Chapter 15
Everything happened so fast. Before Dongxuancai could turn around, caught off guard and unable to dodge, he was kicked by the zombie. With a thud, he slammed into the wall and slid to the ground. The zombie's force was so strong that for a moment, he felt like his bones were shattering. He clutched his stomach in agony, blood streaming from the corner of his mouth.
The zombies are still preparing to pursue their victory——
Seeing this, Xu Zhou immediately ran over.
The next second, Xunchun followed closely behind, blocking the zombies and preventing them from continuing to attack. However, he did not make a sound.
The zombie growled and stopped moving immediately, with a red light flashing in his eyes. He didn't understand what this fellow was going to do by stopping him.
Xu Zhou had already run to Dong Xuan Cai's side and took the opportunity to look back. The two zombies were staring at each other in a harmonious atmosphere. Xun Chun had his back to her, but she could still see the zombie's head over him.
Dong Xuancai, who had fallen to the ground, wanted to look up—
Xu Zhou felt something was wrong, Xunchun’s identity!
Without hesitation, she helped Dong Xuancai up and ran to the first floor, blocking his head as she ran. She spoke quickly, not giving him time to react: "Go back to the first floor first. You can't stop the zombies here, you can't help, and it will affect our performance. I'll send you up first, and then come down to help him."
Dong Xuancai was limp all over, his head nodding repeatedly. He was a little bumpy because of her, and his voice was trembling: "Okay...you guys have to be...careful."
Xu Zhou: "Trust us, just stay on the first floor and don't move."
"System, how is Xunchun?" Xu Zhou asked the system in his heart.
System: "The two zombies are fighting back and forth."
It's true, Xunchun can hold his own against a 1.9-meter-tall zombie. Could they be giving him a special reward for the mission? The more the system thought about it, the more it felt like it was right.
Time was urgent, so Xu Zhou kept going back to the basement and picked up the steel pipe that had just fallen to the ground.
Xunchun and the zombies engaged in close combat, their fists whistling and hitting each other. The zombies would occasionally growl to boost their morale, but Xunchun, because there were outsiders present, kept Xu Zhou's words in mind and didn't even groan.
She had sharp eyes and saw that Xunchun's body was covered with pits and bumps.
!
Didn't you say it was okay? It's dented from the beating, can it be healed?
Xu Zhou watched with trepidation, nervousness, and worry. She tiptoed forward, feeling her way along the wall, carefully skirting behind the zombie, taking a deep breath, and striking with the steel pipe.
The steel pipe dug into the zombie's neck, causing it to pause. Xunchun seized the opportunity, leaped over, and overpowered the zombie. The zombie fell to the ground, its head banging against the iron gate.
The zombies were attacked unexpectedly:!
Why is there another one? It never ends.
The zombie was angry and opened its mouth to scream——
Xu Zhou was quick-witted and quick-handed. He picked up the thing on the ground and stuffed it into the zombie's mouth.
The whistle instantly turned into a whimper.
Xu Zhou was glad that she remembered Dong Xuancai's words and did not let the zombie summon a group of zombies.
System: "Use a knife."
Xu Zhou pulled out the knife from her waist and without a word, she finished off the zombie. She squatted diagonally in front of the zombie, looking upside down at the red light in its eyes. It was eerie, extremely eerie.
She increased her pressure.
The zombies are dead.
His eyes were open, but the red glimmer in them was gone.
In the next second, something unexpected happened. The five people lying on the ground suddenly jumped up. Their faces were hideous, their bodies twisted, and they had become zombies. They looked around, but couldn't find their target and began to feel lost.
Xu Zhou was so frightened that she took a step back and sat on the ground. Fortunately, she quickly reacted, stood up, and took advantage of the opportunity to close the iron door and pull out the steel pipe to lock the iron door.
The zombies below also came up, their footsteps continued and the noise became louder.
Without paying any more attention to the zombies, Xu Zhou pulled Xun Chun back.
Xunchun had many scratches on his body, which were caused by bumping into other things during the fight, and his clothes were also torn. She took off her coat and tied it around his waist to cover the scratches on his body, and pulled his hair down to cover his face.
Xu Zhou whispered, "Keep your head down, don't look up. Remember? I'll lead you."
Xunchun nodded obediently.
Having wounds but no blood is normal for a zombie, but it is wrong for a human.
She was worried that Dongxuancai would see something and find out, so she had to find an excuse to leave quickly just in case.
Xu Zhou supported Xun Chun and planned to return to the first floor. Before he took a step, he saw Dong Xuan Cai standing at the stairs.
Dong Xuancai: "I heard some noises down there and was worried that something might happen to you, so I came down."
"My condolences." Xu Zhou said softly.
Dong Xuancai limped past them and saw five familiar figures behind the iron gate, his eyes reddening. Seeing him approach and smelling the scent of a living person, the five zombies became agitated and clung to the iron gate, their hands reaching through the gaps to grab him.
He felt uncomfortable.
The group of zombies below is coming up, and the iron gate can't stop them.
Xu Zhou: "The zombies are coming. The iron gate can't hold up. We should leave."
Dongxuancai lowered her head.
Xu Zhou didn't urge him anymore.
