BC Chapter 150

Chapter 149

Yao Jinglin saw that an arrow had stopped the black-haired woman. Immediately, she thought of Xu Rubing, who had left earlier. Xu Rubing had left with Lu Ziming. Could it be that Lu Ziming had come to save me again?

Yao Jinglin, who had never shown any weakness, was, like He Linglong, one of the best among the recruits when she was still in training. Their relationship was not complicated but had two sides: friends and rivals. So they would encourage each other and compete with each other. However, Yao Jinglin was now constrained by her position and rank. Many times, she could only do things that went against her heart but followed her duty. Although protecting the people was her responsibility, it would be a lie to say that she didn’t have even a trace of fear in her heart in the face of the current unusual situation.

During the previous rescue missions, before any survivors were rescued, her team had already been reduced to only three people. Although she knew it wasn’t her fault, she couldn’t help but feel guilty and confused by the exaggerated situation before her. And within these confused emotions, a sense of fear for the unknown future would inevitably arise.

But in those few experiences where Lu Ziming was by her side, she didn’t feel much panic because Lu Ziming helped her share the responsibility that belonged to her alone, giving her a sense of security that she wasn’t fighting alone.

Therefore, when faced with the current situation, she naturally felt a kind of unspoken wish in her heart—if only Lu Ziming were still here.

So, when she saw the arrow appear, her heart already had a hope for Lu Ziming’s appearance.

But reality often strikes people unexpectedly. When Yao Jinglin, like You Lan, looked in the direction of the arrow, she realized that it wasn’t Lu Ziming and Xu Rubing who appeared there.

It was actually Jie Min and Xue Yiran, whom Yao Jinglin had rescued earlier.

“Why are you two here? Where are the others?” As soon as Yao Jinglin saw these two, the joy that had just risen in her heart instantly turned into worry—because she suddenly had a bad feeling, that something might have happened to the Second Base?

“Han Lin was infected.” Jie Min, holding a fire axe, carefully watched You Lan and Ling Yuan as she slowly moved out from her hiding place.

Xue Yiran next to her had already nocked the second arrow, fully drawing the bow and on guard against any sudden movements from You Lan and Ling Yuan.

Xue Yiran’s real identity was actually Xu Rubing’s teammate. After Xu Rubing was killed, she secretly left the archery team. She knew that only she and Xu Rubing were in the same social class in the entire team. Even if they killed Xu Rubing, they would not stop persecuting others for their amusement. Then the next person to suffer collective bullying would inevitably be her.

After escaping from there, in order not to attract attention, she changed out of the team’s sportswear and hid her bow and arrows in a hidden place, never mentioning her identity as a member of the archery team to anyone. Moreover, she didn’t even tell anyone that she had been injured but hadn’t turned into a zombie.

After the Second Base began to riot, she and Jie Min, with their extraordinary physical strength and reaction speed, fought their way out, thinking of finding Yao Jinglin to join up. When they arrived, they silently observed for a long time before discovering that Yao Jinglin was also in trouble.

At this time, these two troubles were carefully observing Jie Min and Xue Yiran. Then, the two exchanged a meaningful look, and a faint smile appeared on the corner of You Lan’s mouth.

It’s like searching high and low with no result, only to find it effortlessly. Speak of test subjects, and here they are, delivering themselves to our doorstep.

Jie Min and Xue Yiran were both mutants, a secret they had not told anyone. It was only during their escape that they witnessed each other’s physical reactions, speed, and lethality against zombies that they confirmed that they were the same kind of people.

This was also the main reason why the two tacitly chose to travel together. For the two of them, their own strength was a guarantee, and being together could also be a guarantee for each other.

As for choosing to show up to rescue Yao Jinglin, it was entirely because their conscience had not been completely extinguished. Moreover, Yao Jinglin’s life-saving grace could not go unreturned—she saved them, and they couldn’t just watch their savior be killed; it wouldn’t make sense morally or logically.

Yao Jinglin, upon learning that Han Lin had been infected, felt her heart tighten. Seeing the dirt all over them, she had already guessed the fact that the base had fallen. As a result, Yao Jinglin only felt her heart sinking.

It seemed that things had developed to the worst possible situation.

Because, in Yao Jinglin’s observation, the appearance of Jie Min and Xue Yiran couldn’t solve any problems. The skills of the man and woman opposite them were obviously above her and Lin Xiang. Now that Lin Xiang was injured, relying on herself alone to deal with the man opposite her was obviously hopeless. The skills of Jie Min and Xue Yiran were unknown, but Yao Jinglin knew that even if they were strong, their level couldn’t be higher than Lu Ziming’s back then. At most, they were on par, and facing a woman with obvious combat experience, the possibility of a disastrous outcome was even greater.

Looking at it this way, the chances of her side winning were not just small; they could simply be said to be hopeless.

Could this be the end? The mission hadn’t been completed, and apart from Du Huan, who had returned to report, was her entire company going to be accounted for here?

Yao Jinglin couldn’t accept this result. She subconsciously clenched her fists. Lin Xiang, who was being protected in her arms, was already pale due to slow blood loss, but her thinking was still clear at this time. The things that Yao Jinglin thought of, she also thought of. Seeing Yao Jinglin’s hand on her left shoulder slowly clenching, she thought she understood the unwillingness and resentment in Yao Jinglin’s eyes.

But now that she had lost her fighting ability, she could no longer fight alongside Yao Jinglin or be her strong support. Even a small movement would accelerate the loss of blood from the wound on her shoulder.

The situation urgently needed a turning point and assistance, but she was just a burden. Lin Xiang also hated this; she was about to grind her silver teeth, but there was nothing she could do. Looking at the desperate situation before her, a face without joy or sorrow suddenly jumped into her mind—the woman who had saved her and helped Yao Jinglin, but eventually chose to quietly leave everyone—Lu Ziming.

That maverick woman who never seemed to be defeated and never seemed to feel helpless. Away from the crowd, she relied solely on her strength to overcome one crisis after another.

It’s not that everyone thinks of relying on Lu Ziming whenever something happens, but that in the current situation, they can’t think of a second person who could turn the tide as soon as they appear.