Chapter 249 - A New Mission

“Eating people… last night… zombies…”

Jiang Yu spoke in broken sentences. Her tears fell like pearls of a broken necklace. Tang Xia’s heart wrenched while looking at her. She could only put her hand behind her back and comfort her gently. “Alright, it’s okay, it’s all over.”

After crying for a while, Jian Yu finally stopped her tears. However, she still twitched from time to time.

From her crying, Tang Xia slowly got an idea of what happened. Jiang Yu had seen the gory scene of the zombies eating humans the night before through the windows. She had a big scare.

At this moment, Tang Xia could not help but feel lucky that she had already teamed up with Ye Yifan. If she had to face that alone, she might have a trauma as well.

Tang Xia kept on persuading her and looking at how pitiful she was, Tang Xia could not bear to leave her here alone. She blurted out, “Why not you come with us?”

Jiang Yu had cried so much her eyes were red. Hearing that, she looked up at Tang Xia and then looked at Ye Yifan. Her voice showed that she was not confident in herself, “Can I?”

Tang Xia then remembered that she had yet to ask Ye Yifan for his opinion. She quickly turned to look at him. Ye Yifan smiled and his voice was joyous, “Of course.”

Just like that, the two-people squad became a three-people squad. With Tang Xia’s comfort, Jiang Yu slowly walked out of the trauma of seeing zombies eating people from the night before. She slowly showed the side of her that was lively and loved to smile.

Seeing that she was completely fine, Tang Xia could not help but feel curious about the zombies’ situation. “You saw the zombies yesterday? Can you describe it? ”

They had been hiding in the vault yesterday and had not really seen the zombies yet. They did not know what the zombies’ capabilities are.

Jiang Yu tried to recall. She then shook her head. “It was too dark at the time. I only saw a few shadows rushing over to a person. It didn’t take long before the person was torn into pieces…”

While saying so, it evoked bad memories. Her face was stuck with dumbfoundedness and it became much paler.

“Don’t be afraid, think slowly. Did that person resist? ”

Tang Xia first comforted her. Seeing Jiang Yu’s emotions become stable, she then continued asking. Thinking about it again, she explained, “We still have to continue to survive in this world. We will come face to face with the zombies sooner or later. It would be better if we can gather some information beforehand.”

Jiang Yu knew that Tang Xia made sense. She tried to overcome her fear and recall. Eventually, she still lowered her head feeling sorry. “I was too scared, so I didn’t pay attention.”

After saying so, she looked at Tang Xia in guilt. She was feeling sorry because she could not help.

Tang Xia knew that she had tried her best to recall. Although she was a little disappointed, she still smiled. “It’s alright.”

Just when Tang Xia had given up getting information from Jiang Yu, after a short while, Jiang Yu suddenly remembered something and cried out, “Oh right, I think I heard gunshots!”

“Gunshots?”

“Yes! “It seems like there were zombies who were hit. ” Jiang Yu was more certain the more she thought about it.

Tang Xia and Ye Yifan found the street that Jiang Yu saw through the window. Indeed, on the ground were remains of zombies, blood, and broken human limbs. From afar, they could already smell a stench that combined the foul stench of a rotting body and blood.

Jiang Yu had yet to walk out of her trauma completely and she did not dare to sit there alone. She tugged onto Tang Xia’s shirt and covered her eyes. Tang Xia suppressed the nauseousness and walked towards it with Ye Yifan to observe.

The zombies’ heads were blown up, and the broken bodies were covered with brains juice. The scene was too much for the eyes. Tang Xia could not even watch zombie films, so she quickly turned away.

“It seemed like the zombie films, just that their heads were shot,” Tang Xia said.

Ye Yifan’s gaze searched through the wreckage and found a pistol. However, there were no bullets inside. It seemed like this was why that person was killed by zombies yesterday.

Holding onto the gun and thinking for a while, Ye Yifan went on to say, “If we can get hold of guns, then even if we were to encounter a zombie, we can still fight.”

While saying so, the three of them started walking out. Jiang Yu only opened her eyes after leaving that area. Hearing what he said, she interrupted, “But where do we get guns?”

After pausing for a moment, Tang Xia and Ye Yifan thought of the same location at the same time: “Police.”

The two looked at each other and there was a flash of light in their eyes.

As it turned out, they were right to go to the police station. Not only did they find enough guns and ammunition, but there was also a shooting range for practice.

Because of how the system strengthened their various abilities, although it was their first time touching a gun, the three did not spend too much time before they were able to hit their target easily.

In the beginning, Jiang Yu was still anxious. But after she realized that her capabilities were boosted, she became more daring and even said that she wanted to look for a zombie to practice.

Tang Xia teased her, “As long as you don’t end up crying.”

In order to prove to her, Jiang Yu took the pistol and shot five bullets in a row. Each shot was spot-on. Her eyes were beaming with satisfaction, “That was before. Now the zombies can only escape when they meet me.”

