Back to the Apocalypse

translator: xiin

editors: apricot & juurensha

“Boom--”

“Boom! Boom--” The sounds of explosions roared out. Sparks flew in all directions, and mud and dust flew everywhere.

Bai Jing raised his grenade gun and shot indiscriminately. Xiao Sa was unwilling to lag behind and placed a box of grenades on the ground, reaching in and hurling them at the places with the greatest concentration of zombies with barely a glance.

“Awesome--” The people from the cars behind them rushed out to join the battle, which was a one-sided fight. The fear in everyone’s hearts gradually dissipated, and their faces turned red with excitement as they attacked fiercely, venting their anger and resentment.

Some people who had machine guns began to spray bullets back and forth, feeling like kings as they watched the zombies in front of them topple over one by one. They only wished that they could also jump up into the sky with a roar and loudly laugh 'Hahaha!' a few times.

“Don’t waste bullets.” Others who were more familiar with guns were distressed, and Wang Fan was one of them. They still didn't know how much further they had to go in the future; how could they waste ammunition like this? In contrast, He was carefully shooting one shot at a time, the head of a zombie bursting with each shot.

“Haha, I was just venting a little. Ever since the apocalypse broke out, this is the most refreshed I've felt while killing zombies. Lao Tzu wants revenge.”

“Kill--”

“Kill them all!!”

“Wuwuwu… kill, kill, kill, kill this mass of rotting meat! Return my family's lives to me!" Someone howled while they killed.

More people rushed forward crazily, their hateful eyes burning with rage.

“Wu Qi--Quickly get back here!”

“You guys cover for me, there's a level one zombie." Wu Qi heard them but paid no heed, his face filled with killing intent. Following his words, a stream of power accurately shot out towards the head of a zombie that was much faster than the others.

“I'm coming too--” Someone else also rushed forward.

“And me!”

A wave of zombies fell to the ground, and feeling as if their enemies weren't so terrible, a burst of courage rose up in everyone's hearts. Look, hadn't these zombies been eliminated so easily?!

Level one zombies were thick and fleshy, their movements quick as lightning, and they often required several shots before they died. Gradually, as a result of covering for the ability users, a gap appeared in their defenses, and a zombie suddenly rushed through. One zombie… two… three…

The situation gradually got worse, but fortunately everyone had become accustomed to using guns after fighting for a while. Although they couldn't be compared to professionals, at least most of them could now shoot accurately, with those who didn't have abilities faring slightly worse.

The zombies were still rushing up like an overwhelming tide. The fierce attacks continued, but seeing that the level one zombies were about to break through the defensive line, Xiao Sa frowned tightly and turned to give his position to Zhang Yan, "You stay here. I'm going to go take a look. Don't let the zombies rush over."

“Yes!” Zhang Yan responded excitedly. He'd been eyeing those grenades for a long time and couldn't wait to snatch one up and throw it at the zombies.

When Bai Jing saw Xiao Sa leave, he quickly threw the grenade gun in his hands to a young man who was happily killing. The young man was stunned for a moment before laughing giddily - this was even better than a machine gun!

“Boom! Boom! ” The explosions in the distance shocked the sky, the light of the fires illuminating the entire field as zombies swarmed out from all sides, filling in the places of those who had fallen and rushing forward one after another, gradually forming a huge circle that surrounded them tightly. Even the zombies near the back had caught up and calling the zombies to the right 'a sea of zombies' wouldn't be an exaggeration. Only the left side was a little better, but Bai Jing remembered very clearly that even Xiao Sa had sensed danger from that direction.

As for Huang Xiong's group, who cared about them? At this point, nobody would think about the group of people that had just escaped death. The bus that had stopped a distance away still had its lights on, but there was no movement at all. Most likely, there wasn't even the faintest trace of people left inside.

