Du Lanyue's heart also tightened. As people kept seeing her as a delicate young girl, they assumed she had stumbled into this place and were all shouting for her to retreat.
But as more and more zombies surged forward, everyone was too busy defending themselves to pay attention to her.
Du Lanyue watched as a zombie suddenly appeared beside her. Fortunately, a nearby villager quickly decapitated it with a sickle.
This was the first time Du Lanyue had witnessed such a scene. Her stomach cramped, and she almost threw up.
This was the most terrifying sight she had ever seen in her life.
As the number of zombies grew, some villagers were unfortunately bitten.
Screams erupted from the crowd from time to time.
Du Lanyue was terrified. Only then did she realize that people would truly die, that heads would be lost.
If she were bitten by a zombie, she would also turn into one...
Ah, no!
It was then that she became truly afraid, and held her sickle somewhat blankly, not knowing what to do.
Just then, the villagers beside her all fell to the ground, as a massive zombie appeared.
This zombie was over 200 pounds and stood 1.9 meters tall. Due to its enormous size, many slender villagers were scratched and bitten by it.
A row of people fell beside Du Lanyue, and she quickly became the most conspicuous target.
The burly zombie then saw her, let out a low growl, and with no mercy, charged towards her.
Du Lanyue was terrified, raised the sickle in her hand, and yelled at the zombie with all her might:
"Don't come near me! I, I'm very fierce!"
A fierce roar, indeed.
How could a zombie understand human words?
In its eyes, even the prettiest girl was plump, juicy flesh.
Du Lanyue was stunned with fear, but the zombie was so large, how could she escape?
Seeing that she was in mortal danger, Du Lanyue closed her eyes, waiting for death.
Just then, a clear voice suddenly shouted:
"Sister Lanyue, don't be afraid, I'm here!"
Gu Qingcheng saw a burly zombie lunging at a girl from afar. Upon closer inspection, she realized the girl was Du Lanyue, whom she had been searching for.
Gu Qingcheng calmly and steadily aimed a rocket launcher at the zombie's back and fired.
The rocket, like a shooting star, struck the zombie's heart. The zombie immediately caught fire and exploded in mid-air.
Du Lanyue felt a coolness on her face, and a "crackling" sound of things falling onto her. A foul smell wafted towards her, and she was terrified.
Fortunately, when she opened her eyes, Gu Qingcheng's face appeared before her.
Gu Qingcheng ran closer and saw that Du Lanyue was trembling with fear. She quickly patted the dirt off her with her hand and said:
"Sister Lanyue, it's okay now. Stay with me, I'll protect you."
At this point, the zombies by the river had been largely wiped out after a fierce battle, with only about a hundred remaining. The ordinary villagers had the upper hand, and the zombies had no escape, being gradually eliminated.
Gu Qingcheng pulled Du Lanyue's hand and retreated to the side.
It wasn't that she was afraid, but rather that she primarily used arrows to kill zombies, and being too close made it inconvenient. Moreover, Du Lanyue needed protection, so she kept retreating to the side.
With Gu Qingcheng protecting her, Du Lanyue's heart was filled with courage. She clutched Gu Qingcheng's belt and trembled, saying:
"Qingcheng, be careful yourself. With you here, I'm not afraid."
Gu Qingcheng had no time to reply. She simply shot arrow after arrow, killing zombies and providing crucial support to many villagers.
With everyone's concerted efforts, the zombies were soon annihilated.
Only when the last zombie was eliminated did the villagers let out ecstatic cheers:
"We won, we won!"
It had not been easy.
Gu Qingcheng also breathed a sigh of relief, finally having the chance to turn and look at Du Lanyue.
"Sister Lanyue, how are you?"
Du Lanyue's face and body were covered in dirt, but her eyes were bright, blinking at Gu Qingcheng as she said:
"I'm fine. Are you hurt?"
"I'm fine. We've had experience dealing with zombies before. Don't worry, this was an accident. Our Cha Liao Island is still safe.
Besides, after this incident, Cha Liao Island will need to establish an early warning system. We can't be so panicked every time."
Gu Qingcheng comforted her.
The two didn't have time for a lengthy conversation when a villager cried out, saying they had been bitten by a zombie.
Seeing this, Gu Qingcheng directed everyone to make simple stretchers out of branches to carry the injured to the Phoenix Pharmacy.
News of the zombie antidote at Phoenix Pharmacy quickly spread throughout the battlefield, and the injured villagers were quickly carried to Phoenix Pharmacy with the help of others.
Gu Qingcheng was worried and decided to go and see.
After all, this was the first large-scale use of the zombie antidote, and she didn't want anything to go wrong.
So she said, "Sister Lanyue, you should hurry back. It's not safe here. There might be stray zombies."
"Can I go with you? I can help with whatever you need."
Du Lanyue absolutely did not want to leave Gu Qingcheng at this moment.
"I'm going into the city. Okay, let's go together." Gu Qingcheng saw that she was still trembling and knew she was still scared, so she couldn't bear to leave her alone.
Du Lanyue's horse was still tied to a nearby tree, so she said:
"Then let's ride there."
"Okay."
Gu Qingcheng certainly didn't want to walk when she could ride.
The two walked to the tree where the horses were tied, checked the horses, and found no bite marks. Gu Qingcheng got on the horse first, then reached out to pull Du Lanyue onto the horse, where she sat in front.
Gu Qingcheng was an athlete and had loved sports since childhood. Of course, she had also received equestrian training, so riding a horse was not difficult for her.
After Du Lanyue was pulled onto the horse, her mind went blank. Gu Qingcheng held her waist with one arm to prevent her from falling off, while using the other hand to control the reins and urge the horse forward.
As a result, Du Lanyue was so nervous she dared not move.
Gu Qingcheng, in her haste, didn't notice her unusual behavior, only urging the horse towards Phoenix Pharmacy.
Upon arriving at Phoenix Pharmacy, Gu Qingcheng dismounted first, then extended her hand to Du Lanyue to help her down.
As Du Lanyue dismounted, she panicked and almost fell.
Gu Qingcheng quickly caught her, and after she steadied herself, she let go and said:
"Sister Lanyue, why are you so light? You haven't eaten enough, you're not even as heavy as me."
Uh, men and women are different, how can their weight be compared?
Before Du Lanyue could reply, Gu Qingcheng was already busy directing the injured into the pharmacy.
A total of 55 people had been bitten or scratched by zombies this time. Fortunately, they all took the antidote within an hour.
Afterwards, they couldn't be sent back and had to rest and be observed at the pharmacy.
Gu Qingcheng was actually quite nervous. If her father's antidote didn't work, these people would immediately erupt and turn into zombies.
After she finished dealing with these matters, she walked out of the pharmacy and saw Du Lanyue sitting on the steps outside, looking at her expectantly.
Gu Qingcheng felt very guilty. She said, "Sister Lanyue, I'll take you back. This matter here will take a while to finish."
Du Lanyue was about to shake her head and refuse, indicating that she wanted to stay, when suddenly, she saw Du Laoda walking towards them from a distance.