Construction Site Explosion
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Waves of throbbing, nauseating pain pulsed within his abdomen. He can’t even imagine in what state his organs were in. The lower body of his filled with broken bones.
“Old Wang don’t close your eyes.” He said while trying to move his vision to found Wang Shi’s blood-smeared body. His Limbs were twisted at different angles. Xie Feng’s breathing halts to see the gruesome appearance of his benefactor.
“I’ll take a nap, a quick power nap. Or my last nap. Either way, I can’t keep my eyes open any longer, I need to rest. A quick nap will be fine.”
Wang Shi slowly turned his head. It can be seen how painful this small action of his was from twisted facial expression. Xie Feng couldn’t said anything tried to stop his movement full of suffering. At last, he saw his lips moved into a weak smile and saying those words.
The last smile saying everything. He was suffering. But he was grateful. Still, he was tired.
“Hope my son get to live well”
Saying this his eyes closed his face was slowly soaked in dripping blood from his head. The smile on his face stays as his last breath was taken away.
Those were the last words of Wang Shi. His only will to live was for his son’s better future but these strange turns of events destroy everything.
Saying this his eyes closed his face was slowly soaked in dripping blood from his head. The smile on his face stays as his last breath was taken away.
“Old Wang you are-”
The fists of his clenched tight. There was nothing he could do now. Rainwater drops constantly filling the pit. He too could feel the strength leaving his body.
‘I am sorry An, brother can’t protect you. Take care.’
The shouts of howling and roaring appeared to come to this site. Small fire lingering around the area like a river of the candle flame, with the rain and wind extinguished it one by one leaving the one who stays under the shade of broken blocks by side. and some iron and steel rods scattered around.
Xie Feng’s eye caught the familiar cable line bound to a steel rod going out the pit. His mind runs fast and a possible realization came.
He crawled forward, every movement adding to the reached there was filled with pain, but they kept going no matter what. It was difficult to focus between the moments of pain and the voices telling him to stop what he was doing and accepted the fate of the dead.
The scene of libs tearing and organs chewed by those creatures surfaced in his mind. Xie Feng made up his will he didn’t want to die like some food source to these zombies.
‘I will take as much of you piece of scums.’
That’s the only thought that was on his mind right now, what he wanted them to burst apart and die miserably. His hope was crushed his death was certain.
He reached the particular iron rod and grabbed the dark blue cable on it to pull it down.
He crawled back to the broken block where the last of the flame situated. After getting there he collapsed near it sensing the burning warmth in this cold-blooded thunderstorm.
ROAR
The zombies had already reached outside the pit. Xie Feng could hear their mad roaring, the emotionless cold eyes glowing in rain coming straight at him.
“Die, Bastards!!!”
Xie Feng shouted and throw the cable into the fame and a little time later he saw the scene of a giant flower bloom of red, orange, yellow color.
The sound of the explosion came to a terrible echo. The large fire cloud rents the air as if it was intent on shattering the sky by ripping apart every storm.
The flame covers the whole area and engulfed the upcoming zombies in it. Those who were near had their bodies torn apart violently. The Ground breaks into lines, the materials on site broke down into pieces.
Time Passed
Xie Feng could still feel the air traveling into his lungs. He didn’t know anything happening in the surroundings but could see only in one direction. The raindrops fall slowly from red clouds.
It seems like an eternity had been passed making his sense of time distorted.
Unknown to him black tar-like substance oozes out from dead bodies in the whole area and move in his direction. The sticky fluid move like its having its own consciousness to know which direction it had to go. Falling from debris and concrete block it coalesces to Xie Feng’s position.
Everything is so sticky and warm and soaked in red. It feels so heavy, but where’s the pain? I don’t feel any pain. Will I be alright? Will I make it out alive? But, this is my blood.
At least I’m lying comfortably. And it’ll be over soon, I just have to lay here and wait for the end. It’ll be over soon, I’m sure of it.
He looked straight up the dark rays falling onto him, his wet hair soaked of red became dried and a cool breeze ruffling them.
Suddenly the wind calms down and the rain stopped.
In the dark night, black smoke drifts into the area on the construction site. The roars of zombies sounded outside the zone and chilling winds cover them entirely.
In the debris of fallen concrete chunks in mud, black smoke hovers on it. In the middle of smoke drifts, a naked form lay there unconsciously. But it looked like soon the figure will attain consciousness by seeing its eyes moving and lips parting.
Suddenly the expression of the figure changes, his hands clenched in fists and up-down of his chest. His jet black hair covers his forehead flutter in the cold wind as his mouth grasped to breathe air.
Soon his limbs started moving as trying to unbound from imaginary chains. His neck twist left to right and his eyes shut tight.
The next moment the naked man waked up from his dream. His eye socket emanated darkness as looking straight into the deepest abandoned well in the deep hidden forest which nobody has visited since ancient times.
