Chapter 005: Cafeteria

Upon entering, I saw several decapitated zombies sprawled haphazardly at the entrance of the cafeteria, along with a girl whose body had been bitten in half, her intestines spilling onto the ground. Her large eyes were bulging out, and her face still bore the expression of terror from before her death, as she tightly clutched a mop handle in her hand

Lin Qingyang choked for a moment, then, quite inappropriately, his face flushed red. He quickly glanced at Su Qin and even justifiably explained, "We are not a couple!"

Su Qin was just about to ask a question when she heard the low growl of zombies coming from the stairway behind her. She turned her head to take a look, and her hair stood on end. There was a crowd of zombies jostling at the bottom of the stairs. Originally, she had been pulled along by a boy, but now it was her turn to drag him as they ran for their lives. While desperately running, she questioned him with her veins bulging: "Didn’t you say you would help me distract the zombies?!"

"It's really simple to know whether what I'm saying is true!" Su Qin revealed a malicious smile at him: "Just throw you out and let the zombies take a bite, and you'll find out."

Su Qin took a moment, then dragged the nearly exhausted Lin Qingyang towards the student cafeteria

She does not even know his name

Zhu Cheng also roared inwardly, "What the hell! Is that still not much strength?! If it were great strength, wouldn't he be kicked into a state of paralysis?!"

Xiao Zhu! What is going on?! At that moment, a deep voice sternly stopped the young man who was about to take action against Su Qin.

Just like the few zombies in front of her, she should grip the knife and charge forward, eyes closed, slashing, stabbing, prodding, and thrusting! Dismember them into pieces!

Action speaks louder than words

The one who was kicked down was a young man around twenty-four or twenty-five years old. Judging by his clothes, he seemed to be a security guard from the school. He scrambled up from the ground in a fit of rage, glaring at Su Qin, who still wore an expressionless face, and shouted, "You filthy bitch! I kindly let you in, and you dare to kick me! I will kill you!"

How can we know if what you are saying is true? Zhu Cheng's expression darkened, clearly not expecting Su Qin to be so eloquent

However, such acts of selflessness akin to Lei Feng can only occur in the early stages of an apocalyptic world. Even the purest of hearts will be tainted and rendered filthy after experiencing such a world.

As the thunderous sound of the door crashing echoed, Su Qin took a piece of chocolate from thin air, rudely tore off the packaging, and bit off half of it.

Su Qin was defeated by him, and the forced smile on his face nearly faltered. He took a moment to glare at him fiercely, then retracted his smile and calmly said: "If the wound is from a zombie bite, the area around the wound will turn black within three minutes, the wound will gradually rot, the victim will fall into a coma within ten minutes, suffer from a persistent high fever, and then mutate into a zombie within an hour"

Lin Qingyang ran while trying to explain, but the physical exertion was too great, leaving him breathless, let alone able to speak

However, in reality, she could only hide in her dormitory, pushing a metal bed against the door to block it tightly, while listening to the low growls of the zombies and the sounds of them banging on the door, which she perceived as provocation... Su Qin sat cross-legged on the bed, glanced at her palm, which was raw and bleeding from being scraped by the knife, then took out the alcohol and bandages she had scavenged from the school infirmary. She pulled out the alcohol stopper and poured it onto her injured palm, causing Su Qin to gasp sharply in pain.

He was not lying; when that kick struck his stomach, it felt as if a large hammer had violently pounded his abdomen. The pain was so intense that he even cramped up, and he has yet to recover from it.

Su Qin faintly heard the roar of zombies, realizing that the group of zombies was approaching the library. He slightly furrowed his brow and opened his mouth as if to respond, but suddenly braced himself against the door with his arm, forcefully pushing it open a bit. Then, he aimed a kick at the opponent's abdomen, catching the person inside off guard and sending them tumbling with a single kick.

This wound is not from a zombie bite! I can prove it!" Lin Qingyang finally couldn't help but raise his voice.

Suddenly, someone outside shouted her name: "Su Qin! Su Qin!" Su Qin was taken aback for a moment, unable to recall who the owner of that voice was.

Lin Qingyang was taken aback, his scalp tingling. First, he glanced at Su Qin in surprise, and then noticed that everyone's gaze was fixed on her bandaged right hand. Seeing the change in their expressions, he immediately became anxious and was about to defend Su Qin. However, he saw Su Qin smile nonchalantly, calmly using a small knife to untie the tight knot of the bandage, explaining in a relaxed tone: "I held the knife too tightly and it rubbed my hand raw"

Bao Cheng glanced at the wound and sneered, "Who knows how it got injured? It might have been bitten by a zombie!" Bao Cheng decided to firmly assert that her injury was indeed caused by a zombie bite: "If you mutate, we all will die!"

You two were originally a pair! Of course, you have to protect her

Su Qin's face bore a sincere yet apologetic smile

The muscles were pierced by intense pain, causing slight spasms, and sweat appeared on her forehead. She quickly wrapped several layers of bandage around the wound on her right hand, finally managing to catch her breath. In her previous life, she had countless injuries all over her body, and by the end, she had almost lost all sensitivity to ordinary pain

Su Qin was trapped in the corridor, with five or six zombies in front and behind her. To break out, she could only kill one of the zombies. If it were her past self, these low-level zombies would be no challenge at all. However, she was no longer the Su Qin of her previous life. It wasn't just about strength; even her skills had diminished. She clearly knew where to attack next in her mind, but her body simply could not keep up with her brain's commands, making it difficult for her to handle even the low-level zombies. This feeling of helplessness was truly maddening. Yet, she was no longer the Su Qin of her previous life. It wasn't just about strength; even her skills had diminished. She clearly knew where to attack next in her mind, but her body simply could not keep up with her brain's commands, making it difficult for her to handle even the low-level zombies. This feeling of helplessness was truly maddening.

