Translator: transcendentwings
Compared to the spring revival with the thawing icicles and the melting snow when they made their trip to the Express Pickup Point yesterday, the temperature of this particular night dropped drastically. They weren’t sure if it was because of this reason, but the result was that all the zombies retreated into the buildings that could shelter them from the wind and rain and not a single ghostly shadow could be seen on the road.
At first, their careful and deliberately controlled low chatter gradually became less restrained with their relatively stable advancing pace. Soon after, the tense nerves of the companions also eased up accordingly, as such, only He Zhiwen noticed the shadow of a suspected zombie when it flashed briefly behind a tree beside the road.
His footsteps halted abruptly and Zhao He who followed behind, wasn’t paying attention and crashed into him solidly. The latter reflexively let loose a “f*ck”, not controlling the volume at all. When he realized that something was off, it was already too late.
A zombie swiftly charged out from behind the tree dressed in a loud, red down jacket, as enthusiastic and unrestrained as its passionate lunge.
He Zhiwen instinctively wanted to run, but his ten toes seemed to be locked in a chaotic dance and the soles of his feet didn’t leave the ground. On the contrary, the knife in his hand was gripped even tighter—He wasn’t fighting this alone now, he had comrades-in-arms!
Amidst the flickering lights, the zombie with its gaping bloody mouth was already before him, at this distance he could even distinctly see its front teeth which were chipped.
He Zhiwen ignored all else and stabbed forth, the tip of the knife plunging into the right side of the zombie’s face!
The zombie still wanted to rush forwards and He Zhiwen didn’t let up either, however the opponent’s strength was obviously stronger than his own. He Zhiwen didn’t even hold out for two seconds when he already couldn’t stay steady on his feet. Fortunately, there was still Zhao He, who had just bumped into him from behind, sticking closely to He Zhiwen’s back. While he supported him, his hands were also not idle and the military-grade blade was inserted in the zombie’s temple.
Dark red liquid slowly flowed out from the bloodletting groove.
He Zhiwen clearly felt that the force acting against him was slowly weakening.
He yanked the knife out with force and the blood that hadn’t been completely drained by the military blade sprayed out from the extra hole opened up in his face. Zhao He silently laid the zombie on the floor before he removed his weapon, then stood up neatly.
“This is so d*mn useful,” Zhao He flicked the blood off of it, loving this miraculous weapon the more he looked at it, “Whoever thought of buying one of these things and keeping it in the dormitories must be a genius.”
He Zhiwen peered at the smooth skills of his teammate, recalling the firm strength he felt while leaning on him two minutes ago when he fought against the zombie’s assault in conjunction and just couldn’t shake it from his mind. He sighed with infinite emotion: “I confessed to a girl last semester and was rejected. Her reason was that she yearned for a solid chest rather than an intelligent mind. I always assumed that this was just an excuse used by women, but it turns out that the feeling of security really is important.”
“Many male classmates acknowledge this statement,” Feng Qibai patted his teammate’s shoulder, “But to have it be proved through personal experience, you may be the first.”
He Zhiwen made a face and just when he wanted to say his piece, the four from Class 1, who were leading the way, backtracked after capturing the disturbance.
“Are you alright?” Song Fei glanced at the corpse on the ground, then at He Zhiwen, asking with concern.
He Zhiwen shook his head: “There was only one, we could handle it.”
Qi Yan swept his gaze around, not feeling very at ease: “If there is one, there will be another, we have to leave quickly.”
“Can you give me a spritz of the Hualu shui. . .” As the classmate who had a history of being targeted by the zombies the most, Qiao Siqi was now in a state where a zombie would only need to sneeze and his guts would tremble in response.
“Still spraying? You currently seem like you’ve been soaking in a tub full of Hualu shui for three months already. If you spray any more, even if the zombies don’t become enraged, I will help them seek justice from the heavens.” The whole way, Zhou Yilu was about to lose his sense of smell due to John and a bellyful of fire flared up as soon as this was brought up.
Zhao He also supported this complaint, pointing at the body on the ground: “We didn’t meet many zombies along the way, and ones that charged out even less, just the one, relax la, the rest of the way should also be peaceful. No matter how much more you spray, it’ll just be a waste.”
Qiao Siqi was dubious and frowned hesitantly.
Zhao He continued his efforts: “How’s this, if we encounter more zombies later on, I will protect you like I protected He Zhiwen, that’s good enough ba?”
Qiao Siqi’s eyes lit up and suddenly felt that he saw a brilliant holy light of benevolence shine above Zhao He’s shiny bald head: “Really?!”
Zhao He nodded without hesitation: “Of course, a vow from a gentleman. . .”
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A deafening explosion ripped through the silence of the night and everyone’s ears resonated in pain. For a long time, except for weng weng weng, no other sound could be perceived.
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“Why would it explode?” Song Fei’s thoughts rapidly whirled around, “Could there be classmates inside?”
Qi Yan: “Although I also really want to find out, but I’m afraid that we won’t be able to.”
Song Fei detected the unusual solemnity and tension in the other’s words and turned to look at him, puzzled.
