Chapter 1, Cold, Astonished

He spoke in a hurried and rapid manner, his voice lowered as if afraid of attracting attention, yet it was still the familiar dialect that Li Chunyuan could understand, thus he grasped the meaning. Crazy? Biting? Eating people? Li Chunyuan raised his head to look at the middle-aged man struggling painfully against the wall, scrutinizing him carefully. His hands were covered in blood from the glass shards on the wall, and he trembled in fear, appearing to be anything but talking nonsense.

The man instinctively glanced at his feet, and Li Chunyan narrowed his eyes: no wonder he couldn't exert any strength in his legs. Noticing the change in his expression, the man suddenly sat up and shouted: "What do you want? I wasn't bitten! I just grabbed it for a moment! You little brat! Don't think that just because you saved my life, you can act tough in front of me... vomit... vomit..." He expelled two puddles of something unknown. You little brat! Don't think that just because you saved my life, you can act tough in front of me... vomit... vomit..." He expelled two puddles of something unknown. His face instantly changed dramatically, his voice trembling: "Could it be... that even a scratch counts?" The whole person seemed to be in a daze.

The man immediately cursed, "Damn it, hurry up! No, little brother, look, I am here just..." Just halfway through his words, he changed his tone and said flatteringly, "Little brother, there are glass shards all over the wall, they are killing me. Damn it, Huang Laosan installed so much glass on the wall, my hands are almost in agony, they are all bleeding! Little brother, I beg you."

Li Chunyuan raised her head and looked at him with an extremely indifferent expression: "What are you doing?"

The person shuddered and nearly slipped down, taking a few hurried steps to barely grasp the glass-covered wall. With a dry and frightening voice, they exclaimed: "Are you human or a ghost? ... ... You scared me to death!"

The person immediately became anxious and hurriedly said: "The people inside have gone mad, they bite anyone they see, and they even eat people! Intestines! Throats! They eat everywhere! Please save me! Otherwise, I will fall down, and I will definitely be eaten by them!"

The person was instantly overjoyed: "Alright, alright!" It was as if his body was filled with energy; he awkwardly wrapped one arm around the wall while the other hand wound the hemp rope around his waist several times, "Little brother, hurry up, hurry up.

Li Chun raised his eyebrows and looked towards the wall of the factory.

A dark silhouette appeared on the wall, disregarding the shards of glass on the top and desperately trying to climb over. In the pale moonlight, Li Chun could see clearly that it was a man in his thirties, trembling and gasping for breath, clearly terrified.

Li Chun narrowed his eyes and said, "Really? I need to tell you something, and only if you know the details can I trust you." The other person snorted, seemingly gaining confidence: "What are you being so convoluted about, you little brat? However, I am well-informed about the grain processing plant; there is nothing I don't know. Go ahead, I can guarantee I know!"

Li Chunyuan tightened his grip, applying more force to the sharpened short knife. The man suddenly looked up, letting out a deep, irrational growl: "Ugh—" Li Chunyuan finally confirmed that it was a zombie; both the previous descriptions and the current transformation indicated that a zombie had indeed appeared

One hand tightened a hemp rope around his neck, while Li Chunyuan used the other hand to place a knife horizontally against his throat, carefully adjusting the angle to prevent his hands from touching his face and hands. A large mouthful of something was expelled, and the man finally stopped vomiting

Huang Laosan? It seems he is the factory manager. Li Chunyan was calculating in her heart, but her face remained impassive: "Tell me, what is going on inside. Otherwise, I will leave."

Li Chunyuan pressed his ear against the wall, listening to the sounds coming from inside. The curses and screams continued unabated. However, Li Chunyuan did not feel panic; instead, a sense of pleasure rippled through his heart: Kill! Die! You bunch of worthless dogs! Pay with your lives for your parents! For the first time in his twenty years of life, he hoped that all the beings of his kind next door would perish.

Zombie? Corpse? Vampire? Li Chunyuan immediately thought of this possibility, and upon seeing that person covered in blood, frowned and said coldly: "You haven't been bitten too, have you?"

Outside the factory, separated by a wall, Li Chunyan coldly raised her face, exhaling a puff of warm white air, and lifted her eyes, devoid of any hopeful color: "Hmm? What’s going on? What’s happening inside? Is it a dog-eat-dog situation?"

Li Chun slowly retracted the knife, meticulously wiping it on the soil, yet her brows furrowed: How could such a thing suddenly happen? Could it really be a biochemical crisis or some kind of apocalypse? Is it just this grain processing factory that has changed, or has the entire world already transformed?

"What are you doing?" Li Chunyan stood up from the shadow by the wall and asked coldly

Li Chun maintained a cold expression, speaking without revealing any emotion: "What is your name? Where do you live? Are you close to Huang Laosan? I have a relative relationship with Huang Laosan; I heard you just insulted him?"

