Luo Geng's heart tightened, and he turned around abruptly. But before he could see clearly, he was knocked to the ground by a tremendous force. He could only watch helplessly as a gaping maw bit into his face!
Click!
The zombie's teeth slammed against the goggles, and as if sensing something, it immediately released them, only to bite down hard on Luo Geng's neck the next second!
Luo Geng's body and arms were pinned down, and he couldn't move at all. It looked like the zombie was about to plant a death strawberry on him!
At the critical moment, a kick came from mid-air and slammed into the zombie's head!
That was Qiao Siqi, who was the first to notice something was wrong. He didn't have time to use his knife, so he could only use his foot!
Qiao Siqi's kick was already quite forceful, but the zombie only tilted its head slightly, remaining completely still on Luo Geng's body. Luo Geng tried several times to forcefully throw the zombie off, but found that he was no match for it in terms of strength!
Just as Luo Geng was in despair, the zombie that was pressing down on him suddenly released him and stood up.
Luo Geng was surprised, but dared not delay. He immediately rolled to the side and quickly stood up. Only then did he realize that, apart from Qiao Siqi, the other companions had also turned around and were gripping the murder weapon, the driver, and were about to attack.
If the zombies were still on top of him, Luo Geng thought, then their brains would be riddled with holes by now.
"Why did it stand up..." Qiao Siqi deliberately suppressed his voice to the point of barely breathing, and because of the trembling, it became even more ethereal.
Luo Geng didn't want to speculate, but he had no other choice: "It sensed danger."
Qiao Siqi wanted to cry: "We're the ones in danger now..."
Qiao Siqi wasn't exaggerating. Six against one seemed like a huge advantage, but the zombie in front of him had one major characteristic—it was incredibly burly. Judging by its height, it was over 1.9 meters tall, and its weight was probably twice that of Qiao Siqi. The reason it had pinned Luo Geng down was entirely due to its massive muscles.
Moreover, the greater the height, the more difficult it is to injure his brain. It's not enough to just touch his head to cause damage; the angle of force must be just right, otherwise it's likely to just graze his skin, failing to deliver a precise and powerful blow.
Zhou Yilu: "What should we do?"
Song Fei and Qi Yan: "Pland!"
No sooner said than done, the two had already parted ways in opposite directions and were running away at top speed!
The zombie looked around erratically, confused, when the four remaining people in front of it suddenly waved at it in unison: "Hey~~~"
The zombie froze, staring blankly at the food in front of it, which was smiling like a gentle spring breeze.
Suddenly, the next second, its body lurched forward, falling in a classic dog-like pose, its face slamming into the ground! Its four companions, prepared in advance, had already started moving when it lost its balance, arriving just in time. With a few soft thuds, four weapons pierced its head!
The zombie struggled a few times, then finally stopped moving.
Song Fei and Qi Yan, who had ambushed it from behind and grabbed its left and right thighs respectively, breathed a sigh of relief, glanced at each other, and then let go.
The term "pland" refers to a feint attack in close combat. Four people draw the enemy's attention in front, while two others flank from behind. If a fatal blow is possible, the attacker strikes directly; otherwise, the attacker is thrown off balance and left to be slaughtered.
Luogeng: "They really don't like floral water."
Qiao Siqi: "What do you mean?"
Lin Dilei: "If they like you, they'll just pounce on you. Why would they listen quietly to us say hi?"
Zhou Yilu: "I can understand. If someone sprayed floral water on my sashimi, I wouldn't have any appetite either."
Friends: "..."
Song Fei: "Could you please stop using a zombie's perspective when you make analogies in the future!"
Lin Dilei walked to the side and pulled her suitcase back up. Just as the group was about to continue forward, heavy and chaotic footsteps suddenly echoed in the wind. Everyone gasped, looking around as if countless ghostly figures were lurking among the pines and cypresses!
"Hold--"
The fighting had obviously attracted zombies from elsewhere, and the group of friends, no longer caring about being quiet, took off running!
