Ch95 - Newbies of Class II

Translator: transcendentwings

The next day, a day of southern winds.

The coolness in the air was also somewhat warmed by the mild heat carried on this breeze.

Kuang Ye had the most restless sleep he had ever had in recent days, indeed, extremely fitful. On average, he opened his eyes every fifteen minutes, sometimes he was afraid that the entire Wusheng class was his hallucination and that no one had come to the swimming pool facility at all, other times he feared that the Wusheng class would leave him without a word.

Fortunately, every time he opened his eyes, what he saw was his classmates who were sprawled out all over the place and sleeping and then without fail he would close his eyes to the numerous creative snoring sounds.

He didn’t know how this group of people felt such a sense of safety that they didn’t even have someone to keep watch at night and yet were still able to sleep so peacefully and deeply.

In this way, it lasted until early morning.

Huang Mo and Lin Dilei distributed the dried meat at a nearly precise weight to all their companions and Kuang Ye also got his share.

Kuang Ye was a little startled when he received a portion of dried meat.

Yesterday, he had been so starved that he wolfed down any food that was offered to him by his classmates and ate until he was full. He hadn’t even taken note of how much he truly ate and those who had provided it to him also didn’t bring it to his attention. If he were to use the minute quantity in his hand now that he could finish in two bites as a reference, then how many people’s worth of rations did he consume yesterdayah!

“What’s wrong?” Kuang Ye’s unnatural expression prompted Song Fei’s question.

“No, nothing.” Kuang Ye immediately lowered his head to suppress the heat that began to rise again from his eyes.

If it were him, when it was already difficult to take care of himself, whether he would still have been able to help strangers like this without hesitation, he doesn’t know.

If he were to look at this objectively as a third-party, he could label such a person as a “Holy Mother” without hesitation and probably tack on a few words of ridicule and complaint. However, when the object of the holy blessing became himself, he finally realized for the first time how precious such a person truly was.

He was met with such a person, and had even ran into fourteen of them all at once.

Song Fei: “Are you dissatisfied with the quantity of meat, I’ll have you know, we don’t have too much stock, and you chewed through quite a bit of it yesterday, so how dare you find fault with it now!?”

Kuang Ye: “. . . Can’t your level of understanding be directly proportional to your moral level!!!”

There was no need for him to work hard all on his own, Song-tongxuedirectly helped him suppress his grateful emotions that when Kuang Ye started to munch on thebreadand meat, he already felt much more at ease.

Meanwhile, the Wusheng class had already begun to discuss plans for continuing on the road that evening—

Qi Yan: “Let’s set off as soon as it gets dark. We’ll still follow the original plan and conquer in stages.”

Wang Qingyuang: “There is no problem with this tactic, but if we were to arrive at a particular building smoothly like the flow of the wind or a trickle of water, then it is recommended that we continue moving forward without stopping.”

Zhou Yilu: “Agreed. The purpose of advancing in stages was to avoid taking risks to the greatest extent. If there is no risk at all, then of course the more efficiently and swiftly we can arrive at our ultimate destination, the better.”

Zhao He: “Our original plan was to go to the underground parking lot and slaughter the zombies, find the keys, and if we really can’t find it, then the fourteen of us would just forcefully pack ourselves into vehicles. Now that our numbers have become fifteen and the keys won’t just fall from the sky, then shouldn’t we adjust the parking lot scheme?”

He Zhiwen: “Adjustments are definitely necessary, but we still don’t know the situation underground, how many zombies there are, and where the two vehicles are. I think it would be better to adapt to local conditions when the time comes.”

Feng Qibai: “I concur, we are still miles away from the parking lot, let’s just focus on the road looming before all of thatba.”

Song Fei: “Exiting from the swimming pool, the basketball courts are right up ahead. I don’t think there would be a high chance of being in danger at such a short distance. The most likely place to for zombies to hide would be theMingfengLake that comes after the basketball courts, it is surrounded by groves and visibility is poor.”

Huang Mo: “I think we should handle it like we already have before, distribute the walkie-talkies to two people respectively and once a situation arises in which we may have to split up, these two must go separate ways while the others will choose to follow one of the two in order to avoid losing all contact.”

