Rebirth In The Apocalypse: Start By Building The Strongest Base

Dawn.

Hundreds of kilometers away from the Green Source Base.

Wanshi Shelter.

This was a settlement established by some survivors back then.

After a period of development, it was still quite large.

But now.

After the earthquake the day before yesterday and the acid rain yesterday, it had completely changed.

The tents that had filled the open space outside had collapsed, many of them corroded, leaving only skeletal remains.

Some luggage, seemingly abandoned in haste by fleeing survivors, was also scattered haphazardly across the open ground.

A scene of utter chaos.

Under the eaves of the shelter's buildings, some humans were gazing into the distance at the sky.

Some of them were talking.

"I wonder if that terrifying rain will fall again today. It's just too scary!"

"Yeah, what's happening to this world? First zombies, then acid rain? How are we humans supposed to survive? Alas, what a disaster."

Several survivors armed with batons were talking in low voices inside the building.

One of them was none other than Brother Chen, who had come to Wanshi Shelter before!

Since he had broken with his cousin that day, he had planned to join the Night Defense Team.

The process was quite smooth. Knowing that the night defense force was insufficient, the shelter's higher-ups welcomed any civilians who were willing to join.

So, that very night, Brother Chen became a member of the Wanshi Night Defense Team.

He went straight to work.

In the days that followed, he spent his nights learning from the veteran members how to resist the zombies attacking the shelter.

Several days passed like this.

Although life was busier than before, it was still within acceptable limits.

But good times don't last.

Just as he was slowly getting used to his new life and planning to integrate into it.

The earthquake occurred the day before yesterday.

Although the tremors weren't strong, they frightened everyone in the shelter. Those living in the buildings rushed out to escape.

The survivors in the tents outside gloated, finally feeling that there was an advantage to being outside.

Look at how miserable those indoor people, who had seemed superior before, were now?

Unfortunately, their happiness only lasted for a short half-day before the earthquake stopped.

Those people returned to the indoor spaces they had envied before.

God knows how cold it is outside now!

Only a few degrees!

And so the night passed.

Brother Chen thought that this was the end of it and that his life would continue like this.

But yesterday brought another change.

The sunlight disappeared.

There was no daylight.

Everyone panicked.

The teams searching for supplies outside didn't dare to go out at all. Without sunlight, the zombies outside were still rampant.

Brother Chen was even pulled out in the morning to help resist the zombie attacks.

Even though their walls had been heightened and strengthened in recent days, they barely reached four and a half meters.

This was the result of the shelter's managers doing their best to allocate manpower.

The refugees from outside simply couldn't be ordered around. Only the original residents were willing to do these things, including those who joined later, like Brother Chen.

The vast majority of refugees didn't believe that the zombies could break through the walls and break in.

Yesterday morning passed in such a panicked atmosphere. Many people thought that sunlight would never appear again and began to spread despairing ideas.

The shelter's higher-ups noticed this and quickly sent people to extinguish this trend.

As a result, the conflict between the two sides increased again.

Then, in the afternoon.

The terrifying acid rain came.

Those refugees who were staying outside quickly discovered that there was something wrong with the rain. After a moment of chaos, they rushed towards all the buildings with tacit understanding!

They didn't care about anything else!

Staying outside for too long would mean death!

Even if the people in the buildings opposed it, they couldn't stop the people who were rushing over to save their lives.

Anyone who dared to stop them, they would really dare to fight to the death!

Thus, greater chaos began to arise.

A small number of refugees who were staying outside may have been injured and unable to move, falling directly into the rainwater and dying. More refugees rushed into the buildings to compete for space with those inside.

Later, it wasn't just about space, but more about snatching food and supplies from the people inside!

The more chaotic it became, the bolder some people became!

A melee soon broke out.

Many people began to die in the conflict.

In the end, the shelter's management came forward and used weapons to forcibly kill many of the ringleaders, ending the chaos.

Although more troublemakers mixed into the crowd and escaped unscathed.

In order to avoid causing greater chaos, the management had no choice but to turn a blind eye.

Just when everyone thought they could breathe a sigh of relief.

The bodies of those who had died in the building were gathered together to be dealt with later.

Another change began!

The corpses that had fallen under the feet of their fellow humans, corroded to death by the acid rain, and fallen in the rainwater, actually began to climb up one after another!

Maintaining the terrifying appearance of the moment they mutated, they seemed to no longer be corroded by the rain after turning into zombies, and began to run towards the buildings where many people were gathered!

Fortunately, the number of mutations was not large at first, and there were always people from the shelter under the eaves with guns, ready to defend. Seeing something was wrong, they directly shot and killed the sporadic zombies that began to mutate.

Just as this news was reported to the shelter's management and they hadn't figured out the problem.

The corpses that had been gathered in the building actually began to mutate again!

One of the personnel who was closest to guarding the corpses was bitten by the first zombie that appeared.

The scene, which had finally calmed down, fell into chaos again.

Everyone squeezed back, afraid of being bitten by that mere zombie.

Not a single refugee was willing to stand up.

Not one.

At this time, Brother Chen was nearby. He was already considered a member of the shelter's side. Seeing a companion fall under the mouth of a suddenly appearing zombie.

He mustered his courage and rushed forward, raising his machete.

He cut off the neck of the newly appeared zombie with one blow!

Although the zombie's head didn't fall off, cutting off its spine stopped its movement.

As for that team member, there was no saving him. Everyone knew the result of being bitten by a zombie.

Before he could breathe a sigh of relief, a new zombie stood up from the pile of corpses.

It ran towards Brother Chen, who was closest, under everyone's unbelievable gaze.

Bang!

At this time, a gunshot saved Brother Chen.

The others in the shelter had reacted.

Then more team members began to defend against those corpses.

Even if the people in the shelter were slow to react, they finally began to realize that there was something wrong with the newly dead corpses.

Sure enough.

More zombies began to appear in that pile of corpses!

Fortunately, they had already prepared!

The zombies that appeared again were also relatively easily eliminated under their firepower.

At this time, many people had confirmed that after humans die, they will mutate even if they are not touched or bitten by zombies!

This news shocked everyone.

This meant that everyone around them was a ticking time bomb!

Who knew when the person next to them would suddenly die!?

The mentality of sticking together to keep warm directly disintegrated.

Panic spread.

Last night, Wanshi Shelter continued to resist the zombie attacks in such an atmosphere.

In fact, no one knew that their Wanshi Shelter was relatively quick to react in this disaster.

On a global scale.

Many groups only came to this conclusion after a bloody lesson.

Some knew it very early on, and the slower ones would gradually learn it in the days to come.

The lighter ones paid a relatively small price like them.

The heavier ones were even completely wiped out.

(End of chapter)