Regardless of whether Lin Dilei was willing or not, Luo Geng snatched the suitcase from her hand and started running, like he was robbing her!
Lin Dilei felt a warmth in her heart, but she didn't have time to thank him. Besides, Luo Geng was running faster than her while pulling the suitcase, so she could only try harder to catch up!
The library drew ever closer, and the world was almost as bright as day!
Countless red-lacquered windows and countless balustrades with antique charm are their lifeline!
The first to reach the bottom of the building, Qiao Siqi, started climbing upwards on all fours without saying a word! He climbed too fast, lost his grip, and fell, landing squarely on Zhou Yilu's head. Both fell, but fortunately, it was only a little over one and a half stories. Aside from feeling slightly humiliated by having his head hit, Zhou Yilu didn't suffer much physical damage.
However, when the charge started again, Zhou Yilu learned his lesson and stopped following behind Qiao Siqi. Instead, he stood shoulder to shoulder with him. When Qiao Siqi climbed the first column, he climbed the second column, making sure not to block the way, so as to avoid unnecessary scrapes or rear-end collisions.
Finally, the two of them climbed onto the second-floor balcony. After confirming that the balcony was safe, they immediately turned around to help their comrades below.
At this moment, Luo Geng had already arrived below Zhou Yilu and struggled to lift the suitcase, which Zhou Yilu immediately reached out to take. After Zhou Yilu had pulled and dragged the suitcase into the second balcony, Luo Geng had already climbed over to Qiao Siqi's side.
At this moment, two zombies had already arrived below. Luo Geng and Song Fei were dealing with them, and from the second-floor balcony, they could clearly see that more zombies were approaching from all sides!
Luo Geng pulled Lin Dilei up with a forceful effort, while shouting to Song Fei and Qi Yan, "Stop fighting! Get up here quickly! There are even more zombies behind!"
In fact, it wasn't that Song Fei and Qi Yan wanted to fight, but rather that they simply couldn't break free for the time being!
"Never mind us," Qi Yan shouted, plunging a pair of scissors into a zombie's eye. "Get to the closed bookshelf right now!"
The four friends didn't want to leave their companion to risk it alone, but it would be easier for two of them to escape. If the four of them went down, the zombies from all directions would gather like a tide, and who knows what the situation would become!
Seeing Song Fei kick away the zombie that was entangled with Qi Yan and pull Qi Yan to run towards the nearest window, the four of them didn't delay any longer and continued to go up!
The closed stacks, the kind of enclosed stacks in the library that are never open to students, usually contain very valuable books. It's said that even teachers need approval from their superiors to access them. Anyway, they're always locked, and nobody's ever been seen going in. So, when planning their escape to the library, the safest option, without a doubt, was this place. Of course, if it just so happens to be open to zombies on the day of the incident, then they really have nothing to say.
The closed stacks are located on the westernmost side of the fourth floor of the library. Four people and a suitcase are on the second-floor balcony below it, which is only two floors away.
However, Qi Yan and Song Fei had been moving further and further east during the fight, and by the time they reached the nearest balcony in a straight line, they were separated from the main group by more than a dozen windows.
But the two of them didn't care anymore and hurriedly climbed onto the second-floor balcony, finally letting out a sigh of relief.
Qi Yan pressed himself against the window, wanting to see what was happening inside the unlit balcony and whether it was safe. Seeing him looking like this, Song Fei stopped trying to repeat herself and turned around to check the situation below. Unexpectedly, a hand suddenly reached under the railing and grabbed her ankle!
Song Fei looked down and was met with a ferocious face!
"Hold!"
Song Fei cursed and kicked the zombie hard in the face, sending it crashing to the ground.
He immediately pulled Qi Yan over: "Hurry up and climb! They can climb!"
The eight words seemed to have no beginning or end, but Qi Yan understood them immediately and, like Song Fei, began to climb upwards!
Song Fei had never climbed as high as he had in the past few days. He didn't care about being exhausted, lacking strength, or how easy or difficult the climb was. He grabbed whatever he could get his hands on, and his body seemed to unleash endless power in this desperate situation!
