Night of the Apocalypse

Huang Gan was also taken aback and turned to look at the room behind him.

He saw two corpse creatures with twisted faces slowly walking out.

“Oh my!”

Huang Gan nearly wet himself and quickly ran behind Shen Qiu.

“Run! There’s another staircase over there!”

As Shen Qiu kept an eye on the two corpse creatures, he began to back away.

—

At the intersection of Ten Ring and Sacred Sound Street, three armored vehicles equipped with LZ-01 type Reaper heavy machine guns were lined up side by side.

Forty fully armed soldiers from the Tianqing Corps stood guard at the intersection.

At this moment, the gray mist in the air was growing thicker, and visibility was continuously decreasing.

Suddenly, the sound of footsteps approached.

A bald middle-aged man in military uniform turned around and saw Sergeant Li Yan coming over, then yawned and asked,

“Li Yan, what are you doing here?”

“I’m here to change shifts. Otherwise, are you really planning to stay up all night? You haven’t had much rest since yesterday.”

Li Yan said with a smile to Chen Ji.

“I’m not tired. It’s fine.”

Chen Ji waved his hand dismissively.

“Are you really not going to rest?”

“No need. Let’s just work the shift together.”

“Alright, then let’s work the shift together. By the way, I didn’t expect it to get foggy tonight, and the fog is getting thicker. The weather bureau’s predictions are becoming less accurate.”

Li Yan turned his head to look at the distant buildings, realizing he could only see some outlines.

“Yeah, so we need to stay alert.”

Chen Ji nodded heavily.

While the two were talking, Chen Ji suddenly spotted figures emerging from the fog-covered street in the distance and exclaimed in surprise,

“What’s going on? It’s late at night, and there are so many people on the street?”

Li Yan heard Chen Ji’s words, looked up, and frowned slightly.

“Something doesn’t feel right. Why don’t you go take a look?”

“Okay!”

Chen Ji nodded in agreement.

“Be careful.”

Li Yan warned with some concern.

“Don’t worry, I’m tough as nails.”

Chen Ji quickly jogged over.

Li Yan waved his hand, and all the soldiers present perked up, entering a state of alert.

However, they did not turn the weapons mounted on the armored vehicles toward the figures, as they couldn’t point guns at people without understanding the situation.

At this moment, as Chen Ji approached the figures, he felt a strong twitch in his eyelids for some unknown reason.

When he got within ten meters of the figures, he finally saw them clearly.

A group of people wearing ragged and tattered clothes.

Chen Ji immediately shouted,

“Who are you? Why are you all gathered here at this hour?”

Unfortunately, no matter how much Chen Ji shouted, the figures showed no response.

Feeling something was off, he continued to yell,

“Stop right there! Don’t move!”

Yet the result was the same; the figures continued to approach, ignoring him!

As Chen Ji looked more closely, he realized that these people’s faces were not the faces of living beings at all.

He shuddered violently, a look of terror on his face, and turned to sprint back toward Li Yan, shouting loudly,

“They’re not human! They’re monsters!”

Hearing Chen Ji’s words, Sergeant Li Yan immediately shouted,

“Prepare for battle!”

All the soldiers present raised their automatic rifles. The machine gunners on the armored vehicles also quickly turned their guns toward the approaching figures.

At this moment, Chen Ji had run back and immediately gave the order,

“Attack!”

“Wait!”

Li Yan interrupted Chen Ji’s command directly.

“What are you doing? Those monsters are about to reach us!”

Chen Ji was taken aback.

“Give me a few seconds. I need to report to the warning department. They need to notify the other defensive zones and sound the alarm for Sky City, telling citizens to lock their doors and windows and not to come out. Otherwise, once we open fire, the gunshots will drown out the alarm. If any uninformed citizens come out to see what’s happening, it will be a disaster.”

As Li Yan spoke, he picked up the communicator and dialed the emergency channel, explaining to Chen Ji.

“Okay!”

Chen Ji nodded in response.

At this time, the communication was connected.

“This is the Emergency Command Center of Sky City!”

“Urgent report, I’m Sergeant Li Yan, located at Ten Ring · Sacred Sound Street. We have spotted a large number of unidentified humanoid monsters. Please activate the warning immediately.”

“Understood!”

The duty officer replied promptly over the communicator.

Instantly, the entire Sky City was filled with the sound of broadcasts.

“Emergency notification: All citizens outside should return home immediately. Those at home, please secure your doors and windows and do not go outside.”

“Open fire!”

Hearing the alarm sound, Li Yan waved his hand to give the command.

Bang! Bang!

As the intense gunfire erupted, waves of corpses fell to the ground.

Inside Sacred Sound Welfare Institute

The three of them quickly carried the child down the stairs and then ran towards the open space outside.

They saw that the entire playground was filled with crying children and terrified social workers.

Director Zhao Anyuan, along with a group of senior staff, was constantly comforting the children.

“Don’t be afraid! It’s okay.”

The three of them hurriedly ran over, still holding the child.

Suddenly, the piercing alarm and broadcast warning echoed throughout Sky City.

To Shen Qiu, it sounded like heavenly music, and his taut nerves instantly relaxed.

The alarm indicated that his previous assumption was wrong. They were still in Sky City, which was a small blessing amid the misfortune.

Although there had yet to be any indication that the entire area had been displaced, it didn’t mean that possibility didn’t exist.

At that moment, Zhao Anyuan spotted Shen Qiu and the others and quickly approached, taking the child from Cao Kun’s arms while asking with concern,

“Are you all okay?”

“We’re fine. Quickly call the police and request rescue!”

Shen Qiu said to Zhao Anyuan.

“Don’t worry, I’ve already called for help. The rescue will arrive soon. There’s no need to be afraid; everything will be okay.”

Zhao Anyuan instinctively reassured Shen Qiu and the others, seeing them as children no matter how old they were.

Hearing Zhao Anyuan’s words warmed Shen Qiu’s heart. He calmly replied,

“Yes, but we can’t just wait for rescue. We need to think of ways to help ourselves. Director An, please have someone look for weapons.”

“Weapons?”

Director Zhao Anyuan was a bit confused.

“I mean regular tools, axes would be the best. If there aren’t any, kitchen knives or sticks will do.”

Shen Qiu explained to Director Zhao Anyuan that he certainly hadn’t expected there to be firearms or anything like that.

After hearing this, Zhao Anyuan immediately turned to Aunt Qiao and the other senior staff, saying,

“Go find any usable weapons.”

“Okay!”

Although Aunt Qiao and the others were extremely anxious and scared inside, they managed to calm down in this critical moment.

Of course, their willingness to take the risk to search for weapons wasn’t just for their own protection; it was more for the children in the welfare institute.

Huang Gan looked around nervously and asked,

“Shen Qiu, we don’t know how many corpses and monsters are inside the welfare institute. Shouldn’t we hurry and escape?”