Apocalypse: The Great Reset
Chapter 21

One Corpse Isn't Enough

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Zhang Ziyu was covered in a cold sweat. When did Chu Han learn to use a gun? He killed zombies, swung his axe at high speeds for extended periods, and now he even killed people without hesitation.

Did Zhang Ziyu think he was dreaming?

How was this possible! Chu Han, just like him, was only a twenty-year-old sophomore!

Gu Xiaotong's eyes lit up, her heart pounding rapidly. This was the apocalypse, not the previous civilized era where money was completely useless! Gu Xiaotong regretted it. If she had known Chu Han was so capable, she wouldn't have mocked him, an out-of-town student, during their freshman year.

The survivors who were originally aligned with Ye Tianlong were all sweating profusely from fear. Who exactly was this kid?

Chu Han wiped the cold sweat from his forehead. His highly tense nerves finally relaxed slightly. Although it seemed like he had hit Ye Tianlong's head, only Chu Han knew that he hadn't retained his accuracy from his previous life. His body was not familiar with firearms at this time. Being able to kill Ye Tianlong at the last moment was entirely due to their close proximity and Ye Tianlong's inability to move after being shot in the knee. Chu Han, familiar with firearms, had an absolute advantage.

But compared to his previous life, there was still a huge gap.

"You! Aren't you getting up yet?"

Shang Jiudi's angry voice came from beneath him. They were very close, and Chu Han could even smell the unique fragrance of a woman.

Chu Han lowered his head and looked at Shang Jiudi's deliberately disguised sallow skin. Probably because she hadn't reapplied makeup for a long time and had sweated a lot, the woman's makeup had started to come off, leaving patches of white and yellow on her face.

Although she looked ugly, everyone knew that since this woman was disguised, her appearance must not be bad at all.

Chu Han didn't get up, still pressing down on Shang Jiudi. He stared into her eyes and asked, "Why did you hold back just now?"

He had observed that this woman's marksmanship was very accurate, with a hit rate of 30%, which was enough to impress most people. At such close range, and with Ye Tianlong not dodging left or right, she could have definitely killed him directly. Even if it took a few more shots, there was absolutely enough time.

But she didn't. She only shot Ye Tianlong in the knee, forcing him to finish the job himself. As expected, when the apocalypse first broke out, one couldn't place their hopes on others.

"Why?" Chu Han's expression turned somewhat coercive. "Do you know how much danger your actions could bring us?"

Towards the end, Chu Han's voice gradually grew louder, tinged with ferocity.

He suspected Shang Jiudi's motives and was full of vigilance towards her.

Shang Jiudi's face turned bright red. The usually bold woman was speechless at this moment.

Their confrontation made the space extremely quiet, so quiet that you could hear a pin drop. Everyone looked at the strange posture of the two on the ground, not daring to speak for a moment.

"She's never killed anyone."

Suddenly, Eighteen's voice rang out. She emerged from behind the cabinet.

Shang Jiudi had never killed anyone?

This was truly beyond Chu Han's expectations!

Shang Jiudi turned her head away, no longer looking at Chu Han. She was filled with regret, but also confusion.

At this moment, Eighteen walked over to Ye Tianlong's corpse. She picked up the assault rifle from the ground, not hiding her disgust, and kicked Ye Tianlong's corpse. As if unsatisfied, the little girl's eyes lit up, and she suddenly aimed the assault rifle in her hand—

Bang!

She actually fired another shot into Ye Tianlong's heart!

Everyone looked shocked, and many were so scared their legs went weak.

Chu Han's brows twitched violently. This little girl...

"But I didn't expect—" Eighteen looked at Chu Han with sparkling eyes, as if she had discovered a fun new toy. "Your marksmanship is actually so accurate!"

"Uh—" At this moment, Chen Shaoye let out a sound like a dying pig.

Chu Han climbed off Shang Jiudi and helped Chen Shaoye up to check his wound.

The next second—

Slap!

Chu Han slapped Chen Shaoye's flabby flesh!

"It's just a scratch!" Chu Han said fiercely, also relieved that the fatty was okay.

"Huh?" Chen Shaoye didn't quite believe it. "But I bled a lot!"

"That's because you're fat!" Chu Han cursed, then found bandages and began to wrap Chen Shaoye's wound. "You're scared of such a small cut? Can you stop being such a coward!"

"Hehehe!" Seeing that his wound was indeed not serious, Chen Shaoye couldn't help but grin foolishly. "I say, boss, your marksmanship is too awesome!"

Chu Han couldn't help but curve his lips. A very unfamiliar emotion suddenly surged into his heart.

Trust? Friends?

Roar—

The overwhelming roars of zombies suddenly erupted.

Chu Han turned his head and looked towards the staircase.

The sky had already turned dark, and the zombies at the staircase were continuously increasing. They had no thoughts, only smelling the scent of humans and moving forward relentlessly, pounding and smashing the corpse fortress blocking them. That wall of corpses was wide, formed by hundreds of dead zombies.

But this once thick fortress had begun to shake, with each impact sounding like a loud bang. It seemed on the verge of collapsing towards this side.

It couldn't hold them back for long. There were gaps in the corpse wall, and the zombies could clearly smell the enticing scent of human flesh from the other side. Zombies were creatures that wouldn't rest until they got human flesh and blood. Sooner or later, they would break through this wall.

Blood had been flowing from Ye Tianlong's head and knees, and the smell of blood was strong.

The zombies smelled it.

They became agitated, as if they had been injected with chicken blood, and slammed into the wall with all their might. There was human flesh inside. As long as they broke through, they could have a feast! They would gnaw away all the human flesh and lick away all the human blood!

"What should we do, tell me!" Shang Jiudi seemed to have recovered. She gripped the assault rifle in her hand tightly, her face calm. "I'll follow your orders!"

Chu Han's brow hadn't unfurrowed. There was only one exit, but it was completely swarming with zombies. They had been trapped from the very beginning!

Outside the rest stop, the open ground on the first floor had a hundred zombies gathered at the entrance. It seemed that because there were too many zombies inside, they couldn't get in. Judging by this situation, the zombie horde this time numbered over six hundred!

The blood had attracted the zombies. Downstairs, many zombies were already ravenous, reaching their arms towards the windows and jumping incessantly, as if they could grab human flesh this way.

Attacked from both front and back, escape was impossible.

"We're finished! We're going to die, we're going to die, we can't escape!" Zhang Ziyu collapsed onto the ground, wailing. "Wuwuwu! Why did I leave Mingqiu City! I was in the supermarket, there was water, there was food, why did I leave! Why did I leave!"

"So many zombies! Chu Han, save me! Save me, I don't want to die! Aren't you very strong? You know how to use a gun, can you go and kill them all?" Gu Xiaotong cried desperately, grabbing Chu Han's clothes frantically, her voice hysterical.

"Who the hell is this?" Eighteen interjected, completely out of place, looking nonchalantly at Gu Xiaotong's disheveled appearance.

Thanks for the tip, Liu Yun Jian!!

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