Chapter 530
"Shock!!! Zombie crisis erupts in Haifa City, You Tai Country, putting the city in a state of emergency, with over ten thousand casualties reported."
"You Tai National Medical Research Institute is studying the zombie virus, harming both others and themselves, a crime that cannot be forgiven."
"Countries worldwide have taken emergency measures to ban entry of You Tai Country People."
"The World Health Organization has issued a statement, warning that a new type of virus has broken out in You Tai Country, biothreat level four, and no effective vaccine or treatment methods have been found yet."
Before dawn, the incident in Haifa City, You Tai Country had already circulated globally, shocking the world.
A large number of related videos appeared online, although media and platforms controlled by You Tai tried to cover it up, the incident was too large to be controlled.
As You Tai Country was already the global focus, this incident became a public admission of guilt to the world.
The You Tai Country Government promptly issued a statement explaining that what appeared in Haifa City were not zombies nor had they conducted biochemical research.
However, the incident took place at the Haifa National Medical Research Institute, making You Tai Country's explanation weak and ineffective, as few believed their denial of biochemical research.
In response, You Tai Country quickly deployed a large number of troops to clear out mutant ghosts within Haifa City.
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Haifa City!
Due to heavy weaponry such as armored vehicles and helicopters joining the battle, mutant ghosts could not face human heat weapons directly; after many of their kind were killed, the surviving ghosts learned from experience.
Despite having no brains, only animal instincts remaining, even beasts know to seek advantages and avoid harm. Mutant ghosts that survived left open areas and hid in tall buildings.
You Tai troops hesitated, unable to bombard their own cities directly since many civilians had not evacuated.
You Tai Country could only dispatch troops to protect civilians evacuating Haifa City while exterminating the hiding mutant zombies.
The only relief was that these mutant ghosts appeared to have no infection capability, easing the minds of You Tai leaders.
In Nulan District, Haifa City, a squad of You Tai Soldiers cautiously searched buildings floor by floor for signs of mutant ghosts.
"Blood!"
Passing a room, blood seeped through the door gap. The soldier searching reported immediately, leading to troops assembling quickly, setting up machine gun firing lines, wielding rocket launchers, ensuring heavy firepower immediately if ghosts emerged, before boldly entering.
Inside, the first sight was a still warm corpse, chest ripped open, internal organs devoured, a grisly death.
Ugh!
Some You Tai Soldiers turned pale.
"Clear, no ghosts found."
The tense You Tai Soldiers examined and tracked drips of blood on the floor, reaching the balcony.
Scanning around, they found no ghosts, suggesting the ghost had fled.
Aagh!
Screams suddenly erupted from lower floors. A pale-skinned, three-meter tall ghost held a You Tai Soldier in its mouth, climbing the building's exterior wall.
The You Tai Soldier bitten was still alive, swaying as the ghost climbed.
Thump thump thump!
A 20mm machine gun mounted on an armored vehicle in the district blasted, tearing through concrete and steel, forcing the ghost back indoors.
Intense gunfire echoed as the ghost rampaged through narrow corridors, claws slashing like butcher knives, several You Tai Soldiers were instantly sliced apart.
"Fire, shoot quickly!"
"Where's the rocket launcher? Get over here and blast this damned mutant."
"Where's the machine gunner?"
Terrified shouts from soldiers mixed with ghost roars, fierce combat ensued immediately.
Though the You Tai Soldiers carried a lot of heavy weaponry, the narrow corridors restricted their effectiveness, the ghost's strong life force let it rampage in complex building environments, enduring many rifle shots, causing over twenty soldier casualties before finally being killed.
The floors were filled with human limbs and broken bodies. This mutant alien ghost had inflicted massive casualties on the You Tai soldiers. The surviving soldiers all showed fear in their eyes; the so-called zombies in movies were no match for the monster before them.
Many of the You Tai soldiers even cursed out loud, blaming their own government for its stupidity in researching such terrifying bioweapons. It wasn't just the research; they had also slipped up, contaminating their own city, and now soldiers like them had to pay with their lives to clean up the mess.
Similar scenes were occurring incessantly within Haifa City.
Though the Alien Ghosts were not weak in combat, their numbers were ultimately limited. After suffering significant casualties, the You Tai soldiers finally cleared all Alien Ghosts from the city by the evening of the second day.
But before they could celebrate, new problems arose.
Traces of Alien Ghosts were discovered one after another in other cities of You Tai Country. Though their numbers weren't large, they caused great panic.
The soldiers in Haifa City conducted an urgent investigation and finally understood how these Alien Ghosts had escaped. Soldiers discovered traces of Alien Ghost activity in the city's underground drainage system, which led outside Haifa City and even to the coast of the Mediterranean.
