At this moment, Hu Xiaodong’s emotions were complex. He hadn’t ruled out the possibility of dying, but this way of dying was truly...
I guess I’m probably the first person in the world to be stabbed to death by a zombie wielding a sword.
Upon thinking of this, Hu Xiaodong was overcome with frustration.
But the current situation left him no room for thought; the bell of death drew closer.
"Ugh!" With a sound as if venting, Huo Yuankai let out a strange howl from his throat.
Hu Xiaodong was slightly taken aback. For a moment, he felt the sound by his ear seemed somewhat familiar.
But before he could think further, a louder noise followed immediately: "Huo Yuankai, you ****! What the hell are you trying to do!!"
"Clang!"
The Tang Blade clashed against the Scythe. At the critical moment when the blade’s tip was about to hit Hu Xiaodong’s key point, Wei Dazhuang charged forward with all his might to block the fatal blow at the brink of life and death.
His eyes blazing like fire, glaring like brass bells, Wei Dazhuang had originally been on the car reasoning with Wang Qiang.
Then suddenly, they heard continuous metallic collisions outside the car, and Hu Xiaodong’s shouting.
At this point, Wang Qiang and Wei Dazhuang immediately stopped their verbal dispute and both opened the door to look.
But just as they opened the door, they saw Hu Xiaodong knocked down to the ground by a Black Shadow.
Initially, Wei Dazhuang couldn’t see who the Black Shadow was, but when he saw the Tang Blade flying amid the snowy scene, he immediately identified the target.
You can imagine Wei Dazhuang’s feelings at that moment.
It’s known that they spent half a day helping Huo Yuankai; if they had returned to the base half a day earlier, they wouldn’t be in this predicament.
Moreover, they had agreed to help solve the problem of the other party’s child.
Even so, they didn’t expect the other party would underhandedly attack them in the snowy night, plotting to kill and rob.
"Put down the knife!!" Wang Qiang, who followed in, stood behind Huo Yuankai with a cleaver, forming an encirclement with Luo Baochun and Wei Dazhuang.
"How are you, Xiao Hu?" With concern, Wei Dazhuang asked Hu Xiaodong, glancing at him worriedly.
Heart still pounding from the fright, Hu Xiaodong’s spine felt chilled recalling the recent scene.
But comparing the aftermath fear to the chill, the identity of the target before him made Hu Xiaodong feel heartache
"How could it be... you!!" Staring incredulously at the man in front of him, Hu Xiaodong was full of astonishment.
No wonder, from the start until now, Hu Xiaodong always thought he was dealing with zombies. He even once believed that zombies had evolved into a new species: tool-using zombies.
But...
Indeed, the world is treacherous, and people’s hearts are unpredictable.
Their side genuinely considered the man from the heart, despite constant vigilance, they never intended to harm him.
Even privately, Tang Xiaoquan mentioned persuading the man to stay once they rescued Old Xu.
Yet even so, the other party remained unsatisfied, attempting to use the snow night to raid them.
Thinking of these, Hu Xiaodong’s heart burned more and more fiercely, his face growing darker.
Meanwhile, the Survivor Squad’s current encirclement situation was enough to make Huo Yuankai wary.
He thought to himself, he risked his life to help them resolve the zombies.
In the end, he fell into their trap.
Seeing Huo Yuankai remain silent, Wei Dazhuang cursed in fury: "You opportunistic bastard, we wouldn’t have been stuck in this hellhole if not for you! Damn it, trying to kill us? Dream on! Let me tell you, if you know what’s good for you, end it yourself! Otherwise, when we act, you won’t even have a complete corpse!"
With harsh words, Wei Dazhuang finished speaking and stood up, swinging the two scythes in his hands with an exceptionally graceful manner.
Only his gestures fell into Huo Yuankai’s eyes as nothing more than child’s play.
With a faint smile, Huo Yuankai paid no heed to Wei Dazhuang’s threats, but the other’s words still caused some doubt.
Why did he say I was opportunistic? Clearly, they harbored malicious intentions first, how is it now reversed?
"Brother Dazhuang, stop wasting words with this guy, let’s take him down together!" Luo Baochun, climbing up from the snow, looked slightly comical with snow-mixed water dripping from him.
Wang Qiang said nothing, but his action of stepping forward with a raised knife already showed his stance.
With things reaching this critical juncture, Hu Xiaodong was disinclined to waste words with Huo Yuankai.
In his eyes, keeping Huo Yuankai, a scoundrel, only spells trouble.
"Kill!" With no extra words, a single word erupted from Hu Xiaodong’s mouth, initiating the ensuing slaughter.
However, at this critical moment, an anomaly occurred again.
Just as he got up, Hu Xiaodong was suddenly bumped from behind, followed by two arms enclosing him.
"Ugh ugh ah ah!"
Without hearing a child’s cry, Hu Xiaodong instinctively swung his arm, which his robust body, how could a mere child withstand.
Immediately, the youth who charged from behind was easily thrown to the ground by Hu Xiaodong.
At this point, everyone turned their heads in surprise.
Upon seeing who fell into the snow, they were all shocked.
It’s that boy!
The cleaver in Hu Xiaodong’s hand was lowered subconsciously. He had been prepared to follow up and deal with the incoming enemy.
But now, looking at the boy lifelessly lying in the snow, Hu Xiaodong couldn’t bring himself to strike.
Only his staying hand didn’t earn him any ’forgiveness.’
This boy glared at him with rage, while there, Huo Yuankai, as if invigorated, stabbed forward robustly.
Because it all happened so quickly, Wang Qiang at the rear had no time to react.
Luo Baochun tried an intercepting maneuver but was too clumsy, and coupled with the snow impeding him, he missed again.
Only Wei Dazhuang swung his blade in an actual block, after all, he stood right before Hu Xiaodong.
Unfortunately, the gap in sword skill meant he couldn’t withstand even a single move, being knocked by some unknown technique and having his scythe flipped out.
"Whoosh whoosh whoosh!" Accompanied by the sound of flying, the scythe rotated in the air.
The smoothly advancing Huo Yuankai was now merely a step away from Hu Xiaodong.
It’s him! It’s the leader! He must be dealt with first!!
Knocking down the child! Opponent leader! These two titles earned Hu Xiaodong the ’first kill’ privilege.
With his full attention on the snow child’s body, engrossed in regret, Hu Xiaodong hadn’t realized danger was approaching.
By the time he reacted, it was already too late.
As before, Huo Yuankai’s Tang Blade still stabbed towards his chest.
Without expected horror, perhaps knowing the sword-wielder was human gave Hu Xiaodong slightly less melancholy than before.
Seeing Huo Yuankai about to succeed, the unarmed Wei Dazhuang ignored adjusting himself, directly leaping to the side and stiffly crashing into the stabbing Huo Yuankai.
"Bang!"
The sound rang out, and Wei Dazhuang’s solid body was like a wall accurately colliding with Huo Yuankai.
The unbalanced Huo Yuankai immediately toppled over, the blade tip almost touching Hu Xiaodong’s rear chest deviating a few inches, then under the descending momentum, barely scrolling open a cut in the lower part of Hu Xiaodong’s collar.