Apocalypse: I Can See Health Bars

Chapter 117: Chapter 116: Apocalyptic Existentialism

After he led the last wave of zombies to Su Qing and Chu Zhaozhao, Wang Yuanhua finally seemed to have completed his mission. He staggered two more steps, then collapsed heavily into a pile of zombie corpses.

It wasn’t until Su Qing and the others had killed all the zombies that they discovered the man was completely unconscious. The wounds on his right arm and left leg had burst open, but he had already bled almost dry. Bodies were strewn everywhere, and with all the gore, it was impossible to tell what was zombie blood and what was Wang Yuanhua’s.

"Zhaozhao, Xu Qian, you two stay on guard. Watch out for any zombies nearby that aren’t dead yet..."

Su Qing knelt beside Wang Yuanhua, pulled a syringe from her pocket, and jabbed it into his neck!

HISS—

As the serum was injected, his whole body jolted. The medicine began to take effect, and his weak breathing started to grow stronger...

This was what Lin Fan had just told her to do.

"Give him a shot first. I’ll be there soon."

That’s what he had said...

Su Qing looked at Wang Yuanhua, who was lying on the ground in a pathetic state, breathing out more than he was breathing in. A pang of pity welled up in her heart.

This man, despite his mysterious appearance, had genuinely helped them eliminate these zombies.

Right up to the end, he was still running circles around the "Mobile Fortress."

’Was my decision back then right or wrong?’

’If I had let him in, the four of us could have faced the zombies together, or hidden for a while and waited for Lin Fan to return...’

But as soon as the thought crossed her mind, she frowned and crushed it.

She could wait for Lin Fan to come back, but what if he ran into danger?

Who could Lin Fan wait for?

Su Qing had to make a decision at that moment. That was the mission Lin Fan had given her right when they set out.

If an emergency occurred, everyone had autonomy. But if the overall strategy needed to be created or adjusted, Su Qing was in charge of making decisions for the entire team.

This was the trust Lin Fan had placed in her, and she hadn’t betrayed it.

By using Wang Yuanhua, they had killed the last horde of zombies, and some of them had even grown a bit stronger because of it...

But the price might have been the life of the man before her.

Su Qing’s expression turned bitter. As if muttering to herself, she asked Chu Zhaozhao, who was next to her poking at zombie corpses with a spear:

"Zhaozhao, tell me... why was he willing to pay such a price to trust us, complete strangers?"

"Because he has a brain. It’s not about being willing or not. He knew he had no other choice..."

Chu Zhaozhao was still pondering the question and hadn’t answered when Lin Fan’s voice sounded from behind them.

The moment Chu Zhaozhao heard Lin Fan’s voice, she stopped thinking. She turned her head and saw Lin Fan, covered in blood.

"Big Bro! Are you hurt!?"

Su Qing heard Lin Fan’s words, and before she could even process them, she heard Chu Zhaozhao’s cry. Her heart clenched, and she scrambled to her feet to face Lin Fan.

"Don’t be ridiculous. This is zombie blood..."

Although Lin Fan looked a mess, the blood was all from combat splash and from digging out crystals. He had a few minor injuries, but they were nothing serious.

Lin Fan walked over to Su Qing’s side, looked down at the prone Wang Yuanhua, and said,

"He survived this long not just because he’s lucky, but because he’s smart. He knows what to choose and when... He runs when he has to, fights when he must, and gambles when the time is right..."

Wang Yuanhua’s Life Value had dropped from over eighty when he first started kiting the zombies to just over twenty.

If Lin Fan hadn’t told Su Qing to give him the injection, he probably would have bled to death.

But as the serum took effect, his condition clearly stabilized. The twenty-some points of energy he had just recovered began to slowly drain again, converting into life...

In just over twenty seconds, his Life Value recovered to over forty, right until his Energy Value hit zero again.

"What a great ability for staying alive..."

Lin Fan looked at Wang Yuanhua on the ground. The Feral Serum hadn’t just boosted his Life Value recovery; it had also increased his Energy Value recovery speed.

’I just don’t know if this ability of his—turning blue to red—is something he actively triggers or if it’s a passive effect activated by some other mechanism.’

’This time it converted directly into Life Value, without that ’possessed’ state from before where he completely lost consciousness.’

"What ability?"

Su Qing, who was also looking down at Wang Yuanhua, heard Lin Fan muttering to himself and asked, confused.

