themonasnovels Chapter 1425 - 526: Another Rescue Mission (Part 5)
Chapter 1425 - 526: Another Rescue Mission (Part 5)
A few people divided up Shen Hetian’s supplies, yet they were not grateful to him.
It wasn’t just because of what Wang Zimo said, but more because of Shen Hetian’s "not fitting in"—
Everyone had no supplies, yet Shen Hetian had several boxes;
Most people wanted to stay in the dormitory and wait for rescue, only Shen Hetian was shouting to break out of the campus.
Dong Linna and another boy initially supported Shen Hetian’s proposal, but after seeing the dissatisfied looks from others, they closed their mouths.
They didn’t dare to speak anymore; there was already an example set before them.
The apocalypse has come, and they are all ordinary college students. It’s really hard to get by on their own.
They have to unite, and the surefire way to integrate into the "group" is to "go with the flow".
Shen Hetian: ... utterly depressed.
His supplies were divided up, and even his girlfriend was unwilling to stand by his side.
He, he had actually become a loner, standing on the opposite side of the majority.
Of course, the so-called "opposition" was just a youthful grudge, not real enmity.
At most, they didn’t have friendly faces towards Shen Hetian, but they wouldn’t directly drive him out.
Even so, the feeling of being invisibly isolated was very unpleasant.
Shen Hetian felt a breath stuck in his chest, but he couldn’t vent it, so he could only grit his teeth and endure.
The atmosphere in the dormitory became very awkward.
Everyone fell silent, listening to the screams and cries for help outside the window, enduring the thumping of zombies banging at the door.
Their nerves were tightly wound, their hearts pounding, almost leaping out of their throats.
Their previous targeting of Shen Hetian was, in part, a release as their emotions neared a breaking point.
They divided the supplies and isolated Shen Hetian, releasing their emotions slightly.
But, the outside crisis was not resolved at all.
Trembling and terrified, they lay awake through the rest of the night.
In the exhausted and tense eyes of a few people, a sliver of light finally appeared on the horizon.
Soon, the sun jumped out of the horizon, and the sky gradually brightened.
"It’s daylight!"
Feeling the brightness outside the window, a few young people who were originally tired and afraid suddenly regained spirit.
There was a vague hope in their hearts: perhaps it was all just a fantasy of the night.
With the arrival of dawn, all nightmares and ghostly things would vanish without a trace!
The zombies, the apocalypse, perhaps it was just an illusion born from staying up late playing cards and games.
Wang Zimo swallowed a mouthful of saliva, walked to the window, and looked down from the sill.
Thinking he would see the usual scene—
People going to the cafeteria to eat, running to the small field to jog, or exercising in the morning.
The campus broadcast station started playing some online hit songs.
The entire morning, lively yet not noisy, with a youthfulness unique to the campus.
But, nothing!
Nothing at all!
No groups heading to the cafeteria or heading to class;
No beautiful women or muscular men in sportswear exercising on the small field;
No cheerful music on the campus.
Nothing but swaying zombies and incomplete corpses!
Bang bang!
Bang bang bang!
Sounds of banging came again from outside the door.
If you listen carefully, you can hear the hoarse moaning mixed in.
Zombies!
Those creatures that would eat the living even if they were dead!
Not a dream!
Not a hallucination born from dizziness!
It’s real, everything is real!
The apocalypse has truly arrived, and their former classmates, teachers, and even family members have turned into zombies.
"... There’s a signal!"
"I, I picked up the radio signal!"
"Come and listen, it’s a government announcement!"
A classmate who usually tinkers with radios managed to find a radio signal with his handheld radio.
He quickly adjusted the frequency, and the sound went from crackling to gradually clear.
Through the broadcast, everyone finally confirmed—
The apocalypse indeed arrived, the world was in chaos, but the local government had temporarily established a survivor base in the northern wetlands of the Provincial City.
Also, within the next few days, the provincial city’s stationed troops would enter the city to clear zombies and search for survivors.
The broadcast announced several gathering points where nearby survivors could rush to.
At that time, the troops would escort everyone to the base.
"..."
After listening to the broadcast, a few young people were somewhat dazed.
They didn’t know whether to feel sad or fortunate.
Sad because the apocalypse had indeed descended, their lives were about to be upended, and they, along with their friends and family, were also in danger.