Zombie Town (6) Emergency light
Xin Meng looked back at Dong Xiu, but he was lowering his head, and through the reflex of his gla.s.ses his expression could not be seen. Xin Meng looked at him deeply before turning back to the girl, “I promise I won"t let him hurt you, alright?”
After quite a while, when even Xin Meng was running out of patience, the girl finally step closer, slowly, like a ghost, and opened the lock from inside.
At this time, Dong Xiu, who was originally behind Xin Meng, rushed forwards, pulling the gla.s.s door open and lifting his fist to the girl"s face. Xin Meng was prepared and reacted fast. Quickly, he pushed Dong Xiu hard, the other hand pulled her behind. Dong Xiu was pushed in the opposite direction, staying there. After coming back to his senses, he suddenly snorted, expression unpleasant.
“Mr. Dong,” Xin Meng is a little unhappy. “Don"t you know how to treat girls?”
Dong Xiu glared at Xin Meng, but then smiled weirdly, “I just wanted to give her a little lesson, you reacted too much. I don"t plan to do anything to her… And, you doing too much for other people, it doesn"t mean they necessarily appreciate your actions.”
When he finished, Xin Meng felt something on his back. A strong force pushed him forward. He took two steps, looked back and saw the girl, seeming not willing to be too close to other people.
Dong Xiu laughed.
Xin Meng is helpless, “We are a team, we share the same goal. We don"t need to be intimate, just kind, and work together to complete the mission.”
The result is a strong nod from Xiong JiaBao, the other two didn"t look like they even heard.
However, the door was finally opened. There are many food in the supermarket. Although the fresh food, vegetables, fruits and meat are too bad to eat, the food on the packets are enough for them to last a long time. Xin Meng tried to look at the shelf life, to have a notion of time, and found out it was empty. It seemed to be a problem in the game.
The girl is probably not hungry. When they entered, she hid behind the shelves and no one cared about her.
The three people solved the late breakfast problem and each person packet a large bag to eat. Xin Meng wanted everyone to find a banner and other things to hang on the roof, so that the other teammates could find them. As a result, Dong Xiu sneered, “Don"t worry about the banner. No way you"ll find such a huge banner that people will be able to read from distance, there"s not such big clothing in here.”
“What should we do, then?” Xiong JiaBao still had food on his mouth. He asked with a frowning face. He knew he wasn"t very clever and didn"t dare give any suggestions, so he just asked others. “Do you have another way?”
Seeing Xin Meng unable to think about something, Dong Xiu lifted the corner of his mouth, raising his chin and saying arrogantly. “There"s not a problem I can"t solve.”
Xiong JiaBao was overjoyed, worshiping Dong Xiu. He almost rushed to hug him, “Do you have a way?”
Dong Xiu pushed his gla.s.ses. The seemingly calm of his eyes couldn"t hide his pride, “Of course.”
He patted the dust off his pants, sat on the chair at the counter and casually fixed the collar and cuffs of his shirts. It looked like he wasn"t at an empty supermarket, but sitting in a conference room in the top of a multinational group, confidence on his face.
“When I fist entered the mall and ran from a bunch of zombies, I saw the overall situation of the mall. There"s no banner to use, but there"s a stationery store on the second floor with lots of colored paint cans. We can take it to the children"s playground on the 10th floor, since there the windows are round, and paint the words on the window. It can be seen clearly from the outside.”
“Good idea!” Xiong JiaBao applauded. “Dong-ge!”
Xin Meng: “…”
Although Dong Xiu"s att.i.tude was problematic, this idea was really good, so Xin Meng has no opinion. Dong Xiu leaded the way and the two followed behind. On the second floor, there was indeed a store filled with paint cans. The three men took a few bottles and continued to go up, to the 10th floor, the highest one.
The 10th floor is a very open s.p.a.ce. Like the first floor, there are no rows of shops around, but divided into several areas directly. There are ice rinks and indoor amus.e.m.e.nt parks, all open. The ground is a chaos, they can see children"s toys scattered around, as well as dry swimming rings and torn children"s swimsuits, plus a few marks of dried blood. It looked a bit scary, but fortunately, since it"s surrounded with gla.s.s, the lighting is quite good, relieving most of the gloominess of it.
The three people discussed how to do it, and the words need to understood from outside, so they should write it like a mirror. Xiong JiaBao couldn"t write like that, so he was taught and ordered by Xin Meng. Later, he became too mush of a ha.s.sle. Letting Xiong JiaBao rest, he wrote it all himself!
