Chapter 16

    The usual ten-hour drive distance has now been driven for twenty-six hours, and only one-third of the distance has been traveled. As time goes by, Lian Runing becomes more and more anxious: the period of chaos has passed, but a more dangerous period has arrived. Those who escaped will face competition for food and resources, and even kill each other. If her family survived by chance, would they be able to save their lives in such a predicament?

    The car suddenly slowed down, Lian Runing recovered and saw Hao Jian driving. After they escaped from Xinhe Primary School, she drove for two hours and switched to Hao Jian's. Fortunately, they took turns to rest so that no accidents would occur due to fatigue driving.     "What's wrong?" Lian Runing asked, Xin Ting, who was drowsy with her eyes closed in the back seat, woke up in an instant, and hurriedly looked out of the car window - she thought that zombies were coming again.     The car was tossed by zombies, and even the windows were smashed with cracks. Even while driving, she didn't dare to sleep with complete peace of mind. It happened that when she heard Lian Runing's voice, she was so nervous that she lost sleepiness.     Hao Jian lowered his head and looked up at the sign on it, and said, "The car is almost out of gas. There is a gas station in front of you. Get ready."     Although Hao Jian had refueled before, there was no bucket beside Hao Jian to put more so much gasoline that they have to go to the gas station every time they run out of gas. But this time Xin Ting found two barrels of peanut oil in the school and stuffed them in the trunk, which came in handy at this time.     Hearing Hao Jian say to be prepared, Lian Runing and Xin Ting naturally knew what to prepare. There are often great risks in places like gas stations. After all, there are many people who come to refuel, and there are also people who rob resources in gas station convenience stores, which increases the chance of zombies appearing here.     The more they went to the southern city, the more zombies they encountered, and the danger gradually increased. So on the way, Lian Runing and Xin Ting also picked up some handy tools. Lian Runing picked up a fruit machete from a fruit stand by the roadside, while Xin Ting picked up a baseball bat.     When the gas station appeared within the line of sight of the three of them, they still gasped—the situation at the gas station was wonderful!

    This gas station is located in the town, and there are many abandoned cars in the open space beside it. It can be seen that few people come here on weekdays, so it is regarded as a parking lot for abandoned cars. On the right side of the gas station is a driving school, and on the other side and opposite are auto repair shops.

    When their car breaks down, these auto repair shops have parts for their car! And because the gas station looks like a waste car parking lot, many cars will not stop here to refuel. However, Hao Jian could smell a gasoline smell, and with such a smell, it must not be an abandoned gas station!     However, the convenience store at the gas station has already closed the door tightly, and there is a pile of dirt on the glass, which looks more like it has been abandoned for many years. But Hao Jian will not be deceived, after all, the dirt seems to be wiped on by people, and it is very likely that someone is inside.     But before that, what they had to face were the five zombies who had heard the sound of the car running over.     These five zombies have been wandering outside, and they are naturally far or close. The far ones are about seventy or eighty meters away, while the closest ones are twenty or thirty meters away.     "We can't let them all gather, otherwise it will be difficult for the three of us to deal with five zombies." Hao Jian said, they must deal with the close-range zombies before the distant ones come rushing over, and defeating them one by one is the best way to survive .     Xin Ting hadn't tried to hit a zombie before, her lips were trembling with fright, and her hands and feet were trembling. Hao Jian glanced at her and said, "Your is a baseball bat, and you are weak, so don't go straight up. I'll drive over, and you can help watch if there are other zombies coming from behind."     Xin Ting seemed to be loose. In one breath, he nodded hurriedly.     Although Lian Runing is also very nervous, she and Hao Jian have faced such situations too many times in the past two days. Although she really wants to survive, she is also prepared to fight without fear of life and death, so she can Stand up bravely and fight side by side with Hao Jian.     As for Hao Jian, who has already killed many zombies, she has become more and more proficient between being forced and adapting. She sometimes numbs herself and makes herself think that she is playing a game, which will raise her adrenal glands and make her more daring.     ______

    As soon as Hao Jian stepped on the accelerator, she controlled the speed and rushed towards the two zombies in front of her. With a "bang", a male zombie was quickly caught under the wheels of the wheel, and the other zombie was knocked away several meters away. Between two wrecked cars. Then she slowed down and crushed a thinner zombie, braked, grabbed the crowbar, opened the door and got out of the car, and hit the zombie who was behind and climbing up with all her strength.

