Seeing this, Shen Pei immediately continued firing and moved in to keep the advanced zombie occupied. After several exchanges, he was also knocked to the ground.
As the zombie prepared to pounce on him, Shen Pei could only watch helplessly as it approached. He felt as though several of his bones had been broken, and despite the scorching weather, cold sweat covered his forehead.
Gu Jingchuan had been closely watching what was happening on that side.
Just as the zombie lunged at Shen Pei, Gu Jingchuan rushed over and kicked it away.
The advanced zombie watched its prey fly out of reach and let out an enraged roar. After regaining its balance, it focused on Gu Jingchuan and recognized him as the human who had discovered it. It studied him with interest for a moment before launching another attack.
The zombie’s claws repeatedly struck toward Gu Jingchuan, colliding with his long blade with loud banging sounds.
After several exchanges, Gu Jingchuan was finding it increasingly difficult to hold on. Although he appeared calm on the surface, every blow had left his hands numb from the impact. He was relying entirely on his willpower to continue, and during one attack, he even heard the sound of a bone cracking.
Meanwhile, Cheng Qian had already opened up a path and directed the other two team members without abilities to drive away in the two trucks loaded with supplies.
The remaining two continued shooting at the zombies approaching Gu Jingchuan and the others.
The advanced zombie continued its assault. Seeing that such a weak human had managed to hold on for so long, it became even more determined to increase its attacks.
Gu Jingchuan could not hold on much longer. The zombie’s claws tore across his arm, and the pain caused cold sweat to stream down his face. He no longer had the strength to fight back and could only dodge awkwardly, accumulating more and more injuries.
“Boss!” Shen Pei called out weakly, unable even to find the strength to stand.
Although Zhang Hao was badly injured, he was still an ability user. Gritting his teeth, he forced himself to his feet and used the last of his ability to assist Gu Jingchuan. However, he was already at his limit.
He continued firing at the zombie, but the advanced zombie grew impatient at the fallen human interfering with it again and again. It shifted its attention and prepared to deliver a final blow.
At that moment, Cheng Qian, Luke, and Yang Fei rushed over to help.
Yang Fei activated his speed ability and quickly reached Zhang Hao, pulling him away. Although his Level 2 speed was extremely fast, the Level 3 zombie was no pushover. It caught a glimpse of his movement and lashed out, causing both Yang Fei and Zhang Hao to stagger.
Seeing the zombie continue its attack toward Yang Fei and Zhang Hao, Gu Jingchuan pulled out his handgun and fired.
If his hand had not been shaking, he would have hit the zombie directly in the head. Instead, the shot missed and struck its neck.
The zombie turned around in fury and pounced on Gu Jingchuan, knocking him to the ground.
As it lunged toward him, Gu Jingchuan raised his arm to block the attack, but the zombie still tore a chunk of flesh from him. Blood immediately poured from the wound, and the scent drove the advanced zombie into an even greater frenzy. The surrounding low level zombies also became increasingly agitated.
Was this really the end for him?
Because of the blood loss, Gu Jingchuan’s vision gradually blurred. He no longer had the strength to continue fighting.
But he had not seen Meng Yu yet.
He had not even told her those three words.
He still had so many dreams he had yet to fulfill.
He was unwilling to die.
Seeing this, the others cried out in anguish.
“Boss, no!”
Perhaps it was Gu Jingchuan’s powerful will to survive, but at the most critical moment, he suddenly awakened a lightning ability.
A bolt of lightning instantly killed the zombie in front of him, leaving nothing behind. A Level 3 crystal core fell to the ground, while Gu Jingchuan lost consciousness.
Cheng Qian rushed over, picked Gu Jingchuan up, and called out anxiously.
“Boss! Boss! He’s still breathing!”
“Carry Boss into the RV. There are medical supplies inside. Disinfect his wounds and stop the bleeding first,” Shen Pei said weakly.
“Help me inside too. I’ll treat him.”
Usually, Shen Pei stayed by Gu Jingchuan’s side, and whenever anyone was injured or sick, he was responsible for taking care of them. He worked as a family physician’s assistant.