Everything was better said than done. Even if they were to have enough practice in shooting, the trio still did not dare to go face to face with the countless zombies.

Seeing the sky darkening, the trio quickly packed their things and headed back to the vault. As compared to other places, this was the best place to hide for the time being.

Since they got a whole lot of supplies from the convenience store, it did not feel that empty when they slept in the vault this time around. Tang Xia took out portable sleeping bags from her backpack and passed to them. As they discussed the plan for tomorrow, a row of words suddenly appeared before their eyes.

System notification: Zhou Chong eliminated

Tang Xia’s gaze faltered and she looked into Ye Yifan’s eyes. She could not conceal the shock in her eyes. It was only the second day and someone was already eliminated. This showed how cruel this world could be.

However, as compared with Jiang Yu, their reactions were considered dull. Because Jiang Yu started crying immediately. Her heartbroken despair was worse than when they found her in the convenience store during the day.

“What happened?” Tang Xia saw that she was crying so sadly and asked in curiosity.

“Zhou Chong… is my best friend…” Jiang Yu’s eyes were red and swollen as she sobbed and replied. Tang Xia then understood what was going on. Her eyes that looked at Jiang Yu was filled with sympathy.

The moment she came in, she witnessed the gory scene of zombies eating humans. Following which, her best friend was eliminated. Jiang Yu really had the worst experiences.

Tang Xia sighed and felt helpless. At that moment, she really did not know how to comfort her. She could only support her silently. Jiang Yu was a relatively simple girl. Her emotions come and go quickly. After a while, she got tired of crying and fell asleep.

When she woke up on the third morning, Jiang Yu’s gaze was still solemn. She was obviously not as lively as she was in the shooting range yesterday.

Tang Xia knew that she was still sad over her friend being eliminated and did not deliberately comfort her. She only changed the topic occasionally to help divert her attention.

There was even a mission this morning: Go to West Town and save the besieged little girl.

Looking at the map they got from the store, they already knew that they were on the north side of this city. There was quite a distance to West Town. At that moment, they did not even hesitate. They set off right away after they replenished their supplies.

It was really too far from West Town. It was nearly impossible for them to reach by nighttime on foot. Ye Yifan muttered to himself and found a car at the side of the road.

There were benefits of doomsday. For example, these things belonged to no one and they could use them freely. With a car, the trio could now travel much faster. Unfortunately, the car ran out of petrol halfway.

The trio could only get off and walk. Luckily, there was not much left to walk. They could make it in time even on foot.

“I can’t make it anymore.” After walking a few more kilometers, Jiang Yu walked to the side of the road and sat down, wiping the sweat on her forehead. “Let’s take a break.”

Although Tang Xia was a little better than her, she also seemed a little tired. Seeing that it was not that early anymore, she said to Ye Yifan, “Let’s stop and have a rest.”

Ye Yifan nodded, and the three sat down on the side of the road for a short break. Tang Xia took out compressed biscuits and water from her bag and gave them to Ye Yifan and Jiang Yu to replenish their physical strength.

The trio ate while discussing the next plan. After they were almost done resting, they were just about to stand up and continue on their way when Jiang Yu suddenly pointed towards a bunch of people coming from the other side. “Look, is that Li Xianxian?”

Tang Xia then looked in her direction and that there were indeed two people sitting below the tree and resting. They were too far away for them to see clearly, but Tang Xia could recognize that b*tchy look from far away. Who else could it be other than Li Xianxian?

Tang Xia’s heart twitched and she subconsciously turned to look at Ye Yifan who was beside her, only to see that he was looking in that direction as well.

If they follow their original route, they would definitely bump into Li Xianxian and her group at where they were currently resting.

Ye Yifan hesitated for a while before looking at Tang Xia. “Do you want to detour?” It was a tone of inquiry. Jiang Yu did not know what was going on so she came close to them to gossip, “Why do you want to detour? Do you guys have any relationship problems?”

Tang Xia and Ye Yifan’s faces were horrible.

Then, as if Jiang Yu suddenly remembered something, she pointed at Ye Yifan excitedly and shouted, “Right, you and Li Xianxian were trending once!”

Ye Yifan did not say anything and only looked at Tangxia.

Tang Xia waved her hand generously, “Why do you want to detour? Just follow the original route!” She did not do anything wrong, did she need to be afraid of Li Xianxian?

The trio went on just like that. As the distance grew closer, they gradually saw the situation there. Li Xianxian seemed to have broken an ankle or something and was resting by the road. There was a boy beside her who was helping her.

At the same time, Li Xianxian also saw Ye Yifan and Tang Xia. Her face fell and she glared at Tang Xia harshly. She then stumbled her way into Ye Yifan’s arms.

One of her leg was limping, so Ye Yifan was not in a good position to push her. He just stood there frozen. Li Xianxian did not care about anything and just pulled him into her embrace. Her tears fell naturally down her cheeks, making her looking very pitiful.