Night falls.
The survivors in the canteen were on high alert, and none of them slept.
But even as dawn broke, they didn't hear a single zombie scratching at the wall.
If it were just for one night, it wouldn't be a big deal.
The problem was that for the next three days, not only did they not see any zombies during the day, but they also did not hear any zombie scratching at the walls at night.
The group began to suspect that Yang Shize and his teacher had made a mistake, and that the zombies had actually left.
Zhang Yun was also a little confused.
However, according to the original story, the zombie horde would indeed not attack for another week.
Could it be that these zombies are affected by the forces of fate, and even if they evolved ahead of time, they can only wait until the exact time to attack?
This naive idea was overturned on the third night.
A zombie horde is coming!
Hearing the unusually rapid and violent impacts outside, everyone in the base woke up.
Everyone was a little scared, but thankfully they didn't think it was too much trouble to remove the defensive facilities they had set up.
"All girls and students who are not capable of fighting, retreat to the cellar. As before, the first team will hold the line. Once they are half exhausted, the second team will take over. We must not let the zombies break through the defense line!"
A teacher directed the group's actions in an orderly manner.
Seeing that Yiyi and several girls had hidden in the cellar, Zhang Yun drew his Tang sword and stood with Yang Shize.
The thought of the door being smashed open and over a hundred hideous zombies rushing in made Zhang Yun's hands tremble slightly.
Then, his slightly trembling hand was grasped by a warm hand.
Yang Shize's voice was soft but firm: "Don't be afraid, I will protect you."
A warm feeling suddenly rose in Zhang Yun's heart.
As if he had been comforted, his heart calmed down, and his hands stopped trembling.
Zhang Yun felt somewhat ashamed that he had been comforted by someone so much younger than himself.
He whispered to Yang Shize, "Thank you."
Yang Shize smiled at him and released his hand.
Zhang Yun was somewhat dazed; this was the first time he had ever seen Yang Shize smile.
So he can smile!
With a loud "bang".
The zombies finally smashed a hole in the outer gate and smelled the strong human scent coming from inside. The zombies went berserk and desperately tried to squeeze inside.
Tables and chairs were used as roadblocks near the gate. When the zombies came in, they were tripped up and killed by the well-prepared crowd.
But the hole in the gate was getting bigger and bigger, and more and more zombies were getting closer to their defensive line, and everyone began to feel the pressure increasing.
While Zhang Yun kept slashing at the zombies with his sword, he silently counted the number of zombies in his mind.
He was then horrified to discover that, unlike the information that described a second-tier zombie leading more than a hundred first-tier zombies, the number of first-tier zombies that had come this time, as far as he could see, had exceeded two hundred!
Moreover, zombies were still pouring in from behind the gate.
How is that possible? A Tier 2 zombie can only command a maximum of about 150 Tier 1 zombies!
Just then, a loud "bang" came from the gate, answering Zhang Yun's question.
A zombie about two meters tall grabbed the edge of the hole in the door and yanked it outwards. The alloy roller shutter door was torn to shreds like a piece of paper.
Tier 2 Strength-type Zombie!
Behind the zombie, a dark shadow drifted over like a wisp of smoke, heading straight for Zhang Yun.
With a clang, Yang Shize's axe was just in time to block Zhang Yun's attack before the black smoke arrived, stopping a black claw that reeked of blood.
The zombie missed its first attack and immediately scattered and retreated, dodging Yang Shize's follow-up attack with astonishing speed.
There's even a Tier 2 speed-type zombie!
"How could there be two Tier 2 zombies!" Zhang Yun's face showed an expression of disbelief.
One is already hard to kill, and now there are two! God, are you kidding me?!
Upon hearing from Zhang Yun that there were two Tier 2 zombies and that they had personally witnessed their combat power, the survivors panicked.
Yang Shize, however, remained calm in the face of crisis. He said, "You hold off the big one first, I'll go kill this one, the rest of you continue to hold the line."
His words inexplicably had a calming power, which helped Zhang Yun and the others regain their composure.
Swinging his sword, Zhang Yun cut down several level-one zombies in front of him and headed towards the power-type zombie that was approaching the defensive line.
Although the larger of the two zombies looked more formidable, and Yang Shize's order seemed to suggest that he was sending Zhang Yun to deal with the tougher one while Zhang Yun was picking on the weaker one, Zhang Yun didn't think that way.
No matter how fast Zhang Yun is, he can't compare to a second-tier speed-type zombie; he'd only be a punching bag in a fight against one.
Only Yang Shize, who has undergone balanced evolution, can fight back and forth against speed-type zombies with his strong combat intuition and speed.
The only solution right now is for Zhang Yun to hold off the strength-type zombie while Yang Shize deals with the speed-type one, and then the two of them can work together to kill the current one.
