BC Chapter 142

Chapter 141

Having her opponent snatched away, Yao Jinglin was almost implicated in the sudden turn of events. She immediately withdrew her attack to avoid being injured by the unexpected intrusion.

As soon as she regained her balance and looked towards the source of the attack, she saw a white figure rushing towards the fallen zombie. She instinctively dodged, and the figure brushed past her, the long, black hair whipping across her face, causing her to pause – a woman??

What was going on? Was she, the leader of a rescue team, saved by an ordinary female survivor?

The guesses in her mind swirled rapidly, and after dismissing several possibilities, Yao Jinglin finally sorted out her chaotic thoughts. Even if the person was a woman, she must be a formidable evolved being, just like Lu Ziming. She might not be a match for her even if she used all her skills. Although she hadn’t directly fought Lu Ziming, based on their previous interactions, Lu Ziming’s physical fitness, such as stamina and endurance, seemed to be slightly better than hers. And this suddenly appearing young woman’s ability to break the deadlock between her and the evolved zombie with just one strike was very telling.

However, while Yao Jinglin was conjuring up so many scenarios in her mind, the white-clad woman who had intervened seemed completely oblivious to her presence. She simply rained down swift and decisive blows on the evolved zombie that had been so arrogant moments ago. The zombie, which had been able to go toe-to-toe with Yao Jinglin due to its speed advantage, was now completely at the mercy of the white-clad woman. It could only be suppressed and barely defend itself.

Forced out of the fight, Yao Jinglin glanced at the battle between the evolved zombie and the white-clad woman. Out of the corner of her eye, she spotted A Yan, who was stealthily getting up against the wall, trying to escape.

For Yao Jinglin, the lives of ordinary people were, of course, important. That’s why she would unhesitatingly save surviving civilians, regardless of age or gender, without judging their status or occupation, and without caring about their assets or appearance. Life was life, and there was no distinction between noble and lowly. She treated everyone equally and tried her best to help them. But towards people like A Yan, she felt no pity whatsoever, nor would she choose to ignore his existence or forgive his actions.

She was kind, but not unconditionally so. Therefore, upon realizing A Yan’s intention to take the opportunity to escape, she stopped watching the fight and, once again, charged towards A Yan, who hadn’t managed to get away, with her dagger.

As A Yan got up to run, Yao Jinglin flung her dagger forcefully. To ensure the accuracy of her throw, Yao Jinglin didn’t aim for his neck or limbs, but rather for the largest target: the center of his back.

However, due to A Yan’s movements and swaying, the dagger didn’t hit the center of A Yan’s back as Yao Jinglin had anticipated. Instead, it veered to the side and pierced the gap between two ribs on his right side, along the edge of his ribcage. But this didn’t matter much to Yao Jinglin, as her intention in throwing the dagger was simply to thwart A Yan’s escape plan.

“Ah!” A Yan’s unexpected scream of pain finally snapped Lin Xiang, who had also had his opponent stolen, back to his senses. He turned and ran towards A Yan and Yao Jinglin’s location.

“Captain! Are you alright?” The first thing Lin Xiang said when he reached Yao Jinglin’s side was to ask if she was injured. He was relieved when she shook her head.

“What should we do with this kid?” Lin Xiang asked, pointing to A Yan, who was kneeling by the wall and groaning in pain from his injury.

“Knock him out first, and we’ll deal with him after this is over…” Yao Jinglin’s first cautious thought was to quietly eliminate A Yan – after all, the kid had become a pervert who enjoyed trampling and killing. Such a social hazard had to be eliminated quickly. She would have no qualms about getting rid of such scum.

But considering the kid’s physical abnormalities, she couldn’t act so rashly. After all, he might provide a live specimen for the research department after the main force moved in, making him a valuable subject for experimentation.

Although she would realize upon further reflection that there was also Lu Ziming, a highly suitable live test subject, she completely failed to include Lu Ziming into the government’s study, or perhaps her internal protective mechanism automatically eliminated Lu Ziming from consideration. Anyway, now that she had A Yan, she had something to show for her efforts to her superiors.

Lin Xiang mercilessly knocked out A Yan, who hadn’t been able to escape due to his injury. Then, he used A Yan’s own belt to tie his hands and feet behind his back and threw him aside.

At the same time, two white figures, as if appearing out of thin air, swiftly and efficiently dealt with the two troublesome evolved zombies, and were now slowly turning their heads towards Yao Jinglin and Lin Xiang.

The two white figures, a man and a woman, were wearing identical suits and didn’t look like ordinary survivors. Although they had saved Yao Jinglin and Lin Xiang by dealing with the evolved zombies, their expressionless faces suggested that their purpose wasn’t to save people.