Apocalypse: Ultimate System
Chapter 6

The Great Playground Rescue

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The speaker was none other than Ye Sitong, the class monitor for Zhao Tianlei and Wu Bin. Ye Sitong was considered quite beautiful in their class. However, with a celebrity like Shen Xinyu present, Ye Sitong was overshadowed. But Ye Sitong's position as class monitor wasn't solely due to her looks; she also had excellent grades and a passionate, driven personality.

In short, since Ye Sitong became class monitor, she had dedicated a great deal to the entire class and earned the goodwill of every student. Zhao Tianlei was perhaps the most touched. There were countless times when Lin Mu publicly humiliated Zhao Tianlei, only for Ye Sitong to step in and help him out of awkward situations.

Wu Bin quickly said, "It wasn't me who saved you, it was Zhao Tianlei. He's the one who drove the car to lure those zombies away just now. Hurry and go, don't waste Zhao Tianlei's efforts. Quickly hide in the library nearby."

"Zhao Tianlei was driving just now?"

An inexplicable surprise flickered in Ye Sitong's complex gaze. Clearly, in Ye Sitong's eyes, Zhao Tianlei was the type of person who was always bullied. Yet now, facing terrifying zombie monsters, this guy, who was the most timid and easily bullied in class, had actually risked his life to save everyone. As the saying goes, feelings expressed in normal times are often superficial; it's in moments of critical crisis that a person's loyalty is truly revealed.

"But if we leave like this, what about Zhao Tianlei? So many zombies are chasing him, he can't possibly escape. I'm going to help him."

Seeing her classmates taking this opportunity to flee, Ye Sitong, despite being terrified, still wanted to go help as she watched Zhao Tianlei alone drawing the zombies away in the car.

However, before Ye Sitong could move, Wu Bin pulled her back, saying, "My dear class monitor, can you please not cause trouble at a time like this? Those zombies eat people, and you're a weak woman with no weapons, how can you help Zhao Tianlei? You should hurry and lead the classmates to hide in the library first. I'll go help Zhao Tianlei, and we'll meet you at the library later."

It was clear that Wu Bin couldn't bear to let their class monitor go either; letting her go would be no different from sending her to her death. Moreover, Wu Bin knew clearly that if it weren't for Zhao Tianlei this time, he himself would have likely met his end by the zombies' mouths long ago. Therefore, to repay Zhao Tianlei, Wu Bin absolutely wouldn't flee alone.

Listening to Wu Bin's words, Ye Sitong no longer hesitated. She could only say to Wu Bin, "Wu Bin, you must be careful. Many classmates have been bitten to death by these monsters. You must stay alive."

"I know, we'll be careful."

With that, Wu Bin stopped chatting with Ye Sitong. Holding two chair legs in his hands, he rushed towards Zhao Tianlei's direction. In truth, Wu Bin was also very scared, but his life had been saved by Zhao Tianlei, so Wu Bin absolutely would not abandon Zhao Tianlei.

Seeing Zhao Tianlei driving, luring most of the zombies away, and the sound of the car attracting even more zombies from nearby. At this moment, Zhao Tianlei was completely relying on his instincts to drive the car. Looking through the rearview mirror at the dense horde of zombies behind him, Zhao Tianlei's heart was in his throat. However, seeing that all the students on the stage had already run away, Zhao Tianlei finally breathed a sigh of relief and quickly accelerated, heading in the opposite direction.

If he drove straight after his classmates, he would also attract the zombies behind him. After luring the zombies in another direction and creating some distance, Zhao Tianlei secretly abandoned the car and took a detour back.

Furthermore, just now, Zhao Tianlei had already seen his roommate Wu Bin maintaining a safe distance from the zombies, presumably coming to meet him.

Although Wu Bin's actions appeared very nervous and scared, even too timid to get close, Wu Bin's ability to do this had already deeply touched Zhao Tianlei, making him secretly glad that his efforts to save him were not in vain. Zhao Tianlei took a roundabout route, deliberately avoiding the zombie hordes. After meeting up with Wu Bin, the two brothers, upon seeing each other, couldn't help but excitedly share a big hug.

"Tianlei, you're truly amazing, you're the great hero of our classmates. If it weren't for you, everyone would have surely been unable to escape this time. Are you okay?"

Upon hearing this, Zhao Tianlei quickly waved his hand and said, "I'm fine, no need for these pleasantries. Let's hurry and catch up with everyone. By the way, where did you tell everyone to escape to? The campus is full of zombies now. So many of us, we must find a safe place to hide first."

Wu Bin quickly replied, "When I was saving people earlier, I happened to meet our class monitor, Ye Sitong. I told her to lead everyone to hide in the library first. The library usually has few people, and when the zombie outbreak happened, everyone was either in class or on the sports field, so there definitely wouldn't be anyone inside."

"Ye Sitong? It's great that she's okay. Did you see Shen Xinyu?" Zhao Tianlei asked.

Wu Bin shook his head, "I didn't pay attention to that. There were too many people on the stage at the time, and the situation was urgent. I couldn't even bother looking for people. After I let the class monitor lead everyone to escape, I came to support you, fearing something might happen to you."

"Good brother, I didn't expect you to risk your personal safety to pick me up. I, Zhao Tianlei, didn't misjudge you. Let's go, we need to meet up with everyone, it's not safe here."

With that, Zhao Tianlei, carrying a fire axe, and Wu Bin ran side-by-side towards the library. Along the way, they occasionally encountered a few zombies. These zombies were still crawling on the ground, gnawing on corpses, so Zhao Tianlei and Wu Bin didn't encounter much threat. However, as they approached the library, the zombies gradually increased, likely attracted by the hundred or so classmates who had run towards the library from the sports field earlier.

This situation undoubtedly increased the difficulty for Zhao Tianlei and Wu Bin. When they reached the library steps, Zhao Tianlei's head began to ache. He saw at least thirty to forty zombies below the library steps, gnawing on corpses. The sound of them tearing intestines and gnawing bones as they ate together made Zhao Tianlei's scalp tingle.

However, the library was right in front of them. Zhao Tianlei made a gesture to Wu Bin, and the two of them slowly walked along the steps towards the entrance, sticking close to the library wall. Fortunately, the zombies were busy eating and didn't notice the two sneaking around. But just as they were about to reach the last step, Wu Bin suddenly got nervous and fell to the ground with a thud. The pain from his face hitting the ground immediately made Wu Bin cry out, and Zhao Tianlei gasped.

Just as Zhao Tianlei had feared, Wu Bin's cry of pain instantly attracted the zombies below the steps. As Wu Bin shouted, dozens of zombies turned their heads towards him. Upon seeing two living people, they all instinctively started walking up the steps.

Seeing this, Zhao Tianlei quickly reached out and pulled Wu Bin up. Taking two steps at a time, he rushed to the library door and frantically knocked, shouting, "Open the door quickly, let us in, zombies are chasing us!"

"You actually led the zombies here, you scoundrels, get lost."

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