WMSR – QT Chapter 97

 

WMSR – QT Chapter 97

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Chapter 97: The Zombie Apocalypse

Just as Xiao Yi concentrated his focus to deal with this bizarre freak, a sudden, horrifying howl echoed out once more, causing him to freeze in place.

Xiao Yi whipped his head around to gaze at the grassy slope not far away. To his horror, the male student he had rescued earlier had somehow staggered back to his feet, adopting the exact same stiff, mechanical gait and vacant, lifeless stare as the attacker he had just fought, shuffling directly toward him.

Something is wrong—everything is intensely wrong. Deciding against continuing this hopeless entanglement with the two entities, Xiao Yi kicked them both to the ground and sprinted straight out toward the main path.

Yet the moment Xiao Yi escaped that secluded lakeside zone, an even greater wave of panic struck him. The campus crowd had inexplicably devolved into a state of frantic chaos, with numerous individuals sprinting in absolute terror. While Xiao Yi stood there bewildered, he spotted several more figures exhibiting the exact same erratic symptoms as the two male students he had just encountered. The inevitable consequence of such monstrous entities surfacing within a densely populated area was immediately apparent: blood-curdling shrieks echoed endlessly without a pause. Due to a total lack of preparation, casualties piled up rapidly. Brave male students attempted to wield mops and makeshift weapons to confront the bizarre creatures, yet no matter how severely injured those monsters appeared, after collapsing to the ground, they would invariably twitch and stagger back to their feet shortly after.

Xiao Yi noted with a sinking heart that several of the students daring to fight the monsters had accidentally sustained minor lacerations themselves. Recalling the horrific transformation of the student who had been brutally mauled earlier, Xiao Yi's expression morphed dramatically, an ominous premonition tightening around his chest.

Realizing the campus had mutated into a deathtrap, a specific silhouette instantly surfaced in Xiao Yi's mind—a brilliant, athletic, sun-kissed figure.

The moment that face flashed across his thoughts, Xiao Yi's heart constricted tightly. Without a second of hesitation, he sprinted desperately toward the infirmary.

Author's Note:I admit I'm a fickle scoundrel and gave up on myself = = Also, Xiao Yi is the protagonist gong of this world; his secretly adored white moonlight senior, Ling Mengchen, didn't even dare confess to him before being bitten to death by zombies at the very onset of the apocalypse.I feel like my professional specialty is tormenting cannon fodder gongs for a hundred years.

Chapter 48: The Senior of the Apocalypse (04)

Earlier, when Bai Yichen sustained his injury, although Xiao Yi was present for the entire sequence, he had remained concealed beneath the shaded canopy beside the athletic field, maintaining a considerable distance from the group. Consequently, he hadn't overheard their dialogue. Seeking out the person now, he logically deduced from Bai Yichen's basketball injury that the target would most likely be resting inside the infirmary.

In truth, Xiao Yi's deduction was entirely accurate. In the original timeline, following his injury, Ling Mengchen had indeed been escorted directly to the infirmary to rest. When the zombie tide erupted, a wandering zombie had breached the infirmary doors, lunging directly to devour the defenseless Ling Mengchen as he lay resting on the IV drip bed. By the time Xiao Yi rushed over, he was greeted by a nightmarish scene that nearly ruptured his ocular blood vessels.

Wielding a weapon, he eliminated every last zombie inside the infirmary gnawing on Ling Mengchen, but his efforts were utterly futile. Ling Mengchen—his entire left cheek mangled and torn away—had already transformed into a newly minted zombie.

The boy's repressed, sweet, and faintly bitter unrequited love had been brutally crushed and obliterated by the cruel apocalypse before it even had a chance to truly bloom.

