[1] Apocalypse: Third Rebirth

Chapter 90: Everyone Can Die Except You

Stepping out of the restaurant for the second time, with Wang Chao at my back, I was completely unprepared for Liu Wei to storm through the food court and pull me into his arms. "Are you okay?" he asked. "Wang Chao said that you had come across an ambush."

I laughed as he refused to let me go, even going so far as to lift me up so far that my feet were dangling off the floor. "I am just fine," I reassured him, "You know what a worrywart Wang Chao is."

"That's the thing... he's not a worry wart. He's like one of those emperors that lets everyone else do the worrying while he makes the final decision," Liu Wei said as he put me back down on the ground and held me at arm's length. Looking me up and down, and from back to front, he confirmed for himself that I was fine before tucking me into his side. "Who's the new people?" he asked, pointing his chin to where Huang Chan Juan and Huang Tian Kuo were.

"The people who set the ambush," said Wang Chao as he came over to my other side.

"Then what are they doing with us?" asked Liu Wei, clearly not impressed that the men were getting along so well with people that tried to kill them.

"They're military," said Wang Chao as the three of us made our way over to the large group of people.

"And?" volleyed Liu Wei, clearly not impressed with the fact that they were military.

"And you will have to ask them," replied Wang Chao, clearly not wanting to become involved with the whole situation. Their blasé manner in discussing Hua Chan Juan and Huang Tian Kuo made me relax all that much more. No longer feeling threatened, I was in a much better mood to talk to my previous best friends.

"Why the traps?" asked Liu Wei as we stopped in front of the two.

Huang Tian Kuo shrugged his shoulders, not really bothering to say anything. In contrast, Hua Chan Juan looked Liu Wei up and down. "Major?" she asked in a hesitant voice. Liu Wei looked at her briefly before turning his attention back to Huang Tian Kuo.

"The traps," he snapped. I looked at Wang Chao in question, but he was simply looking at Huang Tian Kuo as well. 'We would have lost you if you didn't notice the wire. Liu Wei is feeling a bit... upset over that idea,' said Wang Chao without looking at me. 'Honestly, I am not that impressed either.'

Finally understanding what was going on, I let the men handle it. I was not overly upset about what happened, but if the situation had been reversed then I would have been out for blood. It was a sheer coincidence that I had recognized the trap and knew how to disarm it.

Technically, if I hadn't been reborn, I would have died just then... or at least been severely injured. When I heard Wang Chao growl beside me, I quickly blocked those thoughts from my mind. I was here, safe and sound, and in desperate need of supplies.

Feeling both men relaxing, I gave myself a quick cheer. At least I can help them out of whatever mood I manage to put them in.

"We needed a safe place and this was the best one that we had found," said Huang Tian Kuo as he shrugged his shoulders.

"You needed a safe place, but you didn't care about anyone else that would have come down those halls?" Liu Wei sneered, not impressed with his answer.

"We are sorry," said Hua Chan Juan, trying her best to diffuse the situation. "But we couldn't be sure if the next person coming here was friend or foe."

Liu Wei scoffed. "Did you really think that something like those booby traps would save you from the zombies? Best case they heal and come back more pissed, the worst case is that you would then have two zombies on your hands. Then what?"