Zhao He, who stood next to him, understood the meaning his teammate’s ex-boyfriend was trying to imply a step sooner: “Comrades, there may be a fierce battle coming up. . .”
As soon as his voice fell, everyone picked up on the sound of numerous and chaotic footsteps. Initially from afar, then getting closer and closer, and even closer!
Everyone looked at each other in dismay as they made a decision in their hearts—The Wenbo building was over there!
The Wenbo building of the Literary Arts department wasn’t in line with the path they took now, but it also belonged to the department-specific buildings area which was the direction of the noises’ origin.
Obviously, the zombies in or near that building were attracted by the explosion, hearing the commotion, they washed over like a huge wave!
The sound of footsteps were becoming more and more frightening, everyone dared not delay and sprinted forward immediately!
But after a few steps, countless zombies suddenly rushed out of the Luban building before them. They also seemed to have been stirred up by the explosion and ran wildly in the direction of the thick smoke!
The eight of them slowed their pace. Although they were still running forwards, they didn’t dare to go too quickly. If they were to accidentally catch up with the large army in front, then the enemy only needed to turn around in unison and they would be the classic example of flinging themselves into the other’s embrace. But if they continued to decelerate like this, then they would end up being flattened by the tide of zombies behind!
It was like the jogging routine organized in the winter. One class would be running wildly in the front while a class in the rear would also be sprinting madly while the eight of them were suspended in between the two groups. Looking at this situation from all directions brought them to the same conclusion that they’d be cannon fodder ah!
Qi Yan made an executive decision: “We can’t continue straight, turn!”
At this time the companions passed the Luban building and were making their way to the crossroad between it and the Yixin building. Up ahead, the Yixin building was to the left with the Luban building following behind and on the right was a bare mound of dirt—In reality it had a very lovely name, Flower Mound. In the spring and summer, flowers bloomed all over the quaint slope. However, now the nine waves of winter and the Hundred Flower Fairy already returned to the heavens.
Qi Yan didn’t hesitate and chose to turn left—They could hide in the buildings but there really wasn’t a means of subsistence on the soil mound.
In this way, the entire crew veered in a sharp turn and found themselves sandwiched in between the Architecture and Arts department, but also didn’t dare run too far. After all, their ultimate destination was the Gewu building so it was meaningless to run out of the department-specific buildings area. They needed to be safe and also needed to find the radio. To balance the two, their little squad began the Luban building loop circuit.
It was all thanks to the fact that whether it be the campus or the lecture halls, the structures were all built at a larger scale, taking up a very large area, making it hard to circle.
The squad’s plan was very simple and clear—The wave of zombies from the Luban building ahead would definitely storm to the site of the explosion. After the main road was empty and safe again, they would breakaway and sprint towards the innermost Gewu building.
However, everyone underestimated the speed and endurance of the Wenbo building zombies.
Not even after completing a few laps, merely after one giant circuit, the companions had already lost their initial speed. After all, they did take on this 100-meter race without holding back. It already wasn’t easy for them to maintain this high speed for more than ten seconds, let alone nearly impossible to maintain it for a few minutes. As a result, after completing a round, everyone’s state was basically the same as if they had covered eight hundred meters.
Although the zombies behind them didn’t seem tired, their physical conditions didn’t magically improve by leaps and bounds either so their pace also declined accordingly. Just—the decline was at a snail’s pace.
The greatest distance ever reached between the bespectacled female classmate, who was the closest and was leading the zombie horde, and Feng Qibai, who was the straggler at the back of the squad, had ever been was just over a meter, and many times, the other would abruptly stick out their arm and nearly grabbed ahold the tail ends of Feng Qibai’s clothing!
“Do they not get tired!” Feng Qibai’s pores were wide open, his hair stood on end, and he felt that his hair was about to turn into a porcupine’s needles, and xiuxiuxiu shoot out everywhere!
The four companions of Class 1 who ran in front answered in unison: “They belong to the department of liberal arts!”
The fingertips of the zombie scratched his back again, almost driving Feng Qibai insane: “Those of the liberal arts should just study their poetry and texts properly, could it be that they also went to Kenya to train for long-distance running!”
The energetic posture of Little Whale flashed through the minds of the Class 1 companions: “It’s very possible.”
“We can’t just keep circling around like this!” Zhou Yilu already caught a whiff of a metallic sweet taste in the back of his throat and stated with conviction, “I’ll climb the window onto higher ground and attract their attention, you guys keep running forward!”
“No,” Song Fei refused without hesitation, “If we run away, what about you!”
“Relax, I won’t die. But if you don’t ultimately obtain the radio, I’ll turn into a zombie and hunt you guys down.”
“What if we got it?”
“Nonsense, then pick me up on the return trip!”
Zhou Yilu gave his friends a pure, threatening look of “if you dare to not pick me up for the return trip, just wait” then he accelerated sharply and charged to the very front in an instant. Stopping briefly, he launched his body upwards onto the first floor window sill using both hands to prop himself up—The Luban building went for the exotic modern style. There were no balconies, only random window panels, window sills of differing lengths and widths, and various exterior structural wall decorations that were equally uneven and disorderly.
