Su Ling pocketed the black crystal core, thought to herself.
She glanced at the zombies on the ground, wiped her Tang knife clean, and prepared to leave.
Just then, Chen Jiakai, who had been moaning in pain throughout Su Ling's zombie-killing process, spoke: "Save me—"
Because his vision was completely dark, Chen Jiakai couldn't see who was fighting the zombies. He could only look into the pitch-black distance and beg for help.
The only response to Chen Jiakai's desperate plea was silence, and the sound of receding footsteps.
Chen Jiakai knew he had been abandoned.
And among the people capable of lingering in their vicinity, it could only be Su Ling and her group!
The thought of Su Ling filled Chen Jiakai with boundless hatred.
If it hadn't been for Su Ling, how could he have ended up in this predicament?
If it hadn't been for Su Ling, Xu Lin wouldn't have left the team and betrayed them.
Otherwise, in the midst of the chaos, no one would have stepped up, forcing Jiang Zhimin to push Zhang Miaomiao out to shield them from damage, and their relationship with Li Yunlong wouldn't have soured, leading to Li Yunlong taking Zhang Miaomiao to defect to Su Ling's group.
They wouldn't have been trampled on and insulted by Wang Qiang and the others, with his woman being bullied in public...
It was all because of Su Ling; Su Ling was the instigator of all evil.
It was because of her arrival that all this had happened.
If he had a chance to start life anew, the first moment he saw Su Ling, he would have killed her without a second word.
Unfortunately, fate was not on his side, and he was destined to be finished.
After leaving, Su Ling did not return to the rooftop. Instead, she swept through the building.
This sweep continued until the next morning.
As daylight broke, Su Ling had completed her thorough sweep. Exhausted, she leaned against the wall to rest, eating her meal while facing a pile of fallen zombie corpses.
Meanwhile, at the rooftop.
After Su Ling left, Li Yunlong not only had to be vigilant about their surroundings but also constantly watch for her return.
By the time for the shift change, she still hadn't returned.
He briefed Xu Lin about Su Ling's outing and then went back to his tent to rest.
As for Xu Lin, from the middle of the night until dawn, he still hadn't seen Su Ling return.
The first thing Li Yunlong did upon waking was to emerge from his tent. He walked towards Xu Lin, who shook his head at him.
When Gu Shangse came out, he saw them seemingly discussing something. He walked over, "What's wrong?"
Hearing his voice, Li Yunlong and Xu Lin turned to look at Gu Shangse in unison. Li Yunlong spoke, "Su Ling left last night and hasn't returned all night."
After stating the facts, Li Yunlong added, "Xu Lin and I are very worried and are planning to go down to check the situation and confirm her whereabouts."
Upon hearing their words, Gu Shangse's first reaction was that Su Ling had gone after the escaped zombie.
Not returning all night...
Gu Shangse looked at the two of them, "You two stay here, I'll go."
With that, before they could speak, Gu Shangse grabbed the climbing rope, wrapped it around himself, and jumped down.
His concern for Su Ling made him descend rapidly, reaching a traversable height quickly.
After a night of heavy rain, the number of flooded floors had increased dramatically.
Gu Shangse had descended, but the rescue boat was nowhere to be seen. He had only one option: swim to find Su Ling.
But as far as the eye could see, there was only the torrential rain and the desolate buildings.
Where was he supposed to find Su Ling and confirm her whereabouts?
Li Yunlong and Xu Lin stood on the rooftop looking down. Their field of vision was slightly wider than Gu Shangse's. They soon spotted Su Ling approaching their building in a rescue boat.
Just as they were about to alert Gu Shangse, they saw him release the rope and jump into the water.
Then, he plunged his head and dove into the water.
As soon as he submerged, Su Ling arrived in the rescue boat, clearing obstacles on the water's surface.