"Merciful God, welcome the new souls into the eternal, bright, and happy place, listed in the fellowship of the saints in heaven. When the Lord Jesus comes the second time, those who died in Christ will first rise from the grave to enjoy eternal life."
"Amen."
The priest kissed the silver cross, and the faint skylight passed through the tall stained glass windows of the church, projecting on the black pine coffin. A white woman covered in a black veil squatted down, covered her mouth with her cold palm, barely stopped sobbing, and hugged the little boy beside her.
"… Mom?"
"Hmm?"
"Does God love the world?"
"God …" The woman took a deep breath and said hoarsely, "God loves all living beings, so he gave His only son, so that all who believe in Him will not perish, but will instead gain eternal life …"
"Then why do we lose our freedom, get robbed, and be imprisoned?"
"…"
"Are the world born unequal?"
The door behind the woman was slammed open, and countless figures rushed into the church against the light, shouting and exclaiming. The woman only had time to take off the pendant on her neck and stuff it into the little boy's hand, and then she was grabbed by several heavily armed soldiers and dragged back forcefully.
"Run, run!" The struggling woman's shout penetrated the chaos, "Run, get out of here!"
"Don't look back, don't give up!"
"Mom loves you! … "
The church collapsed with a loud bang, and the flames turned into black and white, rushing into the hazy sky. The screams and cries turned into nothingness, and the wind lifted the ashes and scattered them to the vast and desolate land.
The little boy stood on the field and ran, and behind him were soldiers and hounds in hot pursuit. A sea of lights gradually flashed in front of him, and a huge city appeared under the cliff. The boy jumped amid the angry shouts of the pursuers!
The wind whistled past his ears and lifted the pendant on his chest.
The little boy closed his eyes as he fell rapidly. At the last moment, what was reflected in his black pupils was a lonely, cold, and endless night.
"The dead will be resurrected and enjoy eternal life …"
He said in his heart:
"Amen."
2019, T City.
"… Ah …!"
In the darkness, the young man turned over and sat up. The next moment, a sharp pain shot through every nerve like an electric current. The dizziness caused by the pain made him retch immediately.
However, his stomach, which had not eaten for an entire day, could not vomit anything out. Other than his internal organs twisting rapidly, nothing else happened. After a long while, he finally calmed down while gasping for breath. He barely managed to focus his vision, but all he could see was a small and dark cell. There was a faint light coming from outside the iron bars.
… What is this place? A prison?
Why am I here?
He tried to search for any useful information in his chaotic mind, but he couldn't even remember his own name. Just thinking about it gave him an unbearable headache. Just as he was trying to get off the bed, footsteps and voices suddenly came from outside the prison.
"… We searched the entire city for three days and didn't find any survivors. Could it be that the smell of Omega attracts zombies …"
"It's said that alpha is the same, only the useless beta is relatively safe."
"Forget it, these few Omega's should be enough …"
The iron lock clanged, followed by the sharp friction of the cell door being opened. Two soldiers walked into the cell. With the dim light in the corridor, they could vaguely see a thin figure lying on the bed. He was lifeless, and even his chest was not moving up and down.
"He's not dead, right?"
A gloved finger reached out to his nose and checked his pulse in a well-trained manner.
"Unconscious." The soldier said, "He was like this when we found him. It's rare that he looks so good."
His companion laughed. "Come on, how can you see clearly when your face is covered in mud and dust?"
"I can see even if it's eighteen layers thick."
"You're too thirsty!"
"You're not thirsty?"
"It's useless even if I'm thirsty. Anyway, you and I can't take advantage of it …"
The young man's eyes were closed, like a corpse without consciousness. He felt that he was being carried out of the cell.
During the bumpy movement, he slightly raised his eyelids. Because of the narrow vision, he could only see that the person carrying him was wearing a Kevlar protective suit with strong arm muscles. The companion behind him was also dressed in the same way. He was tall and strong, wearing a pair of worker's boots and a black holster on his thigh.
Two Alpha.
