Chapter 199 - Doomsday Escape 05: Full Meeting (1/2)

Shao Qingge was their ‘gold master father’ who had the strong ability to make money. Thanks to him, everyone lived in a villa and ate well. They never had to worry about having no money to spend. However, when it came to combat ability, Shao Qingge was the weakest one on the team.

Liu Qiao, Long Sen and Qu Wanyue could run away if they couldn’t fight. Old Mo had a lot of s.p.a.ce flipping cards, Model Room and the Marble card. If he was really attacked then he could find a way to hide. Yu Hanjiang, Xiao Lou and Ye Qi had a lot of combat and control cards.

Yet for Shao Qingge, all the cards he drew were the ATM machine, Stock Curve, Rich and Willfull… if he was in trouble, did he have to summon an ATM machine, withdraw money on the spot and smash people with it?

The more they thought about it, the more disturbed they became. Xiao Lou wondered in a worried manner, “Does he have any escape cards if he encounters an attack?”

Ye Qi’s face was white. “The low level cards were used against the sharks in the World Weekly. Currently, he only has cards such as the ATM Machine, Stock Curve and Rich and Willfull. He has no attack power at all!”

Rich and Willfull might be able to copy other people’s cards but the key was that he needed a card to copy! If he was alone then what could he copy?

Ye Qi became more and more worried and clenched his fists tightly. “What are we going to do? This city is so big. How can we find him?”

Just as everyone was panicking, Yu Hanjiang suddenly spoke calmly, “Don’t worry, Shao Qingge has a way to escape. In 8 of Hearts, many cards were banned and Shao Qingge spent 5 million to copy Ye Qi’s teleportation card.”

Everyone, “……”

It seemed to be the case?

Xiao Lou thought about it. “Yes, Chief Shao spent 5 million to copy the teleportation card and we used the two teleportation cards as support. The copied cards can be taken out of the secret room so it should be in his hands.”

Ye Qi heard this and was finally relieved. It was really chaotic. It was obviously his card that had been copied and in the past, he complained that it cost too much. He was so anxious that he actually forgot about this.

Ye Qi scratched his head. “It’s okay if he has the teleportation card. No matter how flexibly these parasites can move, they can’t teleport 50 metres. There should definitely be no problem with Chief Shao escaping. However, why isn’t he here yet? Surely that lazy person hasn’t overslept?!”

Xiao Lou was also very puzzled. Shao Qingge might normally like to sleep lazily but he never dropped the ball at critical moments. It was impossible for him to oversleep. This was too late and he must be in trouble.

The group waited anxiously.

The city was so big and finding someone was like searching for a needle in a haystack. Yu Hanjiang thought about it and suggested, “The five of you wait in the clothing store. Xiao Lou and I will go out to look. Perhaps he didn’t see the sky lantern in the air and is still looking for us in the square.”

Ye Qi volunteered. “I’ll go too! I have the teleportation card and can take you away if there is trouble.”

Yu Hanjiang nodded and took Ye Qi and Xiao Lou outside. The remaining four people stayed in the clothing store.

Nothing happened in the square and the streets were very calm.

The moment the trio went outside, they heard the deafening sound of car horns. A closer look showed there was a car accident in the city centre. Six cars had rear-ended each other and several pedestrians were killed. The road was blocked and the traffic police were busy dealing with it.

Ye Qi got gooseb.u.mps again. “These parasites are quite picky. If some human brains aren’t suitable for their survival then they will be directly killed. If they are suitable, will the brains be used as a hotbed?”

Xiao Lou’s expression was sullen. “Selective parasitism. I don’t know yet who will die after infection and who will mutate.”

He looked down the street. There was a long line of cars outside the car. He was about to wonder if Shao Qingge was in a certain car when he saw a tall man running toward him breathlessly. It was Shao Qingge!

The three of them greeted him immediately.

Shao Qingge was wearing an iron-grey suit, a plaid striped tie, black leather shoes and his chestnut hair was tied in a small ponytail behind him. This was the outfit of an overbearing president and combined with his handsome appearance, he was the standard configuration of a protagonist.

It was just that at this time, he looked a bit fl.u.s.tered. His hair was slightly messy and there was a layer of sweat on his forehead. He was obviously tired from running too quickly.

Ye Qi asked worriedly, “Shao Qingge, why are you so late? Everybody thought you had an accident!”

Shao Qingge took a deep breath and explained. “I had an investment meeting this morning. It only ended at 12 and I immediately took a taxi to the square. However, the road was blocked for more than 30 minutes. The car wouldn’t move at all so I had to get off and run by myself.

Xiao Lou asked him, “No wonder why you arrived so late. You weren’t attacked?”

Just then, Shao Qingge touched his nose and coughed twice. Xiao Lou and Yu Hanjiang glanced at each other and instantly became alert.

Ye Qi stared at Shao Qingge with shock. “Are you infected?”

Shao Qingge just smiled. “My nose is itchy.”

The three people, “……”

Looking at the three people standing there like he was an enemy, Shao Qingge wondered, “I just coughed twice, what is with your expressions? Why are you looking at me like I’m a monster? What is the situation?”

Xiao Lou told Shao Qingge about the infection and parasites.

Shao Qingge quickly put away his smile and his face hardened. “No wonder… the driver of the taxi I just took was coughing. It seemed that he had also become infected. Fortunately, I got off halfway and ran over. If I continued to sit in the car, would he suddenly turn around and bite me?”

Yu Hanjiang nodded solemnly. “It is possible.”

“……” Shao Qingge rubbed his temple helplessly. “This time, the secret room is much harder than Zombie Town. As a Spade slag who only got a rating of C in Zombie Town, Shao Qingge had a headache after hearing Xiao Lou’s description. Not to mention, he had to survive 14 days this time.

“Since everyone is here, we will gather together to discuss the countermeasures as soon as possible.” Yu Hanjiang made a gesture to Old Mo in the clothing store and Old Mo, Liu Qiao and the Long Qu couple came out to join them.

They all looked at Shao Qingge with concern and Liu Qiao asked, “Chief Shao, are you okay?”