"Hey buddy, wanna come in and hide for a bit?"
Xiao Jin was standing on the balcony of a house, but she didn't just walk in without asking. The homeowner was lying in the living room.
At this moment, a voice came from beside Xiao Jin, and Xiao Jin looked in that direction.
A man crept out from the gap in the balcony, glancing at the rescue team in the distance as he spoke to Xiao Jin.
"It will be a while before the rescue team arrives, so it's best if you don't wander around at a time like this."
The man's face was serious: "Don't learn from those idiots, they're just plain stupid."
Xiao Jin raised an eyebrow.
Although the words were unpleasant, she knew that the person was worried about her.
Xiao Jin nodded slightly: "Thank you, but I don't need it. I'll be leaving in a little while."
The man immediately became anxious: "Hey kid, can't you understand? It's chaotic outside. You should find a safe place to hide right now. You can't just join in any kind of excitement."
"I'm not here to join in the fun, I'm looking for someone."
"Looking for someone..." The man was even more speechless; he might as well just join in the fun.
But Xiao Jin didn't give him another chance to persuade her. With a swift movement, like an agile cheetah, she leaped down the stairs without hesitation.
"Hey, no!" In that instant, the men above were dumbfounded, their eyes following his falling figure, their hearts almost leaping out of their chests.
He then saw Xiao Jin flip over and stabilize herself on the ground, as if a height of seven or eight meters was as easy for her as jumping up a step.
With his hand still on the balcony railing, he was so shocked that he couldn't help but swear: "Holy crap, I'm still half asleep! Is this some kind of movie shoot?"
Before she could finish speaking, Xiao Jin's figure had already vanished into the wind.
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Without pausing after landing, Xiao Jin took a moment to catch her breath and then shot off like an arrow.
She calculated that, based on the rescue team's location and their speed of travel, it would take at least another afternoon to reach the middle school.
During this time, no one knows if any unexpected events will occur.
"We can't wait any longer," Xiao Jin thought to himself.
At worst, she could go herself and bring Duan Chenghong's daughter back.
Of course, saving people wasn't the only goal. Even at this point, Xiao Jin hadn't encountered any zombies above level 1.
Based on her experience, the more people there are, the greater the chance of encountering high-level zombies, and schools are one such place.
After walking through the quiet streets for less than half an hour, Xiao Jin finally arrived near Linhai Middle School.
She hid in the shadows, observing what was happening at the school.
All around was quiet, with only the occasional sound of the wind. Under the sunlight, Linhai Middle School appeared particularly solemn and dignified.
However, with just a glance, Xiao Jin could pass through the gate and see groups of wandering zombies inside.
Looking at the still-young faces in front of her, Xiao Jin couldn't help but lower her eyes.
The emotional fluctuation lasted only a moment. Immediately afterward, Xiao Jin rushed to the front door and kicked the zombie covered in rotting flesh away.
She gripped the shattered shadow and pierced the zombie's skull with pinpoint accuracy.
Xiao Jin's actions had a domino effect, instantly attracting the attention of the surrounding zombies.
As if drawn by invisible threads, they all turned their heads. This time, Xiao Jin did not rush to take out the 'Wheel of Fate'.
Gunshots are too conspicuous here; all she needs to do this time is sneak into the school to find someone.
With a swift movement, she weaved through the horde of zombies like a ghost, their clumsy bodies repeatedly missing their mark as she nimbly dodged.
In a short while, several zombie corpses appeared at Xiao Jin's feet.
Looking at the location, it wasn't suitable to force our way in any further. Although I wasn't afraid, if the zombies went on a rampage, it might endanger the students hiding inside the school.
Therefore, Xiao Jin, like a ghost, silently leaped onto the high wall and, in the blink of an eye, found himself behind the teaching building.
Due to the lighting conditions, the area behind the teaching building is rather dark, with nothing there except for a few ginkgo trees swaying gently in the breeze.
It was quiet behind us, with only the occasional chirping of wild birds and the rustling of leaves in the distance.
Xiao Jin quickly located the back door, but she didn't intend to go in through the back door; instead, she planned to climb the stairs.
Before leaving the noodle shop, Xiao Jin had learned about Duan Ziyue from Liu Xin and had also seen her photos.
Duan Ziyue is in her third year of junior high school, in Class 6, and the only teaching building in the entire Linhai Middle School is the one in front of her.
Xiao Jin didn't actually think the person would still be in the teaching building, but just in case, she still had to take a look.
Xiao Jin withdrew the fragmented image, and with a swift movement, leaped up like an arrow, easily landing on the narrow windowsill on the second floor.
The windowsill was no more than half a foot wide, and she was standing steadily on it, one hand gripping the rough wall tightly, her body leaning slightly forward.
In the instant he lowered his head, Xiao Jin's gaze pierced through the glass and shot straight into the interior of the corridor.
Sure enough, the corridor was filled with zombies, and in such a state, the chances of anyone surviving were very slim.
However, Xiao Jin didn't care. Before long, she saw the class sign in front of her, which read "Class 5, Grade 1".
If nothing unexpected happens, the third grade should be located near the rooftop.
The teaching building has five floors. Xiao Jin was clinging to the second-floor window. Seeing this, she held onto the wall, stepped on the windowsill, and jumped up, successfully grabbing the third-floor windowsill.
She climbed up the stairs, one floor at a time, while keeping an eye on the class signs on the inside.
"Class 7 of Grade 1, Class 5 of Grade 2, Class 1 of Grade 3... Found them!"
After passing the teachers' office, Xiao Jin arrived on the fourth floor, where Class 4 of Grade 3 was right in front of her.
According to her calculations, Class 6 should be located at the other side of the stairwell, not on the 5th floor.
Seeing this, Xiao Jin turned to the side and tried to jump to the other side of the windowsill.
Unfortunately, Xiao Jin's good luck ran out; she didn't notice that the window on the other side was broken.
As soon as Xiao Jin stood still, a zombie pressed against the hole and stared straight at her. Xiao Jin faced it directly in the face.
The mangled zombie caught Xiao Jin's scent, let out a low, murky roar, and then pounced.
Xiao Jin's pupils contracted sharply; she could even feel the putrid and foul stench emanating from the zombie.
In that critical moment, Xiao Jin swiftly sidestepped, the zombie's claws grazing her clothes and bringing with them a gust of cold wind.
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