Chapter 130: Leave None Alive
A full magazine was quickly emptied. Zhang Yi didn't have time to reload and immediately threw the assault rifle to the ground. Then he drew two police pistols from his waist.
The attackers couldn’t run fast in the snow, and Zhang Yi shot them all, each bullet a headshot.
In less than twenty seconds, almost everyone was dead! A few individuals, trembling with fear, stood in the snow with their hands raised, faces filled with terror and pleas.
"Zhang Yi, we’re not with them, this has nothing to do with us!"
"I swear, I swear this has nothing to do with me! Please don’t kill me!"
Zhang Yi recognized these building leaders. They hadn’t moved when Wang Qiang and the others attacked him, so they were likely uninvolved in the assassination plot.
Therefore, Zhang Yi pulled the trigger.
"Bang!" "Bang!" "Bang!"
Zhang Yi then aimed at the last person alive, Chen Lingyu, the leader of Building 9. She was so scared that she soiled herself, tears and snot running down her face.
"Zhang Yi, this really has nothing to do with me. Please believe me! I have a thirteen-year-old daughter abroad, and I need to live to see her return."
Zhang Yi looked at her coldly and, after two seconds of silence, fired, ending her life.
The white snow was stained red with blood. Zhang Yi stood alone amid dozens of corpses. Even in the apocalypse, it was the first time he had killed so many people in one go!
He knew that most of these people were probably not involved in the plot to kill him. For example, Chen Lingyu and other patrol team members. But Zhang Yi had no choice. He couldn’t let anyone who might harm him live. If he spared them today, they could become a future threat.
Dead people are the safest.
"You would all die sooner or later. Living is so painful; let me send you to heaven."
Zhang Yi exhaled a puff of white smoke, holding his gun.
"From this perspective, I’ve relieved you of your suffering. You should thank me."
If these neighbors knew this after their deaths, they might sarcastically say: "Thank you, indeed!"
After killing all his enemies, Zhang Yi scanned the surroundings. The loud gunfire had already drawn all the neighbors to their windows. They watched this brutal battlefield, eyes filled with awe and respect for Zhang Yi. Some were even grateful for what Zhang Yi had done.
Zhang Yi’s gaze turned towards Buildings 26 and 21, the territories of the Tianhe Gang and the Crazy Wolf Gang. Wang Qiang and Huang Tianfang had initiated the attack on Zhang Yi. Originally, their subordinates were waiting at the entrance to rush in and seize supplies as soon as their leaders made a move.
However, when Zhang Yi pulled out the black M4 carbine, they hesitated. Zhang Yi's gaze made them even more afraid.
Crazy Wolf Gang’s second-in-command, Xiao Lu, trembled as he backed away. "Retreat, quickly retreat! Don’t let that demon come over!"
Terrified underlings scattered, fleeing down the corridors in panic. Zhang Yi didn’t chase them. Instead, he walked over to Uncle You.
Not far away, Li Chengbin and Jiang Lei’s bodies lay with over a dozen bullet holes still bleeding. They had been Zhang Yi’s loyal subordinates, fighting alongside him many times. But now, they had betrayed him.
Zhang Yi didn’t care. He considered betrayal normal, even expecting it from Uncle You and Zhou Ke'er. But after today, Uncle You’s status in Zhang Yi's heart would rise significantly. At least, he would trust him with important tasks.
"Uncle You, are you still alive?"
Zhang Yi half-knelt, examining the surroundings to prevent a sneak attack, while checking Uncle You’s pulse.
"No pulse!" Zhang Yi was shocked, but he quickly remembered he was wearing cut-resistant gloves, which made it impossible to feel a pulse.
He turned Uncle You over, seeing three clear bloodstains. The bullets hadn’t hit the heart, so Zhang Yi didn’t know if he could be saved. But he had to try.
From his alternate space, Zhang Yi took out a tube of adrenaline and stabbed it into Uncle You’s chest.
Then he shouted towards Building 25, "Help me!"
The neighbors at the entrance stood in fear, shocked by Zhang Yi's display of killing. They didn’t dare approach.
Zhang Yi's cold gaze swept over them, startling them into action. Afraid of Zhang Yi, they rushed to help.
"Lift him carefully and take him to my home! Be gentle; if he gets hurt, I’ll burn you with him as paper offerings for Uncle You!"
Terrified, the neighbors carefully carried Uncle You, more cautiously than they would their own parents. Zhang Yi followed closely, holding his gun.
As they reached the seventh floor, they heard a woman’s cry.
"Uncle You, what happened to you? You can’t leave us! If something happens to you, how will we survive?"
Xie Limei, carrying her child, ran down the stairs, crying.
Zhang Yi noticed that Uncle You’s eyelids twitched as Xie Limei cried. He sighed inwardly, "Uncle You, you’re too kind-hearted! If you weren’t so righteous, I might have killed you first."
If someone couldn't be used and was highly skilled, they became a significant threat.
Zhang Yi would kill them without hesitation. However, now he owed Uncle You a great favor, so he couldn’t be angry with Xie Limei.
The neighbors, knowing Xie Limei's relationship with Uncle You, made way for her.
Xie Limei, holding her child, knelt beside Uncle You, purposely staying close to Zhang Yi, and began crying loudly.
"Honey! Look at me! I’m Limei, you promised to marry me!"
"And our baby, you said you wanted to watch her grow up. Once the apocalypse is over, we can live happily together."
"Hubby!!!" (A five-second wail here.)
"You can’t break your promise!!!" (Same as above.)
"If you leave, how can we live? You might as well take us with you."
"Why did you try to be a hero? Blocking bullets might show your righteousness, but what about us?"
Zhang Yi’s skin crawled. Xie Limei didn’t mention Zhang Yi once, but every word implicated him.
She cried for Uncle You, but it was clear she was telling Zhang Yi that Uncle You had taken bullets for him. If Uncle You died, Zhang Yi would have to take care of her and her child.