Chapter 202.3: Apocalypse Survival (6)

  The man was extremely stubborn, and despite the attempts of the four people to dissuade him several times, they were unsuccessful.

They were usually individuals tasked with special missions, rarely interacting with ordinary people. This was the first time they encountered such a difficult person.

Normally, when faced with unresolved matters, the Boss would intervene. However, with the Boss on the opposite side, they were momentarily unsure of what to do.

In the end, they had no choice but to let it go.

As the others saw the man successfully slide past, they silently returned their belongings to their bags.

The four people: “...”

The transfer proceeded relatively smoothly, with almost no unexpected incidents. Soon, it was Ruan Qing’s turn.

Ruan Qing’s small bag was almost negligible, and he was light and obedient. The man next to him, who had been angry before, softened his gaze.

The man, maintaining order, wrapped the rope around the one connecting the two buildings and handed both ends to Ruan Qing. He then gently spoke. “Hold on to the ends of the rope and swing across with force.”

“I don’t think that’ll work.” The person responsible for recording, glancing at Ruan Qing’s arms, shook his head slightly. “He probably can’t even hold on.”

“Cut the rope a bit longer, make a loop, and let him sit on it before holding onto both ends.”

This way, less force would be needed to hold on to the rope, and there would be no risk of falling due to the inability to grip.

In reality, the distance was only about five meters, and sliding across would take only a few seconds. Most people wouldn’t have trouble holding on for that short duration.

But that man strongly agreed with what his teammate suggested. He cut the rope longer and then tied a knot around it.

“Don’t worry, it’ll be quick. If you’re afraid, just close your eyes.”

“When you slide to the other side, Xiao Liu will catch you.”

Yan Ci stood on the side, without any objections, as he also believed that the young master couldn’t possibly hold on to the rope.

This method was much safer.

However, even so, Yan Ci still had some concerns.

After all, this young master, aside from being wealthy, had no other merits. He was too weak even to carry a woman.

If the rope couldn’t bear the weight of two people, Yan Ci even considered carrying the young master across.

Ruan Qing looked at the rope in front of him, wanting to loudly refute that he wasn’t that useless. But in the end, he stayed silent.

Ever since the last instance, he had been feeling somewhat weak. If he really couldn’t hold on, he would directly fall into the zombies’ mouths.

After a moment of silence, Ruan Qing grabbed the rope and sat on it, then exerted force to swing across to the opposite side.

Due to the darkness, no one noticed that the rope had already broken in several places, with only a few strands barely holding together.

As the swaying of the passing person continued, the few strands that had already broken kept on breaking, evidently unable to bear the weight any longer.

It seemed as if they would snap off completely in the next second.

The incoming zombies had completely overrun the garden below, and if the rope broke, the person on it would immediately fall into the midst of the zombie horde.

There was almost no chance of survival.

At this point, Ruan Qing was only halfway across.

Fortunately, Ruan Qing wasn’t too heavy, and with no additional weight, he smoothly slid to the other side.

On the other side was a window, and after sliding over, someone needed to pull him to land safely.

After Ruan Qing slid over, he was pulled up by Xiao Liu, who was responsible for pulling people, and safely reached the other side.

However, Ruan Qing himself didn’t notice the issue with the rope. After all, the slide was too fast, and a few seconds were not enough to detect any problems with the rope.

Moreover, the sound of the rope breaking was very faint, overshadowed by the friction sound, making it almost inaudible.

Now, it was Yan Ci’s turn.

Although Yan Ci was not fat, his weight was definitely not light. He showed no intention of bringing along a bag.

He directly pulled the rope to swing across to the other side.

However, as soon as he swung out, the rope... snapped.

Yan Ci fell straight down, disappearing into the darkness, with only the excited sounds of zombies echoing.

Though unable to see the situation on the ground or hear any screams, just the eerie sound of the zombies sent shivers down everyone’s spine.

Ruan Qing stood frozen, leaning over the edge of the window to look down.

All he saw was pitch darkness, unable to discern the circumstances.

It was impossible to confirm whether Yan Ci was still alive.

Everyone knew that falling down would almost certainly mean facing a life-threatening situation.

Due to the rope breaking, it was evident that the soldiers left on this side had no way to cross. 

Moreover, the zombies downstairs were already climbing up, and there wasn’t enough time to make another rope.

They couldn’t get through.

Realizing this, the soldiers on this side used a flashlight to illuminate their hands, standing by the window and making solemn gestures to communicate with the two on the opposite side.

—Meet at headquarters.

Xiao Liu subconsciously responded, but it wasn’t until he finished gesturing that he remembered they hadn’t turned on the lights on their side, so the others couldn’t see them at all.

If they had chosen to escape downstairs from the beginning, they would have definitely been able to get away.

But now, zombies had climbed up the building, almost blocking the way down.

Leaving wouldn’t be so easy now.

Especially with a few civilian slowing them down.

Xiao Liu clenched his fists tightly and finally looked up at the faint moon in the sky.

They must survive and return to headquarters.

Zombies were not only climbing the previous floors, but also approaching their building.

This place was obviously not safe for long.

The group immediately ran towards the staircase, wanting to leave the building.

Although they had bullets in their gun, none of them were used.

Because the sound of gunfire would attract more zombies, making the situation even more dangerous.

However, there were too many people on their side, and no matter how they tried to keep their voices down, the noise was still significant.

Moreover, the zombies in the building hadn’t been cleared.

After a zombie jumped out from the corner, many people screamed, and then they ran forward frantically, even starting to shove and jostle others.

Completely losing their composure.

Due to the screams of the group, the zombies downstairs were directly alerted, and they eagerly climbed up.

For a moment, the queue became even more chaotic, and even Ruan Qing was pushed several times, unable to keep up with the main group.

Perhaps it’s no longer right to say that there’s a large crowd. After all, chaos has erupted, and people were running around in all directions.

Some were even running upstairs.

The chances of surviving here were not high because there were just too many zombies. Even hiding in a room wouldn’t guarantee safety, as zombies could break down doors.

Without hesitation, Ruan Qing immediately ran downstairs.

The basement of this building had cars. As long as he safely reached the basement, he could directly drive out.

However, Ruan Qing was running too slowly. Even before reaching the lower floor, he noticed that the staircase was already surrounded by zombies.

And there’s not just one.

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