Chapter 5, Zombie Killing

Struggling to climb to the front, he was just about to jump off the vehicle when he finally saw a person tearing at another, pulling out the entrails from the chest and feeding them into his mouth. At that moment, he finally understood why his partner had gotten into an accident and why he had fled for his life. Thus, he too, following in his partner's footsteps, ran desperately forward.

These are all fragments, and at this moment, Liu Gang has also come to realize, looking at the corpse that is chewing on Zhao Shugang's entrails, he can no longer imagine this once-brother, he dares not hold onto any hope, Li Congying is no longer human, this is a monster, a reanimated corpse, his mind is racing, veins bulging on his face, instinctively retreating.

As I took a few steps forward, Li's heart raced faster with Liu Gang's footsteps. He watched in horror as the corpse eerily turned its head backward, its gaze shifting from the rear, the cold glint in its eyes filling him with dread. Suddenly unable to control himself, he lunged forward two steps and grabbed Liu Gang, saying: "Xiao Gang, don't go over there. Congying is already dead, dead. This is not Congying, he is, he is—"

At that moment, Zhao Shugang, who had been struggling, suddenly realized and shouted sharply, "Gangzi, quickly save me, quickly save me—"

Awakened from his shock, Father Li now understood the situation and, disregarding everything else, turned and ran. He even remembered his wife and daughter, and he did not know where he found the strength, but he managed to lift his wife, who weighed over ten pounds more than him, onto his shoulder. With one hand free, he grabbed his daughter and ran off into the distance. He was not entirely heartless, as he still remembered to call out to Liu Gang: "Xiao Gang, run! Congying is no longer human; he will kill you. Hurry and run."

At that moment, a large truck passed by on the highway, fully loaded with goods. Due to overloading, it was driving at night in hopes of avoiding inspections. However, nighttime inevitably brings fatigue. Just a moment of drowsiness, perhaps only a few seconds, but when the driver opened his eyes, he was shocked to see a person violently tearing open another person's chest, then extracting the heart and stuffing it into his mouth, consuming it just like that. Just a moment of drowsiness, perhaps only a few seconds, but when the driver opened his eyes, he was shocked to see a person violently tearing open another person's chest, then extracting the heart and stuffing it into his mouth, consuming it just like that.

At the moment when everyone was stunned, the corpse did not cease its actions. Instead, it grasped Zhao Shugang's chest with both hands and forcefully tore it open, brutally ripping apart his chest. Blood gushed out in a bubbling manner, warm and even steaming, as the heart was extracted by the corpse. It was then shoved into its mouth, followed by a series of chews, the sound of teeth clashing echoing in the silent night, audible from a distance. One could even see the bits of flesh bursting forth from the corpse's mouth. Blood gushed out in a bubbling manner, warm and even steaming, as the heart was extracted by the corpse. It was then shoved into its mouth, followed by a series of chews, the sound of teeth clashing echoing in the silent night, audible from a distance. One could even see the bits of flesh bursting forth from the corpse's mouth.

The corpse that was originally gazing at me suddenly heard Zhao Shugang's voice, and in an instant, a fierce light burst forth from its eyes. It abruptly turned its head, moving so quickly that Zhao Shugang even heard a cracking sound, the sound of bones breaking. The bones in its neck had snapped; a living person would have perished, but what lay before me was not a living being, but a corpse—more precisely, a reanimated corpse. Naturally, it could not die again. Despite its neck being broken and its head unable to lift, hanging limply against its chest, it still opened its mouth wide. It was a gaping maw, and due to the excessive force, its lips had torn apart, yet it still bit down. That was the sound of bones breaking; the bones in its neck had snapped. A living person would have perished, but what lay before me was not a living being, but a corpse—more precisely, a reanimated corpse. Naturally, it could not die again. Despite its neck being broken and its head unable to lift, hanging limply against its chest, it still opened its mouth wide. It was a gaping maw, and due to the excessive force, its lips had torn apart, yet it still bit down.

