"Oh...I refuse."
Ling Mo shook his head decisively. He originally saved them out of helplessness, not to mention that he had experienced some unpleasantness just now. Now he just wanted to take Ye Lian and leave quickly, lest he really couldn't leave when it got dark.
"What's wrong with you? I haven't even said anything yet!"
Xia Na grabbed Ling Mo's sleeve and didn't seem to have any intention of letting go. Although her expression was stubborn, Ling Mo noticed that she had a baby face that looked much younger than her actual age.
He had only noticed her fierceness when she was killing zombies before, but now he realized that she was actually a cute little girl.
Maybe it was because she was carrying the hope of survival for so many people and had experienced too many battles, but she gave off a more mature vibe than her appearance suggested.
"Hey, don't stare at me!"
Xia Na suddenly raised her eyebrows when she noticed Ling Mo's gaze had been locked on her face. She grabbed his arm and shook it off, "We're all survivors, and you have some skills, why don't you want to help?"
"If you're so capable, why do you need my help?"
Ling Mo retorted. Xia Na clearly didn't want to admit that she was not as good as Ling Mo, which made Ling Mo chuckle inwardly.
"Let's put it this way, I won't help with matters related to those parasites."
Ling Mo had no good feelings towards those who were just sitting around and enjoying the fruits of others' labor, and since Xia Na and Liu Yuhao came back, these people have not asked about their safety, and they are unanimously xenophobic for their selfish interests.
Slapping Lu Xin was, to a certain extent, an indirect slap in the face of these parasites.
Since Xia Na and Liu Yuhao had chosen to be with them, Ling Mo didn't plan to say much, but he couldn't possibly get involved with those people.
Unexpectedly, after hearing his words, Xia Na suddenly showed a mysterious smile: "So, you are willing to help if it has nothing to do with them, right? That's good because this matter has nothing to do with them."
"I didn't say that..."
"Just now, Liu Yuhao told you that we're students from X City No. 3 Middle School, do you know that school?"
"I know... it's a prestigious school, everyone knows it..."
In X City, No. 3 Middle School was very famous, but Ling Mo, who had always had average grades, had only heard of it and had never been there. Ye Lian had just graduated from No. 3 Middle School two years ago and had been admitted to X City University. However, Ling Mo was surprised to find that the obnoxious Lu Xin was also from No. 3 Middle School...
At this time, Liu Yuhao added at the right time: "That Lu Xin got in with his family's money."
"You're so annoying!" Xia Na glared at him and continued, "When we escaped, some of our classmates stayed at the school. We were supposed to go back and pick them up when we found a place to stay, but we went back once and couldn't get close. You just need to help me get into the school, how about it?"
To be honest, Ling Mo didn't have this kind of self-sacrificing spirit, but he wouldn't use his standards to demand others.
He looked at Xia Na meaningfully and suddenly reached out his hand, "What about the payment?"
"Huh?"
"Do you think I'm a free laborer?" Ling Mo asked rhetorically.
Liu Yuhao's eyes suddenly widened, and he asked frantically: "Who told me that after the disaster, everyone would help each other? Brother Ling, I suddenly feel that the world is so dark!"
"That depends on what kind of disaster it is. Do you think there is still order and morality in this situation?" Ling Mo snorted.
Indeed, the outside is full of zombies, and living people are hiding like rats, struggling to survive. The order of the whole world had completely collapsed. A week ago, they might have hoped for rescue, but now they completely understood that there was no other way but to save themselves.
When a disaster breaks out, everyone may turn into a zombie in an instant, and no one can even tell how the virus is transmitted. However, being able to cause such a large-scale collective outbreak and sweep across the world in just one day would only be possible through air...
And when these mutated zombies, when they encountered living people, would immediately tear them apart and eat them, without giving them a chance to mutate.
Xia Na stared at Ling Mo blankly for a while, then suddenly showed a smile: "Your request is reasonable, but haven't you already received the reward?" Xia Na pointed to the short knife at Ling Mo's waist, "This was made by my relative."
"You are related to Wang Lin?!"
Ling Mo was shocked, this world is too small! But this can explain why she, a little girl, has such a sharp long knife. In China, it is probably out of the scope of ordinary controlled knives, and it can be called a murder weapon!
However, when Ling Mo looked at the inscription on the handle of the knife, he found that the engraving on the handle was slightly different. It was not the Wang family engraved on it...
Seeing Ling Mo's confusion, Xia Na reached out and touched the handle of the knife behind her shoulder, snorted, and said, "Don't look at it, I made it myself. By the way, the knife you're holding was made by Wang Lin."
"Wang Lin?" Ling Mo was surprised. He didn't expect that the weak Wang Lin in his impression could make handmade knives, and her craftsmanship was so good...
But then he thought about it, the Wang family was a family handicraft workshop, and it was not strange for them to pass on their skills to her.
But at such a young age, with such good skills, she died an untimely death without even leaving a body... Ling Mo couldn't help but tighten his grip on the handle of the knife, and his expression turned gloomy for a moment.
Xia Na didn't notice Ling Mo's subtle expression change, but continued, "Although it's not as good as what I made, this short knife is still quite valuable, right? You've already received an advance reward, so we'll just settle it like this. If you're worried about sister Ye Lian's safety, you can let her stay here, my classmates will take care of her..."
"No need." Ling Mo interrupted Xia Na's proposal. Are you kidding me? Ye Lian is a mutated zombie. He couldn't let Ye Lian out of his sight. Once she was out of his control, when they came back, all they would see would be a pile of flesh and bones.
"Although you're a bit annoying, you're not bad in this regard. Although sister Ye Lian can't speak, she seems to be quite introverted, but she's so beautiful, so you should cherish her!"
Xia Na patted Ling Mo's shoulder and said seriously.
This girl.... she misunderstood... but knowing that Xia Na and Wang Lin were relatives, Ling Mo's heart also loosened. In places like schools, where the population was highly concentrated, there were probably a lot of zombies, and the group of people who stayed there were likely to be in great danger. Xia Na probably already knew this, but she still didn't give up.
Should he say that she was persistent or foolish...?
"Only escorted to the door." Ling Mo thought carefully for a while and felt that with his skills, it should be no problem to break through to the door. If anything unexpected happens, Ye Lian will still be by his side.
"Great! Brother Ling, it's rare that you are willing to stay and help. We will have a good meal tonight! Hahaha..." Liu Yuhao gave Xia Na a thumbs up then held to Ling Mo's shoulders familiarly and said with a smile.
"Since it's a deal, I won't be thanking you."
Xia Na smiled slightly and grabbed Ye Lian. It can be seen that she really likes this beautiful sister who doesn't speak at all and has a blank expression...
Translator Hannaz: If there are any mistakes in the translation please tell me, I'm not that good with Chinese.