Back to the Apocalypse

Chapter 53

Not long after, Xu Lei prepared the water. Xiao Sa first had Liang La heat it up before saying to Bai Jing: "Go take a bath, you mustn't catch a cold."

Bai Jing smiled and nodded.

Xiao Sa waited for him to leave before looking back at everyone else, his formerly indulgent face had turned into a cold and serious one. He proceeded to ask in a low voice that carried an unspeakable harshness: "Is there anyone who is injured?"

"No." Everyone shook their heads at the same time. After learning the hard way from their elder brother, they were now very careful about zombies. Even the weakest of them Xu XiaoBo blushed as he shook his head. Then a determined look flashed across his fragile face and his delicate palms turned into a tightly clenched fist. He made sure to look at each one of them as he very clearly said: "I will try to become stronger. I will not drag you back. I've already received so much from you guys over the years, so if I am scratched by zombies, all I ask is that you don't hesitate to kill me..."

"You..." Liu Hua wanted to speak but no words came out, in the end, he just choked up. He only felt that his heart was flustered, and he suddenly felt out of breath. He had no qualms over rushing to the forefront when it came to killing the enemy or killing zombies. But when he thought of killing one of his brothers, his heart hurt, and it felt like a more unbearable pain than a fucking heartbreak.

"I don't want to turn into an unconscious monster..."Xu XiaoBo said, his eyes slightly red, and even his voice trembled. In fact, he didn't want to die at all. He wanted to properly keep on living...

"Get out of here, why would you say that?" Li Yi saw that the atmosphere was quite heavy so he quickly smiled after saying that shit. But his arms around his son only seemed to grow tighter, as if he was afraid of something.

"Dad, it hurts–" Little Meng's soft voice sounded, bringing Li Yi back to his senses. He flashed an awkward smile which quickly turned into a forced and stiff smile. The words before had hit too close to home.

"If I'm also scratched, don't hesitate. One shot here since I'm afraid of pain..." Liu Wei said casually while pointing at his heart. The rough and fierce man's facial expression may have seemed like he didn't care, but he couldn't hide the sorrow deep in his eyes.

"Shit, I'm no weak woman, but I'm still afraid of pain. Let's all agree that anyone who is injured or scratched should just dispose of themselves with one shot. I don't want to kill any of my brothers. Now that we've all agreed on that, let's not wallow over this anymore. My body is still wet and I want to take a bath and sleep. Tomorrow we'll be back to traveling again, so let's keep our spirits up." For once Han Yan had restrained his violent temper. This whole night had been difficult so he was in no mood to scold anyone. Plus he had also suddenly found himself thinking about his death.

Zhou Ji rarely agreed with Han Yan but: "What Han Yan said is correct. Instead of thinking about this nonsense, it would be better to build enough spirit. If everyone works together towards the same goal then nothing can stand in our way. At least we know that we are smarter than zombies and our movements and reach is also much more agile. And even though we can neither confront them head on nor hide from them, we still have weapons in our hands; we still have a way to defeat them."

Yu Yue heard them talking and found himself also moved by their words. He had never expected that the men from the criminal underworld would be so affectionate and sentimental. Hastily he interjected saying: "Exactly! So now I also would like to thank the magnificent elder brother who saved me, otherwise, I wouldn't have been able to preserve my little life."

At that moment, Xu XiaoBo turned his head and looked at Yu Yue as he earnestly said: "I also want to thank you for saving me." At that time he was just about to be scratched by a zombie, otherwise, he wouldn't be so emotional right now.