Chapter 8 (1/2)

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio  Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

Shen Chen only gave it a brief consideration, then immediately raised his head to scan the perimeter. The floor windows of the ellu restaurant showed there were no living humans inside. Most zombies had left through the open door and had gathered outside it.

Not far from where they were, a few cars were skewed on the street. One car was thrown over on its side. The pungent odor of gas dripping out of its gas tank kept the zombies far away.

“Let’s go next to that car!” Shen Chen mouthed to Ye Xiaoyu silently.

‘Does he want to pour oil on himself to repel the zombies?’ thought Ye Xiaoyu in confusion.

The two of them changed their direction again, walking side-by-side to the car. When they arrived before it, Shen Chen quickly got inside and yanked off the seat covers. Then he tore the seat covers into strips, soaked them in gas, left one end in the gas tank, and dragged out a rope covered in gas.

After doing all this, Ye Xiaoyu stared at Shen Chen in astonishment. The latter only nodded, then said, “Go wait for me near the restaurant.” Then he tossed a lighter on the ground.

The fire lit up. Gas is extremely flammable. The flames slowly crept along the rope. The fire’s light in the dark night attracted all of the zombies’ attention. More and more zombies started to gather over to it.

Shen Chen used a few toppled outdoor trash cans to nimbly climb up the roof of a two-story building. When he turned around, he saw the flames start to spread out from the gas tank. The exposed wires caught fire first, then the car seat cushions, insulation, and other such flammable textiles.

More and more zombies gathered toward it. The zombies that had approached the car first had lost interest in the fire, but when they tried to leave, they were surrounded by more arriving zombies. The situation became disorderly. The outer layers of surrounding zombies squeezed the zombies in the middle out of shape. The zombies in the middle started falling, but the ensuing zombies were already approaching with raised arms…

Boom! The first loud noise was the sound of car windows exploding. The great noise broke through the silence of the night that was supposed to be clamorous. Then the lid of the gas tank flew off. Flames spewed out of it. Soon, the tires could no longer endure the high temperature and began exploding, but the zombies had no sense to escape. Instead, they rushed over even more excitedly.

In the fire light, Shen Chen’s smile was especially indifferent. He looked down at the military watch on his wrist, then raised his head again and said, “It’s about time.”

As his last word fell, a giant sound rang through the night sky. Rumble!! A giant rumble! Accompanied by the deafening sound of the explosion, the entire car flew off the ground. The strong air current made a massive explosion like a cannonball, shooting out a scorching wave. Followed by the boom, which shook the earth and sky, thick rolling smoke rose up from the ground like a sand storm, accompanied by the crimson fire. The zombies that were heading toward the car were all incinerated in the explosion. Bloody limbs and flesh were sent into the sky by the air current, then rained down on the earth, splattering everywhere. They splattered onto the shattered glass curtain walls and the broken asphalt road.

The entire ground shook. Ye Xiaoyu pressed herself tightly against the glass curtain wall behind her, watching the man standing on the roof in shock and excitement. The flames in the dark night made his face somewhat blurry, but she could tell from his clothes, which billowed in the wind, how composed he was, and that he had everything under control.

Suddenly, Ye Xiaoyu let out a light gasp, only because the figure ran and jumped straight down from the three-story high rooftop and rolled over on the ground, then ran straight toward her.

Ye Xiaoyu quickly rushed up. Shen Chen nodded at her approvingly and said, “Let’s go into the restaurant!”

The two ran into the restaurant. There were only a few wandering zombies wearing server uniforms and chef uniforms in the restaurant. They were drawn to the firelight and tried to walk outside.

Shen Chen shut the door behind him, then put down the roll-up door. He held Black Blade in both hands. “Let’s make it quick. You take two. I’ll take six.”

Ye Xiaoyu nodded. The two of them slowly walked toward the zombies. In a blink, all eight zombies were killed. They lay on the floor silently without a single hint of the horror and scariness they had displayed when they were still “living.”

Ye Xiaoyu looked around and said, “Shen Chen, there’s no one here besides dead people and zombies.”

Shen Chen agreed. He said to Ye Xiaoyu, “Go look in the kitchen.”

The two came to the kitchen and saw that the large kitchen was completely empty. Steam rose from the food on the stove. The delicacies had once been sought after by customers, but now they were like symbols of the city’s demise.

‘Boss isn’t here…’ Shen Chen furrowed his brows, using the expensive napkins to wipe Black Blade. Then he stood up and walked outside. ‘If Boss isn’t here, where could he be?’

Suddenly, a strong gust came from behind him. Shen Chen instinctively dodged, taking on a fierce expression.

“Catch this! A savory lamb leg!”

Shen Chen was a little surprised. When he came to, he caught the little lamb leg, which was crisp on the outside and tender on the inside, with precision. He felt a little helpless.

“Restore your strength. Lamb is good for heating you up and restoring your strength. It’s good for exhaustion and cold and all sorts of injuries,” Ye Xiaoyu said with a smile.

“I’ll eat when we come back,” said Shen Chen.