Dangerous Survival in the Apocalypse Chapter 24 part1

Translator: Onion
Editor: Katie is a wandering fujoshi

"An An! An An, are you okay? An An, can you hear me? Answer me quickly…"

A shout of anxiousness caused Shen Shian to gradually wake up, his face was on the cold and rough ground. His eyes itched and he coughed a few times, shaking off a thick layer of ash left after the explosion.

When he became conscious, Shen Shian quickly checked himself and the surrounding situation. He should have passed out because of the shock wave caused by the explosion. His whole body fell to the ground and had slight scratches on his palm, elbows and knees. There was a slight tingling on his cheek, and he felt that there was a liquid mixed with mud. It should have been scratched by pieces of the ruin. But, there were no internal injuries.

The air in the surrounding area was full of dust and ash, completely covered with smoke; even the sun was blocked by it. Every time he breathed, he would cough, and his nasal cavity would soon be filled with bitter and sticky mud. About 100 meters behind him, the huge passenger plane wreckage looked like a mountain. Through the dust of the sky, he could faintly see the collapse of the high-rise building near the raging fire on the wreckage.

The shouts in the space were getting more and more urgent, and he could faintly hear some sobbing. Shen Shian couldn't put up with it anymore and quickly took the child out. He also took out a wet towel to wipe his face and to cover his nose and mouth, "I'm fine, I'm fine. The plane didn't hit me."

The child's breath was so hot and his eyes were red, and when he saw the blood on Shen Shian's face, his eyes became redder. His voice sounded broken, "Liar! You're clearly hurt!"

"It's a small injury. Just being scratched by the pieces flying around. It will heal soon, I promise."

The child hugged his neck tightly, staring at the wound and trying to touch it, but he dared not touch it. The little voice sounded a little trembling, “Then you should hurry drink the spring water. After doing so, it will heal fast."

"Don't worry, it's not safe yet, wait for us to…"

Shen Shian's voice stopped abruptly, and a familiar sound made him turn his head around to look sharply at the dusty air behind them.

After a short while, a lot of dust and ash floating in the air fell, and the visibility in the field of view was greatly improved. The huge explosion caused by the crash of the passenger plane and the additional disasters are deadly to the living, but not necessarily to the zombies. As long as its brain was not destroyed, even if its flesh and blood were blown up and its waist were missing, they would follow the scent of a human being and drag their internal organs and broken limbs.

Obviously, there were no survivors in the wreckage of the passenger plane, but the number of zombies was objective. Even if the flesh and blood were exploded, even if you could see through the zombies internal organs and even if its body was burning intensely, as long as it could feel the crazy desire to swallow flesh and blood, it would be stiff and slow, but it would not stop and walk out of the blazing fire.

Not only that, the towering office buildings soon became a huge nest for the zombies after the virus broke out. At this time, the walls that blocked the nest were destroyed by the passenger plane. The tens of thousands of zombies were like hatching eggs, vying for the nest. The zombies from wreckage of the broken wall squirmed outward.

What was even scarier was that the sound caused by the passenger's plane crash was very loud. Not only in the cabin or in the office building, but the entire city could hear the crash. At this time, he was afraid that the zombies would gather together near the plane's wreckage.

The explosion threw Shen Shian to the square in front of the city library. The distance to the library gate was about 300 meters, and he and Shen Xun found two living people nearby. He didn't know where the survivors were hiding when the buildings collapsed or the explosions. But now they just ran out and rushed toward the nearest and the most suitable refuge, the city library.

After seeing the dust, Shen Shian's pupils tightened and he stood up from the ground, holding the child's hand and picking up the spike stick next to them.

He was not far from the library. Although there were zombies all around them, they were all slow. As long as he could run to the library, it was not a big deal.

Shen Xun hugged his neck tightly, although he was reluctant, but he couldn't increase Shen Shian's burden, "…It's okay if you want to take me in again."

