QT: Against My Will

116 3.05.21 – Daisy – Downfall of Humanity

Aircraft, vehicles crashed into nearby buildings, destroying them and freeing all the new zombies inside. The high morale among the military was crushed in seconds, nobody was truly in safety.

The watchmen guarding the power plants attacked all the personnel inside, resulting in an all blackout around the world. The world leaders watched the situation in terror, not for long before they too changed into a zombie, by their guards.

All animals started to attack their species. From fear, many owners had to kill their pets. While breaking down in their floods of guilty tears, in another household, the situation wasn’t any better.

Numerous were forced to kill their family members. If they listened to Bing Shi tips, they could have a few minutes to process time; if not, they became a victim.

Imagine a child you gave birth to, raised and loved unconditionally, hunched at you with devil-like eyes, and tried to chew out your insides. What would you do? The last thing you would think of is to grab a knife and stab it in the brain.

Videos, where a horde of zombie humans and animals tried to attack a nearby building, madmen who gave up on life ran out of the house and started to shot all around mindlessly, spread around the world.

A man who killed his wife and son to end their misery cried above their corpses. He should have listened to Bing Shi more and force his family to wear the gloves and masks, at least, he could save his wife. Now, he was alone in this wast world filled with nothing but darkness. Without a purpose, he killed himself.

There was not a person who didn’t suffer at the moment.

Oh.

.....

There was.

The female lead, Fu Lian and Ren Han.

– Inside the Bing Shi base...

Videos were played on the white screen when a sudden gunshot echoed within the walls.

Bing Shi peeked her head from behind Yi Zen, who was forced to shut down one of his close subordinates. A soldier, which wasn’t on the Bing Shi list.

Standing up next to the unmoving man, Bing Shi spoke to all the men in a troubled voice, “I saved all the men I could. As for your brothers in arms from other troops, you have my condolence.”

The all mighty men fell on the floor, covering their eyes they tried to hold in their emotions. The shock was too much for them to bear.

Hearing their loud groans and cries, Bing Shi couldn’t help but tear up a little, while Ren Han, who stood at the back, didn’t read the situation and took out a package off gummy snakes, throwing a snake above his head, he caught it with his mouth and chewed on it with gusto.

Feeling awkward, Bing Shi ran towards Ren Han and opened her little palm, “Gimme some, please.”

The grinning Ren Han hid his package of gummy snakes behind his back, “For what?”

Taking out a small banana from her lunch box, she showed it before him, “My sweet banana?”

Ren Han looked at the tiny banana with a raised eyebrow, lifting his package of gummy snakes towards her palm, he exchanged one snake for a banana.

Bing Shi blinked at the gummy snake, “Only one for a whole banana?”

Peeling of the banana, Ren Han, took a bite, and gave the banana back to Bing Shi, “Here.”

“Eww,” Bing Shi grimaced and ran to her tent, pulling off her mask, she bit off the snake’s head and started to chew on it. When she saw those snakes, she had an urge to grab one for herself, which was strange, because they tasted like nothing, had a gummy consistency, not to her liking at all.

‘Maybe because they remind me of Xuan Mu?’

Satisfied with the business, Ren Han finished the whole banana.

· · — · ???· — · ·

After regaining their senses, all the men wanted to save their families, but without a proper plan, they’d run to their deaths. While busying themselves around the base, their gaze would occasionally switch to a tent which had a sign on:

| Eating. Do not disturb. |

“...”

When Bing Shi walked out of the tent, an exciting sight came upon her.

As the leader, Yi Zen stood at the front, while all the men stood in an orderly line behind him. Ren Han’s party stood next to them. Standing up straight, they faced Bing Shi. Raising their right hands sharply up to their eyebrows, they saluted to her respectfully.

[Hidden Quest successful: Gain Yi Zen’s trust. +1000p]

Smiling happily, Bing Shi saluted back, while Kuro tried to repeat the action by raising its tail towards its head.

All the hard work, Bing Shi and Kuro put into all of this, finally paid off.

An hour after a first zombie appeared...

As soon as the blackout occurred, cell towers continued to function thanks to the backup power, but not for long. Everyone had one day to contact their closest family, friends, and download all of Bing Shi’s instructions.

The prepared ones, like Ren Han’s parents, used satellite mobile phones. Currently, his parents lived in a remote mansion far away from big cities.

Bing Shi looked at Ren Han’s teammates. All of their phone calls passed, meaning their families were safe, which couldn’t be said for all the soldiers...

Standing next to the emotionless Yi Zen, she asked in a playful tone, “Do you want some tissues to wipe down your sweaty eyes?”

Yi Zen raised his hand into a fist. Before he could knock her head, Bing Shi fled towards a crying soldier, while Kuro offered the soldier, who lost his wife and a little daughter, some tissues.

Thought he was crying, he continued with his job, installing solar panels at the platform or building barbed fences around the walls. Others were monitoring the situation in nearby cities, trying to gain as much information as possible.

Yi Zen’s family was gone, he felt no sorrow, the worrisome thing, he wasn’t the only one.