Chapter 489 Collapse
Han Shuo was filled with grief. He slowly released Cheng Shenghong's shoulders and let his hands hang freely at his sides.
"Only...only Brother Yao Nan survived..."
He originally thought that with the combat strength of Cheng Shenghong's group, as long as they didn't provoke the giant zombies in the wild, didn't contact other organizations, and avoided the encampment of the Corpse-Wearing People, they should be fine.
Unexpectedly, they ultimately encountered a swarm of corpse-like spiders...
Yes, when facing these zombie creatures, the bio-grenades carried by Cheng Shenghong were completely ineffective.
Weapons like incendiary bombs and flamethrowers would likely cause them to set themselves on fire in the confined space of a cave.
They had the power but couldn't use it...
The number of corpse spiders was so great that they completely sealed off the cave. This sheer number sent chills down everyone's spines when they thought about it.
The remains of Lao Wu and the others were never found...
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At this moment, Cheng Shenghong was still shouting wildly in place.
He had completely broken down and fallen into endless despair.
"Phew~"
Han Shuo suppressed his inner turmoil, composed himself, and slowly walked up.
He first gave his brother a big hug, and then spoke with a choked voice.
"Brother Yao Nan, you... you have to pull yourself together. Even if Lao Wu and the others are gone, you still have us..."
After he finished speaking, Cheng Shenghong seemed to become less agitated.
He broke free from Han Shuo's embrace and spoke blankly with empty eyes.
"Brother Han, all my former brothers are dead, all of them are dead..."
"I know, I know, but we're still here..." Han Shuo continued to comfort her.
Cheng Shenghong shook his head, still immersed in immense grief.
He tried hard to stop himself from choking up, and remained silent for a while before speaking.
"Brother Han, I'm sorry, I want to leave..."
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"What!?"
Han Shuo exclaimed in surprise, quickly stepped forward and tugged at Cheng Shenghong, and hurriedly continued speaking.
"Leave? Why do you want to leave? Where are you going? What do you want to do!"
After Lao Wu and the others died, Cheng Shenghong seemed to lose interest in everything around him, and his eyes were always filled with endless emptiness.
"I...I don't know, I feel so tired, so very tired..."
At this moment, Xiao Zhao ran over from behind, wiped his nose, and shouted with red eyes.
"Brother Yao Nan, if you're tired, take a good rest. Everything will be alright."
After listening, Cheng Shenghong shook his head again, ignored Xiao Zhao, and took out a glass bottle from his pocket.
Inside was all the turbid liquid they had collected from outside, a considerable amount, more than 30 drops.
He casually shoved the bottle of turbid liquid into Han Shuo's hand and said weakly.
"Brother Han, please take care, everyone. I'm leaving. There's no need to look for me anymore; you won't find me anyway. Just let me fend for myself..."
After he finished speaking, without waiting for anyone's reply, he forced an ugly smile from the corner of his mouth, and then walked wearily into the distance.
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"Come back!"
Han Shuo shouted and hurriedly chased after him.
At this moment, he realized that Cheng Shenghong's condition was extremely abnormal.
This feeling is like a living person who has lost their soul, leaving only the shell of a body.
Cheng Shenghong took full responsibility for the accident.
He felt that if he hadn't led his brothers into that cave, Lao Wu and the others would never have died like this.
His heart was filled with endless self-blame, followed by grief. When the grief reached a certain point, despair and numbness gradually filled his entire being...
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To everyone's surprise, Han Shuo had only taken two steps forward when what happened next completely shocked everyone present.
Cheng Shenghong stopped and turned around, quickly drawing his revolver from his waist.
"Click!" The revolver was chambered.
He suddenly became incredibly agitated, pointed the gun at his head, and shouted loudly.
"None of you come any closer!"
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"No, no!"
When Han Shuo saw that Cheng Shenghong had taken such an extreme action, he broke out in a cold sweat.
At that moment, a few words of pleading reached everyone's ears again.
"Brother Han, Lao Wu and the others are gone. All my former brothers have left me one after another."
"I failed to protect them. It's my fault, it's all my fault..."
"I am in so much pain. Without their support, I don't know where to go from here. Please, just let me go. Please don't worry about me anymore."
"That way, I might feel a little better..."
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"Okay, okay, okay, you have the right to choose, I won't stop you, but please put the gun down first, okay?"
Han Shuo knew that Cheng Shenghong was on the verge of collapse and would not listen to advice from others at this point.
He stopped in his tracks, not daring to take another step forward, fearing that Cheng Shenghong would pull the trigger and end his own life at any moment.
The fat man and the others behind him also covered their mouths, not daring to make a sound, and looked at the haggard and dejected long-haired man in front of them with distressed eyes...
The next moment, Cheng Shenghong weakly uttered two words.
"Feel sorry……"
After he finished speaking, he still held the gun in his hand, and gradually retreated under the worried gazes of the crowd.
No one dared to give chase again, and he quickly disappeared into the night...
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Cheng Shenghong left, just like that, leaving everyone behind.
Han Shuo kept replaying that empty look in his eyes in his mind, unable to pull himself out of it.
After an unknown amount of time, he suddenly turned around and embraced Fatty, Xiao Zhao, Li Shurou, and Chen Hai tightly.
Sobs continued to escape his lips.
A man doesn't easily shed tears, only when he's truly heartbroken...
Han Shuo was in extreme pain tonight, having witnessed Cheng Shenghong's condition firsthand.
He was terrified, terrified that his brothers would disappear one by one before his eyes.
He didn't want to experience that kind of extreme grief, didn't want to push himself to the brink of despair...
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That night, Han Shuo didn't know how he got back to the base.
The atmosphere in his room was always oppressive.
Everyone lying in bed in the other rooms was also constantly replaying what had just happened in their minds.
On this day, they lost 10 brothers forever.
The five brothers and nine others were all gone without a trace... and they all knew what Cheng Shenghong's departure meant...
Nevertheless, they were still unable to use force to keep Cheng Shenghong there.
Because in the end times, everyone's life is already extremely difficult.
In such a situation, how painful it must be for a person who has lost all hope, to be denied even the right to die...
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