In Taoli's large warehouse, Zhou Feng leisurely woke up, finding a few messages from Li Yanqian on his almost-dead phone.
He took each message seriously, afraid that they would be deleted after reading.
Li Yanqian explained that humans had awakened supernatural powers, as reported in the news. Her companions also gained powers after having a fever, so she asked Zhou Feng to pay attention to any changes in his body.
The last message detailed her plan to bring Fu Ying and their friends to Taoli in the coming days so that they could wait there safely.
After reading the messages, Zhou Feng noticed that they hadn't been deleted. However, his phone was running out of battery, and it seemed that the warehouse's power was off. He quickly typed a few words and went back to the past.
[I'm fine. My phone is dead. I'll wait for you.]
A large group of zombies had gathered outside the iron gate of Dormitory Building No. 3. Fu Ying and the others discovered that it was the doing of the people from Building No. 7, which made them angry.
"In these last days, people should be helping each other. How can they make such jokes?" Guo Rongrong expressed her displeasure.
"It's okay. We'll take care of those zombies." Li Yanqi sneered, well aware that those people were not joking.
Although it appeared as if they were fighting over an abandoned vehicle, only Li Yanqi knew that the car had been arranged there in advance, with enough fuel and spare parts. Why would she give the tools and materials she prepared to others?
"But it will waste time." Fu Ying said. They could deal with the zombies, but it would take a while with over a hundred of them.
"No, you just need to cover me. If someone comes, just drive away," Li Yanqi's eyes sharpened. She was determined to leave successfully today.
In Dormitory Building No. 7, Chen Wendong and several others carefully observed the other side early in the morning. The whole building was filled with zombies, so they wondered how they would get out.
Five figures emerged from Dormitory Building No. 3. Guo Rongrong was the driver, and Gu Yao was in charge of guarding the car door for everyone.
Zhang Tao quietly followed Li Yanqian and Fu Ying, while Chen Ming, who had different thoughts, stayed upstairs.
"They're crazy." Ren Yulan commented.
"I bet they won't be able to get out. The whole campus is swarming with zombies, just like when we arrived." He Ruorui complained from the window sill.
Zheng Yu looked at the three figures moving forward and felt an urge to follow. For some reason, he found it particularly satisfying and exhilarating to follow Li Yanqian and kill zombies, but now...
"Fu Ying, use your metal ability to open the door later. Zhang Tao, cover my surroundings." Li Yanqi instructed.
In truth, she didn't need any cover to face these zombies. However, Zhang Tao, who had just awakened his powers, thought Li Yanqian's approach was a bit reckless.
While they practiced killing zombies, a few of them could handle one zombie each. Now, with only three of them, how would they deal with hundreds of zombies outside?
Even Fu Ying had doubts, but they were ultimately convinced by Li Yanqian.
As they conversed, Li Yanqi had already swiftly stabbed more than a dozen zombies with the simple daggers she had made earlier.
The door opened.
Chen Wendong and the others watched as the zombies poured out. It was a sight they used to see when they went to the cafeteria for lunch...
Bah!
Taking advantage of her strength, Li Yanqian kicked a zombie's chest and leaped lightly into the air. With a swift turn of her long knife, she decapitated six zombies in one breath, surprising Zhang Tao and the others.
"Looks like she wasn't just boasting." Fu Ying responded, unwilling to be outdone. Li Yanqian's composure and skill had also alleviated her nervousness. She formed sharp knives with both hands and slashed at the zombies in front of her.
Zhang Tao refrained from using his abilities to attack zombies. Instead, he used nearby stones to constantly obstruct the approaching zombies, giving everyone a chance to catch their breath.
Chen Wendong and the others were already speechless and amazed. The seemingly foolish woman before them, holding a short dagger in one hand and a long knife in the other, moved swiftly among the falling zombies.
"They... never thought we would give them back the zombies." Lin Yanyi murmured. None of them had expected those people to abandon revenge and directly face the zombies.
Among them, not a single one of them had killed a zombie...
"Alright, let's get in the car!" Gu Yao shouted from inside the car. It had only been twenty minutes since the zombies outside the iron gate had fallen. Guo Rongrong also saw the right opportunity, stepped on the accelerator, and drove the car forward.
"Get in the car, hurry!" Li Yanqi shouted to the other two as the zombies gradually surrounded them.
"Okay!" Fuying led Li Yanqian and jumped into the car through the door Gu Yao had opened first, and Zhang Tao got in from the passenger seat.
Boom!
Guo Rongrong closed her eyes and rammed into a few zombies, then drove onto the road ahead.
The survivors on Nancheng campus watched as a silver car drove away, gradually transitioning from surprise to shock.
"I thought someone came to rescue us."
"Me too, but it seems they escaped."
"Escaped? It might be even more dangerous outside..."
...
Guo Rongrong glanced at the sign for Nancheng University in the rearview mirror and couldn't help feeling emotional. She never expected that she would now have to rely on these few students...
"Mrs. Guo, find a safe place ahead and let me take over driving," Li Yanqi said. Guo Rongrong seemed nervous on the road, and Zhang Tao didn't know how to drive at all. Li Yanqi claimed to be familiar with the route.
"Okay."
Guo Rongrong didn't dare to object and soon switched seats with Li Yanqian.
"Wow, there's so much food in the back of the car!" Gu Yao exclaimed, as if she had discovered a new world. She found a lot of food behind the seats?!
"Really? How lucky!" Guo Rongrong was also delighted. Before they left, they only packed some instant noodles and canned ham in Li Yanqian's backpack. She had been worried about how they would survive in the future.
"And there are pots? What's this?" Gu Yao held a black box that seemed heavy, not quite like a box.
"Outdoor battery." Fu Ying took it, switched it on, and the screen displayed: 100% remaining power.
"I seriously suspect that someone who planned to go on a long journey had prepared these things, and now we've stumbled upon them." Gu Yao speculated, stroking her chin.
"It's possible. Didn't someone at school have a travel vlog before? These things seem to be used for outdoor adventures." Li Yanqi said with a smile.