In the blink of an eye, Zhou Yilu’s right foot had stepped onto a concave lattice-like structure attached to the wall outside the window. He grabbed the upper eaves of the window with his hands and kicked with his feet, immediately letting him reach the space between the first and second floor windows. Just as he was struggling to ascend to the window on the second floor, Qiao Siqi, who had already closed the distance, spotted a zombie plastering its face to the window pane looking outwards with his sharp eyes!
Although it couldn’t cause Zhou Yilu any mortal harm for the time being, who knows how many zombies there were lingering in the structure.
Qiao Siqi peered at the zombies that were about to catch up to him from behind, then glanced at his comrade, who had signed himself up for the ultimate final mission, who could only face forwards even if he was unwilling. Going all out, Qiao Siqi also leapt onto the concave window sill on the ground floor and copied Zhou Yilu to scramble up the building!
Zhou Yilu had just stood firmly on the second floor window sill and wanted to survey the battle below, when he saw a little tail the moment he lowered his head.
“F*ck, why did you come along too!”
“One against the entire building, do you think you’re Wonder Woman ah!” Qiao Siqi scolded, then he hollered at the companions who continued bounding forwards, but were still looking back from time to time, “You guys can rest assure with me here. You must obtain the radio ah—”
Zhou Yilu rolled his eyes, there was absolutely no logical connection between “this thing being here” and “you can rest assured”, okay! To be precise, the presence of this entity was the biggest unsettling factor!
However, that Qiao Siqi would take the initiative to stay and fight by his side, was truly such an absurd move that he wouldn’t even dare dream about.
Was this still the same pampered Qiao Siqi, who was greedy for survival, feared death, and flaunted his wealth?
“Please put away your adoring eyes because it’s too early for you to bring them out. I will give you even more surprises in the future.”
“. . . These are questioning eyes!!!”
There was no way for Qiao Siqi to leave Zhou Yilu here alone. Thinking from another perspective, if it were him, with the cold weather and chill of the night, no relatives, with only endless fear and loneliness, he couldn’t imagine how the other would be able to survive. It.
Zhou Yilu knew why John chose to stay with him. Thinking from another perspective, if it were him, he’d also be unable to leave a comrade-in-arms behind alone to contain the zombies. Even if there was only one more person, fighting alone and fighting side by side, had nothing to do with one versus two, but one and positive infinity.
They both understood each other’s heartfelt intentions—
Qiao Siqi: “Then f*cking give me a hand up ah!”
Zhou Yilu: “There is no room for two tigers on this window sill, go over there!”
Qiao Siqi: “Fuck!”
Zhou Yilu: “You are welcome.”
When the six others completed the last lap and returned to the main road to start dashing forward again, the hoarse quibbling of their comrades resounded behind them—
Qiao Siqi: “Ahhhhh, stop chasing, look over here—”
Zhou Yilu: “Walk by, pass by, but don’t pass it over. Take a look, you won’t be disadvantaged, take a look and you won’t be fooled—”
Qiao Siqi: “I will send you thousands of miles away, you are silent like black and white~~~”
Zhou Yilu: “Sending sh*t! The doors of my house are always open~~ My arms are open waiting for you~~”
Qiao Siqi: “Come back~~ Come back yo~~ The wanderer who roams the world~~”
Zhou Yilu: “Sing louder, it’s attracting too few!”
Qiao Siqi: “It’s not about the volume, it’s about the song track! They like classics!”
Zhou Yilu: “Little Apple?”
Qiao Siqi: “You’d be acting too Low!”
Zhou Yilu: “Then you do a foreign one!”
Qiao Siqi: “oṃ vajra-sattva~~ samaya mānupālaya~~ vajra-sattavtvena~~ upatiṣṭhadṛḍho me bhava~~ sutoṣyo me bhava~~ supoṣyo me bhava~~ anurakto me bhava. . .”
Zhou Yilu: “. . .”
Zhou Yilu felt that the window sill under his feet had morphed into a cloud and a gust of wind would be able to take him to the skies. The warriors galloping across the intersection didn’t dare to turn their heads for fear of wasting the precious time their two good comrades had finally earned for them.
But running didn’t affect their curiosity—
Wu Zhou: “What the hell are they singing? If I encounter this song in the future, I absolutely have to avoid it!”
Zhao He: “If you can tell, then that would be the weird part!”
Song Fei: “‘Alive’, he sang it out of tune, but you’d be able to tell if you listened carefully.”
Feng Qibai: “I can’t make it out even if I listen carefully!”
Song Fei: “Oh, his Sanskrit pronunciation is also not very accurate.”
All the comrades-in-arms: “You’re too well informed!!!”
Author’s Chapter Summary
A surge of zombies in the hazy darkness of the night like a abrupt clap of thunder, if not diverted there will be endless disasters asunder!
The translator has something to say: the playlist chosen for this episode is quite humorous and that twist by ZYL was hilarious
Little Apple is classic! But that song is finally show up I have waited lol.
Sanskrit?!?! These comrades are alright. John not wanting him to be alone is so touching!