BC Chapter 6

Lu Ziming watched the group of people surrounding He Shifeng, each with their own thoughts. Lu Ziming simply watched him quietly; he looked just like he did when he was giving orders in the company – leaders always have this habit, always accustomed to controlling the situation or a group of people. Driven by common interests, naturally many people would reluctantly listen to his arrangements, but there were also a few who were naturally submissive and would never harbor rebellious thoughts.

But Lu Ziming was different. She always knew what she wanted to do. Was it to worry about the life and death of so-called relatives and be at a loss like everyone else?

No, it wasn’t necessary. She had no relatives long ago. She only had herself, only this one life. She had seen enough of these colorful, true and false people around her, and there was no need to continue watching.

So…

Taking advantage of He Shifeng’s efforts to appease and stop the crowd, Lu Ziming quietly walked out from the side of the crowd. No one noticed her, or perhaps someone did, but in this time of everyone for themselves, no one was in the mood to care about her.

Lu Ziming was actually quite clear about He Shifeng’s thoughts – the streets outside were certainly chaotic and full of dangers. Women made up the majority of this group, and if they really encountered zombies, they would only be paralyzed in place waiting to be bitten. Therefore, for the women in this group, the current situation was definitely better in a group than alone. He Shifeng was also acting out of kindness, not wanting them to lose their lives meaninglessly, but he forgot to consider that having more people not only had the advantage of greater strength, but also the disadvantage of being difficult to manage. Everyone was selfish, just to varying degrees. Under the previous company system, everyone had to bow to He Shifeng as their boss for the sake of their wallets, but now it was different. It had reached a critical moment of life and death, and if their safety was truly threatened, they might even be able to push He Shifeng into the pile of zombies.

Therefore, Lu Ziming knew better than He Shifeng that safety was never determined by numbers. Now, it should be called ‘effective combat power’ – being able to fight zombies and protect oneself in the process.

For Lu Ziming, no one in this hall could be considered ‘effective combat power,’ including herself. So, what she needed to rely on after leaving the company’s door was not combat power, but the ability to escape. In terms of stealth, was it easier for one person or a group? You might say – nonsense, of course it’s the former. But have you ever thought that if there are enough people, you can hide in the crowd, which is also effective concealment. Zombies will also grab the people on the periphery first. When the zombies grab the people on the periphery, your chance comes again – you can abandon the captured people and escape. In this way, the people on the periphery are both your shields and your bait. As long as you run fast enough, you are still safe.

However, selfish people have to pay the price. While you are calculating others, it is difficult to guarantee that others are not calculating you, so it is not certain who will be fed to the zombies in the end. Hasn’t someone said that the most terrifying thing in the world is not demons and ghosts, but people.

Whether living or dead. Lu Ziming turned her head and glanced at the female zombie baring its teeth and claws at her on the other side of the door, thinking.

…

The situation was not as bad as Lu Ziming had thought, because the street directly opposite their company’s gate was several streets away from the bustling streets, so this side of the street had not been affected.

A ‘ding-dong’ sound rang out. Lu Ziming was stunned, and then remembered that it should be the sound of junk ad information being pushed on her phone. She took out her phone and glanced at it. Just as she was about to delete it, she realized that it was a news push – [Riot situation is getting more and more serious. The municipal government has dispatched armed police].

The armed police had been dispatched, so… firearms… might also be…

Lu Ziming leaned behind the thickest locust tree in the middle of the street, thinking, and would occasionally stick her head out to see if there was anything abnormal on the street.

Strange, this street, is it too quiet? It shouldn’t be that only the people in their company have seen these two news items. Lu Ziming stuck her head out and looked up at the buildings on both sides of the street, and happened to meet the eyes of a woman who was cautiously looking out from the window on the fourth floor of the building opposite.

The woman frowned and looked at Lu Ziming for a long time, seemingly only after confirming that Lu Ziming was a normal person did she relax slightly. But after turning her head, she suddenly became nervous, gesticulating wildly and pointing to the other side of the street with exaggerated expressions. Lu Ziming originally wanted to ignore her, but then she thought that now was not the time to be careless, so she quickly and nervously looked in the direction she was pointing.

