Chapter 12 The Nationwide Copse
This was the same area near the hotel from which Theresa had escaped carlier that morning.
The entire street lined with bars had been sealed off withrge warning tapes.
+10 <b>Free </b>Coins
Inside the cordoned area, police were desperately using smoke grenades and other crowd control devices. to push back the surrounding people and suppress the riot, but they were making little headway.
The thick smoke was filled with shifting crowds and asional screams.
Vehicles were overturned, some smashed beyond recognition, while ambnces and emergency vehicles were trapped in the center. The medical personnel were nowhere to be found.
It was clear that, after the incident, a group of people had tried to escape but had failed to make it out.
“Leave! Leave now!” shouted the officers at the edge of the cordoned area, urging those trying to approach
to retreat.
“The scene is really gruesome,” the reporter emphatically said as he observed the chaos. “At the moment, the cause remains unclear. Let’s talk to someone who knows more.”
The reporter then spotted an injured person stumbling out of the smoke and rushed toward them, camera in hand.
“Sir, hello. Do you know…”
“Ah!”
A loud scream rang out, and the camera violently jerked, spinning around as if the cameraman had been attacked.
When the camera crashed to the ground, everyone saw the reporter being knocked over by the person who had just emerged from the smoke. Blood sprayed across the camera lens.
<i>Веер</i><i>. </i>
The screen went entirely ck, and the interview was abruptly cut off.
At that moment, all the viewers watching the live broadcast at home were shocked into silence.
Theresa, watching the broadcast on the city TV channel, raised an eyebrow.
She had made her exit at just the right time.
If she had been even a momentter, things would not have gone so smoothly.
She grabbed the remote and switched to the next channel.
County TV Channel.
At that moment, County TV Channel was airing pre–recorded news content.
|||
O
14:36 Wed<b>, </b><b>6 </b><b>Aug </b>
Chapter 12 The Nationwide Copse
Thetest local news was always dyed.
￥35%會
+10 Free <b>Coins </b>
While City TV Channel was broadcasting live coverage, the provincial station had not caught up yet.
After concluding a segment on the economy, the host proceeded with the flu warning.
“The flu has been spreading. We urge everyone to stay home and avoid cross–contamination…”
Just then, a staff member covered in blood rushed onto the set.
He lunged onto the host’s desk.
Once he copsed, hey motionless.
The host, watching this unfold, couldn’t hide the panic and confusion on his otherwiseposed face.
He nced at the director, and in an ‘instant, his eyes widened in terror as if he had witnessed something horrific.
“Director, cut…”
Before he could finish speaking, the man who had fallen onto the desk lunged at him.
“Ah!”
A beep followed…
The station switched to a “no signal” screen.
The same thing was happening everywhere across many TV studios.
Some stations were hit earlier, otherster.
The stations hit first lost their signal, reced only by static, while those affectedter broadcasted the horrific scenes live for viewers to witness.
That day, every institution fell one after the other.
<i>Beep</i><i>! </i>
Theresa quickly changed channels, only to find a signal on a few stations that were set to air animations and TV shows. All other channels just showed ck screens.
Soon, all the disrupted signals were redirected to the National TV Channel.
A bold line of ck text appeared on the screen.
“Emergency notice.
“Nationwide attacks are urring. All citizens are urged to stay indoors. All schools are closed. All malls and businesses have shut down. Close all doors and windows. Await rescue! Await rescue! Await rescue!”
The National TV Channel cut off all signals and continuously broadcasted the notice.
|||
O
<b>14:36 </b>Wed 6 Aug
Chapter 12 The Nationwide Copse
The phrase “await rescue” appeared‘ three times at the end of the notice.
Theresa was all too familiar with this message.
+10 Free Coins
When the apocalypse began in her previous life, TV stations had broadcasted the same announcement.
At first, everyonepletely trusted the announcement, believing that the crisis would soon be resolved.
However, they were unaware that this would be a devastating blow to their survival.
The zombie virus had no cure.
The only option was to immediately seal off everything, eliminate all infected individuals, including those with even the slightest injury, as there was no other solution.
By the time the authorities responded, the zombie virus had already spread far and wide.
In the end, the authorities gave up on the idea ofrge–scale rescue efforts and shifted to local self–rescue.
No further notices were issued after that.
Everyone was left to survive on their own.
The nation hadpletely copsed.
By the time the people at the bottom realized what was happening, their food supplies had already run
out.
No one was going to bring them any supplies.
It was at that point that everyone realized the true apocalypse had begun.
They had to find ways to collect supplies on their own.
Theresa had been quite fortunate in her past life. She had witnessed the mutation during the first outbreak at a field hospital.
She understood how terrifying the zombie virus was, and after bringing her sister–inw home, she immediately instructed the family to lock all doors and windows and not open them for any reason.
This was how she managed to avoid the initial outbreak of zombies.
At that time, the entire neighborhood had been filled with screams for three straight days and nights.
Any household that opened their door waspletely wiped out.
Eventually, everyone figured out the pattern. If they stayed silent and kept their doors and windows tightly shut, they could temporarily avoid the zombies. While everyone else was hiding, Theresa decisively went out to gather supplies.
At that point, the zombies were still–weak.
Moreover, most people had yet to snap out of their fear.
THE
O
<
Chapter 12 The Nationwide Copse
They were all hiding in their homes, too scared to move..
+10 Free Coins
Theresa was fully covered from head to toe and armed as she carefully made her way <i>to </i>the neighborhood supermarket to gather supplies.
It was a close call, but she returned safe and sound.
When she arrived back, the Halls were initially hesitant to open the door.
They were concerned that Theresa might have been infected.
What changed their minds was Summer’s barking which attracted more and more zombies to their house. Fearing the zombies would surround them, they finally let Theresa in.
Once they confirmed that Theresa had not been harmed and had returned with arge supply of goods, their attitudespletely changed. They surrounded her, trying to please her.
At that moment, Theresa saw them as her real family. She let them pamper her for a while and, after distributing the supplies, gave them many tips on dealing with the zombies.
Taking advantage of the fact that others were still too afraid to act, she went with Oliver and Howard several times to gather more supplies for their home.
The other families had already run out of food, and seeing Theresa’s actions, they began to follow her example. The apocalypse had entered its second phase.
The fight for supplies.
Soon, the supplies in the neighborhood store were all gone.
During this time, many residents lost their lives.
Theresa remained cautious throughout, even managing to fend off several groups of neighbors who tried. to take supplies from them. She continued to protect the Halls until the rescue vehicles arrived.
Then, the third phase of the apocalypse began.
Rescue was on the way.
Theresa learned from the radio that the rescue vehicles wereing, so she immediately took her family to the rescue point.
At that time, the Halls were reluctant to go.
They believed that as long as Theresa was there, it would be safe enough to stay at home.
<i>L </i>