Chapter 56 Fu Qing's Strength
The construction site and the hospital are separated by a road. Once you climb over the wall, you can see the hospital buildings standing in the sunlight.
The pharmacy is located on the east side of the entrance hall of the outpatient building. If you enter from the main gate, you can find it quickly. However, in front of the main gate is a grand square with a central garden and pavilion for inpatients to rest and stroll. Zombies dressed in blue and white hospital gowns can be seen dragging IV stands and clattering around the square.
The square has a wide view, making it almost impossible to avoid them and successfully enter the main gate.
The outpatient hall, which is connected to the pharmacy's dispensing counter, is also the central hub of the entire outpatient building. In the early stages of the outbreak, when the public was not yet clear about the virus's transmissibility, a large number of patients crowded into this hall, many of whom are still wandering around the outpatient hall, randomly appearing in various consultation rooms, corridors, and wards like little monsters.
If it weren't for the fact that only a month had passed since the outbreak, and the hospitals were filled with easily manageable low-level zombies, Lu Dongyu was certain that this instance would have been assigned to Hell difficulty.
After observing the floor plan, they decided to enter through the small door of the medical examination center on the west side, near the wall, and then go around to the east side of the outpatient building from the relatively less crowded second floor. They avoided crowded departments such as the infectious disease department along the way, and finally took the stairs to reach the back door of the pharmacy.
The two stealthily made their way along the green belt. The glass doors of the medical examination building had been smashed by zombies or fleeing crowds, scattering glass shards all over the ground, making a clattering sound as they walked.
Both women wore high-top leather boots, completely covered up, so they weren't afraid of being cut or pierced by the glass shards. However, to avoid making noise and attracting the attention of the zombies, they still tried to avoid the shards and waded through them quietly.
From the side entrance to the outpatient hall is a straight corridor connecting the east and west sides, which is equivalent to the main horizontal road of the outpatient building.
As they entered the building, the two immediately spotted the outpatient hall at the other end of the corridor.
The sight of the horde of zombies sent a chill down one's spine.
The corridor was covered in blood, and the pristine white walls were smeared with gruesome bloody handprints, testifying to the horrific scene that had unfolded there. Stretchers, medicine bottles, and even heavy chairs had been dragged to the center of the corridor, haphazardly blocking the passage and, to some extent, obstructing the zombies' view, preventing them from noticing the two living people who had quietly slipped in.
Several mangled corpses lay across the corridor.
Without the light, the long hospital corridor appeared exceptionally deep and dark.
After more than two months of training, Lu Dongyu had long since become accustomed to such bloody scenes and no longer screamed or showed fear. However, the thought that the city's central hospital was modeled after a hospital of the same name in S city, which she had even visited once last year, still made her heart tremble.
Fortunately, it wasn't my first time in this instance, otherwise I would definitely have dragged the principal down.
Just as Lu Dongyu was about to look away, a "snap" sound suddenly came from nearby.
A zombie wandered out of the half-open clinic door and tripped over the corpse in front of the door, making a noise.
In an instant, all the zombies wandering nearby stopped in their tracks.
As if in slow motion, in the gloomy corridor, the emaciated zombies all turned their heads in unison, looking in the direction of the two people—
Lu Dongyu's breathing suddenly became rapid.
Suddenly, someone pressed down on the back of his head with their palm, and the person next to him whispered, "Run!"
The fighting instincts honed in physical education class made Lu Dongyu's body much more agile than before the start of the semester. Following Fu Qing's force, she bent over and lunged forward. Her bent-over body was blocked by a row of metal seats in the middle of the road, and Lu Dongyu took the opportunity to lunge onto the stairs.
Fu Qing, who had stepped onto the surface first, reached out and grabbed Lu Dongyu by the collar, pulling her up to stop her from falling forward and causing her to actually crash into the tiles.
It's one thing to bump into something, but don't attract any more zombies.
The stairs were no longer within the sight of the zombies in the corridor. Lu Dongyu dared not move, holding her breath and listening for a long time. Realizing the zombies hadn't noticed her, she finally mouthed, still shaken, "Thank you..."