“You help them inside. Leave the other two vehicles behind. I’ll clear the way, and we’ll use the RV to break through,” Luke ordered with a grim expression.
The opening they had worked so hard to create had already been surrounded by zombies again. Fortunately, there were not too many, and they managed to open another path.
They could not stay here for long. The commotion was too great and continued attracting zombies from other areas.
“Okay.”
Yang Fei helped Zhang Hao into the RV.
The other two team members without abilities also got out to help Shen Pei inside.
Once everyone was inside the RV, Cheng Qian carried Gu Jingchuan to the bed. Shen Pei sat beside him and instructed Cheng Qian to bring the medical supplies.
Given their current situation, all they could do was disinfect his wounds, apply medicine to stop the bleeding, and bandage him.
Chen Xuan, who did not have an ability, was responsible for driving, while Chen Wen remained in the vehicle to support Luke as he cleared the way.
They quickly opened a path. Luke immediately got into the RV, and Chen Xuan stepped on the accelerator, driving them away from the area surrounded by zombies.
As the zombie horde grew farther and farther away, everyone finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Cheng Qian looked at Luke’s pale face and asked worriedly, “Are you all right?”
“I’m fine,” Luke replied calmly before finding a place to sit and breathing weakly.
“Now that there are no zombies around, you should all absorb some crystal cores and recover your energy,” Shen Pei said.
Cheng Qian gave each of them a crystal core. After absorbing them for ten minutes, they finally felt alive again. The soreness and weakness in their bodies had mostly disappeared, except for Zhang Hao, whose injuries were more serious.
Before long, the RV caught up with the trucks. After exchanging a few words, they continued toward their destination.
Fortunately, they did not encounter many zombies along the rest of the way and soon arrived at the entrance to Meng Yu and the others’ villa.
Chen Wen got out and opened the gate, allowing the vehicles behind him to slowly drive inside.
Once all the vehicles had entered, he secured the gate again.
Meng Yu, Mu Xiaoxiao, and Lu Xuan were exercising in the living room when they heard the sound of vehicles outside.
The three stopped what they were doing and walked to the window to look outside.
“There are three vehicles parked outside our gate. What are they doing here?” Mu Xiaoxiao asked in confusion.
Because she had transmigrated into the body of a character in the novel, many things had changed.
For example, in the original story, Gu Jingchuan was injured and came to find Meng Yu with his team, while Meng Yu had unlocked her spatial ability and obtained supplies much earlier.
The two women had been living comfortably in the villa until now, which meant they had already strayed from the original plot.
In the novel, however, they could no longer stay in the villa. Meng Yu took Mu Xiaoxiao out to search for supplies, where they encountered Gu Jingchuan’s team and joined them, bringing along a burden.
Cheng Qian helped Shen Pei out of the vehicle.
“Miss Meng, it’s Shen Pei. Are you home?”
“Shen Pei? Did Brother Jingchuan come to find us?”
Meng Yu’s face immediately lit up with joy, and she hurried to open the gate.
Mu Xiaoxiao and Lu Xuan were left looking at each other.
“Xiaoxiao, could this be a trap? We should be careful,” Lu Xuan said.
It was the first time he had seen such an expression on Meng Yu’s face, and he could not help feeling suspicious.
“Sigh, let’s go take a look.”
“Shen Pei, what happened to you?”
When Meng Yu saw everyone getting out of the vehicles covered in blood and grime, a sense of unease immediately rose in her heart.
“Where’s Brother Jingchuan?”
“We were surrounded by zombies on the way here. Boss was injured and lost consciousness,” Shen Pei said weakly.
“What?”
Meng Yu hurried toward the RV.
When she saw Gu Jingchuan lying on the bed, his face deathly pale and his body covered in blood, looking completely lifeless, her heart tightened painfully.
“Brother Jingchuan! Brother Jingchuan!”
She called out to him several times and found that his breathing was extremely weak.
After greeting the people below with a nod, Mu Xiaoxiao also climbed into the RV. When she saw Gu Jingchuan lying on the bed, she could not help taking a sharp breath.
The male lead was really in a terrible state.
Still, it had nothing to do with her. Even though the plot had changed.