doomsday lamb

In the twelfth lunar month of winter, many places in North China are already covered with snow. If you look around, the protective forest that stretches thousands of miles is covered with rime. The saturated water vapor that had no time to sublimate in the sub-zero degree weather last night clings to the branches and continues to accumulate frosty stickiness.

, forming a string of white granular sediments.

The time came to noon, and strong sunlight penetrated the thin black mist and scattered into the forest. As time passed, the surface of the rime gradually melted to form a shiny white coating. The thick crystals gradually bent the branches,

Shun

Sliding slowly along the branches, it finally landed on the snow with a "clack" sound. The branches without the weight lifted up smoothly, and the treetops shook, and the rime attached to them fell one after another. From the ground, it looked like it was falling again.

It snowed.

There was no wind in the forest, but the swaying of the branches showed no tendency to stop. There was a "crunching" sound in the quiet woods, and not long after, a group of ragged black corpses passed under the trees and walked north.

Their eyes were dull and their movements were mechanical. They only knew how to move forward step by step. Following this direction, a prosperous urban area before the disaster gradually appeared at the end of the earth. During the new Cold War, it was the capital of China, the most powerful republic on the surface - Jingshi.

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Compared with the harsh winter outside, it is warm inside the parliament hall of Daxing District in Beijing City. As the world's political, economic and cultural center in the era of the coalition government, Beijing City has the best infrastructure and logistical support in the world, even in the dark

Three months after the fog broke out, power transmission in major urban areas continued to operate.

"Comrades, please be quiet."

In front of the magnificent parliament hall, under the gilded dome, in the center of the red carpet, a man stood in front of the presiding platform and greeted.

"All members and representatives, please take your seats. We will continue with today's meeting agenda."

He was wearing a black formal suit and a striped tie. He had three-dimensional facial features and deep eyes. Upon closer inspection, he looked like a mixed-race man. Although the fine lines at the corners of his eyes constantly reminded people that he was fifty years old, through this confident temperament

, people can still imagine how handsome this man looked when he was young.

"Secretary-General Jin, please continue. This is the first collective meeting since the establishment of the Military Control Commission. We will cooperate if necessary."

A middle-aged man wearing a robe and a beard who came in later had just finished speaking when the young man with tied hair next to him interrupted: "Even if we didn't give the Military Control Commission face, we wouldn't have come all the way to this place in Niaobula.

This is a shit place."

After the black fog broke out and disaster struck, the coalition government finally chose to stick to Beijing and Tianjin out of multiple considerations, and established the "Global Wartime Military Management Committee" at the government headquarters to coordinate and arrange war preparation operations around the world. It was referred to as the "Military Control Committee"

The committee-based institution is located along the Yongding River in Daxing New District, Beijing.

"Xiaofan, don't be rude."

"It's...uncle."

Zhu Feng shook his head and said it was okay: "It's nothing. Mr. Kong and nephew Ling, please take a seat."

These two people are from the Kong family in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province. The Kong family took over most of the armament area after the official forces of the Nanjing Military Region withdrew. They are now the actual controllers of the East China Sea Fleet and its Marine Corps. Chu Feng is the Secretary-General of the Coalition Government

He is still very polite to them, which is one of the reasons.

Of course, having said that, the people who can come here are all famous people, Wang, Kong, Yang, Qin, Zhou, Zhao... In peacetime, they were the important military, political, and business oligarchs in various regions. They have dominated the local people for decades.

Committee seats, the ground will shake three times if you stomp your feet within the jurisdiction.

Nowadays, military forces from various places are gradually withdrawing to the plateau. Relying on their family heritage accumulated over generations, they were the first to establish refuge bases, which housed a large number of survivors and resources. They are an important backbone of the civilian resistance. Although the current strength of these bases It is far more powerful than the headquarters of the Unified Government, but its ability to control one party cannot be underestimated by anyone.

"The situation is like this, starting from noon yesterday..."

Chao Feng was about to speak and describe the incident again, but unexpectedly someone snatched him up.

"What else are you talking about? Don't you just want us to send troops?" The man was sitting in an arc seat a little away from the podium. He didn't know whose family he was from. He didn't seem to notice Chu Feng's ugly face. Gu Zi spoke, "In the final analysis, we are not related to Langya City, so why should we send troops?"

"Commissioner Zhou, as the head of the family, is this how you educate your children?" Someone in the crowd stood up and asked.

