(1) Class, Class (1)

"Do you really want to go?"

In a county town not far from Huong Son, there was a shelter where a group of people had gathered. At this moment, two young men were digging earth with shovels, talking as they dug.

These two survivors, one thin and one fat, had known each other since kindergarten and had been good friends for over twenty years.

The fat one was named Ly Ngang.

The thin one was named Hua Minh.

Hua Minh stirred the soil, his expression extremely determined, "Mhm, I definitely have to go. Look at the situation here; there's no hope. Those people who control the lifeline of the shelter, they won't treat us as human beings. In their eyes, we are just slaves."

"Slightly displeasing actions, if not beaten and scolded, then killed. If it were before, without a choice, I wouldn't have such thoughts. But now that a choice has appeared, I want to try."

Speaking of this, Hua Minh's eyes were full of a kind of hope.

Ly Ngang said: "Are you talking about that "Zombie Picture Book"? Do you believe that everything recorded in the "Zombie Picture Book" is true?"

For Hua Minh, he had obtained this "Zombie Picture Book" some time ago.

When he saw the content recorded inside.

He was truly shocked beyond words. All the content had an unimaginable impact on him.

Regardless of the zombie species, let's not talk about those for now; he hadn't seen that many zombies, only a few evolved ones.

The information inside regarding the "Hoang City Duong Quang shelter," he firmly committed to memory.

Whenever he had time, he would take it out and glance at it.

He had doubted, wondered if the content inside was true or false, but in the end, he chose to believe.

It wasn't because of any particular situation, but deep in his heart, it was as if a voice was constantly telling him, "Choose to believe." At the same time, his current situation was not what he wanted.

"Fatty, it's not that I believe it so much, but there's a feeling in my heart that makes me believe." Hua Minh said softly, "You don't need to go with me. It's some distance from here to Hoang City, and there will definitely be danger along the way. With your physique, you might not necessarily be able to escape if you try to run. If I can really get there, I will definitely come back to take you."

Hua Minh knew Ly Ngang's situation.

Letting him eat was no problem, but making him run for his life was a bit difficult.

"But I'm worried about you." Ly Ngang was worried about Hua Minh's safety, "Besides, how will you get out? To leave this place, you must get permission."

Hua Minh looked around attentively, "Don't worry, I made preparations some time ago. If nothing unexpected happens, I can leave today."

Just then.

The survivors who were working looked into the distance.

Someone was dragging a corpse to a pit in the distance to bury it.

During this period of the apocalypse, everyone had gotten used to it. Human life was worthless. Someone who was alive and kicking yesterday might become a corpse the next day.

Other survivors gathered around to discuss.

"I remember that guy. He expressed great dissatisfaction with the system here. I didn't expect him to be killed."

"He must have been reported."

"The reporting system is truly disgusting. As long as you report a true situation, you can randomly pick a few things from the supplies as a reward."

Everyone fell silent.

Hua Minh was also silent. The system of this shelter made people fearful. Here, no one dared to guarantee that a casual complaint of theirs wouldn't be reported by someone.

"Little Hua, come here."

Not far away, a survivor waved at him.

"Coming."

Hua Minh responded, then nodded at Ly Ngang, dropped the iron tool in his hand, and ran over.

Very quickly, he arrived at the gathering place.

All the candidates for this outing were here, a total of eight survivors, two vehicles. Among them, two survivors were the underlings of this shelter's boss, serving as supervisors for their outing.

Ly Ngang, who was working, watched the vehicle drive towards the unknown and dangerous wilderness, his heart filled with worry.

He hoped everything would go smoothly.

Hua Minh drove the car, with a supervisor in the passenger seat. Two survivors also sat in the back.

The supervisor was named Luc Hao.

In peacetime, he was a gym instructor. Because he was quite burly and had an imposing presence, he was put in an important position after the apocalypse.

Luc Hao often boasted to them.

During his days as a gym instructor, he had countless affairs with married women and even filmed many videos.

According to Hua Minh.

This person was truly disgusting.

The vehicle drove slowly, while another vehicle headed in a different direction.

They didn't dare to go to the city.

They could only go to some small shops or service stations along the highway to collect some supplies.

Luc Hao smoked a cigarette, his expression a bit arrogant.

"When you find supplies later, be quick about it. If any problems arise, I won't wait for you."

He was somewhat satisfied with his current life.

Although he was following others.

But he could still treat ordinary survivors with arrogance.

It felt extremely satisfying.

"We know." Hua Minh replied very calmly.

The two survivors sitting in the back looked at each other.

Hua Minh had already discussed it with them.

When Hua Minh found them, they were very emotional. Clearly, they hadn't expected him to actually have such thoughts, especially when he showed them the "Zombie Picture Book," they were equally shocked.

As for why they finally hit it off.

Hua Minh had them firmly in his grasp because when these two survivors arrived at the shelter, their girlfriends abandoned them and chose someone else.

When they met, their ex-girlfriends mocked them, saying things like...

"Useless, being with you is truly suffering."

"Look how happy I am now..."

No man with any blood in him could endure such humiliation.

One might blame the anger on the women, but more would blame it on this wretched shelter.

Their eyes were extremely firm. They took out a rope and, while Luc Hao wasn't paying attention, passed it through the seat. Each held one end of the rope and pulled hard.

Luc Hao, smoking, struggled. How could he have thought someone would dare to harm him?

