“Mister, someone is chasing us. It looks like they want to kill us!”
A ruthless light could be seen in the bearded chauffeur’s eyes. Now that societal order had eroded, the map of power had shifted, causing the power struggle between every behemoth of the country to intensify. The chauffeur didn’t expect for someone to aim at his employer’s life so soon.
At the beginning of the GD outbreak, no one, not even the upper strata of the government nor the hidden power of the underworld took the situation seriously. With the rapid spread of the infection and exponential speed of the mutation, how could they no longer fear the GD virus?
The detailed characteristics of the GD virus still eluded scientists. However, there was one fact they discovered – everyone alive or not had the virus swimming in their bloodstream. Now, the main question remains; why would it cause mutation in certain people, transforming them into man-eating monsters, while sparing others? What would happen if a trigger situation occurs and everyone mutated again? Wouldn’t the whole world turn into a never-ending nightmare?
Anyway, everything was hypothetical and at present, few would be bothered with theory has the current situation had caught most people by surprise. It only took two months from the initial outbreak to the current crisis for the virus to overtake humanity. Short in time, the preventive measures were inadequate, completely obsolete to stop the propagation of the infection.
In the face of the rise of patients, many were used as experiments. Unfortunately, no one was able to determine the cause of the onset of symptoms. Then, the doctors and scientists turned their investigation on a healthy virus carrier. Through their experiments on the dormant virus, it activated the virus somehow causing the healthy carrier to turned into a flesh-eating zombie.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Despite the chauffeur attempted to shake off their pursuers, the car behind closed their distance and greeted them with a volley of bullets.
The man sitting in the backseat didn’t flinch. He glanced at the rearview mirror and saw six more cars joining the chase as they passed an intersection. A man leaned out of the car window and aimed at him.
“Stay on this road. There are a lot of obstructions and, with their number, we will have the field advantage, not to mention it will be dark soon.” As he instructed in a low voice, his gentle eyes seemed to sparkle as his mouth hooked into a smile. “We’re going to the nearest city!”
His calm voice held a powerful commanding force.
“Yes, Mister!” The bearded chauffeur didn’t question his order and communicated without delay with their people in the two other vehicles.
Like in Fast & Furious, the two groups of vehicles began a frenzied chase on the highway with an exchange of gunfire from time to time.
Their opponents weren’t people to be underestimated. They were probably professional hitmen with topnotch skills. Soon, they took out the two other cars in front with their perfect accuracy, leaving the bodyguards inside waste or dead.
Although the angel-like man lost two vehicles, his subordinates were also able to scrap two of their opponents’ cars.
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After 30 minutes of drive, Bai Ling parked the car and got off with Bai Xiaoxi, sword in hand. Her movements were nimble and light as she hid quickly behind a corner. Her keen eyes surveyed the streets, observing the staggering zombies. Then, she stared at the shops on the main street.
She must find her destination first.
On the street, there was a car destroyed by an electric pole. Gore strewed everywhere on the ground and a bloody scent had permeated the air. There was no sight of any living humans. They probably hid somewhere, so only undead could be seen roaming aimlessly.
This street was once a bustling commercial avenue with many clothing shops, but skirts and fashionable wears weren’t the aims of Bai Ling. In the end, she couldn’t find what she was looking for on that street. They turned a corner to explore some more but discovered a big luxurious department store across the street, and the entrance was wide opened.
That kind of department store often had late opening hours, so they might not have time to close it before the end of the world.
Bai Ling turned to Bai Xiaoxi and signaled at him with her eyes. Then, she pointed at the four floors building.