Song Fei: “What do you mean by two people, let’s just stick to the same, Qi Yan and I will each hold onto onebei.”

Zhao He: “I have always had an opinion about this distribution. Why should the two of you take itah, in terms of running speed, who am I slower than, in terms of physique, who am I weaker than, in terms of combat value, who am I worse than, even my height is out-of-the-ordinary, why am I not qualified to hold onto the walkie-talkie?”

Song Fei: “Sure, I’ll hand it to you, who should I give the other one to?”

Zhao He: “You can pass it on to whomever you wantbei, if Qi Yan wants to continue holding onto it, he can go ahead, if he doesn’t, then pass it off to Wu Zhou or Fu Xiyuan, I have no objections to either.”

Song Fei: “After becoming separated, in addition to relying on the walkie-talkies, we also need to rely on tacit understanding, what if there is a problem with the walkie-talkiene, how will the two teams meet up? Do you have a more telepathic connection with Wu Zhou or do you have a relationship more solid than gold with Fu Xiyuan?”

Zhao He: “F*ck it, and you can say that the two of you have a telepathic connection?”

Song Fei: “We share the tacit understanding born of love.”

Zhao He: “. . . I cede.”

The companions had already expected this outcome and only those as persistent as Zhao He would throw a challenge at Song Fei repeatedly only to be taken care of torturously again and again as well. They simply couldn’t even find it in themselves to sympathize with the other anymore.

The Wusheng class were chattering happily and harmoniously, only Kuang Ye was listening in a dumbfounded and stunned manner.

He really wanted to contribute to this group, but found that he hadn’t even managed to integrate into it yet. Yesterday, he was so desperate that he wanted to die, and today he was about to become an isolated hero. Such a drastic change was too fantastical that he became at a loss of what to do.

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Li Jingyu sighed, took his metal spatula to squat in front of Kuang Ye. He stabbed the head of the spatula into the ground with a crisp and powerful sound: “Xuezhang, actually it isn’t as hard as you think. The fatal weakness of zombies is their brains, all you need to do is take something and shove it into their skulls. If you don’t dare, then do as I do, the two of us won’t be expected to kill zombies, but we can at least knock some out and that’ll be more than enough for us to make our escape.”

“Can we just not kill or maim. . .” Kuang-xuezhang’s tremulous voice gave off the impression that he’d launch himself over and hug hisxuedi’sthigh.

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His school senior’s expression reminded Li Jinyu of the comrades who stayed behind in the canteen and his heart suddenly sank as he widened his teary bright eyes: “Xuezhang, could it be that you don’t want to leave with us at all?”

“How could that be!” Kuang Ye didn’t even hesitate to shake his head vehemently, denying it with all his heart, “Running into you guys was like God opening a secondgate of lifefor me, if I gave it up, humans and gods would both be enraged!”

“Yes, that’s exactly how it should be!” Li Jingyu threw away his metal spatula and held his Xuezhang’s hands tightly, “Dig your teeth into thelush mountainsand never let go!”

Kuang Ye was moved and fired up: “No matter which direction the wind blows!”

“The Lush Mountains” made a face.

Song Fei abruptly approached and crouched down shoulder to shoulder to Li Jingyu, lifted a brow and questioned: “Do you own a house?”

Kuang Ye was taken aback by the inquiry: “No, I don’t.”

“Then do you have a car?”

“Also no. . .”

“Can you sprint long distances?”

“Can’t. . .”

“How about fighting?”

“Gentlemen move their mouths, not their hands.”

Song Fei nodded meaningfully, rose to his feet and turned around as he spread his hands out towards his companions: “He doesn’t know how to do anything, are we really taking him with us?”

Kuang Ye shivered and reacted swiftly, reaching out to snatch up a pair of scissors and demonstratively snipping the air twice: “I can swim and can also cut my own trouser legs!”

All the comrades: “. . .”

“Nonono, I mean, I’m an expert at using scissors, what the hell does it matter whether it’s zombies or monsters, come one, cut one, come two, snip two!”

Song Fei swiveled back around and grinned proudly: “Welcome to Mighty and Unyielding to Fight for Survival Class 2,Mr.Kuang scissor hands.”

Kuang Ye was in a stupor, his soul hanging in the air like the scissors.

