"What? Zhao Tianlei, are you saying this is the apocalypse? Everything you said yesterday was true?"
Hearing Zhao Tianlei's words, Wu Bin clearly found it difficult to accept any of this. Everything had still been fine yesterday, yet today, such a terrifying thing had happened. If Zhao Tianlei had not been standing right in front of him, Wu Bin probably would have collapsed under the mental pressure long ago, all on his own.
Wu Bin immediately turned to Zhao Tianlei and nearly wailed, "Tianlei, what are we supposed to do? I don't want to die!"
Zhao Tianlei hurriedly comforted him. "Don't worry, brother. As long as you stick close to me, I'll protect you. Hold on to your weapon. If any zombies come near you, dodge them. If you can't, use this chair leg and smash it into the zombie's head. Their heads are their weak point. This chair leg is stainless steel, after all, so striking their heads should still do some damage. For now, though, we need to hide here and wait for the initial outbreak of the apocalypse to pass before finding a chance to escape."
Wu Bin did not object to Zhao Tianlei's words, but when he saw the students below being torn apart and bitten by the zombies in terror, he could not help saying, "Tianlei, there are still so many of our classmates down there. Are we really going to stand by and watch them get bitten to death by those zombies?"
After hearing Wu Bin's words, Zhao Tianlei's face instantly went expressionless. He looked at Wu Bin and said calmly, "With our current abilities, even protecting ourselves is a problem. If we rush out to save people, we probably won't make it out of this dormitory alive. These zombies haven't evolved yet, and they move very slowly. As long as we don't get surrounded, we should generally be fine. But they're incredibly strong when they pounce on and bite people. Once one grabs you, it's very difficult to break free. Even the slightest scratch or bite will infect you and turn you into one of them."
Looking at the scene outside, Zhao Tianlei said helplessly, "This apocalypse broke out far too suddenly. If some students managed to hide immediately after discovering what was happening and stayed put, perhaps they could survive this calamity. There are quite a few male students in our class, and some of them are even from the physical education department. Once the apocalypse broke out, if those guys protected the girls and hid in the classrooms, blocking all the doors and windows, they should be able to make it through."
Wu Bin suddenly spoke up. "But... Shen Xinyu was going to continue filming on the sports field this morning. The first few classes are self-study periods, so everyone agreed to go and support her. Everyone must be on the sports field right now. They're not in the classrooms at all. If something happens, countless people will definitely die."
"What?" Zhao Tianlei froze when he heard that. Yesterday, after being beaten by Lin Mu and the others, he had developed a psychological shadow about going to watch Shen Xinyu's filming, so he had forgotten about it. Hearing Wu Bin mention it now, Zhao Tianlei felt his heart clench. Although he had often been bullied by others in class, they were still his classmates. Some of them had treated him quite well, especially the class officers, who usually looked after him.
"Tianlei, what do we do? They're all our classmates. If you don't go save them, everyone will be bitten to death by the zombies."
For some reason, after the apocalypse broke out this time, Wu Bin saw that Zhao Tianlei was no longer as weak as he had been when people bullied him in the past. Instead, he seemed to have been reborn. Coupled with Zhao Tianlei warning his roommates about what would happen yesterday, Wu Bin felt that Zhao Tianlei definitely knew about this apocalypse in advance. Seeing him carrying two chair legs, as if he had made thorough preparations long ago, Wu Bin placed all his hopes on Zhao Tianlei.
After hearing Wu Bin's words, a scene instantly flashed through Zhao Tianlei's mind. His classmates had encountered this sudden crisis on the sports field and been surrounded by zombies from all directions, each one bitten to death in agony. Even the class monitor, who had always treated him well, and Shen Xinyu, the goddess he had secretly loved for so long, had met with such a horrible fate.
"Damn it. I've been a coward my whole life, but today, I'll make an exception and be a hero. I'm going to save them."
Having said that, Zhao Tianlei looked at Wu Bin, a fierce resolve showing in his eyes. "Wu Bin, think this through carefully. If we rush from here to the sports field to save them, we could encounter a lot of zombies along the way. If we're unlucky enough to get surrounded, we'll die horribly too. No one will come to save us."
Wu Bin suddenly said, "Yeah, I know. But I can't just abandon our classmates. Right, Tianlei, you said we need to attack the zombies' heads with weapons. The chair legs we have definitely won't be enough. There's a fire axe in the firefighting equipment beside the security office door on the first floor. If we can get that axe, dealing with these zombies might be much easier."
That was right. They had to find a suitable weapon they could handle. Violence was strictly forbidden on campus, and no one was allowed to conceal controlled knives. As a public place, the school paid close attention to fire prevention and other safety hazards. There were fire hydrants and fire axes in some important passageways. A fire axe was indeed an excellent weapon for dealing with zombies.
"Wu Bin, once I open the door, stick close to me and rush out. Don't engage those zombies unless absolutely necessary, and don't panic. Stay right behind me. As soon as we get the fire axe, we'll immediately rush out of the dormitory building. Don't linger. If any zombies come near you, smash their heads with whatever you have as hard as you can. Even if they used to be your friends, that's all in the past. Remember, if you don't strike hard enough, you'll be the one who dies."
Before setting out, Zhao Tianlei patted Wu Bin on the shoulder and spoke solemnly, repeatedly emphasizing the precautions. The memories Virtual Main God had transmitted to him yesterday included countless people who had faced relatives and friends after they became zombies but could not bring themselves to strike, only to be bitten to death. In the chaotic world of the apocalypse, if you wanted to survive, you had to be ruthless—toward others and toward yourself. Otherwise, you would only be eliminated. The apocalypse was a world that magnified the reality of survival of the fittest.
Faced with Zhao Tianlei's repeated warnings, Wu Bin also replied seriously, "Tianlei, I understand. I definitely won't hold you back."
Seeing that Wu Bin was ready, Zhao Tianlei held a chair leg in one hand and placed the other on the dormitory doorknob. He took a deep breath and suddenly flung the door open. The dormitory directly opposite stood open. A student—or, more accurately, a zombie—was swaying inside. Hearing the noise, it turned around, revealing a horrifying face to the two of them. When it saw the two living people, Zhao Tianlei and Wu Bin, the zombie became extremely excited and reached out with both hands, trying to grab Zhao Tianlei.
"Fuck, you want to eat me? Dream on."
Zhao Tianlei immediately launched a flying kick, driving his foot into the zombie's chest. The zombie had only just turned around and had not yet found its balance. After taking Zhao Tianlei's kick, its entire body flew backward and it landed hard on its backside.
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