Chapter 30, I was bitten
Keep the last bullet for yourself.
Thinking of Si Xu's words, Jiang Ran subconsciously checked his pistol and fell into deeper despair.
There were no bullets left in the gun - she had used up all the bullets in her panic escape just now.
Almost at the moment she realized this reality, tears welled up in her eyes uncontrollably. She bit her lip and blinked rapidly, trying to hold back the tears.
There was no way to end the pain quickly with a gun. If I really wanted to become a meal for that mutant beast, I might as well jump out of the window.
Thinking of this, she gritted her teeth and, while the mutant beast wasn't attacking, moved the tables, chairs, and bed against the door.
Knowing that such resistance would be like a mantis trying to stop a chariot for the mutant beast, Jiang Ran climbed to the window and opened it.
She glanced down.
It’s the twelfth floor, and if you jump down you’ll definitely die.
Okay, if that mutant beast rushes in, she will jump from here.
Holding her bleeding arm, Jiang Ran smiled bitterly: Even if she didn't jump, she would have no way to survive - she was bitten by a zombie, and within a few hours, she would become like those zombies outside, losing her mind and living on the flesh and blood of the living.
I can't let that happen, so I might as well jump from here... After I'm smashed into a pulp, even if I turn into a zombie, I won't have the chance to hurt others.
It’s just a pity for Jiang Ranran. She should have been able to reach Xiling Base alive, but now she is going to die here early because of her.
…
Further ahead was another way out of Wuzhong City. Si Xu casually swung out his space blade, severing the head of an approaching zombie, and walked forward without hesitation.
If we leave the city along the river and still can't sense Jiang Ran's presence...
His heart felt like it was being torn apart, causing him to feel a bit uncomfortable. Si Xu frowned slightly and pressed one hand to his chest.
Tsk, this feeling is really unpleasant.
After taking two steps, he heard a faint howl of a mutant beast from the side. Si Xu stopped and looked in the direction of the sound.
Over there... is that a hospital?
The young man flew into the air and landed on the roof of the nearest tall building.
The mutant beasts were hunting, causing the zombies to become restless. Was there a living person in that direction? Or some other creature?
If it really was a living person, could it be that stupid woman?
…
After waiting for an unknown amount of time, the mutant beast at the door finally lost its patience.
With a roar, the door made a loud bang and the mutant beast slammed against the door.
Jiang Ran walked around the ward but couldn't find anything that could be used as a weapon, so she simply climbed up to the window and waited for the mutant beast to break in. Then she closed her eyes and jumped down.
“Bang!” “Bang!”
The sounds of banging on the door became more and more frequent, and the footsteps of the approaching zombies became increasingly complex.
Jiang Ran glanced down, closed his eyes, and swallowed.
She would definitely die if she jumped down. She didn't want to fall half to death and be eaten by zombies.
As she was thinking this, the door in front of her was finally kicked open, and the dark beast rushed towards her with debris flying everywhere.
Jiang Ran decisively let go and fell out of the window.
…
After jumping over the last tall building that blocked the view, a familiar slender figure fell straight from the window like a butterfly.
Si Xu's pupils suddenly constricted, and the pain in his chest becoming more pronounced.
"Jiang Ran..." The murmured words dissipated into the cold winter wind.
…
There was the sound of the wind whistling in his ears. Although the fall happened in just a moment, Jiang Ran felt as if a very long time had passed.
She didn't feel the expected sharp pain when she landed. Instead, she was held steadily by a pair of hands and fell into an embrace with a faint smell of tobacco... a soothing smell.
Was it a dream? Or was she already dead, so she had the illusion of ascension?
Jiang Ran opened her eyes tremblingly, and what came into her sight was the face that had been lingering in her mind all night last night.
"Si Xu?" Two words came out of her mouth softly, and she subconsciously raised her hands and hugged him tightly.
It was really him, he came looking for her, he found her.
…
Holding the girl in his arms, Si Xu landed on a tall building opposite the hospital. He looked down at her, patted her shoulder soothingly, and looked up at the mutant beast in the opposite window.
"Ah!" Sensing the danger, the mutant beast took two steps back with its tail between its legs and fled.
Having found the person, Si Xu had no time to care about the escaped mutant beast.
The top six floors of the building where the two of them were was a hotel. Si Xu went downstairs, found a room at random, kicked the door open, and put the person in his arms on the bed.
The girl had an undisguised smell of blood on her body. Si Xu checked her body and asked, "Are you injured..."
Before he could finish his words, he saw the wound on her arm.
Tooth marks, the meat could be bitten off with just a little more force.
These are the wounds left by zombie bites.
Si Xu's gaze was fixed on her arm. Jiang Ran shrank back and retracted her arm, saying in a hoarse voice, "Si Xu, I was bitten by a zombie."
"I saw it." Si Xu asked her, "Are there any other wounds?"
Jiang Ran shook his head numbly: "No."
