Chương 7: Dash
Jiang Zhi and Shen Yize are two people who are always cautious in their actions, especially in a world full of dangers, like the world they live in now. Through the surveillance camera, they saw a familiar man standing outside the gate. It was Zhang Rui, Jiang Zhi's friend.
Although they wondered why Zhang Rui had gotten here, they didn't discuss it right away. There was still time to ask about it, anyway.
Shen Yize let out a long sigh of relief. "It is Zhang Rui. Come on, go down and check it out!"
Nodding lightly, Jiang Zhi responded, "Bring weapons. We don't know what's going on down below."
They got ready to go down and check on Zhang Rui. In fear of zombies following Zhang Rui, they decided to dress up with weapons. Jiang Zhi took his M16 rifle while Shen Yize carried a pocket knife and a pistol.
They walked out of the house carefully, ready to face the danger. The streets around their house were quiet and dark, with only dim street lights illuminating the streets.
"Zhang Rui!" called Jiang Zhi.
Zhang Rui, outside the gate, heard his name being called by a familiar voice. Desperately he shouted, "Jiang Zhi! Jiang Zhi, it's me, Zhang Rui! Let me in!"
Jiang Zhi glanced at Shen Yize. Even though they had decided to meet Zhang Rui, it was still necessary to be careful. So he whispered to the man, "Raise your gun and keep watch. I'll open the gate. If anything happens, don't hesitate to shoot."
Nodding firmly, Shen Yize stood a few steps behind Jiang Zhi, raised his pistol, and aimed at the slowly opening gate.
Jiang Zhi opened the gate carefully. At this moment, Zhang Rui rushed in with a bloodshot face and shortness of breath. Seeing two people he knew, Zhang Rui couldn't hold back his surge of emotions. He cried like a child.
Jiang Zhi, who closed the gate, was a little stunned. This was the first time he had seen his friend cry so desperately.
"Hey, what's up?" Jiang Zhi asked casually.
After a while, Zhang Rui stopped crying. He looked at Jiang Zhi seriously. "I really can't believe the world would change so fast! I've only lived half a century and haven't had a partner. Why are people turning into zombies?"
He sucked his nose and complained again, "Jiang Zhi, how can I face this world?"
Zhang Rui's change in attitude dumbfounded Jiang Zhi. This was very different from the company days. "What are you worried about, huh? Don't you trust us?"
"Yes, yes, I'm sorry for that, but... Yes, you know the situation back then, right?"
Exhaling a long breath and trying to be indifferent, Jiang Zhi did not want to prolong this matter.
While the two were talking, Shen Yize's attention was focused on Zhang Rui's hand. Zhang Rui's hand looked injured and was bleeding profusely. Seeing this, Shen Yize carefully pulled Jiang Zhi close to him.
"Your hand is hurt," he told Zhang Rui. "Why?"
Zhang Rui looked at his hand, then thought about the problem, and was surprised. "Ah, this... It looks like something back scratched it in the nearby village."
"Were there zombies in that village?" Shen Yize asked again.
Zhang Rui nodded, "Yes."
"Really? It wasn't a zombie that hurt your hand, was it?" Jiang Zhi asked this time.
"I'm not lying." Zhang Rui showed a serious expression, but he pressed his hand firmly.
After a moment of investigation, Shen Yize and Jiang Zhi believed him. Shen Yize tried to heal the wound on Zhang Rui's hand using his powers, but he realized that his powers weren't strong enough to heal a bleeding wound. So they just asked Zhang Rui to clean the wound with water and bandage it.
Nevertheless, Shen Yize and Jiang Zhi remained vigilant to avoid anything bad happening.
"Stay in this room for three days." Shen Yize pointed to a small building that served as an isolation room outside the main building of the house but was still within the scope of their base. "If you don't turn into a zombie in three days, then we'll let you stay at the base with us."
"Are you serious?" Zhang Rui looked at Shen Yize in disbelief. "I told you I don't get zombie scratches or bites!"
Shen Yize rolled his eyes lazily and replied, "Your word can't guarantee anything. Only if you remain human after three days of confinement will I believe you."
Next to Shen Yize, Jiang Zhi also nodded in agreement. It wasn't that he didn't have a sense of friendship, but he had to be fair and vigilant. After all, it was the end of the world. No one trusted anyone.
"What Shen Yize said is right. Stay here for 3 days. We'll keep you fed and watered."
