The roaring of the car engine attracted countless zombies to swarm forward.
"Are we going to die here?" Wang Xi's face was filled with unease.
She had expected there might be many zombies outside, but she never imagined there would be so many! And the car was quite crowded with so many people.
"If you don't want to die, shut up," Fang Heyu, sitting in the driver's seat, shot a fierce glance at the back.
Didn't she see how hard he was driving? If she couldn't help, at least don't undermine his confidence!
"This won't do. At this rate, nowhere will be absolutely safe. The fuel in this car isn't enough to get us out of the city. We should find a place to settle down first," Xia Zhiyue said calmly.
"I remember there are a few hotels around here. Although they can't guarantee safety, there's enough food. Maybe we can find some other survivors here too," Sina Wan took out a paper map from her backpack and showed it to everyone.
She always planned ahead for every trip, and she had bought this map before coming to the city.
"Alright! We'll go there to rest for now, and see if we can contact the authorities or find some gasoline. Don't worry, I believe we will all survive," Fang Heyu reassured everyone in the end.
After that, the car fell silent, with only a few girls sobbing softly, seemingly lamenting their fate.
Xia Zhiyue's eyes lit up when she saw the hotel's name. She remembered that one of her friends seemed to be staying there.
After parking the car at a distance, they shook off the zombies and arrived at the hotel.
Someone in the hotel peeked out and opened the door for them. After instructing them not to wander around or go out, they were told to choose a room on the lower floors themselves.
Naturally, there were a few people in the hotel who had been infected with the zombie virus, but fortunately, they were discovered in time. As soon as the management staff noticed the problem, they drove those people out.
Money is precious, but life is even more so!
However, the apocalypse had only just begun, and people were still adhering to pre-apocalypse rules. In a while, when someone possessed extraordinary power, the situation might be very different.
Everyone casually found a few rooms on the lower floors to settle down for the time being.
Xia Zhiyue had not yet put down her backpack when, after asking the hotel staff, she followed her memory to her friend's room and gently knocked on the door.
There was no response from inside, and since the door was unlocked, Xia Zhiyue hesitated for a moment. Her worry for her friend ultimately prevailed, and she pushed the door open and walked in.
A figure in blue instantly lunged at her. Xia Zhiyue hurriedly dodged the attack and looked up to see the standard characteristics of a zombie on her friend's face.
There was nothing she didn't understand now; this person had clearly been infected and turned into a zombie.
Xia Zhiyue's eyes reddened, and she stared blankly ahead, frozen for a moment. She closed her eyes, only to open them in a daze when she heard the sound of a window shattering.
A figure appeared in front of Xia Zhiyue. Xia Zhiyue watched as the seemingly invincible zombie in her eyes suddenly crawled on the ground, her heart filled with confusion, until the person in front of her suddenly turned around.
She had a pair of blood-red eyes, yet her body was so clean it was free of any dust, as if she were a fairy who had stepped out of a painting.
Is this person alive? Xia Zhiyue wondered. But she didn't ask, quietly distancing herself from the person in front of her.
Xing Yuan tilted her head, her expression confused. She had come to watch the commotion after hearing the strange noises from those ugly zombies.
She had observed the entire way, and only this person's face she hadn't seen. But for some reason, she felt that she must be very beautiful. Beautiful people should be protected, and those who destroy beauty should die.
So Xing Yuan reached out and yanked off Xia Zhiyue's mask. As for her hat, it had long been lost somewhere during the escape.
After the mask was removed, a stunning face was revealed. Many people said Xia Zhiyue's beauty was aggressive, a statement Xia Zhiyue had always scoffed at.
She was a singer; did the aggressiveness of her face matter? As long as she sang well.
But at this moment, Xia Zhiyue deeply felt that being beautiful did have its advantages.
For instance, Xing Yuan's eyes, which had been slightly cold a moment ago, immediately became incredibly gentle after seeing her face. Her tall figure squatted down, deliberately lowering her head towards Xia Zhiyue as if seeking a pat.
This reminded Xia Zhiyue of the golden retriever she had as a child; it always looked like this when it wanted to be petted.
Xia Zhiyue looked at the gentle Xing Yuan, then at the trembling zombie in the distance, and decisively chose to be prudent. She gently stroked Xing Yuan's hair, as if coaxing a child or a pet.
Xing Yuan was happy, pink bubbles rising all over her body. The beautiful sister was petting her, so happy! She spun around.
"Miss Xia, are you alright?" Fang Heyu's worried voice suddenly came from downstairs. Xing Yuan's uninhibited entry through the window had naturally been heard below.
Xia Zhiyue came back to her senses and, realizing what she was doing, felt an involuntary fear. How could she be so presumptuous with this monster of unknown origin?
Before Xia Zhiyue could reply, Xing Yuan stopped her hand, displeasing her.
Why did she stop petting? It must be because the person talking downstairs was too annoying. She wanted to take the beautiful sister home so she could pet her slowly.
No sooner said than done. Xing Yuan was childlike at the moment and naturally didn't consider the consequences of her actions; as long as she was happy, that was enough.
So Xing Yuan gently picked up Xia Zhiyue with her almost transparent white fingers, then quickly jumped out of the window and returned to the laboratory the way she came.
Xing Yuan felt that since she had found such a pleasingly beautiful treasure, there was no need to search in the city anymore. She had seen many people and things before, but none as beautiful as the one in front of her.
Xing Yuan happily used her superhuman jumping ability, leaping from one tall building to another towards home. Xia Zhiyue closed her eyes in fear, afraid that this monster holding her might accidentally drop her or eat her.
Although this monster looked quite good, it couldn't deny the fact that monsters were ferocious! Now, she could only hope someone would save her.
Meanwhile, after not receiving a response for a long time, Fang Heyu rushed upstairs worriedly. He only saw the retreating back of Xia Zhiyue being taken away and the zombie in the room.
Fang Heyu decisively slammed the door shut and locked it. He had wondered why such a large hotel had no one mutated; it turned out those who had mutated into zombies were all locked up.