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The killing intent emanating from Yan Ci was almost tangible.
Ruan Qing glanced back at Yan San, sitting high up behind them, then looked at Yan Ci at the entrance.
His eyelashes trembled lightly, his face pale as he whispered softly, “Captain Xie... could you please let me down...”
He clearly couldn’t leave.
Not to mention Yan San, even Yan Ci wouldn’t let him go.
Ruan Qing’s voice was very soft. Almost only Xie Xuanlan could hear it.
But the other two’s hearing was not bad, and they heard Ruan Qing’s words.
They also understood what Ruan Qing meant.
He was protecting Xie Xuanlan.
Yan Ci’s killing intent grew stronger, while Yan San directly jumped down from the railing and then chuckled. “I don’t recall saying that Captain Xie can leave if you put him down.”
Yan San met Ruan Qing’s pleading gaze and flashed a brilliant smile. “You can’t.”
“Neither of you can leave today.”
Previously, letting Xie Xuanlan leave was only because he was just a little stronger than Xie Xuanlan, and it would be troublesome to fight. But now it was two against one.
No, it was a mob fight. After all, his stupid brother and the zombie horde were still around.
Xie Xuanlan would die here today.
The smile on Yan San’s face became even brighter.
Xie Xuanlan had no intention of letting go of the person in his arms. He glanced at the two and then jumped to the third floor, using the wall next to him.
Yan Ci and Yan San were ready to attack directly, but they stopped the next second.
Because Xie Xuanlan didn’t intend to run; he just placed Ruan Qing on a chair on the third floor.
Obviously, he noticed Ruan Qing’s injured foot.
Yan San’s smile faded slightly; he naturally noticed that the young man had just fallen to the ground due to being unsteady.
But at that time, he was too hasty to consider letting the teenager stand steady before letting go.
Yan San tugged at his collar irritably, ultimately staying in place, waiting for Xie Xuanlan to place the person on the chair.
Yan Ci did the same.
He even ordered the zombie horde to stay away from Ruan Qing, not to scare him.
After all, if it weren’t for the zombies scaring him back then, the young man wouldn’t have twisted his foot.
Because Xie Xuanlan had his back to the two, Xie Xuanlan silently spoke as he placed Ruan Qing on the chair.
— “There’s a ladder outside the exit behind you.”
— “Go down the ladder and turn left; there’s a car.”
— “The car is already filled with gas.”
Even with his injured foot, he could still climb down smoothly.
Xie Xuanlan had just climbed up from there.
But because that direction was exposed to Yan Ci and Yan San’s line of sight, he couldn’t leave from there.
Now there’s no need to worry about it.
Xie Xuanlan gently stroked Ruan Qing’s messy hair and wiped the dirt off his face with his sleeve, uttering the final words.
— “I will do my best to hold them back.”
Ruan Qing widened his eyes at the sight and subconsciously reached out to grab Xie Xuanlan.
However, as soon as Xie Xuanlan finished speaking, he turned around and jumped down, leaving Ruan Qing’s hand grasping at thin air.
Ruan Qing’s hand remained suspended in mid-air.
He watched Xie Xuanlan, who was entangled with the two, and finally, his eyelashes trembled slightly. He then pushed himself up using the chair and stood up.
Then, at the fastest speed possible, he headed in the direction Xie Xuanlan had indicated.
When reaching the exit, Ruan Qing turned back to glance at the three grappling figures and took a deep breath before shouting, “I’ll only wait for you for three minutes. After that, I’m leaving.”
Xie Xuanlan glanced sideways at the slender figure heading towards the exit, but he didn’t respond.
Yan Ci and Yan San had noticed long ago that the young man wasn’t staying put in his chair.
They grew anxious, and Yan San abandoned his previous laxity, attempting to rush over and intervene.
However, Xie Xuanlan was almost reckless in his determination to stop them, paying no heed even when injured by Yan Ci.
What’s more, strangely enough, Xie Xuanlan was the weakest among the three of them, yet he managed to barely hold back the other two.
For a moment, the two couldn’t break free from his entanglement.
Yan San watched the figure already disappearing at the exit and gritted his teeth. “Have you gone mad? How can he survive out there alone?”
Without anyone’s protection, the young man wouldn’t last a day.
Moreover, with that face of his, surviving might be more painful than dying.
Just the thought made Yan San unable to bear it, even if he wasn’t much different from those people.
But at least he had the ability to protect the young man, to ensure he could live decently, even in this apocalypse.
Yet Xie Xuanlan showed no sign of yielding, holding the two firmly in place.
Holding on with his life.
Because he was not only injured by Yan San but also by Yan Ci.
Nobody could withstand the mutated zombie virus.
Yan Ci mutating into a zombie was a vivid example.
But Xie Xuanlan seemed completely indifferent, indifferent to his own life or death.
He didn’t even care if he would mutate into a zombie.
He just faithfully fulfilled what he had said.
Because he had promised to try his best to hold both of them back.
Even Yan San couldn’t help but curse, “Damn, idiot.”
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Without the obstruction of those two, Ruan Qing successfully climbed down from the exit.
At the exit, there were indeed stairs, but they were the type with horizontal bars, only as thick as a thumb, and they were vertical.
Very difficult to climb.
Ruan Qing didn’t dare to climb down too fast because this was the third floor, and if he didn’t hold on properly, it would be over.
But Ruan Qing couldn’t climb down too slowly either, although there weren’t many zombies below. Once Yan Ci knew he had escaped, he would definitely order the zombies to come and catch him.
Ruan Qing’s foot injury greatly affected his speed. He had only climbed halfway when he already saw a large number of zombies coming from the distant doorway towards him.
Ruan Qing was startled and quickened his pace.
However, his speed was still too slow. At this rate, he would probably collide with the zombies that were rushing over.
He definitely wouldn’t make it to the car before being caught and dragged back.
Ruan Qing tried to calm himself down and looked at the ground.
About three meters.
Three meters wouldn’t be enough to kill a person from falling. As long as he prepared for the impact, at most, he would just scrape some skin.
Just as Ruan Qing gritted his teeth and was about to jump down directly, a car swayed and came driving over from a distance.
It was Jiang Shuyu.
Jiang Shuyu hadn’t fled. She had climbed up to the third floor while the zombies weren’t paying attention.
She wanted to rescue Ruan Qing from atop the machinery.
However, the machinery was too smooth, and there was no way to climb up. She tried several times but failed to climb up.
Just when she was about to cry in despair, she met Xie Xuanlan.
Xie Xuanlan told her to wait in the car and said he would rescue the young man.
Jiang Shuyu believed him and without hesitation, she climbed down to the third floor and went to the car Xie Xuanlan had mentioned.
She waited in the car for Xie Xuanlan to rescue the young man.
When she was extremely anxious, she finally saw a figure climbing down from the third floor.
Jiang Shuyu wanted to help, but the staircase was narrow and could only accommodate one person at a time.
So, she could only wait in the car.
However, before Ruan Qing came down, a large number of zombies emerged.
omg everytime i think theres gonna be no more chapters theres another chapter. tysm wyrd!!<333
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