Realizing what had happened, Lu Dongyu blushed as her fate was suddenly seized by the scruff of her neck. A million thoughts raced through her mind: What was her weight when she last weighed herself? Would the principal think she was too heavy?
She can actually lift herself up with one hand, that's amazing...
Fu Qing shook his head and released his grip on the back of her collar.
As he withdrew his hand, the edge of his palm brushed against the skin on the back of Lu Dongyu's neck, and the latter could clearly feel the rough texture of the scars and calluses coming from that hand.
...The barrage of thoughts in her mind paused, and Lu Dongyu couldn't help but turn her head back.
It was only then that she noticed that not only her palms, but also her wrists, arms, and neck, almost every exposed part of Fu Qing's skin had scars.
Some had already healed, with pink new flesh growing back; others were covered with thick scabs, and a section of snow-white bandage peeked out from the cuff, winding and wrapping around, making Lu Dongyu feel a tightness in her chest.
How did she get through this past month?
Lu Dongyu subconsciously touched her arm hidden under her clothes—the combat pod didn't simulate this, but in reality, she had just developed a bruise on the same spot on her arm yesterday.
After training for so long, it's inevitable that she has various bruises and abrasions. Lu Dongyu would occasionally complain, but now she feels very lucky.
After adjusting her state, Lu Dongyu made a gesture to indicate that she was ready.
Fu Qing nodded gently.
From the moment she entered the hospital grounds, her relaxed expression vanished, and the occasional smile that flashed across her face when she talked with her new partner, Lu Dongyu, was replaced by a calm and focused look.
He was like a sharp blade with its edge hidden, just waiting to be drawn.
Lu Dongyu swallowed silently, forcing herself to focus on her surroundings.
With the help of the map, crossing the second floor was a smooth journey.
The biggest problem when navigating the hospital on previous occasions was the zombies that would suddenly appear out of nowhere. There were too many zombies in the hospital, and the overlapping footsteps made it easy to miss nearby noises. But this time, with Fu Qing by her side, she relied on sound to locate the zombies and helped the two of them avoid the sudden appearances of zombies countless times.
Only once, when he couldn't dodge it, Fu Qing took two quick steps and, before the zombie could turn around, grabbed its neck from behind with his forearm, stabbing the fruit knife in his temple.
Before the zombie could even utter a roar, it collapsed limply.
As the blade was pulled out, it brought with it some soft, red and white shavings that splashed onto Fu Qing. She casually wiped them off and gestured for Lu Dongyu to continue.
This was the first time Lu Dongyu had seen the principal kill zombies.
She was almost stunned, unable to understand how killing zombies was as simple as throwing away a piece of trash for the principal.
...
When Fu Qing patted Lu Dongyu's shoulder again, Lu Dongyu knew that there were more zombies coming from the intersection ahead.
Recalling the map, she quickly pushed open a door, and the two slipped inside, revealing a storage room.
Fu Qingxian, Lu Dongyu gently and very slowly released the handle.
The latch clicked shut, the sound was very soft, and the approaching, dragging footsteps of the zombies outside the door did not change. Lu Dongyu breathed a sigh of relief and took a half step back, but bumped into Fu Qing's back.
She remained motionless, her shoulders slightly hunched, her muscles tense—a prelude to an outburst.
"..." Lu Dongyu realized something and turned her head stiffly.
The closing of the door created a gust of air, stirring up dust. The storage room was dark, with curtains blocking out most of the light, except for a beam of sunlight that pierced straight through the hazy, gloomy space from the open central section.
Like a meaningful shot in a movie, where the beam of light falls, lies a dead man.
His eyes were wide open as he looked at the sunlight outside the window.
He was still wearing a summer short-sleeved shirt, with his arms and neck roughly wrapped in layers of plastic wrap, tightly protecting his exposed vulnerable parts, seemingly naively believing that this would protect him from zombie attacks.
But it was clear that he had failed.
Five zombies were crawling on the man's body in the shadows where the sunlight couldn't reach, their backs arched with jagged, jagged curves, gnawing tirelessly, the rustling sounds echoing in the quiet, secret room.
