Luo Xiao Le stood there, frozen, tears welling up inside her.
Why was she always the one to suffer from stiffness!
She had only just caught her breath from the last bout of rigidity.
And now, she was plunged into another.
She was simply a chosen one!
But she couldn't do anything right now, only complain silently in her heart.
When rigid, she felt like she was locked in another soul's cage, unable to move at all.
Sensing her stillness, Luo Shu slowly turned his head, "Xiao Le... you're not... again, are you?"
He looked at Luo Xiao Le, who was like a statue, with a mixture of amusement and heartache.
Their little captain, what a tough life she had!
Suffering from such an incurable disease at such a young age!
To still be so terrified of zombies after all this time, it was truly tragic...
The zombies in front, which had been wandering aimlessly, saw the few people who had just pushed open the door and began to drool with excitement, shuffling towards Luo Xiao Le and the others.
Mo Chen's eyes darkened, his dual blades already beginning to gather power.
Just then, at another entrance not far from them, "Ah! There are zombies here too!"
Several loud, boisterous voices called out.
The horde of zombies wandering the airport, hearing the noise, turned 180 degrees. Fresher prey had arrived!
They abandoned Luo Xiao Le and the others, flocking towards that entrance, baring their teeth and surging forward.
"Heaven! Do not! Destroy! Me!" Luo Xiao Le breathed a sigh of relief in her heart.
"Goo?"
However, a few incredibly robust zombies were not drawn by the commotion elsewhere.
They walked straight towards Luo Xiao Le and her group!
Mo Chen slowly raised the long saber in his left hand.
Luo Shu also nervously raised his enhanced small knife, entering combat mode.
Everyone's daily single use of their clothing defense had already been expended during the first zombie pursuit that morning.
Now, only close-quarters combat with the zombies awaited them.
"Scrape..." The few zombies were getting closer and closer to the group.
Their nails scraped against the ground, making a piercing scratching sound.
As they walked, they pricked up their ears, carefully discerning the sounds made by Luo Shu and the others.
Hoping to pinpoint the group's exact location.
As they drew nearer,
"Goo goo?" The few zombies suddenly seemed to have lost their targets.
Their eyes widened, and they confusedly turned in another direction.
Then, hesitantly... they pursued in another direction.
"???"
Luo Shu and Zhou Xiao Jun exchanged glances, both utterly bewildered.
Did these zombies have a preference for vegetarian meals?
"Hey! You guys!"
Not far from them, from inside the KFC in the airport, a voice suddenly called out.
"What are you waiting for? My skills are about to give out! Hurry over!"
A short young man was struggling to hold up his hands, activating some kind of skill.
He was facing directly towards Luo Xiao Le's group.
"What do you say, brothers?" Luo Shu asked for their opinions with his eyes.
Mo Chen was silent for a moment.
There was nothing to hesitate about.
He and Luo Shu, one on each side, lifted Luo Xiao Le.
The group, taking advantage of the other zombies being distracted,
Quickly circled around a row of shops and entered the KFC.
As soon as they entered, the roller shutter door behind them was slammed shut.
"Damn it, brother, wasn't that a bit too loud? Won't it attract zombies?" Luo Shu stared dumbfoundedly at the roller shutter door that had just been slammed down by the man.
"My ability can block sound." The short young man seemed a bit tired from using his skill.
He plopped down on the ground, leaning against the wall to catch his breath.
"No wonder we weren't discovered by zombies the moment we entered from the entrance. You helped us with that, right?" Luo Xiao Le finally broke free from her rigidity.
She asked curiously.
"And just now, those few zombies suddenly losing our trail, was that also you blocking our breathing sounds, making them unable to find us?"
The short man glanced sideways at Luo Xiao Le, a hint of disdain in his eyes.
"If I recall correctly, you were scared stiff by the zombies the moment you walked in. How could you have observed so much?"
Luo Xiao Le's mouth twitched, feeling somewhat petrified inside.
So this was the image she had in others' minds.
The useless... little sprout... who immediately got scared silly at the first sign of danger.
"Hahaha..." She awkwardly scratched her head, "Regardless, thank you for lending a hand."
