Living Dead's

Chapter 24 - Accident

The next day, on the day of the deal on which the helicopter would arrive, Xi Zihe was already standing in front of the hundreds of survivors. He turned around, and clapped loudly, to get their attention.

"Wake up! Pack your gear, move resources and clear the hallway! No one can occupy the passageway for the evacuation route! Hurry up and get ready for the helicopter!"

Everyone began to prepare sluggishly, as they did not have much luggage. After lunch with raisin biscuits, Shen Yuan brought Feifei out of the warehouse. He made sure that Feifei's clothes were thick enough when he was in the helicopter later.

Xi Zihe was a monster that did not need rest. He was always more energetic than the others. Before lunch, he personally prepared their safe passage, dividing the victims into groups where they would successively walk to the roof through the safe passageway one by one. He had also cleaned up the zombies that were inside that passageway, and closed all the doors and windows on each floor. Other members of the special forces will patrol the vicinity, and report via walkie-talkies if any problems are found.

At 4:00 that afternoon, when Xi Zihe asked Wen Fan to bring some members to check the roof of the shopping mall for the 'eventh time, the loud sounds of the propellers of the four helicopters echoed around their surroundings, announcing the arrival of their rescuers.

"They've come!" Wen Fan waved towards the helicopter pilot excitedly as he shouted reporting through the walkie-talkie. "The helicopter is preparing to land. Immediately notify the first group to come here."

The survivors had mixed feelings, between joy and sorrow. They sobbed, even crying as they climbed onto the roof under the protection of special forces members.

The pilot opened the door to the helicopter, shouting in between the roar of the propeller, "Get in from the front! Do not approach the back of the helicopter! Hurry, hurry! Don't rush in, come in one by one! We'll definitely take you all!"

"Authority is not enough!" One of the pilots yelled at Xi Zihe. "We'll transport some of them first then come back again!"

Xi Zihe who was so busy that he was sweating everywhere, waved to answer him. He looked for a gap, went into the back of the team, and pulled out Shen Yuan who was currently carrying Feifei. He pushed the canned peach, which he somehow pulled out of nowhere into Feifei's arms.

"Come on!" Xi Zihe pointed to the helicopter, "Quick go! Take Xiao Fei to safety first!"

Someone beside them protested unhappily, "Hey! Didn't you just say that the women and children are going up first, while the men are going to go in the last group?"

Upset, Xi Zihe shouted, "Are you blind?! He has a little kid!"

"Isn't he the infected child? Is his life more important than ours?!"

Xi Zihe no longer pinched him, pushing Shen Yuan forward among the crowd.

Feifei gripped tightly at his father's neck, not wanting to see the sight of the people cursing at him.

"I don't want to get on a helicopter." Feifei said softly, yet Shen Yuan could still hear him.

Before he could ask, Shen Yuan heard the sound of the pilot roaring amidst the chaos, "Full, full! Stop boarding!"

The pilot closed the door of the helicopter, blocking some of the men in front who were desperately trying to get in. The four helicopters simultaneously took off, turned around and flew towards the military base of city C.

Complaints and complaints came from all over the crowd. Xi Zihe cursed silently, he was exhausted and ended up dropping his butt onto the ground without taking it for granted.

Feifei descended from Shen Yuan's sling, slowly approaching Xi Zihe who was on the ground. He gave a can of unopened peaches. "What does uncle want?"

Xi Zihe glanced at him, "No, you eat." Then Xi Zihe thought about it again before taking the can out of Feifei's hand. From his pocket, he pulled out a military knife. Use it to carefully open the lid of the can. After it opened, he returned the can to Feifei.

Feifei accepted it confusedly, he did not intend to have Xi Zihe open it. He again offered, "Uncle wants to taste it?"

Xi Zihe actually had no appetite right now, yet it was not good to reject the goodwill of a little child, let alone after seeing those two eyes. So he took one piece from inside. A sweet and slightly sour taste spread within his mouth. It is good to recover fatigue.

After giving Xi Zihe a share, Feifei turned to share it with his father as well. The three sat on the edge of the guardrail, sharing this now-rare canned fruit.

After finishing eating and taking a breath, Xi Zihe stood up to maintain order and reorganized the group of survivors.

Due to the limited number of special forces, they could not control the scene completely. And even the medical team had to come and help restore order among the crowd.

In the distance, the sound of helicopter propellers whirring ever closer. Two of the four helicopters have returned.

"Inter, queue, hurry!" All screams came from the crowd of people who wanted to go up. The exhausted pilot shouted through the loudspeaker, "Medical team, where is the medical team! Let them go up first!"

Some medics are happy to get into the helicopter, wherever they are, of course they are the most important and should come first.

Xi Zihe approached Shen Yuan again, prompting her to get inside the helicopter. While queuing up, Shen Yuan suddenly recalled Feifei's words earlier.

I don't want to take a helicopter.

Shen Yuan did not know why, yet he suddenly felt a vague discomfort. He also stopped to wait.

Xi Zihe who saw him not moving, shouted towards him, "Why are you quiet? Up now!"

Shen Yuan could only make a small reply, "I'll take the last helicopter ride with you!"

Xi Zihe had no time to pay attention to him anymore because now the scene had already reached its peak. Everyone shouted, and tried to push forward. Some of the smaller and weaker ones were even pushed up to the tail of the helicopter, almost cutting off their heads with the tip of the propeller.

"There's no more room! It's full!" The pilot shouted, "Wait for the next one!"

The pilot gave a thumbs up to Xi Zihe. The door closed with a loud noise, and slowly flew into the air.

Unknowingly, Xi Zihe watched the helicopter leave, and an indescribable fear suddenly seized his heart.

Xi Zihe had already gone through countless difficult missions, and several times he had managed to survive due to trusting his instincts.

Xi Zihe turned his head to the crowd. He met Shen Yuan's horrified gaze.

The next second, a siren of danger sign rang in his head. Xi Zihe suddenly ran over, "Retreat!!"

Xi Zihe shouted, "You're all back!!"

The helicopter rotated as it crashed, its trajectory carrying a trail of black smoke. Amidst the terrifying screams, the helicopter crashed into the second helicopter and caused a loud explosion in the sky!

Booms

The force of the explosion immediately threw many people off the roof, falling down. Shen Yuan crouched down with Feifei in her arms. He could hear the helicopter propeller passing right above his head.

In the wreckage of the destroyed helicopter, the door was already open due to impact. Countless zombies came out, their bodies giving off smoke.

The survivors rolled on the ground, and screamed in fear. Behind them, more zombies came out, clutching the victim closest to them and viciously biting his neck.

There were infected people among the survivors in the helicopter.

Once again, Shen Yuan faced a wave of zombies right before his eyes.