Judging from the state of the body, it must have been only half a day since the man broke in.
There was no putrid smell in the air, only a fresh, strong smell of blood.
So, like them, he was desperate and came to the hospital to find medicine. After climbing in through the window, he was attacked by zombies in the room and died there.
Lu Dongyu's eyes darted around as he tried to look at the half-open window without making a sound—or perhaps he was first attacked and killed by one or two zombies, and the smell of blood from his corpse attracted more zombies until a gust of wind blew the door shut from the inside, trapping the zombies and the corpses together in the room.
...In any case, this was an unexpected turn of events.
Who would have thought that a whole five zombies would be hidden in the tightly closed storage room!
Lu Dongyu cursed under her breath.
Even if they are low-level zombies, there are too many of them! Besides, the storage room is less than 20 square meters, and it is full of shelves, so there is no room to maneuver at all.
We have no choice but to run!
She reached behind her to open the door, but one of the zombies facing them raised its head at that moment.
Most of its face was covered in blood, leaving only the whites of its eyes visible—empty, cloudy eyes.
Its gaze was deep and unfathomable, then it slowly opened its mouth: "Roar—"
Almost at the same moment the zombie roared, Fu Qing suddenly darted out!
Lu Dongyu's pupils contracted sharply, barely catching her movement.
The killing intent erupted in an instant, and that figure, still slender compared to years later, was extremely resolute, as if she dared to venture into a dragon's den or a tiger's lair.
The zombies, which had been facing away from the doorway, turned around and opened their mouths wide towards their approaching prey. They had no idea what was happening; they only instinctively showed expressions of wild, excited rage, their nostrils flaring as they snorted.
The first zombie to raise its head had already stood up and was still swaying to maintain its balance when Fu Qing kicked it hard in the side of its face. Its rotten and fragile neck instantly tilted, its head twisted almost 180 degrees, and its bones made a terrifying cracking sound.
The novice zombie still relies on its spine to control its movements. Although a broken spine won't kill it, it's essentially useless. Its body crashed onto a nearby shelf, and thick dust fell down, blurring the view in the room. Fu Qing bent down to avoid the dust, her movements nonstop. As she landed, her wrist tightened, and her right hand plunged a sharp blade straight into the eye socket of another zombie.
Then, without pausing, it was pulled out—
Blood spurted out.
Everything happened so fast that Lu Dongyu hadn't even had time to react before the two zombies had already fallen silent.
From just now until now... has it been three seconds?
She stared wide-eyed, almost frozen in place, before snapping out of her daze and quickly following after him.
It's not that I'm worried the principal will run into trouble without help, but rather...
If she doesn't act soon, she might not even be able to snatch one!
At that time, it might be seen as slacking off.
While Lu Dongyu was desperately trying to stop one of the zombies and using her skills to deal with it, the principal's wicked hand had already reached for the third zombie.
Relying on the thick, abrasion-resistant gloves she was wearing, she pressed her fingers against the zombie's jaw, wedging them at the joints to forcefully stop its biting motion. Even as it spewed foul-smelling gas from its mouth, she remained calm and efficient.
One push and one pull, and another victory is won.
The zombie collapsed, exhausted. Fu Qing frowned and turned her head away before slowly exhaling.
It stinks horribly.
Three of the five zombies fell in the blink of an eye, and the remaining one was locked in combat with Lu Dongyu. Because it was a head-on confrontation and the zombie was very burly in its previous life, Lu Dongyu was having a little trouble fighting it, but it was not to the point of being unable to win.
Fu Qing glanced at her and, seeing that she could handle it quickly, beckoned to the last zombie that was eyeing Lu Dongyu with its finger and whispered, "Hey, your opponent is here."
Lu Dongyu was engrossed in the battle when she suddenly heard Fu Qing's words. Her knife slipped, and she almost stabbed herself.
She still had the energy to provoke...
The principal could easily deal with the five zombies in the enclosed room. Before the zombies mutated, was this so-called apocalypse really difficult for him to survive?
This is her from five years ago.
Lu Dongyu felt a sense of bewilderment.
The principal's strength seemed to be far more terrifying than they had previously imagined.
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