Darkness is Coming Chapter 22

   In the command room, Liu Xie was as dumb as the others, staring at the video of the corpse tide attacking the crowd on the large screen of the projector.

   "Zombie?" Liu Xie asked in disbelief, and the silent conference room was instantly like a pot of boiling oil.

  Some people shouted and shouted, some people questioned the authenticity of the video, and some people hurriedly confirmed the safety of their families. It should have been the most orderly place in the far river, but now it is a noisy and chaotic place.

  Liu Xie was furious, and was about to slap the table when several guards rushed in with a panicked look, grabbed Liu Xie and ran to the safe house without saying a word.

   "Protect the mayor, prepare to evacuate the control hole! There are monsters!"

  The sound of gunshots, shouts, and roars rang out one after another.

   "What happened?" Liu Xie asked while retreating in the face of danger.

   "There was a problem with the development of the serum, and the antibody carrier turned into a monster, killing anyone he saw. None of us were equipped with heavy firepower, so we couldn't do any damage to it." The guard said while stuffing a pistol into Liu Xie's waist.

   "Where's the serum development team?" Liu Xie hurriedly asked.

   "All dead, all dead." The guard said sadly, "Professor Liao kept shouting 'not a virus' and 'not a virus' before he died."

   "How could this be..." Liu Xie's broad shoulders slumped, his prestige was no longer, and his expression was tired and old.

  The development of the serum failed, and Yuanjiang has been blocked across the board. Did he not throw millions of Yuanjiang into the abyss of death?

   But Liu Xie did not expect that he would take the first step.

With a ferocious face, one could see that Li Jinkui's original outline of the monster was as fast as lightning, and each fingernail of his mutated hands was as sharp as a knife. The guards who were only equipped with pistols were as weak as a baby in front of him, and they were all wiped out in the blink of an eye. .

   At this time, there were only two living people left in the commanding room: Liu Xie and Secretary Li.

   "Are you... afraid?" The sound of iron bars scraping against a blackboard came from the monster's mouth.

   "You can speak? Are you wise? You still maintain a human mind?" Liu Xie was shocked and his tongue went dead, "Then why did you do this!"

"Huh, human?" "Li Jinkui" dismissed, "I am no longer that low-level species, as for why I killed these people? Haha, of course, to become stronger! My instinct tells me to devour their flesh and blood. It can make me stronger and evolve into a higher species."

"However, Mayor Liu, Secretary Li, don't worry, I won't kill you." Li Jinkui smiled, "You still have a lot of use, and this is not enough for me to stick in my teeth. I need your help, as long as you are obedient. With cooperation, I will not only not kill you, but also help you evolve into a powerful existence like me, as long as you devour enough flesh and blood, the mayor of Yuanjiang is nothing, and it is not impossible for you to dominate Jiangbei Province."

  Liu Xie glanced at Secretary Li quickly, seeing his happy expression on his face after the disaster, and a little bit of greed, Liu Xie sighed in his heart.

   Knowing people is unclear, and employing people is unclear.

   "Do you want me to cooperate with you in dispatching the army to gather citizens for you to kill and devour?" Liu Xie looked at Li Jinkui coldly.

   "Mayor Liu is really smart." Li Jinkui smiled with satisfaction, talking to a smart person would save effort.

  Since he needs me, it means that he still has some scruples and can't fight with the army. Should I pretend to cooperate to save my life?

   After thinking about it for a long time, Liu Xie recalled Li Jinkui's sentence "devouring their flesh and blood can make me stronger", and made a decision in his heart.

   "I know, you may not believe it." Liu Xie said, "But I still have to say it."

   "All ears." Li Jinkui admires this kind of control of cats and mice. He never thought that he could face a mayor like this before. Such power is really intoxicating, and the little bit of humanity that remains is completely unworthy of nostalgia.

"Maybe I have a lot of gray income, but unlike those **** who eat corpses, I am indeed a good official who is dedicated to serving the country and the people." Hesitantly, he pulled out the loaded pistol on the body of the guard, shot and killed Secretary Li, who was lying on the ground and dared not move, then turned the gun and pulled the trigger on his temple.

   "Boom"

   A hole opened in his brain, and Liu Xie's mutilated body fell to the ground.

   "Roar!" Li Jinkui did not expect that the ants in front of him would use their lives to play tricks on him. Not only did he commit suicide, but he also killed Secretary Li. He could no longer issue any fake orders to the government agencies and military in Yuanjiang City.

  The plan failed, and it was impossible to do anything.

