Chapter 36 (1/2)
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Dumbstruck, Ye Xiaoyu and Guo Yuan stared at Shen Chen as he remained asleep on the floor. Ye Xiaoyu didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. She gave him a gentle nudge, asking, “Shen Chen? Are you really drunk?” Only Shen Chen’s snores greeted her in response.
Guo Yuan scratched his head with a wry smile. Recalling Shen Chen’s peculiar behavior from yesterday, as well as his bloodshot eyes, everything now seemed to make sense. “Boss must have a reason for acting like this. Let’s leave him to get some rest.”
Ye Xiaoyu nodded agreeably. The two of them helped turn Shen Chen over so that he could lie comfortably, and then Ye Xiaoyu continued sifting through the medical supplies.
Guo Yuan sighed a breath of relief. Had Ye Xiaoyu persisted with her questions, he wouldn’t have known how to handle them, because he wasn’t sure what was going on with boss, either. What he was certain about, though, was that boss must have suffered some damage from the day before, given how urgently he needed the medical supplies. What he could do for boss now was ensure his safety as he slept!
Guo Yuan took a deep breath as he got ready to guard the entrance with his fire axe. Meanwhile, Shen Chen was stuck in some kind of internal deadlock. The medicinal wine and tonics had generated a large amount of heat that swiftly wrapped around the evolution fluid, melting it as it flooded his bloodstream.
The pain was accompanied by the kind of high that one usually gets from an adrenaline rush. It was a strange sensation—a mixture of pleasure and pain circulating through all the meridians of his body. Thanks to the new bout of energy, the parts of his skin that were previously sunken or swollen were now smoothed out. As the evolution fluid coursed effortlessly through his veins, warmth spread all over his limbs and bones. The warmth felt really good, so much so that the sheer comfort made him feel as if he were floating among the clouds.
Shen Chen started breathing evenly, a relaxed smile forming on his face. As Ye Xiaoyu passed by his sleeping form, she saw how his brows had smoothed and how his lips had formed a crescent. It not only reminded her of how strong, proud, and stubborn he was, but also how soft he could be, as elusive as that might be.
She shook herself out of her stupor by lightly slapping her face, and walked away hastily with a blush on her face.
After half an hour, Shen Chen had yet to awaken. Ye Xiaoyu carried all the medical supplies to the entrance of the store and struck a casual conversation with Guo Yuan, who was standing guard by the door.
They looked out onto the empty streets, which used to be full of hustle and bustle but were now full of blood stains and strewn bodies, casting an eerie gloom over the winter day. Suddenly, they heard bloodcurdling screams from a distance, followed by noisy footsteps and the sound of flesh being torn apart.
Ye Xiaoyu and Guo Yuan tensed up, their expressions betraying their uneasiness! They looked at each other nervously before quickly picking up their fire axes and hiding cautiously in a corner while keeping their eyes fixed in the direction of the noises.
What greeted them was the sight of three to four men scurrying over in a frenzy while screaming desperately. A dozen zombies were on their trail, gaping at them with bloody mouths and howling incoherently!
One of the men stumbled and tripped. It didn’t take long for the zombies to pounce on him; he was soon buried in a swamp of zombies. Bits of blood and flesh flew into the air and landed on the pavement, staining it a shade of bright red…
Ye Xiaoyu’s body shivered uncontrollably at the horrifying sight! She prayed that the men wouldn’t see them, because they might well lead the zombies over to them!
Unfortunately, that was exactly what happened. One of the men noticed them, his eyes lighting up with hope! His survival instincts prompted him to turn around and run toward the drugstore with all he had!