Li Jingyu burst into laughter and patted his Xuezhang on the shoulder: “He was teasing you just nowne, who told you to be so indecisive, dragging things out, not moving with alacrity at all.”

Kuang Ye’s frightened soul hadn’t yet settled as he gazed towards Song Fei: “Really?”

Song Fei raised his chin, his gaze sly: “Memeda.”

. . . Is it too late for him to regret it now?!

After studying the tactical details, all that was left was to wait for nightfall.

Anyway, since they were idle either way, the companions took it upon themselves to fill in their new classmate on all the events that had occurred since the zombie apocalypse broke out.

Kuang Ye was also very interested in hearing about it, no matter whether it was the good or the bad, for him, who had been isolated from the world for an entire month, it was proof that the world was still in touch and connected.

When they got up to the part where the other students in the canteen refused to leave, the companions all paused for a moment, fearing that the new companion they just recruited would also waver again.

But they realized from Kuang Ye’s firm eyes that their new partner didn’t have such internal conflicts.

Kuang Ye keenly noticed the worries of his companions and explained with a wry smile: “I am different from them, they possess a way out, I don’t. If I follow you guys, I may live, or I may die, but if I remain as I am, only death awaits me.”

The companions understood instantly, indeed, the premise of indecision is that there would have to be two or more paths to choose from, while Kuang Ye does not.

However, although that was the truth, for Kuang Ye to so bluntly state that he chose to join the Wusheng class was just because there was no other choice or. . .

“Of course, what’s more important is your charisma that makes this group shine and make people yearn for it!”

All the comrades: “Aiya, we’re actually not that powerfulla. . .”

Li Jingyu looked away silently,the older, the wiser.

As night fell, the south winds veered north.

Song Fei’s original set of clothes were still only half-dry, he stopped hanging it and just rolled it up and stuffed it into a plastic bag. After tying it shut, he encased it into another plastic bag to ensure that the moisture wouldn’t leak out before slipping it into the suitcase.

There was nothing that could be done about his shoes, one was abandoned outside the pool, the other was sopping wet within it, there was no possibility for a reunion. They simply rifled through all the pickings in the men’s locker room. Not only Song Fei, even He Zhiwen switched a pair, there was no other choice, wearing shoes that were ripped off from a zombie was awkward no matter how one viewed it.

After wrapping up the finishing touches to their outfits, the fifteen companions set off again into the night.

Kuang Ye took his first step into the great outdoors for the first time in many days, shaking like a leaf with every step he took. It wasn’t until they had passed the basketball courts that he started to feel a little better.

It was still their drone that opened up the way for them. The zombies, who only spotted the lifeless aircraft and no living humans, reverted back to the curious babies they were and trailed after it obediently.

And just like that, the companions followed behind at a distance and after a while, they safely tread past the basketball courts.

Everything was as everyone had speculated during the daylight hours.

Mingfeng lake expanded in their line of sight.

This was an artificial lake dug out by the university. The lake was wide and surrounded by woods on three sides. In spring and summer, with the birdsong and fragrant flowers, it was the ideal date spot. But at this time, with the northerly winds blowing and the moonlight illuminating this space, the surface of the lake seemed to glow eerily with a chill.

The trees planted around it were a mixture of coniferous and broad-leaved species. From a distance, you could see a patch of deep green that wasn’t dense, giving the impression of mysterious dark and gloom.

As they got closer, they clearly saw the light and shadow formed by the intertwining dry branches and dark green pine needles.

The group of people edged cautiously along the shore of the lake, close to the boundary of the woods.

There was only silence between heaven and earth, except for the whirl of the drone’s propeller and the messy shuffling footsteps of the zombies that followed.

The wind swept across the lake, bringing with it a damp smell.

Song Fei subconsciously grabbed Qi Yan’s elbow.

The latter paused and murmured under his breath: “What is it?”

Song Fei spilled the truth: “I seem to have some trauma about water. . .”

Kuang Ye abruptly captured Song Fei’s arm, pitifully as if he had found a comrade: “I also have a psychological shadow. . .”

Song Fei almost wanted to slap him: “You still have to gall to be traumatized!”

“I don’t like this place either,” Qiao Siqi mumbled quietly, “The eerie breeze comes in waves.”