He has a clear enough understanding of his own strength. In the face of heavy firepower such as armored vehicles, tanks and bazookas, he is still vulnerable. Otherwise, he would not need Liu Xie's cooperation. scruples.

   "This is really troublesome." Li Jinkui raised one leg, his angry and twisted face split open, and the three rows of densely packed fangs in front and back were fiercely close together, crunching and devouring flesh and bones.

The first and second leaders of the various departments gathered in the air raid shelter command post. Their deaths inevitably caused chaos in the various administrative departments. The higher-level orders and assignments have been obviously sluggish and backward despite the loss of transit, and they have just recovered a little. The orderly city of Yuanjiang is chaotic again.

  Chaoyang Square has been reduced to rubble under continuous artillery fire, with corpses, bullet casings, and collapsed buildings piled up on the ground; blood mist, gunpowder smoke, and sporadic howls filled the air.

   Zhao Jiang got off the command car, and the water from the fountain, which was dyed crimson, slowly spread to his feet with dirt and minced meat. Even though he was wearing thick military boots, Zhao Jiang still felt a sticky touch.

   "Report, our department has completely wiped out the incoming enemy, and the infantry company is cleaning with a small team to ensure that no one slips through the net. The health platoon has organized manpower to collect the dead bodies for epidemic prevention."

   Zhao Jiang nodded, not surprisingly the ease of the battle. Zombies or living corpses, bullying and bullying unarmed ordinary people is fine. When encountering regular troops with well-trained, well-equipped, ferocious firepower and various combat methods, they will be beaten from dead flesh to rotten flesh in minutes. Carbon-based creatures of this size and strength are just targets for the firepower of modern armies.

"Damaged."

   "No casualties, but two people accidentally fell and dropped their masks during the battle, and they were stained with some blood. Now they have been isolated." The correspondent responded.

  Zhao Jiang nodded with satisfaction and asked, "What about other than the personnel?"

"Only one tank and two vehicles are in trouble, and the maintenance platoon is rushing to repair." The correspondent responded proudly. After all, their 258 brigade is the ace troop, and various military exercises have won the first prize. In addition, urban roads are not as difficult to climb as mountains. , in order to achieve such a low failure rate in a battle.

"How long will it take to get better?" Zhao Jiang planned whether it should be divided into different parts and support several major hospitals at the same time, but considering the current situation: the cause of the outbreak of the corpse tide is unknown, the number of enemies is unknown, the connection with the outside world is interrupted, and the communication is inconvenient. , still did not dare to take the risk.

   "The fastest ten minutes." The correspondent paused and continued, "However, the fuel bank estimates that our fuel is not enough to clean up the corpses in several major hospitals and needs to be replenished."

   Zhao Jiang nodded, and was about to speak, when he saw a scene in the distance that made him furious: a veteran took off his mask, took out a cigarette and lighter from a corpse, and lit it to smoke.

   "Damn! Who let him take off his mask! Who allowed him to smoke!" Zhao Jiang was furious, this quality should definitely not be a soldier of his 258th brigade.

   A few comrades beside the soldier immediately stopped his absurd behavior, but he didn't expect him to become mad and angry after being pulled, struggling and screaming, but Zhao Jiang couldn't hear it clearly from a distance.

   "Go and ask what's going on."

   A few minutes later, the correspondent returned to Zhao Jiang with the answer, and explained, "That, the corpse in the corpse that he took out of the cigarette is his father."

  Zhao Jiang is silent, in such a case, you can imagine the person's collapsed mood.

   "Trouble." Zhao Jiang sighed slightly and looked around. He saw brave and vigorous soldiers one after another. They were all good soldiers who were willing to fight for the country and shed blood for the people.

   But now they all have mixed emotions on their faces.

   There are worries about family members, confusion about the current situation, and confusion about the way forward.

After thinking for a while, Zhao Jiang instructed the left and right: "From now on, it is strictly forbidden to discuss various matters related to this confidential operation, treat those who spread rumors severely, pay attention to the psychological changes of the soldiers at all times, and take group classes and psychological counseling in time. , as always, we must ensure the excellent style and discipline of our 258th Brigade! Also, there must be no phenomenon of leaving the team with guns and guns to find family members!"

   "Everyone who has relatives in the far river should register and tell the soldiers to wait for us to collect the refugees. If they find their relatives inside, then their relatives will receive the best protection and treatment."

The    staff hesitated: "It's not good to do this, it's not in line with discipline."

   Zhao Jiang gave him a stern look, but his tone was very soft: "Stop first, and plan later."

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