The Journey of Resident Evil - Chapter 20 - Chaos Symphony (Part 2)

“Just kill him!” A thunderous voice came from behind, and everyone turned to see that it was Shen Fei. I initially thought it was someone else stirring up trouble, but it turned out to be Shen Fei, the boss, arriving with a few guards and followed by some curious survivors. The mustached man and the middle-aged woman were naturally among them.

“Then kill him,” Shen Fei’s tone was exceptionally calm, leaving me unable to discern what he was thinking. Ignoring everyone’s astonished looks, Shen Fei continued, “Even though it relates to that man’s father, at this point, it doesn’t hold any meaning. If you want to, just do it.”

The mustached man and the middle-aged woman immediately protested upon hearing this, “What! Are you an instigator?”

“Telling a child to commit murder!”

But Shen Fei silenced them with a piercing glance and said, “Absolutely! If I deem it necessary, I would do the same!”

Those two, whom we spent ages trying to persuade, didn’t dare utter a single word in front of Shen Fei! We all suddenly felt a surge of satisfaction.

Just as I was about to go over to Qimeng, Xueqi pulled me back, “Xueqi, you…”

“This must be Qimeng’s decision.”

Facing the gun pointed at him by Qimeng, Feng Hai felt his heart race, and cold sweat trickled down his face. Yet he spread his hands with a bitter smile, “Alright, then go ahead, shoot me. Kill me, and as long as you’re alive, those memories will torment you! That’s my best lesson to you as your teacher!”

Qimeng remained silent, staring at Feng Hai’s contorted face, her grip on the gun turning her knuckles white. The parking lot was dead silent, with everyone waiting for her final decision.

Qimeng finally lowered the gun and turned to walk towards me, and everyone couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief.

As she passed by Shen Fei, he asked indifferently, “So this is the choice you’ve made?”

Qimeng glanced at Shen Fei and replied, “He’s not even worth killing.”

Shen Fei laughed heartily after hearing Qimeng’s words, “Hahaha, very good!” Meanwhile, Feng Hai, turning blue in the face, muttered under his breath, “Damn, no one knows how much pain I’ve been carrying just to live up to now, and yet to be underestimated like this…”

Shen Fei, who was clearly unimpressed by Feng Hai or perhaps knew exactly what kind of person he was, then told Feng Hai and his group of students, “Leave this place immediately, that group as well.”

Feng Hai’s face turned livid, but Shen Fei swiftly ordered his men to herd Feng Hai and his group onto the bus: “Normally, I would discipline you, but I don’t have time for that now. Get on your bus and go back to where you came from!”

“Do you think this is right?” The voice of Shen Wei’s mother came from behind, and she was speaking to me.

“I don’t know. If I were in Uncle Shen’s position, I still wouldn’t know what to do…”

Shen Fei glanced at me and said, “Up until now, you’ve done fairly well, but there’s no more time to teach you. If you want to survive, you better learn quickly!”

“Um…” I didn’t know how to respond to Shen Fei, so I just hummed in acknowledgment. Turning to speak to Qimeng, who had her back to me and remained silent, I began, “Qimeng, I just want to say…” Qimeng turned around suddenly and shouted, “Don’t try to comfort me! You are always like this! Even when I wanted to talk to you about Feng Hai, you were like this! That’s why I ended up with Lin Pengxiao…”

Qimeng turned her head away to discreetly wipe the tears from the corner of her eyes, then turned back with a smile, “But all of that is in the past now, and the future awaits us, though it might be tough.” Looking at Qimeng’s smiling face, my heart ached because her smile was too forced; she was clearly putting on a brave front.

“Ms. Ye, I can’t see at all!”

It was then that Xueyang voiced her displeasure. It turned out that Ms. Ye had covered Xueyang’s eyes out of fear that Qimeng might lose control and kill Feng Hai, and then she forgot to release her hands.

“Ah, sorry, I forgot.”

“By the way, Ms. Ye, aren’t you going to make a phone call?”

“Oh, right! We should be able to make calls in Tianhang City! Tiankuang, lend me your phone!”

I handed my phone to Ms. Ye and asked, “Ms. Ye, who are you going to call?” Ms. Ye smiled and said, “It’s that friend who has hidden a lot of rifles. I left my phone and notepad at school, so I just remembered now.”

I was speechless…

Ms. Ye took the phone from me and murmured, “Hmm… one here, three here…”

Liu Yonglin, with a frustrated expression, asked, “Ms. Ye… do you need my help?”

“No need, don’t disturb me, I might get the numbers mixed up.”

Liu Yonglin was speechless…

Ms. Ye must be naturally absent-minded…

“Hello? Hello?” It seemed the call connected, “Are you still alive?”

“Yeah, I’ve also been through a lot. Where are you now? My room?”

