Living Dead's

Chapter 49 - Survival (2)

The industrial area is in the south, about twenty kilometers from the towel factory.

A wave of zombies had yet to reach the area, and there were only occasional zombies passing by.

Lu Lin stepped on the brakes, parking the armored vehicles on the riverbank. A short while later, Yang Ruisi who was driving the open tub car caught up with him.

Xi Zihe immediately got off the roof of the vehicle. He carried a bag with one shoulder, and carried a heavy machine gun on his shoulder. He walked down the street until he stopped at a black Land Rover car.

Xi Zihe immediately threw his luggage and got into the driver's seat.

Yang Ruisi asked in a worried tone, "Captain?"

Lu Lin rushed down from the vehicle, "Captain, what are you doing?!"

"I'll be back." Answer Xi Zihe.

Lu Lin immediately roared, "Alone?! Are you crazy?! You're just gonna take your life!"

"My team members are still in the factory." Xi Zihe said with a hoarse voice and red eyes. "And I promised Xiao Fei I would pick up his father."

Xi Zihe checked the fuel, after knowing the amount was enough for the round trip, he turned on the Land Rover. He slowly spun his car from the traffic jam and stopped right in front of Lu Lin and Yang Ruisi.

Xi Zihe said slowly, "You two take care of the people here. When there's an emergency, go to town H by vehicle."

At this moment came the sound of Feifei who had come out of the armored vehicle. "Uncle Xi!"

Xi Zihe had to go down and approach Feifei. "Just calm down, uncle will bring your father back."

Feifei could only cry and hold the tip of Xi Zihe's military uniform. "Please, save my father..."

Xi Zihe nodded his incantation, "Definitely.",

Just as he was about to get inside his car, Wei Qian rushed towards him. "Captain! Let me come with you!"

Xi Zihe quickly refused, "No, you're hurting."

Wei Qian did not give up, "I will be your driver! Captain, you can get rid of the zombies on the way."

Wei Qian felt uncomfortable throughout the journey. If his friend dies at the factory, he'll be sad all his life. Because they had survived a life and death situation together.

After considering it, he allowed Wei Qian to become the driver of his journey.

Without a break or a sip of water, the two soon return to the zombie-encircled factory dormitory in the dark of winter.

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"Can you hold on?" Yao Yue asked without turning around.

They're all panting after everything that happened tonight. Especially Shen Yuan who was carrying Wen Fan on her back.

With the cold air, every breath they took felt even more painful.

Shen Yuan tried to reply in the middle of his breath, "I can still hold on."

Li Yan spoke softly, "Watch out. We'll go up again."

Li Yan led the way, they surrounded Shen Yuan who was in the middle of the line with Wen Fan. At the very back was Song Yi who was now using Wen Fan's assault rifle. Taking the chance with the lack of zombies in the corridor, they ran as fast as they could.

Although they had made their best efforts, the small team determined to live had no chance to speak. The dragging zombie steps drew closer, groans could then be heard at every corner. The zombies started chasing them!

Li Yan and Yao Yue turned around, aiming and and and both simultaneously pulled the trigger. Han Yu could only give them support from the side with a gun.

In the dark environment, with bullets flying, Shen Yuan could not be certain whether it was a human or a zombie. He was just focusing on finding a way to the top.

With Wen Fan on his back, Shen Yuan running like that was the only way to live. Li Yan and the others suppressed the zombies with their shots while he searched for directions for the others towards the stairs.

But just as they were about to head upwards, Song Yi's voice broke in the air. "There are zombies here too! Be careful!"

Standing in the middle of the corridor, Yao Yue glanced right, left and downstairs. In a burst of bright shots, he saw a group of moaning and shocking zombies as they climbed upwards.

Zombies suddenly flanked them from two sides. Li Yan aimed his weapon, shooting nonstop as he turned his back on each other with Yao Yue, attacking as best he could. He shouted to the others, "Go! Get on top!"

Their surroundings were covered in darkness, but with bursts of light emanating from the firearm fire, Shen Yuan could see the steps in front of him. He quickly ran upwards with a load on his back.

However halfway up the stairs leading to the floor above him, zombies appeared before his eyes. Shen Yuan quickly pulled out the military knife on his thigh and thrust the knife through his throat, and cut his collarbone.

Wen Fan on his back also shot with a gun. Some zombies in front collapsed instantly.

Shen Yuan took advantage of the fall of the zombies, he ran increasingly faster up the stairs, stepping on the rotten body under his feet.

Shen Yuan roared, "Let's go up now!"

There are a total of six floors in the dormitory building. Carrying Wen Fan, Shen Yuan rushed up the stairs. Song Yi was in front of him, with the others following behind him, supporting them as they ran. They soon arrived at the roof of the dormitory.

In the end, the speed of zombies was reduced when compared to humans. So when they reached the top floor, they could barely hear the movement of the zombies. Only faint moans could be heard, echoing between the stairs and the floor.

The roof seems to have been used by the building supervisor. There is an iron door at the top of the stairs. They quickly passed through the iron door without causing much noise. Li Yan reacted quickly, locking and blocking the door with some junkyard that was on the roof. He even bent the iron wire to strengthen the door seal.

They then went to the back of the water tank to rest. As they put their bottoms to the ground, they could finally feel a little relieved.

They were all gasping for breath, trying to take in more oxygen by opening his mouth.

Shen Yuan carefully placed Wen Fan on the ground. He immediately rolled up Wen Fan's pants and checked the state of his legs. Sure enough, Wen Fan's right leg was broken.

"I'm gonna find something to support her."

Shen Yuan started searching among the junkyards that were on the roof. He managed to find a somewhat rusty metal plate.

He placed a metal plate under Wen Fan's feet, then used the piece of his shirt to tie. After making sure it would not shift, Shen Yuan could finally take a little rest.

"Oh shit, it's cold." Yao Yue started to shiver.

They only wear uniforms, and makeshift clothes, so that when the tension has decreased, they begin to feel a biting cold. Plus they sweat a lot during battle, now that sweat adds coldness to their bodies.

They ended up sitting close together, trying to block the cold wind as best they could.

"Will Captain Xi come back?" Li Yan asked miserably.

They were all questioning it in their hearts. With this sea of zombies, they did not want their Captain to lose their lives just to save them. But something in their hearts screamed and wished their Captain had come to their rescue. The human heart is so confusing!

Wen Fan replied, "The captain is the one who keeps his word. If he says he's coming, then he's coming."

They all exhaled coldly and curled up even more, shrinking their bodies to withstand the cold.

Yao Yue laughed jokingly. "Maybe we won't die at the hands of zombies, but rather freeze to death."

Captain Xi, quickly come and save us from freezing to death!