"Auntie, give me a push..."
Qingcheng University North Campus Dormitory Building No. 2.
The music on the fifth floor was so loud that it could be heard in the adjacent building.
"Damn it! What the hell are you doing! Don't people need to rest?"
This voice naturally couldn't reach the ears of the instigator.
But even if he didn't care, his roommates would.
"Crack!"
As if unable to stand it any longer, Meng Xiaochun directly turned off his roommate's stereo.
"What the hell, Lao Meng! I was rocking out!"
"Your headphone wire is plugged into the outside, it's not even working."
???
Following Meng Xiaochun's pointing finger, he indeed saw that his headphone wire was plugged into the host on the adjacent desk. www.kanshuwu.net
"Holy cow, my brain felt a bit off at noon, and I plugged it in wrong! I thought it sounded a bit like surround sound!" Scratching his head, Wang Er re-plugged the headphone wire and continued listening to music with his headphones on.
This time, there was no disturbance to the neighbors.
However, the slightly leaky headphones still indicated that the guy had the volume turned up very high.
Fortunately, it was still bearable. Meng Xiaochun shook his head and stopped paying attention to his heartbroken roommate.
The other two guys in the dorm were nowhere to be seen, not having returned yet.
He put on his own headphones, preparing to watch some horror game live streams to relieve the tension after finishing his exams.
This lousy school, exams in late July! What a pain u･w･u!
"Hello everyone, I'm Shen Tou Zhi C..."
"Here we go!"
Listening to the voice of his favorite streamer in his headphones, Meng Xiaochun was completely immersed in the horror game live stream.
The horrifying zombies in the game kept chasing the protagonist Ethan, and occasionally there were jump scares, startling both the streamer and Meng Xiaochun.
As time slowly passed, the scenery outside the window also became strange. Screams and cries echoed throughout the hallway.
A symphony of desperation resounded throughout the campus, and the rampaging zombies were constantly searching for delicious "human food." Even Wang Er in the dorm began twitching along with the music.
"Yo, Brother Er, your disco dancing is so unrestrained. I can almost see the happy windswept man charging fearlessly in the canyon." After saying that, he continued watching the live stream, regardless of whether Wang Er could hear him.
Sometimes teasing a roommate was also quite enjoyable.
Thinking this, Meng Xiaochun continued to immerse himself in the video. His headphones were of good quality, with excellent soundproofing.
Even the frantic running sounds in the hallway couldn't disturb him.
"...Alright, we found a bottle of hand sanitizer here. I think I can do it again. This time I'll definitely go and kill that monster in the basement!"
The streamer controlled the protagonist Ethan to explore downwards, but after the plot progression, all his weapons were confiscated.
The lights suddenly went out, then slowly turned back on.
"Let's play a game~"
Strange sounds emanated from the room. The dolls in various places unknowingly turned their heads to stare at the protagonist.
In the first-person perspective, Meng Xiaochun, sitting in front of his phone, had a strong sense of immersion.
It was then that he remembered that this game's tag had the word "horror."
The live streamer also noticed this situation, and countless "high energy ahead" comments flooded the screen.
Meng Xiaochun was mentally prepared, as he knew that a terrifying scene was about to appear.
As expected, when the protagonist Ethan walked out of the room and opened another door, a terrifying doll suddenly appeared, its twisted arms gripping the doorframe. Its glowing, eerie eyes stared intently at Ethan, its gaze seemingly penetrating the screen and into Meng Xiaochun's heart.
"Ah, holy crap!!!!!!!!!!!!!" The live streamer had already screamed.
Even though he had braced himself, Meng Xiaochun was startled, but unlike the live streamer's shriek in the video, he suppressed the urge to yell.
After all, there was still someone else in the dorm. If he was discovered, he would be mocked for a month.
"Huh? Why is there a screaming sound?"
The quiet game sounds made Meng Xiaochun notice the outside situation.