"That's right, Secretary-General Chu is also a highly respected old man in the government. Are your people so rude?"

Someone from the Gu family in Shenyang took the lead in protesting. They have a close relationship with the government headquarters and were the main supporters of the Military Control Commission in their previous lives.

"I think it's better not to bring in uneducated boys!"

Today, only some of the younger members of the Gu family came, and they spoke openly and openly. Although the rest of the group frowned, they didn't say much.

Zhou Qiming, the man known as the head of the Zhou family, stood up, clasped his fists and said respectfully: "Secretary-general Zhao, please forgive me for speaking rashly. After Zhou returns, he will naturally let him go to the ancestral hall to receive his punishment. But this kid Tian Gong is quick. He speaks quickly, but his words are rough and rational."

Zhou Qiming looked around and continued: "Everyone must be aware of the situation in Langya City. The siege by the corpse tide is not an easy matter. If it happened in front of my Zhou family, we would naturally do our part to clear out the black corpses. It is our duty to protect our compatriots. But my Zhou family is far away in Fujian Province, nearly two thousand kilometers away from Fengwei Mountain. Even if we want to help, we are probably out of reach."

Everyone heard the words "at the doorstep", so an old man sitting in the front row said: "Langya City is a close neighbor of our Southern Qi Military Region, so the Yang family will not sit idly by."

Zhou Qiming did not explain, only said: "I admire the character of Old General Yang. Of course, if you have any kind intentions, please feel free to do so." After saying that, he sat back.

What he said was neither condescending nor arrogant, and others were not overly harsh. Everyone already knew that the aftermath of the explosion of a heavy nuclear bomb officially dropped on Poyang almost destroyed half of the Zhou family's property in Gan Province. They originally decided to Nanchang is developing, but now it can only stay in Fuzhou to establish a base. Zhou Qiming has complaints about the coalition government's decision...

Yang Jianye sat in the center of the front row with his sleepy eyes half-closed. Next to him sat Song Huaiyin of the Song family, Kong Lianyi of the Kong family, and Qin Kaiwen of the Qin family. Farther away, several people from various factions sat together in twos and threes, interacting with each other. Not getting close, rather keeping a distance.

"Secretary-general Chu, do you have any latest news on the situation of the siege?" Kong Lianyi was the first to break the deadlock and asked Chu Feng on the stage with a smile.

"Starting at 9 a.m., the Military Control Commission will receive a request for help from Langya City, and the information will be updated every hour." Zhu Feng pushed up his glasses and raised the report sent by his men to his eyes, "So far, the troops entrenched in The number of black corpses in Fengwei Mountain is about 250,000 to 400,000, among which the number of black corpses hidden in the jungle is unknown, and more than double the number of black corpses are coming from the nearby Shashi city..."

"Four hundred thousand, why so much?"

"It's just saving a bird, isn't it just asking us to die?"

Before Zhu Feng finished speaking, the scene exploded. Today's meeting only invited a few big families from the Huaxia District, and other forces were either far away from each other.

It is difficult to attend the meeting, or it is too small and does not have the ability to travel across districts. However, because each family brings juniors to the meeting, there are still a lot of people on site.

"Honey, is there more than a hundred thousand black corpses?"

Sitting in the back row was a young man with yellow hair and a loud voice. He looked very similar to the boy next to him, and they should be twins.

"Didn't you understand? One hundred thousand is the number in the morning, and there are some hidden in the jungle that cannot be observed by satellites."

"Isn't this too much? No, why did the black corpses suddenly gather? The people in Langya City have already burped their butts, right?"

"It's very possible. Think about it, when we first escaped from the city, we had to take the initiative to avoid even the four-digit corpses. Four hundred thousand, the pile was enough to kill everyone!"

"Ahem," Qin Kaiwen raised his voice and asked, "Excuse me, Secretary-General Chu, if you have any information on the current situation of Langya City and the others."

"Yes. Since 10 a.m., Langya City has repulsed the corpses and attacked three times, annihilating 5,000 to 7,000 black corpses and causing 689 casualties on our side."

"Oh? Only so many people died?" Wang Shouye, who was sitting in the middle row, raised his eyebrows. "It seems that Langya City has a lot of ammunition reserves, or it may have a very strong city wall."

