Li Xiong's mind was now blank, and his running was completely supported by his body's instinct.
When he ran to the end of the alley, looking at the tall wall in front of him, a feeling of sadness came over him. Could it be that God wanted to kill him?
The people following closely behind him also stopped in fear, but the last person didn't know that there was no way to retreat, so he just shouted anxiously: "Why don't you run anymore? Run quickly! Don't you want us to help them block the zombies? I don't want to die..." All kinds of crying, fear and complaints were rang out.
People pressed against each other, against the wall… Some clever ones took the opportunity to step on others' shoulders to climb up the wall, but because of the chaos, no one wanted to be the last one to fall! Those who tried to step on others were pushed to the ground, then bitten by the zombies that were approaching, and their bodies were torn in two.
Li Xiong noticed something was wrong with the zombies chasing him. He clearly remembered that they had chased him out of the supermarket, with about a dozen or so of them. How come there were less than ten approaching now? He felt like he was crazy. How could he even think of such a thing?
Seeing the people around him all with pale faces and trembling legs from fear, Li Xiong gritted his teeth, picked up a wooden stick from the ground, and stabbed it hard into the mouth of the zombie that pounced on him.
The zombie opened its mouth to bite, but Li Xiong stuffed a mouthful of wood. Its white teeth clenched the wood, instantly reducing the end of the stick to slag. The enraged zombie roared at Li Xiong, then raised its arm and attacked him with its claws, sharp as iron.
Seeing the whistling nails, Li Xiong was so frightened that he immediately squatted down and rolled backwards, barely avoiding the zombie's attack. The zombie missed the attack and did not pursue him. Instead, it pounced directly on a man in his early thirties wearing glasses next to Li Xiong.
All he could hear was the zombie grabbing the man's shoulders with one hand and holding his head with the other, before it bit him. The man only had time to raise his hands, and before he could even scream for help, his voice was stuck in his throat, turning into two "gulp...gulp..." sounds before he was devoured by the zombies that pounced on him.
The people around the man were so frightened by this scene that their legs went limp and they fell to the ground, unable to move. Qin Qing, who had reappeared behind the zombies, also saw this scene. He had never expected that there was no way out in this alley. It was a shame that these men were so cowardly. If they had fought back, they could at least have a chance of survival, right?
Although she wanted to save them, she couldn't disregard her own safety. Furthermore, earlier, the group of people being chased by the zombies hadn't looked back, allowing her to use her space-time to cheat and sneak attack the zombies. But now, she could only confront them head-on and hack them one by one. Thinking of this, she became more composed.
After all, these zombies had no thoughts. Qin Qing fought steadily, and within half an hour, she had completely chopped down all of them. However, the group also suffered heavy losses. There should have been 30 or 40 people, but only about 20 were left, half of whom were killed or injured by the zombies.
Li Xiong was also one of the people who were bitten. Because he was saving someone, a large piece of flesh was torn off his arm by the claws of one of the zombies. The other few were bitten by zombies when they stood up to resist.
Qin Qing gasped for breath. His arms had completely lost strength from the frantic chopping. If the handle of the machete hadn't been wrapped in a strip of cloth, he would have dropped it to the ground.
Li Xiong mustered up his strength, supported himself by his arm, and said to Qin Qing in front of him with gratitude, "Thank you, little girl."
"Why thank her? If it weren't for her, how could so many of us have died?" A sharp voice came from behind Li Xiong.
Li Xiong frowned and looked back, only to see Zhong Lixia's eyes, red and filled with hatred, staring at Qin Qing. Seeing her, Li Xiong's heart skipped a beat. Her brother and he were classmates. It would be unkind of him to blame her for being mauled to death by a zombie.
He secretly wanted to tug at Zhong Lixia's clothes to stop her from talking. But when Zhong Lixia saw him reaching out his hand, before she even touched her, she screamed loudly and pushed Li Xiong hard, knocking him to the ground.
"Don't touch me. You have been caught by zombies. Don't you know you will become a zombie? You want to take the opportunity to bite me, right?" Zhong Lixia stared at Li Xiong with fear and disgust in her eyes.
After hearing her words, all those who wanted to step forward to help Li Xiong up took a step back involuntarily.
Li Xiong, thrown to the ground, was in a daze. He stared blankly down at his torn arm. Sure enough, he could see the blood flowing, now tinged with black. He felt like he had just been saved, plummeting into the eighteenth level of hell. Thinking of the disgusting zombies, their faces covered in rotting flesh, he wondered if he would end up like them. The thought of this possibility sent a chill through his body.
Qin Qing looked at the scene in front of her coldly. Zhong Lixia's appearance reminded her of the white lotus Li Yuyao, who was equally selfish.
However, human nature in this apocalypse is inherently selfish, and she had already considered this possibility before saving them. Since she had already saved them, she didn't ask for their gratitude. She gripped the hilt of the knife slightly and turned to leave.
Unexpectedly, Zhong Lixia refused to let her go and shouted at Qin Qing, "Stop right there! Don't think we'll thank you. If it weren't for you, so many of us wouldn't have died, and my brother wouldn't have been bitten to death."
A chubby lady nearby couldn't help but frown and said to Zhong Lixia in a low voice, "Xia Zi, your brother was bitten by that monster. It doesn't matter if he was given to this girl. After all, he saved us. We can't repay kindness with hatred."
Zhong Lixia snorted coldly, "What benefactor? You didn't know it at the time, but I knew it very well. I was behind Li Xiong at the time and clearly heard Li Xiong tell her to run, but she asked Li Xiong to take us to this dead end. If it weren't for her, how could so many of us die? Don't let them fool you, everyone. Think about it, we were clearly in the community waiting for the government to rescue us, but Li Xiong encouraged everyone to come out together. If it weren't for him, how could we have encountered zombies? If this woman hadn't asked Li Xiong to take us to this dead end, how could my brother have died?"
Hearing her words, the crowd suddenly buzzed.
Zhong Lixia was secretly pleased with herself. Li Xiong was so sturdy and strong that everyone in the neighborhood naturally followed his orders. Her brother and her boyfriend, Zhang Yong, secretly resented this. After the zombies were wiped out, Zhang Yong discovered that Li Xiong was injured. In a split second, he came up with a plan to take Li Xiong's place.
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