BC Chapter 166

As the sound of popping beans erupted outside, the people in the sales hall had just witnessed Yin Suna resolve the crazed, buzz-cut man in white. The sudden, explosive noise made the ordinary people in the hall, like startled birds, huddle up, their nerves on edge. For a moment, the hall fell silent, everyone’s faces filled with fear, dreading another unbearable twist of fate, completely at a loss.

However, Yan Shaohang and the others, after their initial surprise, exchanged glances, their expressions relaxing considerably.

“This time, it’s the regular army, right?”

“Most likely. After all, in this country, there’s unlikely to be any other force capable of acquiring these kinds of resources and using them so brazenly.”

Just as they had guessed, it truly was a government rescue. Leading the charge was an vanguard tank annihilation team, followed closely by a manual clearing team, and finally a mop-up team.

The people in the sales hall didn’t act rashly. Under the leadership and organization of Yan Shaohang and the others, they waited until the clearing team had advanced to the street in front of the sales hall before waving brightly colored clothing at the windows to signal their presence to the manual clearing team.

As the people from the sales hall were successively escorted away by the rescue team’s responsible personnel, Yan Shaohang and the others quietly blended into the crowd, leaving with everyone else.

Although they had chosen to step forward and become “heroes” when everyone was in danger, they didn’t want to be trapped by this identity after the zombie crisis ended. They still had their studies, work, and lives, and only wished to quietly return to their original life paths in the days that followed.

As if everything was as it had always been, and no changes or sacrifices had ever occurred.

Because what was lost was already lost, the lives that had passed could not be reclaimed, and the living still had to continue their original lives. The wheel of time rolled forward relentlessly, life and death intertwined, all beings equal, and no one could escape being forgotten by time.

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“…Is this woman a rabbit? How can she run so fast?” Standing on the highest six-story building in the area, Lu Ziming raised her hand to her brow, scanning the nearby streets and alleys, but couldn’t even catch a glimpse of the woman in white.

Xu Rubing had just arrived below her, seeing Lu Ziming’s figure on the roof, and finally exhaled a breath of relief. She stood there, panting, trying to calm her breathing before cupping her hands around her mouth and shouting to Lu Ziming, “Did you find her?”

Lu Ziming shook her head and shouted back, “She got away.”

Although they had immediately pursued the white-clad woman in the direction she might have chosen as soon as they noticed her disappearance, they still lost her.

Lu Ziming, leading the way, was extremely fast, disappearing in a few strides, while Xu Rubing, following closely behind, was slowed down by the weight of her equipment, so it took her a little longer to catch up to Lu Ziming. However, even so, their speed of movement was still inconceivable to Yao Jinglin and Xue Yiran.

Yao Jinglin had witnessed the super-fast zombies with rapid movements before, and the speed at which Lu Ziming left just now definitely exceeded that of those zombies.

This was unreasonable. How could humans have such speed? Moreover, the strength Lu Ziming displayed when she fought alongside her before was vastly different from her current abilities.

From this perspective, it seemed that during the time they were separated, not only had she experienced several brushes with death, but Lu Ziming must have also encountered many things. Surviving must have been difficult. And the fact that they were still alive and able to meet again must be fate giving her a chance to actively choose.

She didn’t want to live in a daze anymore, nor did she want to ignore her inner thoughts any longer. This time, definitely… definitely!

“Hiss… Captain, your hand…” Yao Jinglin had returned to Lin Xiang’s side, thinking about her plans while helping the fallen Lin Xiang up. She didn’t expect to get so lost in thought that she forgot she was still holding Lin Xiang’s wound, and inadvertently used too much force, causing the unfortunate Lin Xiang to twitch in pain.

“…Ah, I’m sorry…” Yao Jinglin quickly apologized, embarrassed, and immediately moved her hand, asking, “How about this? Is it okay?”

“It’s okay now.” Lin Xiang’s movements were very slow. The blood on her wound had already begun to congeal, but she still couldn’t withstand large movements.

“Are you all alright?” Soon, Lu Ziming and Xu Rubing, who had gone to chase the woman in white, returned. Lu Ziming, knowing that everyone had been frightened and had used up almost all their strength, asked with some concern.

“…I’m fine, just weak in the legs, can’t move for the time being.” Xue Yiran, who had been frightened and experienced emotional ups and downs, was pale. She was very clear about how dangerous the situation had been here just now, so her heart was still pounding anxiously with lingering fear.

“The woman in white ran away?” Yao Jinglin, supporting Lin Xiang, saw Lu Ziming and Xu Rubing return and looked behind them, asking.

“That girl seems to know the escape routes around here.” Lu Ziming nodded helplessly.

“Tch, I knew I should have shot a couple more arrows just now, even if I couldn’t directly take her down, I could have slowed her down!” Xu Rubing regretted it so much that she almost beat her chest and stamped her feet.

“Rumbling…” Although the sounds from the outside were intermittent, they seemed to be gradually becoming clearer. Yao Jinglin turned her head to look in the direction the sound was coming from, having already determined that the sales hall where she had gathered most of the students would be the first place to meet up with the main force, then everyone would be truly safe. She could finally breathe a sigh of relief and relax.

Although she had already heard the gunfire from the main force, what she should be doing now was leading the surviving team members and others to join up with the troops. However, Lin Xiang, who was injured, couldn’t move long distances at this time, and they didn’t know how the clearing situation was over there, so whether rushing over there would affect the battle was also a factor. So, she could only wait here with Lin Xiang and Xue Yiran.

Seeing that the main force was about to advance, Lu Ziming and Xu Rubing couldn’t stay here any longer. At the very least, they had to find a place to hide their equipment, otherwise, even if they told people they were ordinary civilians, the people responsible for receiving the survivors probably wouldn’t believe them.

“What… are you planning to do?” Yao Jinglin knew that from her perspective, she shouldn’t pry into their plans, but she didn’t want to lose track of Lu Ziming again, so she could only bite the bullet and ask.

“Of course, we’ll leave here normally with the survivors.” Lu Ziming thought for a moment and answered naturally.

“Don’t look at me, I’ll listen to her.” Xu Rubing saw the questioning look in Yao Jinglin’s eyes and had already guessed what the other party wanted to ask, so she grabbed Lu Ziming’s arm and answered first.