Chapter 126 Relocation "Anesthetic, ketamine."...
Zombies probably don't have intact vocal cords.
This might explain the piercing whimpering sound they make when they growl.
If a zombie can only emit one audio track at a time, then based on the sound, there are probably at least twenty zombies at the end of the corridor.
The red light was not very visible, so from Liang Jun's perspective, all she could see was a dark mass of moving heads.
Her steps, which were about to rush out, froze in place. Liang Jun suddenly stretched out her arms to the sides, blocking all her teammates who wanted to run away.
No one is allowed to speak.
If anyone makes any sound, it's like a spark hitting a closed flour mill, which will only trigger a massive explosion that is bound to follow.
Ge Lin and Gu Keke, who were standing close to her, also covered their mouths instantly, forcing themselves to suppress the screams coming from their throats.
But Lao Ren and Zhang Weiming, who were at the very back, were unaware of this situation. Because of the distance, they hadn't heard Ge Lin's whispered warning.
Zhang Weiming walked forward in confusion, his shoes shuffling on the ground, making quite a commotion.
"What are you all doing blocking the doorway?" he asked casually. "Didn't you want to leave? Why aren't you leaving?"
The moment Liang Jun heard his voice, she felt utterly devastated.
The moment Liang Xun realized that the horde of zombies was suddenly charging towards them, despair filled her mind.
She couldn't bother scolding Zhang Weiming, because no matter how trivial the matter was, nothing was more important than escaping for her life.
"run!"
Liang Jun and Geng Qing shouted at the same time.
She instinctively wanted to lead her teammates back into the safer cleaning room, but Geng Qing behind her took the lead and said, "Come with me! I'll lead you back to the outpatient building!"
It is known that the corridor on the seventh floor of the inpatient department is densely packed with zombies. Therefore, even if one cowers and hides in the cleaning room, one is only imprisoning oneself there and cannot truly "escape from the dead".
Perhaps, only by changing to a new environment can one find a new lease on life.
Liang Xun quickly understood this principle. She pulled over Jiang Zhiling and Gu Keke, whose legs were a little weak, and called to her teammates behind her.
"Quick! Follow Director Geng!"
Ge Lin's reaction speed was always on point. After learning that everyone was going to move to a different location, he quickly sprinted to the elevator door and pressed the elevator button for everyone again.
But Geng Qing hurriedly stopped him, "You can't take the elevator! Elevators are enclosed spaces, and we can't be sure what will happen once we go in—your safety must come first!"
She slammed on the brakes, the air cushion of her sneakers rubbing against the hospital's PVC floor, making a sharp, piercing noise.
"We took the stairs to the third floor, and the suspended walkway was built on the third floor!"
The elevator entrance and the stairwell were not on the same route. Upon hearing Geng Qing's instructions, everyone who had been running suddenly stopped and almost stumbled as they squeezed into the narrow stairwell.
The zombies chasing closely behind were the same, but compared to humans with clear minds, their movements appeared more clumsy.
The sudden halt of the zombies in front caused those still chasing them to crash headfirst into their own backs. They fell to the ground like dominoes, instantly buying their pursuers considerable time.
But they cannot feel pain.
Some of the zombies, deformed from the fall, twisted their mutilated limbs and got up again, rushing precisely into the stairwell.
Liang Jun didn't need to look back; she could roughly judge the distance between the zombies and them just by listening to the sounds.
For example, right now, the two sides are maintaining a distance of about one flight of stairs. Although the zombies are very fast, this gives Liang Jun enough time to catch her breath.
She could temporarily endure the blinding red emergency light and carefully judge the blurry steps under her feet to avoid unnecessary trouble such as accidental falls from heights or sprained ankles.
Under the extreme influence of adrenaline, she lost all sense of time and, almost in the blink of an eye, successfully followed the group to the stairwell on the third floor of the inpatient department.
Geng Qing and Ge Lin, who were at the very front, pushed open the heavy stairwell door together. After everyone had exited the stairwell, they closed the metal door tightly behind them.
There's no need to worry about the quality of the hospital equipment; once this obstacle is in place, it will delay the zombies by at least two or three minutes.
With this time difference, they could easily escape to the suspended passage that Geng Qing had mentioned.
The sound of zombies scratching at the door came immediately afterward. There was no time for everyone to rest, and Geng Qing, who was at the head of the team, was so exhausted that he almost fainted.
But she remained extremely vigilant, continuing to lead the way, calling out, "This way—"
Fortunately, she had walked through here before, so the doors to the suspended walkway were still open, which didn't take up too much of everyone's time.
The moment her feet touched the suspended iron plate, a rather fierce gust of wind suddenly blew in. Liang Jun instinctively grabbed one of the iron railings, barely managing to steady her swaying body.
After confirming that there were no safety hazards in front, behind, left, or right, she slowly poked her head out of the suspended walkway.
The three-story building is neither too high nor too low. From Liang Jun's angle, one can vaguely see the figures moving about in the distance from the hospital.
With its flailing limbs and swaying body, it didn't look like a normal human being at all.
Moreover, it's not just one that's maintaining this state.
