Chapter 51: First Volume Chapter 51 Black-bellied x Arrogant (15)

First Volume Chapter 51 Black-bellied x Arrogant (15)

The group led by Luo Heng, who was surrounded, wiped out the zombie horde; the few people who had been watching her actions the whole time looked shocked.

Especially Yu Xiaochun, who looked like he didn't know her.

"You, you are Jiang Zhi?"

Jiang Zhi did not answer his question; instead, she exchanged a glance with Luo Heng, turned around, and prepared to leave.

"Jiang Zhi!" Luo Heng called out to her.

Jiang Zhi turned back, blinking her eyes in confusion.

Luo Heng approached, his expression bewildered, full of doubt.

"You, how are you not infected?"

That day he clearly saw the girl bitten by a zombie.

How could she not have been infected?

Jiang Zhi let out an "ah" and replied to his question, "I don't know about that either; after being bitten by a zombie, I only had an inflamed wound and a high fever for one night, and I did not turn into a zombie."

This statement made them even more incredulous.

Especially the medical doctor Zhang Tie, who followed them, pushed up his high-powered glasses, examined her closely, and exclaimed in amazement, "Hello, are you sure you were bitten by a zombie?"

Jiang Zhi froze for a moment, extended the arm that had been bitten by a zombie, and snowflakes fell piece by piece onto her porcelain skin; the faint scar still showed traces of the zombie bite.

Old Zhang instinctively grabbed her wrist and leaned in to examine it closely.

The sudden approach of the old man startled Jiang Zhi; she tried to pull her hand back but couldn't, and her expression grew somewhat panicked.

"You—"

Before he could finish speaking, his vision went black, a figure suddenly appeared and shoved Old Zhang aside, blocking Jiang Zhi's body.

Old Zhang stumbled, nearly falling to the ground from the push, but Luo Heng timely steadied him.

"Wuchen?" Luo Heng, seeing the newcomer, was somewhat surprised; having originally seen the girl alone, he had thought Xie Wuchen wasn't with her, but didn't expect him to be there as well.

Xie Wuchen's face was cold and grim, colder than the falling snow, devoid of his former warmth and gentleness.

This made Luo Heng feel quite unfamiliar with him.

Old Zhang, though pushed, was not angry; his blazing eyes fixed intently on Jiang Zhi behind him, excited and delighted: "Great! Great! Humanity is saved!"

The old man, like a child, gleefully waved his arms and kicked his legs in the snow.

Jiang Zhi, standing behind Xie Wuchen, heard the words and involuntarily stepped forward, peeking her head out: "You just said humanity is saved—what do you mean?"

The excitement on Old Zhang's face could not be calmed, his voice trembling: "If your blood is immune to the zombie virus, we could use your blood to produce an antibody! Then nobody would ever be infected again."

As soon as he said that, it was like a boulder dropped into a calm lake, stirring up huge waves.

"Really, really?"

"Holy shit!"

"Then we no longer need to fear infection by the zombie virus!!! We're saved!!! Really saved!!!"

Several people stared at each other, unable to contain their excitement.

Jiang Zhi's brows and eyes lit up with joy: "Good, really good! I am willing to use my blood to develop the virus antibody!"

"No!" Xie Wuchen, who had been silent until now, nearly shouted, and as he spoke he grabbed her hand and started walking in the opposite direction.

After staggering two steps, Jiang Zhi hastily stopped, pulled her wrist free from his painful grip, furrowed her brows, and asked, "What are you doing, Xie Wuchen?"

Xie Wuchen seemed rather abnormal, even giving off a hint of familiarity that reminded her unconsciously of Bao Jiu from the Evil-doers Organization, who had tortured her for several months.

"If we use your blood to produce the antibody, you will die!" Xie Wuchen's gloomy eyes condensed into frost, snowflakes falling over his brows and eyes, coating them with a silver sheen.

Upon hearing that, Jiang Zhi froze on the spot and suddenly turned her head toward the not‑far‑away medical doctor.

Old Zhang met her gaze, then quickly looked away, embarrassed.

This confirmed Xie Wuchen's words.

Jiang Zhi clenched her fingers; the joy in her heart was doused as if by a bucket of ice water.

Saving the world inevitably requires sacrifice.

But—

Before they could leave, Luo Heng's group rushed forward and blocked their path.

"Wuchen, this is the only turning point for all of humanity! Didn't you see just now? The zombies have grown stronger, their intellect now on par with humans." Luo Heng spoke in a low voice.

After he finished, Yu Xiaochun also involuntarily whispered: "Yeah... as long as we develop the virus antibody, nobody in the world will ever be infected by the zombie virus again, and then the world will return to how it was before."

A peaceful, harmonious, beautiful world.

But this must be built on the sacrifice of the girl's life.

Song Xuefeng glanced sideways at Wen Shuangshuang, nodded in agreement: "If the virus disappears, this world will no longer have any disasters."

Xie Wuchen glanced coldly at their faces, and a murderous intent welled up in his heart that he could hardly restrain.

These people all deserve to die!!

Before he could act, Jiang Zhi suddenly spoke up, countering: "Then what have I done wrong?"

She lifted her gaze, meeting each of their eyes in turn; they turned pale and looked away.

"I also want to live," she murmured.

Even Old Zhang, who had seen too much cold and warmth, felt somewhat ashamed and unable to face himself.

Yu Xiaochun took the moral high ground and retorted: "Originally, you would have died once bitten by a zombie; this extra time is merely a gift from heaven—"

Before he could finish the word "your," Xie Wuchen strode forward and fiercely clenched his throat with one hand.

What Yu Xiaochun saw was a pair of eyes like those of a hellish evil demon, dangerous and gloomy.

As Yu Xiaochun was about to be strangled to death, the crowd rushed forward to stop him, but Jiang Zhi moved ahead of them.

"Xie Wuchen!" she shouted, placing her hand over his cold palm and yelling sternly: "Let go!!"

Xie Wuchen felt the warmth in the girl's palm, his pupils regained a bit of reason, his brows and eyes tensed, and he loosened his grip.

Yu Xiaochun sat collapsed on the ground, coughing violently; the near-death feeling left him terrified, and he dared not utter another word.

He could be certain that, if Jiang Zhi had not intervened just then, he would probably have been strangled to death by Xie Wuchen.

The sudden change left everyone stunned, especially Luo Heng, whose brows knit tightly upon seeing the unfamiliar Xie Wuchen.

He wondered why Xie Wuchen had become like this; before leaving, he had still been a handsome, gentle person.

But now, it is extremely dangerous.

Jiang Zhi glared at them, took Xie Wuchen's hand, and said bluntly, "Whether to save him or not is my decision; you have no right to interfere."

Having said that, she led Xie Wuchen toward the car.

As they walked, she strangely asked back, "Xie Wuchen, why are you more agitated than I, the person involved?"

Although she was angry, after so many experiences she had also matured, feeling there was nothing worth being angry about.

People are selfish; truly selfless individuals are exceedingly rare.

She didn't expect others to say or think anything, but what made her quite happy was that Xie Wuchen defended her.

Xie Wuchen's face regained its usual expression, though a chill still lingered in the depths of his pupils.

"They shouldn't force you."

After getting into the car, the man added, "I—I don't want you to go."

Upon hearing that, Jiang Zhi felt warm and sweet inside.

She let out a cold snort, her cheeks slightly flushed, her clear dark eyes flickering.

After a moment, she took the towel in her hand and wiped the snow water from his face.

Xie Wuchen let her wipe him, gazing at her face through her fingers, his lips restraining a twitch.