Zhang Rui desperately wanted to resist, but he saw the gun in Shen Yize's hand that was pointed vigilantly at him. He gritted his teeth and walked towards the isolation room.
Shen Yize turned the gun and locked the isolation room door from the outside, before saying, "I hope you didn't bring any trouble when you came here."
Inside the isolation room, there was a closet filled with sleeping bags, there was also a small bathroom. Although the place wasn't very comfortable, it was still quite safe. Zhang Rui sat on the floor, leaning against the icy wall, and closed his eyes. In the dimness, he felt the throbbing in his injured arm.
It should have been a normal effect, but over time, he felt a numbness in his hand. When he turned on the light, he could see that the skin of the hand was starting to turn black, stiff, and smelled strange. Zhang Rui was in a panic. He didn't want to become a zombie.
"Jiang Zhi!"
"Shen Yize!"
He shouted frantically, pounding on the door of the room and making big movements. However, no one responded. They specially made the room to be resistant to destruction.
Looking around, Zhang Rui found a surveillance camera. In front of the camera, he showed his injured hand and continued to speak.
"Jiang Zhi, save me!"
"Shen Yize, I'm telling you the truth. A zombie bit me!"
"Jiang Zhi, Shen Yize, you have to save me!"
Zhang Rui raised his hands in resignation and despair. He didn't pay attention to anything else. The door behind him opened and a savior figure appeared, but he didn't dare to approach directly.
"I got bitten by a zombie," Zhang Rui explained. "It's just a little bit, so can you guys help me? I don't want to be... Ah!"
Before he finished his words, Shen Yize hit Zhang Rui's head angrily. "You...! You should have told me from the start!"
Jiang Zhi pulled Shen Yize to his side, away from Zhang Rui, afraid that he would catch the infection.
However, Zhang Rui's attention fell on the man by Jiang Zhi's side. His face looked familiar, but this unfamiliar. He pointed at Shen Yize and asked in confusion, "Hey, Zhi. Who is this guy? Oh, where is Shen Yize?"
"I'm Shen Yize!" exclaiming in annoyance, Shen Yize really wanted to hit Zhang Rui's head again. However, he was also a little understanding of it. After all, no one knew that he was actually a man because during his stay in this city, he hid his true identity to hide from someone.
"Really?! But, Yize is a beautiful girl, not looking like this!" Zhang Rui was still surprised, he thought about things and finally compromised with his mind. "I know, you must have changed your appearance to be more comfortable when fighting zombies, right?"
Shen Yize wanted to say that Zhang Rui did not know anything, but he did not want to prolong the matter.
"So, what should we do now?" Jiang Zhi asked Shen Yize.
"What else? Cut off his hand now! By the way, we should also prepare ourselves. The zombies will come after smelling it."
Three hours had passed since Zhang Rui's arrival. The distance between the residential area and this place was about one hour.
"It's estimated that the zombies will get here soon."
Jiang Zhi and Zhang Rui stared at Shen Yize, who explained the situation, inevitably feeling goosebumps. Jiang Zhi was even very angry with Zhang Rui and wanted to throw that person outside. However, he refrained considering the lack of life at the end of the world.
Seeing the two inexperienced people staring at him, Shen Yize exhaled tiredly. "Come on, cut off his hand!"
"What, are you crazy?! Zhang Rui took a step back and expressed his horror. How could he live without one hand? "I don't want to. You guys... Don't you have medicine, just give it to me!"
Jiang Zhi laughed mockingly. This fella was troublesome. "You don't think the zombie virus is the same as the flu virus, do you? How can we treat it that easily?"
"If you don't want to become a zombie, the only thing we can do is cut off your hand," Shen Yize added seriously. "Otherwise, we'll have to throw you out of this place."
Looking at his numb hand and the growing black skin, Zhang Rui closed his eyes and responded, "Come on, cut this off."
Not wanting the zombie virus to spread throughout Zhang Rui's body, Jiang Zhi and Shen Yize decided to cut off the injured hand as quickly as possible. This was difficult, but there was no other choice. After they cut his hand off, Zhang Rui fell unconscious. Shen Yize used his healing powers to help a little.
Unfortunately, just as the scene was under control, the warning alarm went off again.
"It's the zombies from the settlement!" exclaimed Jiang Zhi from outside, telling Shen Yize.
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