Chapter 223.2: Apocalypse Survival (27)

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The gunshots hit the zombies’ brains directly, taking out over a dozen of them instantly.

Then he quickly walked in the direction of the car, carrying his backpack.

By this time, Jiang Shuyu had already gotten into the car, while the other car was still crashing around, seeming to have lost control after several impacts.

Seeing this, Jiang Shuyu didn’t wait for Ruan Qing but started the car, intending to drive back to pick up Ruan Qing.

Also, conveniently moving away from the out-of-control vehicle.

However, as soon as Jiang Shuyu stepped on the gas, the out-of-control car came straight towards her.

Ruan Qing naturally saw this scene; he ran forward while shouting, “Jiang Shuyu, reverse!”

It seemed a bit too late. Jiang Shuyu widened her eyes, trying to avoid it in panic, but couldn’t because the wall was on her left.

“Bang!!!” A loud crash, and Jiang Shuyu’s car was sandwiched between the oncoming vehicle and the wall.

The front of the car was hit directly; the windshield shattered instantly, and the falling glass shards cut Jiang Shuyu’s forehead.

Her body also received a considerable impact.

Jiang Shuyu didn’t feel pain, nor could she feel her body; at this moment, she only felt her brain in a daze.

Her eyes also became heavy.

It seemed that the blood flowing from her forehead was blocking her vision, making it hard for her to see clearly in front of her.

Was she... going to die?

Even worse, after the impact, the car didn’t seem to be completely disabled; instead, it slowly started moving away from the collision.

It even started to accelerate.

And on the other side of the road was... a cliff.

Not far ahead, there was a sharp turn. If they continued straight ahead, they would definitely plunge off the cliff.

There was no chance of survival.

“Jiang Shuyu, brake!” Ruan Qing didn’t care about his injured foot anymore, rushing towards the car at the fastest speed, wanting to wake up Jiang Shuyu before the car went off the cliff.

“Jiang Shuyu!!!”

Jiang Shuyu vaguely heard someone calling her name, but she felt her eyelids getting heavier and the scene in front of her starting to blur.

The moment the little girl was hit by the car, she was thrown against the door. Fortunately, she was in the back seat and wasn’t greatly affected.

However, being slammed against the car door was still too much for a little girl to bear, and she cried out in pain.

She cried for quite a while before noticing that her older sister in front was covered in blood, which scared her into silence.

She remembered her mother covered in blood, which was why her mother didn’t come back.

The little girl immediately crawled over to the driver’s seat, fearfully nudging Jiang Shuyu with her small hand, saying, “Sister, sister, don’t be afraid.”

“Don’t cry, sister. Xinxin is very good.”

However, despite the little girl’s nudging, Jiang Shuyu showed no response at all, causing the little girl to cry again.

“Wuwuwu, sister, don’t leave Xinxin too, okay?”

The little girl’s strength was weak, and she could hardly move Jiang Shuyu. But when she pushed, it dislodged the glass that had fallen on Jiang Shuyu’s leg, causing her some pain and partially awakening her.

Jiang Shuyu struggled to look at the crying little girl beside her, but seemed unable to fully comprehend.

“Jiang Shuyu!!!” a pleasant, cold male voice came through.

Someone was calling her.

The voice seemed to come from behind.

Jiang Shuyu tried to turn her head to look, but she didn’t even have the strength to do that, so she gave up.

However, she seemed to think of something and strained to look up at the rearview mirror.

There was a young man behind the car, desperately chasing after them, still saying something.

Jiang Shuyu strained to listen.

Step on the brakes?

Oh, right, she seemed to have been hit.

The car hadn’t stopped yet.

Ahead was... a cliff!

Jiang Shuyu’s eyes widened, regaining some rationality.

She tried to press the brake pedal, but after struggling for a while, she couldn’t lift her foot.

Her leg was pinned during the impact, making it impossible for her to lift it now.

Jiang Shuyu reached out and forcefully pulled the handbrake beside her.

However, the car continued towards the cliff.

The car couldn’t stop.

Maybe she knew she wouldn’t survive, or maybe her brain, injured severely, was a bit unclear. Jiang Shuyu wasn’t afraid.

It’s just a pity she had to take the little girl with her.

Jiang Shuyu reached out to touch the little girl’s head, trying to comfort the crying child.

“Xin... xin... be good, sister... won’t... leave you...”

The little girl blinked her watery eyes and seemed to want reassurance as she asked, “Really?”

The little girl probably didn’t understand what it meant for the car not to stop, just like she didn’t understand what it meant for her mom not to come back.

“Mm.” Jiang Shuyu nodded with difficulty, gently holding the little girl’s hand. “Really, sister... likes Xinxin the most, won’t abandon Xinxin...”

Jiang Shuyu was covered in blood, including her hands, which inadvertently stained the little girl’s small hand red.

After getting Jiang Shuyu’s affirmation, the little girl obediently rubbed her hand against Jiang Shuyu’s, “Xinxin likes sister and brother, too.”

Ruan Qing’s speed naturally couldn’t match the car’s, and after chasing for a long time, the distance between him and the car grew even farther.

But he didn’t give up, still chasing after the car at his fastest speed.

Completely disregarding his heart condition and injured foot.

Perhaps Ruan Qing pushed too hard. His injured foot couldn’t bear it, and he stumbled and fell to the ground, “Ugh...”

Ruan Qing had used all his strength to run, so his fall was quite harsh, scraping his knees and elbows.

Even the palms of his hands were scraped, blood seeping out directly.

Ruan Qing’s slender fingers trembled slightly, but he ignored the pain, got up, and chased after the car again.

There was no intention to give up on Jiang Shuyu and the little girl.

Jiang Shuyu, who was initially quite strong, turned red-eyed at this scene, tears streaming down her face in grievance.

It appears that ever since she met the young man; she has been crying much more frequently.

Although the young man rarely spoke, he always took care of her attentively, creating countless opportunities for her to survive.

However, this time, there really was no other way.

These extra days of survival had been worthwhile.

The cliff was now just within reach. Jiang Shuyu tightened her grip on the little girl’s hand. She glanced at the determined young man in the rearview mirror, a faint smile curling at the corners of her eyes.

Finally, she closed her eyes before the car plummeted off the cliff.

Similar to the previous scene, a transparent light emerged from Jiang Shuyu’s body, ultimately merging into Ruan Qing’s body.

Only the system witnessed this scene once again.

The system wasn’t particularly surprised, because this person had always been worthy and deserving of everyone’s trust and belief from beginning to end.

Ruan Qing was unaware of all this. He watched as the car disappeared off the cliff, then slowly halted his steps, feeling as if all the strength had been drained from his body, and he collapsed to the ground.

At this moment, he felt his breathing becoming difficult, and his entire body ached.

His palms hurt, his ankles hurt, even his elbows and knees burned with pain.

Ruan Qing held his chest in pain, breathing heavily, yet his gaze remained fixed on the edge of the cliff.

His beautiful eyes were calm and undisturbed.

Ruan Qing had long known that many things were futile; the world was just so cruel and merciless.

Making people feel powerless.

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