Li Chun's expression changed suddenly, and taking the opportunity, she kicked him down. The hemp rope that she had seemingly been playing with casually in her hand suddenly tightened upwards, transforming the loosely draped rope around the man's shoulder into a noose that firmly constricted his neck

The rope was, of course, originally intended for use by Li Chunyuan himself. Tonight, he has come for revenge. In addition to the rope, he also carries a sharpened short knife in his arms. Now, in the midst of chaos, Li Chunyuan, who had no real plan to begin with, can only proceed step by step.

This grain processing factory is newly built, and this address is the original land of Li Chunyuan's family. Many of the workers are neighbors known to Li Chunyuan. All of this was completed within a month. When Li Chunyuan returned home from university for winter break with a cold expression, he discovered that his land had already been transferred and that his parents had "committed suicide" half a month ago

It seems to be true, Li Chun silently grasped the other end of the hemp rope: "How could there be a group? Did a bunch of lunatics go mad together?" The cold sweat on the man's forehead glistened in the moonlight: "It's true! Those people are all insane! Anyone bitten by them will also go mad!"

Li Chun quietly looked at him, showing no intention of moving: "What is happening inside? Why did you run?"

Li Chunyuan cast a cold glance at him: It seems he is someone in the know. Should I force him to find the police to testify tomorrow? Or perhaps it is better to handle it myself, as that would be more reliable. Then recalling what he said about eating people, Li Chunyuan felt an ominous premonition in his heart, as if an invisible dark cloud was quietly approaching: "You just mentioned eating people? What is that about?"

The hemp rope was tied very tightly; if it were a normal person, they would have already begun to struggle. However, that person remained oblivious, continuing to bow their head and vomit, seemingly unable to pay attention to anything else. Li Chunyuan took this opportunity to draw out a short knife and placed it against the person's neck. He seemed to be transforming into the legendary kind of zombie, one that might soon begin to devour humans, but Li Chunyuan still needed to see it with his own eyes to confirm the appearance of such a legendary being

"This winter, do you dare to say you know that family with the surname Li?" Li Chunyan asked softly. The man took a couple of breaths, seemingly feeling much more comfortable: "Isn't it just that family with the surname Li? How could I not know? Director Huang has power and connections, how can you go against him? There's really no way in this world! However, I wouldn't dare to engage in such unethical deeds."

Although he spoke in a disjointed manner, Li Chunyuan took a careful look at him and indeed saw that he appeared frightened and on the verge of collapse. Remembering something, Li Chunyuan's expression changed, and he walked over to the shadowy area, pulled out a long piece of hemp rope, and threw it to the man, saying: "Tie it around your waist"

This was a preparation he had made long ago, and he had planned it this way from the very beginning. He never intended to let anyone from this food processing plant off easily. The recent rescue was merely to gather intelligence; having rescued the person, he was certainly also prepared for a confrontation.

No longer hesitating, he forcefully brought everything down, and the majority of the man's neck was instantly severed. However, the zombie that the man had turned into continued to struggle, and its strength grew increasingly powerful. It suddenly turned its head and bit, nearly catching Li Chunyuan's hand. Li Chunyuan was taken aback, and then, feeling somewhat anxious, he exerted force once more, the short knife glinting coldly as it forcefully severed the zombie's cervical spine, causing the zombie to finally cease all movement

Li Chun's eyes flashed, and she stepped forward to adjust the hemp rope, moving the loop from his waist to his shoulder. She then asked, "What is your relationship with Director Huang?" The man merely touched the wounds on his body, gasping for breath, and replied, "Director Huang? Hmm, we have a long-standing friendship; we are just buddies in everyday life."

Is it suicide, why suicide, Li Chunyuan has no need to know. He only knows that he wants to destroy this factory, and the person who wants to destroy this factory, beyond that, any reason is useless

Ah! In the dead of night, a chilling scream echoed from the factory on the outskirts of the city. Then, the entire grain processing plant seemed to boil over, with some shouting, others calling out incessantly, and still others scolding loudly

"Damn it! Bite me!" "Help!" "Are you crazy?!" Profanity and vulgarities filled the air, with someone shouting for help. The roar of machinery continued, but it was already faintly overshadowed by this earth-shattering clamor

In the moonlight, the person saw the appearance of Li Chunyuan, a handsome young man with sharp features. Upon realizing that he could speak, the person immediately began to plead: "Little brother, little brother! Please help me, my legs have gone weak from fear, and I have no strength left in my hands. I just need this last bit of strength to pull me out. I will work for you like a horse or an ox!"

Upon hearing this, the person immediately shuddered: "A group of madmen! They bite whoever they catch, they eat people! Right in front of my eyes, they devoured them, blood-soaked and alive! Alive, I tell you! They just stuffed it straight into their mouths! They've all gone mad!"

Li Chun nodded and made a sound: "Hmm." The two exerted their strength together, and with a kick of his leg, the man finally leaped onto the wall, then eagerly jumped down. He lay on the ground, completely still, only breathing heavily.

The person hurriedly denied, "The words there, Director Huang has always treated us very well. Little brother, hurry up, if you say a few more words, I will lose my strength, I beg you, I really cannot get out anymore"