Moreover, the speed of a second-tier strength-type zombie is no different from that of a first-tier zombie. With Zhang Yun's agile skills, that zombie couldn't even touch the hem of his clothes.
This is where the benefits of single-resilience evolution become apparent.
After fighting for so long, everyone else had taken turns to recover their strength, and even Yang Shize was a little out of breath. Zhang Yun, however, was still full of energy, calm and composed, and showed no signs of fatigue.
"Yun-ge is so strong!"
"Is that martial arts? That last strike was so cool!"
"I want to learn..."
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Several students who had been called down by the teacher because they had exhausted more than half of their energy and were being replaced by others rested and recovered their strength while glancing at Zhang Yun and whispering among themselves.
"Those girls who always mutter that Yun-ge is a bottom should really come and see for themselves. How could someone as awesome as him be a bottom?"
"Yun-ge looks too delicate, unlike Ze-ge, who looks like a real man at first glance."
"With Yun-ge's looks and temperament, he would definitely outshine a bunch of young heartthrobs if he were a star."
"Ze-ge is not bad either, he just doesn't like to talk."
Perhaps it was Yang Shize and Zhang Yun's strength that gave them confidence, and the crowd was no longer as nervous and afraid as they had been at the beginning. They even had the mood to comment on their appearance.
After fighting the zombies for more than ten minutes, Yang Shize created an opening. The zombies fell for the trap and launched a surprise attack. Before they could retreat, Yang Shize chopped off their heads with an axe.
"Roar~"
Before the crowd could cheer, the zombie that Zhang Yun had lured away seemed to sense something, suddenly roared and charged towards Yang Shize.
Yang Shize had just fought for a long time and had also fought and killed a speed zombie. He was in a period of weakness where his old strength had just been used up and his new strength had not yet arrived. If he were to face a strength-type zombie now, he would surely die!
Zhang Yun hurriedly tried to chase after him and entangle him, but was stopped by a group of level one zombies.
"Get out of my way!"
Zhang Yun shouted and swung his knife repeatedly.
Although he killed all the zombies, his speed was slowed down, and he couldn't provide support in time.
At the defensive line, everyone could see that Yang Shize was in deep danger, and they all wanted to go and help him.
But the level one zombies on this side of the defense line suddenly started breaking out like madmen.
The people sitting behind, recovering their strength, pushed forward, barely managing to hold the line together and prevent it from breaking. They had no time to worry about anything else.
"Yang Shize!!!"
As the powerful zombie's claws pierced Yang Shize's heart, Zhang Yun felt as if his heart was about to stop.
His vision suddenly went blank for a moment, and when it returned, Yang Shize's face was magnified in front of him.
Just when Zhang Yun thought he was hallucinating from excessive tension, a terrible pain suddenly came from his back.
Zhang Yun collapsed before he could even let out a scream.
"Ah Yun!"
Yang Shize's heart-wrenching roar echoed in my ears.
Zhang Yun suddenly felt that the voice was very familiar, as if a long time ago, this person had also called him that.
In his remaining consciousness, he felt a blazing white light emanating from the person holding him in front of him.
This is... the radiance of the protagonist's level-up!!!
Before this last thought could even flash through his mind, Zhang Yun completely fainted.
...
Zhang Yun was awakened by a series of sharp pains coming from his back. His consciousness was still blurry, and he tried to wake up, but he was unsuccessful.
He could faintly hear voices, which seemed to be Yang Shize and Yiyi discussing how to save him.
Zhang Yun was in so much pain that he could hardly bear it anymore. All he wanted to do was beg them to stop trying to save him and just give him a quick death!
Anyway, I have an immunity card, so I can come back to life even if I die.
But when he opened his mouth, he could only let out two weak breaths and couldn't say anything at all.
Amidst the persistent pain, Zhang Yun lost consciousness again.
He was repeatedly awakened and fainted several times by the pain. Occasionally, when he regained a sliver of consciousness, he could feel someone feeding him liquid food and bitter medicine, or wiping his body...
Zhang Yun tried desperately to open her eyes to see the other person's face, but she couldn't manage it and then fainted again from the pain.
After an unknown amount of time, Zhang Yun felt that the pain in his back had subsided, and he finally fell into a deep sleep.
When he woke up again, he found himself lying face down on a bed.
Judging from the surrounding environment, it seemed to be a simple hotel.
His back still ached slightly, but it was much better than before, so much better that he wouldn't faint from the pain again.
"Big brother! You're finally awake!" Yiyi's voice, filled with surprise and joy, rang in my ears.
Zhang Yun turned his head to look in the direction from which the sound came.
He saw Yiyi's cute and charming face, and a smile tugged at the corner of his mouth. "Ah... Yiyi, am I still alive?"
