NOVEL SIMPLE Chapter 6: Will You Come With Me?
Soon, a series of door-kicking sounds and gunshots came from upstairs, along with the excited voices of survivors.
Xu Duoduo sat in the closet, lost in thought. Her slow brain was pondering: She... wasn't dead? Her old classmate actually didn't shoot her on the spot?
The little zombie didn't quite understand.
She looked down at the thin blanket that had tied her up tightly, struggled a bit to find it was very secure, and finally gave up trying to break free.
Xu Duoduo slumped in the closet, blinking as she waited for time to pass. After an unknown amount of time, there was finally movement outside again.
"Everyone head downstairs and line up! Buses will come soon to take you to the survivor base."
This voice sounded quite stern when reprimanding people, all traces of casualness gone. One might think he was conducting military training.
Xu Duoduo was lost in her thoughts when she heard someone ask where he was going. Qin Luo had taken out all the zombies in the entire building without even breaking a sweat, clearly becoming everyone's pillar of support and source of security.
Then she heard him coldly and ruthlessly tell them not to mind, "You all go on your way, I'm going to fetch something."
The forgotten "something" - Xu Duoduo suddenly paused, then her eyes looked a bit gloomy.
So when Qin Luo came in muttering and took large strides, as soon as he opened the closet, he met a pair of slightly resentful, gray eyes. They were zombie eyes, having lost their human luster, but the gaze was quite spirited.
"Hey, the little class monitor is indeed the little class monitor, huh? Even as a zombie, you're smarter than others."
This praise is unnecessary, thank you very much.
Really.
Xu Duoduo's eyes were full of disdain. If she could speak, she would really like to make a sarcastic comment or two.
Qin Luo, as if he had found a new toy, untied the knots on her body and wrapped her in the blanket again. "Can you understand what I'm saying? If you can understand, nod. I'll take you with me. Did you read the apocalypse survival manual that headquarters mass-distributed? Early-stage zombies generally have no rationality to speak of, but you're very strange. It seems like you still have some remaining consciousness?"
In front of her, he reverted to that carefree manner, occasionally curling his lips into a mischievous smile, even showing his right canine tooth.
This familiar smiling face was dazzling, making Xu Duoduo momentarily dazed, feeling as if she had returned to those carefree three years of junior high school life.
Seeing her in a daze, Qin Luo frowned a bit, "You haven't really gone completely stupid, have you? Hey, hey, hey? Look at me. I'm asking if you want to come with me? Maybe if you come back to the base with me, there's still hope for you. Professor Ji at our research institute is quite capable. Or do you want to stay here?"
Joke.
Who would want to die if they could live??
Xu Duoduo was startled by him and quickly nodded obediently.
She felt that her originally stiff neck had become much more flexible.
Qin Luo's lips curled into a smile again, his little canine tooth showing. He looked quite sunny and handsome. After hearing her response, he nodded satisfactorily, picked up Xu Duoduo who was wrapped like a caterpillar, and put her on his shoulder, taking large strides out.
"Alright then! Let's go. Bet you never thought you'd end up in my hands one day, did you?"
"Right, little class monitor?"
Xu Duoduo indicated she didn't want to answer, burying her head in his shoulder and playing dead.
If she hadn't turned into a zombie, this direct way of carrying her would really make her vomit. Who carries a zombie like a sack of potatoes like this?!
Xu Duoduo's face was full of despair for life.
Qin Luo, on the other hand, was quite excited, carrying her and bounding down in just a few steps.
Xu Duoduo also just realized something was off. Although Qin Luo was already a member of a combat team, wasn't his physical ability too terrifying??
Not only did he single-handedly sweep through the entire building, but he didn't even break a sweat?
Moreover, his speed going downstairs wasn't something an ordinary person could match. He could even easily leap down an entire flight of stairs, which was quite scary.
Xu Duoduo's slow brain thought of two words - [Evolution]. There was also a delayed reaction; the apocalypse survival manual Qin Luo mentioned earlier was actually mass-distributed by headquarters?? That proved that she wasn't the only one who received the text message that night, and Liu-jie from her company wasn't the only one who fell ill...
This was a disaster that had been foreseen early on. When this thought appeared in her mind, her whole body shook, and she understood again that the future might be impossible to change, and the situation would only get worse and worse.
Just then.
Qin Luo, tired of running down stairs, jumped out of the window when there were still three floors left, landing steadily on the first floor while carrying her.
Xu Duoduo, her face turned to the side, looked up at the sky. It was hazy, as if it had been a long time since she'd seen the sun. Occasionally, brilliant rays of light flashed in the sky, flickering from time to time.
The residential complex below was no longer as clean and tidy as before. Zombies were everywhere, and the walls were splattered with various filth.
Even the plants seemed to be covered in a layer of dust, looking lifeless.
The survivors were huddled in a relatively clean area, shivering. Everyone was both happy and afraid.
Survivors from other buildings also came down in waves, all gathering in one place. Regardless of whether there had been fights over supplies before, at this moment, no one cared about that anymore.
Suddenly, several reporting sounds came from the distance, [3A Special Operations Team - Wang Hu reporting, Qingyuan Residential Complex Building B has been cleared.]
[3A Special Operations Team - Bai Shu reporting, Qingyuan Residential Complex Building C has been cleared.]
[3A Special Operations Team - Flying Eagle reporting, Qingyuan Residential Complex Building D has been cleared.]
...
Xu Duoduo looked dazedly towards the source of the sound. Then she heard a cool voice next to her ear, Qin Luo saying: "3A Special Operations Team - Luo Shen reporting, Qingyuan Residential Complex Building A has been cleared."
Huh??
So lame!!
What kind of chuunibyou codename is that?!
Xu Duoduo couldn't help but squirm, feeling embarrassed for Qin Luo. She wanted to dig a five-room double-story villa on the spot to hide in.
Yet these chuunibyou words made the hearts of those present feel more at ease.
These reports, one after another, proved that no one had abandoned them, that no one would be left behind.
Many survivors belatedly began to sob, then broke into loud wails. Some hugged each other tightly, some cried out the names of their loved ones.
Xu Duoduo felt a mix of heartache and confusion, completely unsure of where the future lay. Only the shoulder she was leaning on seemed reliable, along with the warmth from her old classmate.
It was indeed a bit comforting.
Xu Duoduo's consciousness soon began to blur. In her hazy state, she heard several people come over, exclaiming "Holy shit" in amazement, followed by talks about the little class monitor, rescue, survivor supplies...
But later she fell asleep. While sleeping, she had a dream, returning to her middle school days. That year, a very unruly transfer student came to their class, successfully becoming the school heartthrob within a day.
Within a month, he had ascended to the position of school bully, becoming the number one headache for teachers.
Later.
He became her deskmate.