Chapter 90 Boomerang
9:00 AM on May 20th.
Lin Xi pushed the cleaning cart back and quietly went to the deserted warehouse.
Here are the clothes and protective gear she had prepared in advance.
She prepared a set of highly durable and tear-resistant windproof clothing, which would prevent her from being scratched and infected with the virus when she fought the zombies in close combat.
The same goes for gloves.
She looked like a quirky teenager coming to the doctor, dressed strangely.
Lin Xi put on a hat, hung goggles on top of his head, pulled up a protective mask, and tucked two daggers into his sleeves.
After checking the equipment, Lin Xi tightened her waist bag and stood between the outpatient building and the inpatient building, holding her tablet.
She can provide timely support no matter which building has a problem first. The tablet shows 16 images of people walking around hurriedly, with no abnormalities reported so far.
Lin Xi glanced at the time: 9:10.
My heart started pounding.
If the zombies spread to Lin Xi's former company at 10:00, then the outbreak time should be between 9:30 and 10:00.
Five minutes had passed, and Lin Xi was holding her tablet nervously when suddenly someone patted her on the shoulder.
She was startled, thinking that she had lingered there for too long and the patrolling security guards had recognized her. When she turned her head, she was met with the face of a young girl.
Lin Xi didn't recognize who it was at first.
"Coach Lin! It really is you!" the girl exclaimed in surprise.
The voice and the adoring gaze felt strangely familiar to Lin Xi. She tentatively asked, "Xiang...Xin?"
"It's me! It's me!" Xiang Xin exclaimed excitedly.
Lin Xi was helpless. She had clearly reminded the girl not to go to Area B on May 20th, but she didn't expect that the girl would not only come to Area B, but also to Hongwen Hospital.
Lin Xi asked, "What are you doing here? Did you come to see a doctor?"
Xiang Xin: "No, I came here specifically to find you!"
Lin Xi slowly broke out in a cold sweat: "How did you know I was here?"
"Oh... I heard you quit your job and are now working as a cleaner here."
"..." None of that matters. Lin Xi asked, "Why did you come to see me?"
Xiang Xin's eyes sparkled: "Didn't you say you were going to save the world on May 20th? I came here specifically to watch, and also to ask if you need any help."
Lin Xi's vision went black.
Xiang Xin's mental state is arguably even more worrying than hers.
Why would someone stack up a death buff and rush to become cannon fodder?
"You should leave now, don't stay in Area B."
Xiang Xin: "I'm not leaving. I'm really curious about what kind of disasters the world will face. Coach Lin, won't you be overwhelmed by yourself?"
Lin Xi felt that time was becoming increasingly tight and didn't want to argue with Xiang Xin any longer.
She did need help, and pushed the tablet she was holding to Xiang Xin: "You can take the tablet with you and monitor the situation on your way home."
"Wow!" Xiang Xin exclaimed excitedly, "So many images, you want me to observe the situation, right?"
"Listen to me!" Lin Xi took a deep breath. "Later, help me check the footage to see who is hitting and biting people. Once you find them, tell me. I will connect to the tablet for a phone call."
Xiang Xin blinked, gradually realizing from Lin Xi's serious tone that this was neither a drill nor a new type of league.
She solemnly accepted the tablet: "Okay."
Lin Xi: "From now on, go home. No matter what happens on screen, don't come back."
After seeing Xiang Xin off, Lin Xi put on a Bluetooth headset to stay in touch with her.
At 9:30, patients and their families were hurrying by, but there were still no abnormalities.
As the time drew closer, Lin Xi became increasingly nervous. She looked around and saw that every face she saw was somewhat pale.
Every pair of eyes seemed to turn grayish-green in the next moment.
The coughing continued, and Lin Xi seemed to hear the roars of zombies.
The hand holding the dagger inside the sleeve trembled involuntarily.
Take a deep breath and stay calm.
"How is it? Is there anything unusual?" Lin Xi asked in a low voice.
