Apocalyptic Disaster: Stockpile Supplies for Free and Make a Comeback

Chapter 23 Escape
One zombie fell, but more rushed out after it. Jiang Shi'an reached out and pulled her behind him. The tip of his knife plunged into the temple of a zombie that lunged at him, his voice devoid of emotion.
"You were protecting yourself so well just now, and now you dare to charge forward even with injuries?"

"Because I need you." Song Jinhe covered her wound and crawled out of the skylight. "You said that if you died, I definitely wouldn't see the dawn."

Even after climbing onto the roof, the zombies continued their relentless pursuit. Among them, the zombie in the tracksuit moved with incredible agility, exuding arrogance despite its buffs.

Bats flew over her head, and Song Jinhe lowered her head and buried it in her hat, reminding Jiang Shi'an of the location and distance of the zombies as she searched for the way.

Shooting randomly when visibility is poor not only wastes bullets but also misses the opportunity to kill zombies and gets yourself killed.

Although he has a pampered, noble, and beautiful face, Jiang Shi'an handles crises with remarkable composure. Even when a zombie is right in front of him, about to tear him apart, he calmly picks up a gun and points it into the zombie's mouth.

Song Jinhe planned to use a Molotov cocktail to have him take care of the ones that were following closely first.

"Five of them, all very close together as the crow flies. Is this side okay for you?"

With her natural talent, throwing bottles shouldn't go wrong. I should still let Jiang Shi'an know, just in case he's not prepared.

"can."

Hearing the sound of a magazine being changed, Song Jinhe turned around and threw a Molotov cocktail. Guided by the flames, the bullet sliced ​​through the air and shattered the cocktail.

Flames spread across the air as the bald zombie leaped into the air.

Amidst the flying sparks, Jiang Shi'an stood in front of Song Jinhe, his gaze sharp yet calm as he raised his right hand.

In that instant, Song Jinhe raised her eyes, staring at the straight back in front of her and the black blood splattered beside her. The firelight reflected in her pupils suddenly froze.

Then, several gunshots rang out, and the zombies were shot one after another and rolled down.

The two worked together in this way and actually managed to find a way out of the long night.

Song Jinhe sat in the coffee library, leaning against the bookshelf, and let out a long sigh of relief.

Let it get light soon. Another wave and she'll be too exhausted to run anymore.

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Nanhe District.

Between the collapsed old houses and unfinished buildings were several newly built but unused factory buildings and dormitories, which served as temporary resettlement sites after the disaster.

Fortunately, due to its remote location, this place did not suffer a large-scale zombie attack.

At first, many people complained about the poor conditions at the resettlement site, saying that while others had star-rated hotels, theirs had become simple dormitories.

The bed was made of welded iron, the bed board was hard, the quilt was uncomfortable, there was no hot water for washing, and even the floor was made of cement slabs. It was like being in prison.

Some people even threatened to move to another location and leave.

Not long after, after experiencing several crises and seeing the world in the apocalypse, complaints and commotion were no longer effective, and those people stopped talking and instead began to feel fortunate.

Behind the newspaper-covered window, an old garment was placed, allowing a faint light to filter through.

"Life is hard enough as it is, and now we have to deal with this kind of weather. When will this end? Is this really divine punishment, that the sun will never rise again!"

"Alright, stop with the useless talk. Old Zhou on the third floor hasn't been feeling well for days. Why don't we go talk to everyone and ask him to leave?" The speaker, with a pointed chin and monkey-like face, and beady eyes that darted around, looked at the person who had been lying in bed all day, and continued.

"To be honest, with his health, living would be a torment. It would be better for him to die sooner, suffer less, and not waste anything."

"Yu Guang! What do you mean by that? Are you talking about Lao Zhou, or are you indirectly criticizing your cousin?" The woman slammed her hand on the table, both angry and anxious. "Don't forget, he went out to find supplies for all of us, otherwise he wouldn't have been bitten by the vampire bats!" "Sister-in-law, why are you so agitated? I'm talking about Lao Zhou." Yu Guang's tone was unpleasant, yet it left her speechless.

"Grandpa, I'm scared." The girl with braids woke up with a start, tears on her face, and looked timidly at the old man beside her.

"It's alright, little girl, don't be afraid. Grandpa will make you something delicious when you wake up from your nap." The old man patted the girl's head affectionately.

Shen Li rolled her eyes. What's the use of keeping a good-for-nothing at a time like this? The Zheng family still treats him like the apple of their eye. As a relative, she really couldn't stand it.

She gave birth to two sons, who are no more precious than this girl.

And then there's this girl's mother, Hu Zhenyu. Her husband is more successful than her husband, so she's incredibly arrogant.

What's so great about that? In the apocalypse, houses and jobs are useless. A son is the only guarantee for the future. Sooner or later, she will be better off than Hu Zhenyu's family.

"It's getting late, everyone go back and rest. Why are you arguing among your own family?" the old man said.

Just as the two families stood up, the middle-aged man lying on the bed suddenly showed pain on his face and began to struggle violently.

"Husband, what's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?" Hu Zhenyu rushed to the bedside, frantic with worry.

"What's wrong with my brother? Is he going to turn into a zombie?"

Just then, a noise came from the balcony. The person closest to the window picked up a flashlight and went to investigate. Suddenly, a dark shadow smashed against the window, startling him so much that he backed away.

"So many bats! They must have followed our brother back! What should we do?"

"Look, something's happened!" Yu Guang yanked off the blanket, revealing the spot where the man had been bitten by a bat. It was red, swollen, and ulcerated, and the oozing fluid had a foul odor.

"How could this happen? It was fine when I applied the medicine!" Hu Zhenyu pounded her chest and screamed in anguish.

"Quick! Big Brother is about to turn into a zombie! Move him out of here and seal the windows with the bed board, or we'll all die!" Yu Guang reacted the most, and as he spoke, he reached out to wrap the man up in the blanket.

"What are you talking about? He's your cousin!"

"Look at those monstrous things on the balcony! Who knows if they're carrying the zombie virus? He's beyond saving! We can't even save the living, so why bother with the dead? You've all seen how fast zombies turn into monsters!"

“Yu Guang is right, sister-in-law, we can’t all die together. My two sons are still here!” Shen Li said, blocking the woman from going over to stop Yu Guang, while calling to her younger brother Shen Fei, “Go and lend a hand.”

"Put him down, let go of my husband!"

"Don't touch my son! We're family! How could you do this to me!"

"Daddy—Daddy—"

In the chaos, the old man was pushed onto the bed, and a child's cry rang out. The man, who was just barely clinging to life, was now truly dead after being jostled and shaken like this.

"See, I told you so!" Yu Guang urged with a sigh of relief, "Quick, quick, throw it down!"

bang——

The sound of heavy objects hitting the ground was completely drowned out by the noise inside the building. Everyone was busy dealing with the bats, stuffing things to seal the windows, and the iron gate below was rattling loudly as the zombies shook it.

"Something happened over there! Something just fell down!" Zhang Yi exclaimed, squatting in the staff dormitory above the infirmary.

The next chapter still has a few hundred words left to write, so I'll release a thousand words first, and add the rest later.
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