Test Subject

"How could they..."

Han Rui looked somewhat bewildered.

Just last night, they had encouraged each other, agreeing to hold on for two more days. Once the zombies downstairs left, they could all head to Shui Ze University Base... But, but why...

Why had they killed themselves? They only needed to wait two more days!

"What exactly happened?!"

Han Rui forced herself to calm down, her gaze turning cold.

Ou Yingying did not dare meet Han Rui's eyes. She merely lowered her head, covered her mouth, and cried.

Sun Wei Guang looked grief-stricken as he said:

"Wife, after Li Cheng woke up, his mental state seemed off. He said he wanted to die. Wu Fei and I were trying to talk him out of it, but he suddenly jumped off the building! Wu Fei was closer and grabbed Li Cheng's arm, but Li Cheng dragged him down too..."

"Li Cheng didn't look like someone who had lost all hope..."

Han Rui scratched her messy hair in frustration.

Sun Wei Guang secretly pinched Ou Yingying.

Ou Yingying trembled, then grabbed Han Rui's arm. Lowering her head, she sobbed, "Sister Han, we... we should escape while we still can..."

Sun Wei Guang immediately grabbed Han Rui's shoulders and shook her. "That's right, wife, let's leave now! Li Cheng killed himself not only because he was hopeless about the world, but perhaps because he wanted to create an opportunity for us! The zombies downstairs have all gone after him. We can't let his sacrifice go to waste!"

Han Rui quickly broke free from them and went to the edge of the roof to look down. Li Cheng's head was covered in blood. It looked like he had landed headfirst, so he had probably died on the spot.

Wu Fei was still crawling on the ground, but he was covered in blood, and even his blond hair had been dyed red.

Most importantly, the zombies by the entrance had surrounded the two of them and had already begun feeding... Clearly, neither of them would survive! "We... we're leaving!"

Han Rui was not one to dawdle. Since the situation could no longer be salvaged, there was no point saying anything more. Escaping now was the best choice.

She quickly led the other two downstairs to pack their things.

There were no more zombies in the stairwell, and the few zombies downstairs had all been drawn to the two people who had fallen. Han Rui led them through without obstruction.

The zombies feeding on the two men were focused on their meal and did not notice the people coming down.

Han Rui immediately gestured for Sun Wei Guang and Ou Yingying to head toward the nearby wall. It was not very high, and there were no zombies there, so they could climb over it.

There were still several zombies at the main gate. Without using guns, they clearly would not be able to force their way through. Using guns would be suicidal, so climbing the wall was their best option.

Han Rui took one last look at her two teammates surrounded by zombies, her heart filled with grief. Six people had come, but only three were leaving.

But this was not the time for mourning. She tried her best not to make any sound and beckoned to the two behind her.

Sun Wei Guang and Ou Yingying hurried after her. However, while running, Ou Yingying seemed to feel someone watching her. She instinctively turned around and saw a bloodshot eye within the zombie horde staring fixedly at her.

She instantly shuddered, then tightly grabbed Sun Wei Guang's shirt hem and ran away without looking back.

Only after the female police officer was the last to climb over the courtyard wall did Wang Tao stop recording.

He had only wanted to watch the drama, which was why he had taken out his phone to record it. He had not expected to witness such an ugly display of human nature.

In truth, if those survivors had just waited a little longer, Wang Tao would soon drive away and lure the zombies out. They would most likely have been able to leave safely without losing anyone.

Of course, they had no way of knowing that. Wang Tao had no way to contact them either.

But Wang Tao did not think this was his fault. It was already good enough that he could protect himself; how could he worry about others? He merely found it regrettable that there were two fewer survivors in this world...

This incident also served as a reminder. This was the apocalypse. It was fine to trust others, but it was better to trust yourself! Looking at the two survivors being surrounded and eaten by zombies, Wang Tao picked up his weapon.

"Let's go take a look..."

After putting on all his gear, Wang Tao left the small building and ran toward the main building.

Most of the zombies in the water plant had already left today. Apart from the few at the main gate, only four zombies remained by the entrance of the building.

Four zombies were not much of a problem for Wang Tao. Especially in such an open area, even if he could not beat them, he could still run back.

He jogged to the entrance. Perhaps the zombies were too engrossed in eating to notice Wang Tao approaching. With a steel-pipe short spear in one hand and a steel-pipe claw hammer in the other, Wang Tao attacked two of the zombies.

Wu Fei hated it.

He hated that he had been so blind as to fall for such a venomous woman!

He worked twelve hours a day, handing over four thousand of his six-thousand-yuan monthly salary to her! He fussed over her every day, treated her to lavish meals on weekends, and gave her all kinds of small gifts on holidays! When she got sick, he worked during the day and stayed by her bedside all night; when the apocalypse came, she was the first person he thought of...

He had thought he had done enough. How had he ever wronged her? Why had she pushed him off the building?

That bitch! Even if I become a ghost, I won't let you go—wait, someone's coming!

He... he's killing the zombies! He's so strong! The zombies aren't even a match for him!

If only I had his strength...

Save me—

A few minutes later.

With a thought, Wang Tao instantly put away the loot.

Obtained: Purified Water (Small) ×4

Purified Water (Small): 5L, drinkable

All four zombies had dropped Purified Water (Small). Wang Tao could never have too much purified water.

Keeping up the fine tradition of thriftiness, Wang Tao searched the four zombies again and found several wallets and a pack of cigarettes.

Only then did he look at the two unlucky survivors.

The male university student's neck had already been bitten through. His eyes were wide open, and he had died with grievances unresolved.

What surprised Wang Tao was that Yellow Hair was still alive.

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But he only had ten health left and was in a near-death state.

Wang Tao crouched in front of Yellow Hair and looked at the unlucky man, whose thighs, arms, one eye, and half his face had all been eaten away. He frowned and said:

"Are you still conscious? Blink if you are."

Upon hearing Wang Tao's words, Yellow Hair immediately blinked wildly.

"Gurgle..."

He wanted to speak, but blood spurted out the moment he opened his mouth.

"If you don't want to die, don't talk."

Wang Tao stripped several pieces of clothing from the nearby zombies and crudely wrapped Yellow Hair's head, then grabbed both his legs and dragged him all the way back outside the small building.

"Wait outside."

After giving that instruction, Wang Tao went inside, walked to the airdrop crate, and took out a bottle of inhibitor.

He had been worrying over how to test the inhibitor's effects. Hadn't a test subject just fallen right into his lap?