Undead

Chapter 75

Five minutes ago, South China Sea Headquarters.

"The first wave of communication from the front has arrived!" A lieutenant in the communications office exclaimed, "It's from Captain Yang Chun Cao... um... designated connection to Colonel Zhou's temporary channel."

"Hmm?" Colonel Zhou raised an eyebrow. "So they already need off-site guidance so soon?"

The lieutenant respectfully made way, and Colonel Zhou moved forward, put on his earpiece, and heard an unclear voice amid the crackling of electricity:

"The day Colonel Rong was infected... I only realized that, in fact, there was still a bit of sadness..."

Colonel Zhou: "..."

Inside the communications office, staff were fully focused on listening to the latest feedback from search and rescue teams from all over the country. General Zheng was furious as he yelled into the phone, "What? What do you mean you parachuted right into a group of zombies? Colonel Tang, speak clearly!"

The lieutenant looked a bit anxious and stood on the side. Colonel Zhou signaled for him to leave, indicating that he could handle it.

"Do you need me to do anything," Yang Chun Cao's voice came over a private channel, "or should I talk to Captain Si Xiaonan to make him apologize to you?"

Colonel Zhou held his breath for a moment, and after a pause, Yang Hao's voice faintly chuckled and said, "No, what does it have to do with Si Xiaonan? His words hurt because he spoke the truth."

The channel fell silent, with only the heavy breathing and footsteps.

After a long time, the sound of the rushing creek suddenly became more pronounced. They had probably reached the bottom of the gorge. Yang Chun Cao's voice came over the earpiece, "Colonel? Colonel, are you there? Requesting urgent assistance from outside, Captain Yan Hao is in a very zombie-like state now, and he's almost like a dogtail flower. What should we do?"

Colonel Zhou glanced around. "Keep your voice down, can Yan Hao hear you?"

"No, he's ahead of us. We're almost at the assembly point."

"Is he showing signs of turning into a man-eating flower?"

"Not currently, but you can't be sure... Yan Hao fell in a large-character form while parachuting and is close to disfiguring himself. I think he might not be in a good mood."

"Keep him in that dogtail flower state, don't trigger the man-eating flower mode. Later, I'll have Si Xiaonan come to the communications office to chat with him."

"Understood. Oh, I see Dading and Xiangzi now! We're almost at the assembly point. We'll talk later!"

In a small rocky area near the waterfall, the yellow signal smoke soared into the sky, and the surrounding area was covered with countless zombies. It was clear that Tang Hao had gone through a fierce battle. His parachute was hanging from a tree not far away, his whole body splattered with black blood and rot, and he was kneeling by the creek, washing his face wearily.

About a dozen team members had already gathered in the open area, and as soon as they saw the two of them, Guo Weixiang was shocked, "Captain, how did you disfigure your face? Did you land face-first?"

Yan Hao: "..."

Yang Chun Cao immediately tried to signal them with her eyes to shut up, and then Dading, carrying a rifle, came through the rocky area from the side of the camp and took a look. He was stunned, "Vice-Captain! Vice-Captain, why is your face so swollen? Did you land face-first while parachuting?!"