As soon as the sound came out, Zhang Yun was startled himself.
His voice was hoarse and dry, like that of an old man nearing the end of his life.
Hearing his voice, Yang Yiyi's eyes reddened and tears streamed down her face. "Big brother, you...you scared my brother and me to death!"
Zhang Yun wanted to comfort her, but those words seemed to have exhausted all the strength he had saved up.
He almost couldn't catch his breath and quickly shut his mouth to catch his breath.
"Yiyi, he just had surgery and is very weak. You need to let him recover first."
A very gentle and pleasant female voice rang out, and Zhang Yun couldn't help but turn his head to see what the speaker looked like.
Behind Yiyi stood a woman wearing a doctor's white coat.
She looked to be around twenty-three years old, with long hair casually tied back. Her appearance was pure and beautiful, and her temperament was quiet and gentle, making her unforgettable.
"I'm sorry, Jiajia, I forgot. I'll go get him a glass of water..."
Yang Yiyi wiped away her tears and went to the table next to her to get a teapot to pour water.
Seeing Zhang Yun looking over, the woman gave a generous and polite smile. "Zhang Yun, hello, my name is He Jiajia."
Zhang Yun was stunned, not because of the woman's smile, but because she was actually He Jiajia, the official CP female lead of Yang Shize!
According to the timeline, she and Yang Shize will not be able to meet for at least another four months!
What exactly happened during the time he was in a coma?
Having just woken up and immediately engaged in such mentally taxing thinking, Zhang Yun felt dizzy again and quickly closed her eyes to stop thinking.
At that moment, He Jiajia approached him, raised her hand, and released a beam of light that enveloped his back.
Zhang Yun felt the pain in her back ease, and her brows relaxed slightly.
"As expected of a single-regenerative evolutionist, your wounds heal incredibly fast. A normal person, after losing so much blood and having so much flesh and organs removed, would be paralyzed even if they didn't die. It's unbelievable that you were able to recover all your organs in such a short time..."
Before the apocalypse, He Jiajia was a renowned medical professor at a top university in China, a research-oriented talent who couldn't stop once she encountered a topic that interested her.
Hearing her use words like "organ removal" and "paralysis," Zhang Yun, who had always resisted getting injections since childhood, almost fainted again from fright.
"Um... excuse me for interrupting, but how long have I been unconscious?"
Taking advantage of her brief pause, Zhang Yun asked the question that had been on his mind.
Yang Yiyi poured a glass of warm water, scooped a spoonful of it, and fed it to him.
"Big brother, you've been in a coma for over three months."
It turns out three months have already passed...
"What?! Three months?!"
Zhang Yun got so excited that he almost couldn't stand up straight, but thankfully the pain in his back reminded him to lie down properly.
"Yes, that day, my brother was almost hit by a level two zombie. You teleported in front of him and blocked the fatal blow for him. When my brother saw you were injured, he evolved into a level two in anger and killed the level two zombie. But you had five bloody holes stabbed in your back by the zombie's claws. People at school said you would turn into a zombie and wanted to kill you..."
As Yiyi spoke, her eyes welled up with tears again.
She quickly wiped her eyes and continued in a tearful voice, "My brother absolutely refused, saying that you evolved with a single regenerative ability and wouldn't be so easily infected, but no one believed him, so my brother carried you away and took me with him."
"The wound on your back has healed because of your strong recovery ability, but you still have a fever and are in a coma. Your brother said it's because the virus is still in your body and hasn't been completely eliminated. We have to perform surgery to remove the part of your body that was infected by the virus."
"Then, he carried you on his back and took me to a hospital in the city to see if there were any surviving doctors who could perform the surgery on you."
“We searched for several hospitals and fought several fierce battles. We were almost wiped out. Fortunately, we met Sister Jiajia who was out looking for medicine. They saved us, and we came to this base with Sister Jiajia.”
Yiyi recounted the events of the past three months in just a few words, but Zhang Yun listened with tears streaming down his face.
Yang Shize was all alone, with himself who was completely unable to move and Yang Yiyi, who was only fourteen years old and had no fighting ability. How was he supposed to return to Mingzhu City, which was full of zombies, and find doctors and medicine in every hospital?
You know, hospitals are also among the most densely populated places!
Even for a second-tier evolved being, this was a near-death experience for him!
Yang Shize, you're really loyal!
If you didn't already have a destined partner in this life, I would definitely turn you gay and then repay you with my body!
Zhang Yun was so moved that she cried, and quickly buried her head in the pillow to wipe away her tears.
After a while, he suddenly remembered a detail he had overlooked—
The claim of having spatial abilities was just a lie he made up to make it easier to use space. How could he suddenly teleport to block an attack for Yang Shize?!
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