Chapter 541: Chapter 541: All Just a Misunderstanding?
"Brother Leng!"
The girl who screamed immediately recognized Leng Yebai rushing over. Her face was streaked with tears, giving her a pitiful look.
However, her skin was dark, lacking the delicate tear-stained beauty.
"Xiao Niu!"
Leng Yebai had no time to deal with Song Kerou and dashed directly toward the collapsed cabin, his voice shaking.
"Roar—"
An angry roar came from inside the cabin, coming from the Xiao Lan Zombie.
Upon hearing the Xiao Lan Zombie’s roar, a mocking glint flashed in Song Kerou’s eyes.
If she wasn’t mistaken, inside the cabin were her dear sister and the woman who took her Brother Leng away!
"Brother Feng, quick, the zombie inside isn’t dead yet, hurry!"
Song Kerou pointed toward the cabin, unable to contain her excitement.
After they arrived at the seaside, Song Hongfei and Song Ning refused to come over and forbade Song Kerou as well.
There was no way Song Kerou would listen to them, especially after finally reaching the seaside; she wanted to enjoy the sea breeze.
Despite a few words from Song Hongfei and Song Ning discouraging her from coming over, they didn’t stop her when she insisted.
Song Kerou couldn’t understand the disappointment in their eyes and simply followed Feng Ge.
Unexpectedly, right away she saw through the cabin window a blue-clad Song Wenwen, particularly the rotting flesh on its face, which brought her unimaginable joy.
Initially planning to admire the scene longer, she unexpectedly noticed Bai Xiqin standing beside Song Wenwen.
So, she screamed loudly, prompting Feng Ge to act, and the cabin collapsed.
"Brother Leng, don’t go there, there’s a zombie!"
Watching Leng Yebai plunge into the rubble of the cabin, furiously digging for something, Song Kerou hastily rushed over to pull him back.
"Roar—"
The Xiao Lan Zombie surged out of the rubble with its decayed face, lunging directly at the nearest Song Kerou.
Its face was menacing, sheer anger radiating from it.
The new dress it had just changed into was torn by the cabin fragments, turning dirty again.
Unbothered by this, it relentlessly hurled itself at Song Kerou.
This was the first time in a while that it allowed its bloodthirsty instincts to rampage, attacking a human.
"Ah! Brother Feng, save me!"
Song Kerou retreated several steps quickly, backtracking toward Feng Ge.
As Feng Ge prepared to intervene, the zombie howls grew louder.
Looking up, he saw a vast number of zombies had suddenly appeared from nowhere, and leading them was a young man with a gloomy face, followed by over a dozen zombies.
Feng Ge squinted at the zombies behind the young man, recognizing them immediately as High Rank Zombies.
They were too clean; only zombies with self-awareness would be so clean.
Then, the identity of the gloomy-faced boy in front—
Realizing this, Feng Ge took a step back, grabbing Song Kerou’s hand to leave.
He understood the situation was troublesome now.
Even though he was a Fourth Rank peak Superpower User, like the Base Commander, he couldn’t exhaust the Zombie King.
He was wary about today’s mission, especially when Song Hongfei and Song Ning seemed uneasy about Song Kerou coming along.
Having absorbed the Crystal Cores from Superpower Users’ brains, he was on guard against everyone, so when Song Kerou merely cried out, he used his full superpower to attack any abnormalities.
Fearing the Base Commander might set him up.
Unexpectedly, not intervening this time would have been the best option.
"Brother Feng, I won’t leave!"
Song Kerou anxiously glanced back at Leng Yebai, who was lying on the ground.
If she had to leave, she wanted to do so with Brother Leng.
"Roar—"
Feng Ge shook off Song Kerou’s hand, just as he intended to leave alone when more zombies approached from the front, blocking their path.
It was certain; they must have encountered the Zombie King, or else so many zombies wouldn’t have converged.
The seaside was supposed to be open and empty, but now, unbeknownst to them, it was densely packed with zombies enclosing them.
The van was also herded over by the zombie horde. Song Hongfei, with a solemn face, drove it passively to the now-ruined cabin.
Just as he prepared to pull Song Kerou into the van to drive away, Song Hongfei and Song Ning’s gazes landed on the blue-clad zombie.
"...Wenwen?"
Song Hongfei rubbed his blurry eyes, disregarding the horde of zombies outside, opened the car door, and stared in disbelief at the roaring zombie in the distance.
The Xiao Lan Zombie did not glance at Song Hongfei and Song Ning. As it prepared to lunge at Song Kerou again, it hesitated, sniffing the air cautiously.
The strong smell of blood wafted to its nose, a familiar scent—one that belonged to the girl who had given it clothes.
The Xiao Lan Zombie forcibly restrained its step toward Song Kerou, running instead toward Leng Yebai.
By this time, Leng Yebai had found Bai Xiqin. A heavy plank had fallen on Bai Xiqin, and Leng Yebai, with trembling hands, managed to remove it from her head.
A hole gaped on her forehead, bleeding profusely.
"...Xiao Niu, don’t be afraid, I’m here."
Leng Yebai shakily wiped the blood from Bai Xiqin’s face, but it wouldn’t come off. His hands were stained with blood, unable to tell if it was Bai Xiqin’s or from scraping against debris.
Leng Yebai didn’t dare delay, quickly clearing the wooden planks off Bai Xiqin, but they were too heavy and many to move in one go.
At this moment, Zhang Yiming arrived at the fallen cabin, seeing Bai Xiqin’s bloodied face, clouds of frost crossing his features.
Half-squatting, he carefully moved the planks a bit farther from Bai Xiqin, avoiding her face’s wounds.
He feared the virus within him might inadvertently touch the wound on her face.
The Xiao Lan Zombie bent down, extending its decayed fingers to mimic Zhang Yiming, gently pulling at the distant planks.
It was merely an ordinary zombie without self-awareness. Normally, without a High Rank Zombie’s command, it wouldn’t perform such "strange" actions.
Yet, that’s what it did, occasionally uttering soft growls, not of anger but of grief.
At this moment, it had no bloodlust—only the desire to see the girl before it stand once more.
Song Hongfei and Song Ning were still immersed in the shock of seeing Song Wenwen.
But the surrounding zombies gave them no time to react.
The zombie horde mercilessly lunged at them, aiming to devour everything.
Feng Ge gritted his teeth, recognizing Leng Yebai who was clearing the planks and knowing the friendship between Song Hongfei and the Base Commander; he shoved Song Hongfei and others into the van, standing alone to fend off the encroaching zombies.
With him and the van as the center, a raging storm of wind unfurled.
"Leng Yebai, it was a misunderstanding. I didn’t see Xiao Fan’s sister there, only the zombies. Inside the car is the Base Commander’s friend, Mr. Song; it’s all a misunderstanding!"
For the first time, Feng Ge spoke humbly, struggling against the zombies relentlessly attacking from all sides.
Cursing his luck inwardly, he blamed Song Kerou’s hysterics, which led him to believe there was a threat and had the cabin demolished, only to find people inside!
