Chapter 129

"I'm going to die! Those two guys! Lina stayed up all night, but she didn't even see a single medicine, let alone a knife or a gun."

That shouldn't be the case.

This really troubled Lina, as her dagger had been stolen yesterday.

It's a pity about her sword, but there's nothing that can be done about it. Fortunately, her long sword is still in the hands of her own people.

Just as she was about to pry off a piece of sheet metal from a door panel with her bare hands to use as a weapon, Eugene arrived.

He nervously slipped the medicine through the crack in the door. "I've thought about it. I should respect your wishes, even though I don't agree with them. Once again, I hope you can change your mind. I... I don't want to see you die. I will also try to persuade Rick to give up the futile resistance, and Negan. I will try to save Alexander with minimal casualties. So, Lena, I don't want you to make the wrong decision."

“But I know you won’t listen to me. Basically, you don’t like to listen to anyone. But this time, I hope that you will do it sincerely, from the bottom of your heart, even if it’s for their sake. Please don’t do it.”

Lena knew all too well that Eugene could speak in long, complex sentences. Although he was trying his best to comfort her from his perspective, Lena's feelings at that moment were... she really didn't want her to die. At least give her a knife! Give her some medicine, what else could she do?

But Lina didn't intend to scold Eugene. He was just too scared, and he was right to do the right thing; protecting himself was the most important thing.

“…I understand, Eugene.” Lina sighed. “Are they leaving?”

“No, it’s us,” Eugene said hastily. “Negan might come to see you. I have to go, Lena. Take care.”

If she were outside, she would be giving Eugene the middle finger by now. But it doesn't matter, she can do it even if she's inside.

So when Negan entered, he was met with two middle fingers.

“Wow, a special welcome gift.” Negan raised an eyebrow.

"Don't worry, you're good enough," Lina said with a forced smile, lowering her fingers. "What's wrong?"

“…” Negan crouched down and looked at Lina. “Promise me.”

“No. Not before, not now, and not in the future,” Lina said calmly, looking at Negan.

“If it were anyone else, I’d really praise their toughness, you know, I admire people like that, especially in this world, people like that…” Negan said with a laugh, his fingers constantly stroking his stubble. “I have my own way of doing things, and I’m sure you know it too, but I haven’t done that with you.”

“Excuse me for being blunt, but you’ve been cruel enough to abuse me,” Lina said, dissatisfied.

“…” Negan smiled helplessly. “This time, it wasn’t me who broke my promise to you. It was Rick, it was them. They wasted my mercy, they were ungrateful. They wanted to rebel against me, they wanted to kill me. Wow! Did you hear that? That was really cruel!” Negan exclaimed dramatically. “You know, they killed so many of my people, and I didn’t even retaliate. I gave them a chance, and what they gave me in return,” Negan shook his head, “was so disappointing.”

“I’m going into Alexandria. I’m going to smash Karl’s head, then smash Rick’s hands, and finally, finally, I’ll smash his head.” Negan stared at Lena, his eyes unblinking. “Of course, considering your feelings, I won’t kill them all, but you know, war is like a condom, there’s always a chance of something going wrong.”

"..." Lina's eyes twitched. "Stop babbling and begging. What, are you going to use me as a sacrifice? Hurry up."

“…” Negan’s hand slid back and forth on his shiny slicked-back hair; he was very troubled.

Lena wasn't surprised; she was betting that Negan wouldn't be so ruthless as to kill her unless absolutely necessary.

“No, I won’t kill you. You’re more useful alive,” Negan said. “Since you won’t join me, you’ll have to suffer a bit. I think you’re prepared for that.”

"No, I'm not a masochist." Lina pouted. "How annoying, I should have run away a long time ago."

“Then you’ll see a clean Alexander,” Negan said with a grin. “Anyway, I’ve prepared a special gift for you—no, for Rick and the others. They’ll love it.” Negan stood up, looking down at Lina. “You really hurt my feelings, but what can I do? It’s you.”

“You’re the second girl in the world to break my heart,” Negan said regretfully.

"...Listen to this, are you even speaking human language?" Lina looked at her with disbelief. "Just leave, I can't stand you."

"Tsk," Negan clicked his tongue, truly baffled. Wasn't she afraid at all? Even now, she was still the same as before, even though he was the one who might kill her.

“I don’t think that will work. You have to come with me. At least for now, we’re on the same path.” Negan looked at Lina meaningfully.

"..." Lina stood up, brushed the dirt off her clothes, "Let's go,"

“I really don’t feel accomplished with you doing this.” Negan paused for a moment, his tone tinged with frustration.

