Chapter 21: The Death Bell
"Boom... Boom... The bell rang without warning, as if the wail of death echoed throughout the gymnasium.
For a while, the evil roar of zombies was overwhelming. Immediately afterwards, there were "figures" moving around the gate.
Jasmine immediately yelled, "Retreat upstairs!" ”
The iron wolf, who was about to approach the small door, was not willing to give up, he was heartbroken, stepped in front of the door with a strong step, and closed the small door.
He leaned back against the iron door and smiled proudly, but it seemed that the knight who was walking with him did not smile at all, and did not even notice the action of the iron wolf, he was watching intently.
A large number of zombies have appeared around at some point, and it seems that they should all come out of nearby stores.
Jazz decisively pointed his gun at the zombies that were already approaching. With the pull of the trigger, the muzzle spark flashed, and in an instant, the surrounding darkness lit up.
Immediately afterwards, the iron wolf also quickly entered the battle, and the tacit understanding between the two made the pace gradually close in the battle. Leaving your back to your teammates is also a must in training.
Zombies surrounded the two from all sides, and the frequency of shooting gradually became compact, and a steady stream of zombies fell in front of them, and some zombies just fell, not dead.
Because the bullet did not pass through their heads, but broke their calves into two sections, the zombies that lost their balance and support were still crawling towards the two of them with their hands.
The root cause of this shooting mistake is that the number of zombies is beyond their ability to deal with it. The atmosphere gradually became more and more tense, and the accuracy of shooting began to deviate greatly with the fluctuation of heart rate.
So that there is simply no time to change the magazine! Jazz thought silently in his heart, judging by the frequency of the shots, the bullets in the magazine should be empty soon.
Although there were several magazines hanging from his abdomen, he didn't think there was time to replace them.
At one point, he began to recall the whole process of changing reloads on weekdays, and how to change reloads in the shortest possible time, which is what Jazz is thinking about now.
The tension continued to solidify, and Jazz was already feeling sweaty and hot.
The sudden sound of empty bullets caught him off guard. He frantically pulled out the magazine and threw it into the air, and when he reached for the magazine on his waist, his palms were still shaking.
His eyes kept on the zombies in front of him.
Not good! It's so fast! It's too late!
The pace of the zombie advance was far beyond Jazz's imagination, and at the critical moment, a glimmer of hope flashed in his afterglow, and a tall figure appeared in the crowd of corpses.
The characteristic explosion sound of the "BOOM~" shotgun rang out from nearby, and then the tall and brave body of the fanatic squeezed out of the zombie crowd.
He pushed the feeding tube and pulled the trigger again, and the powerful jet force sent the zombie in front of him several meters away, and the 12mm bullet that scattered scattered carried through the rotting bodies of the nearby zombies. But it didn't hurt them much.
Sir gave the madman a grateful look, then quickly drew out his magazine and got it out. The pull of the safety bolt made him feel a little relieved.
He had never had such a tense moment since he was on a mission, and he probably had, but it was all a moment, and this was the first time he had experienced this kind of death approaching step by step.
"They've moved upstairs, so you guys hurry up." The maniac's deep voice rang out.
The iron wolf also turned around for a while, and the three of them took a photo, and then ran in the direction of the pool simultaneously. The second bell of Big Ben rang out, but it was a bit dispensable compared to the sound of a gun.
The three of them hurried over the pool, and then ran up the stairs, and when they were near the corner of the stairs, they were surprised to find a half-open sliding iron door.
The iron door looked to be some years old, rusty on it, and there were signs of loosening of the door slots. However, in the face of zombies, Iron Wolf thinks that it can support it for a while. That would give the trio enough time to shake off the zombies.
"Great." He couldn't help but say. But unexpectedly, as soon as he and Sir crossed the iron gate, they heard a "whoosh", and then a "pop", and looked back to see that the iron door had been closed.
The fanatic shut himself out.
"What are you going to do?" Iron Wolf and Jazz watched with wide eyes at the same time, as if in disbelief, as he shut himself out of the door.
I saw a faint smile on the maniac's meticulous face, and then he tore open the sleeves of his shirt, and there were several obvious bite marks on his wrists, and the wounds had begun to turn black and fester.
The two people on the other side of the iron gate suddenly seemed a little silent. After a moment's pause, Jazz couldn't help but ask.
"When?"
"When the cafeteria was evacuated to the library, I was accidentally bitten in order to save those students." The madman said so calmly that he glanced at the wound with disdain.
"Then what are you doing by locking yourself out, as long as we go back, there will be a chance!" Iron Wolf took over.
"You and I already know before we go. Why pretend to be confused at this time. The fanatic turned to look at the approaching zombie and pulled out his shotgun and fired several rounds in quick succession.
Angry gunshots echoed in the corridors. The zombies that had just been pasted up rolled down the stairs one after another.
"No wonder you let us divide the ammunition... Iron Wolf lowered his eyes: "I should have thought of it a long time ago." ”
"So what." The madman snorted disdainfully: "These miscellaneous pieces below can't be stopped by this broken door, so you can't search for targets upstairs, someone has to come and lure them away." Am I the right person to do it? ”
"Then if the bell doesn't ring unexpectedly..."
