Rotting Land: Survive

Chapter 541 - 532: Night of Terror (5)

"Zombies!" There was no need to poke his head out to confirm; Xu Renjie could determine from the unique sound at the bottom of the building that the initiators were definitely not human. Moreover, from the frequency of the sound, he could infer that the number of zombies was not small.

Having a basic understanding of the situation, Xu Renjie crouched back to the massage room again. Before he could speak, Tang Xiaoquan, who had been silently waiting, already saw the result in Xu Renjie's complex gaze.

So when Old Zhang was making his despondent statement, Tang Xiaoquan was not surprised at all; instead, he felt a sense of inevitability.

At this moment, whether it was Tang Xiaoquan or Xu Renjie, their hearts were filled with mixed emotions. According to logic, their actions had been relatively smooth today. Although they encountered several dangers, they ultimately got through them.

Originally thinking that the crisis had ended and at least tonight could be peaceful, who would have thought that sudden changes would completely shatter this beautiful wish.

Tang Xiaoquan even changed his previous slight sympathy for the two deceased to endless complaints.

It's no wonder he felt this way because the place where the bespectacled man and short man died was so "awkward," right at the alley where the survivor team was hiding. In such a scenario, it was one thing for them to die, but it implicated Tang Xiaoquan and other innocent people.

After a moment of calm, Xu Renjie gradually emerged from his chaotic emotions. The urgent matter was to think about how to handle the problem of zombies downstairs; otherwise, everyone would be annihilated in this beauty salon.

Fortunately, the long night provided Xu Renjie with enough time to think about this issue. The cold night wind kept his brain unusually clear; he hoped to use this refreshing energy to come up with a solution before sunrise and also wished these beasts would leave by themselves after finishing their "feast."

Unfortunately, it's easy to attract but hard to send away. By daybreak, Xu Renjie stood at the window again, watching the crowd of zombies aimlessly wandering around the bottom of the building, realizing his wishful thinking.

The area where the two corpses died now had only patches of dried blood and scattered skeletal fragments, which also showed the combat power of these beasts.

The sniper who ambushed them had probably "gone home to hug his wife and child by the warm fireplace," otherwise Old Xu wouldn't be able to stand at the window so recklessly up till now.

Despite this, Old Xu still had no way to break through and go downstairs, because looking at the blocked alley filled with tightly packed zombie groups, he could imagine the consequences of opening the door.

The survivors woke up one by one, and they had no idea what happened last night. All they were curious about was why Old Xu didn't call them to change shifts as agreed.

But as they saw everything at the base was fine, they didn't mention it.

Tang Xiaoquan called everyone into his room one by one, with his brother Wang Qiang being the last.

As Wang Qiang lazily stretched and yawned, reluctantly pushed into the room, the other survivors who had been waiting also looked at him with sleepy eyes. Perhaps feeling that he had gotten up late, Wang Qiang bashfully scratched his head and immediately joked, "Wow, everyone's here! What's up, why is everyone looking so lackluster? Don't tell me you couldn't sleep because you changed beds? Oh, your adaptability is really poor. Look at me, haha, I had a solid sleep last night!"

Old Xu currently wasn't in the mood to listen to Wang Qiang's joking. He solemnly gestured for Wang Qiang to sit down.

Seeing everyone had arrived, Tang Xiaoquan gave Xu Renjie a look and then said, "Old Xu, let's get started."

Nodding slightly, Old Xu slowly stretched out his right hand and replied calmly, "You first give everyone an update of the situation."

Upon hearing this, the survivors were all puzzled, even the previously playful Wang Qiang now wisely retracted his amused expression, furrowed his brows, and perked up his ears.

Next, Tang Xiaoquan explained as thoroughly as possible to everyone about the thrilling one-sided massacre that occurred last night. Of course, many details were learned from their "candlelit conversation" with Old Xu last night.

As expected, after hearing his account, everyone showed surprised and shocked expressions.

For Tang Xiaoquan, this was not surprising at all; to be precise, it was within his expectations.

After all, the scene he described was only the kind seen in Hollywood movies.

Honestly, if he hadn't witnessed it personally, he would have dismissed this as a fabricated story.

However, this was indeed a reality, and after hearing it, Wang Qiang clenched his fist and cursed:

"Damn! These foreign bastards are way too arrogant! They dare to kill wantonly on Huaxia Land, really thinking they can bully Huaxia's children! By the way, why didn't you call me for such a big thing? If I'd known, I wouldn't let those bird-speaking bastards go."

Wang Qiang's righteous appearance was extremely manly, but in Tang Xiaoquan's eyes, his "righteous indignation" looked no different from a "teenager" in middle school, utterly naive and foolish.

"Qiang, it's great that you have patriotic feelings, but please weigh in your capabilities as well. Are you very strong? If you are, try some moves with Old Xu first and see if you can take him down!"

Harsh words but true reasoning, Tang Xiaoquan didn't hold back. Although his words were hurtful, they were sincere.

All he wanted was to awaken his good brother, hoping he'd mature a little and not get heated and impulsive whenever something happened.

Moreover, he worried that if Wang Qiang really encountered those people from last night, he might rush up recklessly; at that point, there was no doubt his brother Wang Qiang's life would be lost.

Wang Qiang naturally was uncomfortable and wanted to argue, but upon careful thought, he realized that, forget Old Xu, even Wei Dazhuang and Hu Xiaodong might be beyond his capability to handle. Hence, although aggrieved, he couldn't help but let it go due to a lack of argument.

Xu Renjie rubbed his temples, evidently aware that now wasn't the time to discuss pointless matters. He pointed outside the room and said sternly, "Stop wasting time; all of you go take a look at the window. After seeing it, we will continue the discussion; remember to be discreet not to alert the zombies!"

5 minutes later, the survivors had finished observing and returned to the massage room again.

This time, after field observation and watching the situation downstairs, their expressions turned solemn.

The alley was blocked, and the door of the beauty salon at the bottom of the building was blocked too; going out was impossible.

How exactly should the survivors get through this crisis? (To be continued. If you like this work, feel free to vote for it on Qidian (qidian.com), your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to read.)