Chapter 57 He Zhuo

Gu Qi's pupils constricted sharply: "Old He!"

He Zhuo stared at the wound, his mind flashing back to humans who had been mutated after being grabbed by zombies.

He abruptly shook off Gu Qi's outstretched hand: "Get the hell out of here! All of you, get the hell away from me!"

Da Ge, Wei Hao, and the others waved their weapons not far away to prevent the zombies from getting close to Lu Nange and the others.

Lu Beiye picked up the crystal core from the ground.

Lu Nange bent down, hugging Lu Beiye with one arm, and grabbed He Zhuo's collar: "He Zhuo, stop talking nonsense! Gu Qi, come with us!"

Before He Zhuo could react, he was pulled forward, staggering.

Lu Nange was incredibly strong; he was practically being dragged along.

Chi Yi's SUV drifted and came to a stop in front of everyone, the tires screeching on the concrete.

Ji Xian and Gangzi's car followed behind.

Gu Wan and Wen Qing simultaneously opened the car door: "Get in!"

Da Ge's car had already started. He leaned halfway out of the window, his voice hoarse, "Goodbye, brothers and sisters! Take care! You must survive!"

Gu Qi: "Take care!"

Lu Nange practically dragged He Zhuo into Wen Qing's car.

He Zhuo struggled to pull open the car door: "Nan Nan, are you crazy! Let me out, I'll—"

"Shut up!" Lu Nange slammed the car door shut. "If you really turn into a zombie, I'll personally send you on your way! Brother Chi, drive!"

Lu Nange grabbed He Zhuo's injured arm and handed it to Wen Qing: "Sister Wen Qing, could you please take a look at He Zhuo?"

A soft green light emanated from Wen Qing's palm. As the light enveloped He Zhuo's arm, the skin and flesh began to heal within its gentle glow.

The off-road vehicle bounced wildly on the slope, its tires crushing gravel and rotting zombie corpses.

At the end of the slope ahead, the two SUVs stopped at the same time.

"We've arrived!" Gu Qi said urgently, gripping the walkie-talkie.

"One minute!" Chi Yanzhou's response came through the whistling wind.

"Coming right away!" Lu Xici's voice boomed across the channel almost simultaneously.

With a screech of brakes, the two donkey carts came to a stop, one after the other, after a series of fishtails.

Lu Nange jumped off the car, grabbed the electric scooter parked on the roadside with her right hand, and it vanished instantly.

"Nan Nan!" Lu Xici's large, well-defined hand gripped Lu Nange's shoulder tightly.

He scanned her from head to toe like a scanner: "Are you and A-Ye injured?"

Lu Nange turned around and said, "Aye and I are both fine. How about you guys?"

"We're fine too!"

"Let's get in the car first. He Zhuo has been captured by zombies. Let's find a place to stay first." Lu Nange spoke quickly.

Lu Xici and Chi Yanzhou nodded, and the three of them entered the carriage almost simultaneously.

Chi Yi floored the accelerator with his right foot.

Lu Beiye wiped the blood-stained red crystal core and stuffed it into Lu Nange's heart.

"Nan Nan..." He Zhuo stared at the seamless wound on his arm, his voice hoarse, "How about... you handcuff me?"

Lu Nange didn't even lift her eyelids, and directly threw a pair of steel handcuffs out of her system backpack.

With a crisp "click," He Zhuo consciously handcuffed his hands to the armrests of the seat.

Lu Nange gripped the crystal core tightly, closed her eyes, and regulated her breathing. Her long eyelashes cast shadows on her somewhat pale face.

He Zhuo opened his mouth as if to say something, but Lu Beiye shot him a glare, his childish voice filled with murderous intent: "Shut up!"

He Zhuo immediately made a zipper-like motion near his mouth.

The only sound in the carriage was the engine.

Lu Nange opened her eyes only after the lingering, stinging pain in her mind subsided like the receding tide.

As expected, it's a mental crystal core; her mental abilities have been upgraded.

The convoy sped along the desolate national highway.

When the farm with its collapsed fence came into view, Lu Nange's spiritual power emanated.

"Brother Chi. This is it, turn right!"

Ji Xian followed closely behind, suddenly turning the steering wheel, and both cars simultaneously swerved into beautiful arcs, their tires kicking up dust as they hurtled toward the farm's rusty iron gate.

Amidst the withered grass, several birds were startled and took flight, emitting piercing cries.

Everyone quickly got out of the car, and the sound of the metal doors slamming shut echoed one after another.

Lu Nange: "My wind-based ability detected more than a dozen zombies inside."

She glanced around at everyone, her voice cool and clear: "Are you ready?"

"Ready!" Gu Wan shouted, gripping the Tang sword tightly in her hand, the blade reflecting her eyes burning with fighting spirit.

Others...

"Nan Nan, brother." Gu Wan suddenly stepped forward, her eyes resolute: "Let me, Brother Chi Yi, Sister Wen Qing, and Ji Xian handle this this time."

She glanced at Chi Yi and the others behind her: "We can't be protected forever!"

Chi Yi and the others nodded; none of them wanted to be the one to hold them back!

The same fighting spirit ignited in the eyes of the three.

Lu Nange looked at Gu Qi, who said, "Okay, we'll keep watch on the perimeter."

"Whoosh—"

Lu Nange's wind blade cleaved the chains on the gate, and the iron chains on the gate snapped instantly.

A dozen or so rotting zombies surged out one after another.

"Charge!" Gu Wan shouted, brandishing her Tang sword as she charged forward: "I'll fight you to the death!"

Gu Qi followed closely behind his sister, protecting her.

Lu Nange's gaze was fixed on Wen Qing, who was carrying another Tang sword.

He started hacking at the nearest zombie.

Blood splattered in the air.

Chi Yi habitually uses a dagger, his figure weaving through the horde of corpses, each strike precise and ruthless.

The blade will inevitably pierce through the zombie's eye socket, heading straight for the crystal core in its brain.

Before the fallen corpses could even splatter black blood, he had already darted to his next target.

Ji Xian's baseball bat slammed down with a whooshing sound, accompanied by a series of cracking sounds.

The heads of the zombies he struck exploded like ripe watermelons, splattering rotten flesh and brain matter everywhere.

The scene was slightly bloody, just like Wen Qing's.

He Zhuo stared intently at the battle, his eyes gleaming, the chains of his handcuffs rattling.

He sidled up to Lu Nange and drawled, "Nannan, little sister, little darling, quickly help me open this!"

Lu Nange glanced at him: "What? Aren't you afraid of hurting us?"

He Zhu grinned, but his eyes flashed with a crazed fighting spirit: "Take a few down with me before I die. Kill two, and I'll have made a profit, won't I? I can brag about my victory to the King of Hell on the road to the underworld, right?"

"Smack!" Chi Yanzhou raised his hand and gave him a sharp rap on the head: "Shut up!"