He moved his hand to pushed against the ground lifting his torso up. Another hand supporting his head as trying to cope with the headache he was facing right now.
Xie Feng had never suffered from the headache he going through right now, NO it can’t be called headache anyone, yeah pain, too much pain should be the right word to describe. Not only in his head but in every part of his physique going through pain.
He clutched his head from both sides covering his ears, it feels like someone whispering into them. He tried to remember what had happened before he passed out, he could clearly recall the explosion covering the sky and the thunderous sound ringed his eardrums. In the next scene, he couldn’t recall anything.
Xie Feng silently sat in the same position after half an hour passed he moved his legs to stand up. The cool breeze passed below his nether region sobered him completely now. The feeling of nakedness shows his current state which makes him surprised.
There is not a single piece of clothing on his body left, but what surprised him that there are no marks on his body left. The past small cuts, injury marks, and small pimples on his back and thighs have gone completely.
“What’s going on!?” He asked surprisingly but there was no one present to answer his call. Xie Feng moves his hands on every body part looking for is some layer of coating present on him. He didn’t find anything tye of this but found the more major problem.
“How come my clothes were gone but my body looked completely fine? When the thunderstorm stopped and where did everyone go?”
The hunger making him feel like he didn’t eat anything for weeks.
The trace of confusion clearly shown on his face as he drifts his eyes here and there.
Unknowingly the drifting black smoke started fading away as Xie Feng wake up. Like removing the curtain which hides its inside.
The area now filled with stones bathed in the mud with a shade of red which looked soon to be dried. The unfinished building structure stands tall as same but now there is a large hole below from its side. The taste of fire and smoke still lingered in his surroundings as he moves forward.
Xie Feng moves his head to the sky which completely filled with clouds blocking whatever behind them. The sun which transformed into completely black stays in the middle, now its black rays falling on earth like some curtain descends on it.
It gives a sense of beautiful illusion emanated from its core.
By looking at the peak position Xie Feng assumed it should be noon right now. The roaring sounds of zombies could be heard.
‘They must just outside the wall surrounding the building.’
He stepped on broken concrete bricks, he moved slowly but unhinderedly. His body felt light as he jumped from the rock to enter the building.
Right now what he needs most is a set of clothes and have to find food to eat. Even though the absence of a layer of fabric didn’t make him feel that cold, he still needs to cover his jewels.
‘What will happen if some crazy female zombie attacked him on instinct as a pervert.’
The thought crossed his mind making him chuckle at himself. He didn’t even know what was going to happen to him in this state of the world.
The rotting corpses’ smell assaults Xie Feng’s nostrils as soon he entered inside. Piles of bones and organs could be seen inside them. Most of their body parts have been missing and some limbs stayed on the floor. Xie Feng didn’t need a second thought to recognize some of them and who was responsible for all this. He feels weird by seeing no other zombies around.
‘Whatever, as soon as I found some clothes, will leave this place for better.’
Xie Feng picked a cane from the limb at the corner.
‘Even at death, someone keeps grabbing it’
By looking around he saw an old man with the same dress on a separate hand. His mouth filled with dried blood and horrifying widened eyes pointing to the dread he felt at his last moment.
Xie Feng didn’t look again and walked from the side leading to a spacious corridor.
He crossed the corridors by taking steps as lightly as possible. The chasing of those mutated beings still comes fresh on his mind. He stopped at the door with a cleaner word plate on it. He moves the doorknob as it easily twists to left, opening it.
Soon he found a blue worker uniform inside it. The janitor worker’s uniform is comfortable enough for him to move freely and protect his body from seen.
Now that he is dressed up the next thing he needs to find is something to eat. the hunger keeps increasing minute by minute leaving him famished. But most importantly he needs a better weapon before going outside. The room on the fifth floor must be presented with the same metal bats as before.
Xie Feng walked through the silent floor. Emergency red light flickering, giving rays of blood on him. He decided to climb the stairs again. It was not that he had any other option. In his last moments, he suffered to get out of this place, and now he had to come back. Coming on the upper floor after stepping on decayed limbs. He could hardly control breathing into his lungs.
It felt he could still smell the rotting stench from the ground floor.
He went straight to the wooden door at the side. Neatly packed pieces of equipment having a layer of dust on them. Grabbing the same size metal bat he tore open its bubble wraps.
“Well, This should do,” Xie Feng said while swinging it.
“Huh,” His eyebrows raised. He tried all kinds of movements with it and found he could do it faster than before.
To test himself better he looked at wooden planks rested on his side, he smash on them.
‘Crack’
The spot he hit break down effortlessly drawing cracks all over the plank.
Taking a deep breath, he throws random swings on every placed object. He didn't care about the sound attracting zombies as he was on the fifth floor right now.
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