Lin Fan didn’t answer, just silently observed their Life Values.

After hunting the last thirty or forty zombies, everyone’s Life Value had increased by over ten points.

Wang Yuanhua’s long run had kited a lot of zombies from far away. There probably weren’t many left in the residential complex now.

"It’s nothing. This guy’s life force is incredibly strong. He’s stable now, he won’t die. Don’t worry..."

As he spoke, he took Su Qing’s hand and gently rubbed it in his own palm.

"Does it hurt..."

Lin Fan had noticed earlier. From gripping her spear for so long without daring to relax for a moment, her hand had grown stiff, frozen in a strange position. Now, as Lin Fan held it, kneading the muscles and tendons, her brow furrowed slightly...

"It doesn’t hurt... it’s just a little numb..."

Su Qing shook her head. Feeling the warmth from his body, the determination in her eyes finally began to melt, revealing a trace of vulnerability and uncertainty.

"Just now, I..."

She began to tell Lin Fan everything that had just happened and what was on her mind. After she finished, she spoke with uncertainty,

"I don’t know if I did the right thing..."

Lin Fan didn’t answer directly. He simply pressed her hand gently against his cheek and said, his voice soft but firm:

"There is no absolute right or wrong in this world..."

"From the very first day I woke up, I’ve been making one decision after another. Whether it’s about you, the zombies, or the mutated monsters, I’m constantly making decisions. But sometimes, I truly don’t know if they’re right or wrong."

"But I do know one thing. In the instant I make a decision, it’s always because I have a goal I want to achieve..."

"If my goal is to survive, then I can only judge by the outcome. If I live, I was right. If I die, then I was wrong..."

"So you just have to look at the current result and see if it’s what you hoped for..."

"You, her, him—you’re all alive. Even him..."

Lin Fan said, pointing to Wang Yuanhua on the ground.

"He’s alive too. As for whether it was right or wrong, that’s something only you can judge..."

Seeing the lingering confusion in Su Qing’s eyes, Lin Fan decided he would find some books on military strategy for her to read when they got back...

Just then, Chu Zhaozhao sidled up, pouting and holding her hands up so close they were almost plastered to Lin Fan’s face.

"Big Bro, my hands are numb too..."

"Go over there and slap a tree like a gorilla..."

"Sister Qing, Zhaozhao, you two head back first. Go wash up, get something to eat. I still have some things to take care of here. I’ll be back in a bit..."

Lin Fan looked at Su Qing and Chu Zhaozhao. Although their Life Values had increased significantly, they were clearly exhausted, so he told them to go home and rest first.

The stray zombies in this half of the complex had been almost completely cleared out. The number far exceeded the goal Lin Fan had set for them that morning; they had over-fulfilled their mission.

"Don’t hang around here. Go home, eat, and rest. We might have other activities this afternoon. Go on..."

Su Qing was indeed exhausted. Now that the objective was complete, she finally relaxed. Gone was her strong, upright, and capable demeanor; her eyelids had even started to droop.

A few dozen minutes ago, all she could think about was quickly finishing off these zombies so she could go home and rest. But now that the mission was actually complete and it was time to go back, she felt a strange reluctance...

But hearing Lin Fan’s words, she didn’t insist.

"Then... alright... Zhaozhao..."

Chu Zhaozhao had a bit more energy than Su Qing, but not by much. Hearing Su Qing call her name, she naturally walked to her side and took her arm. The two of them said goodbye to Lin Fan and headed toward the building entrance.

Xu Qian, who had been silently following them and checking for any zombies that weren’t quite dead, saw Su Qing and Chu Zhaozhao heading back. He walked up to Lin Fan and said cautiously:

"Brother Lin, Sister Qing and Zhaozhao killed way more zombies than I did. I still have some stamina. Let me stay and help..."

"You’re really not tired?... Ah, alright. You’re an Awakened One now, after all. There are a few crippled zombies over there. Go finish them off. There’s still work to do when you get back..."

Since Xu Qian offered to stay, Lin Fan didn’t mind. He had indeed killed far fewer zombies than even Su Qing. Lin Fan figured he could give him a little bonus...

Seeing the two women enter the building, Xu Qian also walked off into the distance with his spear.

Lin Fan picked up his walkie-talkie, switched the channel, and pressed the button.

"Brother Liu, this is Lin Fan... You busy?"

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