The street under the sun already had some summer heat. Lu Ziming squinted her eyes, dazzled by the sunlight leaking through the branches, but in the next second, after seeing who was coming, a layer of cold sweat broke out on her body in an instant. She hesitated for only a second before turning around and running wildly.

Lu Ziming ran wildly on the afternoon street, with a slightly hunched but fast figure chasing after her.

To say who this person was, Lu Ziming did recognize her, and had also had some interaction with her, but for Lu Ziming, she could only be considered familiar.

Because this hunched figure was Old Lady Chen, who always appeared in this area and relied on scavenging and others’ relief to make a living.

In the past, Old Lady Chen always had a humble expression, thanking people profusely for some small favors. But today, the world was in chaos, and Old Lady Chen was no longer normal.

Old Lady Chen, who was following behind Lu Ziming, was like a not-fully-evolved ape. Although her whole body was hunched over, her movement speed was not slow because her body was swaying very regularly, even faster than Old Lady Chen’s normal walking speed on weekdays.

This was obviously not good news for Lu Ziming at this time. On this long street paved with cement and asphalt, there were no pedestrians at all. As for shelters, besides the trees on both sides of the road, there were only half-person-high trash cans. Because there was nowhere to hide, Lu Ziming’s presence was unprecedentedly explosive. Old Lady Chen’s path of travel didn’t even have a turn, and she went straight for Lu Ziming.

While running, Lu Ziming was considering the safest escape route. This street still had a long way to go before it reached the corner. Compared with other roads, this road was already considered the most deserted. If she ran out of this street, Lu Ziming couldn’t guess what she would encounter, so the safest way was not to be led by the nose by Old Lady Chen, who was no longer a normal person. At least, she had to choose a route that could both avoid Old Lady Chen’s attack and not rush straight into another street of uncertain fortune.

While Lu Ziming’s mind was racing, she had already run out of the company’s range. She raised her eyes and saw the marble in front of the company next door.

Got it.

She quickened her pace, stepped on the protruding lettering on the marble stele, and climbed up in a few steps.

Of course, the little security guard in the duty room at the entrance of that company also saw Lu Ziming’s abnormal behavior, but he was stunned. He probably didn’t understand either, this ponytail girl looked quite normal, how could she suddenly go crazy, go crazy at home, why did she go crazy here?! After being stunned for a long time, he realized his responsibilities – to stop Lu Ziming. He took off the earphones on his ears, put his phone in his pocket, and walked out the door.

Lu Ziming had no mind to care about the security guard at this time, climbed up the high wall along the inscribed marble stele, and ran far away before being stopped by the little security guard who was chasing her inside the wall.

Lu Ziming lowered her head and looked. The wall was more than two and a half meters high, which was safe enough, so she stopped in cooperation with the little security guard.

“Huff… Hey, you! I’m talking to you!” The little security guard pointed at Lu Ziming while bending over and gasping for breath.

Lu Ziming looked down at Old Lady Chen, who was stomping her feet under the wall, and after confirming that there was no threat, she turned her attention to the little security guard.

“Yo, hey, you’re pretty good-looking. No, no, who are you? You dare to come to our company to run wild! Get down here right now, or I’ll bring a ladder up and drag you down!”

Lu Ziming looked at the little security guard expressionlessly, without saying a word. Her undisguised gaze made the little security guard, who should have been righteous and stern, embarrassed.

“W-what are you looking at! I’m talking to you! Get down here right now!” The little security guard subconsciously touched his chin before angrily shouting with a blushing face.

Lu Ziming still didn’t answer the little security guard. Although she stopped, it wasn’t because of the noisy little security guard. She turned her head to look at Old Lady Chen, who was stomping her feet under the wall, and discovered something. This infected Old Lady Chen seemed not only to run slowly, but she also lacked intelligence and didn’t know how to climb. This was probably also related to her limbs becoming stiff. Moreover, upon closer inspection, apart from her whole face becoming terrifying, her hands and teeth had not changed. In other words, if Lu Ziming jumped off the wall at this time and kicked her over, it was feasible.

Although she had become a so-called zombie who acted only on animal instinct without any knowledge or feeling, in the end, Old Lady Chen’s physical condition would not cause any harm to Lu Ziming. Active attack was possible. But Lu Ziming had only had a few fights in junior high and high school, and had no experience in attacking old ladies, and was ultimately not used to it.