Liang Jun gasped, "The area outside the hospital is teeming with zombies too..."
Upon hearing her words, everyone noticed the strange occurrence downstairs, and a deep sense of unease began to spread from the soles of their feet.
Geng Qing had already reached the middle of the suspended walkway. She turned around, and her phoenix eyes behind her gold-rimmed glasses revealed a rare hint of urgency.
"You haven't used the propofol you have yet, have you?"
At this moment, everyone disregarded Zhang Weiming's post and their fingers instinctively reached for the spot where the propofol had been placed.
After confirming that everything was correct, they responded in unison, "We haven't used them yet."
"Once we enter the outpatient building, our first target is the pharmacy on the second floor," Geng Qing said, his mind still clear despite the tense atmosphere. "There's a certain amount of propofol inside, so we can replenish our ammunition there. On the way to the pharmacy, if you encounter any zombies, don't hesitate to use up the propofol you have."
Geng Qing's voice was carried away by the wind, "Time is of the essence; we can't let them waste our time."
After everyone nodded in agreement, Geng Qing continued, "After picking up the medicine, we'll head straight to the hospital warehouse on the basement floor."
She then turned her gaze to Liang Jun, Gu Keke, and Qi Zhixia, saying, "I took the three of you there before. In case anything happens to me, the three of you can lead the way."
After saying that, she took out the familiar magnetic card from the pocket of her white coat and was about to put it into Liang Jun's hand.
Although Gu Keke advised Geng Qing not to speak carelessly, Liang Jun didn't stand on ceremony and accepted the magnetic card directly.
In dangerous instances, be prepared for anything to happen.
After the brief handover was completed, the sound of zombies scratching at the door became even more pronounced.
Seeing that Liang Xun had finished storing the magnetic card, Geng Qing sighed softly, "Keep up and be ready to counterattack at any time."
As they walked out of the suspended passageway, they were immediately faced with the CT room located on the third floor.
Before Geng Qing could warn everyone, three swaying, inhuman-looking zombies slipped out of the open CT room.
Ge Lin instinctively reached for the stick, but then remembered what Geng Qing had just said. His left hand awkwardly reached for the propofol at his waist and then plunged it into the other man's wildly flailing arm.
He didn't know how to control the dosage, and the needle was only pulled out of the zombie's body after the zombie had completely fainted and collapsed.
Ge Lin looked at the dim light and found that there was still a little bit of liquid left in the syringe.
"That's enough to anesthetize another zombie," Geng Qing whispered to him from not far away.
Ge Lin looked over and saw that Luo Chuange had finished anesthetizing the remaining zombies beside her, and there was an empty syringe on the ground.
Zhang Weiming, who was watching all this from the outside of the crowd, appeared extremely excited.
This was the first time he had truly understood the power of this thing. The immense destructive power of a real-world object that existed outside of system items piqued his interest.
After making sure the zombies wouldn't revive anytime soon, Zhang Weiming sneakily approached, "Wow, this thing is really powerful..."
Geng Qing pretended not to hear and casually kicked the syringe on the ground.
The round cylinder moved toward Zhang Weiming's feet. He was so focused on the propofol in their hands that he didn't notice the obstacle under his feet and stumbled and tripped.
"Don't waste time, let's continue to the second floor."
Liang Jun also joined them from behind, ignoring Zhang Weiming who was cursing the syringe beside him, "The zombie army is about to catch up."
Whether it was because Geng Qing had already dealt with most of the zombies, or because the outpatient building was not a zombie hotspot, they did not encounter any more menacing monsters on their way to the pharmacy.
The pharmacy door remained intact, untouched by any attack. Geng Qing opened the door with practiced ease, only turning back to say, "Be careful not to catch a cold," before heading straight to the deeper shelves.
To preserve the full efficacy of the remaining medications, the air conditioning system in the second-floor pharmacy is set up separately.
The area is cold year-round; stepping into the pharmacy is like entering an icebox, sending chills down your spine.
Geng Qing acted swiftly; her professional movements were extremely rapid, leaving Liang Xun dazzled.
She felt that only a few seconds had passed before Geng Qing had drawn the small boxes of medicine into the syringes.
Since the pharmacy was safe for the time being, Geng Qing decided to distribute replenished ammunition to everyone here.
Luo Chuange and Ge Lin each received five extra vials of medicine, while Liang Jun, Xin Sang, and herself each received two extra injections. As for Gu Keke, Qi Zhixia, and Jiang Zhiling, who did not have propofol on hand, Geng Qing also gave them two full vials.
Lao Ren and Zhang Weiming stood by, watching expectantly, but even after the propofol in the medicine tray was emptied, their hands were still empty.
Just as Zhang Weiming was about to express his dissatisfaction, Geng Qing suddenly pulled over another medicine tray.
Two syringes lay quietly on top, filled with a slightly yellow, transparent liquid.
"This is for you."
Geng Qing spoke softly, "An anesthetic, ketamine."
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A note from the author: As the weather gets colder, please take good care of yourselves...
My tonsils are inflamed again, and I'm sneezing so much I feel dizzy ToT
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