The shadow at the corner of the stone corridor shrouded the young man's eyes in darkness. He silently closed his eyes. Immediately, the two soldiers entered the elevator, went up, and stopped. They were greeted by a bright and noisy scene.
Someone ran beside them and shouted, "Organize the supplies! Prepare to retreat! The base's helicopter is on standby on the roof! "
"The city has fallen, there's no time!"
"Go, go, go!"
The empty-handed companion behind the soldier responded and left. The young man's eyes narrowed. Now was the time.
"Take the Omega to the helicopter, don't let them escape, transport them back to the base …"
Just as the soldier was about to answer, he suddenly felt that the young Omega in his arms seemed to be leaning to the side, from his arms to the ground.
His first reaction was to bend down to pick him up, but at this moment, the young man who was originally in a coma like a corpse reached out and touched the holster on his waist. He hooked his hand and pulled out the gun, and fell to one knee!
This change was too sudden. Before the soldier could roar, the young man's long leg swept across and flipped him over like lightning!
Bang!
"What's going on?"
"Stop!"
There were screams all around. The young man pulled the Alpha soldier's hair and slammed him to the ground. Then he picked up the soldier whose face was covered in blood and pressed the muzzle against his temple, "… Retreat …"
He wanted to say retreat and don't move, but the long coma made his throat hoarse. After a few seconds, he gasped and shouted, "Stop! Put down your weapon! "
All the approaching soldiers in the hall turned pale and stopped at the same time, forming a fan-shaped encirclement. The scene was tense.
"Lieutenant Colonel, there's an emergency …"
Tang Hao hung up the phone and looked up, "What?"
"There's an Omega resisting," the adjutant pointed to the hall not far away, his face still angry, "They kidnapped our people and still want to escape!"
The young man's uncontrollable panting mixed with the Alpha soldier's trembling breath. The soldier felt the cold muzzle on his temple and couldn't help but swallow a few mouthfuls of bloody saliva. He said hoarsely, "Put … put me down, you can't run … Ah!"
The young man's hand was like an iron clamp deep into his throat, "… Shut up."
This was the public area of the prison. It was a circular hall, but at the moment it was full of heavily armed soldiers. The young man roughly estimated that there were at least a hundred of them. The ground outside the encirclement was full of first-aid equipment and stretchers covered with white cloth. He couldn't see how many corpses there were. The air was filled with the indescribable smell of smoke, coke, blood, and rotten meat.
What is this, a riot?
War?
Who am I? Why am I here?
The exit further away from the hall was locked by a solid iron curtain door. The gate was a small office. A tall man in a camouflage uniform with slightly dark skin pushed the door open and strode out.
The young man stepped back step by step, his vigilant eyes nailed on his face until he separated the crowd and came forward. Standing a few steps away, he raised his hand and pulled out the gun on his waist, revealing the Lieutenant Colonel's epaulet on his coat.
"Let go of my man." Tang Hao looked at the young Omega who had retreated step by step to the corner not far away. Although he was from the special forces, he obviously adjusted his voice to not give the other party too much of a sense of urgency, "… We saved you. The city has fallen. You can't run away."
The young man closed his eyes under his stare, then opened them again. "Who are you?"
Tang Hao didn't directly answer his question, "Our mission is to search and protect the Omega as a precious strategic resource until you are safely escorted back to the base. You won't be in any danger. The base is ready to take you over and will soon move to the safe zone … "
There is no safe zone, a voice in his subconscious said to him.
Not only this city, but the whole country and even the whole world has fallen.
The young man was slightly startled. He didn't understand where the sad recognition came from.
"Let go of your hostage and pretend nothing happened. If my soldiers have been rude to you, I can apologize on their behalf … "
"No … no." Tang Hao's voice was interrupted by the young man. He saw the young man leaning against the wall, gasping and shaking his head, "Put down the gun and let me go. I must … now …"
Tang Hao just wanted to say something, but suddenly his face changed.
There was a scream from inside the prison building. It sounded from not far away, followed by the sound of countless footsteps dragging and friction from far away. The iron door in the distance was constantly slammed!