Song Fei kept looking upwards without ever looking down. He had only one thought in his mind: the higher you go, the safer you are!
Finally, he landed on the fourth-floor balcony. Although he and Luo Geng were at opposite ends of the world, climbing horizontally was much easier than climbing vertically.
"Qi Yan—"
Suddenly, Lin Dilei's scream came from the other end.
Song Fei froze, quickly looking down, only to see Qi Yan crash heavily to the ground with a loud thud!
Another zombie fell with him; he was clearly pulled down by the one who climbed up. And the instant he hit the ground, three more zombies surrounded him!
Song Fei's mind went blank. He didn't have time to think; almost instinctively, he yelled down, "Hey—here! I'm here! Come on up!"
While shouting, she took off her clothes, and in the blink of an eye, she was completely naked.
The other person was stunned, and Lin Dilei instinctively looked away—she was just a girl experiencing her first love, and seeing a naked male penis was too exciting.
Perhaps it was because Song Fei's voice was so deafening, but the zombies below actually paused for a moment and instinctively looked up.
Song Fei, now fully energized, leaped onto the adjacent balcony, distancing herself from her clothes which reeked of floral perfume, allowing the aroma of meat to waft even more clearly: "I'm so delicious! It's got both lean and fatty meat, a perfect balance of layers! He's not good; it's all just tendon and meat that gets stuck in your teeth! Come and eat me, ahhhhhh—"
The comrades on the same floor also realized what was happening and started taking off their clothes!
They stripped completely naked and jumped hastily onto the adjacent balcony.
"Come on, eat me!"
"No, I like it!"
"They're all plain, I'm barbecue flavored!!!"
Little Landmine sat in a daze, guarding a pile of clothes that hadn't been changed in ages. They say that major trauma can cause sudden changes in a person; if she ever decides she doesn't like men and becomes a lesbian, these naked, jumping-around bastards will definitely be the culprits!!!
Qi Yan remained clear-headed throughout. As soon as he heard Song Fei howl, he understood what was happening. When the other party took off his clothes, although he also wanted to stare at him like a zombie, he still sprang up and climbed up again!
—As long as the green hills remain, there's no fear of going hungry.
Although Song Fei was yelling and writhing, her eyes were fixed on Qi Yan.
He had just climbed to the second floor when the zombies on the ground reacted and began to pounce upwards again!
Qi Yan continued climbing to the third floor, but his movements were noticeably less swift and fluid than before, and his face seemed to be enduring some kind of pain.
He was injured when he fell!
Song Fei's heart sank to the bottom. He was so anxious that he scratched his head and cheeks. Suddenly, a flash of inspiration struck him!
The wind blew across the sweat on Qi Yan's forehead, and a sudden chill rose up, making him feel somewhat dazed.
His shoulder was throbbing with pain, but he couldn't let go. If he fell again, he really had no confidence that he could survive.
No, perhaps not even now. The zombies behind him are getting closer and closer. It's less about him escaping and more about him struggling to survive.
Qi Yan closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and felt some of his strength returning.
He didn't want to die. He had spent his whole life studying, and he hadn't even had a chance to fully savor the tenderness of his lover...
"You idiot, grab the rope!!!"
His lover's gentle call pulled Qi Yan back to his senses. He suddenly opened his eyes and saw a rope swaying in front of him.
Lifeline!
Qi Yan didn't hesitate for a moment. He first grabbed the rope with one hand, and then immediately let go of the railing with the other hand and grabbed it as well, entrusting his entire life to this rope!
"You're fucking heavy—"
My lover called out to me tenderly again.
Qi Yan looked up and saw Song Fei's face, but it didn't seem like the familiar face he remembered.
Song Fei had no time to pay attention to Qi Yan's complicated thoughts; she used almost all her strength to pull him up.
Finally, Qi Yan was pulled up little by little by the rope and was eventually dragged into the fourth-floor balcony by Song Fei.
