Apocalypse Meltdown Chapter 217

"I'm sorry for offending you, buddy." Hu Pengtian was embarrassed.

Chu Han nodded. "It's okay. Lead the way."

The atmosphere was still kind of awkward. Wang Shixiong and Zhou Chunlei exchanged alerted looks. Was there really such a person with a bad sense of direction that could even forget the way to the dining hall?

Hu Pengtian walked and talked with Chu Han, "Buddy, you look young. What did you do before?"

"Student," Chu Han was laconic. He kept inspecting the clean ferry while walking.

Hearing that he was a student, Hu Pengtian deemed Chu Han as a young man with no skills, like Zhou Chunlei. He thought that only Wang Shixiong was capable amongst them.

"The dining hall is on the left!" Zhou Chunlei screamed excitedly. He wanted to rush to the hall and eat. He was imaging the abundant food all the way.

"Great!" He Pengtian was also excited and subconsciously touched his slim belly. Before the apocalypse, he was a strong and fat person, but he was as thin as a bamboo now. 

Wang Shixiaong said suddenly, "Don't you think it's strange? We have

yet to meet a single person. Where are our partners?"

Chu Han's eyes flashed with a glint of surprise and looked at him. Wang Shixiaong was sharp.

"Save it!" Hu Pengtian was annoyed. "You're doubtful of everything. We feel threatened all the time because of your conjectures. The others must be eating. Do we have to waste any more time? Will you be happy if I die from starvation?"

Wang Shixiong shook his head. "It's good to be cautious." When he said that, he glanced at Chu Han.

Chu Han casually put his hands in his pockets and inwardly sighed. He shouldn't have pretended that he was one of the crew. Wang Shixiong was f*cking sensitive.

"Cautious this, cautious that! I think that all the surgeries you've made have turned you into a fool!" Hu Pengtian cursed angrily. "Your brain-dead head can only think of caution and nothing else! Try to change a little."

"Yes, because you have such a flexible mindset and you're not dull at all! You may be a former president, but you know nothing." Zhou Chunlei made sarcastic remarks since he had seen through Hu Pengtian's façade.

"Shut the f*ck up. You're not allowed to talk!" He Pengtian was a lofty and arrogant individual who wielded some power before the apocalypse. He continued in an arrogant tone, "You're in the same category as Chu Han. You're useless, and you only know how to be a burden. You're clueless while the other has no sense of direction. Not to mention that I had to lead the way for people like you!"

"Puff!" Wangcai laughed and said in Chu Han's mind, "So?"

Chu Han glanced at Hu Pengtian. Was there something wrong with him? He had done nothing, but the other party cursed at him even though it was the first time they had met. He shook his head and paid no further attention since the ship was his only target.

"Okay. Stop fighting." Wang Shixiaong dragged Zhou Chunlei who wanted to keep quarreling and pointed at the door. "We've already here. Let's go and eat."

"Hum!" Hu Pengtian was the first one to go. He pushed the door and went into the hall, followed by the others.

Chu Han stopped at the door and threw a glance at the dimly lit and empty corridor before entering the dining hall.

The dining hall was dimly lit too, and there was only a light bulb illuminating the wide hall. The entire space looked freaky as there was nobody present and it was deathly quiet.

At that moment, Hu Pengtian realized that something was wrong. "Where is everyone?"

There was no scene of groups of people eating happily. Food was nowhere to be found too. The hall was empty.

"Maybe the ship is haunted!" Zhou Chunlei exclaimed.

Wang Shixiaong, who was already cautious of Chu Han, took a few steps back and then he asked, "Aren't you one of the crew? Why don't you tell us what happened? Where are our partners?"

Wang Shixiaong's words woke the other too, and the jumped far away from Chu Han; it was like they had met a ghost. They looked at Chu Han nervously.

"I am one of the good guys-" Chu Han was about to reveal the truth but he was interrupted.

"What is that?!" Zhou Chunlei screamed, and he pointed at the table in front of them.

Under the dim light, one could see a bloody handprint on the table. It was the size of an adult's palm. Coupled with the freaky atmosphere, the handprint gave a twisted touch.

"Ah!" Hu Pengtian was terrified. He stepped back and happened to stumble upon something which caused him to fall on the floor. The moment that he fell, another scream followed, "Ah!"

The already trembling Zhou Chunlei turned back mechanically after the two screams. The poor man screamed till his lungs started hurting, and he then collapsed like someone had stuck him with a knife. "Ah, ah, ah! Blood! Bones!"

Hu Pengtian's complexion was ashen! There was a pile of half-bitten bones next to his hand!

Although the former president was scared to death because of a bloody handprint and a few bones, the unknown doctor was calm. That didn't mean that Wang Shixiong wasn't scared, instead of screaming like the others, he just became sweaty. He was a surgeon, so blood and bones were the butter on his bread. What truly scared him, was the freaky environment.

What had happened to the ferry?

Unlike the petrified people, Chu Han stood there quietly. He casually swept through the room and then rubbed his ears which were hurting from all their screaming.

"There's only a bloody handprint and a pile of bones. Why are they so afraid? Will they cry if I were to reveal the boat's origins?" Chu Han thought.

"You!" Hu Pengtian stood up and caught Chu Han's collar. "You tricked us to board the ferry! Tell us, what do you want?"

"Yes. You're a crew member! Tell us what do you want to do with us? What's happening?" Zhou Chunlei reacted.

"He's not the one doing this," Wang Shixiaong said suddenly. Although h was covered in cold sweat and his heartbeat was off the charts, he could still analyze the situation. "The handprint is fresh. Sorry for the word, fresh. I mean the blood is fresh, so not much time has passed since the event. The bones are fresh too; meaning that the person died less than 10 minutes ago." 

"Chu Han has been with us for more than 15 minutes!" Wang Shixiong was nervous. "However, he may be pretending that he's a fool."

Chapter end