Chapter 93: Accidents One After Another (10k words finished)

"This guy, he's got a brain!"

Zhang Su, hiding at the base of the wall, watched Lu Yu's series of operations and couldn't help but smile knowingly.

"Too crazy, too crazy..."

Kuang Miao looked at Lu Yu, who was leading the zombies to the pocket array on the street, his lips trembling. He could easily put himself in Lu Yu's position, imagining being chased by hundreds of zombies, terrified.

He looked at Pei Lan and Song Yijun, who were already in position near the pocket array, with great sympathy, suddenly feeling that following Zhang Su to kill zombies was easier.

If Zhang Su knew Kuang Miao's naive thoughts, he would definitely pour a basin of cold water on him, but there was no time for that now. He scanned his surroundings to collect information and asked coldly, "Tell me, what is the most important thing when we kill our way into the gas station in a moment?"

"Don't make any sound!"

Everyone said in unison.

Zhang Su nodded. "Right, except for the sound made by hitting zombies, don't make any other sounds. The most forbidden is screaming. If you don't want to die, block your mouth! Be ready at all times. Once the zombies at the alley entrance in front leave with the zombie group, we'll sneak in from the side!"

After speaking, he heard the creaking sound of people clenching their weapons beside him.

It was impossible not to be nervous. As long as one was human, there would be fear, but now everyone needed to overcome the fear in their hearts.

Time passed bit by bit. With Lu Yu's movement, the entire zombie troop was also slowly moving toward the pocket array. Finally, the zombies at the alley entrance and the gas station exit also began to move.

"Not good!"

Zhang Su suddenly frowned.

Some things were developing away from the expected assumptions!

Because Lu Yu's position formed an acute angle with the gas station, the zombies at the alley entrance wouldn't obediently go to the tail of the zombie group, but walked straight toward Lu Yu's direction. During this process, the closest they got to Zhang Su and the others was only three or four meters!

This distance was almost equal to brushing shoulders, which was bound to attract the zombies' attention.

Zhang Su now faced two choices: either immediately lead the group to retreat and avoid the zombies' path, or charge up and bring the battle into the gas station!

"Go..."

Almost instinctively, Zhang Su was about to lead the group to retreat first because doing so was clearly safer. However, at this moment, something even more unexpected appeared.

Three figures darted out from the alley. They grasped the timing quite well. Seeing the zombies follow the sound away, they turned and slipped into the gas station along the wall!

"Damn!"

Zhang Su hadn't had time to take a step back, and his head was hot. He had taken advantage of others quite a bit, but he never expected someone to come and cut off his path at such a critical moment! The scene was too noisy, and his hearing advantage couldn't be utilized at all at such a time, otherwise, he wouldn't have ended up in this situation. Most importantly, he had always thought that the safety-hat zombies were blocking the alley. Who would have thought that a few living people would pop out?

"What should we do, Brother Su!"

Zheng Xin asked urgently.

"Charge, charge straight into the gas station! Can't make wedding clothes for others. There are thirteen zombies in total, even if there are more zombies inside, it doesn't matter. We'll charge straight to the restroom, block the door, and kill!"

Zhang Su gritted his teeth, tightened his arm guards, stood up straight, and ran forward.

There was no need to urge; the remaining five naturally ran as fast as they could, fearing they would fall behind.

Surviving the apocalypse must not be weak, but it must not be brainlessly reckless. If the other party wasn't three people, but thirteen, no matter how much Zhang Su hated those supplies, he would never lead the group to charge forward!

The six people sprinted along the wall. Their breathing and footsteps naturally attracted the attention of the dozen or so zombies at the alley entrance. They hesitated for a while before most of them turned and chased toward the gas station, while the rest continued to walk toward "Wumeng Mountain."

The distance of twenty or thirty meters took only six or seven seconds for Zhang Su and the others to reach the gas station exit. However, when they turned the wall and rushed in, they were dumbfounded!

They thought Lu Yu's extreme operation must have lured away the vast majority of zombies, but the actual situation was not optimistic. At least a quarter of the zombies remained in the gas station and hadn't left.

These zombies might have just circled out from behind the convenience store and hadn't had time to catch up with the main force, so they lost their tracking target and were wandering around the gas pumps.

The three people who broke in earlier mainly focused on avoiding the zombies' attacks and had already reached the door of the convenience store in such a short time!

"Kill them!"

How could Zhang Su let the cooked duck fly away like this? A rare fierce light appeared on his face. He turned his head to Kuang Miao and Chen Hanzhou and said, "The things they grabbed after entering the convenience store are yours, don't show mercy!"

If it weren't for the fact that the pocket array outside hadn't been sealed, and there were zombies wandering near his van, he could have jumped into the car and run away now!

