Chapter 97: Survival in the End of the World
Chapter 97: Survival in the End of the World
Back then, Zhan Lian is her husband. When he wants to undress her, she only feels shy, not disgusted. But now, Wang Xin looks at her with eyes that seem to want to undress her, and all An Ran feels is not only revulsion but also fear.
She is just a woman after all. She can kill zombies because they have plenty of weaknesses to exploit, but Wang Xin is a person. Can she kill someone? Is it right to kill someone? Setting aside the moral question, can she, a woman, overpower Wang Xin, a man?
Even if she can, there are still three men here, and she has a baby who is not even a month old.
As An Ran, who lacks experience surviving in this new world and has to navigate everything alone, she dares not imagine how ruthless human society can become after the collapse of norms and civility. Every time she glances at the other two security guards, the malicious smiles on their faces intensify her unease.
She feels extremely unsafe.
So, she tightens her grip on the baby in her arms, softening the angry expression on her face, and appropriately displays a hint of weakness and fear. She says softly to Wang Xin, “It’s only right, only right. Take the supplies; we should unite and weather this crisis together.”
She feels a bit crazy!
An Ran lowers her gaze, appearing submissive, but her feet are always ready to run. At the same time, she reflects in her mind that having a knife in the car or in her pocket is quite inconvenient. If Wang Xin were to pounce on her right now, she wouldn’t have time to grab the knife.
So, in the future, it is best to carry the knife on her person. She needs to keep it close at all times—while eating, sleeping, wherever she goes. This is particularly important for surviving in the apocalypse!
Fortunately, Wang Xin seems to find her too unpleasant, even more so than a beggar. He avoids saying or doing anything too extreme. He merely pats Zhan Lian's car and smiles at An Ran, saying, "This car is good, Miss An. I heard your car is bulletproof. How about this? You keep the car and take away all the baby supplies in it. As for the food, you can get one meal a day from the community security room in the morning. Just like you said, we all work together to overcome this difficulty."
All the food in the car is left by Wang Xin’s two security colleagues, including the car itself. They don’t even give An Ran a chance to refuse and simply toss the remaining diapers, baby formula, the baby’s clothes, the pot of blooming pink snow mountain, and An Ran’s luggage aside like trash.
The two security guards then get into Zhan Lian’s car, laughing and joking about how nice luxury cars are, their expressions making An Ran feel like she is about to explode with anger.
Anyone would feel enraged at such plundering; it is a blatant insult. An Ran is so furious that she almost charges at the two men sitting in her car to fight them.
But can she do that? No. She has to think of the baby in her arms. She is not just a person; she is a mother. Before all other identities, she is a mother!
Moreover, she has to admit she can’t take on three men.
So she has to endure! A moment of impatience could ruin everything! At the very least, she needs to hold on until she gets home to retrieve her knife.
Her ex-husband’s knife, which can cut through iron like it is mud, is a vital weapon for navigating the end times!