The Capital’s Apocalypse

After the situation outside the door calmed down, the three girls were completely exhausted and collapsed on the ground. The atmosphere was serious and silent, and no one spoke until the quiet atmosphere was interrupted by a slight sobbing. It was Shen Jia, and big droplets of tears fell to the ground as she cried.

Jiang Song glanced at the door, stood up, walked to Shen Jia, patted her shoulder, and whispered, “It’s okay.”

Shen Jia covered her face with her hands, her body trembling. Her nerves, which had been tense for two days, finally broke. She curled up into a ball and could no longer control her voice.

The zombies outside the door had not yet dispersed. Jiang Song heard footsteps and coldly and ruthlessly said: “Cry softly, there are still zombies outside and they are very sensitive to sound. Don’t attract them again.”

Shen Jia’s voice stopped abruptly, and she raised her tear-stained face. With her messy hair that hadn’t been taken care of for two days, she looked particularly pitiful and depressed.

The words Jiang Song wanted to say got stuck in her throat. She sighed and brought her a bottle of water: “Drink some water to calm down.”

Shen Jia took the water and stopped crying. She just sat there in a daze, with a pair of empty eyes.

The three of them went to bed very late that night, and the zombies outside gradually dispersed.

Three more days passed like this, and it was the sixth day of the game.

The mother of Jiang Song’s game identity has been silent since she sent her last message the day before yesterday. Jiang Song didn’t take the initiative to contact her. As for the person she said would come to save her, there was no trace of him at all.

She has been searching for information about the shelter these past two days, but nothing has been found.

During lunch, the three of them simultaneously received a message on their mobile phones. It was sent by their dean.

[Dean: Attention all students of JiangDu College. Since the outbreak of the unknown virus, the college has suffered heavy casualties. After some efforts, I, along with other department heads, have established contact with the outside world. We now need to count the survivors and prepare for rescue. Any surviving students, please contact me…]

“Oh my God, finally! Baby, we are going to be saved.” Lin Shengsheng couldn’t help but say excitedly.

Jiang Song’s face was full of suspicion. She didn’t understand why the dean only sent the message now, after so many days.

Shen Jia was also a little impatient: “That’s great, the dean really didn’t give up on us.”

Lin Shengsheng noticed Jiang Song’s expression and asked, “What’s wrong? It seems like you have a lot on your mind.”

Jiang Song couldn’t explain why, but she felt something was amiss, so she said, “It’s been almost a week since the virus outbreak. Why would the dean suddenly say there would be help? He didn’t show up for such a long time, nor did he comfort the students…”

Shen Jia interrupted her and said, “Jiang Song, are you too sensitive? Now that there is rescue for us, we should be grateful.”

Jiang Song frowned. “Don’t you think it’s a little strange to ask for the dormitory number right away? It’s like hunting… pinpointing the student’s location.”

Lin Shengsheng got goosebumps all over her body: “Baby, it’s hard for me not to overthink when you say that.”

Shen Jia still felt that it was unlikely, “What are you afraid of? There are zombies everywhere outside, and you don’t feel scared. Now that the dean is coming to save us, you start to become suspicious.”

Jiang Song still trusted her intuition: “Let’s not report our location yet. Let’s wait and see what happens to the others. We can hold off for now. If there’s really nothing wrong, we can report it later.”

Shen Jia hesitated at this time: “But… I already…”

Seeing her guilty expression, Jiang Song already knew what had happened. Sure enough, when she checked her phone, she saw that Shen Jia had already reported the dormitory location along with several other people, and who they were.

Shen Jia said stubbornly, “You’re just overthinking it. The most urgent thing now is to leave here. I’m doing this for everyone’s good. Do I really want to stay here and die?”

Shen Jia’s cell phone suddenly rang. She looked down and saw that the dean had sent her a message.

【Okay, please wait patiently. 】

“Look, this is the news from the dean. Don’t worry. There are so many people in the school. It’s not certain whether it will be our turn to be rescued.” Shen Jia said.

Jiang Song also saw it.

She didn’t know if she was overthinking it, but suddenly, a strange text message popped up on her phone. She glanced at it, thinking it was spam, but it actually said: [Don’t trust the dean.]

Jiang Song’s heart tightened. Looking at this unfamiliar number without any notes, she replied: [Who are you?]

There was no response from the other party, and Jiang Song thought it was a prank. However, an hour later, the person finally replied with something heartstopping.

[The dean of JiangDu College has turned into a zombie.]

This piece of news made Jiang Song’s heart rise to her throat. The inexplicable yet strangely reasonable words made her feel uneasy.

But soon, the other party gave an explanation.

A video was sent over showing the dean being bitten in his office, with someone nearby shouting his name in horror.

At this time, Shen Jia also spoke excitedly: “The dean sent me a message, saying that he brought people to see us first, and we will open the door for him later.”

Jiang Song no longer had time to investigate and immediately packed her luggage. She only packed a backpack containing the supplies she had purchased earlier, light and simple.

Seeing her like this, Lin Shengsheng followed suit and asked, “What’s wrong?”

Jiang Song didn’t even stop to glance at her: “The dean has turned into a zombie.”

Lin Shengsheng was stunned: “What?”

Shen Jia also felt slightly incredulous. After a moment, her face darkened. “Jiang Song, is this fun? Do you think I’m a fool? If the dean really turned into a zombie, how could he send a message like a human and come to save us? Could it be that he would deceive us even if he turned into a zombie?”

Shen Jia felt a little unsettled after saying this, while Jiang Song looked at her meaningfully.

Lin Shengsheng fell silent, and after a while, she murmured in disbelief, “No way…”

“Whether you believe it or not, we can’t stay here anymore.” Jiang Song was determined to leave.

“Okay, baby, I believe you.” Lin Shengsheng also quickly dressed up. Only Shen Jia stayed where she was, a little hesitant.

Jiang Song took her frying pan and encouraged herself. There were zombies everywhere outside the door, and it was definitely not safe outside. However, compared to zombies with intelligence, she felt more secure facing stupid zombies that could only attack people.

“I won’t leave.” Shen Jia refused stubbornly.

Jiang Song ignored her. The life and death of others were of no importance to her at all.

Translator’s Note: Creepy ass mf dean… I’m totally gonna die right there lmaoooo I ain’t got that intuition. Also, if u spot any typos or errors, feel free to tell me so I can fix em~