#175 - Chapter 175 Dawn
10 PM.
Wan City Base.
Brother Chen had lost track of how long he had been defending against zombies on the wall.
He only felt that his hands were aching, his whole body was exhausted, and even his throat was so dry from shouting too much that it felt like it was about to burst into flames.
Many teammates beside him had already collapsed on the scaffolding next to the wall to rest.
The higher-ups of the base had organized several groups of survivors to assist in the defense, but facing the endless stream of zombies, everyone was exhausted.
The zombies outside were different from them; they simply didn't get tired.
Brother Chen was so tired that he had forgotten about hunger; he hadn't eaten anything since that breakfast in the morning, more than ten hours ago.
Can they defend?
Brother Chen asked himself in his heart for what felt like the hundredth time.
The high-level figures of the base had also basically all come to the wall to direct the defense, and some heavy machine gun weapons that they usually didn't see were also brought to the wall for use after nightfall.
Otherwise, they wouldn't have been able to hold out until now.
However.
Ten minutes ago, the roar of the machine guns stopped.
Brother Chen guessed that the bullets had run out.
The zombies, which had been suppressed for a long time below, once again gained the upper hand, stacking up to a height of seven or eight meters without any restraint!
They were only about two meters away from them!
Before, Brother Chen had personally seen some strange zombies actually launch ranged attacks!
They could spit acid!
There were also some that could jump several meters high!
There was even a zombie as fat as a pig that exploded after being shot down by a heavy machine gun!
Fortunately, these strange zombies were torn apart by their heavy machine guns.
He still felt a chill down his spine whenever he glanced outside the wall.
Too many!
They can't be killed!
They simply can't be killed!
Looking around, there were probably more than 100,000!
The zombies that had fallen under their walls were estimated to be over 10,000, becoming stepping stones for other zombies.
This was also because many were killed remotely by bullets; otherwise, the corpses piled up under the wall would be even higher now.
"Everyone, hold on a little longer! The zombies outside can't get up here! The base's cadres are organizing more manpower inside to help, and soon someone will come to replace us!"
"In a while, we can go back to eat and rest! The base will remember everyone as heroes for fighting against the zombies!"
A base cadre, whom Brother Chen had seen a few times, was still encouraging everyone.
He recognized this person as one of the influential figures in the base.
However, after hearing so much encouragement, everyone had become a little immune.
The soreness of their muscles stimulated their minds; besides continuing to defend mechanically, they no longer wanted to use their brains to expend mental energy.
Brother Chen also continued to mechanically stab at the zombies active below, hoping that someone would really come to support them later.
After a while, Brother Chen glanced to the side and felt a sense of unease.
Where was that base cadre who was just cheering them on?
He stopped waving the steel pipe in his hands and looked around at the people inside the wall again.
His heart sank.
Not only was the person who had been cheering them on gone, but even the other high-level figures of the base were nowhere to be seen!
Only those mid- and low-level squad leaders were left to command.
His back, which was originally soaked with sweat, now overflowed with cold sweat from terror.
He couldn't believe it in his heart, but combined with the zombies getting closer and closer outside, and the ammunition that had already run out.
The higher-ups were likely going to escape!
His whole body was ice-cold, not from the weather, but from being frightened!
In an instant, countless thoughts flashed through his mind, and he gave up the last trace of struggle.
"Captain! I have a stomachache, I need to go down the wall to relieve myself, I'll be right back in a minute!"
Brother Chen put down the steel pipe, said hello to the captain, and without looking back, climbed down the scaffolding, quickly moving away as the captain hurriedly tried to stop him!
Hearing the shouts behind him that sounded like a supervising team, his legs ran even harder!
Find a place to hide first!
Or find a car!
If the zombies really break through the wall later, there's still a very small chance to rush out of the base!
Escape!
Just as Brother Chen moved away from the wall and ran to his dormitory to retrieve the last bit of food hidden in the inner layer of the bed, screams and cries came from the wall!
"The zombies are coming up! Help! Ahhh!"
The wall was breached!
Brother Chen widened his eyes and glanced in that direction, then rushed towards the place where the base usually stored vehicles without looking back!
It's too late to find a place to hide now!
As he ran downstairs, various chaotic roars and screams were already coming from the side.
He didn't dare to look in that direction, burying his head and running wildly to the other side!
When he finally rushed to the base's garage, he actually saw that many vehicles had already started! And there were quite a few people here too!
These guys!
No matter how angry he was in his heart, he had nowhere to vent it at this moment.
Escaping for his life was the most important thing now!
His figure didn't stop, and his eyes looked at one of the large heavy trucks, and after quickly running over, he flipped over and climbed into the back of the truck!
Huff!
Lying in the back of the truck, before he could even sit up, the car had already started and was running!
Brother Chen simply lay down and didn't get up.
Fighting zombies for several hours in a row, plus the desperate run just now, had completely exhausted his strength, and now he really didn't even want to move a finger.
Let it be.
He would leave his fate to this car.
Behind him, which he hadn't seen before, countless zombies had climbed up the wall, and the humans on the wall were simply unable to suppress them again. At the moment of the breakthrough, many people had already turned and ran.
Unfortunately.
Under the speed of the berserk zombies strengthened by the corpse fog day, the exhausted ones simply couldn't outrun these monsters.
If Brother Chen hadn't decisively left first, he would definitely be one of the zombies' food now.
Countless zombies rushed into the Wan City Base, and the survivors who had been staying indoors waiting for news were already too late when they reacted.
Only a small number of base high-level officials and cadres ran to the vehicles in advance, and while the survivors attracted the zombies, the rolling traffic broke through the obstacles and rushed towards another back door of the base.
There were also many zombies at that door, but it was much better than the endless tide of corpses at the front door.
Although it was impossible for every car to successfully rush out, this was the last resort!
Thus.
The Wan City Base, which had been established for more than a month, was destroyed.
On this night.
Many human settlements with large populations, like the Yang City Shelter and the Wan City Base, were destroyed and their people killed.
Of course, there were also many bases with relatively small populations, built in remote places, that survived with difficulty.
There were also countless survivors hiding alone in their homes, trembling and waiting for the zombies to retreat.
Humans once again remembered the fear of being dominated by the purple mist.
It was like this on the night of the mutation.
It was like this today after the purple mist rose.
After the purple mist rose, the world belonged to the zombies.
The saying "corpse fog day" was also spread.
The zombies' carnival.
The humans' weeping.
On this night.
Except for people in a certain place, almost no survivors dared to sleep.
*****
Time passed.
Until the arrival of dawn.
When the first ray of sunlight passed through the earth's surface and shone on the land.
The purple mist finally began to dissipate.
The berserk zombies of the night, including many mutated types, all seemed to deflate, retreating from their frenzy and silently returning to the shadows, waiting for the next lucky person.
"It's dawn!"
"The zombies have retreated!"
Countless surviving humans cried with joy.
(End of this chapter)
