Chapter 11 (1/2)
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Chapter 11
Everyone was dumbfounded and stared at each other.
However, Zhou Rong did not let them have any time to panic. In a short moment he had issued a series of clear instructions.
“Everyone, go to the North Point, strengthen the barbed wire there. Chun Cao , call Xiangzi back.”
“I'll start the armored car to lead the zombies away. Si Nan, take the explosives. ”
“There are hundreds of zombies in this district, we can defend ourselves against them, don't panic!”
The survivors who had experienced the breakout at T city did not disappoint Zhou Rong. After a short pause, everyone quickly moved ̶ taking out axes, hoes, crowbars, and all kind of other tools from the factory, before rus.h.i.+ng to the factory's north in the direction of the zombies.
Zhou Rong arrived at the armored car as fast as lightning and opened the door without stopping. When the car pa.s.sed by, Si Nan grabbed the shotgun seat's door handle while Yan Hao grabbed the iron ladder of the back compartment. The two men hopped into the car at the same time.
“What's in the bag?” Zhou Rong bellowed.
Sinan clutched at the backpack and slammed the car door shut, “Flying meteor!”
Zhou Rong: “What?”
Zhou Rong stepped on the accelerator and the car whizzed out from the north gate. After a few seconds, Yan Hao jumped from the back compartment, rolled on the ground, and began throwing nitrocellulose on both sides of the road..
Chun Cao rushed out of the warehouse, carrying three bundles of dark green metal jars that were almost half her height and holding a huge spray gun. She climbed to the top of the barbed wire and said, ” Yan Hao, hurry and come back!”
The screams of people and the roar of the zombies could be heard clearly in the silent of the night. The zombies moved in groups, grabbing onto two or three women on the run and tearing into them, filling the night sky with the sound of their screams.
Si Nan looked at the scene through a telescope, his pupil narrowed slightly.
Zhou Rong shouted: “Open the back compartment door, release the iron ladder!”
The 10 or so escapers on the road saw the armored car and started shouting. Zhou Rong did a beautiful braking drift, the tires letting out a deafening screech as it rubbed against the road. At the same time, Si Nan kicked open the back compartment door and grabbed the rolled up iron ladder, doing his utmost best in the situation.
The escapers' leader didn't waste the chance and hurriedly seized the iron ladder, then climbed up onto the back compartment with Si Nan's help.
”Hurry!” Zhou Rong yelled.
After a few of the escapers had been pulled up, the roaring of the zombies could be heard coming closer to them. Si Nan couldn't even afford to turn back and shouted, “Drive! The zombies are coming!”
The armored-car began to move forward slowly. However, a spectacled man who was two steps away from the ladder suddenly yelled, “Don't leave me!”
Si Nan's eyebrows furrowed. He quickly slipped out of the back compartment door, climbed to the end of the iron ladder, and stretched out a hand towards the man.
However, the b.u.mpy road made the man fail to grasp Si Nan's hand for several times, his grip kept on slipping off. During this time, one of the zombies grabbed the man's back with b.l.o.o.d.y hand. He quickly turned and pushed the zombie hard.
“Grab my hand!” Si Nan yelled.
The man gasped in horror, his eyes fixed at the army of zombies behind him, suddenly realizing that it might be too late.
Si Nan tried to reach out more: “Hurry!!”
The man kept on running, his brain a blank, and finally caught hold of Si Nan's hand.
The next second, he pulled Si Nan to him.
The shamelessness of people in desperate situation really was unimaginable. Completely unprepared, Si Nan's body became off balance, and he fell from the car!
The expression on Zhou Rong's eyes changed drastically. He slammed at the brakes.
The man who had now successfully boarded the car yelled: “What are you stopping for?! Hurry up!”
When Si Nan fell down, the spectacled man took the chance created by Si Nan's body now blocking the zombies to jump and reach the iron ladder!
“Si Nan!” Zhou Rong shouted.
Si Nan rolled a few times on the ground, falling right into the group of zombies. He immediately pulled out a military dagger from the pocket on his left thigh, cut off a few rotten hands grabbing at him, and got up quickly.
Meanwhile, the men in the car's back compartment screamed wildly, “They're coming!” “Don't let them come!” “Close the door, hurry up!”
The spectacled man's hand moved to close the back compartment door. However, at the same time, without saying anything Zhou Rong punched on a red b.u.t.ton at the driver seat.
BZZZT —
Electric current pa.s.sed through the door, shocking the spectacled man's body.
Si Nan looked at his hand and saw a wound on his palm, blood seeping slowly from it.
A few steps away from him were the zombies army, which rotten faces and foul mouths could be seen clearly even in the dark; and at 20 metres away, the armored car driven by Zhou Rong was turning, moving back in his direction.
During this life or death situation, Si Nan made a decision. “Zhou Rong! Don't come here!!”
With trembling hand, Si Nan opened his backpack and took out a gla.s.s bottle with pitted surface. He threw it at the zombies behind him then turned around immediately, squatting down while hugging his head.
–BOOM!!!
The ground shook violently, fire crackling everywhere. The shock waves of the explosion threw Si Nan's body away, causing him to spurt out blood where he landed.
The high temperature of the nitroglycerin explosion quickly triggered the thermite reaction, molten iron soon mixed with countless pieces of gla.s.s. Amidst the night sky, sharp streams of fire erupted, sweeping the zombies away!
The zombies' bodies flew all over the place. Zhou Rong's shocked eyes were reflected in the rearview mirror as he witnessed this scene. At that moment he finally understood why this thing was called a flying meteor.
“Si Nan!” Zhou Rong banged the car door: ”Get in!”
Si Nan got up exhaustedly, almost fell, and took two staggering steps.