BC Chapter 115

Chapter 114

In reality, the Zhao siblings, like Xu Rubing, were victims within their own group. Whether it was the mockery and suppression stemming from class consciousness or the ostracization and slander against outliers, they were all twisted products of human subgroups dividing and evolving.

Just as there’s the concept of “survival of the fittest” in the animal kingdom, the rules of human society are even more brutal. The arena of survival isn’t a joking metaphor; it’s a miniature reflection of reality. So, they felt justified in standing high above and trampling on Xu Rubing, whose family background was inferior to theirs, without a shred of guilt.

And Xu Rubing’s ruthless actions towards the Zhao siblings, who had a similar experience, were simply because when she was a victim, they were accomplices who handed the knife to her tormentors. Only when a person has experienced the helplessness of being surrounded by despair can they completely abandon useless emotional sentimentality and rationally do what they should do.

Just like Xu Rubing now.

Perhaps the siblings did have a pitiful past, but that still didn’t change the fact that they were just as hateful in Xu Rubing’s eyes.

Therefore, Zhao Lin’s cries didn’t stir the slightest ripple in her peaceful heart. She even directly retrieved her arrow, not bothering to finish off the useless Zhao Lin—that woman was too weak. Even if she didn’t do anything, the noise they had made would attract scattered zombies to clean her up.

Or perhaps… doing this was precisely in line with Xu Rubing’s cruelty. The Grim Reaper would arrange a perfect double suicide, but it certainly wouldn’t be her.

Xu Rubing stood up on the edge of the second-floor roof, turned her head to look at the sky. The sky had slowly changed from ink blue to cyan. In a few dozen minutes, it would gradually change from cyan to blue, and then it would be morning. The sky would be completely light. It wasn’t early anymore, and she should take Lu Ziming away. Otherwise, the zombies attracted by Zhao Lin’s cries wouldn’t be easy to deal with, especially since this place was already close to the city center. The flow of people in the city center was usually quite large, and the chaos on the streets on the first day of the incident was predictable. The sporadic mutated pedestrians only needed to rush into the crowd to be like a tiger in a flock of sheep, easily succeeding.

In fact, even without explicitly stating it, most people understood that crowded places are often more dangerous.

In fact, after Xu Rubing mutated, she did go to the city center and witnessed the vast zombie horde surging through the streets. She even saw a few mutated zombies that were still immature at the time. So, at this time, she was very clear that the quietness in this small side alley was only a very short-lived illusion. If Lu Ziming hadn’t chosen the silent darkness before dawn to run here, she wouldn’t have been able to travel so smoothly and steadily along the way.

Lu Ziming, of course, was also aware of Xu Rubing’s intentions. Although she was slumped in the corner, her attention was always on Xu Rubing, who was controlling the situation above. She also knew that she had no choice now. Either she followed the emotionally volatile and ruthless Xu Rubing, or she died here, becoming food for the evolving zombies that were about to arrive. So, she didn’t say anything until Xu Rubing stood in front of her.

Her life and death now depended entirely on the thoughts of the girl in front of her.

“Let’s go.” Xu Rubing had a smile on her lips, as if she was very satisfied that Lu Ziming couldn’t escape her grasp. She triumphantly reached out her hand to Lu Ziming, who had a calm expression.

She knew Lu Ziming was smart, so she would definitely know what to do at this time.

Sure enough, Lu Ziming only looked at the hand that was offered and obediently raised her hand to hold it.

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The sky gradually turned blue. The people in the convenience store woke up one after another because they had things on their minds, especially Yao Jinglin and Lin Xiang. As public servants, the two of them had very disciplined daily lives. Because they were thinking about the rescue plan for the next day before going to bed, they woke up almost when the sky was still slightly dark.

The first thing Yao Jinglin did after getting up from her position was to look at the innermost area where Lu Ziming had rested before. However, the person who had been affecting her emotions was gone, leaving only the cardboard on the ground. The person and backpack had disappeared without a trace.

She hurriedly got up and, once again, using the faint light from outside the door, scanned the entire room. Lu Ziming was indeed gone. Also missing was that strange Xu Rubing and her weapons and equipment.

She’s gone? Really gone? Just like that, without saying a word?

Yao Jinglin felt a tightness in her heart, as if she had lost something. She seemed a little sad and a little disappointed. In short, it was an indescribable, mixed feeling.

She subconsciously clenched her fist. What’s wrong with me? Even if she doesn’t want to help me, I don’t need to react so strongly, right? She wasn’t a public servant in the first place, so she had no obligation to join the rescue team. If she left, she left. There’s nothing I can do about it.

But… how should I explain this restless feeling that’s stirring in my chest right now?

She didn’t know, and she couldn’t guess. Moreover, the rescue mission was imminent, and there wasn’t any extra time for her to sort out her emotions. She had to shake her head, force herself to wake up, and concentrate all her thoughts on finding a safer and larger place for everyone in the store to stay, while also finding a way to find more survivors.

The crowd was awakened by the sounds of Yao Jinglin and Lin Xiang getting up, and they woke up one after another. Everyone knew that the primary task today was to find a safe and spacious place to stay, so no one dragged their feet. Everyone tacitly didn’t say a word to each other, but they actively cooperated with Yao Jinglin’s work. After all, today was different from the past. Even if they were usually carefree, they were now afraid of sleeping too soundly and being caught off guard by any sudden situation.

Of course, it was also after everyone woke up that they gradually noticed that Lu Ziming and Xu Rubing were gone. However, unlike Yao Jinglin and Lin Xiang, Zhang Yan and the others had interacted with Lu Ziming before and were somewhat accustomed to her way of doing things. She usually left after saving people, never planning to stay for long. Although everyone hadn’t thought about the deeper reasons for her departure, the young people quickly understood Lu Ziming’s actions.

If they were skilled, they might not be willing to do something so dangerous and potentially unrewarding.

That’s great love, and more than half the world doesn’t have that kind of emotion.