BXBX NOVEL Chapter 43 - 43 Night Walk of Hundred Corpses_l
“Do you think there might be other survivors in here?
After entering the water plant, another girl, petite and covered in dust,
whispered.
“Probably not?”
A slightly chubby crew-cut man responded uncertainly.
“I hope not, hope we don’t run into other survivors…”
The petite girl muttered.
This made everyone fall silent suddenly.
Before they set out, they had hoped to encounter other survivors, for there was strength in numbers. But due to certain events, they had lost trust in survivors outside of their team.
“TO be precise, we hope not to run into survivors with ill intentions!”
The female officer corrected the petite girl, then encouraged the group.
“Even in peaceful times, there are scumbags in society, let alone now. We can’t let a few scumbags lead us to deny humanity as a whole. We must always remember, unity makes us stronger! Of course, we should still be cautious…” The previous events had been distressing for the police officer, but she still needed to boost everyone’s morale, to not give up.
After all, their destination was a Survivor Base. If they lost complete trust in others, they would never reach the Survivor Base.
“Officer Han is right! We shouldn’t be too pessimistic. There are still good people in the world, like at the Survivor Base we’re heading to. But there are also bad people, and that’s why we need to stay alert!”
A student-looking young man quickly pitched in.
The female officer named Han gave him an approving look.
in times of crisis, the pressure from the outside wasn’t the scariest thing, but internal strife and loss of hope were. As long as they held onto even a sliver of hope for the future, their chances of survival would greatly increase!
“Right, right! We have to believe that we can make it to the Survivor Base alive!”
The others quickly agreed, slightly more upbeat.
The male student, buoyed by Officer Han’s approving gaze, puffed out his
chest.
Officer Han’s husband watched the student with a an unpleased gaze, though
he didn’t say anything.
Officer Han carefully surveyed the surroundings, keeping to herself the thought that, judging from the wounds on that security guard turned zombie’s head, it had died not long ago.
There might really be people in this water plant… She needed to be careful!
The water plant was quite spacious and free of zombies, so the group quickly reached the small building where Wang Tao was.
“Officer Han, why don’t we rest here for the night…
The petite girl spoke timidly.
She was afraid of encountering zombies if they ventured further.
Before Officer Han could reply, her husband immediately said:
“No! Haven’t you noticed that this building has been abandoned for a long time7 The moss has climbed so high! The door is also locked! And we need to do more than just rest, we need to find food! We can’t make it to the Survivor Base without food! Now that there are no zombies in the water plant, it’s the perfect opportunity for us to scavenge.”
Seeing the group’s hesitation, he asked:
-Do you want to scavenge for food now when it’s safer, or would you prefer to search in more dangerous places with zombies tomorrow?
With that, everyone felt that taking some small risks now was better than facing greater danger later.
Still, the group subconsciously looked towards Officer Han, as she had saved them and protected them all the way.
Officer Han’s husband’s face darkened instantly.
He felt this was the most sensible decision right now, and anyone with a brain should agree, rather than looking to others for confirmation.
“A bunch of spineless creatures!”
He cursed inwardly.
“I think Wei Guang is right, let’s go inside the building and check it out…”
After pondering for a moment, Officer Han nodded.
Although she felt that if there were any survivors, they’d most likely be in that building. But not all survivors were necessarily bad people; they could communicate with one another.
On the other hand, zombies were enemies, it was a fight to the death upon encounter!
So, taking some risks now was worth it. If they could really find some food, then they wouldn’t need to take too many risks later on.
Only after getting Officer Han’s approval did everyone slowly head towards the building.
Officer Han, wielding a baton, led the way at the front, with the male college student carrying a table leg right behind her.
In the middle were Officer Han’s unarmed husband and the petite female student, while Blondy and the slightly chubby buzz-cut man followed behind, each holding a kitchen knife and a steel pipe, respectively.
The water plant’s building had three floors, and the door was open. The group entered cautiously.
Inside the decrepit building.
Behind the curtain, Wang Tao watched the group leave and immediately frowned.
“Survivor Base? Could it be the Red Stone Survivor Base? No, that can’t be right. Red Stone Base is fifty kilometers from here! These people couldn’t possibly make it that far…”
Suddenly, as if recalling something, Wang Tao’s eyebrows shot up.
“I heard on the walkie-talkie before that there’s a survivor base at Shuize University, and it’s not too far from here… They might be heading to Shuize University!”
Wang Tao was quite interested in the Survivor Base.
If these people came from the Survivor Base to look for supplies, Wang Tao might go and ask them for details.
But it was clear that these people hadn’t been to the Survivor Base yet; they were just planning to go there, so they probably didn’t know much, which meant Wang Tao wasn’t interested anymore.
Letting the curtain fall back into place, Wang Tao checked the entire building to ensure all doors and windows were locked securely, then returned to his room and took out his radio, walkie-talkie, and cell phone.
He glanced at his phone. Still no signal. Carrying the phone was purely out of habit; in the past, even going to the bathroom, he always had to have his phone in hand.
He then turned on his radio and walkie-talkie, still just static noises without any signal. However, Wang Tao seemed to be thoroughly entertained.
The sun set.
Darkness slowly engulfed the land.
Wang Tao could distinctly feel that something outside was… different. During the day, it was actually very quiet outside, hardly any noises at all. But at night, he could vaguely hear various growling sounds coming from outside. Even without going out, just hearing these sounds was enough to send chills down anyone’s spine.
Wang Tao took a deep breath and, after ensuring again that the room was safe, prepared to go to bed.
Before sleeping, he habitually lifted the curtain to check the scene outside the window.
Then, his pupils contracted in an instant.
“What the hell!”
He saw on the distant street a swathe of heads moving like a dark tide!
They twisted their shapes and trudged slowly in this direction.
Zombies, all of them were zombies!