Chapter 246 The Only Way Out

Yang Yicheng's patience seemed to have completely worn off, and he said coldly, "Lin Xi, get out of my way."

"Click." The sound of the trigger being pulled.

The girl quickly retreated and fled to the underground cubicle where Lin Xi could not see her, thus Yang Yicheng lost his target.

No one stopped him, and Yang Yicheng lowered the gun and continued smashing the bent spot.

The clanging sounds continued, breaking the silence of the night sky, but did not attract any danger for the time being.

However, a moment later, the railing stopped in its bent state and was not broken.

These are old-fashioned security bars. Even though they are not as sturdy as the bars Lin Xi once customized, they cannot be broken open without professional tools.

Unless the Iron Wolf base sends a convoy of specialized tools to provide support, but by then the vehicles will have arrived, and Lin Xi can charge them in the vehicles.

Similarly, by then the refrigerator had cooled down, and the food inside might have become inactive.

Yang Yicheng knocked a few more times in vain, then sighed in disappointment.

Forcing their way in is no longer an option.

Lin Xi glanced at the refrigerated box and thought of all the people who had sacrificed themselves for the box in this life and the world that was about to be destroyed.

Looking at the sturdy railings, a voice inside me complained: Why won't you open the door! Why won't you lend us a little electricity?

But the people inside had clearly seen all sorts of evil people in the apocalypse, and they would never open the door no matter what.

Lin Xi understood; after all, she had been in the same situation before. But when people have different perspectives, one must still try their best to stand up for oneself. She rushed forward, grabbed the railing, and said to the people inside:

"Please open the door and let us use your electricity. The refrigerator contains humanity's only hope in defeating the zombies..."

The girl's legs went weak when she saw the gun barrel. She felt a little relieved when she hid and realized that Yang Yicheng couldn't break down the door or even aim at her. Now, she angrily retorted to Lin Xi, "What do humans have to do with me! So many people have bullied me since the zombie outbreak! Why should I save all of humanity?!"

"Who knows if the vaccine you're talking about is real! Who knows what will happen if you open the door? I've seen plenty of murder and robbery before!"

"I'm just an ordinary person!! I could have lived a good life! I just wanted to live here peacefully!! Why did you come and cause trouble!!!"

Lin Xi didn't know if it was too late, so she made a last-ditch effort: "You can live here, but you'll never see another living person again."

"So what..."

Lin Xi: "It's been four years, haven't you felt lonely...?"

"..."

"How many more years can you endure this kind of life..."

It won't be long. Lin Xi knew.

There was silence inside, as if they were deep in thought about this question.

The girl inside attacked Lin Xi and Yang Yicheng with stones from the very beginning. Although she was angry, her eyes revealed surprise and relief at finally seeing living people.

She must have wondered what the outside world was like, but dared not go out to explore.

Lin Xi said everything she could.

What should we do?

Time was ticking away, and she couldn't get through the door; the refrigerator would soon give way...

If only the vaccine sample was damaged, Lin Xi had the experience to reconstitute it. But if the antibody sample was destroyed, there was nothing he could do. These specific antibodies would need to be collected again, and collecting them in the current situation of both zombies and war was no easy task...

There are also delay agents and antitoxins; what should Lu Wei do?

Lin Xi had a splitting headache and squatted down, clutching her hair.

Yang Yicheng clicked his tongue and stepped forward to fill in: "If you don't open the door, my men will be here soon and they will definitely tear this house down."

Lin Xi glanced at him in surprise.

So what? What's the point?

Although she and Yang Yicheng didn't spend much time together, she knew that he wouldn't do anything pointless or purely harmful to others.

The next second, Yang Yicheng said, "If you contribute the charging pad, I guarantee I won't hurt you and can even take you back to the base, where there is a better life."

There was a moment of silence inside, then the girl cried angrily: "What does your guarantee mean? You're a robber, who knows if what you're saying is true?"

Yang Yicheng was speechless.

"Besides, who cares about your lousy base?"

Yang Yicheng: "..."

“I saw online that people were saying that the base killed people, that the base exploded, and that women were oppressed… You wouldn’t survive if you went to the base.”

Although the base has established an internal network, preventing people inside from receiving public network signals, there are always resourceful individuals who manage to spread rumors through the public network.

The girl said indignantly, "I'd rather commit suicide than live such a dangerous life."

Yang Yicheng: "Then can you open the door now and then commit suicide?"

"cannot!!!!!"

Yang Yicheng: "My men will arrive in a few hours, and you won't survive anyway. There's no point in you living."

Lin Xi knew Yang Yicheng probably wouldn't actually do that; otherwise, he wouldn't have given up attacking Lin Xi's house after failing to take the solar panels in his previous life. According to him, he would have brought in more weapons to blow up Lin Xi's house to vent his anger.

Barring any unforeseen circumstances, the girl will not be mistreated and will continue to live after they leave.

Lin Xi: "I've seen the crops in the fields outside. There aren't many. You can barely survive here. You're already malnourished. And the harvest is getting worse every year. You'll starve to death sooner or later."

Unlike Lin Xi, who had ample food reserves and seeds, this girl didn't grow much and didn't raise any animals. She probably hadn't had enough to eat for several years, and her quality of life was extremely poor.

Lin Xi continued to persuade him, "You will continue to live here in hunger and cold, and when the zombies destroy humanity, you will never be able to leave this basement."

"..." The person inside was seriously considering the question, neither refuting nor crying.

Lin Xi continued, "Going to the base might not be the best option, but at least it's an unknown path. If you contribute the charging pad, I'll give my life for yours, okay? If there's danger, I'll protect you; I'll die first. Without scientific breakthroughs to change the status quo, humanity will surely become extinct, and you'll become someone forgotten by your race..."

When she said that, Yang Yicheng gave her a deep look, seemingly disagreeing with her statement.

Lin Xi continued, "But if we can preserve the vaccine, we still have hope."

After an unknown amount of time, Lin Xi lost her patience.

She even had that thought in her mind—

Without a vaccine, this path is blocked. Without antitoxins and delay agents, Lu Wei will also turn into a zombie. Let's all die together.

Destroy it.

"Click." The door lock opened gently.

A thin, haggard girl looked at Lin Xi and said, "You said you'd trade your life for mine, so you have to be responsible for my safety."

She leaned against the door, not daring to look at Yang Yicheng, but inside she hated him to death—

She felt she wouldn't survive. What if neither of them was trustworthy and they opened the door to kill her? Then she would be dead.

If she didn't open the door, Yang Yicheng said he would bring people and tools to break down the door in a few hours and kill her; she would die anyway.

The only way to survive is if Lin Xi's words are true, and if Lin Xi sacrifices her life to save her, she can live a little longer.