Chapter 27: Simply Strong
The thin man kept cursing, and the zombies behind him were following him again. He could even feel the zombies' hands touching his clothes.
The man turned pale with fear and started pushing and shoving frantically again.
There weren't many people, but Chen Tao only opened a small gap, so everyone had to lean sideways to get in.
"Doctor Liang, please let me in first! Ah! Li Hang, you are sick, let go!"
After Liang Zhimo went in, only Qiu Ting and the thin man Li Hang were left at the door. There were more and more zombies, and one of them had already grabbed Li Hang's clothes.
Li Hang was horrified. He waved a knife to chop off the zombie's hands while trying to pull Qiu Ting.
Yan Baoan and Brother Liu in the house were about to go to help, but were stopped by Liang Yingsheng.
"There are a lot of zombies outside. If you go out now, you will die."
Yan Baoan was a little anxious and turned to look at Chen Tao, "Can't you open the door wider?"
Chen Tao was already wandering around the gym. "This is a glass door. If you open it wide and zombies rush in, are you going to be a human shield?"
The screams of Qiu Ting and Li Hang were heard again outside. Liang Yingsheng pretended to close the door. Qiu Ting was startled and slashed at Li Hang who was pulling her with a kitchen knife.
Li Hang felt pain and just as he let go, Qiu Ting kicked him again.
Soon, Li Hang was overwhelmed by the zombies, and screams were heard everywhere. While the zombies were eating, Qiu Ting rushed into the gym and closed the door before anyone could react.
She was breathing heavily and her makeup was already smudged.
Everyone stood behind the door, looking at Li Hang, whose flesh was eaten alive outside, and then watched Li Hang crawl up from the ground in a twisted posture and become part of the group of terrifying zombies.
Knowing that there were people in the gym, the zombies started banging on the door.
"Hurry up and move the stuff to block the door." Chen Tao came over with a box of fitness equipment. "It's just one person who died. To put it bluntly, everyone here will die."
Jiang Mingfei patted Yan Baoan on the shoulder and started moving things.
They have become accustomed to this kind of situation. People are selfish when facing death, so no one intends to blame Qiu Ting.
However, knowing who Qiu Ting is, I should be careful and stay away from her in the future.
No one looked for Qiu Ting, but Qiu Ting started to cause trouble for Liang Yingsheng.
After the door was blocked and everyone sat on the ground for a short rest, Qiu Ting walked up to Liang Yingsheng angrily and pointed at her, "Were you trying to close the door just now? Are you still human? Don't you know I'm still outside?"
Liang Yingsheng took a sip of the water Liang Zhimo handed him, then lazily raised his eyes to meet Qiu Ting's angry gaze and said sarcastically, "So, are you still human? You didn't hesitate to swing a knife at your companions to save your own life. We just did the same thing."
Qiu Ting was speechless and hesitated for a long time before she said, "I, I was too nervous. Besides, Li Hang was determined to take me down with him. If he hadn't grabbed my clothes, would I have hit him?"
Liang Yingsheng continued, "If you hadn't been howling like a ghost and attracting zombies, would I have closed the shop?"
"you!"
The two were on edge, and Jiang Mingfei acted as a peacemaker: "Alright, alright, as long as everyone is fine. Li Hang almost killed Yan Baoan before, and he deserves his fate now. Let's hurry and find some supplies!"
The gym was transferred, and the original owner probably didn't plan to empty it out, so all the equipment is still there.
After searching around, they found two unopened boxes of mineral water in the tea room.
The water and electricity have been out for more than half a month, the weather is hot, and there has only been one light rain since the end of the world. Now, most people's homes are in a state of severe water shortage.
"Let's take this water back and share some with the other residents. Grandma Wang and her husband on the 6th floor don't plan to evacuate with us, so how about giving them some more?"
Yan Baoan suggested.
Qiu Ting was unhappy about this. "Why should we share the water we found with others? We'll give you our share, but don't even think about touching mine!"
Seeing Qiu Ting's selfish expression, Liang Yingsheng couldn't help but sneer, "Excuse me, since we set out until now, besides screaming to attract zombies, have you made any contribution to the team?"
"I, I followed along. Whoever sees it gets a share. Brother Tao, you're willing to give me some supplies, right?"
Qiu Ting said in a coquettish voice, looking at Chen Tao with a pitiful look, "Brother Tao, I learned some new things these past few days. Do you want to try them out tonight?"
Liang Zhimo rarely showed a disgusted expression. He snorted and turned his face away. "This person is really shameless. Sister, you should have locked the door just now."
Liang Yingsheng shrugged. Seeing the awkward expressions on Yan Baoan and the others' faces, he deliberately said, "I think there's another way. If Qiu Ting can kill a zombie, we can split the supplies equally. If she doesn't, Chen Tao, if you're willing to help, give her some from your share."
Zhao Zifang chimed in, "Exactly. If she hadn't been howling like a ghost, how could so many zombies have come? I support Sister Shengsheng's proposal!"
The others expressed their agreement.
Qiu Ting gritted her teeth, her eyes red as she reached out and tugged at Chen Tao's clothes: "Brother Tao..."
Obviously, Chen Tao wasn't going to buy it this time, and he ruthlessly pushed Qiu Ting away: "You can pack the supplies you want yourself. Whether you can successfully bring them home depends on your ability."
Because she thought travel bags were ugly and cumbersome, Qiu Ting only carried a leather backpack this time when she went out.
The bag is not big and can only hold five or six bottles of mineral water.
Not intending to continue paying attention to Qiu Ting, everyone gathered towards the other door of the gym.
There is a snack chain store diagonally across the street. According to Chen Tao, they have biscuits, bread, mineral water, etc.
The opening hours of the first and second floors of this life plaza are different. The second floor opens at 10 a.m., and the zombie outbreak occurs in the early morning.
"There's a separate iron door on the second floor," Chen Tao pointed to the end of the corridor. "There were thefts here before, so the merchants hired someone to install it themselves. That door isn't open, so there aren't any zombies on the second floor."
The main customers of this lifestyle plaza are students from two nearby vocational schools.
The first floor has restaurants, skin care shops, hair salons, etc. The second floor is mostly shops selling clothing and luggage, mixed in with two milk tea shops and a snack shop. The third floor is empty and has not been developed.
Even though the iron door leading to the second floor has not been opened yet, no one dares to let their guard down.
After opening the door of the gym on the second floor, Yan Baoan and Chen Tao continued to pry open the door of the snack shop, while the others were temporarily free to move around.
"Sister, do we still need clothes?" Liang Zhimo pointed to the women's clothing store in front of him. Through the window, he could see a wide variety of clothes inside.
Yes, of course.
It’s the end of the world, who would complain about having too little equipment?
Taking Liang Zhimo to a clothing store in a relatively remote location, Liang Yingsheng looked at the padlock tied to the door handle, grabbed it with one hand and pulled it slightly.
"Click—"
She actually pulled the lock off with force.
Liang Zhimo was stunned: "Is the lock broken?"
"Calm down, your sister is just very strong."
Maybe, is anyone watching?
(End of this chapter)
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