiuti and Bai Yun`er stood behind Chu Han as they looked towards the man with complicated eyes. His air of tranquility, his ability to gather the people to increase their chances of victory even when those people all held different personalities and ideals, this was what made this person so unbelievable.

"So, listen to my arrangement." Chu Han softly said but his voice could clearly be heard as the people quieted up when he started speaking.

"Those people with guns should stand at the front of the cars." Chu Han said rapidly and clearly, "Those who have none must bring their weapons and stay at the place I shall assign you to."

"Please remember that you must standby if there are no orders coming from me and when I tell you to kill those zombies, do your best to kill as much as you can!" Chu Han’s planning and method of assigning the people was simple and direct. Only he knew the reason why he did it like that.

"Trust me! I will try my best to get all of you guys out of here!"

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Half an hour passed.

The horde of zombies has already passed the bridge as they continued to rush towards the base with even greater haste. The dotted scenery was very fear-inducing as the roars were increasingly becoming clearer and clearer. This scenery was just what made the people called this place "The City of Death".

The mass scattered as the bullets and guns were distributed promptly. But there were only fifteen guns so the people who were not lucky to be given one were tasked to form ten-man groups. There had to be at least two men in a group. Weapons such as axes were given but the people who did not know how to properly use them took blunt weapons, iron sticks, and even the hoe and sickle they used for farming.

Certainly, not everyone chose to fight as a hundred people started to go towards the residential district. They did not want to participate in the battle, choosing to just wait for destiny`s judgment. Cheng Zehao and Duan Ming were two prime examples of them.

Cheng Zehao’s choice disappointed Cheng Xianguo so much but he did not stop him. He just slightly glanced at him.

It was worthy of mention that of the University Students, only Duan Ming chose to not fight, earning him the contempt and mockery of his fellow students.

Chu Han did not bother with those people as he continued to arrange and organized the people. As to the women and children who were scared but still chose to stand by them, Chu Han would go and pat their shoulders, uttering words of inspiration.

"Chu Han!" Duan Ming who chose to sulk in the residential district and wait for their fates to unfold along with the hundred people shouted; shame imperceptible in his eyes. He just smiled coldly, "I shall witness your failure as you get bitten by zombies at the window of my room."

In the quiet place, everyone was able to clearly hear it. Chen Shaoye turned back and shouted angrily, "My boss will not fail! Victory is ours!"

"Hahaha!"Duan Ming laughed as he wanted to mock them.

"I remember what I have said." Chu Han interrupted him expressionlessly as he pointlessly said, "Your name is a really good name."

"What?" Duan Ming opened his eyes with disbelief. Not only him, the surrounding people were also confused.

"Duan Ming (1)!"Luo Xiaoxiao said loudly, her voice filled with mockery, "Hahaha! Duan Ming, Duan Ming, it really is a good name."

"You`re cursing me!" Duan Ming roared towards Chu Han. His eyeball turned sunken while his lips turned pale. His body that was already so skinny turned slimmer even more.

A fierce light glinted in Chu Han`s eyes as he curved his mouth into a devilish smile. He said the words one by one, "By eating zombie meat, a person will get infected."

Homm--

Chu Han`s words struck all the people like lightning.

Did he eat zombie meat?!

Duan Ming was quavering and he could not believe it. How did Chu Han know about it?

"Impossible!" He shouted, panic clear in his voice. He was far away but his voice was so loud so everyone was able to clearly hear it, "It is impossible that you could know about it. How did you know about it?!"

Vomiting---

A lot of people were disgusted as they vomited on the ground. How could he eat the meat of zombies?

Chu Han did not continue to bicker with Duan Ming as shouted, "Everyone move to your assigned place and get ready to fight!"

Chu Han’s words interrupted the crowd`s train of thought. They had no time to think whether Duan Ming would get infected or not. All of them went to their assigned place.

On the other hand, the people who were with Duan Ming cast wary eyes towards him. He suddenly shouted as he ran towards the nearest building behind the building he was in before.

Chu Han no longer thought about Duan Ming as what he needed to think about was the people with him, the people who were worthy of surviving with him. As to the issue of Duan Ming eating zombie meat, he did not witness him doing so but the memory of his previous incarnation was still so clear to him. Duan Ming was so hungry he ate zombie meat.

Although he did not see how Duan Ming died, according to the facts in his previous incarnation, just a single bite of zombie meat would cause that person to get infected. Although the speed of turning into a zombie would be slower than directly being bitten or scratched by zombies, there would be a reaction a week or a month from now.

The only thing that could be confirmed was that the virus would not disappear.

After receiving the megaphone from Yue Zi, Chu Han stood on top of a vehicle. He took this place as his temporary headquarters because it gave him a panoramic view of the entire place.

A lot of trucks were lined up with the front of one car connected to the rear of another, while a person equipped with a gun was standing behind each one.

There used to be an empty space at that place. It was a large space but now it was filled with vehicles. The front of one vehicle was connected to the rear of the other as it formed a giant...

─Maze!

1. 段明 or "Duan Ming" also means ‘ephemeral or short lived’