Just now, when cleaning the wound with alcohol, I completely forgot that I now have delicate skin. However, the sharp pain that made her gasp unexpectedly brought her a sense of satisfaction

Here, it was said that the bandage had been completely unraveled, and in the snow-white palm lay a mass of blood and flesh. Lin Qingyang found it glaring and shifted his gaze to Su Qin's face, where she still wore a nonchalant smile. For some reason, he felt a pang in his heart, feeling a sense of suffocation.

"Liu Ge! That damn... that female classmate, I kindly opened the door for her to let her in, but she took the opportunity to kick me in the stomach when I wasn't paying attention. Damn it, it hurt like hell!" said the security guard named Zhu Cheng, glaring fiercely at Su Qin.

The security guard named Liu Ge looked at Su Qin, who smiled and then sincerely said to Zhu Cheng: "I apologize for earlier; I was really being chased by zombies. If I didn't come in, I would have died outside. I was just a bit anxious. Fortunately, I'm a girl and not very strong, so I hope I didn't kick you too hard."

At this moment, Su Qin, who indirectly saved nearly ten thousand people due to a moment of compassion, is in a predicament

Su Qin's gaze swept over, and he saw a group of about ten people coming down from the second floor, both men and women. At the forefront was a man around thirty-five years old, with a neat short haircut, a handsome face, and spirited eyes, dressed in a security uniform similar to that of a young man. Among those following him, two were also wearing security uniforms and appeared to be around twenty-five or twenty-six years old. Additionally, there were five or six young men and three or four young women, including a round-faced girl who had called them over from the window, her face showing signs of unease. They all seemed to be students of this university.

Su Qin pulled the still-dazed Lin Qingyang inside, then quickly locked the door, securing the heavy bolt. Before long, the angry roars and banging of the zombie horde could be heard outside the door

Su Qin! Don't come out! I'll lure these zombies away, then you can come out!" Perhaps out of fear, the young male voice became somewhat high-pitched: "Damn! You zombies! Come eat me! Ahhhhh! What the hell! Why are you running so fast!"

Lin Qingyang felt as if his legs were no longer his own. Several times he nearly could not hold on, but the thought that if he fell, Su Qin would surely be implicated, gave him a bit more strength.

Su Qin merely glanced at the tragically deceased girl, then calmly stepped over her body, treading on the scattered brain matter and other unknown entrails, and approached the tightly shut door. He struck the door a few times with the blade of his small knife, and the door quickly opened a narrow crack. The person behind the door was entirely concealed, glaring with a pair of wary yet malicious eyes, sizing up the expressionless Su Qin and the pale-faced Lin Qingyang from head to toe. After circling Su Qin's face twice, he leisurely asked, "Are you injured?"

However, despite the inner turmoil, he certainly could not say that he was knocked over by a frail little girl with a gentle kick! Zhu Cheng's face turned pale repeatedly, and suddenly his eyes lit up as he pointed at Su Qin's bandaged right hand and sneered: "Classmate! Your hand must have been bitten by a zombie!"

As Su Qin stepped out of the corridor, he heard footsteps rapidly ascending the stairs to his right. From the sound, it seemed to be a person. He was then taken aback to see the male student who had been leading him, drenched in sweat, running up. Upon seeing Su Qin, the student was momentarily stunned, then suddenly rushed over and grabbed Su Qin's wrist, pulling him in the opposite direction.

The zombies, upon sensing the human scent on her, would definitely not leave. Su Qin contemplated for a moment, intending to hide in the space and wait for the zombies to leave before coming out

Su Qin heard the boy's voice, which had changed pitch and was mixed with the excited low growls of zombies, gradually fading away. It was only then that she recalled this voice seemed to belong to the boy who had guided her. For a moment, she could not understand why he would help her

In her quest to find Jingqing, she nearly ran through the entire campus. When she reached the final stop, the boys' dormitory, she accidentally stumbled into a zombie den. These individuals were likely asleep at the time and did not hear the broadcast, so some became food for the zombies in their dreams, while others transformed into new zombies

Su Qin dragged Lin Qingyang around the dormitory building, running a large circle. After much effort, they managed to shake off the zombies for a while. While running, Su Qin kept his eyes open, searching for places to take cover. Suddenly, a girl on the second floor of the cafeteria leaned out of the window and waved at them, shouting: "Hey! You two! Run this way!"

In fact, Lin Qingyang is overthinking. If Lin Qingyang truly could not run anymore, Su Qin would undoubtedly abandon him without hesitation to save himself, and would bear no psychological burden.

Su Qin let out a sigh, then moved the iron bed aside, first poking his head out. Indeed, the zombies in the corridor had been lured away by that boy. Su Qin gripped the small knife tightly in his left hand and deftly slipped out from the door

Lin Qingyang had never encountered such a scene before, a wave of nausea surged in his stomach, his lungs felt as if they were about to burst, a throbbing pain radiated from his forehead, and his eyes were uncomfortably dry. Lin Qingyang gritted his teeth, determined not to let a single tear fall.

This statement had a stirring effect, and many people present began to change their expressions.

Lin Qingyang watched as Su Qin smiled like a blooming flower, involuntarily shivering, and inwardly exclaimed: "Another one of those smiles that seem sincere but are actually deceptive!"