Chapter 67: Escaping with One's Life

  The car drove all the way to where Li Guangyi and his group were hiding, and after the tiger head shouted loudly outside the car for a few times, these people finally came out of the underground corridor and got on the car. Due to the roar of the car engine, it attracted the surrounding howling sounds, and Li Guangyi's group had just gotten on the car and hadn't even departed yet when they saw several disgusting heads popping out at each intersection. Yang Hao didn't have time to think too much, his foot stepped on the accelerator all the way down, and the car shot forward like a startled rabbit, leaving the chasing zombies gradually behind them.

  "What the f*** evolution??? Speak clearly..."

  "Look at the good deed you've done! I say, aren't all of you scientists just eating too much and getting arrogant? You should be thrown down to feed the dogs!" Li Guangyi endured Yang Hao's scolding without defending himself, seemingly his heart wasn't feeling well either. After all, dust returns to dust, earth returns to earth. When people die, they should be buried properly. One should follow the natural order of heaven. Going against heaven and changing fate will have consequences, perhaps this city of zombies is a warning from above.

  Everyone fell silent and the rest of the journey was uneventful. After more than half an hour of engine roaring, the crowd was brought to the front of a shopping mall where Yang Hao had landed. The car turned into a small alley on the left side of the entrance and stopped in front of a green door after reaching the end.

  "What is this????", asked Little Wei, looking around and asking in pure Mandarin.

  "This is the back door of the financial building, you go in first, the hall is safe..." Little Wei nodded and supported Yu Deng, together with several soldiers, they entered the building first.

  "Mr. Li, next I'll trouble you to open the trunk and take care of that guy..."

  "What the...?! What's inside?!?" Li Guangyi looked at Yang Hao with a panicked face, then glanced at the trunk again. It was only then that he noticed something seemed to be struggling inside the trunk.

  "Your stuff..." Yang Hao said, not waiting for Li Guangyi's reaction, he directly opened the trunk. As soon as it was opened, a zombie that had been hiding inside for a long time suddenly jumped out. Its eyes were red, with blood flowing from the corners, and its long black fingernails had scratched the surrounding area of the trunk. It leaped out of the car, opening its mouth to reveal sharp teeth, and bit towards Li Guangyi.

  Tiger Head reacted in an instant, blocking Li Guangyi before the zombie could get close. He then punched the zombie's teeth with a heavy fist, crushing them into powder. The zombie stopped attacking after being punched, looking at Tiger Head stupidly, then touched its broken roots with its hand. To Tiger Head's surprise, it started crying, revealing a pitiful expression.

  Yang Hao didn't care about anything and somehow found some tape from somewhere, he wrapped it around the zombie's mouth from behind, this guy wanted to resist but was subdued by Tiger Head. The zombie's hands were firmly grasped by Tiger Head, like this, in a short while, a human-shaped zongzi was tied up.

  "Mr. Li, this 'work' is now in your hands. You are its father, and it's your duty to take good care of it..." Yang Hao said with a smile as he patted the tiger-headed zombie on the shoulder and walked into the building. Li Guangyi stood foolishly in place, muttering to himself: "I... I'm its... its dad??? Is that really its dad???" After standing there stupidly for a while, he finally came back to his senses, realizing that everyone else had already entered the building, leaving only him and the zombie outside. This was like putting a sheep next to a sleeping tiger - if this zombie made any sudden movements or another one appeared out of nowhere, his life would be over. Thinking about this, he couldn't care less anymore, and with both hands dragging the zombie's head, he struggled to follow them into the building...

  "Yang Hao... I'm Kaylee, hearing please respond..."

  "I am Yang Hao, have you arrived?"

  "There's probably about 10 more minutes of walking, you guys go ahead to the rooftop and wait for me..."

  "Alright, see you in 10 minutes....." Yang Hao and Kairui had just finished talking when they saw the clumsy Li Guangyi dragging his own 'son' in, he couldn't help but stifle a laugh before speaking seriously.

  "Next I'll tell you about the structure of this building, come take a look, floors 1-7 are an open-plan shopping mall, the elevator won't stop in the middle, but will go straight to the 7th floor. From the 7th floor up, it's offices and storage rooms, also a non-safe zone, there are many zombies there, but we'll make the elevator go directly to the top floor."

  Li Guangyi stood panting beside him, and when Yang Hao said this, the back of his neck broke out in goosebumps again. He had thought they were in a safe area, but Yang Hao's words seemed to be telling everyone that there was still danger above the 7th floor, so he said somewhat discontentedly:

  "Aren't you saying the building is safe? How can there be zombies again?"

