Apocalypse: the Most Ruthless Person

Chapter 77: Chapter 72: We Won’t Get Nuked, Right?

“Tan Huajun, there’s no need to test us, to be honest with you, we are not bad people, but we definitely don’t count as good people either!”

Zhang Su said solemnly.

Tan Huajun nodded repeatedly, “I understand, brother, but I…really miss how things are at home, do you know when there’ll be a rescue?”

“Rescue…”

Zhang Su pursed his lips and shook his head, “Don’t count on rescue. I actually live not too far away, just in Sheng Qin Home to the north. A few days ago, I saw a squad of SWAT officers clashing with zombies, there were about thirty or forty of them, but in the end…”

As he spoke, Zhang Su slowly shook his head, his face full of desolation.

Tan Huajun raised his hand to cover his mouth, incredulous, “I, I feel like zombies aren’t that hard to deal with. SWAT officers have guns, how come they can’t manage?”

“Not that hard?”

Zhang Su quirked his mouth strangely, “Not hard because the zombies aren’t many! Dealing with one or two is fine, you can escape from ten zombies, but what if a hundred surround you? That night, the SWAT faced not just tens, but a swarm of over ten thousand zombies, how high do you think the odds were?”

Reflecting on that interminable night with masses of zombies, Zhang Su still feels a chill in his feet. He later realized he could only see one side, maybe there were just as many zombies attacking from the other side…

He greatly admires Qin Ya for being able to seize life from the jaws of death, it’s truly extraordinary.

“Oh no!”

Suddenly Tan Huajun froze, her chubby face turning pale.

“What’s wrong?”

Zhang Su quickly asked.

Zheng Xinyu and the others heard Tan Huajun exclaim and stopped what they were doing, looking at her.

At times like these, everyone is as jumpy as startled birds, their nerves tense at any slightest abnormal reaction.

“If…if the whole Qin City is overwhelmed with zombies, might they drop nuclear weapons to control the infection?”

Tan Huajun asked Zhang Su with a tearful face.

Zhang Su was taken aback, making a strange face, rubbing his face, “Even if they could fire nukes, little Qin City would be way down the list.”

“It’s the same outside, not just here, big sister.”

Wang Guangjun timely added, as the wrinkles on his face seemed to deepen slightly.

Being called “big sister” brought Tan Huajun a hint of warmth, but the shocking news made her feel like she was in an icy abyss.

“It’s the same outside, no rescue, does that mean we’re doomed?”

Tan Huajun instinctively looked at Zhang Su.

Zhang Su smiled lightly, shaking his head, “No rescue means no survival? This pessimism won’t do, let me tell you the truth, there are many like us who escape from neighborhoods, just today there were several dozen to a hundred people!”

“Things are very bad, but not as bad as you think, the outside world is scary, but not as scary as you think it is, belief, understand? You must have belief!”

Zhang Su vigorously patted Tan Huajun’s shoulder, talking fast and loose.

Having fervent faith may not necessarily keep you alive, but a heart devoid of hope leads nowhere!

Tan Huajun stared at Zhang Su, suddenly her eyes reddened, saying earnestly, “Brother, you’re right, I must have belief. My daughter and father might still be waiting for me to rescue them. I have to brace up!”

“Well… you still need some mental preparation. But… where’s your husband?”

Zhang Su shifted his tone and asked.

“Cheating scum, divorced years ago. Men are all…are all, haha.”

Tan Huajun instinctively wanted to curse, but considering this fierce fellow is also a man, she quickly stopped herself.

Zhang Su pretended not to hear, turning his head towards Zhong Xiaoshan, “Xiaoshan, Old Wang, stop working, pick some food you like and let’s have a good meal!”

“Ah, okay!”

Zhong Xiaoshan cheerfully responded, going out to call Zheng Xinyu.

“May I help myself then?”

Wang Guangjun asked tentatively.

Zhang Su laughed, “Eat whatever you want, then fill up a backpack, will that be enough?”

“Enough, enough, Brother Zhang, you’re so generous.”

Wang Guangjun beamed with joy.

Zhang Su looked back at Tan Huajun and asked, “Have you eaten yet?”

“No, I haven’t today.” Tan Huajun replied instinctively.

“Then join us, we know you’re not a bad person, we won’t harm you, you noticed before too, that guy attacked me first, that’s why I killed him. Come, choose whatever you like to eat.”

Zhang Su had already assumed the role of the convenience store owner.

“Ah, ah, thank you, well, brother, we have a generator here, if we start it we can boil water.”

Tan Huajun saw Wang Guangjun had taken two packets of instant noodles, suddenly remembering there’s a generator behind the house.

“There’s a generator?” Zhang Su felt thrilled, quickly asked, “Where is it? How to start it?”

Getting hot water now was not easy!

“It’s behind, just take a turn past the toilet, but it’s a bit broken, never got around to fixing it, and…there are two zombies back there.”

Tan Huajun replied.

“Broken huh?” Zhang Su unenthusiastically waved his hand, “Doesn’t matter, anyway generators are loud, starting it would be like sounding the bugle for a zombie charge nearby?”

Tan Huajun rarely showed a smile, saying, “No, it’s a quiet-type generator, the noise during operation doesn’t exceed fifty decibels, plus that Fatty Xu even did soundproofing, so basically no noise.”

“Like that huh… Old Wang, can you repair a generator?”

Zhang Su turned and asked Wang Guangjun.

Wang Guangjun shook his head, then nodded, saying, “Used to tinker with farm machines at home, could give it a try.”

“Um…”

Tan Huajun happily raised her hand, saying, “I can repair it, but I have no tools. If we can grab some tools from the repair shop across the street, it should be fixable.”

Zhang Su looked at Tan Huajun with a hint of surprise, “You have that skill? Couldn’t tell! I have some tools here, see if they are enough. Xiaoshan, bring over the toolbox we found on the Q5.”

If possible, Zhang Su hoped to use the generator, a hot meal was very tempting. People always wish to live better.

In a short time, Zhong Xiaoshan produced the toolbox, its shiny clasps seldom opened.

Tan Huajun opened and looked inside, nodded, “These will do, but if I go alone, I’m afraid of those two zombies…”

“Isn’t it just two zombies? Old Wang, come on, let’s protect our Technician Tan to repair the generator!”

Zhang Su beckoned, and Wang Guangjun promptly picked up a crowbar and responded.

The three of them went behind the convenience store, sure enough, as Tan Huajun said, two zombies were lurking by the corner.

Zhang Su softly whistled, immediately catching the zombies’ attention, as they lunged towards them with lanky legs.

Bang! Bang! Thud!

Zhang Su and Wang Guangjun took action, swiftly dealing with the zombies.

Tan Huajun stood aside, slightly uncomfortable at the gruesome scene, “Actually, if you just use a steel rod to jab it through their eye sockets, you can kill them.”

Zhang Su and Wang Guangjun exchanged glances, then turned to Tan Huajun, “That’s how you kill zombies? By stabbing their eye sockets?”

“Yes…” Tan Huajun nodded.

“Alright, alright…let’s fix the generator.”

Zhang Su momentarily didn’t know what to say, of course, he knew poking the eyes could easily kill zombies, but aiming was a problem.