"Cao Ya, you should know that this disease requires continuous medication. Given the current situation, you’re aware that going out to find medicine is very risky and could even cost lives,"
"Lv Jun has already looked for medicine for your brother once. That time, he almost got caught by the zombies, and if he hadn’t run fast, the consequences would have been unimaginable."
The group shared their thoughts.
It wasn’t that they were cold-hearted; it was just the reality. Any sympathy and goodwill had to be based on their own safety.
This disease isn’t short-term; it requires continuous medication.
In these end times, maintaining basic medical needs is truly a luxury.
Cao Ya understood the situation. She looked at her brother, then nodded and returned to his side.
Everyone feared zombies.
Everyone wanted to live well.
Not everyone had the courage, and in such circumstances, being able to not harm others was already commendable, let alone expecting selfless contributions and sacrificing one’s life to fulfill the needs of others.
Lv Jun bowed his head, furrowed his brows, and pondered.
When everyone heard this, their expressions were taken aback.
"Lv Jun, are you really sure?" someone asked.
Lv Jun said, "Yeah, I’ve made up my mind. Let’s try. I definitely can’t stand watching Taotao die in agony right in front of me. As long as there’s a chance, taking a risk once is worth it. You don’t need to come with me; I can go alone."
He definitely couldn’t risk other people’s lives just to find medicine for Cao Taotao.
Cao Ya, filled with hope, said, "Lv Jun, I’ll go with you."
Lv Jun waved his hand, "You can’t. You’re too weak physically. If we encounter danger, you’ll only be a trouble to me."
One of the five survivors, a man, said, "Lv Jun, let me go with you. I’ll lend a hand. It’s too risky for you to go alone."
This survivor, named Zuo Fei, didn’t like to meddle, merely focusing on surviving. But over time, he had developed a good relationship with Lv Jun.
Though they didn’t know each other before, their interaction during this period proved that Lv Jun was a trustworthy friend.
Risking their lives to find medicine for Cao Ya’s brother?
Zuo Fei was reluctant, not because of any conflict, but because his emotional attachment hadn’t reached the point of risking his life for someone, although he did feel a good emotional bond with Lv Jun and acknowledged him as a brother.
Hence, he was willing to help, just to lend a hand to his brother. It wasn’t suitable to have too many people; two would watch out for each other, keep low-key, and generally, there wouldn’t be a big problem.
"Alright, it will just be the two of us. A slight coordination, and it shouldn’t be a problem."
Lv Jun already had some ideas in mind.
Direct confrontation with the zombies was clearly out of the question.
No one could survive a direct fight with the zombies.
Lv Jun interrupted Cao Ya, about to speak, "No more words. I understand what you mean. I know you didn’t mean it that way, and you shouldn’t feel any burden either."
He understood that Cao Ya mentioning the lack of medicine wasn’t her indirectly asking him to find it, but rather she saw him as the pillar here and talked to him first whenever there was an issue.
This showed that she trusted him, and because of this trust, she would discuss things with him first.
in the dark, stinking sewer,
two figures tread through the murky sewage, navigating their way, occasionally taking out a map to check, and when they reached a manhole, upon hearing the footsteps of zombies above, they would slow down, making no noise.
"Lv Jun, right next to the front manhole is a pharmacy. There must be medicine there, but there are probably quite a few zombies around. I’ll draw the zombies away first, and then you see how the situation is and go out," said Zuo Fei, holding a megaphone, the automatic type.
This was their only option at the moment.
"Okay," agreed Lv Jun, nodding.
"Lv Jun, Cao Ya’s brother with this disease definitely won’t survive in these end times. It’s not possible that every time the medicine runs out, we go out to get it for him. We might succeed once or twice, but the more times we try, the greater the danger," Zuo Fei shared his thoughts.
It was the most realistic statement. Cao Ya’s brother was lucky to have met someone like Lv Jun. Just switching to someone else, who would even bother to give Cao Taotao medicine instead of just abandoning him?
Only Lv Jun would do such a thing.
they arrived at the location of the pharmacy.
Zuo Fei and Lv Jun signaled each other, then hurried forward, crouching low, gently stepping on the sewage to prevent the street’s beasts from hearing any noise and becoming agitated.
As Zuo Fei moved ahead,
Lv Jun took out a specially made tool, a seven-shaped thin tube with a slanted mirror inside, similar to a submarine’s periscope, which allowed a clear view of the outside.
Humans are indeed fragile, but surviving in these end times is credited not just to safe shelters but also to their clever brains.
This little gadget Lv Jun and the others had come up with was extremely useful, allowing them to monitor the outside situation at any time.
Lv Jun looked at the street situations and let out a sigh of relief, seeing not as many as he had imagined. About ten meters ahead, near the store entrance, some zombies wandered around.
Changing his direction to continue observing,
soon, he memorized the positions of the zombies at the scene.
He awaited Zuo Fei’s signal, and when he heard the sound of the megaphone and the running steps of zombies nearby, he quickly observed and confirmed that the zombies were moving towards the sound. He then lifted the manhole cover and ran towards the pharmacy nearby.