Chapter 9 (1/2)

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

Shen Chen’s vicious tone made the people behind the door gasp. The zombies nearby, who were drawn by the sound, also cooperatively let out excited growls.

“I’m only giving you three seconds to consider!” Shen Chen’s voice sounded again, incredibly unyielding. Then he began counting down. “Three! Two! One!”

The roll-up door was rapidly opened. Two strong young men hastily pulled Ye Xiaoyu inside. Shen Chen turned back to look at the zombies, who were only a few steps away, and nimbly went inside. The roll-up door was quickly let down. A few zombies, attracted by the sound, strolled around the door, then their footsteps got farther away. Only then did everyone feel relieved.

A while later, a faint light glowed at the cash register, dimly illuminating the entire cardroom. Ye Xiaoyu quietly made a thumbs-up at Shen Chen. Shen Chen smiled, then looked around the room.

It was a small cardroom. It only had four or five mahjong tables and a few fish hunting machines for gambling. There were thirty-some men and women in the room, who were all currently staring at him and Ye Xiaoyu in unease.

Seeing all the bloodstains on Shen Chen’s body, everyone backed up in terror. In a blink, there was a large empty space around Shen Chen and Ye Xiaoyu.

“D*mn it, you little b*stard!” a vicious male voice suddenly said. “You’re good at kicking doors, aren’t you? Why didn’t the zombies just kill the two of you? Do you know you nearly killed us just now?”

Shen Chen glanced up coldly. He saw a fatty with a candle in his hands. “Is that why you wouldn’t save the others? Is that why there are so many eaten skeletons at the door?”

Everyone was silent, all sneaking glances at the fatty.

Ye Xiaoyu said quietly, “This guy is probably the owner of this cardroom!”

The fatty walked out, his chubby face jiggling with each step. “You little b*stard. You have a sharp tongue, don’t you? Let me tell you, I don’t f*cking care about who lives or dies. I only know that you two were trying to draw zombies here to eat us all! You jerk!”

“If you had opened the door earlier, I wouldn’t have done that,” Shen Chen said coolly.

“Opened the door earlier? Why the hell should I open the door for you? Who do you think you are?!” The fatty turned around and raised his hands, as if he were a superior king. “These two jerks wanted us to die. They wanted the zombies outside to eat us all! What do you say we should do with them?”

“D*mn it. Kick them out!” a young man raised his hand and said.

“That’s right!” The fatty turned around and glared at them. “Leave the food, and kick these two people out!”

Ye Xiaoyu drew a breath in shock. She hadn’t expected the fat shopkeeper to do something like that. It made her remember all the skeletons at the door. How many of them had he rejected, and how many had he kicked out?

Shen Chen scoffed. “Leave the food behind? You’ve got a great imagination.” His eyes narrowed, and his fingers closed around Black Blade behind him.

“Second!” Suddenly, a surprised cry came from the crowd. “Second, is that you?”

‘It’s Boss! He’s in here?’ A hint of pleasant surprise flashed in Shen Chen’s eyes. His murderous aura relaxed. “Boss!”

A tall and lanky young man pushed everyone aside and ran up to Shen Chen, shouting in surprise, “Second, it’s really you!”

Shen Chen carefully studied Boss. He saw that Boss had bruises all over his face and body, and that there was a deep knife wound on his arm, which was roughly wrapped in fabric strips. Blood seeped through the bandage.

Shen Chen hastily supported Boss. “Boss, how did you get like this?”

Boss couldn’t help glancing at the fatty, then he forced a smile and said, “It’s nothing… I just did it… by accident.”

“F*ck! These three people know each other!” The fatty whistled. “That’s just f*cking great! You’re all putting on a show of brotherly love, aren’t you? D*mn it. Leave the food behind, and the three of you get out!”

Boss anxiously turned around and pleaded, “Boss, this is my classmate. Oh, right. I still have some food. Will you please let them stay?” He hastily rummaged through his pockets, then held up a bar of chocolate in his hand.

“This kid is still hiding food! Did I not give you enough of a beating?”

Shen Chen’s gaze grew cold. “They beat you up like this?! Then what about the knife wound?”

Boss lowered his head. “Second, it’s nothing. Everyone took out all their food. The shopkeeper is doing this for everyone’s sake…”

Shen Chen’s face suddenly fell. Ye Xiaoyu also stood up. “Who the hell are you? How dare you demand everyone’s food?”

The fatty brought his candle light closer and exclaimed, “It’s a pretty good girl! I’m about to burst. That’s perfect. I’ll have a good time tonight!” A perverted smile appeared on his face. “Leave the food behind. Leave her behind, too, and you two can get out…”

Ye Xiaoyu angrily raised her fire axe and said, “Are you even human? You scum!”