Also, to ensure that the words fill in the gla.s.s, one word per window, they decide to go with the words “teammates” and “a.s.semble”. Since the windows are round, it can be seen from any angle almost the same.
In fact, it wasn"t difficult, just a little time-consuming. After wall, the shopping wasn"t small, and there were many windows. Dong Xiu had the idea, so he decided to sit on the side and watch like a grandfather, letting Xin Meng do it all. When they were finished, the sun was almost setting down.
The last empty can was thrown away and Xin Meng, tired from the activities, had sore shoulders and arms. Gasping, Xiong JiaBao quickly handed him bread and water. Xin Meng was no longer paying attention, kneeling on the ground and eating his dinner.
“It"s already dark” Xiong JiaBao drank half of a bottle in one breath and sighed with relief. “If I wasn"t here, I would be going to work at this time.”
Xin Meng remembered that he said he worked as a waiter in a bar, he was out all night?
“But now I can only sleep,” Xiong JiaBao sighed. “It"s too painful to have no nightlife.”
Dong Xiu sneered, “You can go out and play, all the female zombies around will like you. I"m sure you will never see so many women chasing you in your whole life.”
Xiong JiaBao thinks about the the pus and rotten meat of the zombies, as well the broken bones being shown off, and immediately loses his spirit.
The sky has completely darkened, echoing the endless scene of the dilapidated town. There were no moon or stars in the sky, only darkness. The air was filled with a rotten smell, without any sign of human civilization. Not even insects can be seen, only zombies with heavy steps and a wild breath.
Xin Meng planned to sleep on the first floor, so if a companion came over, he would be able to pick them soon, but Dong Xiu insists on sleeping on the fourth floor selling bedding items. He talks about the clean bedding, says it"s too late and no one will see the words upstairs, and seeing him insists, they go downstairs.
Xiong JiaBao, who was listening behind, suddenly yelled, “What"s that?!”
Xin Meng turned his head and found out there was a faint ray of light in the gla.s.s. He and Xiong JiaBao ran quickly. Looking through the gla.s.s, they saw a light spot on the road, not far away, particularly eye catching in the darkness. “A flashlight?!”
The two looked at each other and Xin Meng shook his head. “Not a flashlight. It"s reaching the 10th floor, it should be an emergency light.”
Dong Xiu originally walked in front of them, but he saw it and returned, snorting. “Isn"t that idiot afraid of zombies finding him?”
Indeed, they who stand on the tenth floor can vaguely notice there are many black shadows getting close to the light, but the person is persistent, seeming to be desperately trying to caught their attention.
Xiong JiaBao is a little anxious. “He hasn"t seen Xin Meng"s card. He doesn"t know that the lights attract zombies. We must hurry and save him!”
“Hey!” Dong Xiu is leaning against the gla.s.s, voice not warm or cold. “It"s night outside, the best time for the zombies. That idiot is holding a flashlight, it"s estimated that he"s surrounded by zombies. If we try to save him, we will all die.”
It was clear that he refused it. Xiong JiaBao didn"t get it. “But we are teammates, how can we let him die? This would be too ignorant, right? Xin Meng?”
Xin Meng nodded, but thought about it. About the white card. “Go, let"s go down drive. Mr. Dong, can you give us your knife?”
Dong"s expression is not even willing, but since Xiong JiaBao was glaring angrily due to his indifference and Xin Meng also started to stare at him, he grinned and threw the knife at them.
Xin Meng took the knife and ran downstairs with Xiong JiaBao. Through the hallway, they could see the Land Rover still blocking the door. There were no zombies outside, the situation was unusual and it meant they were all attracted by the light. They quickly got on the car and the watermelon knife was place in the hands of Xiong JiaBao.
Xiong JiaBao didn"t want it. He didn"t have Dong Xiu"s skill or intellect. Even if he knew the zombies could be defeated by cutting off their head, the hand holding the knife was shaking, but he couldn"t drive either and he couldn"t change places with Xin Meng. He could only hold the knife, even afraid of hurting himself.
Xin Meng didn"t care about him. It was estimated that the zombies were grouped closed to each other. The light began to cease, and then, disappeared. He didn"t know if something happened. If the man died, then the card on his possession… Thinking of it, Xin Meng slammed on the accelerator, and the Land Rover rushed like an arrow.
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What"s a team without one acting like an a**hole? Dong Xiu kinda reminds me of Byakuya from danganronpa… Though I hope Dong Xiu doesn"t mess up with the clues to make it more difficult for them lmao What"s the fun in teammates if they don"t despise each other, right?