"Let's find another place first. I'm afraid the commotion we made has already attracted zombies."
At this opportune moment, Captain Chen spoke up, and everyone felt that they should move to another location. So the main force continued to move in other directions, away from this place.
But it seems like everyone's luck isn't very good today. It's starting to get dark, and as we're driving forward, we see a supermarket ahead. The building is still intact, so we thought we'd rest inside.
Unexpectedly, they encountered a horde of zombies less than a kilometer from the supermarket.
A hint of doubt flashed in Jiang Li's eyes as he wondered why there were so many zombies here all of a sudden. This was followed by a look of seriousness. He estimated that there were probably a hundred or so.
There was only one road to the supermarket, and going around it was definitely not an option. Seeing the horde of zombies attracted by the sound of the car, Gu Jin steered the vehicle backwards.
He remained calm and composed, showing no sign of panic, as he asked for everyone's opinions.
"Should we just get out of the car and deal with it, or drive them away?"
Seeing the dense swarm of zombies chasing after him not far away, Jiang Li still felt it was safer to drive away.
Just as Gu Jin was about to turn the car around, it was blocked by zombies. The zombies, with their keen hearing, had heard the car noise earlier and were now even more frantic, moving faster and faster.
This put Gu Jin and the others in a pincer movement, leaving them with no choice but to get out of the car. Gu Jin unbuckled her seatbelt and stared intently out the window.
Then everyone got out of the car at the same time. As Jiang Li landed, he was already holding a gun. When Captain Chen and his men saw this, they also got out of the car with their weapons.
Everyone launched an attack on the zombies. There were so many zombies that everyone had to keep moving around to make sure they wouldn't get caught.
Suddenly, Captain Chen shouted at someone inside. His face was pale, and despite the hot weather, he felt very cold. He was leaning against the roadside, and one of his legs was covered in blood, clearly bitten by a zombie.
"Little Li."
Captain Chen and Qian Lin squatted beside him, their faces grim and their expressions desperate. Qian Lin, in particular, trembled as he grasped the hand of the man who had collapsed by the roadside.
The group had been traveling and then encountered zombie rats, which had already depleted their energy. Now, with the zombie horde, they were even more exhausted.
Just now, a zombie tried to pounce on Qian Lin when he wasn't paying attention, but Xiao Li spotted it and pushed Qian Lin away without saying a word. Qian Lin was fine, but he was bitten by the zombie.
Qian Lin was stunned at the time. After he came to his senses, he immediately killed the zombie and squatted down next to Xiao Li.
"Xiao Li... it's me."
"Brother Qian, you don't need to blame yourself or feel guilty. I did it voluntarily. You even saved my life. Consider this my way of repaying you. All I want now is a quick death. I don't want to become a zombie."
The man called Xiao Li spoke with a smile. He knew he had been bitten by a zombie and would soon become one himself, but he didn't want that. He knew that once he became a zombie, the zombie would attack them, which was not what he wanted to see.
The three people surrounded each other, relentlessly attacking the zombies to prevent them from harming them.
"But I can't bring myself to do it, Xiao Li..."
Qian Lin was in tears, his hand trembling uncontrollably as he held Xiao Li's. Xiao Li had done it all to save him; it was all his fault for not paying attention, which was why Xiao Li had ended up like this. It was all his fault.
"Brother Qian, please, just give me a quick death. I don't want to become a zombie."
Xiao Li raised Qian Lin's hand holding the gun and pressed the gun against his forehead.
“No…no…”
Qian Lin shook his head, crying. He couldn't bring himself to do it. Captain Chen, who was standing nearby, patted Qian Lin on the shoulder and then joined the fight, leaving the two of them some space.
The others who overheard their conversation were also somewhat moved, but now was not the time for them to be distracted.
After a long while, the group heard a gunshot. No one looked back; they just silently dealt with the zombies.
Qian Lin also stood up to fight the zombies, but his eyes were red and his face was expressionless. However, he fought very fiercely. No one tried to persuade him to stop; it was good for him to vent his anger.
After about an hour, everyone finally dealt with the zombies, and now there were corpses everywhere.
Captain Chen lit a torch and gave it to Qian Lin, asking him to set the body on fire as a final farewell to Xiao Li.
Now, after dealing with zombies, people burn the bodies as a precaution.
In the end, Qian Lin set the corpse on fire. Now, in addition to the stench unique to zombies, there was also a strong fishy and burnt smell. These pungent smells made people want to vomit, but no one showed it.
After that, Qian Lin didn't speak or laugh.
Seeing that the atmosphere was a bit dull, Fang Qingxun waved his hand frantically at the tip of his nose, muttering something under his breath.
"Let's go, let's go. If we stay any longer, I'm afraid I'll throw up."
The others shared the same idea. After tidying up briefly, they quickly headed towards the car. With such a commotion and such a strong smell of blood, if they didn't leave soon, they feared some more trouble might arise.
Captain Chen walked over and patted Qian Lin on the shoulder, saying...
Are you alright?
Qian Lin shook his head and said calmly.
"Captain, I'm fine. I understand. He did it to save me. I will live on with Xiao Li's life."
Seeing that he had come to terms with it, Captain Chen didn't say anything more.
In the following days, they did not encounter large numbers of zombies again, only a few scattered zombies that were quickly dealt with. Captain Chen and his team also found some useful items and planned to return to the base.
It's generally impossible to find food outside now. Even if it hasn't been found by anyone after so long in the apocalypse, it's probably spoiled by now. However, finding plant seeds would be the best option.
After returning to the base, Gu Jin and the others did not go out for a short period of time. Sometimes they would join the people in the base to practice boxing. Previously, some people in the base would also exercise, but now that zombies have appeared, it can be said that everyone in the base is exercising, so there are still many people in the square every day.
When Jiang Li had free time, he would spend all his remaining time practicing his swordsmanship, and his swordsmanship became more and more exquisite.
While the group was exercising that day, Fang Qingxun felt that he had made progress recently, so he said to Gu Jin.
"Come on, boss, let's have a fight!"
After hearing this, Gu Jin put down the knife on her phone, rolled up her sleeves, and punched Fang Qingxun.
Fang Qingxun has been training well recently, and his muscles have become noticeably more muscular and stronger than before.
The two exchanged punches, making Jiang Li's blood boil and tempt him to join the fight.
The two fought for a while, and finally, Gu Jin kicked Fang Qingxun to the ground with just the right amount of force—not light, but not enough to hurt him.
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