Once the mutant Alien Ghosts escaped the city, they followed their primal hunting instincts, searching for densely populated areas, and cities were where human activities were most concentrated.
You Tai Country's territory wasn't large, scattered with cities of varying sizes. These escaped Alien Ghosts were like rats breaking into a rice jar, entering one city after another and starting their hunts. Ordinary police couldn't handle the Alien Ghosts, making You Tai Country a headache and forcing them to keep deploying the military to clean them up.
Yet, at that time, finally, there was a country that couldn't just watch anymore.
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August 2, 2030!
Just the third day after the incident in Haifa City, You Tai Country, a news conference was held at the headquarters of the South Alliance in Mande City, Chan Country.
Su Jie sat on stage, with a microphone in front of him, looking down at journalists from various countries around the world, he started to speak slowly.
"I presume everyone here is aware of the recent events in Haifa City, You Tai Country. In fact, as early as half a month ago, we filed a complaint with the United Nations Security Council against You Tai Country for conducting large-scale bioweapons research. However, at that time, no one agreed to the proposal, and so the issue was left unresolved.
The current events in Haifa City prove our judgment was correct, which pains me greatly. If only our request had been granted, we wouldn't be facing today's disaster."
Su Jie had a look of grief and indignation on his face, as if he truly felt for the human tragedy.
Sitting next to Su Jie, Liu Yingying's shoulders moved a bit; she was holding back with great difficulty. If she weren't one of the masterminds involved, she might actually have believed Su Jie's nonsense. She felt herself inferior to Su Jie in terms of thick skin.
Thinking this, Liu Yingying took out a document, and a large screen behind her presented a wealth of related evidence, which she displayed to the on-site media reporters: "Ladies and gentlemen, this is our Jieke Group's monitoring report on the Haifa City zombie crisis. Clearly, such a powerful mutant zombie is a result of human action, and the Haifa City National Medical Research Institute has been secretly engaged in virus and bacteria research, including the development of gene weapons targeting the Abor people. The zombie outbreak in Haifa City was caused by You Tai Country's mishandling leading to a virus leak."
Journalists' eyes gleamed at this; the zombie incident in You Tai Country had already become widely known globally. Yet because of the global influence of people of You Tai descent and the fact that things hadn't been fully investigated, Jieke Group was the first to publicly place direct blame on You Tai Country's official institutions for the zombie outbreak.
"Furthermore, what's even more serious is that the transmission method of this zombie virus remains unknown. Although the official You Tai Country statement claims the zombies can't spread through blood, who knows if this is just a smokescreen to cover up the truth by You Tai Country officials.
We, at Jieke Group, refuse to believe a single word from a country engaged in large-scale bioweapon research, threatening human extinction."
"Therefore, to prevent world destruction and protect eight billion humans from the virus threat, in my role as leader of the South Alliance, I officially deploy troops to eradicate all virus threats on You Tai Country's soil. At the same time, I declare war on You Tai Country, a nation that produces large-scale bioweapons - eliminating these human traitors."
Upon these words, the entire audience burst into an uproar.
Jieke Group's deployment of troops to You Tai Country under the guise of combating virus threats ensured this news would shock the world.
"President Su, the United Nations Security Council didn't approve your troop deployment proposal. You can't bypass the United Nations Security Council."
A Western journalist angrily stood up, pointing out that Su Jie's deployment ignored the rules.
Su Jie's expression remained indifferent, even slightly disdainful: "With military operations, speed is of the essence. As an important force maintaining human continuity and safety, Jieke Group cannot bear to see the further spread of the zombie virus. Blame You Tai Country's own vile behavior which defies both logic and reason."
From the inception of Jieke Group, the United Nations Security Council was never considered significant.
The journalist questioning from the audience was furious, thinking, "Do you think you're the world's police? Even the Beautiful Country hasn't taken the lead; what business is it of yours, Jieke Group?"
However, Su Jie was now standing on the moral high ground, having truly justified the action.
"Isn't starting a war going too far? Can't you eliminate the zombie virus by sending medical teams? Why deploy armies?"
Another journalist couldn't help but stand up; many of their media consortiums had shares owned by people of You Tai descent.
"Our Jieke Group has its own way of eliminating the virus. As a journalist from that country, speaking for a human traitor, are you perhaps involved in the zombie virus experiments? Are you an accomplice of You Tai Country?"
Su Jie reversed the accusation, leaving the journalist's face pale, too afraid to add more, fearing repercussions.
"In any case, our Jieke Group cannot sit idly by while You Tai Country engages in zombie virus research, endangering all humanity. Effective immediately, we are deploying troops to eliminate the virus."
Su Jie concluded decisively, announcing the end of the conference, and simultaneously, the massive military machine of Jieke Group began full deployment.