“This isn't going to work.” Bai Jing looked around coolly, then looked at the teammates that were killing so savagely. He sighed softly in his heart; at the end of the day, this team was nothing like Zhou Ji and the others. First of all, they didn't have any tacit understanding between each other, and although they were brave when it came to killing the zombies, they were purely full of bloodlust and nothing else. Everyone could be said to be doing their own thing.

Xiao Sa was silent for a moment, his eyes flashing with cold light, “Give me a box of pellets and nails.”

Bai Jing frowned. He wanted to speak but hesitated, then thought about it again and ultimately still brought out two boxes, one big and one small. "You are the team's main attacking force, and the high level zombies still haven't shown up. If you consume too much power…"

“I understand.” Xiao Sa looked at him steadily, comforting him with his gaze as his rough palm caressed Bai Jing's cheek. His voice was incredibly soft, “Don’t worry, I know what I'm doing. Level one zombies can't do anything to me."

Bai Jing pursed his lips and glared at him. He thought about it and felt that it wasn't worth getting angry over. Since he wanted nails and pellets, it wasn't hard to tell that Xiao Sa intended to launch a large-scale attack and achieve less with more. However, although his group attack skills were good, if he used up too much of his power, he wouldn't be able to do anything else later. Bai Jing's tone was dissatisfied, "I'm worried about the high level zombies."

Xiao Sa let out a light laugh, his eyes full of indulgence as he looked playfully at Bai Jing, "We've still got you, don't we? Later on, after I've drained my powers, I'll have to rely on you to protect me."

Bai Jing's anger got caught in his throat. There was a bittersweet feeling in his heart, and he didn't know whether to be happy about Xiao Sa’s trust or worried about his reckless attack. He waved impatiently, “Okay, okay, go ahead, do a great job!”

“Acknowledged.” Xiao Sa answered with a smile and quickly opened the boxes.

Bai Jing knew that he had no way to stop him, and his thoughts turned quickly. In any case, the spring water from his space could replenish energy, and if that wasn't enough, there were so many crystal nuclei just lying on the ground, and they could draw resources from the area. Although level one nuclei didn't have much power, mosquito meat was still meat. Combining all that, they should be able to restore Xiao Sa's strength no matter what, right?

With this thought in mind, Bai Jing relaxed a little. He turned to gaze at the mound of zombie corpses, and his expression turned disgusted. There were too many zombies, and the difference between level one zombies and ordinary ones wasn't much. The stench of rotten meat coming from their bodies was enough to cover the sky, and it was really nauseating. How was he supposed to harvest crystal nuclei like this?

Bai Jing was caught up with this matter, but Xiao Sa had already begun to use his powers. A golden halo spread out around him as he stood there solemnly, and a powerful pressure instantly emanated from him. He was like a shrine that was high up above - people who saw the scene couldn't help but feel worship in their hearts!

“Up!” Xiao Sa’s forehead was full of green veins, his cold eyes filled with a golden light. With a loud cry, the nails and pellets flew out of the box at high speeds and formed a dense circle in the air, filling up the night sky.

His actions were so grand that everyone who saw this scene were shocked. They all unconsciously stopped attacking.

“What is he doing?” Someone asked doubtfully.

“Damn, hurry up and check out the immortal!" Someone exclaimed exaggeratedly.

“You've turned into a fool, right?"

“I must still be sleeping. This world is too miraculous."

“Zombies have already shown up. What else is impossible? You guys should stop acting like reckless fools."

“…”

“Hiss--” Zhao Lei sucked in a cold breath and dodged a dangerous attack from an encroaching zombie. He shouted anxiously, "The zombies are rushing over! Concentrate your attacks!"

“Go!” Xiao Sa leapt, his palm cutting across the sky. The power that he had condensed into his palm divided into thousands of individual strands as he stretched his ability to the limits. Under his command, the nails and pellets in the sky all shone with a golden light. Sparks jumped, and they moved like the wind, like a meteor shower falling in the night sky. The nails and pellets made a thunderous noise as they shot past, their momentum causing a trail of golden light to flash in their wake.

Time seemed to stand still at that moment, and everyone was stunned.

