Rebirth: I Will Win Easily in the Apocalypse-Chapter 38 - 27: Explosion

During this period, the three girls had been supporting each other, and their relationship had become quite good. They all knew each other's circumstances and had already agreed that if they could escape, they would first go to visit the girl whose parents were still alive. If her parents would accept them, they would live together; if not, the three of them would find a place outside to live and just visit their parents regularly.

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Gu Yanzhi didn't say much, just watched the three girls who didn't seem to be harboring any thoughts of suicide and were making plans for their future.

Once the three were done packing up, Gu Yanzhi pulled open the door of the room and walked out first.

As soon as Gu Yanzhi opened the door, she heard the sounds of fighting in the corridor, quickly shut the door again, and instructed the three girls, "Don't come out yet," before running towards the stairwell.

At the stairway from the 30th to the 31st floor, Song Zhao and Gu Yanlin stood like two reapers, surrounded by bodies on the ground. Gu Yanzhi took a quick look and saw at least five or six bodies, and a few more in pairs or threes holding knives and charging forward.

There was no need for Gu Yanzhi to take action, as Song Zhao and Gu Yanlin disposed of them efficiently.

"Zhizhi," hearing a noise behind him, Song Zhao turned and, seeing Gu Yanzhi, immediately softened his indifferent expression and smiled slightly.

"Are you guys okay, no injuries?" Gu Yanzhi asked with concern.

"None, these people are lousy," all just some street hoodlums their fighting had no technique; they relied on numbers to intimidate others normally, what strength could they have.

"We're down quite a few," Song Zhao said, looking at the dead on the ground. Including those they had just taken care of, there were fewer than ten bodies, while during the day he had seen more than that number around Gu Yanqi.

The rest, whether they hadn't heard the commotion upstairs or were still asleep, or they had been too scared and run away, was unknown.

"No matter, we'll deal with it when we encounter them."

"Come out now, we've dealt with the people outside," Gu Yanzhi stood at the door of room 3102, knocked lightly, and said softly.

The people inside heard the knocking, peered through the peephole, and after confirming it was the person who had saved them, they opened the door.

"We're going to check the other floors later to see if there is anyone else, to deal with them. You can look around for anything useful to take with you."

"The weather outside is very cold now, at least minus forty or fifty degrees; make sure to keep warm," Gu Yanzhi finished speaking and turned away.

The few people in the room had plans, and the other two girls were organizing some useful things. The heating equipment had already been turned off and packed, ready to be taken. The temperature in the room was not much different from outside, and the three were wearing men's down jackets they had found on the ground, baggy and ill-fitting.

Gu Yanzhi thought that these few probably didn't have much to take, and since she didn't lack these items herself, why not remind them to take everything they could to make their future a bit easier.

"We just wanted to organize it so it's easier for you to take, not for ourselves," seeing Gu Yanzhi turning to leave, one girl called out urgently to her retreating figure.

Although they didn't understand much about the outside situation, one thing they were sure of was that no matter what kind of supplies, they were scarce everywhere, and gathering more could never be wrong.

They had nothing much they could do for their benefactor, so the least they could do was pack these things to save their benefactor some effort.

"No need, I won't use these; you should take them all," Gu Yanzhi said without turning back, replying as he walked away.

The three girls' eyes reddened upon hearing this, tears swirling in their eyes, barely holding back from falling. Who wouldn't be lacking supplies at a time like this? Even if not lacking, more was always better.

It was clear to all three why Gu Yanzhi had said such a thing, and their gratitude intensified greatly.

Gu Yanzhi returned to the corridor to meet up with Song Zhao and Gu Yanlin; together, they searched the entire building from top to bottom.

Starting from the top, they knocked directly on doors, breaking in if they didn't open. The rooms closer to the top floors were empty; their inhabitants had either become corpses or fled upon hearing the commotion upstairs.

The closer they got to the lower floors, where the noise from above wasn't heard and the dead slept silently, unaware of any fleeing footsteps, the sounds of Gu Yanzhi and his companions knocking on doors rang out. If someone opened, they would be shot dead on the spot, and a thorough search followed to eliminate any other occupants.

The three girls upstairs had organized the items on the 31st floor and began heading downstairs. They smartly didn't go straight down but followed behind Gu Yanzhi's group, collecting supplies.

After all, with their frail arms and legs, they wouldn't stand a chance if they encountered anyone; since their benefactor said they could take all the supplies, he likely didn't mind them picking up what was left behind.

Indeed, Gu Yanzhi and his group didn't mind; in fact, to help the three girls gather more, they purposely left every door they opened ajar to await those who would later search for supplies.

The three girls packed up everything useful at the corridor entrance, picking and carrying what was essential and manageable. Only when they reached the lower floors did they find two pushcarts in one of the apartments, finally daring to gather more items to load onto the carts.

"Let me help you," Gu Yanlin said, seeing the three girls standing by the exit window at a loss. The items were too heavy, and fearing a drop could harm them, they were unsure of what to do.

Hearing the voice of an unfamiliar man, the three girls involuntarily crouched and huddled together on the ground, trembling with fear.

"I mean no harm; I just want to help you get your stuff down," Gu Yanlin said, startled by their reaction and quickly explaining.

The three of them realized the only living people left in the building were the three benefactors and themselves, and they relaxed, standing up from the ground and whispering an apology, "Sorry, I, I... "

"It's my fault, I didn't mean to scare you," Gu Yanlin murmured an apology, inwardly despising Gu Yanqi and Gu Qiang for probably having terrified the girls to the point of such reactions.

With Gu Yanlin's help, the two pushcarts were successfully lowered to the icy ground below using ropes. The distance from the building's entrance window to the ground wasn't too far, around 2 meters; it could be somewhat troublesome for the girls with their limited strength, but for Gu Yanlin, it was a trivial task.

The girls wrapped up a bunch of items in a bedsheet, and Gu Yanlin, the good Samaritan, helped lower these as well.

"Thank you," Gu Yanzhi and Song Zhao were still upstairs checking for anything left behind, leaving only Gu Yanlin by the window. The three girls bowed deeply to Gu Yanlin to show their gratitude before leaving.

Gu Yanlin blushed with embarrassment, hidden behind his mask, unseen by anyone.

Watching the three girls slowly walk away, Song Zhao and Gu Yanzhi also descened from the building. They jumped down, switched to skates, and glided far away before Gu Yanzhi finally pressed the switch in his hand.

"Bang" erupted an ear-splitting explosion that rapidly spread through the air, shaking the very earth.

In an instant, flames shot skyward, bricks and fragments fell like raindrops from above, piercing the silence of the night.