Shen Shian tightened his arm around Shen Xun's body, shook his head and said, "I won't send you in. I will bring you with me this time."

Not only was he rushing to the library at this time, he was afraid he would be staying in the library for a short period of time based on the current situation. If he sends Shen Xun to the space at this time, it would take a few days to take him out again. The time flow in the space is one-half of the time in reality. Every time he put him into the space for one day, he had to bear with the loneliness for two days. He already promised the child that he would not put the child in for too long.

What's more, he had people around him. If the child suddenly disappeared from his arms, he cannot guarantee that he would not be seen. 

The main entrance of the library was an antique iron-clad solid wood door. It was more than four meters high and was open on both sides. The vermilion paint door was embedded with eight rows of large copper nails, and there were two beasts with rings in front of the door. It not only looked majestic, but it was also extremely strong.

Shen Shian solved some zombies on his way forward. He was about to speed up when he saw that the door was ten metres away from him, but the two survivors who had ran ahead actually wanted to close the door from the inside. At this time, the nearest zombie was a hundred metres away.

His eyes turned cold and he took a few quick steps forward. One foot kicked the copper beast with ring. Not only was the door was opened, but the two survivors also fell back under the impact. After the painful impact, they started to swear, “What are you doing?! Crazy! The group of zombies will rush in if the door isn't closed!”

Shen Shian ignored them, and let the survivors who were left behind in. He lifted Shen Xun to hold his neck with his other hand and he pulled the door to close, leaving a gap of a metre wide.

The survivors who were almost shut out by the two men were still in a panicked state. After entering the door, they couldn't slow down and felt they should settle with the two men, “Are you still people? Ah! The zombies were so far away. Why did you rush to shut the door?! There were so many people who hadn't come in! You wanted us to be trapped and killed outside!"

Originally, the two men were angered by Shen Shian's action. But seeing as more and more disappointed and angry survivors rushed in, they decided to protect themselves, "There are so many zombies outside. Who knows if you can rush in front of the zombies? In case the door was closed late, everyone in here could die! It's true that we were both wrong, but let me ask you something, which one of you early people didn't want to close the door early? If you were us, you would have done the same thing no? Can you let the door open and wait for others to slowly come in? I'm afraid you can't. Everyone wants to live, why should they stand at the moral high point as a messenger of justice?”

Later, some angry people wanted to close the door, but some stopped them and it soon became a mess. There was a girl and a young man walking to Shen Shian's side, "We will be responsible for each side, so that the speed of closing the door can be faster."

Shen Shian nodded and gave up the position of the left door.

When the two men behind him became more and more awful, seven survivors rushed in front of the zombies. At this time, the dense zombie army was only about 50 meters away from the door.

If an ordinary person who had never experienced a zombie outbreak fought alone with a zombie, as long as they could stay calm, relying on speed, reaction, wisdom and other advantages, they would have a large chance to escape or even to kill the zombies. But once it's a tide of zombies, like the sea, let's not say killing, just the fleshy bones and the broken limbs, the turbid eyes filled with death, and the gathering madness could make people completely lose their desire to survive.

Seeing that the zombies were getting closer and closer, the two people who were still noisy stopped. This time not only the first batch, but even the latecomers who were almost shut outside the door could not sit still, "Brother, you have to close the door."

Shen Shian eyes darkened, holding the door edge with his palm unmovingly, “Wait a minute.”

The girl on the left yelled at the door, “Come on everyone, run faster!”

Only a few people gritted their teeth, and actually sped up. One, two, three… they rushed in through the gap of more than half a meter wide, and they were laying on the ground or being held by the other survivors.

When the zombies were 20 meters away from the door, between the zombie tide and the door, only the last person was left.

It was a middle-aged man in his forties. His face was white and fat, and he was wearing a suit and trousers. He still had a briefcase that bulged. His limbs that lacked exercise for a long time were weak. When the speed of the zombies was less than half of that of normal people, the distance between them was even shortened by a bit.

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