Chapter 249 If it's not unexpected, then an unexpected event is not far off.
Lu Nange's steps faltered, and she stumbled into the low building by the roadside: "Upstairs! Quickly!"
Everyone's hearts tightened—[Would Old He's jinx come true again?...]
He Zhu cursed inwardly: [I knew it! If nothing unexpected happened, something unexpected was going to happen!]
The building was empty, with only a narrow spiral staircase leading upwards.
I rushed up to the third floor in two strides, pushed open the iron door to the rooftop, and felt a cool breeze on my face.
As soon as the door was locked, Lu Nange was already leaning against the fence, her gaze fixed on the distance.
"Nan Nan, what's wrong?" Lu Xici frowned.
Lu Nange handed over several pairs of night vision binoculars: "Look over there."
In the footage—a horde of zombies is frantically closing in on them.
He Zhuo slammed his fist on the fence, sending cement chips raining down. "Heavens above! Are we some kind of miracle-working saint or cursed harbingers? Why is it so hard to just leave the city quietly?"
Gu Qi slapped him, making him stumble: "Shut your mouth first!"
He Zhuo: "No, I just wanted to ask, do we have a built-in monster-luring buff or something? How do we get there..."
Chi Yanzhou: "Nannan, are those mutated rats at the very back?"
"Hmm." Lu Nange adjusted the focus: "And there are mutated ants too."
Lu Xici: "Such a huge scene right off the bat? There are countless zombies, probably over a thousand!"
Chi Yanzhou: "Mutant animals plus zombies—that's enough to wipe out a small base."
Lu Nange: "It's alright...they all look like level one zombies."
Through the night vision goggles, there were a few staggering black dots at the very front of the zombie horde.
"The ones running at the front are people," Lu Nange suddenly said.
He Zhuo: "What a talent! To be able to run a marathon in this kind of situation... that's pretty wild."
Gu Wan rolled her eyes: "Is it possible that they're running for their lives?"
"I thought it would be the same as before," He Zhuo shrugged. "They're here to buy crystal cores."
Luo Xingyou: "Nannan. Look, everyone..."
......
Downstairs on the street, a dozen figures were running frantically, followed by a dense horde of zombies that almost completely blocked the road.
A young man ran while cursing, "Chen Mianmian! Would it have died if you stayed at the base and acted like a pampered princess? You had to come out and cause trouble! Now everything's ruined!"
The girl in the cake dress, running ahead, didn't turn around and said in a sweet voice, "Little Knife, you've really seen something today. Blaming everyone else makes you seem so great? If I hadn't warned you beforehand, you'd all be zombie snacks by now. You still have the energy to bark like this?"
"Warning my ass!" The boy kicked away a trash can by the roadside. "If you hadn't said there were supplies in the warehouse, would we have gone in? Would we have gotten into trouble with these bastards?"
Chen Mianmian tilted her head and glanced at him sideways, a bright smile on her face: "What? Did the zombies suck your brains like they were tofu pudding?"
She kept walking: "Didn't we come out to find supplies? Is that warehouse I was talking about empty or empty?"
The middle-aged man flicked his wrist, sending several throwing knives whistling through the air. He turned and roared, "You brat! Who gave you permission to speak to the young lady like that?"
He turned to Chen Mianmian and sighed, "My little darling, can't you just calm down for a bit?"
Chen Mianmian blinked: "I'll listen to you, Uncle Hao."
The young man gritted his teeth, his jaw grinding: "Damn it...why? Just because you were born into a good family?"
Out of the corner of my eye, I saw my companions running and desperately using their supernatural abilities to hold back the horde of zombies.
A cold glint flashed in his eyes, and a plan immediately came to mind.
He suddenly accelerated and rushed towards Chen Mianmian, shoving his hands forcefully towards her chest.
"I've been waiting for you for ages." Chen Mianmian's lips curled into a smile as she spun around, her flat shoes tracing a half-arc.
"Bang!"
The boy couldn't stop in time and fell into the horde of corpses, instantly submerged by the rotting arm.
Uncle Hao: "Mianmian."
Chen Mianmian innocently spread her hands: "It was just self-defense, Uncle Hao."
She tilted her head and smiled, "He ambushed me, so I'm just giving him a taste of his own medicine."
A boy's scream rang out: "Chen Mianmian! You—ah!!"
His curses instantly turned into shrill wails as a dozen rotting hands gripped his limbs.
The smell of fresh blood exploded in the air, and the horde of corpses surged wildly like sharks attracted by a stench.
The boy's body was quickly submerged in the writhing pile of rotting corpses, only a twitching hand still reaching towards Uncle Hao: "Help...me...help...help..."
"Now!" Chen Mianmian shouted, "Run while they're having their meal!"
A dozen or so figures turned and ran wildly toward the direction where Lu Nange and the others were.
They turned the corner and headed straight for the low building diagonally opposite Lu Nange and the others.
The moment the iron gate slammed shut, the sticky chewing sound seemed to seep in through the cracks in the door.
......
On the rooftop, as soon as Luo Xingyou finished speaking, everyone turned their heads in unison—just in time to see the boy pounce on Chen Mianmian, only to be killed by the girl in the next second and torn to shreds by the zombie.
Wen Qing: "An eye for an eye, that's quite a formidable girl!"
Luo Xingyou: "Judging from her clothes, she seems like a sweet girl, but her behavior is quite different."
Chi Yi: "They've hidden in that building diagonally across the street! If they've also gone up to the rooftop... from that angle, they should be able to see us!"
He Zhuo suddenly grinned and put his arm around Chi Yi's shoulder: "Brother Chi Yi, don't worry. Our constitutions are what they are; no matter how we try to avoid it, trouble will still find us. Just accept it! What's meant to happen will happen."
Ji Xian: "Brother Chi, Lao He is usually unreliable, but what he said makes some sense. Since we can't avoid it, let's just do it!"
Chi Yi: "Well, I just..."
He Zhuo: "Brother Chi, it's alright, don't be afraid, I can protect you!"
Everyone... [Does Brother Chi seem afraid?]
Chi Yi... [Um... I'm just reporting what I saw. What exactly is Young Master He imagining?]
The iron gate to the rooftop diagonally opposite was suddenly kicked open, and a group of people stumbled and rushed up.
Sure enough, after surveying the surrounding area, they located Lu Nange and her group.
A woman with a low ponytail glared venomously at her, shouting, "You stood by and watched us die! You clearly saw us surrounded—"
Gu Wan and He Zhuo rolled up their sleeves, ready to fight, their palms flashing with supernatural power...
Uncle Hao suddenly took a step to the side, and the towering man behind him instantly locked the woman's throat. The woman made a choking "gurgling" sound, her face turning as red as a ripe, poisoned apple.
"Tsk." He Zhuotu landed with a rustling sound, then turned to look at Lu Nange and the others: "Isn't it harder to make a move now?"
Gu Qi grabbed the two by the back of their collars and pulled them back: "Those of you with a clear head, let's just watch the show!"
Gu Wan: "Nan Nan, melon seeds, peanuts, and drinks, a little of everything!"
Lu Nange took things out of her spatial storage and stuffed them into everyone's hands: "Want some popcorn?"
He Zhuo, Gu Wan: "Yes, yes, yes..."
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