Zombie Apocalypse: Creation

Lianzheng murmured as he flipped the light switch above him, lighting up the room as everyone else got up from the bed.

The two brothers reached inside their backpack, taking out a knife before approaching the door.

"Who are you?"

As Lianzheng pulled the door as wide as he could and asked his question, the younger brother rushed in and tried to hold the intruder at knifepoint.

But before Tingliao could even reach the intruder, the person next to him was able to kick the knife out of his hand instantly.

"Woah. I\'m here to make a business deal, my friend. I don\'t intend to cause any harm."

The man before the two brothers was Xiaoyun, who raised both of his hands into the air, showing his unarmed status.

Meanwhile, the person on the side was Kate, who still looked alerted by what Tingliao had just tried to do before they even introduced themselves.

"Trade deal in the middle of the night? What kind of deal are you looking for?"

Lianzheng signaled his younger brother to back down, putting his own knife back to the side.

"A deal that could help you become the leader of the entire metro line."

The two brothers froze as they couldn\'t believe what had just come out of Xiaoyun\'s mouth.

But they eventually came back to their senses, showing zero signs of any interest in the idea.

"We\'re not insane. Go somewhere else to spread your idea——"

Just as the two were about to head back inside, Xiaoyun made an offer that made them stop right in their place.

"You sure you don\'t want to hear about the plan first? Even if I can give you a gun?"

The two froze again after they turned around, seeing an entire AK in Xiaoyun\'s hand out of nowhere.

"What\'s your requirement?" The older brother asked cautiously.

"I just want to end the whole elder system in this metro... Don\'t you want to be out of living underground all day?"

"A single gun isn\'t going to do it. Besides, the outside is a deathtrap——"

"What if I told you that the army survived the outbreak, and they are about to purify the zombies out of Foshan?"

The older brother started to hesitate as he reconsidered his options, but the younger brother was taking none of it.

"Bullshit. Our relatives who worked in the police force already told us that the army had already collapsed——"

"Do you really think millions of soldiers will just evaporate into thin air? Just because the army in Bejing failed doesn\'t mean the army in the south failed."

Hearing Xiaoyun\'s explanation, the two soon realized that the man in front of them knew much more about the outside world.

"You\'re an outsider?" Lianzheng asked cautiously as he took a step back.

"Yes. I\'m an outsider. I\'m from Guangdong next door... I\'m going to be honest with you: I was sent by the army to find survivors in Foshan.

But hearing the leadership here is so anti-outsider made me realize that we have zero chance of having them cooperate with us."

"Who\'s us?" Tingliao asked, despite already knowing the answer.

"The army... You two can go inside and discuss this. We will be waiting outside for your answer."

As the two headed back inside the room, they immediately closed the door and sat back down on their mattress.

"Who\'s outside?" Zhezhe curiously asked.

"Two outsiders... One of them says they are from Guangdong, and the other is a foreigner."

Tingliao looked over to Lianzheng, who looked hesitant to tell the two what they talked about outside.

But eventually, he felt there was no point in hiding it from the two, as their lives were practically tied to each other.

"The outsider told us they are from the army... And that he wanted to establish a new leader to lead everyone down here."

The room fell into silence, and nobody knew what to do, especially the two girls, who hadn\'t been able to communicate with the outside world since they had been inside the metro.

"Whatever you do, babe... I\'ll always support you," Lingling murmured as she leaned onto his shoulder.

"But isn\'t outsiders super dangerous?" Zhezhe pointed out as she thought back to all the news from the other stations.

The room fell into silence again as neither of the brothers was willing to make the call, but a grumbling sound from Lingling\'s stomach broke it again.

"I\'m going to join it." Lianzheng suddenly announced as he looked over to his wife\'s belly.

"Why? Do you really trust a stranger\'s word like this? Just because he told you something he made up with a single gun?"

"You want to live here your entire life?"

The question strikes right into Tingliao\'s head, realizing the other option was just the status quo in this tiny room.

"I\'m not going to let my kid grow up in this environment. Hell, those central stations are never going to accept us no matter how many coins we give them anyway."

Lianzheng waited, not speaking any further to let Tingliao decide for himself. But in the end, he made the choice that made him smile.

"You really leave me with no choice, you know that? Aren\'t you the one who told me to be more rational?" Tingliao pointed out as his voice sounded tired.

"Too bad that you\'re stuck with such an irrational brother."

Seeing the two brothers had already made up their decision, the girls didn\'t try to persuade them away. Instead, they hid their worries behind them as they pushed the two brothers towards the door.

As Lianzheng opened the door once again, Xiaoyun was on top of several crates, all of them full of pistols and ammo.

"You two made your decision?"

"Yes... Can we ask what do we need to do?" Lianzheng curiously asked.

"Get as many people you can trust over here, and hire as many people as possible to get here as well.

Especially people who have nothing to lose. Just tell them that they\'ll be paid with food."

Lianzheng nodded in agreement as he already had several people in mind to call for. But one question still surrounded his head.

"Sir, where do we get the food? Those people you\'re looking for will only move after you give them the food."

Xiaoyun thought for a second, then quickly came up with an answer.

"I have it stored somewhere hidden. I\'ll tell you where to pick it up tomorrow... Anyway, have a good night\'s sleep."

Before the two brothers could react, Xiaoyun threw two of the pistols over to them and turned around.

Kate quickly picked up the boxes of crates, disappearing into the darkness along with Xiaoyun as the two watched them walk off into the metro lines.

"Did we really make the right choice?" Tingliao murmured as he began to have second doubts.

"Too late now. He\'s already given us the gun... There\'s no turning back now."

As the two walked back into the room, Lianzheng\'s attention was on the handgun, not noticing the two girls who looked shocked.

"H-How did you guys get a gun?" Lingling nervously asked, with Zhezhe\'s face looking a little scared as well.

"The outsider gave it to us... Shit, I didn\'t even ask what\'s their name——"

Before Tingliao could finish talking, Lianzheng abruptly interrupted him and turned off the light.

"They\'ll tell us tomorrow. Everybody, go back to sleep. We have a lot of work to do tomorrow."

As the four went back to their mattress, Lianzheng\'s question remained, as he couldn\'t understand the handgun in his hand.

"Why is it not Type 92? Why is the gun Russian\'s Makarov pistols? Did they get it from an old Soviet lend-lease?"

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"Where do we go now?" Kate asked as she held the crate in hand.

"Somewhere hidden so I can finish up making these guns... I bet you couldn\'t tell that all these only have an outer shell."

"Huh?"

Kate was confused until Xiaoyun took out one of the pistols and removed the outer nails, revealing the gun\'s zero internal components.

"We\'re going to stay up late assembling it——"

"Why didn\'t you just make them at once?" Kate curiously asked as the two continued walking down the rail line.

"Because I would have passed out. Do you really think I can make an entire crate full of guns at once?"

Xiaoyun held one of the guns and showed it to Kate\'s face, which was completely different from the USP9 that Anna made for her.

After walking for a while, the two finally found an abandoned electric switchroom meant for the metro lines.

With no time to waste, Xiaoyun immediately began assembling the gun while Kate watched and learned on the side.

As the two worked, they began to lose track of time, repeating the same process over and over with their hands.