Instant kill! Absolute instant kill!

A large swath of zombies was cleared out, and the original disadvantageous situation was reversed in an instant. Everyone who was fighting dropped their chins in awe and a deep admiration blossomed within their hearts. Now this was a true powerhouse!

“Wow, how awesome!” Nobody knew who spoke first.

“So cool!”

“We'll definitely have a way out this time."

Everyone began to speak up, showing their admiration, respect, and yearning. All kinds of heartfelt voices sounded out, but without exception, everyone was excited. After that scene, the way everyone looked at Xiao Sa had changed. It was now a heartfelt kind of respect and willingness to submit.

Bai Jing believed that if they had originally joined the team for the sake of supplies and backing in the Capital, they now truly had a deep respect for Xiao Sa and genuinely wanted to follow him. Based on their admiring gazes, as long as Xiao Sa gave a command, they wouldn't hesitate to walk through fire or boiling water for him. This time, they had really won over the team, and it could be considered a pleasant surprise.

Bai Jing smiled slightly and took out a bottle of spring water, discreetly handing it to Xiao Sa.

Xiao Sa lifted it up and drank it all down at once. He slowly took a few steps forward, then glanced sternly at the crowd, "Are you all starting to relax now? The zombies are still coming, and danger still lurks by our side. The high level zombies haven't shown up yet, so what makes you guys think you can relax your vigilance? I'm very dissatisfied with you all. Our team has no tacit understanding, and you even let the zombies break through our defenses. What do you guys have to say for yourselves?"

The crowd lost their voices. The reason why the zombies had broken through their line of defense was because they had discovered level one zombies. Some people had taken the lead in breaking out of the line in order to attack them, and although this was done with good intentions and bravery, bullets were blind, and the shooters were afraid of accidentally causing injuries. Some of the people using guns were novices, and that gave the zombies an opportunity to rush in.

“Okay, I don’t blame you guys. In the future, we need to be more careful. Don't forget that your lives are on the line. Now, everyone needs to prepare themselves. Those who don't have enough weapons can come to collect more, and those who have been injured should temporarily pull back and rest for a while." Xiao Sa spoke indifferently, his tone steady, his impassive face showing no hints of change.

Bai Jing lowered his eyes slightly. He couldn't figure out whether Xiao Sa was exhausted at the moment or not. However even if he was, he couldn't show it now at a time when everyone's morale was high and their aspirations strong. Seeing that the zombies up ahead had gathered together again, Xiao Sa was now everyone's spiritual support, and he couldn't afford to show any weakness.

As though aware of his thoughts, Xiao Sa glanced at Bai Jing and shook his head slightly, indicating that he was fine. Although he had launched thousands of attacks at once, the fatigue he'd felt had been greatly alleviated after drinking the water from the spring in the space. "Don't worry. I'm fine. I'll recover with about half an hour of rest."

Bai Jing nodded and was finally a little relieved. But… on the battlefield, a lot of things could happen in half an hour…

Thus, while everyone was struggling to kill, they were confronted with this kind of scene!

The figure of Bai Jing flickered as he shuttled back and forth amongst the zombies. Strangely, the zombies ignored him as though they were unable to sense him. He was flexible and agile as he dodged his teammate's incoming attacks, one hand holding a dagger as he cruelly cut apart the zombies' heads, then stuck his other hand into their brains.

“Ew--” Some people couldn't take it anymore. Particularly the women, they were really nauseated and rushed towards an empty area to heave.

Poor Bai Jing didn’t know it then, but it was this moment that caused people to raise him up to the level of a great deviant in their hearts.

However, there were also some people who watched his actions and thought carefully. At present, the role of crystal nuclei had not yet been disseminated, but the existence of the crystal nuclei was known to everyone. Was there a reason why Bai Jing was risking himself to obtain these nuclei despite the danger from the rain of bullets?

apricot: argh agreed with the ‘ew’ …i know this is the apocalypse but touching zombie brains?? T_T