It's Hard to Be the Female Lead's Best Friend (Apocalypse) GL - Chapter 26

“Open the door!” The man continuously and violently knocked on the wooden door, but no one came to open it. Darkness enveloped his eyes, a chilling sensation crept into his heart. He trembled, took two steps back, and repeatedly hit the door with his body.

“Hungry!” A low, cold voice abruptly echoed in the darkness. Heavy, mechanical, puppet-like footsteps trod on the ground.

Step by step, approaching the man.

The man’s eyes couldn’t see, making his ears exceptionally sharp. He realized the zombie behind him was getting closer. Fear made him open his eyes wide, wanting to discern its direction.

He slowly turned his head to look behind him. The surroundings were like a black cloth covering his eyes. The sound approached step by step, as if the smell of death and gore permeated his nostrils.

A foul odor wafted, and the man, terrified, wet his pants. His back pressed tightly against the door, and he trembled as he slowly moved. But the footsteps seemed to have locked onto him, still steadily approaching.

“You… please save me,” the man softly pleaded with the two unfamiliar girls.

Gu Qingli paid no attention. Her nerves were highly taut, because at this moment, in the dark space, there were three zombies. Soon, there should be four or five.

[On the left!]

Cheng Ziyu heard this, her hair standing on end. Without hesitation, she lunged at Gu Qingli, taking her down and rolling tightly together. She only felt her hair fluttering, as if something had passed through it.

“Ah Man, it’s… me… ah!” Immediately after, the man’s painful, hoarse voice echoed, and the smell of bl00d attracted the other zombies. They paused for a moment, then all rushed towards the man to enjoy their meal.

In the quiet and enclosed environment, the sounds of flesh tearing and swallowing could be clearly heard. The entire wooden house was filled with the smell of bl00d. The zombies were insatiably hungry. Once the corpses were mostly gnawed, the two of them would definitely become the target.

Cheng Ziyu asked softly, “Little Grass, can you pinpoint the zombies’ locations?”

[Yes.]

Cheng Ziyu circled behind Gu Qingli, placing her hands on her shoulders: “I’ll be your eyes.”

Gu Qingli looked sideways, a smile of approval curving her lips. With a flick of her wrist, she gripped her dagger tightly: “Then my life is in your hands.”

“Okay.” Cheng Ziyu’s whole body was tense.

At this moment, footsteps were heard outside; finally, someone had come. But they didn’t open the wooden door: “The people inside must have all turned into zombies. Don’t open the door, just keep it closed.”

“What a shame, there was a beauty inside. She’s foolish; if she hadn’t gone in, she might be eating a hot meal right now.”

“No regrets. Send two people to guard it, make sure there are no surprises before we leave.”

“Yes!”

Damn it, a bunch of scoundrels.

“Crunch.” The zombie gnawed on bone. It raised its head, smacked its lips, and slowly stood up.

The corpse on the ground was gnawed until only its face remained. To be eaten so thoroughly in just ten minutes showed how strong the zombies’ digestion and chewing were.

The human face moved, and a piece of remnant flesh squirmed.

[Fragrant… so fragrant…]

Cheng Ziyu was startled, realizing the zombie was referring to her. Clearly, she would become a zombie’s target. If she separated from Gu Qingli, perhaps she wouldn’t cause trouble for anyone.

This thought unconsciously popped into her mind. She had always been afraid of death and being bitten, yet for some reason, she had this self-sacrificing idea, which even confused her a little.

[Come here, fragrant one!]

Cheng Ziyu’s eyes widened, realizing the zombie was getting closer. She unconsciously slowly loosened her grip until her hand was gently pulled, catching her off guard, and she snapped back to reality. Cheng Ziyu opened her mouth, the words she wanted to say suddenly stuck in her throat.

Gu Qingli stooped back half a step. She could feel a high-level zombie lurking: “Don’t hesitate, don’t overthink, concentrate.”

“Okay!”

“Roar!” Footsteps suddenly quickened, one to the left, one to the right, closing in instantly.

[9 o’clock direction, one meter.]