    Hao Jian's movements have been rehearsed many times in his mind, and now he is doing them smoothly and without panic. The male zombie was hit by her and directly hit the rear of the car. Although his body had been deformed in many places, he didn't feel any pain at all, and he struggled to rush towards Hao Jian.

    "Crack!" Hao Jian's crowbar was already handy, and it hit the zombie's forehead directly, directly missing a piece of skull.

    Xin Ting was so frightened that she stayed in the car and didn't dare to move until the glass was smashed by the head of the zombie, and some blood stained the window glass. She was so scared that she poked it desperately with a baseball bat and shouted: "Ah! Ahh!" The

    zombie's head was pushed out of the car window by her baseball bat, and there was no movement for a while. She opened her eyes slightly, and found Hao Jian looking at her with a half-smile: "If you scream again, it's not just these five zombies."

    Xin Ting shut her mouth quickly, and Hao Jian didn't have time to pay attention to her, but turned to look at her. Practice like lemons.

    When Hao Jian crushed the thin zombie under the wheel, it still did not forget to reach out to grab Hao Jian, but his position was too far to catch Hao Jian. At this time, Lian Runing also mustered up the courage to open the car door, and saw the zombie's hand grabbing at her. In desperation, she swung a knife and chopped off the zombie's arm like cutting a carrot.

    The zombie's arm was extremely fragile, but Lian Runing didn't have time to think about it, so he endured the disgusting force to finish the zombie completely. The blood of the zombies can no longer flow, so even if she uses cruel methods, no blood will splash on her body.     The moment she looked up, she also found that Hao Jian had already dealt with the male zombie, and Xin Ting kept screaming without seeming to notice. She looked around nervously, except for the zombie that was stuck between the abandoned cars struggling more violently, and the other two zombies that were also running towards them, she didn't find any new zombies that appeared.

    "Be careful when dealing with those two zombies." Hao Jian said to Lian Runing.

    "You too." Lian Runing nodded, she still had some confidence in Hao Jian.

    The two rushed over one after the other, Hao Jian's movements became more and more flexible, and the aim of hitting the direction became more and more precise. With Lian Runing at the side to deal with another zombie, she can also focus on dealing with the zombie in front of her.

    After fighting for a while, the two zombies also fell down one after another. Hao Jian and Lian Runing rested for a while, then walked towards the stuck zombie... They couldn't let the zombie go untreated.

    ______

    "I'm sorry, I'm really useless." In the

    gas station, Lian Runing found a faucet, and when he turned it on, he found that there was still clear water, so he washed his hands and cleaned the blood on the knife. While Hao Jian was cheering, Xin Ting walked to Lian Runing's side and apologized for what happened just now.

    When Hao Jian and Lian Runing were dealing with the remaining two zombies, she got out of the car and failed to complete the task Hao Jian had given her. Although Hao Jian and Lian Runing didn't scold her at that time, she felt very guilty after seeing their fighting posture.     "Not everyone is born like this." Lian Runing smiled slightly, "Forty-eight hours, or even twenty-four hours ago, they were still a person with self-awareness. Even if they have become zombies, how can we Killing them is also very difficult."     "But I can't even help you to keep track."     "It's only been half a day since you came out with us, so you haven't quite gotten used to it yet. After a while, wait for you to think about it ." Get it, and you won't be afraid anymore."     Xin Ting was about to say something, when she heard a "bang-dang" sound from the gas station, like the impact of a refueling gun being thrown into the ground for no reason.     "Hao Jian!" Lian Runing's heart skipped a beat, and she grabbed the knife and rushed over.

