Chapter 29: The Way of Survival (Seeking follow-up reads, la la la)

"Why would the person controlling the drone lead zombies into the complex..."

Zhong Xiaoshan watched the black mass of zombies cross the collapsed wall, a chill rising in her heart.

Originally, the zombies wandering within the visible range of the complex were only a dozen or so. There must be more between other buildings that couldn't be seen, but they were scattered and not dense. Bringing in hundreds or thousands at once, the density increased sharply.

If it was said that there was still hope to sneak out of the zombie swarm before, then now, unless one grew wings like a drone, even if the God of War came, he would be gnawed into a pile of white bones!

Zhang Su had a gloomy face and didn't speak. After a while, he tilted his ear and said: "Listen, what is the loudspeaker shouting?"

After the drone got a little closer to Building 3, the three of Zhang Su finally heard clearly what was shouting in the loudspeaker.

"Attention all survivors, attention! We will establish a safe zone on the way to Funing County. We will establish a safe zone on the way to Funing County. Welcome survivors who have the ability to walk out of Qincheng. Let us work together to overcome the difficulties!"

"Attention all survivors, attention! We..."

The repeated words rang out from the loudspeaker, echoing over Shengqin Garden!

The drone flew everywhere with the loudspeaker, and basically all the zombies on the street were introduced into the complex. Just then, three cars sped past. As the cars drove by, the sound of the big loudspeaker stopped abruptly, and the drone flew in the direction the cars were driving, disappearing into the blind spot of vision.

The zombies reaching toward the sky suddenly lost their target, looking around blankly. The crowded zombie swarm gradually dispersed, wandering slowly in all directions, stretching their necks and sniffing hard. It was very clear they were looking for new prey.

The seemingly encouraging news caused great trouble for the survivors of Shengqin International Complex!

The three speeding SUVs stopped on the side of the road after passing the zombie gathering section. The front passenger door of the lead Land Cruiser opened, and a man in a leather jacket walked out of the car and reached out to catch the returning drone.

After that person returned to the car, the vehicles continued to drive forward.

"A 200,000 drone is called a drone, awesome!"

Handing the drone to someone behind him, the man in the leather jacket then said to the driver: "Brother Kai, our brothers are hiding in Boss Liu's farmhouse. We're not afraid of the apocalypse outside, comfortable and cozy. Why call other survivors?"

"Exactly, those guys are purely useless waste that wastes food. Useless."

A lean man in the back row of the car took the conversation, the smile on his face carrying malice, belonging to the kind of character that even old ladies wouldn't dare to provoke.

"Heh heh heh, useless?" The man driving chuckled a few times and spoke, his voice a bit muddy: "How did we kill our way out? You've forgotten so quickly! Without so many cannon fodder blocking, could we have come out alive? Don't tell me you want to be cannon fodder yourselves?"

At critical moments, you don't necessarily have to run faster than zombies; you only need to run faster than other survivors to have a chance to live!

The people in the car suddenly realized, and someone clapped: "Right, right, right, we warmly welcome survivors!"

"Hahahaha..."

A burst of sinister laughter erupted in the car.

In the apocalypse, everyone and every group has their own way of survival...

Inside Shengqin Garden, any survivors who still had the ability to act were peeking from behind windows. The sudden news filled many people with hope, and for once, a smile appeared on their faces.

Qincheng had four counties under its jurisdiction. The nearest one was Funing County, only thirty kilometers away. It could be said that it was just a kick on the accelerator to get there. It was just a pity that these people didn't realize that in this day and age, twenty or thirty kilometers would be such an unreachable distance!

With the current situation of Shengqin Garden, wanting to kill their way out of the complex was a quite difficult challenge.

"They said... they want to establish a safe zone on the way to Funing County?!"

Zhong Xiaoshan's expression was excited, and she said urgently: "I'm from Funing County, my parents are in Xiaopu Village!"

Although she didn't spell it out, Zhang Su could see what she wanted to express from her excited eyes. He poured cold water on her unceremoniously: "Leading a large number of zombies into the complex just to broadcast the news of establishing a safe zone—do you think those people are kind-hearted or have bad intentions?"

From the drone's skillful posture, Zhang Su guessed that along the way, that group of people hadn't done this less.

It seemed like they were kindly notifying survivors of the establishment of a safe zone, but in fact, they were just clearing obstacles for their own group to drive out of the city.

Desperate survival—as long as it's for survival, there's no right or wrong, only life and death. But Zhang Su felt that guys who used such despicable means wouldn't be good people. Of course, he didn't feel he was a good person either.

Zhong Xiaoshan was stunned after hearing Zhang Su's words. She frowned and thought for a while. Looking at the zombies downstairs that were more numerous than before, she calmed down and recognized Zhang Su's words.

Zheng Xin looked at the dense zombies that occasionally bumped into each other and said helplessly: "Brother Su, if ordinary people had the ability to organize a safe zone, the authorities would definitely have acted already. What do you think?"

"Right. With the emergency response speed of the authorities, it definitely wouldn't be worse than the private sector. I think the relevant departments must have established a safe zone in the first place, and it's very likely in a hospital!"

Zhong Xiaoshan heard Zheng Xin's words and hurriedly agreed.

Zhang Su shook his head and said: "You two are quite optimistic, but a bit blind. First, those people just said they wanted to build a safe zone; they haven't even started building it yet. It's just an idea. You can have it, and I can have it!"

"And they just said on the way to Funing. This 'on the way' is a full twenty or thirty kilometers. There's no specific place, which means they don't have a clear goal either."

"Thinking about it in a good way, building a safe zone is just their preliminary concept. Thinking about it in a bad way, they are using the excuse of announcing the news to lead the zombies away so they can pass through this dangerous road section! As for the official safe zone, I think there might be one, but it must be small-scale and targeted, and it doesn't have much to do with us!"

Zheng Xin and Zhong Xiaoshan weren't children. Hearing Zhang Su's words, they understood the meaning.

The small episode passed. Among the survivors of Shengqin Garden, some had ideas similar to Zhang Su's, some were eager to move, and some had already started to act...

After four in the afternoon, the sunset was slanting. Zhang Su and the others finished exercising and were eating snacks to replenish energy while analyzing various solutions and the possible habits of zombies. Outside the window, the sound of the loudspeaker rang out again.

"Burned my calories, bye-bye donut..."

A pop song suddenly rang out, sounding particularly harsh in the silent environment!

The three hurriedly lay on the window to explore the situation. Because of the orientation of the window, they couldn't see the source of the sound, so the three had to run to 802. Only then did they see what happened from the south window.

Someone was following suit, using a drone to hang a loudspeaker to lead zombies. It was just that the drone's performance was a bit weak. Whether it was flight speed, height, or stability, it was far inferior to the previous one, insisting on flying while swaying, as if it would crash in the next moment.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 30 =====