booktalesy Chapter 62 Tonight in Busan, it is destined to be a sleepless night.
Chapter 62 Tonight in Busan, it is destined to be a sleepless night.
Tonight in Busan is destined to be a sleepless night.
Do not,
To be precise, it was a night of bloodshed.
The hastily erected Busan defense line crumbled in the face of the dark, overwhelming tide of corpses in just a few moments.
The entire battle was not a protracted war, nor was it the kind of heroic moment in movies where the protagonist holds the pass with just one gun.
Yes, there was only one-sided slaughter.
"Da da da—"
On the makeshift defensive line,
The barrel of the heavy machine gun was red-hot, and spent cartridges had piled up on the ground into a small mountain.
The shooter's finger was gripping the trigger tightly, and he didn't let go even though his hand was cracked from the impact.
It wasn't that he didn't want to loosen his grip, but rather that he was so terrified that his mind went completely blank.
All he could do was mechanically pull the trigger and fire wildly at the oncoming black tide.
Even if a few bullets occasionally hit the heads of a few targets, it's just a drop in the ocean compared to the thousands upon thousands of rushing monsters.
Under the beam of the huge searchlight, those things weren't running, they were flying.
They stepped on abandoned cars, lampposts, and even the shoulders of their own kind, like a black mudslide, defying gravity, and directly overflowing the high wall made of shipping containers.
"Reload! Reload me now!"
As the horde of zombies drew closer, the shooter frantically called out to his companions, but no one came to reload. He instinctively turned around.
Unexpectedly, the moment he turned around, he saw his teammate with his throat bitten through, lying limply on the ammunition box.
His heart skipped a beat, but before he could react...
Then a hideous face covered in blood came into view.
Then...
"Click."
His pupils widened, and the world fell silent.
However, this is not the only instance of such a scene.
At this very moment, this scene was playing out on all three main roads leading to downtown Busan.
Their armored forces, which they had always been so proud of, were like paper boats in a storm, sinking at the slightest touch before these tireless, painless, and ridiculously fast monsters.
Before the horde of corpses, a K2 main battle tank was frantically reversing, trying to quickly withdraw from the battlefield.
However, the driver soon saw a scene through the periscope that drove him to the brink of madness.
Densely packed with zombies,
Like ants devouring an elephant, they surged up in layers, covering the armored vehicle in front.
It only takes a few seconds.
The armored vehicles were completely submerged in this black wave.
Immediately afterwards, it was his tank again.
The next second, you could hear countless claws scratching at the tank's armor, making a sickening metallic scraping sound.
"We're finished...we're all going to die here..."
The train conductor slumped in his chair, clutching a photo of his family tightly in his hand, his eyes filled with despair.
The communication channel was filled with the teammates' heart-wrenching screams and cries for help.
There were only cries for help, but no assistance whatsoever.
Seoul has cut off all contact.
The last message they received was that, in order to prevent the virus from spreading, the higher-ups were prepared to blow up all the bridges and tunnels north of Busan.
This means abandoning the millions of people in Busan, along with them.
At this moment, Busan was filled with tragedy and endless despair.
With the collapse of the last line of defense blocking the port and the city, the black horde of corpses poured into Busan like a flood bursting its banks.
Those citizens who were still asleep or kept in the dark had no time to react.
The sounds of shattering glass, car alarms, and desperate screams instantly filled the night sky.
The explosion spread rapidly and devastatingly.
The entire city of Busan is like a living hell.
……
Time passed second by second.
The killing continued.
Until the eastern horizon began to lighten with the first hint of dawn.
The light of dawn, carrying a hint of warmth, attempted to dispel the bloodshed and cold of the city.
The surviving soldiers and civilians hid on rooftops, in basements, and even in closets, their eyes filled with intense hope as they looked at the light streaming in through the windows.
Its daybreak.
The national aid should have arrived by now, right?
however.
Unbeknownst to them, Busan had already run out of rescue resources.
Not only that, but now the entire city of Busan is being watched by countries around the world using satellites or drones.
Gradually, the sunlight appeared...
However, just as the first rays of sunlight pierced through the clouds and shone on the streets littered with dismembered limbs...
"roar--!!!"
A terrifying roar echoed from downtown Busan, reverberating throughout most of the city.
It's that mutant Jack.
At this moment, he seemed even more robust than the night before, and the bone spurs on his back gleamed with a chilling white light in the morning sun.
Instead of roaring mindlessly like ordinary zombies, he stood on the rooftop of a high-rise building in downtown Busan, facing the rising sun, and issued a warning filled with disgust and anger.
This scene immediately caused the high-ranking officials from various countries who were observing Busan to show expressions of doubt.
But soon,
They then witnessed a horrifying scene.
With that roar, the horde of zombies that had been frantically chasing the living in the street suddenly stopped moving as if they had received a command.