“That place is no good now. By the way, I borrowed those rifles from your house…”

“…zzz…zzz…zzz…”

“Hello! Hello! Hey? Why is the phone smoking?”

Everyone was speechless…

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In Space – Alliance Space Station

A blonde woman gazed out the window at the rapidly moving specks of light, scoffing, “Here we go again, with some countries launching missiles everywhere.”

With a huff, she continued, “After the zombies, now it’s nuclear weapons. Looks like we’re really going to become cosmic dust.”

“Two of the three missiles launched have already been intercepted; there’s just one left now.”

“Wait! Aren’t those two missiles… Damn it, we are completely finished!”

…

On a ship in the Tian Chao Sea region.

“Activate the Shield System and use XXX to shoot down the last missile.”

“Report! We’ve lost contact with XXX!”

“What?!”

“Report! Missile detected!”

…

Boom-!

…

The earth seemed to shudder violently as intense light flared in the skies above Tian Chao and several other countries. Centering on the flash, a transparent shockwave swept across the entire globe!!

Feng Hai was just about to drive his bus out of the buffer zone but found the vehicle completely out of control! In front of him, a stalled forklift was also immobile. Bang-! Feng Hai’s bus crashed into the forklift, destroying the concrete barrier completely. Bleeding from the nose, Feng Hai lifted his head from the driver’s seat only to see several pairs of decaying zombie legs moving towards him…

A guard from the Shen Family fired his gun at the oncoming zombies while frantically pressing his phone, which had no response. Frustrated, he smashed the phone onto the ground, exclaiming, “Damn it! At such a critical moment, not being able to make a call! We can’t issue any warning like this!” Meanwhile, a temporary guard, seeing the dire situation, turned around and fled, prompting the first guard to curse, “Don’t run! Dammit, are you even a man?!”

The Shen residence was in chaos as well. Some people noticed their music abruptly stop as MP3 players ceased working. Cars wouldn’t start, and a person with a pacemaker writhed on the ground as it failed. In the meeting room, computers emitted smoke, and all power was out. Shen Fei was alerted to this anomaly immediately, though such an event had never occurred before, rendering him unsure of where to start. Moreover, there was no information coming from the power plant.

Shen Wei frowned at the sky, saying, “How could this happen? At this time, of all times…”

“What’s wrong?” someone asked.

“Don’t ask yet. Qimeng, quickly, use the scope to look at the sky.”

“Huh? Oh, I can’t see clearly.”

Hearing this, Shen Wei ran to Shen Fei urgently, “Dad, we need to change the original plan! This situation has to be…” Her words were cut short by a scream and the sound of rapid footsteps!

“Help-!” a survivor shouted as he ran toward the Shen Family residence, but he was swiftly seized by several grimy hands. An icy, fetid mouth lunged for his neck, “Spurt-!” blood sprayed in all directions!

Upon seeing this, Shen Fei immediately commanded decisively, “Close the gate! Quickly! Guard squad, assemble! Don’t let those zombies get in!”

His assistant protested, “But, Chairman, that means we’re abandoning those people outside!”

Shen Fei drew the knife from his waist, replying coldly, “If we don’t close it now, everyone’s lives will be in jeopardy! Go now!”

The assistant had no choice but to take out the gate’s remote key, but no amount of pressing had any effect. “Damn it, what’s wrong with the remote? Why is it broken at a time like this?” When Shen Fei realized the problem, he quickly instructed several guards to manually shut the gate.

“Bang-!” The iron gate was forced shut by several guards with sheer brute strength, even severing a few zombie arms in the process. However, the delay allowed one zombie to slip inside. Liu Yonglin immediately raised his gun, while a nearby middle-aged woman, who had previously advocated treating the zombies, screamed, “What are you waiting for? Shoot it now!”

Ignoring her words, Liu Yonglin pulled the trigger lightly, and the zombie’s head exploded. The guard who earlier suggested that kids shouldn’t handle guns sheepishly laughed and said, “Uh… I misunderstood you earlier, young man…” Liu Yonglin coolly gave him a thumbs-up, his expression clearly saying, “I am indeed the best.”

“Chairman, my lady, everything is ready!” a guard reported to Shen Fei. Shen Wei’s mother, upon hearing this, began tearing her clothes-more precisely, she took off her outerwear, tossing it aside to reveal a tight-fitting dress underneath. Then she ripped a slit in her dress for easier movement, transforming it into a high-slit cheongsam. Her impressive figure was now on full display. Even more astounding was the UZI Submachine Gun slung across her shoulder, with a belt of magazines, and a USP pistol strapped to her thigh.

“I’m ready, dear,” Shen Wei’s mother said, passing a Luger P08 pistol to Shen Fei, who nodded, saying, “Alright, but I won’t need the pistol.”

“Okay.” She smiled and handed the gun to Shen Wei, “Use this, Wei Er.”

Shen Wei, holding the gun, protested urgently, “I can’t use guns! And why does Mom have one?”

