"Zhang-shu, that's Xiao Hua, your son!!!"

Seeing the old prison guard rushing towards the infected guard, a nearby guard cried out in alarm. But the old guard seemed not to hear, charging forward to embrace the zombie guard. Both fell to the ground. The old guard used his left hand to cover the zombie's snarling mouth, shielding the lower half of his face, and amidst flowing tears, repeatedly hammered his fist into the zombie's head...

"Bang, bang, bang, splat..."

Under the relentless blows, the zombie's skull finally burst. The old guard's right fist was already a bloody mess, and his left hand, covering the zombie's mouth, was bitten and bleeding profusely. Yet he was oblivious, collapsing onto the zombie's body and wailing loudly.

"Kill!"

This scene finally triggered a complete eruption from the other guards. Roaring furiously, they charged towards their former comrades, using batons, fists, and rocks to smash their heads. Even the guards in the surrounding watchtowers ran down, using the butts of their rifles to strike down the zombies, one by one...

"Dingzi! The warden has also turned. I've already taken him out. Be careful. We can handle those outside, but you'll have to deal with the ones inside the prison. Remember, kill all the infected inmates!"

Xiao Gang was also killing zombies, and simultaneously instructing Ding Ning through the walkie-talkie. He had set the walkie-talkie to transmit mode, meaning he only needed to speak for the message to be sent to Ding Ning, who couldn't reply.

This setting suggested that Xiao Gang wanted to free his hands from constantly pressing the talk button, and also to prevent Ding Ning from stopping him!

"I don't know if this disaster is global, or just affecting our prison. But I estimate it's global. Dingzi, I know you're soft-hearted, so I won't try to persuade you to kill the inmates. But remember, you absolutely cannot let them out. Whether they threaten, beg, or whatever else, don't let them out."

After taking down a zombie, Xiao Gang retreated a few steps, leaning against the wall and panting heavily. He continued, "You need to understand that those guys are all vicious criminals. They dared to take risks even when the law restrained them. Now that the apocalypse has arrived and the law is gone, they'll be even more unrestrained. If you let even one of them go, it could lead to many people being harmed. Remember that, don't be soft-hearted! Got it?"

"Also, the prison is relatively safe. At least the zombies can't jump over the high walls. You'll need to cut off the power to the electric fence to save fuel. The generator's fuel is limited and won't last long. But we have a decent supply of food in the prison. You… never mind, I know you won't listen if I tell you not to give the inmates food. Anyway, you'll have to walk this path yourself from now on. How long you can last depends entirely on you."

As he spoke, Xiao Gang kept looking around. With the prison guards' explosive assault, the number of zombies in the yard was decreasing. Of course, the number of guards was also decreasing, and some even died from their injuries, only to rise again.

Finally, the prison yard was silent of zombie growls. Those still standing were prison guards, covered in blood and wounds.

When they had roared and charged at the zombies, they were driven by sheer force of will. But now, with all the zombies killed, they suddenly felt lost. They turned and looked around at the corpses, almost all of whom were familiar faces, people they had been joking with during dinner. Now, they lay silently on the ground, some even killed by their own hands.

"Ah! Why is this happening???"

One guard finally broke down! He fell to his knees and wept loudly. Other guards also collapsed powerlessly to the ground, some silent, some dazed, some cursing, and others wailing like him...

"Everyone, get up!"

Xiao Gang watched quietly. After a long while, he finally raised his hand and touched the wound left after his ear was bitten off. Looking at the black blood on his hand, he smiled sadly, then walked forward and said to his comrades, "Brothers, we... still have something we must do! Maybe you've all seen it, the people who are bitten will still turn into zombies after they die, just like in the movies!

"So, we have to separate out everyone who's been bitten or scratched. Because if we don't, we'll eventually turn our claws against other uninjured brothers, just like the brothers we just killed.

"Now, anyone who's been bitten, please raise your hand. We may be prison guards, but we still have our honor and loyalty, so we don't need anyone to examine us closely."

As he spoke, Xiao Gang was the first to raise his arm, saying calmly, "I'm the first!"

Seeing Xiao Gang's raised arm, the other guards didn't hesitate. All the guards who confirmed that they had been bitten or scratched raised their arms.

The whole process took less than ten seconds, because there was no need to wait for anyone who had been bitten to struggle over whether to admit it. Xiao Gang looked up. Every surviving guard, without exception, had raised an arm!

"Xiao Yang, where were you bitten?"

Xiao Gang opened his eyes wide in disbelief. He looked at the guards in front of him, suddenly lowered his arm, and pointed to a slightly younger guard and asked.

This guard's uniform was stained with blood, but it wasn't torn, and there were no visible wounds on the surface, so Xiao Gang seemed to be holding onto a sliver of hope.

Xiao Yang didn't speak, but simply looked at Xiao Gang, then raised his left arm and pulled the sleeve up slightly. On his wrist was a shocking bite mark.

"So... we..."

Xiao Gang's eyes instantly turned glassy. He looked at all the guards, speaking as he turned to look at the prison building: "We... are completely wiped out? Hehe, good thing, at least I helped us leave one behind!"

Xiao Gang brought his mouth close to the walkie-talkie hanging on his left shoulder and said, "Did you hear that? Dingzi! You're now the only uninjured prison guard among us who won't turn. We can't help you with what comes next, handle it yourself. Also, save today's surveillance footage.

"In case... this disaster isn't global, and you can wait for reinforcements, then show them this footage and let them know that we prison guards aren't so bad either. If there's no rescue... then forget it! We just need to know that we did a good job!"