Kuang Miao and Chen Hanzhou's expressions were extremely complex. They couldn't make effective thinking at all, and just saw Zhang Su and the others charge forward, so they had to pick up their weapons and follow.

*Puff, puff, puff. *

Zhang Su's damaged axe-hammer had been holding up. After experiencing the initial wear and tear, it seemed to unlock its true form. Not only did it not show signs of rotting, but it was also quite sturdy, and it was crisp and crunchy when knocking on zombie heads!

However, after they killed four or five zombies, the three people before had already pulled open the convenience store door and darted in. After the door closed, they immediately began to move shelves to block the door, blocking the zombies while also isolating Zhang Su and the others!

"Go to the back door! Quick!"

Zhang Su called out and led the group to charge toward the restroom direction. The zombies there were clearly fewer than at the front door.

The people in the convenience store immediately discovered Zhang Su and the others' actions. Their hearts moved, and they knew there must be a back door here, so they also ran toward the staff office, but unfortunately, they tripped over something under their feet and fell!

"Brother Su, they are going to block the back door!"

Tan Hua was most familiar with the situation at the gas station. Seeing the actions of the people in the shop, she knew their thoughts and hurriedly reminded them.

"Damn it!"

Zhang Su cursed angrily. He instinctively looked at the van not far away, but then rejected the idea of crashing into the convenience store's front door.

"Charge in with full force!"

Zhang Su judged the situation. The convenience store had now become the only cover that could effectively block the zombies. If he crashed in with the car, not to mention whether the vehicle would be damaged, none of them would have a way out.

No sooner said than done, Zhang Su passed the axe in his hand to his left hand, nimbly drew the dog-leg machete from its sheath, and slashed at the zombies rushing toward him. Anyway, he had a backpack as a shield on his chest, so he wasn't afraid...

The hard and sharp dog-leg machete was a killing weapon, but it required a certain degree of accuracy when slashing zombies. It was best to decapitate them directly, and only use it on the head if there was no other way. This was also why Zhang Su didn't like using the dog-leg machete to deal with zombies!

At this moment, he couldn't care about that. Zhang Su's dog-leg machete spun wildly. The giant force of running plus the sharpness of the blade meant that in a single exchange, the zombie's head instantly flew off. His left-handed axe-hammer wasn't idle either, following the force trajectory of his body's rotation to give the zombie pouncing from the side a solid blow to the chest.

"Cover me!"

After Zhang Su said this, he took the lead and ran toward the back door!

The decapitated zombie fell to the ground on the spot, but the head that rolled far away was still alive, gnashing its teeth, which was very terrifying. The zombie that took a hammer to the chest only retreated three steps...

However, when it went crazy and wanted to continue rushing forward to teach the ignorant and stupid human a lesson, *puff! *

The hard vernier caliper claws were deeply embedded in its left eye socket. The zombie went limp and fell to the ground.

Zheng Xin and the three women weren't vegetarians themselves. They knew how critical the situation was. If the convenience store was completely blocked by the other party, they would have to fight with their backs to the wall, and the danger level would increase significantly.

Kuang Miao and Chen Hanzhou also went crazy. The stench and the flying blood stimulated the nerves of the two young men. Their weapons swung non-stop, not necessarily causing fatal damage to the zombies, but definitely attracting the zombies' attention.

The five united to create an opportunity for Zhang Su, so he didn't have to worry about being ambushed by "old six" zombies from behind!

Arriving at the side of the building, when Zhang Su saw the back door, a stubble-faced man inside was intending to close the door!

"The things are all ours, bye-bye!"

The stubble-faced man roared and slammed the door shut.

"You're looking for death!"

Zhang Su took a running start and kicked the door with a flying kick.

*Clang! *

With his own weight plus two large backpacks, the weight of two hundred and sixty or seventy catties, the huge impact instantly destroyed the fragile door lock...

The metal door panel opened in response, slamming into the stubble-faced man who hadn't had time to dodge, leaving him dizzy.

"Ah!"

The stubble-faced man let out a scream, retreated a few steps, and sat on the ground.

"Master Zhao! Are you okay... Mom!"

Another middle-aged man rushed to the back door corridor. Just as he was about to help the burly Master Zhao, he saw something flying toward him from the dark shadow opposite, scaring him into shrinking his body back.

How could Zhang Su stand at the door after kicking it open? When he slightly adapted to the dark environment, he took advantage of the victory and entered the corridor.

He threw the axe to force back the man who came to rescue, stepped forward, and stomped on the wrist of the stubble-faced man holding the knife. However, the other party had strong resistance, and he held it tightly without dropping the short knife in his hand.

"Ah, little bastard, I'm going to kill you today..."

*Bang! *

Zhang Su waved his hand and led the group toward the front door of the convenience store.

"Tie him up!"

