Rebirth in the Apocalypse: Third Time's a Charm



"Then I guess you do possess some form of intelligence," shrugged Liu Wei, not at all concerned about Lonnie's feelings or opinion. His Sweetheart was unconscious, and he had yet to be able to hold her and reassure himself that she was all right. People would just have to deal with his attitude.

"Well… Bless your heart," smiled Lonnie as she cocked her head to the side and looked at him. "Aren't you just precious?"

Liu Wei didn't bother to respond to her comments but instead, let out a very put-out sigh. "Are you done?"

"Don't you just have a burr up your ass, not being able to hold your woman? Why don't you take her from you brother then?"

"Because she is his woman, too," replied Liu Wei. "Now, are you staying here, or are you going to find another place to live?"

"We'll stay here until we come up with a better plan. But really, thank ya'll. The idea of slowly dying in that tin can was—" Lonnie shuddered as she thought about the fate that had awaited her. At least on land, they had a lot more options. "Tell her that if she ever needs anything, to come and see us. We got her back."

"Understood," nodded Liu Wei as he started to turn around.

"Liu Wei?" called out Lonnie, forcing the man to turn around and look at her. "Tell her that she is my ride or die. She will understand."

"If you don't like this place, head north towards City A. Li Dai Lu has a ranch on the outskirts of the city if you know where to look. You can come there too if you want," offered Liu Wei. He didn't know what 'ride or die' meant, but he knew that his Sweetheart was enjoying her time with the other woman.

"Understand. And if we aren't in either place, we'll leave a message for you," smiled Lonnie, and, with a wave of her hand, she turned around and walked back in the direction of her men. "All right! Everyone get your asses inside and see where you want to stay."

"Fuck! Liu Wei!" she yelled, turning around once again and yelling across the distance. "How do we kill zombies?"

"Burn them!" shouted Liu Yu Zeng back as he handed his precious bundle over to Liu Wei. "Cut off their heads and burn them. Li Dai Lu once compared them to brooms from some mouse movie. They multiply like crazy if you can't slow them down long enough to destroy their very cells."

"Well, fuck me," groaned Lonnie. "That seems like it is going to be a pain in my ass."

"Have fun!" yelled Liu Yu Zeng back as he and the rest of the men turned around and left the Navy base. The Country M's military would either live or die based on their own merit. It didn't make a difference to him.

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On the other side of the gate stood three motorcycles, one truck, and one creepily mutated horse with sharper teeth than a fucking zombie. "I take it that is the upgrade?" asked Liu Yu Zeng as he tilted his head toward the direction of the horse.

The animal snapped his teeth toward Liu Yu Zeng, causing the man to call on his mist. "You really want to go?" he demanded as the mists moved in the center of his palm like a ball of withering snakes.

The horse simply turned his head away and stuck his nose up in the air. His red eyes narrowed to the sky.

"Yeah, that's what I thought," sneered Liu Yu Zeng as he closed his fist, and the smoke disappeared back inside of him.

"Are you really arguing with a horse right now?" asked Liu Wei as he climbed onto his motorcycle with Li Dai Lu in his arms.

"No," replied Liu Yu Zeng with a shake of his head. "Because, clearly, I won."

Wang Chao walked over to the enormous creature that towered over him and started to pet his muzzle. "Any idea how I can go back to normal?" he asked under his breath.

'Have you tried clicking your heels and wishing for it?' demanded Ares inside of his head. 'It's not like I'm all that used to be a horse again either, you know.'

"Again?" said a very confused Wang Chao.

'What? Do you really think that you can be the Four Horsemen without horses?' grumbled Ares, letting a cranky gust of air out of his nostrils. 'Well, I guess War wasn't known for his intelligence.'

"Gee, thanks. I'll try to improve in the future," said Wang Chao, closing his eyes and wishing that things were back to normal. There was a slight breeze, and the soft fuzz of a horse's muzzle transformed into the cold, hard metal bars of his bike.

Looking down, Wang Chao saw that he was dressed back in his black cargo pants and a tight t-shirt that he had been wearing before. Evidently, wishes really did come true.

"Where the Hell did you go?" demanded a new voice causing the four men to turn towards the new threat. Liu Wei held Li Dai Lu closer to his chest and took out his gun in his left hand. Raising it up, he saw a man approaching on a bike that seemed similar to their own.

"Is that any way to greet an old friend, Liu Wei?" asked Bin An Sha with a smile on his face. Coming to a stop in front of the four men, he stopped his bike and just looked at them. Although the smile was still firmly on his face, he was becoming more than a little tense with the voice inside of his head screaming at him.

'Queen! Our Queen! Get our Queen and make her better,' it screamed on repeat until Bin An Sha couldn't take it anymore.

"Ah, who's the pretty woman? She looks hurt. Mind if I take a look at her?" he asked, seemingly clueless.

"Nice try, Bin An Sha. You knew that she was shot as soon as I did. And you don't even have the same connection to her as I do. Want to explain that?" demanded Wang Chao as Liu Yu Zeng and Chen Zi Han also raised their guns at the newcomer.