"What Fatty Wang said is right," someone from the Zhao family said, "I heard that this group of people started a large-scale construction project a month ago. Although there are few people there, in terms of the strength of the fortress, it is not inferior to any force."

"In this case, it's reasonable to be able to repel a few attacks from the zombie horde." Wang Shouye, known as Fatty Wang, glared at the Zhao family member, "Zhao Shifeng and Zhao Lame, don't just take my word for it."

"You want to control me?" The other party responded tit-for-tat.

"No," Zhou Qiliang, who was not far away from them, suddenly retorted, "How could the group of corpses retreat?"

This man is the deputy head of the Zhou family, Zhou Qiming's younger brother, and Zhou Tiangong's biological father. He is wearing a smart outfit, and both father and son have identical red hairbands tied on their foreheads.

"Necromorphs are completely irrational monsters. They will not stop attacking until they are brain dead, right?" Zhou Qiliang looked at the stage and asked, "Mr. Zhu, can you explain this?"

Seeing everyone looking at him, Zhu Feng had no choice but to put down his report and said helplessly: "This is what I am going to say next. It is preliminary estimated that... a corpse king may have appeared outside Langya City."

"Corpse King? What Corpse King?"

"Isn't that right? Has the rate of evolution of necromorphs accelerated?"

Zhu Feng explained: "Ju Langya City reported that this corpse king has the ability to assemble corpses, and in battles, special black corpses and ordinary black corpses were grouped together to fight together. It is initially estimated that there are no less than children.

intelligence.”

"You mean wisdom? Do zombies also have wisdom?"

"No, this is impossible."

"Hey, do you still remember a prophecy post that mentioned this kind of guy?"

"That's not right. The post predicts that the Corpse King will appear in the second year. Is this the right time?"

"According to the old Gregorian calendar, it is January 23, 2276, which is considered a new year in an international sense."

"Shouldn't the second year be a full year after the disaster? Is it accurate that it is so early?"

"You said it was just a post, why believe it?"

"But you don't believe it, but the Corpse King did appear."

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At the beginning of the apocalypse, people's knowledge of this disaster was limited to their own experiences. Therefore, Cha Feng's news was like a bomb dropped into the conference hall, making the venue instantly noisy.

"Quiet," Qin Kaiwen stood up and spoke, "This is probably true. Some time ago, I went to the Chengdu Military Region to interview the head of the Science and Technology Alliance. The laboratory there also speculated that there were necromorphs in the experiment. A very small number of individuals have active synapses, showing a certain degree of return of wisdom. However, it is meaningless for everyone to discuss it now, so please be patient."

"You went to Chengdu?"

After Qin Kaiwen sat down, he heard Kong Lianyi ask.

"I went for a walk."

"That's right, you can still benefit from the glory of Kongyi Base."

"Mr. Kong is joking."

"I wonder what the situation is like there now?"

"Fortunately, the Chengdu Military Region has retained half of its troops, presumably at the request of the League of Science and Technology. Now they are building a base at the original site, and they probably plan to develop it in the long term."

"That's considered kind." Kong Lianyi nodded.

"Originally, the Military Control Commission also had the idea to let the Chengdu Military Region protect the headquarters of the Science and Technology Alliance."

"Kemeng is a trump card, and the person in charge in Chengdu is also a sensible person."

"Mr. Kong is moved? The situation over there is very serious." Qin Kaiwen raised the corner of his mouth slightly, "But having said that, the greater the risk..."

Kong Lianyi smiled bitterly when he heard this: "I have no part in this. The East China Sea is already in a mess. I hope there won't be more trouble."

"What? Your process of recovering those warships was not smooth?"

"It's difficult, the sea conditions are complex, the proportion of crew members mutated is also large, and some ships were damaged internally and almost lost power..."

As soon as the news about the Wisdom Corpse King broke, the entire venue was whispering. When Kong Lianyi and Qin Kaiwen were chatting to the end, Yang Jianye opened his eyes and sighed: "A special period is coming."

He looked around, then turned to Qin Kaiwen and asked, "No one from the Chen family came this time?"

"Yes, they sent a message rejecting the invitation."

"It may be inconvenient for them to be far away in the port city." Kong Lianyi pointed his eyes at Qin Kaiwen and said, "But how did I hear that the genius lady of the Chen family is in Langya City? The Chen family master is not worried at all?"

"That's what happened." Qin Kaiwen smiled awkwardly and guessed, "I only heard that the sea surface in Dongsha has not been peaceful in the past half month. This kid Chen Biantao must be very worried at the moment."