Amidst agonizing torment, he achieved the stark realization that this was a genuine human hellscape. From that day forward, Xiao Yi descended into the ruthless, survival-driven mold of every human stripped of hope in this apocalypse. Fortunately, due to his unique family background—growing up inside a martial arts dojo—his physical conditioning and hand-to-hand combat metrics vastly surpassed the average civilian, enabling him to handle the early-stage zombies with relative efficacy. Along the way, he rescued the protagonist shou, Lin Jiawen, eventually awakening a supernatural power and rising over the years to become the actual ruling authority of a major post-apocalyptic survivor safe zone.

However, the original trajectory had visibly veered off course the moment Bai Yichen opted out of visiting the infirmary. Rushing anxiously into the infirmary, Xiao Yi's heart hammered violently at the sound of muffled snarls echoing from within. Yet after obliterating the zombies inside, rescuing the infirmary supervisor, and confirming that Ling Mengchen had never checked in, a profound wave of relief washed over him.

Following that, Xiao Yi wasted zero time, charging relentlessly toward the male dormitory. Inside the congested dormitory building, zombies roamed in abundance; because dorm doors were rarely locked, the infected creatures wandered freely back and forth across the corridors. Wielding a wooden club, Xiao Yi operated on adrenaline, suppressing all physical exhaustion as he fought his way through trial after trial, finally arriving at the sixth-floor threshold of Room 6014.

Room 6014—a dormitory room number he had never stepped foot inside, yet had remained indelibly branded within the deepest vaults of his memory. Yet after smashing the door of Room 6014 open, a crushing wave of disappointment awaited him: the room was completely empty.

For a brief microsecond, a paralyzing sense of disorientation overtook him. He had no clue where the person he sought was currently located, nor whether he remained safe. Just as Xiao Yi stumbled out of the dormitory building, entirely uncertain where to direct his next steps, a familiar, high-pitched scream drifted down from the courtyard below.

Xiao Yi spun around instantly, recognizing the source of the familiar voice without a second's hesitation: Qi Yuanyuan!

Spotting the disturbance near the small grove, Xiao Yi dragged his weapon forward with zero hesitation. After eradicating two staggering zombies attempting to burrow into the treeline, he laid eyes on Qi Yuanyuan, who had collapsed onto the pavement, weeping hysterically while desperately dragging herself backward into the foliage.

Noticing that Qi Yuanyuan was completely alone, a flicker of disappointment crossed Xiao Yi's face. He prepared to turn away, yet hesitation gripped him—perhaps Qi Yuanyuan possessed intelligence regarding Ling Mengchen's whereabouts.

Just as Xiao Yi debated whether to address this "official girlfriend" who had intimidated him into silence countless times in the past, Qi Yuanyuan spotted Xiao Yi and latched onto him like a drowning swimmer spotting a floating spar, lunging forward to clutch his sleeve as she burst into renewed sobs.

Observing her hysterical, tear-streaked distress for a moment, Xiao Yi finally posed the question: "Where is Ling Mengchen?"

"Wuwu, I don't know! Wuwu, I'm looking for him too!"

Securing the disappointing answer, a flash of profound desolation crossed Xiao Yi's eyes. He pried Qi Yuanyuan's fingers loose, preparing to turn on his heel and depart.

However, having fled to the male dorms specifically to seek sanctuary from her boyfriend amidst the crisis, Qi Yuanyuan had just witnessed how effortlessly Xiao Yi annihilated those two monsters. How could she possibly let go of such a powerful lifeline? For all she knew, this guy might even possess greater combat prowess than her boyfriend and his athletic teammates. Terrified of being abandoned, Qi Yuanyuan clung to him for dear life, weeping inconsolably and refusing to let go.

Observing Qi Yuanyuan's desperate unwillingness to release her grip, a complex, conflicted expression flickered across Xiao Yi's eyes. He wanted to push her away, yet pausing mid-motion as a fresh thought struck him: he couldn't locate Ling Mengchen right now, but if he sheltered Qi Yuanyuan, perhaps Ling Mengchen—hearing news of his girlfriend's safety from elsewhere—might actively seek them out instead.