BC Chapter 90

Chapter 89

“Ahem, let’s go.” Yao Jinglin and the other woman, having helped each other up from the ground, had finally escaped their awkward situation. Lu Ziming stamped her foot in place, confirmed that her leg was fine, then half-crouched, turning her back to Yao Jinglin and the unconscious teammate. After clearing her throat, she crooked her finger and said. She had just told Yao Jinglin that she could share half the journey. Because Yao Jinglin’s physical strength had not yet recovered enough, Lu Ziming would carry the unconscious female teammate first.

Although Yao Jinglin didn’t like to trouble others, it was simply a fantasy to evacuate with her teammate immediately with her limited strength, so she had to listen to Lu Ziming’s suggestion and compromise for the time being.

The two women needed to bypass several nearby alleys to reach the 24-hour convenience store where Lu Ziming had stayed before, starting from People’s Park with the female teammate. Fortunately, the scattered zombies within a few kilometers around People’s Park had been attracted to the park by Yao Jinglin and her team’s gunshots, so the alleys were surprisingly safe and quiet at this time.

Lu Ziming carried the female teammate in front, and Yao Jinglin, holding the only rifle with bullets left, guarded the rear.

The two remained silent along the way, afraid of attracting unnecessary trouble with any noise.

They arrived at the street where the convenience store was located without any real mishaps. Lu Ziming and Yao Jinglin didn’t rashly go out but carefully inspected the area from the alley entrance.

While peering out to check the situation, they discovered a group of zombies frantically attacking the convenience store door. The number wasn’t large, about seven or eight, but they were surprisingly strong, banging loudly on the door.

Lu Ziming frowned. Hadn’t she told those college students not to come out if they didn’t have to? What was going on this time?

Moreover, Lu Ziming quickly noticed the problem – one of the zombies at the door was one of the male students she had rescued that day. She vaguely remembered his name was… Li something-hao. It seemed that this unexpected disaster was clearly caused by them themselves.

However, problems always came one after another. While Lu Ziming and Yao Jinglin hadn’t figured out how to deal with the situation, they were sabotaged by the groggily awakened female teammate.

The female teammate was called Lin Xiang. Before losing consciousness, she had been in a desperate battle with the giant zombie, so when she woke up, she thought she was still fighting the giant zombie. She screamed subconsciously and almost injured Lu Ziming, who was carrying her.

“Ah – don’t come over!!” Obviously, Lin Xiang’s consciousness was still stuck in the emergency situation before she passed out. While shouting, she slapped Lu Ziming firmly on the back of the head without any mercy.

Lu Ziming never expected to be attacked by the injured person she was carrying on her back. The slap made her head buzz and she was stunned.

Yao Jinglin also didn’t expect that her teammate would become the culprit in endangering the three of them – even though she was holding a gun, she couldn’t shoot at the chaotic zombies, nor could she aim the gun at Lin Xiang, who had finally woken up. So, she could only mutter a silent “Oops,” and subconsciously raised her gun towards the convenience store.

Although this subconscious raising of the gun was just a last resort.

Just as Yao Jinglin and Lu Ziming were at a loss for the current situation, the zombies gathered in front of the convenience store had been attracted by Lin Xiang’s shouting and were swaying and approaching the alley where the three of them were, their speed not slow at all.

Damn it. Lu Ziming, still carrying Lin Xiang on her back, thought to herself. If they fought head-on, she wouldn’t be able to free her hands to deal with those guys. Yao Jinglin couldn’t fire her gun randomly, or else the sound would attract other nearby zombies, and they would be doomed too. If they turned around and ran, the two of them were carrying the injured Lin Xiang, who had limited mobility. Turning around and running in a panic would not only be slow, but this time they might not have the same good luck as they had on the way here. If they were unlucky and encountered other zombies, the three of them would still be dead!

After thinking it over, it seemed like there was no escape. Lu Ziming simply put Lin Xiang down at the corner of the alley, took off her weapon from the backpack Yao Jinglin was carrying, looked at Lin Xiang, who was lowering her head with guilt, gritted her teeth, and turned to Yao Jinglin: “You protect her. I’ll attract those zombies’ attention. Don’t shoot unless absolutely necessary. If I successfully lure the zombies away, you go into the convenience store and hide. When you’ve recovered your strength, try to contact your people…” Lu Ziming quickly gave a few instructions, then gripped her weapon and went to meet the zombies coming towards them.

But she didn’t expect that just as she was about to rush out of the alley, the hem of her clothes was grabbed.

She paused and turned her head in confusion, only to see Yao Jinglin pursing her lips, her innocent deer-like eyes looking at her. She hesitated, but as if the urgent situation forced her to say her thoughts tactfully: “I… I’ll cover you.”

Because of nervousness and shame, the fingers of Yao Jinglin’s hand that grabbed Lu Ziming’s clothes were trembling slightly. She didn’t know why she was doing this. When her teammates bravely charged forward, she always felt it was normal, as if sacrificing for others was their unchanging mission. But at this moment, when she saw Lu Ziming’s departing back, she only felt that her heart was being lifted by a kite string, feeling unsteady and weightless.

The sudden impulse caused her to do something she had never done to others before – to persuade her to stay. But the reason in her mind was constantly reminding her of her mission as the leader of a rescue team. She also knew that she was unable to reverse the current situation, but she would rather die than watch Lu Ziming go to her death. So, in a flash, she had made a decision – she would absolutely not let Lu Ziming fall into the encirclement of those zombies, even if shooting would attract more zombies, she would save Lu Ziming first!

Lu Ziming was stunned after hearing Yao Jinglin’s words – she had done this kind of thing of sacrificing herself for others countless times, but it was the first time she had felt someone else’s determination not to abandon or give up on her. Although it was just a word, it couldn’t eliminate the current crisis, but for Lu Ziming, the meaning was very different.

However, Lu Ziming, who was usually used to a cold face, wasn’t used to expressing gratitude to others, so she immediately turned her head, concealing a trace of shyness on her face, and said stubbornly: “Fine, whatever.”

The facts developed in the bad direction as Lu Ziming and Yao Jinglin had expected – Lu Ziming hadn’t had time to fully recover her strength after carrying Lin Xiang for a while, so even though her speed was much faster than those zombies before, she couldn’t stand the overwhelming number of zombies, and she quickly fell into a disadvantageous position.

Yao Jinglin, who had been observing the situation from the entrance of the alley, saw that Lu Ziming had no hope of escaping and had fallen into a bitter battle with the zombies, gritted her teeth, raised her gun, and prepared to pull the trigger towards the zombies.

But she didn’t expect that just as her finger touched the trigger, several whooshing sounds rang out from behind her, shooting straight towards the place where the zombies were gathered.

Several zombies fell in response. Lu Ziming, who was being besieged, suddenly felt the pressure greatly reduced. On closer inspection, she saw that the fallen zombies had silver arrows stuck in their necks or heads. Obviously, in this most critical moment, she and Yao Jinglin and Lin Xiang had been fortunately saved.