The young man's eyelids were half-open, giving the impression he was about to faint.
However, he didn't want to ask for help from others.
He silently observed the others sitting on the vehicle seats.
Zuo Ran was someone he had enthusiastically helped before, yet she had almost sacrificed herself for him without offering any thanks.
He knew the personality of Big Bald Head; he wasn't a reliable person.
He shifted his gaze to Mo Chen and the others.
Mo Chen, as usual, sat coldly in a corner, his head down, unmoving. His perfectly cut bangs half-covered his eyes, making his eye color indiscernible.
He had previously formed a team with Mo Chen by chance, simply because he knew Zhou Xiao Jun.
But Mo Chen rarely interacted with anyone in the team, except for occasional words exchanged with Zhou Xiao Jun.
It was only after encountering Luo Xiao Le, this "bean sprout," that Mo Chen's face rarely showed an expression that seemed "human again."
He would occasionally join conversations and tease.
But he and Mo Chen were still essentially strangers; they hadn't even spoken a few words to each other.
He despairingly lowered his head, finally casting his gaze towards Zhou Xiao Jun.
If he had mingled with Zhou Xiao Jun and the others earlier, he might have been protected by Mo Chen and the others the whole time.
He wouldn't have been scratched by that damn zombie!
No, he couldn't say it.
It was just a slight scratch, perhaps he wouldn't even mutate!
He frantically brainwashed himself.
If he said he felt unwell, Big Bald Head and his group would surely throw him out!
Then he would surely die!
He clenched his fists tightly, enduring the itchy and painful discomfort, and began to tremble violently alone in the back seat…
Mo Chen seemed to sense something, his eyes flickered up, as if a silent iceberg had a crack.
Lin Xia heard the sound and also looked up, walking to Luo Xiao Le's side. "The one in the back," she said, gesturing with her chin.
Luo Xiao Le looked back with confusion.
She saw the young man trembling like a sieve in the corner.
Big Bald Head and his group were full of fighting spirit, planning to reach the base and be protected, to have a good night's sleep.
They had even dreamt of lying in a comfortable bed.
Seeing Luo Xiao Le and the others looking at the back with serious expressions.
He waved his hand, signaling Luo Xiao Le and the others to relax. "It's fine, he's often like this at the small shop a few days ago. Probably some hereditary illness, spasms or something. It'll pass if he endures it."
"There are no zombie bites on him," Big Bald Head had checked him personally at the time, so he was very confident in his judgment.
He had previously blamed him for poor judgment, creating many "dark histories" in front of Luo Xiao Le…
Therefore, he was now speaking with utmost eagerness, trying to make Luo Xiao Le look up to him.
"It's fine? This is fine? He's shaking like this!"
Unexpectedly, one person who had boarded from the back door a few days ago said angrily, "He looks like a zombie! I have a wife and children in Luocheng, I need to live well. Hurry up and throw him out!"
"Exactly! Survival is paramount. Never mind if he's going to turn, he's acting strange. Hurry up and get him out!" another person shouted in fear.
They ran to the front of the car in panic, wishing they were miles away from that person.
Luo Xiao Le found them very noisy.
She had just focused her attention and looked in that person's direction. There was no vortex of energy appearing on his head.
She thought for a moment, realizing that the whole car being so tense wasn't a solution.
So she took a step forward.
"Xiao Le!" Luo Shu's loud voice suddenly rang out.
Going any further would be within the range Luo Xiao Le could usually detect danger.
"Then I'm going forward," Luo Xiao Le said softly without turning her head.
Everyone else was bewildered, and Lin Xia's eyes were full of confusion.
Only Mo Chen and Luo Shu nodded secretly.
Understanding her hint.
Two pairs of eyes instantly became like wilted glue, fixed on her.
Luo Xiao Le raised her leg, stepped, and placed it down, taking another big step forward.
"Phew…" She breathed a sigh of relief, not triggering any rigidity.
