Wu Yaping's eyes flickered, but she quickly put on a gentle smile.
"Don't worry, as long as we don't give up on ourselves, we'll find a way. Everyone, don't lose heart, we need to stay strong."
Everyone knew these were words of comfort from Wu Yaping.
But at this moment, these words were like a soothing medicine, calming their anxious hearts a little.
They gathered together, brainstorming ideas.
Suddenly...
Numerous intense gunshots rang out from outside.
Everyone in the cafeteria instantly became alert.
"What's that sound?!"
"It sounds like gunfire!"
"Could it be... someone's come to rescue us?"
The group immediately shook off their previous dejection, excitedly standing up.
They peered through the cracks in the doors and windows, watching countless zombies fall one after another.
"Someone's come to save us! That's fantastic! We're saved!"
They laughed until they cried.
After more than two months, they finally saw a glimmer of hope.
As zombies fell one by one, the light in their eyes grew brighter.
After what seemed like an eternity, the gunfire outside finally stopped.
"Look, there's someone out there," a male student with his face pressed against the window excitedly pointed outside.
The others also looked out at his words.
They saw a five-year-old child mercilessly plunge a knife into a zombie's head, fumble around for a moment, and then extract a red crystal.
She picked it up with a cloth and tossed it into a bag at her waist.
"Our savior is... a five-year-old child?"
Everyone was stunned.
This was something they never could have imagined.
In their minds, their rescuer might not have had three heads and six arms, but at least they expected an adult.
But this...
It was just extremely hard to believe.
Next, they saw a red-haired man walk over.
He glanced in their direction.
The group of students was startled.
This person looked so fierce!
As if they had offended him somehow.
So scary~
"What are they doing?"
"It looks like... they're searching for something in the zombies' heads."
"They saved us, should we go help them?"
The students' thoughts were simple, acting on whatever came to mind.
Seeing that there was no more danger outside, they opened the cafeteria doors.
"A giant scorpion!"
A girl who had just stepped out saw the little cutie directly facing the door.
She screamed in fright and quickly hid behind Wu Yaping.
The little cutie, who had been focused on extracting zombie crystals, turned its head in confusion to look at the group.
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"Ahhhhh!"
Immediately, several more people started screaming.
Little cutie: ......
Hearing the commotion, Yun Xiaoxiao and the others rushed over.
"What's going on?" Yun Xiaoxiao asked.
"There's... there's a giant scorpion," the girl with the bun hairstyle said timidly.
Yun Xiaoxiao turned to look at the little cutie beside her.
The little cutie gazed at her with a pitiful expression.
Yun Xiaoxiao patted its head reassuringly.
Then she looked at the group of students and said, "Don't worry, it doesn't bite."
The group was even more surprised, even Wu Yaping raised an eyebrow.
This little girl wasn't afraid of the giant scorpion and was even so intimate with it!
It was... unbelievable!
"Um, thank you," Wu Yaping bowed to Yun Xiaoxiao, Xiao Feng, and Mu Yang, expressing gratitude for saving their lives.
Lu Chen and Nie Yizhou had gone to other parts of the school to clear out zombies.
"If it weren't for you, we might not have been able to escape this time."
Her previous words were just to comfort the students' emotions.
In fact, in her heart, she was also very anxious, not knowing what to do.
"I just saw you searching for something in the zombies' heads, we can help," Wu Yaping said.
As soon as she finished speaking, the students all nodded in agreement.
"Yes, yes, there are fifteen of us, we can help you."
Yun Xiaoxiao squinted her eyes and smiled sweetly.
"Alright."
More manpower was naturally good, why not use it?
Although they had accidentally saved these people while completing their mission, it was still a rescue nonetheless.
If the other party wanted to repay them, there was no reason not to accept.
With the help of this group of teachers and students, the speed of crystal collection increased significantly.
Finally, Wu Yaping led the students to hand over all the collected crystals to Yun Xiaoxiao and her group.
Seeing Yun Xiaoxiao and the others turn to leave without hesitation,
"Aren't you taking us with you?" the girl with the bun hairstyle called out urgently.
Yun Xiaoxiao turned back with a smile, "I'm sorry, sister, we can't. We have many things to do, and it would be very inconvenient for you to come with us."
"But if you just leave like this, what should we do?" The girl lowered her head, her eyes reddening.
The others also deflated like punctured balloons, looking dejected.
They didn't mean to force Yun Xiaoxiao and her group, it was just that having gained hope and then suddenly losing it, they didn't know what to do.
Yun Xiaoxiao raised her eyes, "What you should do isn't something you should ask us. If you want to survive, shouldn't you use your own brains to figure it out?
However, since we've met, I can point you in a direction.
The entire campus is temporarily safe now. You can collect everything useful in the school, survive while building up your strength, and practice techniques for killing zombies.
Then, when the time is right, escape to the outskirts of the city.
Find a safe place and live well."
She didn't suggest they go to Rongsheng Base, because although it seemed safe, it wasn't actually very secure.
Yun Xiaoxiao took out eight level-one zombie crystals from her pocket.
She handed them to four of the students.
"Isn't this the thing from the zombies' heads?" they asked in surprise.
Yun Xiaoxiao nodded, "These are called zombie crystals. Wash them clean with water and eat them, they can enhance the supernatural abilities within you. But you can't eat too many, or there will be negative effects."
She didn't want to tell outsiders about her evolution liquid yet.
And among this group, only these four had supernatural abilities.
But they probably hadn't even discovered their special abilities themselves.
So she might as well do a good deed and give them a hand.
This was all she could do to help.
"Supernatural abilities?" They didn't quite understand.
Yun Xiaoxiao immediately extended her palm, and an ice spike rapidly formed in her hand.
With a wave of her hand, the ice spike shot out, cutting off a nearby flower stem.
The group of teachers and students: !!
Amazing!
"This is a supernatural ability. It can make you stronger. The rest you'll have to figure out for yourselves."
"Only the four of them have supernatural abilities among us?" someone asked.
Yun Xiaoxiao nodded, "Yes, but don't worry. Those without supernatural abilities can also become very strong through their own efforts."
Watching the group walk further and further away, the teachers and students stood dazed.
After a long while, Wu Yaping finally spoke slowly.
"That little girl is right. Relying on others isn't as good as relying on ourselves. From now on, we must keep our spirits up and become stronger. One day, we will break out of here!"
"Yes, we must become stronger!"
"We will become strong!"
"Absolutely!"