Cheng Ziyu tensed up, slapping Gu Qingli’s left shoulder: “Half a meter, 9 o’clock.”

In a flash of lightning, a dark shadow approached.

Gu Qingli ducked, thrusting her left hand horizontally upwards, accidentally touching the soft spot on the zombie’s chest. It was clearly a female zombie. It clawed out, a gust of wind sweeping over Gu Qingli’s head, brushing past Cheng Ziyu’s nose, nearly tearing her delicate nose apart.

Gu Qingli exploded upwards, her left hand firmly pinning the zombie. Her right hand’s sharp blade accurately pierced the zombie’s cranium. In and out, the extreme speed caused a liquid to spray from its brain.

[Behind you!]

Cheng Ziyu released her hand and twisted around, bumping backward. The force of the collision sent the zombie flying. It rolled on the ground once and then quickly lunged again.

[Dodge!]

Cheng Ziyu retreated. A blurry dark shadow swept past her. It lunged, missed, turned, and lunged again. Gu Qingli used her hearing to pinpoint the approximate location of the zombie beside her. At the same time, she tackled it, straddled it, and stabbed it multiple times.

Cheng Ziyu retreated to the wooden wall, vaguely seeing a figure. She slowly moved towards it, attempting to help.

[Don’t move!]

Cheng Ziyu’s body stiffened, her forehead felt wet. She reached up and touched it; it was a sticky, foul-smelling saliva. There was a zombie above her.

One that could climb walls was likely an F-grade high-level zombie, possessing agile bodies and the primal hunting instincts of a beast.

[It’s coming for you, get ready.]

Cheng Ziyu’s heart pounded. Her breathing was rapid, and with heightened concentration, she heard the faint “creak” of the wooden wall getting closer and louder.

Another drop of saliva fell, flowing from her forehead to the tip of her nose. The foul smell filled her entire nasal cavity, making Cheng Ziyu feel nauseous.

[Jump!]

Suddenly, Cheng Ziyu bent her knees and jumped, rolling on the ground and getting covered in mud. A furious roar from behind indicated its exasperation.

[Food.]

“Roar!” The zombie crouched, teeth bared, saliva dripping everywhere from its mouth.

The zombie beneath Gu Qingli stopped moving. She stood up, narrowing her eyes: “Cheng Ziyu?”

“I’m here.”

With a shout, Gu Qingli accurately rushed towards Cheng Ziyu. At the same time, the zombie leaped, and in her eyes, she could only vaguely see a dark blob flying. Time seemed to stand still.

Her heart, calm for so long, beat rapidly for the first time. She stretched out her hand, all her senses alert: “Cheng Ziyu!”

[Run!]

Cheng Ziyu stood up. A foul-smelling, cold air rushed at her face. Her ears buzzed. From a low, roaring mouth, a few drops of saliva splattered first!

The zombie was right in front of her. Her legs were stiff, she couldn’t react quickly enough. She decisively used her hands to protect her head, trembling all over. She could only prioritize protecting her head to avoid fatal injury.

“Bang!”

Cheng Ziyu opened her eyes and touched her body. She was completely unharmed. Delighted, she turned around and bumped into a wall. She covered her nose, her lips tightly pressed.

She reached out and touched it. There was indeed a wall in the air. This must be the female lead’s enhanced spatial ability—a Spatial Barrier.

“Roar!” The zombie became enraged.

It turned and stared grimly at Gu Qingli.

Cheng Ziyu touched other areas. There was only a tiny gap. The spatial barrier was made of several panels fitted together, enclosing her.

She anxiously said: “Little Grass, report the direction.”

[Right in front of her.]

Cheng Ziyu relayed the information. Gu Qingli understood. With a flick of her fingers, a submachine gun appeared in her hand.

Without hesitation, she swept forward, gunshots flashing, illuminating the zombie’s face—the face of a fat woman. Its belly was covered in bl00d, and a hole in its clothes showed intestines spilling out.

It leaped onto the wooden wall, bullets closely following.

