Xia Na walked up to the body with a somewhat unpleasant expression, a hint of sadness flashed in her eyes.
Quickly, she averted her gaze and softly said, "Let's go."
However, a female student hesitated, glancing at Xia Na but ultimately remained silent.
The unexpected event made the atmosphere heavy, increasing the tension and caution among them.
They realized that despite Xia Na and Liu Yuhao leading the way, and with Ling Mo at the rear, situations like before could reoccur.
Their goal was to travel, not to clear the way. Apart from zombies that actively approached them, Xia Na and her group didn't search the shops along the way.
Xia Na's attitude towards this death incident gave Ling Mo a better understanding of her character. She is indeed feeding parasites, and she is still persistently acting foolishly, but her decisiveness at critical moments has not diminished.
This is probably the reason why she can still survive with such a large group of parasites that only stretch out their hands to eat and drink.
"Wang Cheng, it's all because of your meddling, suggesting that we all come along! Otherwise, he wouldn't have died!" Lu Xin turned to look at Ling Mo, seeing him completely calm instead of being nervous like them. A look of anger appeared.
However, having suffered humiliation and lost face, he didn't dare to cause trouble for Ling Mo anymore. He could only walk over to the bespectacled man's side and angrily muttered under his breath.
Wang Cheng pushed up his glasses and responded in a low voice: "How can we survive without Xia Na and Liu Yuhao? And you have also seen that the man named Ling has all kinds of contempt for us. What if he influences Xia Na? And most importantly, if those people had not died, could Xia Na and Liu Yuhao feed so many people?"
"That..." Lu Xin glanced at Wang Cheng in surprise, then frowned and asked, "Then what's the point of us following along? Damn it, if it were before, how could I care about the mood of this girl, not to mention that poor-looking Ling Mo! He even dared to hit me..."
Behind his glasses, a cold light flashed in Wang Cheng's eyes as he interrupted Lu Xin's rant, "Why follow along? Don't you think the more people disappear, the better for us? Just keep sweet-talking Xia Na; now she is your lifeline. If I were you, I'd drop those thoughts. You couldn't win her over before; now it's impossible. As for Ling Mo, if I were you, I'd forget about this matter sooner; he's not someone you can mess with."
Lu Xin was taken aback and when he looked at Wang Cheng, he even felt a chill in his heart. Who would have thought that Wang Cheng, who seemed polite and courteous, would come up with such sinister ideas...
However, before he could recover from his shock, Wang Cheng had already tightened his grip on his kitchen knife and followed behind Xia Na as if he intended to fight alongside them.
But as Lu Xin regained his senses, he couldn't help but grit his teeth and curse involuntarily: "Hypocrite! If it weren't for this situation, how could I care about giving something away; Xia Na would have obeyed me obediently! As for that poor guy, he's not even worthy of licking my shoes!"
The drastic change in identities before and after the apocalypse left Lu Xin feeling deeply unsettled. Insulted by Ling Mo and scorned by Wang Cheng, Lu Xin's eyes were bloodshot. But what could he do with this sense of injustice? Just like Wang Cheng said, now he couldn't even touch the hem of Xia Na's clothes, and Ling Mo could easily defeat him.
"Fuck! Fuck! Fuck!" After cursing three times in a row, Lu Xin felt that the aggrieved feeling in his heart has lessened.
"However, he is right..." After scanning the students around him, Lu Xin began to secretly plan which of them could be sacrificed...
For the next section of the journey, the appearance of a victim made them more vigilant, making them pass without any injury.
The few zombies that occasionally popped up from behind were all dealt with by Ling Mo one by one, without Ye Lian even needing to take action.
However, their good luck didn't last long as they soon reached near the hospital. Without Xia Na reminding them, everyone knew this area was extremely dangerous.
Originally located on a bustling street with a hospital attracting many people, just imagining the potential number of zombies there was enough to make one's legs weak. In reality, some had already thought about retreating but were all glared back by Xia Na.
Sure enough, as soon as he turned the corner onto the street, the scene before his eyes made his scalp numb and his whole body trembled.
Countless car wrecks that were either abandoned or hit while driving were densely piled on the street, and among these obstacles, there were at least hundreds of zombies wandering aimlessly.
In a high-end sports car closest to everyone, half of a person's twisted and swollen face was pressed against the front window, and the other half of his body was torn out by zombies from the gap in the side window. He had long since disappeared. Only the blood stains covering half of the car's body were left.
"How do we get past this..."
The group was already ashen-faced; even sweat appeared on Wang Cheng's forehead as he discreetly moved closer to Xia Na.
In such situations, getting closer to Xia Na actually meant safety; although it was a bit nerve-wracking...
However, even Xia Na found this situation somewhat troublesome. On the other hand, Ling Mo remained calm; although there were many zombies on the street, there was still a way to get through. Ultimately Xia Na's concern stemmed from these burdensome followers...
"I'll try to divert their attention first; Ling Mo, lead them..." Xia Na gripped the knife handle firmly and decisively spoke.
"I'll attract these zombies' attention."
Ling Mo's sudden proposal left everyone stunned; even Xia Na wore an incredulous expression.
"You?"
She wasn't doubting Ling Mo's abilities but rather found it hard to accept that he voluntarily stepped forward to solve their problems.
"Forcing our way through is riskier. You guys find a place to hide first. Once the zombies start gathering towards me, you can pass through immediately."
It's not difficult to attract the attention of zombies. Ling Mo has tried it before using firecrackers and the like. Both sound and strong odors attracted zombies' attention; however, attracting a large group required a loud noise which was most effective.
Nevertheless with so many zombies on the street attracting all of them wasn't difficult but whoever went as bait would be in grave danger unless they had something like timed explosives. Even with such an item if it didn't hold their interest long enough before they gathered around then they might lose interest halfway through.
Although Ling Mo didn't have such killing tools at hand he had a safer and more ingenious method.
"Are you sure about this?" Xia Na asked hesitantly," Shouldn't I...?"
"Go quickly." Ling Mo smiled faintly and said.
Liu Yuhao looked at Ling Mo admiringly raising his hand and patting his shoulder, "Bro Ling, you're really something! Thanks on behalf of everyone."
'You're welcome!' Ling Mo rolled his eyes inwardly. He wasn't doing it for these people but because he couldn't stand seeing a girl taking risks. Anyone could see that if Xia Na really went there was very little hope she'd return alive. On another note, he didn't want to stay behind babysitting this group either.
In essence, Ling Mo was just an ordinary person; despite having selfish tendencies within reasonable limits there emerged a hint of heroism when possible within his capabilities.
Moreover helping Xia Na wasn't just for her but also for himself. Following them all this way without much effort brought him here. Now it was time for him to take action himself.
However...he truly was inherently stubborn always unable to learn what being honest or at ease meant!
Even if he is forced by reality and has to bow his head in various ways, he still insists on some ridiculous bottom lines in his heart that he cannot give up.
For example, this damn hero-saving-the-beautiful complex... fortunately, this time didn't count as suicidal after all he was quite confident in himself.
Wang Cheng and others' eyes also shone. Just as they opened their mouths to say some polite words, Xia Na gritted her teeth and said, "Then let's hide first!"
"Well, I'll only give you five minutes."
Ling Mo waved his hand and said.
In five minutes, the area where he is now will be filled with zombies.
Translator Hannaz: If there are any mistakes in the translation please tell me, I'm not that good with Chinese.