The woman and the old man supported each other as they ran after him.
Holding the child, the man kept looking back at his wife and father, afraid they would fall behind or be caught by the zombies.
But human stamina was limited.
After running for some distance,
they grew more and more exhausted, and their pace slowed.
The zombies drew closer and closer.
They were about to be caught.
The man broke out in a cold sweat.
Finally, gritting his teeth, he stuffed the child from his arms into his wife's embrace.
"Daddy."
His daughter called out uneasily.
"Hongchang!"
"You go on ahead."
Sun Hongchang had already decided to sacrifice himself, if only to slow the zombies down. Otherwise, none of their family of four would survive.
His father cursed at him. "Don't move. Let me do it. I'm already this old and don't have many years left anyway. If you die, how are the old, weak, and young ones you leave behind supposed to survive in this world?"
They had also escaped from the settlement.
But because their car had run out of gas, they had spent extra time trying to get fuel.
That was also why they had attracted a group of zombies, without even managing to refuel.
The car ran out of gas halfway there.
They had no choice but to abandon it, not even having time to take their supplies.
If Sun Hongchang died,
even if the three of them could survive a little longer, how would they keep living?
They had no food and no water.
Zombies were not the only threat outside. There were also those utterly ruthless looters who had lost all restraint from the law.
The old man knew that staying behind was the best solution.
So he shoved Sun Hongchang