The zombies could only climb two and a half stories before they started falling, whether from exhaustion or limited flexibility, it was unclear. A few tried to grab Song Fei's rope, but none succeeded like Cui Menghan, and could only watch helplessly as Song Fei pulled the rope back.
The comrades on the other end collapsed to the ground, finally relieved.
A chill ran from their buttocks to their foreheads, and they suddenly realized what was happening, glancing timidly at Lin Dilei.
Little Landmine was numb, and with a lifeless expression, he raised his eyelids at them: "If you know it's cold, hurry up and come over and put it on. Are you waiting for me to bring it to you?!"
While his comrades were frantically putting on their clothes, Song Fei wasn't in a hurry. After all, he and Qi Yan knew each other inside and out; they'd seen each other before. So he leisurely put the rope back into his backpack before putting on his clothes one by one.
"Thank you." Qi Yan found that she had a lot to say, but when she got to the tip of her tongue, she could only say these two words.
Song Fei paused for a moment while dressing before saying softly, "You're welcome."
Qi Yan suddenly realized that he seemed to have never said those two words to Song Fei before. No, he should say that since they met, the other party seemed to have never done anything worthy of his gratitude. He was always pointing out the other party's shortcomings and mistakes, either reminding or criticizing, and if he couldn't stand it, he would try his best to help the other party change.
He never imagined that one day he would need to receive help from the other party.
"You're quite capable." This was Qi Yan's honest opinion. Shouting, jumping around naked, rescuing people with ropes—it all seemed seamless in retrospect, but at the time, not everyone could have thought of or done it. Even he himself had been so desperate that he wanted to give up.
"I have many skills, you just lack the eyes to see them." Having finally become a savior, Song Fei didn't hold back and did whatever he wanted. However, after getting dressed, he started to worry about Qi Yan again, reaching out to gently pinch the other's shoulder, "Did you fall pretty badly here? I saw you couldn't even get any strength when you were climbing."
Qi Yan suddenly took his hand down and held it, rubbing the back of his hand with her thumb.
Song Fei was startled and forgot to pull it back.
Qi Yan raised her head and stared at him intently: "Luo Geng said that a life-saving grace should be repaid with one's body."
Song Fei's body trembled, and he hurriedly and laboriously pulled his hand away: "I don't want it."
Qi Yan was getting anxious: "Then what exactly do you want me to do?"
Just as Song Fei was about to speak, she heard a sound of something being tapped on the window—bang!
The sound came from inside the window, and both of them jumped in fright, turning their heads to look!
Inside the window, just inches away, a face pressed against the glass was distorted and deformed!
Song Fei and Qi Yan simultaneously picked up their weapons and stood ready for battle!
Snap!
Another knock on the window!
The face pressed against the glass gradually receded, revealing its original features, and then the window was suddenly opened, a faint, almost hallucinatory sound emanating from the crack—
"Song Fei…"
"Wang Qingyuan?!" Song Fei's eyes widened suddenly, then she quickly jumped into the room and hugged him tightly. "I'm so glad you're still alive!!!"
Wang Qingyuan was a little weak, but he still gently raised his hand and patted his back.
Qi Yan glanced at it, said nothing, then jumped in, found the switch and pressed it, illuminating the room brightly.
This is a tea room, the door is tightly closed, there are no zombies, except for Wang Qingyuan, and there is only a weaker classmate sitting in the corner.
Qi Yan walked over and carefully squatted down to examine it.
The student weakly raised his head, then suddenly mustered a sliver of energy: "Qi Yan?"
Qi Yan froze, quickly searching her memory, finally matching the face with the name: "Li Jingyu?"
Li Jingyu gave an almost inaudible "hmm".
Although it was just a brief, formal exchange between the champion and runner-up after the 10,000-meter race at the Games, with the main event being formality and the content secondary, Li Jingyu still remembered this opponent very well.
Qi Yan glanced at the two people still clinging to each other, then suddenly reached out and pulled Li Jingyu into a tight embrace: "It's so good to see you're alive!!!"
"..." Li Jingyu decided to retrace his memory again to s
ee if he had missed some subtle emotions that could only be understood but not expressed.