The sound of the wind mixed with the cry of zombies came one after another, beating on people's hearts.
After a few seconds, he made up his mind, turned around and followed Xu Zhou away.
When they left the hospital, the sun was still high in the sky, and the weather was fine. Xu Zhou said goodbye to Dong Xuan Cai and drove off in her SUV. As the car started, she looked over and saw Dong Xuan Cai standing at the intersection of the shadows, looking completely dejected.
She looked away.
“I wish you peace!”
System: "Running so fast?"
"There's nothing we can do," Xu Zhou said helplessly, letting the system guide him to a clothing store. "If he comes to care about Xunchun and notices his weirdness, we'll both be finished. His teammates just turned into zombies, so don't provoke him."
The system praised her for her thorough consideration.
Xunchun's injuries were minor, and he wouldn't die. But he needed a change of clothes to maintain his "human" image, so he asked the system to find a clothing store. The two of them packed up and planned to travel overnight.
Xu Zhou asked the system whether the dents on Xunchun's body could be restored.
The system said that if nothing unexpected happens, the reward task will be resolved.
So, she asked the system to set an alarm for midnight so that she could complete the task immediately.
Night falls and the moon dances.
The driving journey was not easy, so Xu Zhou started chatting with the system about what happened during the day.
According to Dong Xuancai's account, when they went to the basement for the first time, the zombies closed the iron gate to attract their attention; the second time they went to the basement, the zombies closed the iron gate again. This time, after Dong Xuancai looked up and discovered the zombies, the zombies blocked the other five people and left one person outside.
Then the zombie called out to the other zombies. The zombie swarm left the other five with no time to push open the iron gate, and the zombies only had to deal with Dong Xuancai.
"Why would the zombie do this? Couldn't it have just locked everyone up the first time?" Xu Zhou was puzzled. "Why would it waste all this time?"
System: “Unless it’s intentional.”
Deliberately letting one person leave will attract more people.
"Yes, if we catch them all, there will only be six people. But if we let one person out and tip off the enemy, there will be more than six people."
Xu Zhou recalled the appearance of the zombie, and what impressed her most was its eyes. To be more precise, it was the flickering red light in its eyes. She had never seen this in other zombies, not even in the eyes of Dong Xuancai's teammates who had just turned into zombies.
"The red light is so weird." Xu Zhou couldn't describe the feeling. It seemed like he would be sucked in in the next second.
The system immediately gave Xu Zhou a full body check.
Normal, it is recommended not to stay up late.
The system is assured that you won’t die from staying up late, so you don’t need to listen to this advice.
It comforted her: "It's okay, you are in good health and can be sucked in a few more times."
Xu Zhou: “…”
Thanks, but it's not necessary.
"When did zombies become so smart? Have they mutated?" Xu Zhou asked.
Although the system didn't know the cause, it had checked Earth's energy conditions and found that, given Earth's current state and lack of energy, zombies couldn't mutate naturally. This zombie transformation could only be man-made.
At this, Xu Zhou gasped and thought of a different zombie: "Is Xunchun a mutant?"
"I guess so." The system thought for a while before answering.
If one can regain consciousness, how can that not be considered a mutation?
"No wonder." Xu Zhou sighed casually, and then she said to Xun Chun earnestly, "You need to mutate quickly, so that I don't have to cover for you."
In this way, she doesn't have to rush to run away today, and can find Dongxuan Cai to get more information.
Xunchun, whose attention was drawn to the crescent moon, responded: “Ahh.”
I don't understand, but there should be a response.
However, the previous problem has not been solved yet, and now there is another one.
Xu Zhou joked: "It's over. I keep finding problems but never solve any of them. I'm just philandering around everywhere, like an irresponsible scumbag."
The system has a different view: "Don't say that. You still have the intention to repent, but the scumbag can't recognize it."
Xu Zhou was flattered: "Wow, thank you for speaking so highly of me."
"You're welcome."
The system is a little proud.
After all, maintaining alliances is a basic operation for being an excellent system representative.
Continue to review until the end during the day——
They ran fast today, so Dongxuancai didn't have the energy to pay attention to them, so it was fine. But next time, she would have to be more careful. Zombies would attack people, but they wouldn't attack each other. So until Xunchun recovered, she would have to avoid facing zombies.
"System, please pay more attention to me."
"good."
Trying your best to help your allies solve their problems is also a basic operation for being an excellent system representative.
The early summer evening breeze blew by, its comfort hard to conceal. Xu Zhou rolled down the car window and felt the warmth of the wind. This breeze blowing from Loujiang Town easily brought back memories in her heart.
The moon is bright in the sky, the fields are quiet, and I feel soft-hearted for no reason as the day goes on.
She is finally going home.
The system played a piece of light music very skillfully.
"It's a good idea, but next time could you please search for the meaning behind this light music first?" Xu Zhou tearfully retracted the full emotions that had been brewing.
How can one's intentions and reality be so different?
The system chuckled and said, "Next time, for sure."
"But how do you always choose songs I've heard before?"
"Your big data records."
It turned out that big data was murdering her.
Xu Zhou muttered viciously:
There's nothing she can do about it, she can't beat big data.
Continue to put it down gently during the day.
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