At this time, Song Huaiyin, who had been silent next to him, sat up straight. He combed his back, his sparse hair was shiny, and his high cheekbones made him look a little gloomy. Song Huaiyin opened his mouth, and his hoarse voice came out. , as if beating a broken gong: "Secretary-General Chu, aren't the four members of the Military Control Commission here today?"

"Yes, the capital city of Beijing has a large population base. The committee members are starting to build satellite cities in Mangshan, Pinggu, and Tianmen. They won't be able to come back here in the near future."

Song Huaiyin is the head of the Song family in Kuncheng. He is fifty-two years old this year. Only Yang Jianye and Chu Feng are older than him. Although the Song family's experience in the coalition government era is short, Song Huaiyin is already in the mix. He has been in politics and business for 20 to 30 years, and was one of the most powerful committee members before the disaster.

"Then they are really...enthusiastic." Song Huaiyin sneered and stopped talking.

Sometimes there is no difference between being proactive and being impatient. As the capital city, Beijing originally had six seats in the government council. However, two members died during the disaster, leaving another political commissar who did not hold real power, so the other three

Talent must have thought about it early on.

At this time, Song Huaiyin remained silent, and Yang Jianye and Chu Feng did not say anything. But they

It's not that I don't understand, it's just that I see through it without saying anything.

Thinking of this, Qin and Kong couldn't help but look at each other, and each had a word in their mind. However, Qin Kaiwen thought of "separate regime", while Kong Lianyi thought of "tripod".

People who have been soldiers for decades have a lot of rust in their heads. They all thought in unison for a while.

Slowly, everything that could be talked about was finished, and the council hall fell into silence again. Yang Jianye sat on the chair and closed his eyes to rest, while the heads of the other families sat upright and looked at their noses and hearts. Finally, it was the Gu family's

A young man spoke.

He said: "Excuse me, Secretary-General Chu, will the military take any action?"

"Probably not anymore," Zhu Feng regretted. "The main bodies of the major military regions have just moved to the plateau. They will face large-scale changes and adjustments next, and they may not be able to help us in the near future."

"This... military area is not moving, but we are still..."

"That's right, it's obvious that the meat buns beat the dogs and they will never come back."

"How about forgetting it? With so many bases, one more Langya City is not too much, and one less than Langya City is not a lot."

Seeing that people were about to talk endlessly, Wang Shouye stood up and asked: "Secretary-general Chu, the population of Shashi City is close to ten million. Even if the strength of this corpse king is limited and the black corpses in remote counties are not under its control, it can still organize more than

A wave of millions of corpses, right?”

Chu Feng couldn't deny it and could only nod.

The leader of the Zhao family also stood up and said: "Yes, his Wolf Fang City is just a medium-sized civilian base with only 7,000 people and no large-scale firepower. Isn't it a mantis to fight against a tide of millions of corpses? Instead of dragging us into a pit of fire.

, it’s better to tell them to run away quickly.”

Wang Shouye continued: "Yes, fuel, ammunition, soldiers, time, these are precious and non-renewable doomsday materials, and there is no need to waste them for them. Maybe the city over there has been destroyed before we get there. We were in vain

Are you spending so many resources just to collect their bodies?"

"Now that the Intelligent Corpse King has appeared in Shashi, I'm afraid it won't be too slow elsewhere. My Zhou family is going back to the defense area to step up construction, and I won't be accompanying you on the long journey. Farewell!"

"My Wang family will not participate either."

"I'm sorry, the Zhao family is so weak that we really can't help."

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"Wait a minute, gentlemen." Kong Fan said loudly in the crowd, "Every one of you counts, who can't come up with several flying formations? Why are you not willing to rescue us?"

Kong Fan's constant pestering seemed to make Zhao Shifeng a little bored. So he choked: "Master Kong, that is the trump card of our power. It is not enough to protect the people in our own jurisdiction. How can we help others?"

"Zhao Laizi is right," Wang Shouye said solemnly. "Two months ago, without consulting anyone, the Military Control Commission ordered two dirty bombs to be dropped on Dongting and Poyang, affecting all three provinces of Hubei, Hunan, and Jiangxi.

Press to fire

Before the password was passed, did the coalition government ask me, Wang, Zhao, and the Zhou family for their opinions, and did they consider our feelings? I think it would be better to use a dirty bomb for Langya City. Anyway, we are already very skilled in this kind of thing, right?