"That's good."
Good? What's good about it? For some reason, tears welled up in her eyes. Jiang Ran was about to raise her hand to wipe them away when the man in front of her suddenly reached out and pulled her into a hug.
"It's okay, Jiang Ran, I will save you." The little girl's face was pressed against his chest, and he seemed to be able to feel the warmth of her tears. "If you turn into a zombie, I will take you back to Xiling Base and heal you."
His tone was calm, completely unaware that his words had set off a huge wave in her heart.
"Si Xu." She forced a smile and looked up at him, "Thank you."
She slowly pushed him away and turned away from him: "Si Xu, if I really turn into a zombie, can you please kill me?"
Jiang Ran calmly stated his wish, clenched his fists, and added dryly: "I don't want to kill anyone."
"Jiang Ran, after being bitten by a zombie, you won't necessarily transform." Si Xu placed a hand on the girl's head and said gently, "I once saw a person who wasn't a psychic. He was bitten by a mutant beast, but he didn't turn into a zombie."
Hearing this, Jiang Ran's dull eyes lit up: "Really? That person finally..."
"Live well."
The girl was quickly comforted. She held her face in her hands and whispered, "Maybe I can be that lucky too. After all, I've never done anything bad."
"Yes." Si Xu held her arm again, "I'll help you treat your wounds. If you don't turn into a zombie, but end up bleeding to death, wouldn't that be a big deal?"
This time Jiang Ran didn't push him away.
She lowered her eyes and watched him squat in front of her and take out medicine and bandages from the space. From her angle, she could see his jet-black hair and long, curled eyelashes... His fingers were long and slender, with well-proportioned joints, but because they were too white, they seemed to have no strength.
But he held her wrist steadily, and the warmth from his palm gradually warmed her cold body.
"Si Xu..." She pursed her lips and called his name softly.
He applied medicine to the wound and responded without looking up: "Hmm?"
When he thought about the possible ending he might face, the words on the tip of his tongue could not be uttered. Jiang Ran looked at him quietly and smiled: "How did you find me?"
After asking this question, the girl was stunned again: "You...you came out to see me alone?"
She had been expecting him without any hope, but when he really appeared in front of her, she was unable to react for a moment.
He was really looking for her.
"Si Xu, you should know better than anyone else that the chances of me surviving are almost zero..."
"It turns out that my decision was right."
Si Xu's tone was very calm, but Jiang Ran heard a hint of displeasure in it, and she subconsciously shut up.
Yes, the fact is, she is still alive and he found her, that's enough.
But why did he look for her? If she knew the answer, would it make her more determined?
…
Jiang Ran started to have a fever in the afternoon and became drowsy and lost consciousness.
After Si Xu changed the bedding, he put the person on the bed and covered him with the quilt.
He filled a basin with water, wrung out a towel and applied it to her forehead, hoping it would make her feel more comfortable.
The little girl slept uneasily, with a sickly flush on her cheeks. Every time he changed her towel, she would force herself to open her eyes and look at him.
"Jiang Ran." Knowing what she was thinking, Si Xu covered her eyes with one hand and whispered, "Have a good rest. I will always be by your side."
She held his hand with her movable hand and said hoarsely, "Si Xu, you should go outside. If I turn into a zombie, I will bite you."
"It's okay." Si Xu held her hand and chuckled, "I'm a mutant. Even if I'm bitten by a zombie, I won't change."
"Yeah, but it still hurts if I bite you." She murmured, "If I bite you, I'll be heartbroken..."
The little girl finally fell asleep peacefully, because of her fever, the breath she exhaled was scorching hot.
This is the inevitable process that ordinary humans will go through after being infected with the virus. Will they transform the virus into their own use, or will they be transformed into a zombie by the virus...
In fact, he had just lied to Jiang Ran.
There is no such person who can still be alive after being bitten by a mutant beast, and he has never seen such a person.
Moreover, he knew very well that in the early days of the apocalypse, people who could adapt to the virus must have awakened their special abilities. People like Jiang Ran who had not awakened their special abilities must be unable to convert the virus.
Like millions of ordinary people in the base, once bitten by a zombie, she would face death.
He knew this clearly, but he still made up such a story to deceive her... He didn't understand the meaning of his actions, he just did it subconsciously.
But it's okay this way.
After Jiang Ran turned into a zombie and lost her sense of guilt and human consciousness, he tied her up and brought her back to the base.
If the laboratory cannot develop an antidote within the limited time, he can keep her until she turns to bones.
Well, it’s decided.
The young man's pale fingertips traced the contours of the girl's face, and when she rubbed his fingers like a kitten, he raised a gentle smile.
Jiang Ran, don't think about letting me kill you, unless you no longer belong to me. Otherwise, even if you turn into a zombie, I will not let go of your hand.
Thank you for the gifts and red beans, my dears. Thank you. Bow.
(End of this chapter)
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