He took off his headphones, first glanced at his roommate below, who was no longer there. The roaring and chewing sounds from outside the dorm room reached his ears, sounding particularly harsh and terrifying.
"What the f*ck?" Meng Xiaochun was confused, not understanding the situation. How did watching a live stream suddenly lead to the end of the world?
Instead of getting out of bed immediately, he exited Bilibili and opened a news app.
If something happened, it would be announced immediately, unless the internet completely collapsed.
Perhaps the guys outside were just celebrating the upcoming holiday.
With such an optimistic mindset, just as Meng Xiaochun was about to open the app, a message popped up.
"A text message from the Jingzhou Coordination Office?"
But the content of the message sent a chill down his spine.
"Announcement to the People of the Nation from the Jingzhou People's Coordination Office:
Today, a global bio-chemical infection has erupted, and our Huaxia's 34 provinces have not been spared. The pathogen has an extremely high infection and fatality rate, and infected individuals also possess the ability for secondary infection and exhibit immense aggression. Various regions have suffered severe damage, particularly the southeastern regions and coastal areas with high population density, which have been most severely affected. Therefore, the following decisions have been made:
1. Given the significant damage to various military and security forces, their dispersal, and lack of unified command, all provincial civil defense measures will be immediately activated. Surviving personnel of the provincial People's Coordination Offices, along with nearby military and security forces, will immediately evacuate to await unified command. While preserving combat effectiveness, rescue operations may be conducted during the evacuation. Fellow countrymen are urged to remain calm and to fully consider the high risks and infectivity of the bio-chemical infected individuals, and to avoid costly mistakes that harm oneself and others.
2. Our naval military forces, due to the early detection and rapid isolation of sporadic bio-chemical infected individuals, have preserved a greater portion of their strength. However, they are currently in a state of consolidation. Furthermore, due to the immense danger of ports at present, docking for support is impossible. Only carrier-based helicopters and carrier-based aircraft can be used for rescue. Surviving personnel in coastal provinces are to remain at home within three days and await notification from rescue forces regarding assembly points. After three days, they may act independently, with individual discretion applied to specific situations.
3. The Jingzhou People's Coordination Office will be temporarily renamed the Huaxia Anti-Bio-Chemical Command Center (CABC) from today at 6:00 PM until the complete victory of the anti-bio-chemical campaign. At 8:00 PM, information regarding the division of bio-chemical infected zones, dangerous zones, and safe zones, as well as related matters, will be announced. The National Bio-Chemical Research Group will provide information on defense against infected individuals within 1-2 days. Fellow countrymen are requested to pay attention to relevant information and to use the government-issued hand-crank portable radio to listen to emergency disaster prevention frequency modulation broadcasts (CneB) at 92.7mhz, in order to maintain information flow in case of power outages.
4. Given that the consciousness and mental state of the bio-chemical infected individuals have died and their central nervous systems have completely mutated, and there is no special medicine, current medical observations indicate this process is irreversible. Therefore, starting from 12:00 PM today, any harm caused during the fight against bio-chemical infected individuals and violent criminals will not be prosecuted and is, in fact, encouraged. Starting from today, our Huaxia compatriots may use the following, but not limited to, weapons to combat infected individuals and violent criminals: knives, firearms, highly toxic substances, corrosive substances, explosives, improvised cold..."
"Is it really the end of the world?" When he saw that weapons could be used for unlimited defense, Meng Xiaochun realized that things had gotten serious.
He then carefully read every text message and push notification, fearing he might miss any important information.
He also held onto a sliver of hope that all of this would not last long.
But all the information gave him one certain answer.
It was indeed the end of the world.
And it was a zombie apocalypse.
He was fortunate, and unfortunate.
He was alive, but would have to survive with great difficulty.
"Bang..."
Just as Meng Xiaochun was contemplating how to survive, there was a sudden commotion from the bathroom.
Only he and Wang Er remained in this dorm.
"Brother Er? Are you in the bathroom?"