Hua Minh continued to drive.

His expression seemed unfazed, but his heart was very nervous.

At this moment, Luc Hao felt increasingly suffocated. In desperate moments, humans often explode with potential, their brains becoming extremely sharp.

Luc Hao thought of a close-up shot he had seen many times before.

There was a similar method of rescue.

Luc Hao fumbled for the switch. The seat would recline backwards at high speed. Taking that opportunity, he could loosen the rope strangling his neck.

With his physique and strength.

Dealing with these three damned fellows would absolutely be no problem.

However... reality often conflicted with beautiful imagination.

Everyone in the car was stunned.

The seat reclined backwards at an extremely slow speed.

Even Hua Minh, the driver, stopped the car, his hands ruthlessly pounding Luc Hao's chest.

Breathing became increasingly difficult, his struggling face turning redder and redder.

When Luc Hao died, the only thought deep in his heart was... everything was a lie.

As the target stopped breathing.

It was extremely quiet in the car.

"I killed someone...."

The survivor in the back seat was somewhat flustered. From the apocalypse until now, he had never killed anyone, not even a single zombie.

Suddenly killing someone made him feel an indescribable sensation.

"I also killed someone."

Another survivor was also the same.

In the apocalypse, they were all ordinary people. Even if oppressed, they didn't dare to resist, like little trees, weakly enduring this kind of suffering.

Hua Minh gripped the steering wheel, looked at the motionless Luc Hao, and panted heavily, "Don't take it to heart. Everything will be fine."

"Hua Minh, how about we take Luc Hao down? I feel a bit uncomfortable seeing the corpse."

"No, we have to leave this area. If they can't find the body, they might not necessarily know our thoughts and will only think we encountered trouble or were wiped out by zombies."

"Mhm, that makes sense. Hua Minh, you're really smart."

"If you want to praise me, there's no need to force it. Isn't this a very normal technique?"

Hua Minh looked at the desolate road ahead, hoping everything would go smoothly and they could reach the Duong Quang shelter in Hoang City.

In the past, he thought zombies were the most terrifying.

Later, he discovered that without the constraints of law, surviving humans were the truly terrifying existence. So-called ethics and morals would long since have collapsed and disintegrated with the wretched apocalypse, no longer existing.

Immediately after.

He thought of something and turned his head to speak.

"Let's agree on one thing. On the way to Hoang City, we may encounter various dangers. But no matter what, I will ensure we don't abandon anyone, don't give up. The living must reach the Duong Quang shelter in Hoang City and tell them that there are still survivors there waiting to be rescued, okay?"

Hua Minh didn't think that when real danger came, he would be lucky enough to survive until the end.

"Okay, no problem."

"I swear to God, if I am the last one to survive, I will definitely do it."

Duong Quang shelter.

Phi Phi passed by a classroom, stood outside, and looked at the situation inside. A group of little brats were playing. As the number of children increased, the kindergarten class successfully reached full capacity.

"What enviable youth."

A look of envy appeared in Phi Phi's eyes. Clearly still a child, yet always having adult thoughts.

If someone asked if anyone wanted to switch with these girls who didn't know how to study and only knew how to babble, Phi Phi would definitely say very firmly, "I want to switch with them."

"Sister Phi Phi, what are you looking at?"

Dinh Dinh skipped over, asking sweetly.

Phi Phi said: "I'm checking if the little brothers and sisters need help."

Could she say she also wanted to play carefree in the classroom like them? Definitely not. Saying it would affect her image, the Big Sister among the children. Such a title was indeed yearned for, but who could imagine the pressure on her?

To wear the crown, one must bear its weight.

She understood this principle well.

Dinh Dinh said with admiration: "Sister Phi is really amazing. My dad always tells me to be as sensible as Sister Phi."

Phi Phi patted Dinh Dinh's shoulder and said: "Little sister Dinh Dinh, you don't need to be sensible. Sister Phi Phi will forever be your strong backup. You just need to unconditionally believe in Sister Phi Phi."

"Mhm mhm mhm..." Dinh Dinh's head nodded like a woodpecker.

Just then, a "Wow" sound came.

Hearing the sound, Phi Phi and Dinh Dinh, carrying their schoolbags, ran at high speed into the classroom.

When they entered.

They saw a paper airplane circling in the classroom, as if it would never land, flying around and around in the classroom. Such a scene, not to mention the children exclaiming in surprise, even adults seeing it would exclaim in admiration unceasingly.

"Wow, Sister Van Van is so amazing!"

The whole classroom was filled with such sounds.

And Van Van, smiling, would point her finger, and as she moved her finger, the paper airplane would fly in the direction she pointed. This was psionic power. Even though she hadn't gnawed on crystals, ever since awakening, Van Van's control over psionic power had become increasingly mature.

Dinh Dinh pulled Sister Phi Phi's hand and said excitedly: "Sister Phi Phi, look quickly, it's so amazing!"

Phi Phi was helpless. Little sister Van Van's ability wasn't something you could have just by wanting it. This was something that couldn't be learned no matter how hard one tried.

"Definitely, this is my little sister. How could she not be amazing?"

Phi Phi raised her head, as if saying, "See? This is my little sister Phi Phi. Amazing, right?"

Life among children was just like that.

Very simple.

Just as they were playing, someone shouted...

"Teacher is here!"