Chapter 9 Chapter 9 (1/2)
Ouroboros
Chapter 9
The inside of the building was very dark and there was only light at the entrance.
From the location the car stopped at inside the building, they could make out two words on the wall in the centre of the lobby with some difficulty: Runjin Building. On the left was the layout of the building engraved onto a metal panel. They could roughly guess that this was a building for both commercial and residential use.
The smooth marble floor in the lobby was stained with blood and there were some bloody handprints on the walls. The glass from the glass doors broken through by the car and rubbish were scattered across the floor. Apart from that, there was nothing else.
“How is everyone?” Song Qinglan asked inside the car, “Anyone hurt?”
The front of the car was severely damaged making it even more difficult to move in the already crowded back seats.
Song Qinglan’s voice was very close and it sounded right next to Ji Yushi’s ear, much like the first time he heard it on the public channel.
“I’m fine.” Ji Yushi answered.
Except for Ji Yushi, no one knew what happened before and no one seemed to have memories of their last death.
Just now with the spacecar suddenly appearing and death almost seizing him once again, his adrenaline rose to an all-time high and his heart sped up. Even when the car braked and his head hit the back of the driver’s seat, he didn’t feel it.
“I’m also okay.”
“I’m fine.”
………..
Duan Wen’s voice from the passenger seat was painful, “My….my leg seems to be stuck.”
Li Chun let out a curse, “Hurry and help! Brother Wen is stuck!”
“Grrrr…..”
A faint sound travelled over.
The building was deserted and the dark corridors stretched endlessly. It made it hard to tell which direction that sound came from, but it definitely wasn’t far from them.
The car crashed into the building just now and the commotion was too loud so it must have alerted the nearby zombies. This building may appear deserted but there are many zombies hidden within.
Duan Wen’s left leg was firmly trapped. When his teammates tried to move the part trapping his leg, the pain was unbearable.
“You guys go first. Don’t worry about me!”
The zombie’s sounds were getting closer. Duan Wen panted heavily, and his forehead was covered in cold sweat, “Go!”
“How could we leave you!?”
“Hang in there, Brother Wen!”
Song Qinglan inserted Shen Mian into the gap and motioned for Li Chun to protect Duan Wen’s knee.
Even in a situation like this, he remained calm and decisive. He only said quickly, “Less nonsense. Hang in there. Even if your leg is broken, we’re leaving together!”
The absolute trust developed after going through many missions together made Duan Wen willingly accept his captain’s order. Hearing his words, he gritted his teeth and nodded, “……Okay.”
“Hurry!” Zhou Mingxuan urged as he looked around vigilantly with his gun raised.
The footsteps in the corridor grew louder and louder and more and more hasty. There were even growls sounding very close at hand.
“Bang, bang, bang!”
Someone opened fire and several zombies fell as blood splattered around them.
But this corridor seemed like it led to hell. Very soon, more growls and footsteps could be heard and the number of zombies that appeared were several times more than it was earlier!
“Hurry up!!” Li Chun was so anxious, his eyes were red. He shouted, “Cap Song!”
The pitch black Shen Mian was used as a lever.
Because of the force he was exerting, blue veins appeared on Song Qinglan’s forehead and the muscles on his arm became more defined. The car slowly began to let out a low groan.
“AHH—-”
Along with an uncontrollable cry of agony, Duan Wen’s leg was finally freed. It was completely bloody and the wound was so deep, the bone underneath was visible.
Li Chun’s hand trembled, “Brother Wen!”
Duan Wen face was extremely pale. Li Chun supported him out. Song Qinglan shouted, “Go!”
Five people plus one wounded fought while retreating. When they came, their impact shattered the glass and the corridor on the left was also blocked. Zombies poured in continuously. The squad was like a headless prey thrown into a trap. It could be said that they had just left a tiger’s den only to enter a wolf’s den!
Amidst the gunshots, waves of zombies were shot to death. The building was like a maze with nowhere to escape.
With a thud, someone knocked open the fire door.
Tang Le who had been silent for a long time shouted, “Here!”
Everyone retreated into the emergency staircase. The emergency lights turned on, no one was inside.
But very quickly, there was a commotion below. Everyone’s expression changed. A group of zombies had rushed up from below!
“Grrr——-”
“Grrr——-”
At this moment, the zombies following them poured through the fire door. Under the orange emergency lights, these pale faced humans looked like they were soaked in blood. Together with the large group coming from downstairs, their paths were blocked!
Gunshots sounded rapidly. Blood, flesh and brain matter stained the white walls.
The group retreated to the second floor. Zhou Mingxuan opened the door and swore, “What the fuck?! It’s an exchange office! Even during this age, there are people fucking coming out to handle that?!”
The second floor was completely filled with zombies who couldn’t find an exit. The number couldn’t be estimated.
Tang Le and Zhou Mingxuan quickly closed the door again, ignoring the loud banging on the door and then locked it shut with a chain, “Go up!”
“Can’t go up!” Zhou Mingxuan multitasked and blasted at the zombies chasing after them from below while shouting, “It might be a dead end!”
“Going down is already not an option!” Tang Le roared, “Now what do we do?!”
Everyone had no choice but to retreat. When they reached the fourth floor, Ji Yushi suddenly said, “Go to the sixth floor!”
Li Chun who carried Duan Wen was almost in tears. He was in disbelief, “Up again?!”
Song Qinglan gritted his teeth and shot. The zombies in front of him scrambled over the corpses that were piling up. There was no end in sight. He shouted, “Go!”
“Clang!”
The fire door on the sixth floor was knocked open. It was quiet.
With the light coming in from the emergency staircase, a zombie was spotted as soon as it rushed out from the darkness and it was shot dead by Zhou Mingxuan who was at the front, leading the squad.
“Close the door!”
“Find something to barricade it!”
A flashlight turned on in the darkness and a noise followed.
Song Qinglan’s hearing was sharp and he quickly ordered in a low voice, “Quiet!”
Under the chaotic flashlight beam, a female zombie appeared from around the corner.
“Swoosh—–” A hole appeared on the zombie’s head. Her grey eyes widened and she then collaped onto the ground.
Ji Yushi’s black eyes were bright. In his hands was the white Diamond Bird which had a silencer installed at some unknown point in time.
There were some sounds of impact coming from the fire door behind them which were mixed with the zombie’s growls.
The silencer solution made it difficult for the zombies to find them. They only lingered outside the door for a while before their chaotic and frenzied footsteps quickly moved further up the building.
They were temporarily safe.