Zhang Su felt the change in light and knew his companions had arrived at the back door. He gave an order without looking back and rushed forward. He had to take down the convenience store as soon as possible because Lu Yu and the others would be back in a moment!

Picking up the axe on the ground, Zhang Su pushed open the door between the office and the corridor and walked into the office where he had discovered Tan Hua. It was still the same, with boxes of mineral water placed messily on the ground.

His ears kept twitching, trying to hear some useful clues from the chaotic environment.

Footstep friction, zombie roars, door-knocking sounds...

There were too many messy sounds, and he couldn't distinguish useful information from them at all.

Trying hard to recall, Zhang Su wasn't sure if this group of people had long-range weapons. He took off the backpack on his back and threw it into the convenience store.

*Bang... *

Throwing a stone to ask the way had an effect. A wine bottle hit the wall!

"I warn you, you'd better not come over, otherwise I, I, I'll smash you!"

A panicked voice sounded in the shop. Following the voice was another wine bottle.

However, when the man wanted to continue picking up wine bottles, he saw a figure rush out from the door. It was extremely fast, as if he knew the terrain here like the back of his hand. He jumped onto a circular display cabinet and flew toward him.

"No, don't kill me, we surrender, surrender!"

*Clang*, the wine bottle in the man's hand fell to the ground. The sturdy wine bottle spun and didn't break. He immediately bent down to protect a woman. He didn't expect the person coming to be so brave, actually using the gap of smashing the wine bottle to rush out, extremely flexible in leaping, not something he could resist.

Zhang Su naturally knew the layout in the convenience store. After all, he had stayed here for half a day. At that time, he planned to spend the night here, specifically studied the internal layout, and made a detailed change plan, but it wasn't used later.

Carrying the blood-stained dog-leg machete and axe-hammer, Zhang Su was like a god of slaughter. He turned his head to look at the front door. More than a dozen or twenty zombies were crowding at the door, patting the glass door non-stop. From the current situation, there was no sign of breaking, and as for whether it could hold up, he didn't know.

After observing that there was no abnormality for the time being, Zhang Su had the time to look at the two people curled up in the corner.

A middle-aged man, who looked to be over fifty, had messy short hair that was a bit white. In his arms was a young woman. Even though she was dressed like a ball and had clothes wrapped around her head, she was still shivering, not knowing if it was cold or fear. Because she kept burying her head in the middle-aged man's arms, her appearance couldn't be seen.

Judging by their ages, it was highly likely that these two were father and daughter.

*Slap. *

Zhang Su pulled open his backpack, took out a few plastic zip ties, and threw them on the ground, saying coldly, "Tie your own wrists and ankles!"

"Ah, this... okay, okay, I'll tie, I'll tie!"

The middle-aged man only hesitated for two seconds before hurriedly letting go of the woman in his arms, crawling forward a few steps on his hands and feet to pick up the zip ties. He first gently tied the woman's hands and feet, then tied his own, and even struggled toward Zhang Su to show that he had obeyed the order.

"Hubby, are you okay?"

Zheng Xin walked into the convenience store and saw Zhang Su looking at the front door, so she walked quickly to his side to ask.

Following closely behind, Zhong Xiao and Tan Hua walked into the convenience store one after another. Last were Chen Hanzhou and Kuang Miao, who dragged the unconscious Master Zhao in with one leg each.

"I'm fine!"

Zhang Su responded. Seeing that they had many filth on their bodies, but from their gradually calm expressions, it could be seen that none of them were injured. He then said to the group, "We must clean up the outside!"

Hearing Zhang Su's words, everyone wasn't surprised because they all had companions who hadn't returned!

Lu Yu's side lured the zombies into the pocket array. From the time calculation, it should be closing soon, and they would come over after finishing. Now the convenience store was surrounded by twenty or thirty zombies, unable to get out or in, which was a very awkward situation!

Everyone didn't say much, just nodded heavily to show agreement.

Twenty or thirty zombies weren't few, but as long as the plan was appropriate and everyone worked together, it wasn't an insurmountable difficulty.

"We can't go out and fight hard from the front door. When you came in, what was the situation at the back door?"

Zhang Su picked up a pack of tissues, tore it open, wiped the dog-leg machete, and then inserted it back into the sheath.

"We killed a few, and finally three zombies followed, and we blocked them outside!"

Zhong Xiao briefly described the situation.

"That's not many. We'll kill our way out from the back door, and the front door side..."

*Crack! *

Before Zhang Su finished speaking, he heard a glass-cracking sound that made people shrink their necks.

Everyone turned their heads and was shocked. Two zombies actually started to hit the glass with their heads, and the zombies beside them followed suit, giving up hand-patting and hitting with their heads!

The whole piece of curtain wall glass had turtle-shell-like cracks.

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