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mouse?!
Upon entering the house, Yi Shanghua took a closer look and recognized the dark figure.
Damn it, it's a rat, a zombie rat!
Now he suddenly understood what was happening downstairs and why there were zombies downstairs.
Can other animals get infected too?
With a loud bang, the door slammed shut, and with another loud bang, the zombie-like rats crashed into the door.
"Hiss—! Hiss—!"
A faint sound, like the straining of a leaky bellows, could be heard outside the door.
Before Yi Shanghua could feel at ease, he heard a chilling sound.
The sound of something gnawing on the door.
Rats outside are gnawing on the door.
Judging from the sound, it seems there was more than one mouse, but several.
The shouts from outside were heard by Shima Rin, Yamada Ryo, and the others inside the house.
Kagamihara Nadeshiko rushed over immediately and asked, "What happened?"
"Zombies! There are zombie rats outside the door, they're gnawing at the door."
Yi Shanghua wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, still shaken.
This rat is faster than a corpse can run away; it's so fast that if he's even two steps slower, it will bite him.
Why are there rats in the apartment? Did the army not get rid of them completely during their cleanup? Or did rats sneak in from outside the safe zone?
Chapter 50 Escape
The safe zone is in chaos.
The hospital is on fire, zombies have appeared in the apartment building, and someone in the military camp has opened fire.
"boom--!"
The noisy night was filled with the sound of gunshots.
The barracks of federal troops and National Guard were in complete chaos.
Someone got bitten.
There are zombies in the hospital, there are zombies in the military camp, and there are also zombie rats that have appeared out of nowhere.
During the day, National Guard personnel encountered zombie-like animals while clearing the safe zone, and they informed the federal troops who came to take over the safe zone.
If the federal army takes this seriously, they should continue to do what the National Guard does: seal off rat holes, sewers, and other openings that rats can get into, and erect sufficiently high and tight barbed wire fences around the security zone. Ideally, they should also electrify the area and assign personnel to patrol it.
Unfortunately, the federal army did this, but not completely.
The barbed wire fence has been put up, the electricity has been turned on, and patrol personnel have been arranged, but the opening leading to the sewer has not been completely sealed; only half of it has been sealed.
The superiors assigned tasks without providing explanations, which allowed the logistics personnel below to slack off.
As darkness fell, they hastily inspected the restaurant, warehouse, basement, and other areas where rats might appear, and sealed any openings they found leading to the sewers.
They ignored the undiscovered openings, figuring that ordinary rats posed no threat, while infected rats would surely come out at the sound of humans. Since they hadn't encountered any infected rats while carrying out their sewer sealing mission, it seemed the safe zone was also free of infected rats.
However, what these soldiers didn't know was that zombies were more active at night than during the day.
There might not be any zombie rats in the sewer pipes beneath the safe zone during the day, but that might change at night.
Zombified rats emerged from the unsealed sewer pipes and quickly ran towards the direction from which the gunshots, curses, and shouts of killing were coming from.
"puff!"
The sharp entrenching tool came down, cleaving the charging rat in two with a single stroke.
But the rat that was split in two didn't die; its upper body flew over, its head opened, and its mouth was about to bite.
Dongyun reacted quickly, raising his foot and stomping down with his brown leather military boot, crushing the mouse's head.
"This is... a mouse?"
The speaker was a middle-aged Black man standing behind Dongyun.
He was one of the only two survivors that Shinonome and Gabriel rescued from the hospital. His name was Dalton Vargas, and he worked as a car mechanic. The other survivor was Charlotte Healy, a white girl who was a college intern.
Only the two of them were still alive in the entire hospital; the other survivors and those lured from other cities were dead. Some died from research, while others were already infected with the zombie virus and eventually turned into zombies.
The appearance of zombies and zombie rats in the military camp was something neither Shinonome nor Gabriel had expected.
However, the more chaotic the situation, the more advantageous it would be for them as they prepared to escape.
They rescued the survivors, killed all the researchers and security personnel in the hospital, and set the hospital on fire. Just now, they also secretly destroyed the helicopter and obtained military vehicle keys and some military equipment.
The entrenching tool in Dongyun's hand was obtained in the military camp.
He gave the fire axe to Charlotte, so Nadeshiko could use it. The fire axe was longer than the entrenching tool, and sometimes a shovel wasn't as useful as an axe. Most importantly, the fire axe was more suitable for Nadeshiko's brute force.
The military camp was in chaos due to the hospital fire and the zombie attack.
Dongyun, who had originally planned to run back to her apartment, changed her mind. She took the keys, found the corresponding car, and quickly got in. With Dalton driving, she headed towards her apartment.
The chaos in the barracks won't last long.
The chaos was only in the federal army barracks; the National Guard across the street was not in any disarray.
The cricket zombies and zombie rats can be quickly suppressed by the army as long as the gas masks are still effective. But soon, they will return and add fuel to the fire of this chaos.
……
Survivor's apartment, first floor.
After a brief period of chaos, the zombies and zombie rats inside the building were dealt with by Ishan Hua, the End Band, other survivors, and the soldiers guarding the apartment downstairs.
However, after dealing with the zombies and zombie rats, they clashed with several soldiers protecting the apartment building, along with survivors who were willing to leave Vikland.
"Go back! All of you, go back inside! What are you all doing dressed like that and carrying bags?! Are you trying to leave here?!"
"There are infected rats in the apartment building, and someone has been bitten. We can't stay here any longer; we need to find somewhere else to live!"
"The infected people and infected rats have been cleared out. It's safe here, much safer than outside. You all need to listen to me and go back inside. Check your rooms, seal the rat holes, and you'll be fine tonight."
"Are you kidding me? Can you guarantee there aren't any infected rats in our room? Block the rat holes? How? With your little toothpick? The rats will just chew that toothpick in half!"
A female survivor sticks out her tongue and raises her middle finger with both hands.
"So rock and roll."
Seeing this scene, Ichiji Nijika whispered.
"boom!"
A soldier fired a shot into the air.
Suddenly, the tense atmosphere fell silent.
"Go back! All of you, get back to your own rooms!"
The soldier who fired pointed his gun at the survivors and threatened them.
Several soldiers were already hearing orders from their superiors through their earpieces: if these people continued to disobey, they would open fire to make the survivors realize the situation. This was a critical moment, not peacetime, and they couldn't afford to go against the army.
Seeing the gun pointed at her, the female survivor was clearly frightened. She shook her head and said, "You can't do this. You are restricting our personal freedom."
"I'm sorry, ma'am, there is no freedom here now. Go back, be good, all of you, go back inside."
The leading soldier moved forward, forcing the female survivor back.
In the tense atmosphere, pressed against the wall, Shima Rin calmly pulled out her pistol. Seeing her subtle movement, Ijichi Nijika, standing beside her, hesitated before releasing the safety from her M4A4 as well.
"It's so lively here, what's going on?"
Suddenly, a male voice came from behind several soldiers.
"who!"
A soldier turned around and saw the four people behind him. He immediately turned around and turned his gun around. When one of the soldiers saw the blonde girl among the four, he was surprised.
"sky……"
Before he could finish speaking, the blonde girl in front of him pointed at him and suddenly he was speechless.
At the same time, the guns in his and his companions' hands were disassembled into parts and smashed to the ground like building blocks falling to the ground.
An angelic halo appeared above her head, and white wings spread behind her. Gabriel gave an unquestionable command.
“Let’s go!”
Chapter 51 The Great Fire
“Get in the car, get in the car!”
The heavy rain continued.