Bullets flying everywhere pierced the wooden planks, hitting several soldiers outside the door. Some had bl00d on their lower backs, others were shot through the chest, all lying motionless on the ground.

“What’s going on? How are there guns?”

The remaining soldiers lay motionless on the ground. When the gunfire stopped, one of them, holding a flashlight, slowly approached the wooden house. The moment he opened the door, the light shone inside.

A female zombie leaped onto the roof, lunging directly at him, biting his head and shaking and tearing at it like a mad dog.

The overlapping gunshots repelled the zombie, and it returned to the wooden house. But the bullets were too dense, and the female zombie had nowhere to escape. It was finally hit in the head.

Gu Qingli seized the opportunity, pulling Cheng Ziyu behind a shimmering spatial barrier she erected in front of them, and ran directly towards the door. The soldiers immediately fired at them in unison. The bullets impacted, unable to advance past the two, failing to harm them in the slightest.

Gu Qingli knocked them down and vanished into the distance.

A soldier raised a flare gun and fired it into the sky. The flashing red light instantly illuminated the vicinity, blending with the puddles of bl00d on the ground, as if they were in a sea of bl00d.

“Wah… wah…”

The soldier was startled and shone the searchlight back.

A small, palm-sized zombie was tearing at the motionless female zombie. It flexibly raised its head, observed, and confirming there was no danger, lowered its head and continued to gnaw.

“Quick… kill it.”

Suddenly, the wooden house became chaotic. A barrage of gunshots erupted again. The small zombie was incredibly fast, darting around the wooden house, making it difficult for bullets to hit it.

Moreover, the zombie was too small, and the night was too dark, making it hard for them to see its figure. A soldier snapped a glow stick and threw it into the house. The small zombie was seen hanging upside down from the roof, its unseeing eyes staring directly at the soldiers.

The soldier raised his hand, signaling them not to act rashly. He aimed at the zombie’s head, held his breath, and the moment he pulled the trigger, the zombie vanished instantly: “Damn it!”

The soldier took a step, but didn’t notice the barely moving human face remnant zombie by the door; it hooked onto his pant leg, pulled gently, and his body tilted backward, being dragged into the doorway. The small zombie conveniently landed on him, tilting its head and looking at him.

The zombie looked very young, perhaps not even full-term. It seemed unthreatening until it let out a piercing shriek.

“Save me…” The soldier was terrified. The moment he opened his mouth, the small zombie bit his mouth, essentially giving him a full-on kiss, feeling the tearing of his skin and lips, “Mmm…”

The soldier rolled on the ground in pain. The others, terrified, their hearts pounding, raised their guns and swept the area wildly, turning the soldier into a honeycomb.

They only stopped firing when the soldier was motionless. A soldier slowly approached, kicked him aside, but the small zombie was nowhere to be seen. The soldier picked up the walkie-talkie: “Reporting to Captain Zheng, a zombie has escaped.”

“Search thoroughly. Kill on sight. Also, withdraw the main force into the hospital first. The rest of you hold your ground.”

“But two people also escaped. One of them seems to be an ability user. Our bullets can’t hit them. How should we deal with these two?”

“Are you sure the bullets can’t hit them?”

“Confirmed. The bullets were like hitting a wall.”

“Find her, and kill her discreetly.”

“But Captain Zheng… she’s an ability user.”

“Kill!”

“Yes, Captain Zheng.” The walkie-talkie clicked off. The soldier scratched his head in confusion, muttering to himself, “Discreetly, does that mean to kill her quietly?”

“Probably. Didn’t command tell us to maintain good relations with civilians? We can say that zombies escaped during the search, and those two were bitten.”

“Did you get a clear look at their faces?”

“No.”

The man frowned: “Xiao Liu, you should have seen these people during the day, right? See who isn’t here inside.”

“Yes.” Xiao Liu gave a sidelong smile, shining the light into the house. The faces of the corpses on the ground were grotesque. “I remember the people who were locked up during the day. One of the girls was very beautiful; she’s not among them.”

“Good, you’ll search with me.”

“Yes!”