Chapter 333 - 266: Key to the Breakthrough: Wilderness Battle Corps

Chapter 333: Chapter 266: Key to the Breakthrough: Wilderness Battle Corps

No one knew the exact conditions for the hulking zombie’s appearance, but in the previous life, it had emerged from that rehabilitation hospital in the North River District and nowhere else.

Yu Dong had to ensure the hospital in the North River District remained untouched to avoid any deviations.

This would allow the hulking zombie to emerge as expected in this lifetime.

Hearing Yu Dong describe the process of the mutated zombie’s formation, Huang Zhiqiang said in astonishment, "But... weren’t all the survivors in that hospital fed to zombies by those three psychos? That’s horrifyingly cruel."

Before Yu Dong could respond, Jiang Zhuoyu spoke up. "Necessary sacrifices are worth it to achieve our goal. If we can extract the special virus for the vaccine, just as the boss described, we’ll have a chance to complete our research. We could save the world, an achievement for the ages."

Yu Dong glanced at Jiang Zhuoyu.

In his previous life, Jiang Zhuoyu had supported him in just the same way. They had always been in perfect sync.

"That’s right... Sacrifices are unavoidable, and we have no better options. If we change certain factors and the zombie fails to appear, our vaccine plan might go down the drain."

Yu Dong had actually wanted to replicate that process—first eating corpses from the morgue, then living people, then other zombies—to see if Xufeng could regain some of his intellect after turning and continue to live on in that form. But Xufeng had refused.

A man who had lived his life with dignity, Xufeng refused to become such a monster and was vehemently against the plan.

In the end, the matter was dropped.

Now, just like in his previous life, his only choice was to ignore the North River District for the time being and wait until after Day 60 of the apocalypse to go to the hospital where the hulking zombie would have already emerged.

...

「Zongshan District. The shipyard.」

Midnight.

With his own hands, Song Jinchuan cradled the bodies of his son and grandson, placing them into a freshly dug pit.

The Song Family had been lucky. Of their thirty-six members, eighteen had survived.

But his own son and grandson... had both turned into zombies.

Watching handfuls of dirt fall, covering the bodies of his son and grandson, tears streamed down Song Jinchuan’s face.

"For the old to bury the young..."

No matter how much of a disappointment his son had been, he was still his son. And his grandson, so clever and sweet, had been the apple of his eye.

"Uncle, please accept our condolences. We are all your sons now."

"That’s right, Uncle! We’ll take care of you."

"Uncle, when I have children, they’ll be your grandchildren."

His kinsmen all tried to comfort him.

Song Jinchuan waved his hand dismissively.

"Children... I know. You are all good children of the Song Family. But I don’t want to just grieve! We must change our fate!"

"Death doesn’t have to be the end!"

"Call Mr. Yu."

His nephew, Song Xingyuan, made the call. Song Jinchuan got straight to the point. "Mr. Yu, I just have one question for you... in all your rebirths, was there ever a way to save my family before the apocalypse?"

"Yes. An mRNA vaccine. If we can develop it, people can gain immunity before the apocalypse."

"Good! That’s all I needed to hear... I, Song, understand now! From now on, anyone who stands in the way of you making that vaccine is an enemy of the Song Family. Anything you need... the Song Family will get it done for you! All I need is your promise... that when you have the vaccine, you will give it to my family."

"I promise you, Song."

"From this moment on, the Song Family will follow you with everything we have!"

Song Jinchuan tore off his shirt and threw it to the ground, revealing a powerfully built torso covered in a network of horrifying scars.

To save his kinsmen in the next life, Song Jinchuan had chosen to bet everything on Yu Dong’s vaccine plan.