Chapter 208.3: Apocalypse Survival (12)

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Although Jiang Shuyu tried to relax herself and appear casual, Ruan Qing still noticed her nervousness.

Even her peripheral vision kept darting towards the door.

Ruan Qing walked over directly and peeked through the crack in the door.

Three zombies were lurking not far outside.

They hadn’t noticed them yet.

Ruan Qing felt a slight sinking in his heart as he looked at the zombies. Their speed and strength seemed to have increased again.

Too fast.

The rate of increase was so fast that it was terrifying.

Terrifying to the point where it was almost impossible to see the hope of survival.

At this rate of mutation, in less than three days, zombies would run faster than most ordinary people.

Ruan Qing looked around outside. There were only those three zombies nearby.

As long as they didn’t make much noise, they shouldn’t attract other zombies.

Just as Ruan Qing was thinking of trying to kill one zombie to see how many points he could get, a figure appeared not far away.

It was Xie Xuanlan.

Ruan Qing could only suppress his thoughts again.

Xie Xuanlan also noticed the three zombies. Luckily they weren’t too close. He tiptoed quietly and silently reached the entrance of the clothing store.

Jiang Shuyu opened the door upon seeing Xie Xuanlan approaching.

None of the three noticed when the door opened, but they still seemed to sense something and all turned to look in their direction.

After Xie Xuanlan entered, Jiang Shuyu closed the door without paying any attention to the nearby zombies.

Xie Xuanlan put down his backpack, took out some food, and also took out a set of men’s clothing, handing it to Ruan Qing.

Ruan Qing hesitated for a moment, then took the clothes. “Thank you.”

Xie Xuanlan shook his head without saying anything.

Though the young man looked good in women’s clothing, he didn’t want others to see him like that.

If he could only wear them for him in the future...

Xie Xuanlan pressed his lips together, expressionless, and took a bite of bread.

After Ruan Qing changed his clothes, he started eating the bread, but after a few bites, he felt something was off.

Because there were rustling noises coming from outside.

It sounded like something was approaching.

And there were many of them.

Ruan Qing instinctively stopped chewing and listened carefully.

Indeed, it wasn’t his imagination. The sound was getting closer and closer.

Xie Xuanlan’s hearing was also good, and he naturally heard it too.

He quickly went to the door, looked out through the crack, and then his gaze sharpened.

Because the previously empty street was now filled with densely packed zombies, and they were heading towards them.

Clearly, they had been spotted.

Xie Xuanlan’s expression darkened slightly. He immediately moved nearby items to barricade the door and then pulled Ruan Qing, heading towards the back of the clothing store without any hesitation.

Jiang Shuyu also saw the zombies. She swallowed nervously and quickly followed the two.

There were no other doors behind the clothing store, but there was a restroom on the second floor.

The restroom had a window.

Outside the window was a surrounding wall, barely enough space for one person to stand.

Xie Xuanlan entered the toilet, and without hesitation, smashed the window.

The window wasn’t very large, just enough for one person to pass through.

After smashing the window, Xie Xuanlan placed his hands on Ruan Qing’s waist, exerted a little force, and lifted him up.

After ensuring Ruan Qing’s stability, he quickly climbed out himself.

It was obvious he had no intention of carrying Jiang Shuyu up.

Jiang Shuyu wasn’t surprised at all; she had long seen through Xie Xuanlan.

She pulled over a stool from the bathroom and climbed up herself.

After Jiang Shuyu climbed up, the door of the clothing store directly broke, and a large number of zombies rushed in.

The height of the second floor wasn’t very high, so Xie Xuanlan directly carried Ruan Qing and jumped down from the wall, trying to rush out.

However, outside was full of zombies.

It seemed as if they intentionally surrounded the entire clothing store, making it impossible to get out.

Jiang Shuyu didn’t have Xie Xuanlan’s agility. She clung to the wall, preparing to slide down along it.

But as soon as she crouched down, she saw Xie Xuanlan stepping on the wall and jumping up again.

Jiang Shuyu looked bewildered and then saw numerous zombies rushing in.

Jiang Shuyu widened her eyes and immediately climbed up without hesitation.

She trembled as she stepped on the wall.

The wall was narrow, only wide enough for one person to pass through.

But for Xie Xuanlan, this was nothing. Just as he was about to carry Ruan Qing and run directly to the opposite building...

He found that the opposite side was also full of zombies.

And by this time, the zombies from the clothing store were also chasing over, about to pounce into the toilet.

However, the zombies had a very poor balance. On such narrow paths like the wall, they basically couldn’t walk on them.

But now there were zombies all around, and they were stuck on the wall.

Other zombies also crowded around, reaching out towards the wall, seemingly trying to pull the people on the wall down.

Fortunately, the zombies’ jumping ability fell just short of the required height.

Jiang Shuyu looked around at the densely packed zombies and was so scared that tears welled up in her eyes.

She stood on the wall, trying hard to control herself from trembling.

Because once she fell down, it would be impossible to escape unscathed.

Even Ruan Qing’s face turned a bit pale, instinctively holding onto Xie Xuanlan’s neck tightly.

There were simply too many zombies, and it seemed abnormal.

Xie Xuanlan glanced at the number of zombies on both sides, noticing fewer on the opposite side.

There was a slim chance of survival if they could fight their way out from that side.

But he couldn’t take the young man with him because there were just too many zombies, and he couldn’t ensure the young man’s safety.

It was still much safer on this wall.

After all, zombies couldn’t cross over from both sides, and the ones below couldn’t reach them.

Xie Xuanlan gently put down the person in his arms and then said in a deep voice, “I’ll go ahead and clear the way. You come over slowly.”

Xie Xuanlan was somewhat worried. “Can you walk steadily?”

Ruan Qing nodded.

He was just a bit physically weak, but his mental resilience was not bad. He wouldn’t lose his footing because of fear.

Moreover, zombies weren’t ghosts, so he wouldn’t be scared at all.

However, Xie Xuanlan still felt uneasy. “If you’re scared or can’t walk steadily, just stay where you are, and I’ll come to get you after clearing the way.”

Ruan Qing hesitated for a moment, then nodded again.

Xie Xuanlan wanted to say something more, but in the end, he didn’t speak again. Instead, he quickly ran towards the building opposite.

He wanted to end this quickly.

Meanwhile, Ruan Qing and Jiang Shuyu slowly moved towards the opposite building.

Jiang Shuyu wasn’t as composed as Ruan Qing; tears of fear streamed down her face, afraid that the zombies might jump up and grab her legs, pulling her down.

Fortunately, the wall was quite high, and the zombies couldn’t reach it by jumping.

Jiang Shuyu felt slightly relieved when she saw that the zombies couldn’t reach them. She moved forward slowly with Ruan Qing, while the zombies below kept coming relentlessly.

The densely packed mass looked extremely terrifying.

For some reason, there were many more zombies under Ruan Qing’s feet than under Jiang Shuyu’s feet, and their attitude was unusually excited.

They were even pushing towards Ruan Qing’s feet.

However, the two were too close, so it looked like they were pushing towards both.

The two walked attentively and didn’t notice that one of the zombies below had a missing leg.

The zombie with the missing leg was pushed directly to the ground by other zombies, and the zombies behind immediately stepped on it, raising their height suddenly.

After jumping up, the zombie excitedly reached for Ruan Qing’s leg.

Luckily, Ruan Qing noticed it and quickly took two steps forward when the zombie reached out, just avoiding it.

But because he walked too quickly, Ruan Qing’s figure couldn’t stabilize.

Ruan Qing’s eyes widened, his heartbeat paused, and his body uncontrollably fell into the group of zombies.

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