A Face That Changes Faster Than Flipping a Book

"We need to cremate my sister's body. It's obviously not suitable to do it here, so we have to find a hidden place. Otherwise, if we start a fire here, it'll just attract more zombies. For now, use these clothes to wrap up the blood on my sister's body, and then seal her mouth. If my sister suddenly transforms and bites you on the road, you'll just have to accept your fate."

As Zhao Tianlei spoke, he took some things out of his backpack and threw them to the man. The man hesitated at first, but after thinking about it, he began to act according to Zhao Tianlei's instructions. During this time, Zhao Tianlei also communicated with him and learned that this guy's name was Li Xuyang, and he was in his early twenties.

His family wasn't very well-off. He grew up in an urban village in the city and was a rather honest person. He liked martial arts when he was young and had trained at a martial arts school for a few years. However, because he was too honest and too straightforward, he was often bullied. In the end, he had no choice but to drop out of school and followed a martial arts class in the city, working as an instructor for a meager thousand yuan a month.

He had never been in a relationship. Then, after his family's home was included in a demolition project, people started introducing him to girlfriends. The woman was quite attractive. Li Xuyang had never imagined that someone would introduce such a beautiful woman to him. He fell in love with her at first sight. After a few dates and conversations, Li Xuyang's sister, upon learning that her brother had found a beautiful sister-in-law, was very happy and wanted to see what her future sister-in-law looked like.

So, Li Xuyang took his sister and prepared to meet the woman at the park for a date. That's when the apocalypse broke out. A date outing instantly turned into an escape. They fled for their lives and encountered quite a few hordes of zombies along the way.

During the escape, the woman, wearing high heels, couldn't run fast. In her panic, she tripped and fell. Just as the woman was about to meet a tragic end, Li Xuyang's sister lunged forward, crashing into the zombies and giving the woman a chance to escape. His sister was bitten by a zombie and also sustained a scratch. Li Xuyang then grabbed a long stick, pushed the zombies away, and carried his sister, following the fleeing crowd into this small supermarket. What happened afterward was what Zhao Tianlei saw.

Immediately, Zhao Tianlei spoke, "Now that my sister is gone, after we cremate her body outside, what are your plans? Of course, I mean besides taking her ashes on trains, ships, planes, Ferris wheels, and to the zoo."

After hearing Zhao Tianlei's words, Li Xuyang was silent for a moment before replying, "Actually, after the apocalypse broke out, my family also suffered misfortune. I'm all alone now, and I have nowhere to go. I don't know what to do."

Zhao Tianlei smiled slightly, "Li Xuyang, right? I haven't introduced myself yet. My name is Zhao Tianlei. I'm one year older than you. You can call me 'Ge' from now on. Ge's goal is to build a strong, united survivor team, and then find a safe, easily defensible place to establish a solid survivor base and slowly develop to survive."

"As long as you follow me obediently, Ge guarantees you can live well. But if you try any tricks behind my back, I will never forgive you. You know I hate betrayal the most. Of course, if you don't want to join me in building a team, I won't force you. I can give you some food and let you leave on your own."

Upon hearing Zhao Tianlei's words, Li Xuyang didn't hesitate at all and immediately said to Zhao Tianlei, "Although I don't have any special skills, I value loyalty the most. You saved me and my sister just now. Although my sister is gone, your help prevented her from dying at the hands of those people, and it also saved my life. Anyway, I have nowhere else to go, so I'll follow you. As long as you don't do anything immoral, I won't part ways with you."

"Good, very good. But there's one thing that needs to be dealt with right now. I see about twenty people below. Those people were very indifferent to you just now, and they even abandoned you and your sister. Now they are trapped below and waiting to be rescued. The decision is yours whether to save them or not." With that, Zhao Tianlei placed the rope into Li Xuyang's hand.

Everything Zhao Tianlei had done and said was heard clearly by the people below. It was evident that after Zhao Tianlei spoke, many people showed expressions of despair, especially the woman Li Xuyang had mentioned earlier as his girlfriend; her expression was particularly grim.

"Xuyang, quickly throw down the rope and save us! I was just too scared just now and couldn't accept the fact that my sister was bitten, so I spoke harshly to you. I'm your girlfriend! As long as you save me, I'm willing to continue being your girlfriend and stay with you forever."

Seeing how fate had played a cruel joke on her, the woman quickly cried out to Li Xuyang on the roof. It could be said that to survive, the woman was willing to abandon her dignity and didn't care about the cruel words she had spoken to Li Xuyang earlier.

After the woman finished speaking, the others around them also pleaded, "Little brother, quickly throw down the rope and save us! We are all willing to follow you from now on. When you cremate my sister, we are willing to kowtow and apologize to her."

"Damn it, I've seen shameless people, but I've never seen anyone this shameless." Seeing the way these people below changed their tune faster than flipping a book, Zhao Tianlei couldn't help but spit.

As soon as Zhao Tianlei finished speaking, Li Xuyang had already thrown the rope down. When the people below saw the rope being thrown down, they immediately fell into a frenzy. Some began to fight madly for the rope, all wanting to be the first to climb up. However, the more they couldn't yield to each other, the slower they became, and not a single person could get up.

Zhao Tianlei, Li Xuyang, and Cheng Yao all showed a cold expression as they watched the actions of the people below. The arrival of the apocalypse had completely eroded the humanity of some people. Even if some people still retained a shred of humanity, it would gradually disappear due to the indifference of those around them.

"Let's go. There's no point in staying here. We need to find a place quickly to cremate your sister's body. Then, before nightfall, we need to find a place to hide and rest. Otherwise, when night comes and the temperature drops, we'll also be exhausted, and those zombies are tireless."

With that, Zhao Tianlei prepared to get up and leave. Cheng Yao followed closely beside him. Li Xuyang glanced at the people below, who were still fighting over the rope but none had managed to climb up. He hardened his heart, picked up his sister's body, and followed Zhao Tianlei and Cheng Yao away across the rooftop.

Most of the nearby zombies were attracted by the survivors inside the store, so Zhao Tianlei and the other two left without encountering any danger. Occasionally, they encountered a few lone zombies on the road, but they posed no threat to the three of them. The journey was very safe. After walking for about half an hour, Li Xuyang began to feel a little tired.