BC Chapter 92

“Life and death are destined. Since he thought his life was too long, there’s nothing anyone can do.” Seeing Zhang Yan’s expression as if she was about to cry, Lu Ziming suppressed her blaming tone and said through gritted teeth.

Originally, her plan was very well thought out, and the timing was perfect. If it hadn’t been for Li Zihao attracting those zombies, she wouldn’t have been in such a mess, almost losing her life here. So, she was naturally very unhappy. The accusing tone, driven by anger, was undisguised, venting all her emotions on Zhang Yan, who cared about her the most.

Zhang Yan’s emotions were also very complicated at this moment. On one hand, her worry about Lu Ziming’s intense emotions hadn’t subsided. On the other hand, she had just met Lu Ziming and was inexplicably scolded for something that wasn’t her fault. Unexplainable emotions churned in her chest, and with her head lowered, she found it even harder to control her stinging eyes. So, the people around, seeing the ground in front of Zhang Yan being dampened by constantly falling tears, understood one thing – Zhang Yan had been cried at by Lu Ziming.

Actually, with Zhang Yan’s family background and life trajectory, she was destined to be the kind of person who would advance smoothly with excellent grades. She hadn’t been scolded much since she was little, let alone being questioned by Lu Ziming in front of everyone like now, as if the whole thing was entirely her fault. With her level of self-esteem, she naturally couldn’t bear this grievance. Especially since she was the one who worried about Lu Ziming the most among them, yet Lu Ziming’s performance was like she didn’t appreciate her good intentions. How could she not be angry?

As for Lu Ziming, she had always been a quiet person since childhood, rarely speaking. Since the zombie crisis broke out, her personality and temper had changed a lot, but fundamentally, it’s hard to change one’s nature. So, even though she now realized that she shouldn’t be blaming someone who was willing to talk to her, her throat tightened, and she couldn’t say words of apology or comfort – after all, she was the one who had just gone through a near-death experience, and she felt she had been polite enough.

So, the atmosphere between the five people who had just met again became strange. Fortunately, the awkward atmosphere didn’t last long. Yao Jinglin led the now-awake Lin Xiang and the newly acquainted archery girl over.

“Let’s introduce each other. We might be spending some time together in the future, so it wouldn’t hurt to get to know each other.” Yao Jinglin, as expected of a rescue team leader, was quite good at handling interpersonal relationships. Seeing that the atmosphere between Lu Ziming and the others had dropped to freezing point, she acted as if she didn’t notice anything and calmly introduced the others.

“My name is Yao Jinglin, and I’m the captain of the first rescue team of the temporary headquarters. This is my teammate, Lin Xiang. The girl next to her is Xu Rubing, an athlete from the national archery team.” As Yao Jinglin introduced the people on her side one by one, Lu Ziming, who was originally in a bad mood, finally had her attention drawn to the girl who had saved her. She slowly raised her head and looked the girl up and down.

The girl was wearing ordinary sneakers, which looked like they had been worn for some time. The toes and sides were worn to varying degrees. The sportswear she was wearing was also a common style on the market, nothing special. Behind her was a beige backpack, buckled with the brown compound bow that had just saved her life, and a black quiver hanging below the backpack, now empty.

Finally, Lu Ziming focused on the girl’s appearance.

A round oval face, fair skin, willow-leaf eyebrows, almond-shaped lively eyes, a delicate nose, cherry lips, and a head of shiny black hair neatly tied up behind her head. She didn’t have bangs on her forehead, and some deep brown, soft, and fine wisps of hair decorated her hairline. Small strands of hair on both sides of her temples naturally curved backward.

She had an innocent-looking smile. The first impression she gave was that of a girl who, although from a poor family, had excellent grades and a personality that was both gentle and strong.

Wait… a smile?

Lu Ziming then realized that while she had been sizing up the girl, the girl named Xu Rubing had also been looking at her. And at the moment their eyes met, she gave her a sweet smile, a clear sign of goodwill.

Lu Ziming forced out a somewhat stiff smile, considering it a simple response. She couldn’t help it; she was still somewhat angry. This was the kindest gesture she could make at this time. After smiling, she quickly moved her gaze away from Xu Rubing, as she was afraid of continuing the awkwardness.

The group quickly made brief introductions, and under Yao Jinglin’s arrangement, they all returned to the convenience store. After all, this was the street, and it was hard to guarantee that the sound of their conversation wouldn’t attract another group of zombies, so it was safer to quickly hide back in the convenience store.

It’s worth mentioning that as the group prepared to hide back in the convenience store, Xu Rubing, who was at the back, silently walked in the opposite direction, going to the bodies of the zombies that had been taken care of to pull out the arrows she had just shot one by one.

Turning around and seeing Yao Jinglin helping Lu Ziming, who had just regained some strength, both looking at her with question marks on their faces, she smiled slightly and explained apologetically, “The arrowheads of these arrows are specially made, so they can break through the skin and muscles of these zombies. To ensure future combat power, I must recover these arrows after shooting them as weapons for future use. After all, this thing is not like food, so easy to obtain. And apart from archery, I don’t have any other strengths.”

“What are you saying? Except for the rescue team, everyone here is an ordinary person. Your archery skills are already much stronger than ordinary people like us who have no combat power.” Lu Ziming couldn’t stand hearing people belittle themselves, but usually, because of her personality, she rarely said anything. But at this moment, hearing Xu Rubing, who had saved her, actually say such unconfident words, she couldn’t help but get a little excited and unusually acted as an adviser. However, after she finished speaking, she realized that she had been meddling and quickly grabbed Yao Jinglin, who was supporting her, and turned around, limping behind the others towards the convenience store.

“…” Xu Rubing, who had already recovered all the arrows behind them, stood in place after hearing Lu Ziming’s words, stunned for a moment. After a long while, the corners of her mouth slowly curved up, and a meaningful expression gradually appeared on her face. Then, she put away that strange expression and quickly caught up with the others.