Chapter 86 Father and Son

"Listen to me, hurry up, get in the car--"

But no one else could answer him. Seeing that the zombies chasing them had already appeared at the stairs, they didn't dare to delay any longer. They put their bags back on and helped their injured brother up. "Let's go first!"

After passing through the first floor lobby of the mall, they found the exit they had come in from before. Because they were carrying large and small bags of supplies found in the mall, and someone was injured, they did not walk fast. When they finally got out of the door, they looked back and saw that the zombies were still following closely behind them.

"Don't stop, keep going!"

A sudden shout woke everyone up. They had no time to think and could only follow the brothers in front of them, trying to speed up their pace to increase the distance between themselves and the zombies.

But as if things weren't bad enough, before they could get rid of the zombies behind them, a new crisis came.

When they passed a fork in the road back to Riverside Avenue, everyone who was running for their lives heard chaotic footsteps coming from another road and saw swaying lights coming from all directions behind them.

As they ran, they squinted their eyes and looked back, only to see a large crowd of people running towards them from a short distance away. No, it was a large crowd of zombies chasing after more than a dozen people...

Seeing the unexpected scene, my heart seemed to stop for a moment.

The people being chased by the zombies also obviously saw them and ran forward with all their might, waving at them and saying, "Hurry... go..."

“Let’s go…”

Huang Sanping and others looked at the two groups of zombies chasing after them, and after realizing what was happening, they sped up.

A cool summer breeze blew past, but none of them felt cool at all. It felt like fire was burning in their chests, and sweat was oozing from every pore. They didn't pay attention to their surroundings, only to run faster and faster!

Suddenly, a bizarre scene unfolded on the riverside avenue that ran through City N. A handful of people, carrying large and small bags, ran frantically in front, followed by a group of stumbling zombies.

And where the two are close, helpless shouts and screams can be heard from time to time.

The shouts were carried by the night wind into the residential area near Binhe Avenue. Someone heard the noise and looked through the window. When they saw the situation outside, even though they were on the top of a high building, they couldn't help but get nervous and urged, "The zombies are almost here! Hurry, hurry up!"

Most of the people living near the riverbank had evacuated, and the remaining indigenous residents who hadn't had time to evacuate had mostly turned into zombies. The people who saw the scene on the street were all people who had taken the train to City N to look for their relatives. However, even though they were looking for relatives, when they actually found their homes, no one saw any trace of their loved ones.

They had wanted to stay and look for other clues related to their relatives, but seeing the hordes of zombies appearing on the streets outside, they had to give up for their own safety.

At the same time, people who went to nearby communities to look for their relatives also saw the scene on the street outside. Without bothering to look for their relatives, they hurried back along the original route, fearing that they would be blocked by zombies if they returned too late and would not be able to get on the bus.

But because they were in a panic, they were not as cautious as they were when they arrived, and in their haste they made quite a noise. So, when they wanted to leave the community, they found themselves surrounded by zombies.

Zombies with blue-gray faces walked out from the dark corners of the community and staggered towards them.

The originally quiet and peaceful community seemed to have suddenly turned into a ferocious arena, and the zombies pounced on them like wild beasts, following the smell with bared fangs and claws.

The surrounded crowd had no time to think and could only fight the zombies based on instinct.

They attacked the zombies that approached them from all directions, assessing the surrounding environment and trying their best to retreat to a safe and open area. After successfully tearing a hole in the zombie swarm, they rushed out impatiently.

Soon after, the deserted streets were filled with more people being chased by zombies. Groups of people being chased by zombies passed through the alleys, all converging in one direction.

If there was only one group of people, there might not be much noise, but when a large number of zombies appeared on every road, the extremely chaotic footsteps could no longer be ignored or covered up.

Jiang Qian and the other two, along with the four Fang brothers, had just dragged the defeated zombies to the middle of the road, before they could dig out the cores or burn the corpses, when they heard the sound of hurried footsteps. Soon after, they could vaguely see crowds of people and zombies pouring in from all directions.

The moonlight shone through the treetops, casting dim shadows on the rushing crowd. Behind the crowd struggling to move forward, hideous faces appeared.

Everyone who saw this scene was shocked, and panic instantly struck their hearts. They reacted instantly, shouting and pulling their loved ones towards the car.

"Run, get in the car! Get in the car!"

This cry alerted everyone present.

In an instant, almost everyone was rushing to get on the train. Jiang Qian and the other seven people were closest to the train and got on first. Then, the others who were in front of the team also got on the train one after another. After that, people kept getting on the train intermittently.

But the scene outside the car window was still cruel.

The unfortunate person who fell at the end of the team was swallowed up by the zombies chasing behind him, leaving only a scream. The person in front of him staggered in fear when he heard the sound behind him, but he didn't dare to look back at all. He just struggled with his legs and tried to run faster.

But the Grim Reaper's scythe doesn't necessarily only swing behind him.

Some people unfortunately fell and became food for the zombies behind them. Some people were not paying attention when they ran away and avoided the zombies behind them, but did not guard against the one that suddenly jumped out from the side.

Someone had already run ahead of the zombies, but not far from the car, he was hit by someone rushing over from the side. Before he could stand up again, he was knocked down by the zombies that caught up with him.

Some people finally dealt with the zombies around them and scrambled to get on the train, but the next second after they finally stepped on the train, they were pushed out by the people next to them...

