Zombies: City crisis

After getting off the car, Lan Ye returned to the apartment he rented with Yu Ze. It was already dusk outside.

Lan Ye lay tiredly on the soft sofa and turned on the computer. The Internet was very lively now, all about this "X virus", and one post about the hospital violence incident was pushed to the top.

It is said that a comatose patient suddenly woke up during an examination, and without any warning, he suddenly jumped up and bit the doctor closest to him like crazy. While the medical staff nearby were holding him down, several other people were bitten, causing a serious disturbance. The police are currently investigating.

The most popular comment was from someone who said he went to the hospital for treatment and witnessed the entire incident. He said the hospital was haunted and that ghosts would eat people.

He also said he saw with his own eyes a person who was clearly dead suddenly crawling up and biting the living people around him crazily.

Such a ridiculous statement was naturally laughed at by everyone, who said that he was just trying to attract attention and traffic. Lan Ye smiled and thought, as expected, people on the Internet can make up any boring jokes to attract attention.

Lan Ye accidentally saw a news account that was broadcasting the accident scene live, which was a hot topic at the moment, so he clicked on it.

The scene changed, and a dignified and beautiful host sat in front of the camera, her eyebrows furrowed, and her expression serious.

"Our reporter Anna is at the scene of the accident. Anna, can you tell us what's going on?"

Behind the reporter was a scene of flames shooting up into the sky, with several swaying figures looming in the flames in the dark night.

They seemed to be drunk, their steps were staggering, the crowd was screaming, crying and running away, cursing and fighting each other, some were even pinned to the ground, bitten and scratched, letting out miserable wails.

"Okay, oh... the military forbade us to approach, and the armed police blocked the intersection. But the scene seemed very chaotic. I heard gunshots. It was said that a serious group violence incident occurred. I saw a large number of troops stationed there, and there were also many police officers. They were evacuating the crowd..."

The camera was shaking, but the picture quality was still clear. The whole scene was in chaos. The shrill sirens echoed in the streets. There was white smoke everywhere. Helicopters roared and circled above the heads of the crowd.

The cordon had been set up. Rows of fully armed riot police, holding shields and batons, lined up to desperately resist the crowd that was attacking them crazily. Several policemen had been thrown to the ground and bitten, and blood was splattered.

Tear gas and high-pressure water cannons seemed to have no effect on these biting maniacs. After being knocked down, they got up again, roaring and pounced on others like wild beasts that knew no pain or fatigue.

A team of soldiers in military uniforms arrived. They raised their rifles and fired several shots at the biting guys without hesitation. The deafening gunshots rang out and the live broadcast was instantly interrupted.

In the silent room, the computer screen emitted a faint, pale light in the darkness. Lan Ye heard his own rapid breathing and the sound of his heart beating violently in his chest. It took him a long time to calm down from the huge shock brought by the video just now.

The shrill and long sound of sirens outside the window echoed in the cold night sky, like the lonely cry of the dead souls from the dark abyss. In this cold night, it seemed so helpless and lonely.

Flu virus, spread of infection, overcrowded hospitals, violent injuries, military deployment...

Also, as the internet says... the dead are resurrected.

All the bizarre and strange things he had seen before kept flashing through Lan Ye's mind. He tried hard to piece them together into a complete whole, but in the end, they could only be scattered into a pile of clueless fragments. It could be said that he had no idea what had happened and why it turned out like this.

There were faint sounds of explosions and fierce gunfire in the distant sky. Although it was early morning, police cars with sirens blaring were still speeding past on the streets outside, and helicopters and ambulances passed by the window from time to time.

Trying hard to suppress the inexplicable feeling of uneasiness in his heart, Lan Ye quickly took out his cell phone and called Yuze who was still in the hospital.

The phone rang for a long time before the other party answered it. Fat Turtle's hoarse voice came from the other end, "What's wrong?"

"What's the situation over there? It seems quite chaotic. The streets are full of police cars and ambulances. The military is also said to have been dispatched," Lan Ye said with some concern.

Yuze on the other end of the phone was silent for a while.

"It's hard to say now. A lot of police and people from the Municipal Disease Control Center just came, and a group of patients were sent here. They said something happened in other hospitals, many people were injured, and they were temporarily transferred here."

As he spoke, he lowered his voice and said, "I heard from the doctor working in the hospital that the situation is very serious. The provincial disease control center has sent a special investigation team, and the military has now sealed off all hospitals where accidents have occurred."

"Block the hospital? So serious?" Lan Ye was a little surprised.

"It is said that." Yuze's tone suddenly became a little low, "The army's deployment seems to be related to this matter, and the specific situation is not clear."

"...Is that so." Lan Ye said helplessly, "Then you should be careful."

Lan Ye reminded him and asked him to be careful, but suddenly he said something that made Lan Ye shudder.

"Lan Ye," he said in a hoarse voice, with a tone of unprecedented confusion and uneasiness, "Do you think... the dead can be resurrected?"

He paused, as if trying to suppress the fear in his heart, "I mean... being able to stand up again... the kind that can walk."

Lan Ye was startled, and just as he was about to say something, there was a sudden noise from the other end of the phone, mixed with people's chaotic screams and exclamations:

"Doctor! The patient in bed 6 has woken up...Ah, what are you doing, let go!"

"Sir, please calm down! Back off! Back off!"

"Ah! Bang!"

After a shrill scream that could rival any soprano in the world, followed by a dull bang, the line was suddenly disconnected from the other end of the phone, and a busy tone of "beep, beep, beep" was heard. Everything seemed to be cut off, and the whole world instantly fell into an eerie silence.

Lan Ye stood there blankly holding the phone. After an unknown amount of time, he suddenly realized that the loud noise just now was a gunshot!

Lan Ye hurriedly called back, but after calling several times, there was only a mechanical electronic sound prompting the user that the call could not be connected...

Just as he was struggling to decide whether to try again, he suddenly felt the floor under his feet shaking violently, dust from the ceiling fell, and a huge engine roar came from the street outside. It was the kind of vibration caused by heavy machinery rolling over the ground.

Lan Ye hurriedly looked out the window. The next second, he froze in place like a stone, and his blood almost froze at that instant.

Under Lan Ye's stunned gaze, several steel behemoths drove slowly by with bursts of roaring engines, their thick gun muzzles raised high and pointing towards the sky where there was a faint glow of fire. The 12.7mm caliber heavy machine gun mounted on the top, with its shark-tooth-like ammunition belt, flashed a cold light in the night.

After watching these steel behemoths rumble past, it took a while for Lan Ye to hear his own voice trembling with a hint of fear."

...tank?!"