Dust and rubble rustled down the wall. Everyone's expression changed dramatically. The adjutant roared, "Lieutenant Colonel! The gate downstairs has fallen. The zombies are coming! "
The young man shouted, "Put down the gun!"
"Lieutenant Colonel!"
"Let me go —!"
Tang Hao turned his head, raised his hand, and fired a few shots!
The flashing blue electric shock needle almost poured down on the hostage Alpha soldier and the young man. The severe pain caused by the electric shock made the young man kneel on the ground and immediately fall down. He even lost consciousness for a few seconds.
His chest suddenly became heavy, as if it was pressed by a boulder. Tang Hao stepped forward and put one knee on his chest. The young man coughed and spat out blood. The next second, he raised his hand, but his wrist was easily grabbed by Tang Hao and pressed to the ground. The electric current made his twitching muscles unable to tighten.
"…" Tang Hao cursed silently. His expression was a bit embarrassed. It was not because of the fight, but because of the blood spurting out of the Omega under him.
Even the dust on his face could not cover the young man's handsome and clear facial features. His outline was not as soft as the average Omega, but more profound and distinct. His eyebrows were sharp, his nose was straight, and from his chin to his neck, there was a very perfect and neat arc.
The blood rich in pheromones splashed on Tang Hao's field uniform cuff. It was as if the burned nerve endings of the Alpha were whipped, causing an indescribable stimulation to rise rapidly from instinct.
"The apocalypse will put Omega in hell. If you leave here now, the living people outside will be more terrible than zombies, especially you." Especially someone like you. "Tang Hao rubbed the young man's face with his thumb. The exposed skin under the dust was shockingly white.
"You can't even live through tonight. Maybe being eaten alive by a bunch of zombies is the most merciful way to die."
"Come on, take him away! Retreat at full speed! "As if to hide his instinctive reaction, Tang Hao got up and walked out of the room with the Huoran.
At this moment, he saw the expression of the soldiers opposite him change at the same time. Before he had time to react, he felt a strong force on his ankle. The next second, he was pulled to the ground.
"F * ck!"
Tang Hao almost got a concussion from the fall. The cursing that he had kept for a long time finally came out of his mouth.
He could not believe that the stun bomb had lost its effect on the Omega in just ten seconds. But then he caught a glimpse of the young man picking up the gun and leaning over his ear. The very hoarse texture of the young man's voice was almost directly attached to his ear.
"I like to die of old age."
The young man took out the magazine from Tang Hao's trouser pocket and quickly got up. He pointed the muzzle back and forth at the soldiers in the encirclement. At the same time, he quickly retreated to the window.
Tang Hao seemed to suddenly realize something. He turned back and roared, "No —"
But it was too late.
Under the watchful eyes of everyone, the young man slammed into the glass window and jumped down from the broken glass.
This was the third floor!
Tang Hao rushed to the window like an arrow, and the soldiers behind him swarmed over. Time seemed to be infinitely stretched and frozen. The young man's thin body in the air turned over inch by inch and arched like a tight bowstring. His black hair fluttered behind him.
Bang!
It was so far away, but the dull sound of the landing was like a heavy knock on Tang Hao's ear.
The young man bowed and landed on the ground. He rolled with the momentum. It was as precise and perfect as a tactical textbook. He got up and knelt on the ground with both hands holding the gun.
Did this person really have a powerful background?!
Tang Hao's eyes finally showed unconcealable confusion. He only heard his subordinates ask anxiously, "Lieutenant Colonel, should we chase after him?"
Tang Hao stretched out his hand to stop them. It was too late.
Following his gaze, he saw that in the parking lot downstairs, more than a dozen zombies that didn't enter the prison building turned around in unison, put down the bloody remains in their hands, and staggered towards the young man.
The young man didn't seem to expect this situation. He was stunned when facing the living dead. At the same time, Tang Hao grabbed the gun of his subordinate and pulled the trigger without looking. The zombie that was only a few steps away from the young man was shot between the eyebrows.
Bang!
