"Hey, the guy called Xu Yang, I'm talking to you, heard me or not? Do you want to survive? If you want to survive, how about following me? The people down here are all unworthy of being your teammates, and if you're willing, I'll pull you up right now." Seeing that fellow remain indifferent, Zhao Tianlei shouted toward him again.
Who would have thought that before that fellow could respond, the people running around frantically down below, upon hearing Zhao Tianlei's voice from above, finally realized that the shattering glass and the falling debris this time weren't caused by zombies, but rather that someone was up top.
Especially after listening to Zhao Tianlei's words, some of the people down below couldn't help but look at each other in dismay, seeming to see the hope of survival. Immediately, a fairly attractive woman spoke to Zhao Tianlei, who was lying on the square roof looking down: "Handsome man up there, can you save us? If you can save us up, you can eat whatever you want of the things here, take as much as you want, and even, as long as you're willing, I can keep you company."
At that moment, facing the zombies constantly pounding on the doors outside, people had long since lost their dignity in order to survive. For the sake of living, they even knelt down to beg for mercy or sold themselves out.
The woman had originally been quite confident in her coy request, thinking it would arouse Zhao Tianlei's pity, but who would have thought that after glancing at her, Zhao Tianlei directly let out a cold snort and said: "Get lost, I wasn't talking to you. You're not qualified to be my woman. Besides, based on your looks, I don't even fancy you. And what's the use of having all that food down there? You can't get out, and the zombies outside will get in sooner or later. By then, every single one of you will just be feeding the zombies. You'd better clear out of my way early and not delay my business. Maybe when I'm done, if I'm in a good mood, I'll throw you a rope and help you crawl out."
These words from Zhao Tianlei instantly gave many people hope, yet regarding the serious business Zhao Tianlei mentioned, the crowd remained utterly bewildered. A man was seen cautiously raising his head and speaking to Zhao Tianlei: "I say, little brother, I don't know what this serious business you mentioned actually is. As long as you're willing to help us escape from here, just say the word if you need any help, and we'll definitely give it our all."
At the man's words, the rest also chimed in one after another, unsure if they were trying to win Zhao Tianlei's favor. However, it was very obvious that Zhao Tianlei appeared quite indifferent to all of this, especially since everything that had just happened below had been seen by him.
Therefore, Zhao Tianlei clearly knew what the inner thoughts of these people were truly like. Zhao Tianlei just crooked the corner of his mouth, pointed his finger at the brother and sister hiding by the wall, and said: "I want those two. To give you all a chance, I can throw a rope down right now. Hurry up and send that pair of siblings up to me. Once I take them away, you can climb up using the rope, but if anyone tries to fight for it, I wouldn't mind cutting the rope directly and leaving you all trapped down there forever."
Zhao Tianlei's words could be considered very clear, making everyone down below understand them. For a moment, all of them looked at each other in dismay. The crowd was clearly quite bewildered, having no idea why Zhao Tianlei refused to take the bait of a beauty's enticement, but instead took an interest in a down-and-out pair of siblings. Especially since the younger sister had already been bitten by a zombie, and that wound had turned black and was spreading; they believed it wouldn't be long before she turned into one of those terrifying zombies.
Someone couldn't help but remind him: "I say, buddy, I don't know why you chose those two, but let me kindly give you a warning. His younger sister has already been bitten and infected by a zombie, and by the looks of it, she's about to die. By then she'll turn into a terrifying zombie, and that thing is extremely vicious—it doesn't recognize its own kin and bites and eats anyone it sees. You'd better be careful."
"Yeah, I know, but there's no need to worry. Even if bitten and infected by a zombie, there's still a period of time after death before mutation occurs, and it's still safe during that interval. Besides, as terrifying as those zombies are, compared to the ungrateful and murderous actions of human beings, they are still quite merciful. I'd rather be bitten to death by zombies than harmed by people."
Saying that, Zhao Tianlei pointed at the constantly shaking security door and spoke to the crowd again: "I advise you all to be quick about it. Judging by this, I believe it won't be long before that door is breached by the zombies. When I came over just now, I saw at least several hundred zombies outside. If you let them in, they will definitely chew you up until not even a scrap is left. By then, even if I wanted to save you, I'm afraid it would be too late. Think about it yourselves."
Zhao Tianlei's warning could be said to have sounded an alarm bell for the crowd. Under such circumstances, not a single person dared to argue with Zhao Tianlei or raise any conditions. From Zhao Tianlei's actions, it wasn't hard to tell that Zhao Tianlei didn't know that pair of siblings at all, and the crowd had no way to use the two to threaten Zhao Tianlei. Right away, these people hurriedly walked toward the brother and sister, telling the two to hurry up and converse with Zhao Tianlei.
Perhaps because she had just suffered a bit of a fright, when the man named Xu Yang hugged his younger sister and looked up toward Zhao Tianlei, he finally noticed a man and a woman lying on the roof. The man revealed a trace of a smile toward him and said: "Kid, you're in luck today. I'll drop the rope down now and pull you two siblings up. I hope you won't dawdle around, unless you want both of you to feed the zombies outside."
With that, Zhao Tianlei took a bundle of rope out of his backpack, first tied one end of the rope to a pillar on one side of the roof, and then tossed the rope down. When the rope was thrown down, some people inevitably began to act impulsively, but after hearing a strange sound, someone couldn't help looking up. They saw Zhao Tianlei holding an axe and blindly banging it, clearly reminding these people not to fight over it, otherwise he would chop the rope with one axe and ruin all hope for everyone.
"Big brother, hurry up! Didn't you say you wanted to protect your sister? Now someone has come to save you, why aren't you hurrying up to hug your sister and go up? What are you dawdling here for? The zombies outside are going to break through the door in a moment, and by then we'll all die here, including your sister. That person has specifically named you two siblings to be saved first, and only after saving you can we get out. Stop wasting time!" Seeing the brother and sister being so hesitant, some nervous people around them hurriedly shouted and complained.
Although he didn't understand what was actually going on, for the time being, he and his younger sister indeed no longer had to suffer the harm of the people before them, and all of this was thanks to the man on the roof. Who was he? Why did he want to save him? What kind of conspiracy did he have? All of this was a mystery to him, but the most crucial thing right now was to leave this place first.
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