Chapter 221

The SUV led the way, followed closely by the small truck behind. The zombies on the street had been mostly cleared, leaving only a few scattered ones, reluctantly gnawing at the car exhaust, howling as they were thrown hundreds of meters behind.

“Squeak!”

The sound of brakes was slightly harsh as the vehicles pulled over to the side of the road. Jiang Xing casually raised his hand and reduced all the approaching zombies to ashes.

Lin Qianhuan was a little annoyed: “Didn’t Silver Bay Gardens send out superpower squads to clear the zombies everywhere already? Why hasn’t the number of zombies around the subway station decreased at all?”

Shu Qing surveyed the surroundings, took out a military shovel from her space, grasped it tightly in her hand, and protected Lin Qianhuan behind her. “Liu Hu has always been at odds with the Silver Bay base. The superpower squads sent by the base to clear zombies are often maliciously targeted by the Mad Tiger Squad. Sometimes, they even help the zombies to kill the superpower users from the Silver Bay base. Gradually, the subway station was abandoned by the Silver Bay base, and the number of zombies naturally only increased.”

Lin Qianhuan frowned and casually put a sun hat on her head. “Are the people from the Mad Tiger Squad crazy? Dancing with zombies? Do they even know their own strength? Silver Bay base is kind enough to help them clear zombies, and these bastards don’t appreciate it?” She really couldn’t understand the thought process of these people, finding it utterly ridiculous.

Fan Zongcheng used wooden thorns to solve the gradually approaching zombies, covering the others as they went to the subway station. “The Silver Bay base clears the zombies in Yuncheng mainly to expand the base and reduce the probability of a zombie tide forming. At the same time, it also makes it easier for teams searching for supplies to avoid zombie attacks and improve efficiency. But all of this is meaningless to the Mad Tiger Squad. They treat the zombies around the subway station as a natural barrier to defend against invasion from Silver Bay base. If the barrier is damaged, they naturally don’t want that. Ha, a bunch of lunatics, they actually dare to use a method that harms the enemy by a thousand but themselves by eight hundred.”

Shu Qing swung her shovel, directly smashing a zombie’s head, brain matter mixed with black and purple blood flowing all over the ground. “A bunch of delusional guys, really thinking they can fight the Silver Bay base with tens of thousands of people with just over sixty people? It’s ridiculous, they really think they’re something special.”

Lin Qianhuan blinked, turned her head to look at Shu Qing, and felt that she lived life very clearly. Although she was unwilling to join the Silver Bay base, she was clear that a wandering squad couldn’t compete with a base of tens of thousands of people. Therefore, Shu Qing never actively provoked the superpower squads from Silver Bay base, and sometimes she would do her best to help them.

“Sister Shu Qing, since you know the base is so powerful, why do you still lead the Lingyun Squad to wander outside?” Lin Qianhuan was really curious, eager to get an answer.

Shu Qing lifted and dropped her shovel, solving several more zombies. “I don’t like the infighting in the base. Most importantly, a portion of the supplies you find after joining the base has to be handed over. How can that be as free as being outside? I’m a bit of a rich woman now, but if I join the Silver Bay base…” She pouted, “I guess I’d become a little poor woman.”

Lin Qianhuan was amused by her, suppressing the smile on her lips, and followed the others into the subway station. Due to the heavy rain some time ago, the stairs leading into the subway station were full of mud, which, after being baked by the sun, emitted an unbearable stench.

Putting on a mask, Lin Qianhuan put a mint candy in her mouth, which made her feel a little better. She gave a mask and candy to He Lu and the others, turned to look at Shu Qing, and handed her a share as well.

Shu Qing resisted the urge to gag and waved her hand at Lin Qianhuan. “This stuff is too precious, keep it for yourself.” Masks and candies are valuable commodities in the apocalypse. She couldn’t accept Lin Qianhuan’s kindness so casually.

Having been in contact with Lin Qianhuan for half a day, Shu Qing clearly recognized her powerful abilities and abundant supplies. But at the same time, she also understood that Lin Qianhuan’s kindness to her was because of Lin Yixuan. But she and him… there was already no possibility.

Lin Qianhuan pushed the mask in front of her. “Sister Shu Qing, if you don’t take it, I’ll just throw it on the ground.” Lin Yixuan and Shu Qing were destined, being classmates in kindergarten, elementary school, junior high school, and high school. From the time Lin Qianhuan had memories, the two of them went to and from school together, inseparable.

Lin Yixuan was a cold person, didn’t like to talk, and his daily life was studying and working part-time. A school uniform that had been washed until it faded seemed to be nailed to his body, making him seem out of place with everyone else. But Shu Qing was the opposite. Her parents were in business, and her family was very well-off. She was lively and enthusiastic, had an outstanding appearance, and played the piano well, making her a popular figure at school.

Logically, the two should have had no interaction, but Shu Qing was naturally sociable, sticking to Lin Yixuan every day, chirping like a crisp little oriole. Gradually, they started going to and from school together, becoming inseparable. Just when everything seemed to be going smoothly, Shu Qing suddenly went abroad without a word.

Lin Qianhuan sighed and said helplessly, “Sister Shu Qing, when I was little, you often bought me all kinds of delicious food. You also took me to the amusement park and bought me beautiful little dresses. I remember all of this. But now you’re not even willing to accept a mask and a candy. Do you not want to have any interaction with me for the rest of your life?”

Shu Qing shook her head repeatedly: “That’s not what I meant, I just…” She hesitated, but was directly interrupted by Lin Qianhuan. “There’s no ‘just,’ I’m telling you to take it, don’t be polite with me.” Back then, Lin Yixuan and Lin Wansheng were busy with their high school studies and had a lot of homework. After school, they had to go to work part-time and couldn’t take care of Lin Qianhuan at all. It was Shu Qing who took the initiative to pick her up from school, tutor her, and even make her dinner and small desserts. Lin Qianhuan hadn’t forgotten any of these things, and even if there was no relationship with Lin Yixuan, she would definitely treat Shu Qing sincerely.

“Just take it, Sister Shu Qing.” Seeing that she still didn’t move, Lin Qianhuan simply stuffed the candy into her mouth and helped her put on the mask. “Let’s not beat around the bush, completing the mission is the most important thing now.” With that, she turned and left, taking out a flashlight to illuminate the dim subway station.

The underground was barren, with a thick layer of silt accumulated, but it had to be said that it was much cooler than above ground. The flashlight struggled to break through the darkness, and several beams of light converged to barely illuminate the path ahead.

“Watch your step.” Jiang Xing raised his hand to help Lin Qianhuan step over an obstacle. This thing was mostly covered by dried mud and was covered in rust. Getting scratched by it would probably be a lot of suffering.

Yi Hao frowned at the interaction between the two, feeling like he had been force-fed dog food. “I shouldn’t have followed you two, move aside, let me walk in front.”

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