Chapter 36: For survival, there is no right or wrong

"Listen, what's that sound?"

The three were happily packing their backpacks when Zhang Su suddenly raised his hand to signal the two women to stop, while simultaneously tilting his ear toward the door.

"Brother Su, i-is that the sound of the elevator?"

Zhong Xiaoshan looked at the door, slightly nervous.

Zhang Su's expression froze. Carrying the case of mineral water he didn't have time to put into his backpack, he rushed through the bloody entryway. After confirming through the peephole that there was no situation in the corridor, he pulled the door open.

Buzz, buzz, buzz...

In the quiet unit, the sound of the elevator running was particularly obvious.

The red numbers, 7, 8, 9...

"Someone downstairs used the elevator!"

Zhang Su calculated from the time; it definitely wasn't starting from the sixth floor going up, otherwise, it couldn't have only moved one floor after such a long time!

"Forgive me for this life of unbridled indulgence and love for freedom, how could I fear..." Awoo, awoo!

As the elevator climbed, a muffled music sound came from the car, and at the same time, the unique roars of zombies and collision sounds alternated.

"This is..."

Zhang Su's brain exploded. He hurriedly returned to 1101 and waved his hand: "Quick, the zombies are coming up from the elevator, let's go!"

"Coming, coming!"

While answering, Zheng Xin and Zhong Xiaoshan put on their backpacks and followed Zhang Su out of the security door.

"Let's go, Brother Su, what are you still doing?"

Seeing Zhang Su standing by the security door, leaning out to look at the elevator display, Zheng Xin anxiously tugged at his arm.

"Eleven, eleven didn't stop, alright, alright, let's go!"

Zhang Su rushed out of the door, not going downstairs immediately, but tilting his ear to listen to the movement.

Awoo, awoo...

The elevator stopped on the twelfth floor. Accompanied by the opening of the car, a burst of howling sounded. The song that had been playing earlier had stopped; it was estimated that the playback equipment had been destroyed by the zombies.

Zhang Su gave a gesture to the two women, not staying any longer, and the three returned to the eighth floor quietly.

"Someone downstairs lured the zombies to the twelfth floor!"

Back at 801, Zhang Su felt his nerves relax. Although he hadn't fought much on this trip, he still felt some fatigue due to the tense state.

"They did this to escape the residential area, right."

Zheng Xin poured the supplies from her backpack onto the coffee table while saying.

Zhang Su nodded: "More or less. Otherwise, who would be bored enough to tease zombies for fun? It's just that I don't know which floor the survivors downstairs are on. They probably lured the zombies in the unit into the elevator..."

"But how did they make the zombies press the floor?" Zheng Xin asked, somewhat puzzled.

Zhang Su thought for a while and said: "They probably pressed the floor first, then created sound. After the zombies went in, they would all look for the sound and wouldn't block the elevator door. As long as the elevator door closed, that was it."

It sounded simple, but Zhang Su knew the process of this operation must have been quite difficult.

Zhong Xiaoshan squeezed her slightly sore arm, depressed: "We finally cleaned up upstairs, and now a whole group has been brought here, really!"

Today was her first time facing zombies directly, and with the help of her companions, she had solved the zombies, which gave her confidence. Plus, finding quite a bit of food and drink, she had been in a good mood, but now her good mood was all gone.

Regardless of whether there were still resources to be used upstairs, that was a safe retreat. Now with this mess, all previous efforts were in vain.

"Yeah, so annoying, those guys who benefit themselves at the expense of others!"

Zheng Xin heard Zhong Xiaoshan's complaint and thought of the risks and hard work when killing zombies, feeling equally furious.

In contrast, Zhang Su was calm and collected, counting the supplies, as if he hadn't been affected by this matter at all.

"Brother Su, you're so calm, this doesn't seem like your personality!"

Zheng Xin pouted and said.

"Doesn't seem like my personality? What kind of personality do I have? A little girl is starting to speculate about my personality?"

Zhang Su looked at Zheng Xin with a teasing smile.

"With your black-hearted, vengeful, petty, and full-of-bad-ideas personality, the floor you worked so hard to clean up has been polluted, and you're not angry, not annoyed?"

Zheng Xin put one hand on her hip, tilting her head to look at Zhang Su, who was tearing open a Snickers and eating it with relish.

"Your evaluation of me is too high, I dare not accept it."

Zhang Su first replied sarcastically, then said: "First of all, no matter who is using the elevator to transport zombies, there is nothing wrong with it; that is their right. Furthermore, the survivors downstairs might not know there are still people upstairs!"

"If we stand as a third party, to protect a group of people, choosing to sacrifice another group is hard to judge as right or wrong. But if it's for one's own survival to sacrifice unrelated people, it's understandable from any angle, even if I were the one being sacrificed!"

"The same principle applies. When it really comes to the point of sacrificing others to save yourselves, you two can have psychological burdens, or even guilt, but do not hesitate!"

Zhang Su said very seriously.

Zheng Xin and Zhong Xiaoshan were silent. Zhang Su's words impacted their worldview, but looking back at this world...

A worldview needs to be built on a macro world. The original world has been devastated to the point of almost ceasing to exist. Using the old set in the new world definitely won't work.

"This world has become so cruel..." Zheng Xin sighed.

"This is just the beginning!"

Zhang Su narrowed his eyes. In ten years, he had dealt with many people and seen deception, betrayal, and selling out, knowing deeply the sinister nature of the human heart.

"If order is restored in a short time, that's fine. If this disordered state continues, you must smash all traditional concepts as soon as possible. Don't feel surprised no matter what incredible things happen!"

"Understood, Brother Su."

Zhong Xiaoshan nodded solemnly.

Zheng Xin didn't speak, but she also nodded, her lips tightly pressed.

"Actually, I was just worrying about not finding a way to train. A good buddy sent me a batch of zombies, I'm too grateful to even express it!"

Zhang Su smiled and shook his legs.

"What do you mean... don't tell me you intend to take us to kill all those zombies?"

Zheng Xin looked at the smile on Zhang Su's face and instantly guessed his intention, her face twitching involuntarily.

Zhang Su picked up another Snickers from the coffee table, tore it open, stuffed it into his mouth, bit off a piece, and chewed it. With his feet on the corner of the coffee table, he said slowly.

"From the current situation, this disaster cannot be controlled in a short time. This place can only be used as a temporary shelter. We will definitely have to go out in the future, out of the unit, out of Shengqin Garden, and even out of the city!"

If there was one of the three who least wanted to leave, it was definitely Zhang Su, because this house was his, his home in Qincheng.

"This building is like a novice village. We can't stay in the novice village forever. Those five people yesterday hung up their first teammate just after leaving the novice village. What about us? When will casualties occur? Who wants to be injured? Who wants to die in the mouths of zombies?"

Although Zhang Su's voice wasn't loud, it revealed a chill that penetrated the heart. The roar of zombies and the oppression of death made it hard to breathe.

"Don't want to!"

Zheng Xin and Zhong Xiaoshan shook their heads vigorously. The scene of that man being bitten to death yesterday was still fresh in their minds.

"If you don't want to, then train, train hard! From today on, there's no limit on food and drink, and the training intensity will be doubled!"

After rummaging through the food reserves of several families, Zhang Su felt confident. As long as they had the ability to go out, there would be no shortage of supplies with the sharp decline in population!

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 37 =====