    After there was no real line of sight blocked by the abandoned car, she saw two men holding a knife and an ax on Hao Jian's neck, while Hao Jian raised his hands in a gesture of surrender.

    Hearing Lian Runing's voice, the two men looked at each other and said, "If you don't want your companion to have trouble, put down the knife and come over!"

    Lian Runing's heart tightened, and she looked at the expressionless Hao Jian, after some entanglement in his heart, chose to put down the knife and walked towards them. Many bad thoughts had flashed through her mind, especially after she and Hao Jian had encountered someone who was hostile to them. Between her and Hao Jian's life and maintaining her chastity, she chose the former.

    Even though they had known each other for only three days, she could no longer do such a selfish thing as abandoning Hao Jian just for herself.

    "And you!" The two men looked fiercely at Xin Ting behind them.

    Xin Ting didn't know where those two people came from, and she hadn't experienced what happened to Hao Jian and Lian Runing before, so she didn't feel as uneasy as Lian Runing. She thought that the person on the other side was a human instead of a zombie, and they still had room to discuss.

    Seeing that they were obedient, the two men breathed a sigh of relief. The man with the knife let go of Hao Jian and turned to Lian Runing. He held Lian Runing and said, "Be honest, come in with us.

    " Ning's body was dripping with sweat, and her heart was pounding: Where do they want them to go? Do something?

Chapter 17

    This seemingly abandoned gas station convenience store was bigger than what Hao Jian and the others encountered last time, but there was a lot of garbage piled up around it, and there was a smell of feces coming from nowhere. There was also a lot of dirty water splashed on the glass and walls, leaving large stains after it solidified.

    From the outside, this place is abandoned, and most people will not try to get close to it to obtain any resources.

    After Hao Jian and the others were held hostage by two men, they found that there were several old and weak women and children hidden behind the goods shelves piled up with a lot of cardboard boxes and bottles.

    The older woman already had a lot of silver-white hair on her head, and the younger woman looked only twenty-five or sixteen years old, with a ponytail on her face, nervous expression and twinkling eyes. There is also a little girl about five years old and a little boy about three years old, huddled in the arms of the two women, quietly watching the new faces appearing here.

    Lian Ruling secretly breathed a sigh of relief, she thought they met someone who was trying to take advantage of her, and the presence of these old and young people here shows that these people are most likely a family.

    People with families have a very small chance of being such a crazy villain.

    "Ah Chang—" the old woman opened her mouth.

    The man with the ax pushed Hao Jian in front of her. She staggered a few steps and stabilized herself in the space in front of the man and the old man. Lian Runing and Xin Ting were treated similarly. The three women without self-defense weapons looked at them vigilantly, wondering what to do next.

    "Mom, we're fine. They really cleaned up all the zombies outside." Li Chang said, and couldn't help showing a happy smile on his face.

    Seeing this, Lian Runing hurriedly asked: "Are you residents in the vicinity? If you are avoiding zombies, why did you take us in here?"

    The man with the knife put it away and changed his face. With a fierce face just now, he said with a smile: "This is also a last resort. With your skills, what if you don't cooperate with us and beat us instead? And there are many unknown dangers lurking outside, so we have to kill you first." He came in under hostage."

    Lian Runing finally let go of a big stone in her heart.

    Xin Ting's nose was sour, and she almost burst into tears again. She wiped her eyes and said, "You guys scared us to death, I thought we were being robbed!"

    Only Hao Jian frowned and said nothing. Lian Runing glanced at her, and was about to ask her to say a few words, but was interrupted by the old woman.

    "It's good to clean it up, my good grandchildren don't have to be afraid." The old woman hugged the two children and coaxed them.     "By the way, my name is Li Ge. This is my mother, as well as my elder brother Li Chang, my wife Liu Shu and two children. I see that you can deal with five zombies with

    ease. Have you trained?"

The man went to a shelf beside him, took out a bottle of water, unscrewed it and handed it to Lian Runing.

