Undead

Chapter 80

"Gulu gulu gulu—"

The green river water was stirred up turbid, and in the rush, nothing was visible. Si Nan was not in a hurry; he swiftly closed his breath within three seconds of falling into the water and gave a vigorous kick with his long legs. The ambusher was kicked hard in the lower abdomen, and a mouthful of blood sprayed out immediately, staining the river water scarlet. Involuntarily, he loosened his grip and sank downward.

Si Nan swam fiercely in the water, and the heavy equipment gave him a rapid sinking speed. In almost an instant, he caught up with the ambusher and grabbed his wrist and neck!

"......!" The ambusher had no strength to fight back; he could only struggle futilely, kicking his legs and constantly releasing bubbles of water.

At this point, Si Nan's oxygen was running out—strenuous movements in the water consumed oxygen rapidly, and he also unexpectedly exhaled half a breath when he fell into the water unprepared. He was just about to make a decisive move to break the ambusher's throat and then quickly resurface to breathe when his powerful fingers suddenly stopped.

The ambusher's windpipe and wrist were unexpectedly delicate.

—It was a woman.

A ridiculous guess suddenly flashed through Si Nan's mind, and after half a second of consideration, he decisively let go of the ambusher's throat, grabbed her hand and twisted it from behind, then grabbed her waist and swiftly swam downstream along the river's current.

"Phew!"

Si Nan suddenly emerged from the water, gasping for air, and lifted up the ambusher, who he had almost strangled—indeed, as he had guessed, it was Chun Cao.

"Phew, phew, phew, cough, cough, cough..." Chun Cao was choking and breathless, and Si Nan pulled her up from the water.

They were already several hundred meters away from the cave surrounded by zombies, and the terrain by the riverbank was gradually leveling out, with a rocky beach connecting dense shrubs and trees. Chun Cao started coughing wildly as soon as she got ashore, nearly spitting her lungs out of her throat. Probably due to the noise, six or seven zombies stumbled out from the dense forest.

"Wu—wuu—"

"Roar!"

Si Nan had already lost his assault rifle in the river, so he quickly pulled out a military triangular dagger and killed all the zombies barehanded. There were almost no more wandering zombies in the canyon. In the case of a small number of zombies, cold weapons were enough to deal with them. After confirming that there were no more living dead around, Si Nan finally had the chance to turn around and gasp, asking, "What happened?"

"Cough, cough, cough!" Chun Cao barely stopped coughing, her face pale and blue. She sat down on the ground.

"Your... you were quite rough with me, laying such heavy hands on an underage girl," Chun Cao said between coughs, "I thought I was going to die... I, I, I need a drink... cough, cough!"

"Underage?" Si Nan was skeptical. "I heard from Zhou Rong that you're already over eighteen. Are you trying to get an extra birthday present from me?"

Chun Cao waved her hand weakly. "A woman's age is a secret, especially at times like these. Don't inquire. How come you and Tang Hao are together? Did you see Xiangzi? Is Xiangzi still alive? Where is Rong-Ge?"

"He's seriously injured and alive. How about Dishí?"

"Dading is fine. But first, tell me... this isn't the place to talk. Come with me."

Chun Cao stood up, leaning against a rock, and gestured for Si Nan to follow her as they walked downstream along the riverbank, avoiding the lurking zombies in the woods. Si Nan briefly told her how he escaped from the base, found the camp, was deliberately led to meet Tang Hao, and the events that brought him to the cave. Chun Cao walked while listening, and at the end, she admitted, "That's right, the zombies that surrounded you earlier were lured by me. I've been following you since the waterfall."