My shout indeed startled the corpse that was about to bite down. Although my hands were still holding Zhao Shugang down, the head did not bite down after all. At that moment, the corpse was facing away from me and Li's father. Upon hearing my shout, the corpse paused for a moment, as if recalling something, and slowly turned its head around. It truly turned its head around; that rigid skull made a complete one hundred eighty-degree turn. Its incredible eyes gazed at me, sending chills straight from my heart, as if I could hear the cracking sound of its neck twisting, "ga ba ga ba," in the silent night. Staring into the eyes of a corpse in the stillness of the night was clearly very illogical. I did not know if it had recalled something, but it slowly turned its head around. It truly turned its head around; that rigid skull made a complete one hundred eighty-degree turn. Its incredible eyes gazed at me, sending chills straight from my heart, as if I could hear the cracking sound of its neck twisting, "ga ba ga ba," in the silent night. Staring into the eyes of a corpse in the stillness of the night was clearly very illogical.

The driver suddenly jolted, his mouth involuntarily gaping open, and his eyes nearly bulging out. For a moment, he forgot what he was doing. Just ahead was a small bend, and the driver failed to react, driving straight through it. With a loud crash, he collided with a tree by the roadside. Fortunately, the vehicle was heavily loaded and moving slowly; even upon impact, the driver merely lurched forward, instinctively pressing the brake. Ultimately, the driver was not seriously injured, but he had sustained a head injury, bleeding from the impact.

The pain jolted the driver awake. Upon realizing that he had crashed into a tree, he understood that the car was no longer operable. He simply opened the car door, disregarding his own bleeding head, and ran forward without looking back. In his mind, there was only one thought: to quickly escape this terrifying place.

Li's father looked at his once son with fear. At this moment, although he was unwilling to believe it, there was a sense of unease within him; this was definitely not his son anymore, absolutely not. Li's father kept telling himself deep down that his son could not possibly be like this. Even if he were dead and turned into a ghost, he could not become so fierce. Throughout his life, he had never fought with anyone, he was very timid, and he had always been very filial to both his father and mother. Even if he became a ghost, none of this would change. Li's father kept telling himself deep down that his son could not possibly be like this. Even if he were dead and turned into a ghost, he could not become so fierce. Throughout his life, he had never fought with anyone, he was very timid, and he had always been very filial to both his father and mother. Even if he became a ghost, none of this would change

My body couldn't help but tremble slightly, even though I didn't want to, I simply couldn't control it. From a distance, I could even see a cold glint occasionally flashing in the corpse's eyes, particularly noticeable in the darkness. I swallowed hard and took a deep breath: "Congying, listen to me, we have always been brothers, haven't we? Let go of Shugang first. If there's anything you want to say, you can tell me. No matter what grievances you have, just let me know, and I won't ignore it. You should be able to trust me, right?"

I felt a jolt in my body upon hearing Uncle Li's call, and I began to understand a little. I turned to flee, but my gaze happened to sweep over Ren Meier, who was stumbling out of the funeral home courtyard. My heart tightened; at this moment, Ren Meier still did not know what had happened. If I did not go to save her now, she would surely be trapped inside the courtyard by the corpses, and I could not bear to imagine what would happen then. Gritting my teeth, I shouted to Uncle Li, "Uncle Li, you all go ahead. I will go pull out Congying's wife. We cannot leave her alone, or else she will be—" At this moment, Ren Meier still did not know what had happened. If I did not go to save her now, she would surely be trapped inside the courtyard by the corpses, and I could not bear to imagine what would happen then. Gritting my teeth, I shouted to Uncle Li, "Uncle Li, you all go ahead. I will go pull out Congying's wife. We cannot leave her alone, or else she will be—"

As I spoke these words, I mustered all my courage and cautiously approached the corpse step by step, trembling both psychologically and physically, shivering uncontrollably. If it were not for the bond of brotherhood, I would likely be in no better condition than Li's mother and Li Hongling, who had just collapsed on the ground; perhaps at this moment, I would be unable to move my legs either.