The Walking Dead fell to the ground with a thud. His body, which had long been covered in livor mortis, stiffened. Dark purple, viscous blood slowly flowed on the dirty ground, meandering towards the nearby sewer that had been clogged for many days and was now filled with stinky water.
The other living dead didn't notice it. They just wailed and staggered over.
"If you are bitten, you will be infected!" Tang Hao's roar came from above, "You must hit the head!!"
Before his voice died away, the young man seemed to wake up from some kind of confused dream and suddenly moved.
Tang Hao didn't even see how he lifted his foot. In the blink of an eye, he rushed out like a whirlwind. When he brushed past the second zombie, the zombie didn't even have time to reach out to stop him. He only saw a shadow sweep past and flew into the air.
The young man stepped on the shoulder of the third zombie. It was a felon who escaped from prison during the outbreak of the zombie tide. Half of his face was torn off, and broken sharp teeth could be vaguely seen in the dark red rotten flesh. Then he fired a few shots. Among the swarming living dead, the first few zombies that tried to reach out to him had their heads blown off.
However, more living dead rushed over. Tang Hao saw it clearly from the window on the third floor. Even the wandering zombies on the street were rushing over in groups!
He didn't have enough bullets!
The young man didn't hesitate or fear. He directly jumped. He was almost stepping on the heads and shoulders of all the zombies. Every step was as fast as lightning and extremely thrilling. Within a few seconds, he had passed through the forest of zombies. He knelt on one knee and landed on the side of the road outside the prison gate.
Tang Hao instantly understood what he was going to do. He raised his eyebrows.
As he expected, the young man didn't even pause. He got up and rushed to the car closest to him like a cannonball.
It was an ordinary Toyota Camry. The front and back doors were open. The driver had turned into a middle-aged male corpse with blood all over his face. He was screaming under the restraint of the seat belt. His ten purple fingers were scratching in front of him.
The zombies turned around and chased after him. Their heavy footsteps were getting closer and closer. The young man didn't look back anymore. He shot the driver's head and threw the corpse out of the car. He twisted his body and sat in the driver's seat. He neatly closed the door.
The male corpse fell into the zombie crowd and tripped the nearest living dead. In the distance, Tang Hao put down his binoculars. His face was slightly gloomy.
"Lieutenant Colonel, we must retreat immediately. The shutter door is already …"
The solid iron curtain door at the end of the hall was already on the verge of collapsing under the relentless beating of the zombies. Large pieces of concrete rustled down, and finally, with a nerve-shaking squeak, it was torn apart alive.
Zombies in ragged clothes and badly mangled flesh rushed in like a tide. The soldiers in the front row fired loudly, and the prison hall immediately turned into an Asura's field of flesh and blood flying everywhere!
Tang Hao strode forward. He shook his shoulder and removed the MP5 automatic submachine gun from his back. The bullets poured down like a storm on the zombies that were crawling into the hall. Rows of living dead were thrown back by the huge impact of the 9mm Luger bullets.
"Lieutenant Colonel!"
Tang Hao retreated while fighting. He didn't look back. He waved his left hand from top to bottom. "Go!"
The soldiers quickly retreated from the safety corridor. At the last moment when they crossed the threshold, Tang Hao's gaze moved away from the horrifying faces of the living dead a few meters away and looked out of the window.
On the street filled with zombies, ruins, and abandoned vehicles, the silver Camry was like a sharp arrow that split the waves of blood. It cut through the thorns and quickly disappeared at the end of the burning street.
Tang Hao retracted his gaze and kicked the safety corridor door with a loud bang, blocking the zombies that were scrambling to get out of the hall. Groups of soldiers rushed to the roof. The moment he turned around, he caught a trace of a breath. His Adam's apple moved violently on his strong neck.
It was the sweet and fishy smell of omega pheromones coming from his camouflage uniform cuffs.
"Lieutenant Colonel?" The soldier asked.
Tang Hao walked up the stairs two steps at a time. He pointed at the blood on his sleeve with the muzzle of his gun.
"Go back to the base and get a DNA sample. Check it with T City's population registry. I want to know the identity and background of this Omega."
The subordinate nodded.
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