    Lian Runing took the water, but did not drink it immediately, but replied: "My name is Lian Runing, and these two are my friends Hao Jian and Xin Ting. This incident broke out suddenly, how could we go through effective measures?" Training is nothing more than meeting more zombies and figuring out a way to survive."

    "Then what did you do before?" Li Chang asked again.

    "I——" Lian Runing would have continued, but Hao Jian rushed back before her, "We are students, going out to attend summer camp, and we happened to encounter these things on the way back."

    Lian Runing and Xin Ting They all took a look at Hao Jian, but didn't try to tear down the stage.

    Li Chang and Li Ge exchanged a look, their brows and eyes were loosened, Li Chang looked at Lian Runing, and said with a smile: "Then you guys are really brave! Hey, sit down and drink some water, we just want to ask you Let ’s take a look at the situation outside.”

    “We don’t know what’s going on outside. When we came out of the summer camp, we were attacked. We felt that those people were in a bad state and ran away. Almost all the roads here were blocked by cars. It was blocked, and we came here with great difficulty. But what's going on here?" Hao Jian asked.

    Li Chang patted his thigh, with a look of concern on his face: "I don't know what's going on. A few days ago, the group suddenly said that some infectious disease broke out, and they told us to hide in the countryside with few people. We thought it was another I ignored the rumors, and in the end, something happened in just two days—”

    Li Ge was also silent for a moment before answering Li Chang's words: "My dad was bitten when he went out. We saw it with our own eyes. If we hadn't remembered the warning from our friends, we would have rushed up to fight the zombie that bit my dad."

    " We found that the outside world had changed, so we hurried back to the countryside with my mother, wife and children. But it was too late, we had no food, drink, or car. Where could we go? We just found out There is no one here, so I took it, and then I found out that you are here."     After listening to their words, Xin Ting was the most touched, after all, she also hid until she had no choice but to come out. She persuaded them with the mood of someone who has been here: "But you can't hide here for long. Sooner or later, the food will be eaten up, and you don't know when those zombies will gather here again, and you can't leave if you want to leave." Li Ge shook his head: "     Affected by rumors, many people have dragged their families back to the countryside, and some people have passed by before, and they have attracted many zombies, so this place is relatively safe At     this time, a tender voice sounded crisply: "Mom, I'm so hungry." The     voice attracted everyone's attention, Liu Shu hugged the five-year-old little girl, and opened the tattered cardboard box from a corner , took out a piece of bread and a bottle of water to give to the little girl.     Li Ge stroked his head, which was only an inch long, and asked Lian Runing, "Have you had lunch? Is there anything to eat in the car?"     Lian Runing shook her head. To be honest, from the time she had dinner last night until now, except for some drinks, she hadn't eaten anything at all, and she was already so hungry that her chest was pressed against her back. If zombies came later, she couldn't guarantee that she would be able to pick up a knife to deal with them.     Li Ge glanced at Li Chang, and took out two packs of biscuits from the side and gave them to them: "We don't have much food left, you can eat this to fill your belly!"     "Thank you!" Lian Runing took the biscuits and gave them to Hao Jian, Hao Jian held his stomach and waved his hand.     "What's the matter?" Li Ge noticed her strangeness and asked quickly.     Hao Jian asked back, "Is there a restroom here?"

    "Beside the utility room." Li Ge pointed outside.

    The toilet and utility room of this gas station are separated from the convenience store, about ten meters apart. Usually this distance is not far, but now is an extraordinary period, no one knows whether they will encounter zombies after going out, and the Li family hid in the corner for convenience when they came here.

    "I'm going to the bathroom." Hao Jian stood up, but Li Chang stopped her suddenly.

    Hao Jian looked at him strangely: "What's the matter?"

    "It's dangerous for you to go there alone, shall I go with you?"

    Hao Jian's expression changed, she looked outside for a while, and said, "There is no Zombie, I'll go and solve my physical problems and I'll be back, you—"

    She didn't say what she said, but anyone could guess what she meant, after all, Li Chang's behavior was too abrupt.

    Li Ge touched Li Chang's arm, and the latter also reacted, pursing his lips without explaining. Lian Runing