Lu Ci refused to let go, so Cheng Jinzhi had no choice but to harden his heart and pry her arms open. But as soon as he pried one open, Lu Ci quickly wrapped herself around him again. His plan to put Lu Ci down and lure away the special zombies seemed impossible. But if they didn't do it, no one would survive.
When Lu Ci noticed that Cheng Jinzhi had stopped prying her arm, she breathed a sigh of relief and said tearfully, "If we're going to die, we'll die together."
"good."
As expected, Cheng Jinzhi did nothing next, and Lu Ci felt relieved. She didn't dare to mention asking Cheng Jinzhi to give up on her again, and silently shed tears while pressing against his back and covering her flat stomach.
Mo Shuwan and Wen Zuo, who were following behind, were constantly entangled by zombies. Every time they dealt with a zombie, the distance they had just closed with the special zombie would immediately widen again.
Seeing that they were about to enter the city if they kept running like this, Mo Shuwan became anxious and said, "Let's fire and lure the zombies over."
Wen Zuo nodded and was about to pull the trigger when he heard a loud human roar. He paused for a moment, then immediately pulled the trigger.
Having already resigned himself to death, Cheng Jinzhi's eyes lit up with hope upon hearing the gunshot. He immediately changed direction and sprinted towards the source of the gunfire. He slashed his arm, the scent of blood attracting the special zombies that followed him. However, as he ran, he was also suffering immense mental torment. The special zombies were chasing him; if he spoke out, they might leave immediately, but if he didn't, they might also be implicated...
Mo Shuwan and Wen Zuo stood still. They could hear the approaching growls of the zombies. Now, all they had to do was wait for the special zombie to rush up and kill it with a single shot.
To ensure Wen Zuo could concentrate on aiming, Mo Shuwan kept circling around him, clearing away any zombies that happened to wander by.
Not long after, a series of urgent shouts suddenly rang out. Mo Shuwan and Wen Zuo were both a little surprised. They didn't expect the other party to tell them that there were special zombies following behind them. After all, in this era, most people would silently lure special zombies in order to survive.
Not getting a response, Cheng Jinzhi became anxious and shouted hurriedly, panting, "I will act as bait myself. You only need to fire one shot, just one shot!"
Still receiving no response, Cheng Jinzhi's heart sank completely, but he still held onto the last glimmer of hope and continued running. As his strength gradually gave out, he finally vaguely saw two figures. Surprise spread in his eyes, and Cheng Jinzhi quickly ran a few more steps forward, then turned a corner and stopped abruptly in a position that was advantageous for Wen Zuo to shoot. He panted heavily and nervously watched the special zombies that were rapidly approaching.
The special zombie roared and pounced on Cheng Jinzhi. Wen Zuo pursed his lips and pulled the trigger the instant the special zombie stopped and was about to bite Cheng Jinzhi's bleeding arm.
Cheng Jinzhi collapsed along with the special zombie, panting heavily as she stared at its corpse, completely bewildered. Upon realizing the zombie was truly dead, she abruptly stood up. "Thank you!"
After saying that, she immediately turned back. She had only run halfway when she saw Lu Ci, who was dragging her injured leg and running towards her with tears streaming down her face. Her nose tingled, and she quickly rushed over and hugged Lu Ci tightly. "I told you, I'll be fine, but you didn't believe me."
Lu Ci cried in Cheng Jinzhi's arms for a long time, her eyes red as she cautiously asked, "I heard gunshots just now, did they come after us?"
"No, it wasn't them."
Hearing the denial, Lu Ci breathed a sigh of relief. It is becoming increasingly difficult for humans to conceive naturally. When she found out she was pregnant, she was both happy and scared. She hoped to have a child with Jinzhi, but she also understood that if the news of her natural pregnancy were to be revealed, she would inevitably be reduced to a breeding tool. However, no matter how hard she tried to hide it, she could not hide it in the end.
Because she was still pregnant, no one dared to make a move during this time. Originally, Cheng Jinzhi and Lu Ci planned to save some food before finding an opportunity to escape, but they were discovered by the other party and had to escape ahead of time. Of course, the escape process was not smooth.
The two looked at each other and gave each other a wry smile.
Encountering that special zombie was probably lucky for the two of them. If it weren't for that special zombie, they would probably have been captured and taken back by now. At this moment, the people in the safe zone who tried to capture them are dead, the special zombie is dead, and they are still alive.
On the highway some distance away, Mo Shuwan stared blankly at the new line of bloody words on the back of her hand.
Side Quest: Rescue the Survivors (1)
Mo Shuwan was somewhat bewildered. It was indeed a good thing that there were more side quests that could earn points, but it was clearly Wen Zuo who had attacked just now.
Do you have this side quest to rescue survivors?
Wen Zuo nodded with a smile.
Mo Shuwan breathed a sigh of relief. "I got credit too. I guess it's because I killed zombies earlier, which allowed you to focus on aiming at the special zombies, so I got credit for it too."
Wen Zuo was overjoyed that Mo Shuwan could accumulate a lot of points. Upon hearing this, he was even happier than Mo Shuwan herself. However, he quickly pointed to the special zombie lying on the ground and then tapped the watermelon knife in Mo Shuwan's hand with his finger, looking very serious.
Remembering what Wen Zuo had said last night about having an extra task to kill special zombies, Mo Shuwan immediately understood what he wanted her to do. She shook her head and said, "No need. I've already killed enough zombies, and I'll definitely get enough points. Besides, I can't kill special zombies." She paused, then added seriously, "Don't think about leaving them specifically for me to kill."
Wen Zuo did have this idea, but seeing Mo Shuwan's serious face, he had no choice but to give it up. Special zombies were more powerful than those under the influence of the Blood Moon, and between points and safety, safety was of course more important.
After chasing after the special zombie for nearly an hour, constantly killing it, Mo Shuwan's stamina had reached its limit. After discussing it with Wen Zuo, they decided to return to the safe zone first.
However, the zombies attracted by the gunfire still need to be dealt with first.
This time, Mo Shuwan didn't rush forward to kill, but followed behind Wen Zuo to mainly kill the zombies that had slipped through. Fortunately, there weren't many zombies on the highway, and they had already killed quite a few. The two of them took less than five minutes to deal with all the zombies.
Instead of rushing towards the safe zone, Mo Shuwan, who was almost at her limit, squatted down, threw the watermelon knife on the ground, and stared blankly at her hands, which were trembling involuntarily due to exhaustion.
Wen Zuo also squatted down in front of Mo Shuwan, looked at her trembling hands, pursed his lips and took out paper and pen from his pocket.
—Can I massage it for you?
"Thank you for your help."
Wen Zuo shook his head and answered in his heart: It's no trouble.
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