In front of Jin Xuyan and Jiao Lizhi, the corridor was packed with zombies. The walls and floor were smeared with black and dried blood.
"Roar!"
Their surprise only lasted for a second before the zombies rushed toward them. Seeing the incoming sharp claws, Jiao Lizhi waved her hand and two water blades shot forward at high speed.
Slash! Slash! Slash!
As the water blades cut through the zombies, Jin Xuyan saw the opening and rushed out as he swung his longsword. The zombies were packed so tightly that with every slash, several were killed.
With black flames enveloping his longsword, any zombie his blade touched ignited and turned to ash.
While he fought at the front, Jiao Lizhi covered his back and blind spots. Standing two meters behind him, she had a clear view of the battle situation. She used her water blades to kill the zombies attacking Jin Xuyan's back or sides.
The two of them cooperated seamlessly, cutting down zombies with ease.
Inside a room at the end of the corridor, a group of people heard the commotion outside. Their faces were pale, their cheeks sunken, and their lips cracked. They hadn't eaten in five days and hadn't had a sip of water for almost three days.
At this moment, their bodies were so weak that they could only lie on the ground, conserving what little energy they had left to hold onto their last breaths.
Their dull eyes slowly regained their light as they heard the sounds of fighting outside. One of them forced himself to open his eyes, turned his head to the woman beside him, and said hoarsely, "W-wife, someone is here…"
When he saw his wife lying beside him, unmoving, he reached out and weakly pulled at her fingers.
"Wife, don't sleep. Someone is here… we will survive…" he said as his eyes slowly turned red.
He could feel his wife's cold fingers and had a guess in his heart, but he was unwilling to accept it. Half an hour ago, his wife had still told him to hold on. So, she would definitely hold on and keep her word.
Beside him, two more people opened their eyes. As for the rest, they just lay on the cold ground with their eyes closed. No one knew if they were still alive or not.
The man looked at the door, hoping that whoever was coming would be able to open it. After locking the door, they had hidden in this room for more than a week. Now, they didn't even have the energy to move, let alone open the door.
Five minutes later, he saw the lock slowly melting, and hope ignited in his eyes. A moment later, the door opened, and he saw a man and a woman.
Jin Xuyan and Jiao Lizhi were shocked when they saw a group of people in laboratory coats lying on the ground. Judging from their condition, some of them had died, probably from starvation or dehydration.
They entered the room and saw a man raising his thin arm. Seeing this, Jiao Lizhi walked toward him and took a bottle of water out of her pocket.
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