On April 23, 2018, in a small town forty miles away from the Shuguang Base
At 11 o'clock in the morning, the sky was gray and the clouds were low, as if the whole world would be dark in the next moment!
Qin Qing leaned against the window of the commercial building, cautiously peering out. The bus they were riding on had run out of gas, so her boyfriend, Zhao Chunze, had taken shelter in the building. The machete she held tightly in her left hand, bound with an indistinguishable strip of cloth, was covered in black and red stains. No matter where she was, Qin Qing never let go of the knife. Because in this apocalypse, without superpowers or weapons, death is not far away! Qin Qing, intently observing the situation outside, didn't notice the girl behind her watching her from behind, her eyes filled with disdain and disgust.
But the moment Qin Qing turned around, the disgust in the girl's eyes disappeared completely. She looked at Qin Qing innocently and said, "Sister Qin, are those monsters gone?" Qin Qing turned around and shook her head at her. How could those zombies leave so easily when they smelled the scent of living people?
Seeing Qin Qing shaking his head, the girl's face was filled with fear and tears suddenly flooded her eyes.
At this time, a man who looked back from another window saw this scene, stared at Qin Qing in confusion, then stepped forward, patted the girl on the shoulder and comforted her: "Yaoyao, what's wrong? Your sister Qin didn't mean it, don't cry!" The man who comforted her was Qin Qing's boyfriend Zhao Chunze.
Hearing Zhao Chunze's words of comfort, the girl named Yaoyao cried even harder, but she was afraid that her loud voice would attract the zombies, so she only dared to sob quietly. Zhao Chunze saw her so tearful and sensible, and his heart ached immediately.
He glared at Qin Qing, who looked thoughtful, then half-hugged Li Yuyao and whispered comfort to her.
Qin Qing stood by the window with a wooden face, his black and white eyes fixed on Zhao Chunze and Li Yuyao. He saw that Zhao Chunze had finally managed to coax Li Yuyao to stop crying!
At this time, the other three people who went out to investigate also came back from the stairs. When they entered the door and saw this scene, they looked at each other in surprise.
Their team was only temporarily formed six months ago. Zhao Chunze and Qin Qing were said to be lovers, while Li Yuyao was their junior. The other three people included a dark, skinny, crew-haired man named Guan Neng, who was a courier before the apocalypse. Although not physically imposing, he was incredibly strong. Next to Guan Neng was a slightly plump, dark-skinned man wearing glasses named Zhang Caifu, who was a company executive before the apocalypse. After the apocalypse, he developed the ability of speed. However, compared to the various powerful abilities available after the apocalypse, his ability could only be used for escaping; it wasn't very useful. His beer belly, which he had before the apocalypse, had shrunk significantly after the apocalypse due to starvation and exercise.
The rather gloomy, pretty-faced man trailing behind Guan Neng and Zhang Caifu was Fang Yuebin. He was only in his early twenties, but the arrogance he'd displayed before the apocalypse had long since been worn away by its cruelty. He'd joined the team with Li Yuyao, and the money he'd made in his previous life had become nothing more than a pile of worthless paper after the apocalypse. He couldn't afford to argue with anyone now. Watching Li Yuyao's tears melt into laughter at Zhao Chunze's coaxing, he harbored resentment, his eyes dark, but he dared not say anything. He simply glared at Qin Qing, a useless woman who couldn't even manage her own man, giving Li Yuyao, that bitch, an opportunity to exploit him.
If Qin Qing had previously felt that the others in the group always looked at her strangely, and that whenever she looked over, they would turn their eyes away, now, seeing Li Yuyao pouting and acting coquettishly towards Zhao Chunze, Qin Qing's heart moved. When they were still in school, Zhao Chunze had pursued her quite closely, but she had always prioritized her studies and hadn't responded.
However, after the apocalypse, Zhao Chunze, having acquired earth-related abilities, took her on the run, a sentiment she felt deeply moved. Facing the endless stream of monsters, she felt exhausted and naturally longed for someone to accompany her, a shoulder to lean on. So, when Zhao Chunze introduced her as his boyfriend, she didn't object.
But when did Zhao Chunze start to become more intimate with Li Yuyao, the new recruit to the team? Thinking of her own indifference, a flicker of doubt flashed through her mind. Could it be that she had neglected this "boyfriend" too much? That was why she pushed Zhao Chunze away from her and turned her attention to others?
Although Qin Qing's temperament was cold, she was not ignorant of worldly matters. Previously, she had considered Zhao Chunze her closest friend, so naturally, she hadn't noticed anything different. Now that she had figured it out, what was there left to be confused about? She lowered her eyelids, her distinct black and white eyes glancing at her hand, which had been tied with a strip of cloth around the machete. Her fingers were rough, and there were several cracked spots at the base of her thumb. She didn't even need to touch her face to imagine it. She hadn't washed her face in ages, and the sweat had left it stained with black and white patches. Some areas were sunburned, and her lips were covered in crusts. With her greasy, grimy hair, she looked no better than the street beggar she had been in her previous life.
Li Yuyao, on the other hand, was only responsible for cooking, so she often secretly used the cooking water to wash her face and hands. Her hair was tied in a ponytail, making her look fresh and cute. The difference between the two was immediately apparent. In terms of appearance alone, she was a thousand times better than Qin Qing. Not to mention her thriving breasts, so bulging they made one want to peel off her outer garment to see if there was anything real underneath.
Zhao Chunze had been trying to comfort Li Yuyao, but when he saw everyone return, he suddenly felt a little uneasy. He couldn't help but glance at Qin Qing guiltily, only to see her just hanging her head in silence. Unsure of what was going on, he felt a surge of anger rising in his heart.
"Fatty Zhang, how are things going over there?" Zhao Chun suppressed his irritation, loosened his arms around Li Yuyao's shoulders, and asked Zhang Caifu seriously.
Although Zhang Caifu saw everything that just happened, he was already used to this kind of drama in his previous life! It was just a matter of fighting and being beaten, so he didn't take it to heart at all. In response to Zhao Chunze's question, he just shook his head and replied: "It seems that these zombies are still nearby. I saw a lot of zombies upstairs just now. They seemed to have been led away by someone. It was too far away to see clearly, but there were still a few wandering around. I don't think these zombies will come up for a while, but I'm afraid..." He stretched his head to look out the window, swallowed his saliva, hesitated for a moment, and swallowed the discouraging words he wanted to say.
Zhao Chunze was also moved when he heard Fatty Zhang say this. He glanced at Li Yuyao, who was looking at him shyly, and thought about what she had said to him the day before. Then he looked at Qin Qing, who was looking down and not looking at him. In an instant, he made a decision.
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