In a split second, all sorts of human tragedy unfolded on this short stretch of road. Those lucky enough to have boarded the bus watched the devastating scene unfold from close range, still trembling.

Even though they already knew that zombies couldn't get on the bus, no one could remain calm when they saw the living people outside being besieged and bitten by zombies.

"Drive, why aren't you driving yet?"

"There are more zombies coming from behind!"

"Why is it never-ending? Is there more to come?"

"Oh my God, let's go! Do we really have to wait until the zombies surround the car before we leave?"

"When do you drive?"

The people on the train kept urging them on, while those who had not yet boarded the train were still struggling hard. While dealing with the zombies that kept surrounding them, they moved towards the train door.

People and zombies kept falling, and the smell of blood gradually became stronger, and was blown farther and farther by the evening breeze passing over the river.

So, while they were still struggling, more and more zombies were attracted by the smell and noise.

They struggled out of the dark city and followed their instincts to head towards the river.

Looking at the stiff figures that were getting closer and clearer, everyone, whether they were on the bus or not, panicked.

"Damn, why are there so many!"

"Hurry up and get in the car!"

"Hurry up and get in the car—"

Someone shouted to his friends and relatives who had not yet gotten on the car. After knocking down a zombie, he was about to get on the car, but before he could take two steps, more zombies surrounded him. He could not kill them all, and he could not hide from them in time.

The people in the car looked at the tragic situation under the car, worried about them and prayed that the car could leave this place as soon as possible.

In the front cab, Jiang Weimin and Huang Liping also watched the situation outside without blinking. Because of the surveillance, they could see much more than the passengers in the car.

In some parts of the carriage, zombies have begun to attack and hit them continuously.

The ground around the train was almost completely stained red with blood. More and more corpses fell, and the zombies gathering from afar became more dense.

Huang Liping glanced at her grandson, who was absorbed in a mobile game, and then looked at her husband in panic, "There are more and more zombies. Should we leave?"

Although the train has certain protective functions, if it is besieged by a large number of zombies, no one knows how long it can last.

Jiang Weimin stared at the screen, his hands clasped tightly together, muttering, "Wait a little longer, wait a little longer!"

After hearing this, Huang Liping stopped urging him, but she felt a sharp pain in the palm of her hand.

Even though the couple was extremely anxious, they still looked away.

The situation outside was already a mess, and the increase in the number of zombies had obviously put a lot of pressure on those who had not yet boarded the bus.

Even if they kept waving their weapons like they did just now, people still kept falling down.

The man finally knocked down the zombie in front of him, but another one rushed over from the side, and it was too late for him to swing his weapon to stop it.

Looking at the hideous face, he subconsciously closed his eyes, unable to bear to face the scene of himself being pounced on and bitten by zombies. However, at the moment he closed his eyes, he felt a gust of wind coming from the other side of his body.

When he opened his eyes again, there was nothing in front of him. On the ground not far away, he saw his father lying on the zombies, struggling and yelling at him, "Hurry up, get in the car!"

“Hurry up!”

The heart-wrenching cry awakened the man's sanity, but he did not leave and get in the car as his father shouted. Instead, as more and more zombies besieged his father, he went to meet them.

After a struggle, he managed to get rid of the zombies around him. Before new zombies surrounded him, he quickly tried to pull his father up, asking with concern, "Dad, are you okay? Can you get up?"

The person lying powerlessly on the ground pushed him hard towards the train, "Go away, leave me alone!"

"Dad, let's go together!" The man looked at the blood and wounds on his father's body and face. He felt sad and worried, but he didn't dare to show it.

No matter what your father looks like, you have to get in the car and wait until it is safe.

But the father disagreed. He still pushed his son to the car and said, "Let's go. I can't do it anymore."

Seeing his son's face full of self-blame, he rolled up his sleeves and showed him his forearm that had been bitten by a zombie before, "It was bitten before I pounced on you."

The father, who was not tall, struggled to stand up and killed a zombie that rushed towards his son. He gasped in pain and said, "So don't blame yourself."

While he was dealing with the zombies that surrounded him, he told his son, "Don't worry about me. Get in the car quickly. When you get back, take good care of your mother. She's still waiting at home. We can't both die here."

Seeing his son wanted to say something, he didn't give him the chance and continued to hurriedly instruct him, "If you have the chance, go find your sister again. The world is not good, and you are the only man in our family. Protect your mother and your sister, understand?"

The man wiped away his tears and stopped arguing with his father.

He pulled himself together again, stood behind his father, and while attacking the zombies, he said, "Dad, I don't care, you come with me!"

The people behind him didn't expect him to be so stubborn. Seeing that they could not deal with more zombies surrounding them with the strength of the two of them, the older man made up his mind, found a gap among the zombies, pushed his son into the corner behind him, and rushed into the pile of zombies in front of him, shouting loudly.

When the man turned around, he saw the zombies falling one by one in front of his father, and the figure waving the iron rod was gradually surrounded and covered by other zombies until no piece of clothes could be seen anymore.

Only the familiar voice echoed in the night sky.

"Listen to me, hurry up, get in the car--"

The shouting stopped abruptly, and the man's face turned cold in an instant.

"dad--"

The next second, a tall figure rushed forward.

【Author’s words】

The next chapter should be on the 16th.

There are charts this week, and four more chapters will be updated before next Wednesday evening.