They raised their heads, their deathly gray eyes looking towards the city center, and then...
It was like a regular army that had received orders to retreat.
Tens of thousands of zombies began frantically searching for the shadows.
Some smashed shop windows, and some manhole covers crawled into sewers.
Like the receding tide.
In less than five minutes.
The streets, which were once filled with monsters, were suddenly deserted.
All that remained were bloodstains, burning vehicles, and newspapers fluttering in the wind.
A deathly silence.
If it weren't for the scattered limbs and broken bodies on the ground, they might have even doubted whether it was just a nightmare.
Otherwise, how could those monsters...?
This extreme contrast might be seen as unusual by ordinary people, who might just watch it as a spectacle.
However, this scene carries different meanings in the eyes of high-ranking officials in various countries.
At this moment, the actions of these zombies are more chilling to them than mere killing.
These things are afraid of sunlight and know to avoid it.
Of course, what's even more terrifying is that their behavior undoubtedly shows that these monsters are no longer mindless zombies.
These monsters are actually intelligent!
Moreover, it is a new species that possesses class, command, and even biological instincts!
They are active at night and hide during the day.
Light is a weakness, darkness is a breeding ground.
This……
Are they still the zombies they know?
……
at the same time.
Tokyo, the ruins of the nuclear explosion epicenter.
In the center of the enormous meteorite crater, Lin Fan had been sleeping soundly for a night.
"Click...click..."
Suddenly, the dust on his body fell off, making a series of sounds like bones cracking.
The rock-like hard shell that originally covered his body also developed cracks.
A blinding, eerie blue light shone through the cracks.
It's like magma surging beneath the Earth's crust, except this magma is made of atomic energy.
"ha--"
"Comfortable!!!"
Having just woken up, Lin Fan instinctively wanted to open his mouth and express his feelings.
As soon as he opened his mouth...
"boom!"
A thick, blue atom breath erupted uncontrollably.
The next second, a dilapidated building a few hundred meters in front of him was instantly blasted into dust.
Lin Fan: "..."
I'm so angry...
It's a bit big!
He shook his head, and his massive body slowly stood up.
The field of vision seems to have gotten higher!
He subconsciously looked down.
They discovered that the scales covering their bodies were no longer the rough texture they used to be, but had turned into a dense, dark black armor with a metallic sheen.
Each scale resembles a polished black and gold shield, tightly arranged and perfectly conforming to the muscle lines.
The dorsal fins on its back became even larger and sharper, like rows of giant swords stuck in its spine.
With each breath, the dorsal fins began to glow blue, starting from the tail and extending all the way to the neck.
This design, brimming with power and destructive beauty, would absolutely make tokusatsu fans kneel down and call him "daddy" on the spot.
This is the true King of Monsters.
It's not just about increased size, but a leap in the level of life.
Lin Fan looked down at his claws.
Sharp and hard.
It feels like even if an aircraft carrier were placed in front of me now, I could tear it open as easily as tearing open a bag of potato chips.
"Gurgle..."
He's fucking handsome!
Just as Lin Fan was reveling in his own world, dust suddenly billowed up beside the giant pit.
The next moment, two enormous creatures burst forth from the dust.
Those were his two squid little brothers.
However, they have changed drastically in appearance now.
Its once limp body is now covered with a layer of dark red keratin, and its tentacles have become thicker and more powerful, covered with barbed suckers.
Of course, the biggest change is in their heads.
On that enormous head, a huge single eye grew, radiating a scarlet light.
I rely on! ! !
What the hell is this thing?
Even the well-traveled Lin Fan was shocked by the appearance of his two underlings.
Good guy!
I used to think these two things looked like the Kraken.
Now things have turned out badly.
Is it really heading in the Cthulhu direction?
Two enormous beasts, one on the left and one on the right, came to his feet with extreme gentleness.
Waving its tentacles, it seemed to be trying to please, or perhaps waiting for inspection.
Lin Fan nodded in satisfaction.
Not bad.
Although he's a bit ugly, at least he looks like he can fight.
From now on, when I go out and cause a ruckus, I'll definitely meet the standards of a monster.
He raised his head and looked towards the eastern sea.
That is where the sun rises, and it is also the direction of China.
I wonder if my parents will be moved to tears when they see me looking so majestic and imposing?
I think so.
After all, he's made it big now, and can be considered a monster king in a way.
And it's only slightly larger in size.
Just as Lin Fan was feeling quite pleased with himself...
On the US side, which has been closely monitoring the situation in the ruins of Tokyo, alarms have already sounded.
"It moved! It moved! Due to data overflow, the specific energy level cannot be calculated!"
The staff member grabbed the phone on the table and reported.
"Report: An extremely high-energy reaction has been detected in the ruins of Tokyo!!"