“Well, I used to work on Wall Street, where the executives all had personal defense weapons. Plus, I might be a better shot than your dad,” Shen Wei’s mother chuckled, adding, “Liu Yonglin, could you teach Wei Er how to use it?” Liu Yonglin, eager for the opportunity to both be with Shen Wei and utilize the Luger P08, agreed hastily, “Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes!”

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“Sorry, Tiankuang, I seem to have broken your phone,” Ye Ling handed the device over with an apologetic look. Although the phone wasn’t high-end, it was something I had scrimped and saved for three months to buy. But seeing Ye Ling’s tearful eyes, I couldn’t find it within me to get angry. I could only smile wryly and change the subject, “Uh… right, why did the power suddenly go out, and why aren’t the cars working?”

Shen Wei sighed and said, “Earlier, a flash of white light streaked across the sky; you all must have seen it.”

“Yeah, but what does that have to do with all this?”

“It’s very much related. That was likely an electromagnetic pulse, or EMP. In a high-altitude nuclear explosion, the blast in the upper atmosphere releases gamma rays that knock electrons out of air molecules, triggering the Compton effect. These electrons, captured by the Earth’s magnetic field, cause widespread electromagnetic interference, which is deadly to electronic devices. Most of the impacted circuit boards get destroyed.”

Xueqi frowned, “So that means…”

Shen Wei spread her hands, “Exactly, all our electronic devices are now unusable! Forget phones-even computers are fried. The power plant is likely down, too. Cars equipped with electronic systems are all disabled. However, if there were EMP countermeasures, it would be a different story, but those exist only with the regular military and some parts of the government. In short, starting from tonight, we might be plunged into darkness indefinitely.”

Shen Fei, expressionless, asked, “Is there any way to fix this?”

“Replacing the burnt-out parts might get some vehicles running. Those old-style cars without electronic systems should definitely work.”

Upon hearing this, Shen Fei immediately instructed his assistant, “Go check how many vehicles are still operational! Prioritize those with minor damages for repair!”

“Yes, sir!”

After giving the order, Shen Fei suddenly shouted, “Shen Wei!”

Shen Wei jumped a bit at the sudden shout, “What is it?!”

“In the midst of such chaos, to remain so calm and think things through-I commend you!” Shen Fei said, turning to gaze at the barely holding gate. Shen Wei opened her mouth, as if to say something, but remained silent, though a small smile appeared on her face.

Outside the gate, the number of zombies continued to increase rapidly. Their strength was daunting, and they felt no pain. Those zombies at the very front were squeezed into a pulp! Rotten flesh fell piece by piece through the iron gate’s gaps. The crashing of bones, the creaking of the iron gate under relentless assault, and the zombies’ roars eroded the nerves of everyone inside the Shen Family residence.

“Bang!”

The iron gate finally succumbed to the pressure and collision of hundreds of zombies and collapsed! Several guards who were blocking the gate were immediately overwhelmed by the zombie horde. “Chairman, run for your life!” The guards, loyal to the end, shouted for Shen Fei to escape as they perished.

The moment the gate was breached, the survivors scattered in panic, disregarding everything else. The few remaining guards were helpless to control the chaos. Ironically, most people didn’t die from zombie bites but were trampled to death by others in the chaos.

The Shen Family residence was plunged into utter chaos, a chaos steeped in blood!

The middle-aged woman was being chased by several zombies and screamed like mad, “Help! Somebody save me!” Her panic sealed her fate; had she run quietly, she might have had a slim chance of survival, but her ignorance doomed her.

Her cries for help didn’t bring rescuers but attracted even more zombies, intensifying their pursuit. She was soon surrounded, the circle of zombies tightening slowly. In desperation, she flailed her arms and babbled at the zombies, “Haha, don’t do this. If you go to the hospital, this can surely be cured, hahaha…”

But zombies don’t listen. The gap closed further, yet the woman’s hand found a kitchen knife. She swung it horizontally at the nearest zombie’s face, splitting it in two! The middle-aged woman went berserk, grabbing the zombie’s hair with one hand and hacking at its head with the knife in the other, covering herself in filthy blood and grayish brain matter. “This is all your fault! I… I was only trying to save you, hahahaha! Die…” Other zombies swarmed her, tearing into her flesh, but she didn’t die immediately. Tears streamed from her eyes, yet she wore a grim smile, continuing to wield the knife against the zombies, yelling at the top of her voice, “Die! Die! All of you, die! Hahahaha!”

Everyone who witnessed this bizarre, horrifying scene felt their stomachs churn.

Chaos! Utter chaos!

The frenzied, bloodthirsty roars of the zombies, the ripping of human flesh, the cracking and breaking of bones, cries of agony, the wailing for lost loved ones, deranged babbling devoid of reason, and the shouts of despair painted a grim symphony of death.

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