BXBX NOVEL Chapter 45 - 45: Forced Suicide l
After breakfast, the sun had also risen.
Wang Tao lifted a corner of the curtain to take a look outside.
“Crap!”
Good news: the horde of zombies from last night had all left.
Bad news: some of the zombies had stayed behind in the water treatment plant!
Moreover, the zombies that had remained seemed to have increased in number since he had gone to sleep the night before. He wasn’t sure if they were attracted by the Screaming.
“Looks like I won’t be able to return today…”
Wang Tao looked at the zombies inside the water plant and then at his own HP bar[80/300], deciding that it was still too risky to venture out today.
He had a car, but there was only one road out of the water plant, and it was infested with zombies. He could manage hitting a few zombies with his car, but with so many of them around… he didn’t dare to bet on whether the car could withstand more damage than the zombies. If the car stalled… that would mean death!
He couldn’t be hasty today.
After all, he had plenty of food here, as well as Purified Water; everything was good except for the lack of electricity, so he could afford to wait a bit longer.
Wang Tao glanced again at the water treatment plant building, looking somewhat surprised.
“Are those survivors still alive?”
He brought out his binoculars and took a closer look.
He saw a group of people lying haphazardly on the rooftop of the building, covered with clothes. The female officer named Han Rui was on guard alone, wielding a baton and a pistol.
Wang Tao counted carefully and saw only five people; they were six yesterday, so one was missing.
Given the circumstances, the consequences of being one person short were self-evident.
Wang Tao took a closer look at the situation on the rooftop and immediately understood.
“Pretty smart…”
Inside the building, there were many staircases leading up, which they would not have been able to block off completely. But there was only one way up to the rooftop.
So they had all made it to the rooftop and blocked that single path, preventing the zombies from getting up.
Soon, the sleeping survivors began to wake up one after another, and only then did Han Rui go to rest. The male college student brought some food to Han Rui, and she thanked him.
Han Rui’s husband was lying on the edge of the rooftop, looking down and swearing under his breath.
After watching for a while, Wang Tao began his recovery exercises—he still had injuries, and moderate exercise would help the healing process.
After intermittent training all morning, Wang Tao started to prepare lunch.
While eating, he observed the group of survivors again.
He then noticed that there seemed to be some arguments among the survivors.
Han Rui’s husband was loudly saying something to the petite girl, who knelt on the ground covering her face and crying.
Han Rui and the male college student hurried over to mediate, while Blondy argued angrily with Han Rui’s husband before tightly hugging the petite girl’s shoulders. She then buried herself in Blondy’s embrace and cried her heart out.
Han Rui’s husband, somewhat restless, went off to be by himself.
Wang Tao suddenly found that observing others could be quite interesting.
Since he didn’t have much else to do, he considered it a way to pass the time.
Night fell.
Wang Tao didn’t go to bed early, but instead intentionally waited at the window.
Indeed, the number of zombies on the streets started to increase again. These zombies preferred to be active at night, but there weren’t as many as the previous night.
“Huh?”
Suddenly, Wang Tao let out a quiet exclamation.
He noticed that some of the zombies inside the water treatment plant had followed the others and left!
Wang Tao was surprised.
Early the next day, the first thing Wang Tao did upon waking was to go to the window.
“As expected, there are fewer zombies! Maybe they left because they couldn’t find any fresh blood?”
Wang Tao didn’t fully understand, but it was certainly good news.
Nothing happened today, survivors didn’t lose anyone, and Wang Tao was very safe on his side.
The second day at the water plant passed safely.
At night, it was still the policewoman keeping watch over the survivors.
Wang Tao observed the number of zombies in the water plant and sure enough, there were fewer of them!
“Looking at this situation, I estimate we can leave in another day!”
The third day trapped in the water plant.
Wang Tao was in a fairly good state of HP, he had recovered another 20 HP, now sitting at [100/300].
As the saying goes, injuries to the muscles and bones take a hundred days to heal. Many of his wounds were internal and even medical packs were of no use, there were no professional doctors around, so he could only rely on time to slowly recover.
Wang Tao continued to observe the survivors on the roof not far away.
Their situation seemed to be not so good, trapped on the rooftop for so long, everyone’s Spirit was very poor, and it seemed they were running short on food, which led to quite a few disputes.
Wang Tao felt that their little team might not be able to hold on much longer; after all, the disintegration of a team usually starts from within.
But this had nothing to do with Wang Tao, they were doing well to keep themselves safe and had no capacity to care for others.
However, since Wang Tao was preparing to leave tomorrow, driving would definitely cause some noise, attracting some zombies. If those survivors could seize this opportunity, they would have a good chance of escaping.
At night, there were still many zombies strolling on the streets.
After Wang Tao noticed another group of zombies follow the others and leave, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Now there might only be around twenty zombies left in the water plant, scattered around. Only two or three were blocking the main gate; he could definitely drive out during the day!
“Just wait patiently one more night!”
After routinely checking on the group of survivors, he prepared to go to sleep.
Lying in bed, Wang Tao suddenly thought of Ding Yuqin.
“I left her food and Purified Water, as long as she stays at home obediently, she should be very safe, no need for me to worry…”
Early morning.
Wang Tao got up extra early.
He went to the window to look out, the situation was similar to last night, most zombies had left.
“Have breakfast, then leave!”
After making some simple food, Wang Tao habitually observed the group of survivors again, then his eyebrows lifted.
On the rooftop today, it was the policewoman’s husband and the petite woman keeping watch together, while the other few survivors were still asleep,
Yet the two of them, who were apparently at odds the previous two days, somehow ended up together. Literally together.
Wang Tao quickly grabbed his phone, turned on the telephoto camera, and started recording.
He loved gossip.
A minute later, the two, still grubby, hurriedly got dressed. The policewoman’s husband said something to the petite woman, and she looked terrified, but eventually nodded her head.
Then the two approached the edge of the rooftop. A male university student was sleeping on the ground leaning against the edge,
The policewoman’s husband and the petite woman exchanged a glance, and then suddenly flipped him over. The male university student, still in his dream, didn’t even have time to scream before plummeting down towards the ground!
Splat—
Right below was the main gate, blocked by a few zombies.
Blondy, lying on the ground nearby, seemed to hear the noise and woke up groggily. He got up and saw the people in front of him but was still not quite comprehending what was happening.
The policewoman’s husband didn’t expect Blondy to wake up and seemed a bit flustered, but the petite woman suddenly pushed Blondy.
“Ah—”
Blondy’s Screaming abruptly woke the policewoman in the distance; she immediately prepared to come over and check, but her husband and the petite woman blocked her.
The two seized the policewoman’s arms, frantically saying something to her.
The policewoman’s husband was facing Wang Tao, and from the look of his lip movements, he seemed to be saying—
“He… he killed himself… we… take the chance to escape….”