What?"

Zhu Feng hurriedly confessed: "Mr. Wang, please forgive me, it was the political commissar Qi's fault. Later he took the blame and resigned and is now reflecting on the rear."

Wang Shouye also faced the steps and said: "Secretary-General, I am just discussing the matter, not against you or the Military Control Commission. Of course, Shashi City should be under the jurisdiction of the Southern Qi Military Region, and it is not our turn to interrupt."

Seeing these people shirking all the responsibilities, Kong Fan said anxiously: "But you refused to save me. If you were the one who was besieged today, what would you think?"

"Oh, that's what we deserve. We deserve this kind of disaster, so don't worry about it." Zhao Shifeng said coldly, "Besides, Mr. Kong is so selfless and warm-hearted, why not persuade the head of his family to participate in the rescue? What does it mean to make it difficult for us poor families?

Woolen cloth?"

Hearing this, Kong Lianyi clasped his fists and said: "Sorry, the sea has not been peaceful recently. The Kong family is stationed along the East China Sea and has a heavy responsibility. There is no room for any mistakes. This time there is nothing we can do to help. But if any colleagues are willing to go to help, we will support some operations.

Consumption.”

"uncle!"

"Stop talking! Go back and think about your faults in front of the wall."

Kong Fan's face was already red, and he pointed at everyone's noses without hesitation and said: "You people know how to compromise. You will be eaten by someone today, and you will be bitten by someone tomorrow. You are big shots, and you may not think this is a big deal, but you know that it is thousands of miles away.

The embankment collapsed in the anthill, are you just happy to stand by and watch until human beings completely lose their ability to resist?"

"Master Kong, why do you need to organize us?" Wang Shouye crossed his arms, "Since we are in high positions, we naturally have to consider the overall situation, consuming so much strength and resources, but just for a small Langya City. With all due respect,

This is really not worth the loss!”

"The war between humans and black zombies is a human sea war. How many more times can they withstand it with their little wealth?" Zhao Shifeng threatened, "To put it bluntly, there are as many small and medium-sized bases as we need in the country.

Can we all be saved? Even if he survives this time with our help, what about next time? What about next time? This is a world of the jungle, and the weak will be eliminated. Mr. Kong, you are still young.

, you must know that it is this kind of Holy Mother's heart that harms the entire human race!"

"I……"

"Come out with me!" Before he could finish his words, Kong Lianyi, who was 1.8 meters tall, had already grabbed Kong Fan by the back of his collar and walked out.

Others were frightened. Kong Lianyi had been the family talker for ten years and had always been known as an elegant and easy-going person. It seemed that this was the first time he was so furious.

When the venue was quiet again, Song Huaiyin stood up and spoke to everyone: "Everyone, please allow me to say something. Everyone knows that I, Song, was once a businessman, and businessmen naturally have business considerations. Although everyone

It is said that businessmen pursue profits, but now this

The world is different from the past. You all have a responsibility, and we cannot tolerate our emotions. There is something important to invite you to Beijing. The end of the world has arrived. From now on, we still need to work together and watch each other. Why not set a charter today?

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"Since Commissioner Song has spoken, we must give him face." Zhao Shifeng's expression gradually softened and he sat back again. Wang Shouye also clasped his fists slightly and returned to his seat.

The meeting continued, and from time to time someone would discuss the situation in Fengwei Mountain, as if the siege of Langya City was just an embellishment of the meeting.

The parliament hall has a good echo design. The seats on the steps sit higher as you go further back, so you can clearly see everything happening in the front row. There are several people from the Qin family sitting in the corner of the back row. Qin Xiaowen looks restless at the moment, feeling anxious and at a loss.

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She was just a junior of the Qin family, and she didn't have the courage of Kong Fan and Zhou Kaigong, so she didn't dare to yell at such a meeting. Listening to the arguments of those in the front row, and watching their every movement and expression, Qin Xiaowen was nervous

It reached the extreme. Her eyes widened, not daring to miss any detail, as if there was a trial against Langya City, and every word and sentence spoken on and off the stage could determine the life or death of the person under trial.

The only thing Qin Xiaowen could do was to hold Qin Chusheng's sleeves and beg softly over and over again: "Brother, please persuade Dad. We have to save him, otherwise he will die..."