Chapter 429 – Chai Zi Cang submits
Translated by: Kun
Edited by: Ulamog, Dedition
[Book 3: The South]
At this time, Zheng Ming He was in charge of the defence on the exterior of the granary. When he saw the huge crowd of humans, he trembled inwardly as his back broke out in cold perspiration, and he suddenly felt a huge sense of pressure.
This was a crowd of a few hundred thousand people, and they were gathered right here. It seemed that any small thing could set them off.
The moment they erupted, it would definitely become a scene of carnage, and the granary was likely going to be destroyed.
“I am Zheng Ming He, an Elder of the Green Stone Triad.” Zheng Ming He looked at the huge crowd as he gritted his teeth to declare loudly. “We did not kill Regiment Commander Du Shan Xiong! All of you had better leave now, otherwise, don’t blame us for being impolite!!”
“Dogshit!! He’s threatening us!!”
“Everyone, don’t fear!! We have a few tens of thousands of us here!! He won’t dare to touch us!!”
“Bash that bastard in!!”
“Everyone, let’s charge in!! Snatch what’s ours!! Whoever can snatch whatever, will belong to them! They won’t dare to open fire!!”
“There’re so many of us here, if each us were to spit on them, they’ll drown!! Everyone, charge!!”
“…….”
Amidst the crowd of survivors, there were some hoodlums from the Heavenly Dragon Triad and Green Bamboo Triad mixed in, as they tried to incite the crowd.
“Everyone, let’s charge together!! Those rations are ours!! Everyone should snatch it all back!!”
“Charge!!”
With the provocation of the joint efforts of the Heavenly Dragon Triad and Green Bamboo Triad, many of the survivors began to get riled up as they inched forwards.
Zheng Ming He watched all these unfold as his head started to hurt, unsure of his next move.
Right at this time, Hu Yi’s voice travelled over, his tone resolute: “Open fire!!! Everyone, fire your weapons!!”
The various soldiers stationed at the guns exchanged looks, as they looked at the incoming crowd, not knowing what to do. If it were zombies or Mutant Beasts, they would definitely not hesitate, and immediately firing their weapons. However, they were currently facing other humans, and these were their comrades at that.
Hu Yi’s eyes flashed coldly, as he pulled out his blade and hollered coldly: “I’m the vice-commander appointed by our Leader Yue Zhong! Did you guys not hear my orders?! I’m ordering all of you to shoot right now! Kill the threats!! Those who disobey will be executed!!”
One of the soldiers could not help but say: “But Captain Hu!! These are people, they’re our fellow countrymen!! Not zombies, and not enemies! They are but just helpless ordinary citizens!”
Hu Yi glanced at that soldier, his expression icy as he continued: “I know that!! But if we don’t fire now, we’re gonna be buried right here!! Fire immediately!! Otherwise, I’ll carry out military punishment!!”
Hu Yi turned around to face Zheng Ming He as he asked solemnly: “Commander Zheng!! You don’t have any objections right?”
Amidst Yue Zhong’s established powers, it had become compulsory to use military ranks to refer to one another. Using ‘Hall Lords’ and ‘Elders’ were too triad-like and lacked the discipline and form of an actual unit.
“Open fire!” Zheng Ming He glanced at Hu Yi before shutting his eyes, and gave the cruel order.
If they still didn’t open fire, those enraged survivors would soon charge into the granary, and would destroy everything!
In an instant, all12 heavy machine guns started spewing bullets, firing wildly at the frenzied crowd below, punching holes into an unfortunate number of them.
“Murder!!”
“Quick escape!!”
“They’re firing!!”
“…….”
Following the shrieks and screams of fear, the originally-enraged crowd became fearful as they saw those on the frontlines lying in pools of blood, as they tried to swarm back.
When those survivors that were coming in from further away heard the gunshots, they turned tail and ran in various directions, running for their lives.
Even before the apocalypse, there had been incidents before, where tanks were deployed to quell insurgencies, not to mention a new era where all order has been lost. When those survivors heard the gunshots, their unity crumbled totally, as individuals scrambled for their lives.
In the midst of the chaos, countless survivors were only concerned about their own survival, and the casualties mounted as a result of the stampede. Along the way, countless bodies which had been trampled could be seen.
Some time later, Yue Zhong appeared atop the granary, looking at the corpses in front of the granary, his face grim.
“Leader!” Zheng Ming He went up to Yue Zhong who had appeared, his heart shaken, as he saluted. He noticed the ugly expression on Yue Zhong’s face, and glanced at Hu Yi, before gritting his teeth and said: “Leader! I had passed the command! I’m willing to shoulder all responsibilit