  "Hmph, when we came here, there were only three of us, do you think the three of us can kill hundreds of zombies? The safe zone I mentioned refers to the space from 1st to 7th floor, if someone still wants to go to that 'paradise', the 7th floor and above is indeed a good place to go...". Li Guangyi didn't say anything after being ridiculed by Yang Hao. At this point, most of his soldiers who were protecting him had died, their hiding place was also occupied by zombies, leaving only one dead end, so for now, they could only fight with all their might.

  Yang Hao saw that he was no longer speaking, so he arranged the division of labor...

  "Master Light, how's your eyes?"

  "It's fine, doesn't affect anything..."

  "Alright, Brother Yang, please take care of 'Loser' Li with Little Wei. You four are in charge of bringing Mr. Li's son to the top floor and taking care of things in the back... Remember, Mr. Li's 'son' is very important, we can't afford to lose him..." Little Wei smiled and translated the original words for the soldiers, but the Americans couldn't accept it. They say what they think, Yang Hao said that the loser was Li Guangyi's 'son', actually mocking him, but these Americans didn't know and thought he was really Li Guangyi's flesh and blood, their faces immediately turned serious. Yang Hao shook his head on the side.

  "The transport helicopter will arrive in 10 minutes. After landing, to avoid accidents, the engine won't be turned off, so we need to get to the rooftop within 20 minutes. Otherwise, if the helicopter consumes too much fuel, none of us can leave." Everyone nodded, realizing the importance of time....

  "Departure....." Yang Hao and Hu Tou led the way as scouts, walking at the front, Yu Deng Xiao Wei sandwiched Li Guangyi in the middle, followed by two soldiers carrying the zombie corpse, and finally two fully armed American soldiers brought up the rear with guns. This group of people started from the first floor and walked towards the 7th floor via the escalator. Although the route was winding, it was indeed safe, and they arrived at the circular corridor on the 7th floor in less than 5 minutes. The elevator was directly opposite them, and no matter which direction they came from, they would have to pass through at least 2-3 security doors. Yang Hao and his group chose a relatively closer route and walked towards the elevator. When passing by the security door, Yang Hao had to pay attention to the movement outside the door beforehand. Although there was no zombie roar, he could still hear intermittent footsteps, as if the other side was also probing their movements. However, the security door was very thick, and even if they were discovered, it was unlikely that they would rush out. So this group of people didn't think much about it and walked directly into the elevator, pressing the button for the 32nd floor. The elevator doors closed, and it slowly rose. Everyone's heart seemed to have stabilized a bit, but the unusually smooth progress always made people feel a little uneasy. This unease was finally confirmed.

  When the elevator reached the 20th floor, Yang Hao heard a few shrill cries. Everyone's heart became even more uneasy. Logically speaking, in an enclosed elevator, no sound should be audible, and at this height of 20 floors, it was impossible to hear anything. Unless... unless there were tens of thousands of screams, which would have such an effect. Yang Hao's heart also began to feel a chill. The elevator rose a few more floors before suddenly losing power. With a loud thud, the elevator stopped in mid-air...

  "What...what's going on!!!!" Li Guangyi was the first to panic, shouting loudly.

  "The power system has been destroyed by human..."

  "What...what should I do???"

  "It's okay, within 15 seconds, the backup power of the building will be restored, which is enough for us to hold on until we reach the top floor. But who cut off the power in the first place?" Yang Hao comforted Li Guangyi with a few words before raising the question again.

  "Mr. Yang, did you notice how that group of zombies broke into the underground laboratory in the bank?" Little Wei spoke up from beside him.

  "This... I've been thinking about it too, how did the zombies know that there were survivors in that secret location? And why would they go to such great lengths to destroy the power grid and come straight for us... It's a bit inexplicable"

  "A Hao, I think there's a possibility..."

  "Hurry up and say it..."

  "The zombies found us along the ruts..."

  "Who are you?" Yang Hao was shocked after hearing Hu Tou's words, and the answer had already appeared in his heart.

  "That's right... Mr. Yang, the zombies' intelligence has evolved, they can understand to follow the tire tracks to find our hiding point, don't they know how to destroy the power system to hinder our progress??" Wei's words made Yang Hao shudder, in just a few short days, the zombies had undergone such a huge change. If they were allowed to continue developing, this group of bloodthirsty and murderous zombies with constantly improving intelligence would have unimaginable destructive power. What should they do?? Could the group led by Yang Hao leave safely??"

  Please pay attention to the next chapter of Yang Ren Yin Cha, where the mystery of the zombies will be revealed, and see how Yang Hao uses Mao Shan Tao Fa to deal with the biochemical warriors.