The birth of the child gave everyone, who were originally tense, a chance to breathe, and then everyone began to think about new problems.
"The most urgent thing is to find a hospital." Tang Anan said as she looked at the baby's wrinkled but slightly cute face. "I don't have experience in taking care of babies, but I remember that two vaccines need to be given within 24 hours of birth. Newborn babies have no protective barriers, and their immunity is relatively weak at this stage. Timely vaccination is also a guarantee of health."
"It's just that we're not sure whether there is a vaccine yet." Tang Anan looked back at the route he took to the hospital, but felt very confused.
Shen Yating was somewhat helpless holding the child, Lu Jin was checking the parenting content on his mobile phone, and Lu Sikai looked at the child in Shen Yating's arms, not knowing what he was thinking.
The surrounding forest was eerily silent. After the zombies were killed, there were no other living creatures except for them. As they were thinking, the crying of a baby woke them up.
"Could it be that she's hungry?" Lu Jin explained as he took care of Shen Yating and fed her. "Usually, you can breastfeed your baby half an hour after birth. Many pregnant women secrete colostrum before giving birth. At this time, you can let your baby try sucking on colostrum, which is very good for milk secretion. Colostrum is also very nutritious and good for your health."
Tang Anan didn't want the baby's crying to attract the surrounding zombies again, so she observed the situation nearby and offered her own opinion, "Let's go to the hospital or pharmacy to look for him."
"There may be a lot of zombies in the hospital, but that doesn't make it easy to take away too many medicines. Maybe there are some left." Lu Sikai continued Tang Anan's words, "But this idea is too dangerous. Besides, our mission this time is to kill the zombies here. Have we killed all the zombies this time?"
"Not yet." Tang Anan looked at the message on her phone. There was a large area of red scattered on it, seemingly without any pattern, but it formed a slowly gathering circle around them.
"This is my task. You take the child back to the base first. At least there are better conditions to take care of the child there." Tang Anan did not tell the situation, wanting to make Lu Jin and Shen Yating's joy last a little longer, but it did not escape Lu Sikai's observation.
"Is the situation serious?" Lu Sikai approached Tang Anan and saw that she looked a little unwell. He whispered to her, "Don't be afraid. I'm here."
"Try to get the baby back safely." Tang Anan pondered for a moment and whispered, "We are surrounded. There is only one way out."
"Let's break the danger and let Lu Jin and the others leave first. The two of us can handle the mission." Lu Sikai said, looking at Lu Jin's anxious yet happy expression as he took care of the child. "They have finally come to this point after all the hardships they have endured. We absolutely cannot let anything go wrong at this critical juncture."
"Well, luckily this place isn't far from the base. We can escort them back to the base first, then come and kill the zombies. If we have enough time, we can rest first. After that, we can go to the vicinity of the hospital." Tang Anan arranged the follow-up matters and analyzed the situation by looking at the large red dot on the communicator. "The zombies are gathering, but they don't seem to be particularly strong. The only strange thing is that this breakthrough point seems to have been left intentionally."
Tang Anan quieted down, and everything around her seemed to become silent. There was a rotten smell in the air. Tang Anan frowned, and Lu Sikai responded to her silence, observing the surroundings and thinking.
"You suspect that there are advanced zombies controlling them to form a circle around us."
"Furthermore, this high-level zombie knows our route. The breakthrough point was left intentionally by it, which makes it even more dangerous. This time it's a trap. It's very likely that the zombie even knows where our base is."
The two of them expressed their observations and judgments to each other, and then Tang Anan and Lu Sikai looked at each other and at Lu Jin's family.
"We can't leave this zombie here. We need to find a way to kill it." Tang An'an said after expressing her judgment, "It will be very difficult to escort Lu Jin and the others back."
"We're being targeted. We can't leave quickly with a baby here. If we're not careful, the baby and the pregnant woman will become hostages. Wait, there's a new situation." Tang Anan watched as the zombies on the communicator stopped gathering and began to scatter. Tang Anan didn't understand the situation and could only say, "The zombies are scattered."
"Perhaps, its target was you, but because I came, it gave up when it knew it couldn't defeat you." Lu Sikai sneered, "It's a pity that it's still not smart enough. It made a wrong judgment this time."
"With a pregnant woman and a baby here, it's not difficult to lead you out."
"The difficulty lies in time. Shen Yating and her son both need time to rest, and they need to recover as soon as possible." Tang Anan took over the conversation, "Anyway, let's go back."
After reaching a consensus, the two men explained the situation to Lu Jin and his wife in a positive direction and then began to form a team to go home.
The breath of rotting zombies in the empty forest kept penetrating into everyone's bodies. Shen Yating covered the baby's mouth and nose to let her breathe less zombie gas to avoid any adverse effects.
"By the way, the child hasn't been named yet. Do you have any ideas?" Lu Jin wanted to ease the overly heavy atmosphere and brought up the issue of naming the child.
Tang Anan looked at the surrounding forest and was a little worried about whether there would be zombies around. Lu Sikai put his hand on her shoulder and said, "You should take care of your own family affairs. Otherwise, what else do you need me for?"
"Well, we are good brothers, so we can discuss this matter. Besides, you are the child's savior. Without you, the child and her mother would have died."
Lu Jin spoke of his thoughts, and Shen Yating beside him nodded in agreement.
"Yes, without you this time, we really wouldn't be able to hold on. Thank you especially to An An."
"Why are you thanking me?" Tang Anan observed her surroundings, and the more she thought about it, the more she felt something was wrong. She said, "Don't you think it's too quiet?"
"We'd still run into a few on our way back even if we tried to avoid them, but there weren't any zombies on this road."
"The forest in the apocalypse is indeed very quiet, but it's not surprising that there are no zombies." Lu Jin didn't feel how dangerous it was and still protected Shen Yating and the baby and followed behind Tang Anan and Lu Sikai.
"No, that's not right. This silence doesn't seem like we've avoided the zombies. It's more like..."
Lu Sikai took over Tang Anan's words before she could finish speaking.
"It seems like the zombies are avoiding us."
Then Lu Sikai protected Tang An'an behind him and said, "All of you step back."
Tang Anan was a little dazed after being pushed by Lu Sikai. She only saw the person coming after she saw Lu Sikai take action.
There wasn't a single piece of normal flesh on its body, yet it held a fresh human arm in its hand. A foul smell emanated from it, the same as what I had smelled along the way. Its organs had been dragged outside and had long been worn out, and fishy, sticky liquid was flowing out from all parts of its body.
It’s that advanced zombie, it came in person.
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