Ye Sitong had carried out that move right in front of everyone, and although Zhao Tianlei had spoken softly, his words had slowly echoed through the quiet first floor. At least half the people had heard him clearly. At that moment, almost everyone had turned their eyes toward Zhao Tianlei.
Among the many students present, not a single one could be considered Zhao Tianlei's friend, but almost everyone knew him. He was the poor kid at school who had grown used to being bullied. Whenever he was beaten or picked on, he never dared to utter a sound. He was the most timid and self-conscious person, always hiding in a corner whenever he took part in any activity. Yet today, he had done one astonishing thing after another. At that moment, no one looked down on Zhao Tianlei anymore.
After Zhao Tianlei finished everything and slowly stood up, he raised his head and fixed his gaze on Lin Mu, Qian Hao, and the others, who were watching the commotion from the second floor. His eyes revealed an intense killing intent. Although he was not holding that sharp fire axe at the moment, when the few people met Zhao Tianlei's nearly murderous gaze, they could not help shivering inwardly.
Suddenly, Zhao Tianlei spoke, addressing them coldly. "Lin Mu, Qian Hao, you have no regard for your fellow students and treat other people's lives as toys. Sooner or later, you'll pay for it. Even if someone doesn't hack you to death, those zombies will eat you bite by bite."
After Zhao Tianlei finished speaking, he turned and left. Lin Mu and the others had never expected him to be so brazen. They had just been about to curse back, but when they saw all the students downstairs staring at them coldly, Lin Mu couldn't help feeling a little timid.
Although he had always acted as if he were invincible, that had been during peacetime, when his father's influence protected him and no one dared do anything to him. But now the apocalypse had erupted, and the outside world was full of man-eating zombies. Whether they would survive was still unknown. Lin Mu might have been wicked, but he was not stupid. In the current situation, if he offended all the students below at once and they charged upstairs to fight him, then even with a few followers, he would not be able to hold them back.
Watching Zhao Tianlei's slowly departing back, Lin Mu snarled viciously, "Zhao Tianlei, how dare you humiliate me in front of everyone? Remember this. Sooner or later, I, Lin Mu, will make you fall into my hands and beg for mercy on your knees."
After that poor girl's suicide, the atmosphere immediately plunged to rock bottom, and almost no one dared say another word. An indescribable sorrow spread throughout the library. Even those who were hungry endured it in silence. Under the pressure and exhaustion, some people lay down and fell asleep. At that moment, only sleep could slowly make time pass.
No one knew how much time had passed when a sudden knocking sound rang out, instantly making everyone hold their breath. After the first knock, more and more sounds followed. There were even some terrifying "Ugh..." sounds. Clearly, the zombies outside had gathered together and were pounding on the library's main entrance. From the sound, it was obvious that there were not merely a few zombies—there was a huge horde.
The heavy, solid doors were actually being pounded with loud thuds, even shaking continuously. If the zombies outside were allowed to keep pounding away, then no matter how sturdy the library doors were, they would soon be broken through. Everyone could imagine what would happen to them then.
Someone finally lost control and cried out in panic, "What do we do? The zombies outside are about to break in! Hurry and think of something!"
"All the boys, push those bookshelves over and reinforce the doors! Girls, don't just stand there either—bring those chairs over!"
Just as everyone was panicking, a furious shout rang out and stunned them all. They turned toward the voice and saw Zhao Tianlei approaching with a fire axe in hand.
"What are you all standing around for? Do you want to watch those zombies break in and eat you?" Seeing their stunned expressions, Zhao Tianlei immediately shouted angrily again.
This time, someone finally came to their senses. They hurriedly followed Zhao Tianlei's instructions, while Zhao Tianlei quietly said to Wu Bin, "I can already tell that these doors aren't safe. It's only a matter of time before those zombies break through. We have to find a way out as soon as possible. Come on, check the back door with me and see if it's safe. If it isn't, we'll have to leave right now."
Wu Bin nodded without hesitation. He immediately picked up two chair legs and followed behind Zhao Tianlei. As for Ye Sitong, Zhao Tianlei told her to wait to one side for the time being. After all, the sudden appearance of a large group of zombies attacking the main entrance had shocked him, and he couldn't help worrying about whether the back door was safe. However, when they reached the fire escape door and saw that there was no movement outside, Zhao Tianlei couldn't help letting out a sigh of relief.
He immediately stepped forward to open the door and check whether the outside was truly safe. Just as Zhao Tianlei gently opened it and prepared to step out, he nearly collided with something. But after realizing what he had hit, every hair on his body stood on end, and he blurted out, "Shit."
"Ugh..."
It was a zombie. When Zhao Tianlei opened the back door and prepared to leave, he suddenly collided with a living zombie. The zombie had been standing outside the door, but when a living person suddenly appeared before its eyes, it paused briefly before becoming visibly excited. It immediately reached out to grab Zhao Tianlei. Fortunately, Zhao Tianlei reacted quickly. Before the zombie could make its move, he raised his foot and kicked it, sending it falling backward.
But then Zhao Tianlei was shocked again. There was not just one zombie in front of him. At least dozens of zombies had gathered outside the back door. Although Zhao Tianlei had no idea where they had come from, all of them had been drawn by the commotion he had made. Almost every zombie pounced toward the two men, howling, after seeing Zhao Tianlei and Wu Bin—two living people—behind him.
"Close the door!" Zhao Tianlei shouted in alarm. He hurriedly slipped back inside, and he and Wu Bin quickly shut and locked the door.
However, even after they locked the door, it was already too late. The zombies outside clearly had no intention of watching two living people escape. They threw themselves against the door and began pounding on it. The library's main entrance consisted of heavy wooden doors, which would not make much noise if one person pounded on them normally. The escape door, however, had a special structure. Even one person pounding on it would create a great deal of noise. Now that dozens of zombies were pounding on it with all their strength, the resulting sound was naturally deafening.
"Ah! Don't eat me! Help!"
Just as Zhao Tianlei and Wu Bin were feeling extremely tense, a miserable cry for help suddenly came from the library's first-floor hall.
From the terrified shout, it was not difficult to tell that a zombie had appeared. Had the zombies outside the main entrance broken in? If so, why had there been no sound of the door breaking? Although he was suspicious, there was no doubt that the scream had been real. Zhao Tianlei immediately led Wu Bin toward the hall, where they saw Ye Sitong looking panicked and students darting all over the place. Of course, it would not be an exaggeration to say they were running for their lives.
Zhao Tianlei hurriedly asked, "Sitong, what happened?"
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