I Attacked Because I was Afraid of Death

IABIWAOD-CHAPTER 2

Arc I: Novice village

Chapter 2: Let's go down together

The gun that flew out hit a zombie in the head and when she looked at the man's distorted face, Chi Xin felt a little guilty. She just wanted to keep him from firing, who knew her leg would move on its own.
The man was shocked for a moment and recovered a bit of sanity. He stared at the weak and thin Chi Xin; he couldn't help but feel a little afraid and didn't dare to make another rash move.
"Cao Yan, what is going on?"
Yu Xiang had been watching the scene on the side and had a hard time picking up his jaw from the floor. When he saw the man go crazy, he rushed over and shouted with warning.
"Yu Xiang, I know she saved your life but you can't protect her anymore!" Cao Yan's eyes were full of hatred and shot straight to Chi Xin.
"She caused this! How many lives have just been lost? How many more? If we aren't going to survive, she should pay with her blood first!"
Yu Xiang glanced at Chi Xin behind him. Knowing her character, she should have started crying by now, saying she was innocent, that she didn't mean it or didn't know anything, just like she had done when they had questioned her about Jiang Congyun's pendant.
But Chi Xin opened a pair of large, calm eyes and looked back at them quietly; her aloof and composed face were not expressions he had expected to see. A trace of confusion flashed through his eyes and Yu Xiang reluctantly looked at Jing Xiubai who was standing not far away.
"Are you still not going to do anything?"
Chi Xin was on the lookout for danger from any directions and nodded wildly in her heart: Yes, hero, do something! I'm not ready to die yet!
Jing Xiubai didn't immediately answer. He shot a zombie that lunged at him and a few drops of dirty blood splashed on his face. He raised his eyes to look at the distance; on the other side of the thick smoke, several tanks were breaking through the layers of zombies and heading towards them. Chi Xin followed his gaze and watched the situation, as more and more survivors noticed the vehicles. Suddenly, hope renewed under the fear and everyone cheered for salvation.
The biological cannonballs in them had been developed by the top research institute of the country, which had relocated itself to City A's base after the outbreak, and had been made specially to incapacitate the zombie virus.
One, two, three, four... There were only five units. Chi Xin's heart that had relaxed slightly tensed up again and the expression on her face became even colder.

In the movie, in order to repel this wave of zombies, City A had dispatched ten tanks, each equipped with three bio-cannons. With the help of the hero, they had managed to drive away the army of corpses and kill the high-level zombie that had come with it. But right now, not only the male protagonist had no attention on doing anything, but the tanks had also been reduced by half!
Listening to the nearby survivors' cheers and seeing their determination rise again, Chi Xin opened her mouth to speak, which was seen by Jing Xiubai. The man wiped the bloodstains on his face and looked at her from behind his glasses.
"Chi Xin, what do you have to say for your defense?"
Chi Xin: Is it too late to beg for mercy?
She wasn't stupid. As soon as the current crisis would be resolved, the people on the base would take the time to deal with her as the culprit. Whether she died in this battle or not, her fate looked bleak. Chi Xin glanced at Yu Xiang; in the movie, the only reason her character had stayed alive was because of his desperate protection. Because of this, the protagonist group had taken Chi Xin out of the base overnight and had embarked on a more dangerous road.
When Yu Xiang heard Jing Xiubai's question, he opened his mouth but remained silent. Chi Xin was indeed guilty, who wouldn't want to kill her at once? But his conscience prevented him from ending his "savior". Yet, right now he wondered if he should stop it; he turned his face away and deliberately avoided Chi Xin's sight. He was afraid her imploring eyes would waver his resolve.
Chi Xin looked at Jing Xiubai again; she didn't want to offend him again, if she provoked him and he either left her behind or killed her on the spot, how could she go through the plot and cause trouble?