“It’s because you don’t have a significant other, if you did, you’d like it here.” Zhou Yilu teased.

Qiao Siqi rolled his eyes at him: “Do you assume that everyone else is like you and have never dated anyone before?”

Zhou Yilu: “. . .”

Li Jingyu: “. . .”

Wang Qingyuan: “. . .”

Luo Geng: “. . .”

Zhao He: “So many of you haven’t been in a relationship before?”

Kuang Ye: “The class next door is so innocent.”

Feng Qibai: “Rightah.”

All those of class 1 whose first love achievement hadn’t been unlocked yet: “You can tell who among us haven’t even if we didn’t speak up?!”

“I haven’t finished speaking yetne, and was nearly led astray by you guys,” Qiao Siqi reigned his comrades’ thoughts back in, “I’ve only been here once, was frightened, and haven’t been back since. Today is the second time.”

Wu Zhou: “You ruined someone else’shappy occasion?”

Qiao Siqi: “What nonsenseah, I ran into someone who was reciting English text against a big tree. He just kept reading it out loud loudly, his gaze fixed, he didn’t even respond when I called out to him as if he were transfixed. As a result when he reached a snag in the passage, he suddenly slammed his head into the tree! D*mn, scaring the hell out of me. . .”

All the comrades: “. . .”

Qiao Siqi: “After that, I’ve never. . .”

Pa!

The abrupt noise interrupted Qiao Siqi’s reminiscing.

Everyone’s heart seized as their gazes snapped towards the sound.

Only to see the drone that had been flying dandily by itself had somehow at some point in time been smacked out of the air by the zombies!

What’s worse was the zombies that gathered in an instant crowded around in a circle and a few that were in the outer rim who couldn’t squeeze closer no matter what they tried got so agitated that they howled at the heavens and the moment they tilted their heads back, they caught sight ofthem.

As a result, the irritable yowling transformed into a summoning roar for more companions!

“He Zhiwen!”

“Accidentally flew the thing too low, who let you guys to not escape properly and hold story time instead!!!”

The hovercraft no longer offered an ounce of attraction and seeing the horde of zombies that were about to pounce, the companions made a swift decision—

“Climb the trees!”

Following Qi Yan’s order, the fourteen comrades scrambled up the nearest tree!

As of now, only He Zhiwen alone had yet to fully master this skill, but he also still had his old partners and established routine—Immediately follow Wu Zhou! The former practically flew up the tree and then seamlessly lowered a rope down, just waiting for the moment He-tongxuesnatched up the rope. He kicked off the tree trunk with his feet, and shimmied up it hand after hand. In a blink of an eye, he reached the higher planes, their cooperation throughout was tacit and perfectly executed!

Ascending the trees was practically a conditioned reflex, so the action was completed in an instant.

However, they forgot that there was still the fifteenth person.

Their new classmate stood in place with a dumbfounded look on his face.

No one warned him that he’d also have to scale treesahhh—

The zombies were close at hand, forget about whether or not he knew now to climb, even if he did, he was out of time already!

“Kuang Ye—”

The hearts of all the comrades were twisted like a crumpled piece of tissue!

Putong—

Hualahualahualahuala—

The other chose the water route.

In the dark night, sprays of water erupted, the merman swam outwards over ten meters in the blink of an eye, the speed was swift, as if there was a motor attached to the calves.

The zombies chased to the shoreline, only one entered the water, but didn’t swim, just forged forwards, then after a few steps, turned back and came ashore.

They seemed to be naturally repelled by water, so they concentrated all their firepower and turned their target toward ramming and attempting to clamber up the trees.

The companions had already become well experienced in this front and handled it all calmly.

Only to hear an unexpected scream sound from the middle of the lake!

Everyone’s heart trembled as they shouted in unison: “What is it?!”

The distance was too far and only a fuzzy head remained of Kuang Ye who was positioned at the center of the lake.

After a long and arduous wait, Kuang Ye’s response traveled along the wind—

“The scissors that I clipped at my waist pricked me!!”

Author’s Chapter Summary:

Encountering danger everyone scaled the trees, the newcomer comes up with an alternate way to escape with ease!

The translator has something to say: I notice a pattern in those that end up joining the Wusheng classes. . . they are all “treasures” of sorts