It wasn't just Qiao An'an and the others who thought this masked man was strange.
Even the woman in the SUV stood up: "How could you associate with those beasts?"
Because of what the woman said.
Qiao An'an and the others guessed that the woman didn't know why this masked man was here either.
As expected, upon hearing the woman's question, the seventeen or eighteen-year-old boy who had removed his ghost mask showed barely concealed panic, and then unconsciously lowered his eyes: "When the orphanage was occupied, you told me, Big Sister, to take my younger brothers and sisters away. I failed to complete the task you gave me, Big Sister, and we were captured by them..."
The woman seemed dissatisfied with the answer and slammed her fist on the steering wheel: "Of course I know you've been captured by them! I'm asking you why you're wearing the same ghost mask as those bastards?!"
The piercing sound of the car horn startled the boy.
This also made Qiao An'an and the others very wary. Even though this was the middle of nowhere, it didn't mean there were no zombies at all. The gunfight earlier was loud enough, and now this woman was honking her horn. She wouldn't stop until she attracted the zombies from the vicinity. Fortunately, Shen Zhou had already entered the hardware store, so even if zombies came, they would be safe.
The boy seemed to realize this as well, and walked up to the SUV, trying to pull the woman away.
The woman, with lightning speed, pressed a dagger against the boy's throat: "Don't tell me you joined them out of fear. Have you forgotten how the headmaster and the others died?!"
A wave of zombies was drawn over by the gunfire and loudspeaker noise.
Outside the hardware store, the sibling rivalry continues to unfold.
Inside the hardware store, Qiao An'an and the others sat watching the drama unfold: "No way, no way, can't they see the zombies?"
At this moment, the boy who had been hesitating finally spoke: "I know, but they said if I don't join them, they'll kill my younger siblings..."
The boy's eyes were wet as he spoke.
The woman abruptly withdrew the dagger she had already plunged into the boy's skin, and instead plunged it into the head of a zombie that was near her.
The zombies immediately fell to the ground like rags.
But even more zombies were already rushing towards them.
"You get in the car first!"
The woman shoved the boy away and then faced the zombies that pounced on her alone.
Qiao An'an and the others all thought this woman was dead.
Unexpectedly, she moved through the zombie horde with ease, wielding a dagger with a ferocity that even surpassed that of Chen Zhou, their strongest fighter.
Li Jianguo stared wide-eyed: "Are you sure this is a woman?"
No matter how strong the woman was, she was only facing thirty or forty zombies. The boy she pushed away didn't seem to have much combat experience. He fired several shots at the zombies, but they all hit the zombies' shoulders and bodies.
After thinking for a moment, Shen Zhou said to Qiao An'an and the others, "I think we should save them."
On the street, the boy had run out of bullets in his pistol, and several zombies were already attacking him.
The woman was trying to save the boy, and in the blink of an eye, her back was exposed to the zombies.
She knew it wasn't good.
But it was too late.
Just as she was in despair, an arrow struck the zombie in the back.
The woman then saw the door of the hardware store suddenly pushed open, and several fully armed men and women came out, brandishing various weapons and slashing at the zombies' heads.
The woman, the boy, and Qiao An'an, a group of six, dealt with the thirty or forty zombies attracted by the sound in less than fifteen minutes.
Although Qiao An'an and the others helped.
The woman showed no sign of gratitude. She stared at the nails on the ground and said coldly, "You put all these nails here, didn't you?"
Qiao An'an and the others remained silent, which was taken as tacit agreement.
Chen Zhou spoke up, "We're doing this to deal with the masked man. Since we have the same goal, why can't we cooperate?"
The woman glanced at Chen Zhou: "Why should I believe you?"
Qiao An'an looked at the boy standing behind the woman: "We were living a good life before. It was the masked man who destroyed our home. We are victims just like you. If you don't believe me, you can ask your good brother!"
Upon hearing this, the woman looked towards the boy.
The boy nodded to the woman.
Chen Zhou added, "We don't know if more zombies will come. It's not safe to stay outside any longer. How about we go inside and talk in detail?"
The woman paused for a moment, then took the lead and walked towards the hardware store, with the boy following behind.
Chi Xiaoyu retrieved her arrows from the zombie before following the others into the house.
After entering the house, the woman first asked the boy behind her, "Are your younger siblings alright?"
The boy paused for a moment before speaking: "It's not good. My younger brother and fourth sister were beaten to death a few days ago, and yesterday my third sister was thrown into a pile of zombies..."
Listen to the boy.
This reminded Qiao An'an and the others of what they had witnessed last night.
That girl must be the third sister the boy was talking about.
The woman's eyes turned bloodshot after hearing this, and she gripped the dagger, ready to rush out: "Damn it! I'm going to kill those beasts right now!!!"
The boy grabbed the woman's arm: "Ma'am, please, don't be impulsive!"
The woman forcefully pushed the boy away: "Don't stop me!!!"
The boy burst into tears: "My younger brother and sister are all gone. I only have my older sister left in this world. Sister, I beg you, please don't go..."
The woman, who was originally very resolute, hesitated for a moment after the boy started crying.
Seeing this, Qiao An'an said, "How about we reconsider the cooperation we just talked about?"
The woman looked at Qiao An'an: "How do we cooperate?"
Qiao An'an replied, "We'll disguise ourselves as masked men and infiltrate the prison to take them all down."
The woman looked up at Qiao An'an and asked, "Would the masked man believe that?"
Qiao An'an: "That depends on whether your younger brother cooperates or not."
Woman: "What do you mean?"
When Qiao An'an saw the boy take off the ghost mask, she had a bold idea: "Let's change into the ghost mask man's clothes and have your brother lead us in!"
The boy was terrified after hearing this: "No, no, this is too dangerous. If the boss finds out, we'll all be dead..."
The girl was very annoyed by the boy's cowardly appearance. She hit the boy's head hard and said, "The masked man killed our director, stole our supplies, and killed our younger brothers and sisters. We must avenge this. If we can kill one before we die, we'll break even. If we kill two, we'll make a profit."
The boy was so beaten by the woman that he dared not make a sound.
The matter is now settled.
Fang Yuyang and the others stripped the clothes off the dead masked men, but these masked men were all burly men, and their clothes looked too out of place on women.
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