Xiang Xin's voice came through the headset: "Reporting, sir, everything is normal!"
Lin Xi was aggravated by the loud noise, and she gritted her teeth and said, "I know, keep it down."
"Okay!" Xiang Xin lowered her voice, but her tone couldn't hide her excitement.
She probably genuinely believed that Lin Xi was doing something incredibly incredible.
9.38
A commotion broke out in the outpatient hall.
Lin Xi quickly turned to face the outpatient building.
At the same time, Xiang Xin's voice came through the earpiece: "Coach Lin! There's a fight on the second floor of the outpatient clinic, ah... he actually bit someone!"
"!" Lin Xi rushed towards the outpatient building.
She has maintained her exercise routine over the past few years and has a strong sprinting ability, quickly rushing towards the second floor against the flow of people.
The people on the first floor were still busy with their own things, completely unaware of what was happening on the second floor.
As he ran, Lin Xi pulled out his walkie-talkie and shouted, "Everyone stand up! There's been a disturbance and assault at the outpatient clinic. Evacuate the crowd immediately!"
A confused voice came through the walkie-talkie, followed by another security guard's shout: "Hey! There really is a fight on the second floor! Several people have fallen!"
Several...
Lin Xi rushed up to the second floor and met a pair of greenish-blue eyes from afar.
It's here! It's appeared!
However, a nurse with a wound on her neck ran towards Lin Xi.
Infected!
Lin Xi brandished daggers in both hands and ran towards the forming zombie, killing the infected who was trying to escape with a single blow.
The crowd pointed and whispered about the zombies, unaware of the gravity of the situation.
"Get out of the way!" Lin Xi shouted.
Xiang Xin's horrified exclamation came through the earpiece: "Ah!! Coach Lin! How could you kill someone!!"
Lin Xi didn't care about anything else and rushed towards the blue-eyed zombie.
The zombie twisted its neck and raised its bloody claws to attack Lin Xi.
What a terrifying scene! But Lin Xi had already rehearsed this scene countless times in his mind. Without hesitation, he plunged the dagger into the zombie's head, and a tube of blood gushed out.
The people around seemed to realize that it was a zombie and scattered in all directions.
However, Lin Xi remembered that there was blood on the zombie's hands, which meant that it had clearly scratched someone!
But among those who scattered and fled, which one was infected?
Lin Xi called into her headset, "Is there anything else unusual?"
Xiang Xin seemed stunned, and stammered, "There's a fight at the clinic entrance... people are being arrested."
That's the area with the highest foot traffic! This is bad!
Lin Xi smashed the glass and jumped from the second floor. She had trained diligently for five years for this moment, aiming to blow a zombie's head off.
However, as people nearby began to experience strange changes in their eyes, Lin Xi swiftly intervened.
A security guard's panicked voice came through the walkie-talkie: "Murder! Murder! Someone's been murdered in the outpatient department!"
Xiang Xin's voice came through the earpiece: "A person with scratches is about to escape through the gate!"
Xiang Xin seemed to have deduced Lin Xi's movements from his actions—Lin Xi was killing people who bit or were bitten.
Xiang Xin didn't know what she was doing; she just subconsciously helped Lin Xi.
Lin Xi followed the door and saw a man clutching his arm, about to run away. His body was convulsing and he was about to turn into a zombie.
Lin Xi leaped forward and plunged the dagger in her right hand into the zombie's head.
The last infected person has been killed!
She breathed a sigh of relief.
However, before he could fully relax, a sharp pain struck.
The "bang" sound was still echoing in her ears. She was briefly gripped by tinnitus, and blood was gushing from her left arm.
"Clang!" The dagger, which he could no longer hold in his left hand, fell to the ground.
Lin Xi looked up blankly, only to find that the boomerang of fate had once again pierced her—
The familiar gun muzzle, the familiar sharp gaze.
Behind Yang Yicheng was an even more familiar face.
Lu Wei also pointed his gun at her.
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