It seemed there was no danger for now.
Then she rubbed her knees, which were sore from running, and hobbled over to the young man.
Everyone else dared not approach, watching Luo Xiao Le move step by step.
"Hiss…" Big Bald Head and the others even gasped in horror.
This person looked like he was about to turn, wasn't Luo Xiao Le too brave to go near him!
Wasn't she afraid of death!
Luo Xiao Le ignored the others' astonishment.
She frowned and carefully examined the young man's condition.
"Are you… injured?" she asked with some confusion. Because of her short stature, as she lowered her head, she saw a faint bloodstain exposed on his neck.
The bloodstain was very faint but sharp. A trace of pale black blood was still seeping from the wound…
It didn't look like a wound from ordinary force…
"Wait a moment." Luo Xiao Le returned to the front of the car and quietly asked Luo Shu to take out disinfectant alcohol and bandages.
Then, under everyone's astonished gaze, she returned to the back of the car and wiped the black blood from the wound with alcohol.
"It'll hurt a little, please bear with it."
As the young man trembled, Luo Xiao Le wiped several times.
Finally, she saw the faint traces of blood re-seeping from the wound turn into normal human bright red.
Then she hastily bandaged the wound.
This was all the emergency measure she could take; she didn't know how to do anything else, otherwise she wouldn't have been helpless with Mo Chen's injury at the time.
Strangely, after she finished, the young man suddenly stopped convulsing.
He lay motionless like a dead fish, so quiet it was eerie.
He leaned quietly against the back seat.
After a long while, he opened his eyes and looked at Luo Xiao Le with surprise.
He immediately exclaimed to Big Bald Head, "Little bean sprout… no… Luo Xiao Le, you can also treat illnesses? It's healed already?" He was shocked. This Luo Xiao Le, knew a bit too much…
He had truly misjudged her before!
Luo Xiao Le glanced at him, not intending to explain anything.
Instead, she walked directly to the front of the car and reported what she had just seen with a serious expression.
"A sharp wound that continuously oozes black blood?" Luo Shu looked bewildered.
"How can it keep bleeding? A person's wounds heal on their own, right? Especially such a small scratch." Lin Xia frowned as she looked at the young man.
But she didn't doubt Luo Xiao Le's words at all.
She had seen Luo Xiao Le's skill with thumbtacks; she was capable.
There was no need to lie about something that could be easily verified.
"Zombie." Mo Chen, who was beside them, uttered two words silently.
He had seen it before; only zombie scratches could cause such silent oozing of black blood.
He had seen such a wound on the first day Luo Xiao Le's neighborhood fell.
He had precisely scraped off a piece of flesh from that teammate's arm, which was oozing blood.
Attempting to delay, or even prevent, the person's mutation.
That's how his hand got stained with his companion's blood.
Unfortunately, the person didn't appreciate it. Not only did he start shouting and attract other zombies, putting Mo Chen in a dangerous situation, but he also exaggerated the story after returning to the team.
This made Mo Chen even more reluctant to speak in the team.
Then, on the third day, their companion had directly turned into a walking corpse, wandering with other mindless zombies in the corridor…
"Holy crap! Did you hear that! This young man said he's turning into a zombie, hurry up and kick him out!" Upon hearing this, everyone else became flustered and chaotic again.
"Let's observe," Lin Xia's eyes were constantly fixed on Mo Chen and Luo Xiao Le.
Seeing that neither of them had changed their expressions.
She maintained her outwardly imposing demeanor.
But inside, she was filled with curiosity, as if a frog was constantly hopping in her head.
"Why is Luo Xiao Le so brave? Why isn't she worried about that person turning into a zombie? Why is Mo Chen so calm knowing the person is going to turn? Their judgments are completely opposite, why are they both so calm? It's so strange! They are so strange!"
Lin Xia's mind began to race, and a subtle smile appeared on her face.
There was definitely something fishy about these two!