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Because the short-haired woman’s head was not destroyed, the serious injury directly mutated her into a zombie.
She probably still retained a trace of consciousness. Even though her pupils had gone white, she was still firmly dragging the zombies.
Not letting any zombies pass.
“Let’s go.” Ruan Qing didn’t look at the short-haired woman anymore. He used the gun to clear the path beyond the horde of zombies and quickly headed towards the car.
Jiang Shuyu also carried the little girl and ran towards the car.
The three of them safely returned to the car.
Jiang Shuyu originally wanted to drive, but seeing Ruan Qing had already entered the driver’s seat, she sat in the back with the little girl in her arms.
After Ruan Qing got into the car, he immediately floored the accelerator, decisively ramming into the zombies in another direction, directly creating a way out.
The three of them quickly left the residential area and headed in the direction of the Eternal Life Laboratory.
The Eternal Life Laboratory must be crucial; there must be information about researching zombies there.
There was no choice but to go.
If there was still a slight possibility of clearing this instance, it could only be in the Eternal Life Laboratory.
The little girl seemed not to understand that her mother wouldn’t come back anymore. She kept crying and insisting on finding her mother. No matter how Jiang Shuyu tried to console her, it was of no use.
Moreover, the little girl wasn’t the type to cry loudly; instead, she quietly shed tears of sadness, looking especially pitiful.
Jiang Shuyu felt somewhat helpless, as she had never comforted a child before.
Ruan Qing stopped the car in an area with a few zombies, then switched places with Jiang Shuyu.
Jiang Shuyu, with a relieved expression, went to the front to drive, while Ruan Qing sat in the backseat and held the little girl in his arms.
Ruan Qing had actually never comforted a child before, or even had any contact with children.
However, his comforting presence and gentle demeanor seemed to have a strong effect, and the little girl gradually stopped crying once he held her in his arms.
The little girl wiped her tears and looked up at Ruan Qing, her voice choked with sobs as she asked softly, “Big brother, is mommy not coming back? Just like daddy back then.”
Ruan Qing lowered his gaze to the little girl’s eyes and finally nodded silently.
Tears welled up in the little girl’s eyes again. “Does that mean Xinxin is no longer wanted by anyone?”
The little girl’s voice carried a sob, sounding deeply wronged and heartbreaking, as if she thought her mother and father no longer wanted her.
Ruan Qing didn’t explain to the little girl why her mom didn’t come back, unlike her father. He gently rubbed the little girl’s head and said, “It’s okay, big brother is here for you.”
Jiang Shuyu immediately turned around and added, “And sister too, sister is here for you.”
Seeing the little girl looking over, Jiang Shuyu softened her tone a bit and said, “Xinxin is so good. How could anyone not want you?”
The little girl finally stopped crying. She rubbed her face against Ruan Qing’s chest, then held Ruan Qing’s hand with both of her little hands, and leaned against him, falling asleep.
She probably hadn’t rested properly for these three days.
Jiang Shuyu genuinely felt sorry for the little girl, but it was truly difficult to navigate the apocalypse with a young child.
They were struggling to survive themselves, let alone attempting to reach the Eternal Life Laboratory.
They weren’t even sure if they could come back alive themselves, let alone taking the little girl with them.
Jiang Shuyu glanced at Ruan Qing through the rearview mirror.
Ruan Qing naturally caught Jiang Shuyu’s gaze and understood what she was thinking.
He lowered his voice and said softly, “Take her with us.”
If his plan failed, this island would cease to exist, and everyone on the island would be buried together.
There was no difference for the little girl wherever she stayed; she might as well follow them.
Moreover, since he had promised the woman with short hair, he wouldn’t go back on his word and leave the little girl behind.
The sun was gradually setting, casting the evening glow over the sky, painting it red.
It looked beautiful.
However, looking at this blood-red island, the shades of red echoing each other, it appeared to carry a hint of danger and foreboding.
Ruan Qing still hadn’t eaten anything until now. His stomach was starting to feel uncomfortable, and finding food at night would only become more difficult.
Jiang Shuyu also knew this. She looked around and drove the car towards a small shop by the roadside.
There were only a few scattered zombies around here, so it was relatively safe.
Ruan Qing lifted the little girl, who was sitting on his lap, and gently placed her on the seat.
The little girl must have been sleeping deeply because she didn’t wake up, but her hands moved restlessly, as if searching for something.
Ruan Qing casually pulled out a few tissues from the car and stuffed them into the little girl’s hand.
The young girl instinctively clutched onto it and once again fell into a deep sleep.
Ruan Qing, upon seeing this, gently closed the car door and got out of the car with Jiang Shuyu.
After Jiang Shuyu got out of the car, he locked the doors, so the people inside the car wouldn’t face any danger.
The greater danger was actually outside the car, but she still followed Ruan Qing out.
However, Jiang Shuyu’s marksmanship was somewhat lacking, and coupled with the zombies’ speed, she could only hit one out of several shots.
And even then, it wasn’t a headshot.
Ruan Qing dealt with most of the zombies alone.
Jiang Shuyu looked apologetically at Ruan Qing, biting her lip in self-blame.
Seeing this, Ruan Qing spoke softly, “It’s okay. The fact that you can shoot is already good. Ordinary people couldn’t even handle a gun before the apocalypse, so it’s normal not to be accurate.”
Although Ruan Qing said this, Jiang Shuyu still felt a bit ashamed and nervously adjusted her grip on the gun in her hand.
After dealing with the zombies, Ruan Qing and Jiang Shuyu cautiously entered the convenience store.
There weren’t many people in the convenience store, nor were there many zombies. Some items were missing from the shelves, but they still managed to find quite a bit of food.
Ruan Qing and Jiang Shuyu quickly stuffed the food into their backpacks and then hurried back towards the car.
However, before they could reach the car, they saw several people running towards them from a distance.
Behind them were more than a dozen zombies, chasing after these people.
And those people probably noticed the car here and were running towards it.
Jiang Shuyu parked their car in a spot where there were many other vehicles parked nearby.
The group of people didn’t choose their car but instead picked ones where the doors were still open.
However, the drivers might not know how to drive, or they were too panicked, as they just started the cars and began crashing around wildly.
Several times, they nearly hit their car.
Ruan Qing and Jiang Shuyu were startled by this and accelerated to get back to their car first.
After all, there was a young girl in their car, and if they were hit, it would definitely be disastrous.
But at this moment, the zombies seemed to have noticed Ruan Qing and immediately changed direction, excitedly rushing towards Ruan Qing.
Due to his foot injury, Ruan Qing couldn’t run fast. Plus, with the zombies coming at him, he slowed down and quickly aimed the gun at them.
hopefully theres no plot twist and its actually just a sweet little girl
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