I was still contemplating the struggle to take a step forward, but suddenly my foot froze in mid-air, my body stiffened, my lips twitched, and my eyes were filled with horror. My mouth trembled, and even the drool that flowed out went unnoticed. The scene before me was truly terrifying, and at that moment, my heart nearly stopped beating.

At that moment, two staff members from the funeral home rushed out, initially thinking they would be terrified inside. However, as soon as they emerged, they were met with the horrifying sight of a corpse tearing open Zhao Shugang's chest and chewing on his heart. Although they faced different corpses every day, and many were more terrifying than Li Congying's, they swore they had never witnessed anything more frightening and unbelievable than this scene. Although they faced different corpses every day, and many were more terrifying than Li Congying's, they swore they had never witnessed anything more frightening and unbelievable than this scene

Having become accustomed to seeing corpses, the two staff members merely stared blankly for a moment before running away, crying out in distress. They stumbled and crawled, their faces and heads covered in tears and snot, but they paid no attention to this, only hoping to escape from this place as quickly as possible

At that moment, the corpse suddenly turned to look this way, slowly rising from Zhao Shugang's body, and then it began to walk step by step towards us. From a distance, its eyes flickered with a ghostly light. At some unknown time, perhaps a masterpiece of Zhao Shugang just before his death, the belly that had been painstakingly sewn up was now torn open again, with intestines spilling onto the ground. Yet the corpse seemed completely unaware, continuing to walk step by step, dragging its intestines across the ground, while blood froth continuously bubbled from its mouth. Perhaps it was Zhao Shugang's final work, as the belly that had been so laboriously sewn was now once more ripped open, with intestines flowing everywhere, and the corpse remained oblivious, walking step by step, dragging its intestines along the ground, with blood froth constantly oozing from its mouth

When Father Li and I ran out, we happened to see the body of Li Congying pinning Zhao Shugang to the ground, mouth wide open, about to bite down. A chill ran through me, and in that moment, my heart felt like it was being torn apart. Without having time to think it through, I trembled and shouted, "Congying, stop! That’s Shugang, look at me, I’m Gangzi."

As for the other driver in the truck, he was sound asleep when suddenly there was a jolt that knocked him senseless. When he finally regained consciousness and managed to get up, he found his face covered in blood. Looking up, he saw his partner fleeing down the highway in a panic. Anger surged within him, and he cursed, "Bastard, are you trying to murder me? When trouble arises, you just run off without a care for me. You truly have no humanity."

With a mournful scream, the corpse bit down on Zhao Shugang's neck, then violently shook its head, tearing away a chunk of flesh. Blood dripped steadily, directly ripping open Zhao Shugang's windpipe, causing blood to surge forth, forming bubbles. Zhao Shugang's eyes bulged wide, and he ultimately emitted a hissing sound, akin to a deflated bellows.

For a moment, I found myself at a loss for words. What is the current state of Li Congying? Is it a ghost? No, absolutely not. Even if he were to become a ghost, he would still be Li Congying. If not a ghost, then what? A resurrection? That would make him a zombie. A zombie lacks thought, so that would not be Li Congying, but rather another existence altogether. Therefore, Li's father firmly held me back, refusing to let him pass.

A cry of despair escaped, and it was Li's mother, who had just rushed out, collapsing to the ground. The shock from her son was too great for her to bear, and with a loud thud in her mind, she fainted, demonstrating remarkable resilience. In fact, this was still fortunate. Li Hongling, who was supporting her mother, upon witnessing this scene, found herself utterly disoriented, not knowing where she was. She let her mother slip from her grasp, her eyes wide with horror, her mouth making incoherent sounds, her mind completely blank. She merely stared blankly, not even knowing to close her eyes, let alone shut her gaping mouth. In fact, this was still fortunate. Li Hongling, who was supporting her mother, upon witnessing this scene, found herself utterly disoriented, not knowing where she was. She let her mother slip from her grasp, her eyes wide with horror, her mouth making incoherent sounds, her mind completely blank. She merely stared blankly, not even knowing to close her eyes, let alone shut her gaping mouth