The Capital’s Apocalypse

Lin Shengsheng shouted loudly: “Wait for us, we haven’t gotten on the bus yet!”

The people on the bus didn’t stop; they only looked at them sympathetically, without any intention of helping. Their group brought a lot of zombies, visually estimated to be more than twenty. Jiang Song didn’t think they had any chance of winning.

She ran along the road outside the school, her eyes fixed on a red car, and then she ran in that direction.

There was a driver in the car who had turned into a zombie. The seat belt restrained him, and he was howling weakly. Jiang Song inserted a fruit knife into his head, unbuckled the seat belt, and dragged the zombie out, then got into the driver’s seat. She performed the series of actions in one go without any pause.

Lin Shengsheng got into the passenger seat, and a large number of zombies immediately swarmed outside the door, soon surrounding the car.

Shen Tingsi disappeared, but Jiang Song was in no mood to care about him.

Lin Shengsheng grabbed the door and said in a trembling voice, “Baby, didn’t you fail the driving test? Can you drive?”

Jiang Song didn’t say anything; actions speak louder than words. She released the handbrake, shifted gears, coordinated the clutch and accelerator, and soon the car started.

Fortunately, there weren’t too many zombies crowded in front of the vehicle, so they managed to break out of the encirclement.

Jiang Song’s driving skills were forced to be activated in this extremely dangerous situation. Drifting and dodging, they quickly drove onto the highway.

Looking in the rearview mirror, Jiang Song was still frightened when she saw a group of zombies chasing after them.

Lin Shengsheng patted her chest and said, “Baby, your vicious uncle is gone. Are you sure we should just ignore him like that?”

Jiang Song shook her head: “This guy is very unpredictable. We were almost harmed by him just now. It’s good to get rid of him from us, but he is so powerful that he probably won’t die.”

Lin Shengsheng nodded in agreement: “If you think that way, I dare to say it as well. I felt that your uncle was a little creepy and cruel yesterday. I was almost scared to death when he pushed the zombies to our side just now.”

Jiang Song didn’t want to continue the topic about Shen Tingsi: “Help me tune the car radio.”

“Alright.”

Now that there is no Internet, this is the only way to get information from the outside world.

After trying for a long time, Lin Shengsheng finally tuned into the right channel. It was a message sent by a caring citizen, talking about the situation in the capital city. The South Ring Road was full of zombies and was completely impassable. That was also the only way for them to enter the city from their current location.

Jiang Song slowed the car. They hadn’t heard any news about the shelter the entire afternoon. She comforted herself that there was no need to rush. After all, the game was less than one-third over, she still had time.

Before nightfall, Jiang Song found a relatively secluded place to park and prepared to spend the night in the car, as there were zombies everywhere. This area was a suburb with few buildings, only schools, so it was safer to spend the night outside.

After eating something to replenish their energy, Jiang Song and Lin Shengsheng took a quick inventory of the food. The current supplies were enough for them to last ten days.

The car door was locked at night. Jiang Song let Lin Shengsheng go to bed first, and the two of them took turns keeping watch. After all, they were in the wilderness, and no one knows what accidents might happen.

After Lin Shengsheng fell asleep, Jiang Song held the frying pan and looked outside. She thought the pan was quite useful. Although it did not fulfill its original value, it was still put to good use.

With only 30% left on the phone, Jiang Song plugged it into a power bank, supplying the last bit of power left.

Jiang Song suddenly glanced at the text message column and thought of the mysterious man again. She didn’t know what happened to him or whether he left the group of zombies when he left school. But Jiang Song did not regret leaving immediately. People have the instinct to seek benefits and avoid harm. She lost her parents when she was young and grew up alone, which made her even more so. Besides, Shen Tingsi was indeed dangerous. She couldn’t afford to stick with such an unpredictable and ruthless person.

On the morning of the eighth day of the game, Jiang Song had just slept for four hours when Lin Shengsheng suddenly woke her up excitedly: “Baby! Listen!”

Jiang Song’s drowsiness disappeared instantly, and she pricked up her ears to listen to focus on the radio.

[ Attention everyone… a virus… recently shown signs… human-to-human transmission… Infected individuals… irrational and aggressive, attacking humans. A few… attempting to trap humans… Don’t panic. Maintain… defense. The government will take control of those… who are not infected… Shelter… established at No. 2… Xicheng Xuri South… Qiaodong Road… Feel free to go there once the situation is confirmed. ]

The radio was hoarse and noisy, but they still managed to capture the very important information from the intermittent sentences.

The shelter has appeared!

The broadcast kept repeating, and Jiang Song listened to it several times. Finally, she determined the location was No. 2 Xuri South Street, Xijiang Old Town, Qiaodong Street. Lin Shengsheng said it was in Xijiang Park.

“That’s great.” Jiang Song could hardly hide her excitement.

“Baby, is this news true? Could it be a trap set by the zombies?” Lin Shengsheng was a little worried. “Besides, Xijiang Park is in the city center, surrounded by a wide range of commercial and residential areas. There are many people and many zombies. It will definitely not be smooth sailing for us to get there.”

Jiang Song understood her considerations and believed it was highly possible to be a trap, but Jiang Song had no other choice. She needed to enter the shelter before the end of the game. This was the task of the game, and she had been outside for ten days. This was the only news she had received about the shelter, so no matter whether it was true or false, she had to go and see.

Jiang Song didn’t mention anything about the game. She just said, “It’s not good to wander around all the time. I have to go. You’re right. We’ll definitely run into a lot of zombies in Xijiang Park, much more than we encountered at school. Shengsheng, this is my own decision, not yours. You can stay if you want.”

Lin Shengsheng frowned when she heard this: “Jiang Song, why are you repeating these kinds of words?”

Jiang Song was stunned for a moment. She didn’t expect her to be unhappy.

“I’ve said, I’ll go wherever you go. I’m just analyzing the possibility of this matter. It doesn’t mean that I’m afraid. I don’t dare, and I also don’t like the idea of ​​being alone. Don’t think about abandoning me anymore! I’ll really get angry!” Lin Shengsheng was more solemn than ever before.

Jiang Song’s heart softened; she didn’t expect to meet such an NPC. She nodded and said, “Okay, I understand. I will never say it again.”

Lin Shengsheng’s expression returned to normal, and she began to plan the route with Jiang Song.

They downloaded an offline map on their phones and drew the route using a pen and notebook they found in the car.

Lin Shengsheng is a game character, so she is more familiar with this place. Jiang Song pretended to understand and seemingly discussed something, but in fact, she was obtaining information based on Lin Shengsheng’s descriptions.