"How can there be so many ifs." The madman interrupted Jazz strongly, then turned his head to the two of them with a determined look in his eyes and said, "Thank you for so many years of cooperation, you are good fighting partners." ”
The fanatic lowered his backpack, as if he didn't feel the need to carry it anymore. He grabbed a handful of ammunition from it, stuffed it into his pocket, and was about to make his way down the steps when he suddenly stopped again.
At this time, he turned his back to the two of them, his eyebrows suddenly loosened, his eyes became a little moist, and then he said in an extremely soft tone: "Help me take care of Jasmine, please!" ”
After saying that, he strode straight towards the zombie at the bottom of the steps.
The sturdy figure that gradually faded away looked in the eyes of the two. The iron wolf unconsciously reached out and put his hand on the iron door, and this moment seemed so strange to the madman.
At this time, the iron wolf noticed that the lock of the iron door had already been broken, and the iron door could not be closed.
The two of them gently opened the door, took the maniac's backpack, and walked upstairs without looking back.
They wanted to rush out and keep up with the madman, but reason told them not to let the maniac's sacrifice go to waste.
They had no choice but to leave ruthlessly.
When Jazz appeared in front of Jasmine with the maniac's backpack on her back, Jasmine's pupils shrank sharply at that moment, as if something had happened that she could not have predicted. She wanted to ask what was wrong, but Old K took the lead in asking.
Then Jazz and Iron Wolf took turns to narrate what had just happened.
Grief spread quickly through the ranks like leaked gas. Jasmine, who can always face the predicament rationally, was also stunned at this moment.
They were standing in the last dance room on the third floor, which was empty, not even a single corpse, and the entire gymnasium searched for only dead bodies except zombies, and there were no targets at all.
Originally, such a result should have been expected, but due to the sacrifice of the fanatics, it fell into a situation of collapse.
Obviously, this is a price that no one expected to pay.
"What are we going to do next?" Chen Miaoke, a tall girl, couldn't help but ask.
"There's no way you're going to go to that guy again, right? The whole campus is outrageous, this must not be looking for a needle in a haystack, and it is not known whether that person is dead or alive. Ding Yijun raised his left hand and complained, and the pistol naturally hung on the side of his thigh with his right hand.
Jasmine didn't reply head-on, but took a deep breath, then shook her head slightly, the palm of the gun still held tightly.
"What can we do, carrying out the task is our mission. You don't have to suffer with us. Old K said disdainfully.
"What else can we do but follow you? Is it time to leave us behind? Ding Yijun's tone was excited, and he felt a little afraid of being left behind.
"Don't you have a big opinion about our mission? It's okay to leave the team and find your own way out. Sir took over as well.
Ding Yijun snorted, seemingly unconvinced by what they said, but he couldn't think of how to refute it at the moment, and if he wanted to live, he still had to rely on them. The atmosphere suddenly reached an impasse.
At this time, Li Hong stood up, he patted Ding Yijun on the shoulder, and said, "I think they also want to leave this place as soon as possible." After all, we have just lost a comrade-in-arms, this feeling may be difficult for us to understand, but more or less to give them a little time to relax, besides, the big man has saved us on the way to escape before. ”
"Hey, actually, I'm weird and uncomfortable, although he looks a little fierce, but he's still a good person...
"Don't talk about it." Jasmine suddenly raised her head, the corners of her mouth trembling slightly, and said, "Now is not the time to discuss this. ”
Before she could finish her words, there was a commotion outside the window of the dance studio.
Everyone looked vigilantly, only to see a girl squatting outside the window. As if she had seen a savior, she waved her hand excitedly.
Jasmine stepped forward quickly, and the girl happened to climb in through the window. It turned out that the windows of this dance studio were connected to the roof of the entire gymnasium.
Jasmine poked her head out and took a look, a bit like an attic view, with the entire roof on an inclined plane. If you're not careful, you'll probably slip and fall downstairs.
"Help! Help me! The girl was ecstatic, but it was still difficult to hide the exhaustion she had accumulated over the days.
"It's hard to speak, but we want to say that we're here to find someone, and we don't know if you recognize it." Jasmine said, and projected the image: "It's her, do you know her?" ”
"Ye... Ye Yao!? The girl was a little surprised.
"You know the mayor's daughter?" Iron Wolf and the others showed their eagerness to try.
"She's the mayor's daughter!? How did I never know! The girl asked rhetorically.
"It doesn't matter, do you know where she is?" Jasmine asked.
"She doesn't live in school." The girl made a thoughtful look and said, "To be precise, she is my roommate, but she basically doesn't live in the dormitory." She secretly lives off-campus with her boyfriend. It's not very far, it's only half an hour's walk. ”
Hearing this, Jasmine was a little crying and laughing, and she tried her best to find someone, but she turned out to be here at all. But at least there is a direction for now, which can be regarded as a blessing in misfortune.
However, it all had to start all over again.