Doomsday Pillars

Chapter 189 - Hongkong Undersiege

Hong Kong City was located in Asia with over 7.4 million people of various nationalities in a 1,104-square-kilometre (426 sq mi) territory, Hong Kong was one of the most densely populated places in the world.

When the first sign of Doomsday appeared three months ago, the society of Hong Kong City immediately descended into chaos. People went to the hospitals, the streets, the malls, each with their own agendas. Tensions were high at all times; there were even moments when people went out on the streets and fought with one another, blaming or defending the government and such. The government had tried to put back stability but due to the tense situation, some people didn't listen, rioted and even attacked the police and military. Tension grew, and some people hid in their houses. But as the dead rose up, many people regretted their decisions. 

On the second day, the corpses of the people with red eyes became zombies. Since a lot of people didn't comply with the government, they stayed in their high-rise apartments which were mostly densely populated areas. Due to that, it became a feast for the zombies and a lot of people died when they tried to escape. The government and military tried to take control of the situation again, but with their reduced forces, they were soon overrun by the zombies until they had no choice but to retreat south to Hong Kong Island.

Three months later, the Hong Kong's Military, Police Force, Christina's Firebirds and the militias had been defending the tunnels connecting Hong Kong City and Hong Kong Island from the multitudes of zombies. 

As soon as Christina received the order, she immediately rushed toward the headquarters. The noise from the meeting room could be heard from the outside, they were clearly having a heated discussion. Christina stepped into the room, there was a long table with several seats divided amongst five groups. The leaders of the five groups sat in the front seat.  Colonel Chan, representative of the Hong Kong's Military and currently the commander of the last surviving Hongkong government.  

The other four of the five groups are; an old thin man with glasses, representative of the Hong Kong's Police Force; an old man with clean cut hair, he's a politician and the wealthiest man in Hong Kong; an intimidating man with a long wavy hair, surrounded by a group of people showing off their tattoos on their arms, this man was part of the Hong Kong's Triad; lastly, Lt. Choi, sitting on the far end corner, representative of the people who came from Singapore with Christina a month ago.

The noisy discussion halted for a moment when Christina walked in, but it returned immediately. Christina walked toward Lt. Choi, the military officer who came with her from Singapore, and took a seat along with Jenny—one of Christina's Firebirds members.

"Does anybody have suggestions? The zombies' activities are increasing. We've also received reports that black zombies are coming closer! Hong Kong Island is our last defense! " Col. Chan said.

Li Song Ki, the wealthiest man in Hong Kong, said, "Why don't we blow up the other tunnels then? Our foreign female friend here thought it was a great idea to destroy a billion-dollar project because she let a couple of those damned things inside Hong Kong Island."

Christina said, "It was a tactical decision approved by Col. Chan."

Li Song Ki snorted.

Lt. Choi, starting to get a headache, said, "We understand the repercussions this would have on your business, Mr. Li. But the lives of the Hong Kong citizens, as well as our soldiers, are at stake. Hence, that tactical decision is fully supported by our team as well as the Colonel."

Li Song Ki said, "Those things are attracted by loud noises right? The explosion last night was so loud that I could even hear it from my house! It's not surprising more of those things would be attracted to come here. Today's increased activity of those things was because of that woman's stupidity!"

Kris Tang, the head of the police, said, "It's not the time to point fingers, Mr. Li. We have a more pressing matter, and we need to come up with a plan to deal with them! The zombies' activities have indeed been increasing since a few days ago!"

Still upset, Li Song Ki waved his hands and said, "If that's the case then just blow up the other three tunnels! Keeping them out is better than letting them in. We'll just wait it out until those things die from hunger or something."

Kris Tang said, "We can't do that. I'm sure there are still people hiding in Hong Kong Mainland. We can't abandon them. If the tunnel gets destroyed, we will have a hard time doing rescue missions once we eliminate these zombies. Also, we have to consider how the General and other resources will come to this island.

"You must be crazy if you still believe any of them are still alive by now!!"

Li Song Ki looked at Christina and said, "We have functional ships, don't we? Most of our ships in the harbor aren't still working, but her ships are working. We can use those to sail to Singapore. I've heard that the situation there is not as bad here."

Christina shook her head. "There are already hundreds of thousands of people living in Singapore, and we have limited resources there. Also how long do you think it would take to move everyone over there by one ship, especially the children and elderly, with limited fighters. They'll surely suffer."

Li Song Ki crossed his arms and snorted. "Hmpf!"

Nam, the triad leader, who had been quiet all this time, stood up. "This discussion is pointless... My brothers are risking their lives on the frontline. I don't need to be here."

10 years ago, Nam had been a small street gangster. But he rose through the ranks along with his four sworn brothers and became a famous figure in Hong Kong Causeway Bay. When Doomsday had started, the Hong Kong's Triad played an important part in ensuring the people's safety.

After he left, Christina's group, as well as the police group, exited the meeting room. Col. Chan wasn't sure what to do and stood up, deliberating. As for Li Song Ki, he leaned back on his chair and smiled. He seemed to have thought of an opportunity.

A moment later Christina arrived at Causeway Bay Tunnel. Hundreds of zombies were crawling their way out from the pile of corpses littered from the mouth of the underground tunnels. The soldiers and police, who were using firearms, stood on a platform shooting down on the zombies, while the melee fighters were on the ground around 50 meters away from the mouth of the tunnels; they had been defending this area for a couple of days, so the rusty smell and rotting stench from the corpses were starting to become unbearable. 

A thin, tall man with short silver hair, wearing a scarf, walked up to Nam and said, "Nam! Our brothers are having a hard time! We need you!"

This man was called Chicken, Nam's most trusted sworn brother in the Triad. They had been together since they were kids and had been through thick and thin. Behind Chicken, there were a hundred men from the Triad, they all bowed at the same time to greet their boss.

"Boss!" 

"Get ready!" Nam said. He took off his leather jacket and revealed the fearsome dragons tattooed on his right shoulders. He grasped his saber and said, "Let's go!"

Nam charged with his brothers from the Triad and led the defense. Seeing the intense battle, Christina and the Firebirds joined the battle.

Because everyone was too occupied with the fighting, none of them realized the changes below their feet. Multiple small tremors were shaking the blood-soaked ground. 

Something was coming.