Helplessness

## Chapter 20: Helplessness

Although these Chilami were only young, ordinary people would have almost no chance of survival if infected by them.

At this moment, several infected students also set their sights on Su Ming and the other two, charging towards them.

Su Ming noticed immediately and quickly shouted to Chen Tong and the other.

"Run!"

Chen Tong and Minke quickly followed Su Ming to the right.

Unfortunately, they hadn't run far before they saw two female corpses on the ground not far away, staggering to their feet. The three of them stopped abruptly.

"This way!"

Su Ming immediately looked around and then led them towards the school's central courtyard, which was more spacious and easier to dodge in.

As they ran, Su Ming suddenly realized Minke wasn't keeping up and turned to look at him.

"What are you doing?"

Minke said while tapping on his phone.

"Of course, I'm calling the guards."

"Bro, the city-wide alarm is already blaring. Don't you think they know? Stop calling, they should be on their way."

Su Ming reminded him helplessly.

"Okay."

Minke quickly put away his phone and replied.

At this moment, at the school entrance, three armored transport vehicles rushed over and stopped with a sudden brake.

Clang~

The car doors opened, and a burly man, 1.9 meters tall, wearing a first-generation gray metal exoskeleton, the 'Iron Shell,' and holding a concussion gun, jumped out first, followed by guards in combat suits.

"Roar~"

At this moment, a humanoid parasite roared and charged over.

Team leader Daniel raised the concussion gun in his hand and fired a shot!

Bang~

The humanoid parasite's head was blown open on one side, and it fell to the ground. Daniel and his team walked over, and as they passed the fallen parasite, Daniel casually fired another shot at its heart.

Under the night sky, the ear-piercing gunfire stood out in the chaotic scene. Those who were in fear all looked towards the sound.

"The guards are here!"

Some students, who were at the peak of their fear, shouted with immense joy.

On the other side, Minke's tense heart relaxed slightly upon hearing the gunshots.

"They're finally here."

"Yeah, let's move towards the sound of the gunfire!"

Su Ming said calmly.

"Okay!"

Chen Tong and Minke nodded in agreement.

At this moment, the guards who had stormed into the school raised their firearms and began firing fiercely at the infested students and rats!

Bang bang~

The hit humanoid parasites were blown to pieces and fell one after another.

Although Chilami were not particularly afraid of physical damage, it didn't mean that firearms and physical attacks were completely ineffective against them. When they sustained a certain amount of damage, their life activity would decrease. Once their life activity dropped below 50%, they would enter a state of dormant death.

In this state, Chilami would slowly die. However, if Chilami gained new cellular energy or merged with others in this state, their activity would increase. When their activity exceeded 50%, Chilami would revive and regain their mobility.

Therefore, after battles with Chilami, specialized teams were often needed for cleanup and follow-up.

Security Captain Qian Feng was initially overjoyed to see the guards arriving, but then his brow furrowed again. The number of people who arrived was too small. However, he didn't complain, as this might just be the vanguard.

He immediately rushed over to ask Captain Daniel, who was leading the team.

"Officer, you're finally here. There are too many young Chilami in the school. Where should we evacuate people to?"

"There's nowhere to evacuate them to right now. It's not just the school that's under attack; the whole city is being attacked. You should organize personnel to evacuate to open areas first!"

Daniel said with a very solemn expression.

"We're already evacuating people to the sports field, but Officer, we still have many students trapped in the dormitories."

"We can't save them now. I need to ensure the safety of the majority of students."

"Sigh!"

Security Captain Qian Feng could only accept the reality helplessly. Indeed, there was no way to spare any hands at the moment.

"Ah~"

Just then, a scream suddenly rang out.

Captain Daniel and Qian Feng were startled and turned to look!

They saw a soldier in combat gear being pounced on and his neck bitten off by a parasitic dog with bulging black veins all over its body, hardened skin, and blood-red eyes.

"Bastard!"

Daniel raised the firearm in his hand and fired a shot at the parasitic dog.

The parasitic dog leaped away swiftly, changing direction the moment it landed and charging at Daniel.

Qian Feng raised his flamethrower and sprayed it at the dog. However, the parasitic dog exuded black cell material all over its body, forcibly pushing through the stream of flames and circling rapidly to close in.

Fortunately, Daniel managed to shoot it at this moment. The parasitic dog was hit and fell to the ground.

Qian Feng quickly used his flamethrower to burn it.

The parasitic dog was soon dealt with, but before they could relax, screams began to sound one after another.

Qian Feng and the other man's hearts sank. They looked up and around, seeing a scene of despair.

They saw parasitic rats, swarming around the bodies of those who had been shot. Their bodies exuded a large amount of black mutated cells that poured into the corpses.

Instantly, the corpses began to crawl up. Their bodies mutated further, with black veins bulging all over them, emitting a faint black luster like special patterns, while their dark red eyes became even more ferocious.

Following this, these infected beings unleashed even faster speeds and greater strength, charging fiercely at the security guards and students.

In an instant, casualties surged, and three guards were killed.

At this moment, Su Ming and the other two ran over from a distance. Seeing the guards struggling, they were also stunned.

Minke asked blankly.

"Su Ming, why does it feel like the guards aren't safe either?"

"You don't need to tell me, I can see it."

Su Ming also looked helpless. There were too few guards.

"Run! They're coming for us!"

Chen Tong suddenly shouted with a look of panic.

Su Ming and Minke were startled and looked over. They saw several parasitic rats and parasitic humans charging towards them.

"Run back!"

Su Ming and the other two immediately turned and ran back.

Those parasitic rats and parasitic humans chased relentlessly behind them.

As Su Ming ran, he felt his breathing become heavy, his heart pounding in his chest, and his speed gradually slowing down.

He desperately tried to run faster, but his body started to fail him.

Su Ming immediately fell behind Minke and Chen Tong.

Chen Tong glanced back and, seeing Su Ming falling behind, shouted angrily.

"Hurry up and keep up!"

"I want to, but I really can't run anymore. You guys go ahead!"

Su Ming was also extremely helpless. He was exhausted, hungry, and drained.

"Shut up! This is what you get for not exercising! You're going to get us killed!"

Chen Tong then slowed down, reaching out and pulling Su Ming forward.

However, just then, two infected students suddenly appeared in front of them, blocking their path.

Chen Tong and the other two immediately stopped. They looked around and saw more and more infected students surrounding them.

"We're finished, we're surrounded."

Minke said with some despair.