“…Oh.” Lina looked at him innocently.

"Never mind," Negan sighed inwardly. He hadn't expected her to be alive, nor had he imagined things would turn out this way.

In short, Negan brought Lena to the entrance of the Church of Saviour. Several cars were prepared, but what surprised Lena the most was the large coffin.

"Tap tap! Do you like it?" Negan asked Lina, patting the coffin.

Lena glanced at Negan expressionlessly. "Seeing a coffin brings wealth, seeing a coffin brings wealth... Tsk, you unlucky bastard!" Lena couldn't help but curse. She was a living person, and he was sending her a coffin?

“It was just a prank, I don’t want to kill you,” Negan shrugged. “Once we get there…”

“No, I don’t want to be in the same space as you. Private territory is fine,” Lina said. It wasn’t that she had changed her mind; this thing was still considered unlucky. But Sean kept gesturing for her to look at the coffin, so she had no choice but to bite the bullet and go in. There might be something she wanted inside.

"Are you sure?" Negan was somewhat surprised; this place wasn't exactly comfortable.

"Thinking about what's going to happen next, I really need to calm down." Lina grinned at Negan, "It's all your fault!"

Seeing this, Negan didn't press the issue; he needed to think it over himself. Eugene, on the other hand, glanced at Negan several times, then walked over to Lena and pulled out an MP3 player.

“I think it will help you get through that anxious time. I’ve already downloaded some music; it’s all classic and tasteful.” Eugene stared intently at Lina. “Music helps people make the right choices.”

“I’ve never heard of music being able to do this?” Negan gave Eugene a strange look.

"Because you're a PE teacher?" Lina wanted to roll her eyes to show her speechlessness at the two of them, but she held back when she thought of her sore eyes from yesterday.

Too lazy to ramble on any longer, Lina took the MP3 from Eugene. Arat, who was standing nearby, came over and checked that Lina had no weapons. Then Lina lay down in the coffin. Negan glanced at her and closed the coffin himself. "Rest well."

Rest my foot! It was pitch black again. Lina didn't make any rash moves. Only after she felt the shaking did she crawl around, touching every nook and cranny of the coffin.

The padding inside the coffin effectively concealed what was hidden inside: knives and guns.

Wow, that old codger Sean is really something.

Lina took out her MP3 player, the screen emitting a soft blue light. Using the faint light, Lina checked the gun, tucked it behind her back, and slid the dagger into her sleeve.

A strong sense of security.

The coffin shook for a while and then stopped. Lina gripped the dagger tightly, a little nervous. "Have we arrived?"

But after a while, the coffin started shaking again, as if it had been delayed by some accident and stopped halfway.

Lina hesitated, stroking the dagger. Should she stab Negan directly, or should she stab Negan directly?

Lina was completely unaware of what was happening outside; the soundproofing in this broken coffin was exceptionally good.

When they stopped again, Lina felt that they must have arrived in Alexander.

It was just an instinct, so Lena gripped the knife tightly, and after cutting Negan, she dashed away.

A moment later, Lina felt the earth shake violently. She leaned against the coffin to support herself, sensing that Negan must have said something unpleasant outside.

Just as she expected, Negan smugly showed the coffin to Alexander, and laughed even harder when he saw the devastated Rick and Daryl.

However, he quickly changed his tone from when he was introducing the coffin as if it contained the dead Lina, and instead began to tease Rick for not being able to take a joke.

“I won’t kill her so easily. You know, I really like her. This has been a real dilemma for me for a while, but soon I won’t have to worry about it anymore,” Negan said with a mocking glance at Rick. After all, after today, Alexander would no longer be a problem for him.

Negan tapped the coffin with Lucille. "I know you still have a lot of guns on Rick. I want you to hand them all over, or you don't really want to see me kill her in front of you, do you?"

“Let me see Lina first,” Rick said, taking a deep breath.

"Alright, alright, give me some time. Lina has no idea what's happening outside. This coffin is very soundproof." The stage is set up, so how can the leading lady not make her appearance?

Negan tapped the coffin with Lucille again, but it remained silent inside. Negan then reached out and pulled the coffin open.

The sudden light blurred Lina's vision for a moment. Negan's smile looked incredibly hateful. Lina didn't give Negan a chance to gloat and stabbed him with her knife. Everyone was stunned, especially Negan.

Gunshots rang out in quick succession, and chaos erupted around them.

She wanted to kill him? In a moment of shock, Negan didn't forget to dodge; the knife tore his clothes, leaving a wound, but that was nothing compared to the pain in his heart.

Negan's face contorted in rage, almost driving him mad. "Lina! Lee!"