Free Web NovelChapter 650: Chapter 649: Cooperative Escape
Once Shu Ran left, 173 could only stay put and couldn’t move. Although it’s still quite difficult to handle, at least we can temporarily avoid it by retreating to the corner.
"If I’d known the timing of 813’s effect was this precise, we wouldn’t have needed to come here and face tribulation. Now Shu Ran’s gone, yet we still have to deal with 173," Chu Qiu said with a sigh.
Zhao Yu received Mu Qiu’s notification, opened his eyes and stared at 173’s big head, chiming in, "Hindsight is always twenty-twenty. But we don’t need to move forward now; let’s retreat to that corner from earlier, Mu Qiu."
Mu Qiu opened her eyes.
"Retreating won’t work either. It’s best to contain 173 by locking it in a sealed room."
Chu Qiu: "So, we need to dash forward, drag this peanut essence into a room and leave it there?"
Mu Qiu nodded, rolling her eyes, "Zhao Yu."
Zhao Yu took his turn, opened his eyes, and said, "Then let’s dash forward. The surgery room in the fast-food joint is just right."
Indeed, that surgery room is a pretty decent enclosed space.
Cheng Zhirang nodded, "Alright. Conveniently, the fifth round of self-narration should be around the corner too."
He closed his eyes, gently rotating his eyeballs. He purposefully kept staring at the statue without blinking, and due to the strong light, his eyes already felt a discomfort, resulting in natural tear secretion to stay moisturized.
It’s not just him; the other three are experiencing similar conditions. Mu Qiu’s in even more severe circumstances.
She often looks at computers and phones, her eyes rarely exposed to outdoor light and breeze, so now when she closes her eyes, tears immediately stream down, trickling down her cheeks.
Playing the game while shedding tears, this kind of spirit is truly enough to make herself give her a thumbs up.
This time, without interruptions from others, they counted the beat, strictly keeping to the rhythm of opening and closing their eyes, ensuring someone was constantly staring at 173.
The four staff behind 173 diligently pressed the small buttons, but there wasn’t a situation where all four buttons turned red simultaneously again. freewёbnoνel.com
was right before their eyes.
It happened as Chu Qiu closed his eyes, he shouted, "Brother Cheng."
Cheng Zhirang opened his eyes simultaneously, stretched out his long arm, swiftly dragged over 173—this big-headed peanut essence—and screamed, "Maintain the rhythm, dash to the fast-food restaurant!"
Mu Qiu reacted to his command the quickest, immediately followed up, sprinting along the path leading to the fast-food restaurant.
Then Chu Qiu and Zhao Yu came next.
"I’m dragging 173; I might not keep pace with you!"
Cheng Zhirang said loudly while sprinting, "173 is dragged by Chu Qiu and me; Qiuqiu! You run behind, exchange glances with Zhao Yu, make sure one of you is staring at it!"
"Alright!"
They switched positions, Chu Qiu moved a step forward, together with Cheng Zhirang, each with a hand, dragged 173.
As for Mu Qiu and Zhao Yu’s stamina and speed, they couldn’t keep up, falling behind two steps, holding hands, adapting their eye-opening and closing rhythm into one unique to them.
The four sprinted madly on the path.
The main camera switched to angles from the drone, zooming out, elongating the view, with a whole field of orange wrapping around the ruins, on that celestial path, four people sprinted in extreme speed, two in front, two behind.
The drone descended a bit, in the shot the end of their running direction turned into the source of light. In such against-light shooting, it seemed they were sprinting towards that light.
[Looks like a blockbuster feel, which post-apocalyptic drama crew did the show rent these from?]
[Perhaps the show built it themselves, renting out to post-apocalyptic drama crews after this episode/dog emoji]
[Qiuqiu~ Brother Cheng called Qiuqiu!]
[I noticed Mu Qiu and her friend really like holding hands]
[Oh sh*t, what did I see, Chu Qiu actually has muscles!]
[Looks really hot, Chu Qiu’s chef clothes are soaked in sweat]
[This 173 is fun! After this episode, turn this place into a survival game base, I want to play!]
[Laid off and then re-employing part-time jobs haha haha haha!]
[Re-employment training courses couldn’t tame Guan Yu/dog emoji]
[Wow! Guo Yin looks even fresher in this outfit]
[Han Xizheng is all action, dragging his teammate away haha, dying of laughter]
[Brother Huai and Chen Yi didn’t get part-time jobs, is it because zombies need tall ones to play them?]
[This way of entering the lens is extraordinary, thanks to the show for thinking it up hhhhhh, I thought it was all out once out of the view that much]
[Returning to the initial position, starting the final showdown?!]
[Blind guess, Zhao Yu first out, after all, she’s the only civilian here, survived only by Mu Qiu’s help]
[Has that quick escape flavor]
[Fight! Fight! Fight!]
[Alright everyone, time for bets, I bet 20 cents, Brother Cheng wins]
[I’ll bet 30 cents, Chu Qiu wins]
[Why not bet Mu Qiu wins? She still has two revival chances]
[If the fifth card is 096, then situation is clear, Mu Qiu can’t kill Chu Qiu, can only kill Cheng Zhirang with 096]
[And Cheng Zhirang and Chu Qiu mutual killing, Cheng Zhirang can only use 049, while Chu Qiu can use both 096 and 049, so Chu Qiu wins, got it, I’ll bet 1 cent, Chu Qiu wins]
[You guys have lots of words, you win, I’ll still bet on Mu Qiu, five cents]
[Let me go big, bet one dollar, Brother Cheng wins]
Everyone could tell that the game was nearing its end.
A lot more game progression analysis filled the comment section, while less of them were just yelling for their favorite, and yes, more betting took place.
The director considered letting Changtong develop a betting app for each show episode, with small stakes, a dollar maximum per person, and eventually donate the collected money to support students in poor mountainous areas... freewёbn૦νeɭ.com
But probably not feasible, it could easily be labeled as advocating gambling by competitors, which would be a serious accusation.
On the screen, the sprinting group finally arrived at the fast-food restaurant.
Mu Qiu’s face was covered in tears, due to only she and Zhao Yu exchanging glances, calling Zhao Yu to open her eyes made her mouth dry.
This time, Chu Qiu and Cheng Zhirang were fighting a decisive battle, with no revivals available, so their sprinting speed left Mu Qiu and Zhao Yu far behind.
Upon entering the fast-food restaurant, they no longer paused, charged into the back kitchen, found the surgery room’s door and pushed inside.
The eerie surgery room was chilly, Cheng Zhirang panted and tossed the big-headed doll 173 inside, called Mu Qiu and said:
"Keep your eye on it."
Mu Qiu and Zhao Yu were like the twin sisters in "The Shining," synchronized in stepping and turning, keeping their eyes glued to 173 inside the door.
"Keeping eyes on it, Zhao Yu."
Zhao Yu opened her eyes to direct, "Close the door!"
Chu Qiu grabbed the door frame and yanked it back.
"Boom—"
The door slammed shut with a ’boom,’ successfully trapping 173 in the small dark room. However, they paused, staying unmoving, panting and keeping their eyes closed waiting.
The electronic sound remained silent.