"I didn't really want to save you all at first." Hearing Luo Xiao Le's sincere thanks,
The short young man actually felt a bit embarrassed and decided to tell the truth.
"It's just that it's almost eight o'clock. If you didn't come in soon, it would be a big trouble if the 'Stalkers' were attracted," the young man's voice grew more serious.
"Stalkers? What are those?" Zhou Xiao Jun became interested.
"And what should we call you, brother?" Luo Shu chimed in.
"You can call me Nie Yuan." The young man looked young, but his thoughts were quite clear.
"We are university students from Luo City, and we happened to be flying over for a trip. We didn't expect that as soon as the plane landed..." His eyes held a hint of sadness.
"This airport has a lot of food and drinks, so we've been hiding here, trying to survive for now."
"However, recently, not only have the number of wandering zombies in the lobby increased, but after eight o'clock, a new type of zombie appears. They can climb walls and have extremely high physical abilities!"
"Several of our companions have been attacked by them at night... but we can't do anything about them..."
Luo Xiao Le exchanged a look with the others. This sounded remarkably like... the wall-crawling zombies they dealt with in the residential area and the supermarket?
These zombies were indeed difficult to deal with.
They had only managed to defeat them with fire attacks when they were well-prepared.
"Oh, right, this morning a fully armed team suddenly rushed in, and they had guns! Grumble..." He was speaking excitedly when his stomach suddenly rumbled.
"Uh... do you guys have any food? I haven't eaten for two days and I'm really starving." Nie Yuan looked a little embarrassed.
Luo Xiao Le was at a crucial point in his explanation and was reluctant to interrupt him.
She reached into her small backpack and pulled out an energy bar, handing it to him.
"Where did that team you mentioned go?" Qin Ming Yang and the others had indeed come here!
"They went straight up to the boarding gates on the third floor! There are many zombies on the third floor, and no one dares to go up. We don't want to go up there and die!" Nie Yuan took the energy bar, looked at Luo Xiao Le with some surprise, and began to devour it.
"Xiao Le! It was Qin Ming Yang and them, right!" Zhu Hui instantly became very excited, shaking Luo Xiao Le's hand vigorously.
Luo Xiao Le felt like her brain was about to be shaken out.
She silently pressed down on Zhu Hui's restless arm, signaling her to calm down.
"So why are you here alone now?" Luo Xiao Le turned her head again, curiously asking Nie Yuan.
"We usually stay on the second floor, where we've set up a small camp. There used to be a large supermarket on the second floor, but it was full of zombies, and we couldn't do anything about them, so we came downstairs to try our luck."
Second floor... a large supermarket with supplies...
Third floor... Qin Ming Yang and the others are there...
Good heavens.
Luo Xiao Le rejoiced silently. This trip was not in vain!
"How many people are still left in this airport?" she continued to inquire.
"Of our classmates, there are about a dozen or so left." Nie Yuan quickly finished an energy bar and eyed Luo Xiao Le's small backpack with a wistful lick of his lips.
Perhaps having received something from someone was already good enough, and he was too embarrassed to ask for more.
"Here!" Luo Xiao Le was not stingy and immediately pulled out another chocolate bar from her bag and handed it to him.
The information provided by this short young man was very important.
Nie Yuan's eyes lit up instantly!
His gaze towards Luo Xiao Le changed.
This sprout, who looked about the same height as him and appeared incredibly fragile, had been asking all the questions while others remained silent.
And when she so casually distributed supplies to him, no one else had any objections!
She did not seem like someone at the bottom of the team at all.
He sensed a trace of... something unusual...
Now, when everyone got supplies, they hoarded them.
How could someone give out supplies without hesitation the first time they met?
This little sprout was definitely more than she appeared on the surface...
"But there are so many shops like this in the airport, and so many floors. As far as I know, the number of people hiding in this airport is definitely not small!" Nie Yuan's cheeks were puffed out from eating.
"Everyone... is trapped in the airport..." His voice held a hint of helplessness.
"Meaning... you all don't have weapons, right?" Luo Xiao Le's lips slowly curved.
It seemed...
This was her paradise...
A paradise for transactions!