An hour ago.
Jiangnan District Stadium, the Resurrection Survivor Camp.
Zheng Hao sat up from his bed, feeling refreshed.
His mood had been exceptionally good these past two days.
Hence, he woke up particularly early.
Every morning, he would exercise and do a simple morning routine!
Ever since Zhou Zhiqiang had taken more than fifty survivors and mysteriously disappeared last time.
The atmosphere within the camp had become much more harmonious.
It seemed those people were the source of the negative sentiment.
With them gone, the camp's atmosphere gradually improved.
"Boss, good morning!"
"Brother Zheng, good morning!"
Survivors who encountered Zheng Hao greeted him proactively.
Now that they knew the Japanese camp had been completely annihilated.
With no other place to go, they had resolutely decided to stay at the Resurrection Camp.
Their mindset had changed, and they became more enthusiastic towards Zheng Hao.
After all, he was the highest leader here.
Rumble!
Suddenly, a deafening sound came from afar.
Everyone was startled at first, then resumed their daily routines, doing what they were supposed to do.
They had grown accustomed to the sound of explosions these past few days.
They didn't know who was making such a commotion in Jiangbei.
It had nothing to do with them anyway.
Not my business, not my concern!
"Old Zheng! Old Zheng!"
Qian Zhenyu rushed over from the corridor, his face filled with anxiety.
"What's wrong, Old Qian? What's got you so flustered?"
Zheng Hao asked with a smile.
"Quick, come inside and let's talk!"
Qian Zhenyu said mysteriously.
The two returned to the VIP box and closed the door.
Zheng Hao sat on the sofa with his legs crossed, asking casually:
"Go ahead, what else is making you so nervous!"
Qian Zhenyu said with a solemn expression:
"Hurry and check the chat channel. Today's explosion sounds different from before!"
Zheng Hao opened the chat channel.
At this moment, the entire channel was filled with discussions about the explosion.
"Who's setting off firecrackers so early in the morning? Can't people sleep?"
"Your firecrackers sound that loud? A gas tank explosion would sound more plausible than firecrackers!"
"Yesterday, the Glorious Bridge connecting Jiangbei and Jiangnan was blown up, and today there are explosions again. It feels like something big is about to happen!"
"Have you seen Jiangbei? It's sunny now, but it looks like dark clouds are rolling in from over there. The sky is dark and heavy!"
"It's not clouds, it's dust... it should be kicked-up dust!"
"There's no wind today, how can there be so much dust?!"
The crowd chattered, unable to reach a consensus.
Zheng Hao looked at the chat logs and then at Qian Zhenyu with a strange expression.
His expression seemed to say: "That's it? What's the big fuss about!"
Qian Zhenyu saw what Zheng Hao was thinking and gestured for him to wait patiently.
A few minutes later.
Someone suddenly said:
"Alright, I've connected the video and the drone's camera! I'll take everyone to Jiangbei to investigate!"
Subsequently, a drone video feed appeared in the chat channel.
The drone took off from the roof of a residential building in Jiangnan.
It slowly flew over the river and continued towards Jiangbei.
After about two to three minutes, the drone hovered above the buildings in Jiangbei.
"Everyone can see that dust cloud in the distance. It looks like something is approaching!"
"Based on my experience, it's likely a sandstorm. Everyone might need to stay indoors and avoid going out."
"Let's try the 100x zoom now and see if we can clarify if there's anything else in the dust!"
The camera shook slightly.
Then, the screen began to zoom in, and zoom in...
Suddenly, a pale face with skin covered in purple veins and a ferocious expression appeared in the lens.
"It's zombies!"
And not just one!
This zombie flashed by and disappeared.
Then, more zombies flashed in front of the camera, one after another.
The screen zoomed out slightly again.
Now the full picture was clear.
This dust cloud wasn't a sandstorm at all, but dust kicked up by countless running zombies!
These zombies were surging forward like a tide.
Pale and terrifying faces flickered past the lens one after another.
Suddenly, a crawler jumped onto a car and happened to look towards the drone.
Its contorted face, its eerie smile, and its terrifying combat power.
Caused the survivors in the chat channel to shiver almost simultaneously!
"Holy cow, I just opened the chat channel, what the hell is this? I'm instantly wide awake! Thank you for waking me up! Thank your whole family!"
"A... a zombie horde is here!"
"A soldier named Zhao had mentioned a zombie horde was coming and offered to take me with him, but I didn't believe him... Isn't Jiangbei Japanese territory? Wouldn't they know about a zombie horde?"
"What? The zombie horde is in Jiangbei, just one river away from us? This... what should we do?!"
"What to do? Just chill, run for your lives! If you're slow, you'll be dead!"
"That... that three to four-meter-tall thing, is that a Type III mutant infected? I thought Type II was the limit!"
"I think we should unite and resist the zombie horde together! kAnshu伍.ξà"
"Can you fight a crawler? Resist? We'd just be food!"
"Visually, the zombie horde is only about five kilometers from the riverbank. Given the zombies' current speed... it'll probably reach the riverbank in 30 minutes at most! 看書喇"
"30 minutes? So fast? What do we do? What do we do?!"
"By the way, aren't zombies afraid of water? If we blow up the Yongyu Bridge, wouldn't they be trapped in Jiangbei?"
"It's useless. I experimented with this before. If there's a path left for zombies on the water, they'll walk on land. If the path is blocked, they can directly come through the water... They're afraid of water, but not absolutely!"
"In that case, we should thank the people who blew up the bridge for leaving the narrowest bridge. This will greatly slow down the zombies' advance!"
"Then what are we waiting for? Let's retreat quickly!"
More and more people joined the channel, asking what was happening.
The regional chat channel descended into chaos.
"Zheng Hao, what should we do? Fight or retreat?"
Qian Zhenyu asked.
"Do I even need to ask? Of course, we retreat!"
"Not to mention the sheer scale of the zombie horde, tens of thousands of them, just the crawlers and behemoths alone, we're no match for them!"
"Preserve our strength, retreating is the best strategy!"
Zheng Hao said with a wry smile.
Although he was reluctant to leave the stadium camp he had painstakingly built.
But if they didn't leave, and were eventually surrounded by zombies, it would be worse than death!
Perhaps retreating offered a glimmer of hope!
Rumble! Rumble!
Explosions sounded one after another, without end!
For a moment, Jiangbei was filled with smoke, and intermittent fires could be seen rising.
"Hmm? Someone is actually fighting the zombie horde?"
Zheng Hao's expression froze, his heart filled with an indescribable mix of shock, admiration, and fear!