67: Do you think I'm kidding you?
Bai Wanning, having regained her composure, did not stop or look back.
She ran, dodging the attacking zombies.
Maximizing her speed and strength, she continuously swung her dagger. Unlike others, she didn't waste time grappling with the zombies; instead, she directly severed their heads.
As long as their heads were blown open, their remaining bodies would be incapacitated.
Since the number of zombies was still relatively low in the early stages of the Apocalypse, Bai Wanning cleared them out in a few minutes.
She looked down at her clothes, stained and defiled by zombie blood, and frowned in disgust.
The putrid smell assailed her nostrils, making her feel nauseous, but she forced herself to suppress the urge to vomit and calm down.
Just as she was about to turn and leave, a man who had almost been bitten by a zombie suddenly rushed out from his hiding place, shouting, "Bai Wanning! You can't leave! You have to protect me!"
Hearing the familiar voice, Bai Wanning stopped, turned to face the man standing behind her, and asked calmly, "What is your reason?"
"Because I came here for you!" Lu Gui glared at Bai Wanning, nearly falling before Xie Yi steadied him.
He was a man who had married into one of the city's wealthiest families, so he was naturally accustomed to being overbearing and assertive.
Moreover, he believed his misfortune was entirely Bai Wanning's fault.
She had promised him an antidote but only gave him part of it, completely disregarding the rest, which almost led to his complete demise.
Before the Apocalypse erupted, he had called Xie Yi, telling him to bring as much money and weapons as possible, preparing to go to Country A with Lu Gui to procure military supplies.
But before they could act, the city plunged into chaos, and humans turned into monsters!
As he pondered how to escape, Bai Wanning appeared. She knew how to hunt these invincible monsters.
The more Lu Gui thought about it, the more he felt that this woman might be his key to turning things around.
"As long as I can hold onto this woman, I won't be afraid of anything," he mused inwardly, a hint of greed flashing in his eyes.
If Bai Wanning stayed by his side, she could not only protect him but also serve several key figures to exchange for survival resources.
With her stunning face, wouldn't it be a waste if others used her for transactions?
Lu Gui lifted his chin, adopting a condescending posture, and commanded Bai Wanning, "I'm telling you, Bai Wanning, you've made me suffer so much, so you have to take responsibility. Not only must you follow me, but you must also take care of me, and even compensate me for all the losses I've incurred!"
He hadn't realized that Bai Wanning was no longer the timid woman who didn't even dare to speak loudly.
As for her previous actions, he merely attributed them to the instigation of Chen Xiaoya and Bai Xue.
In his eyes, Bai Wanning would always be the soft persimmon he could manipulate at will.
After hearing Lu Gui's words, Bai Wanning's eyes filled with murderous intent, and a strong, ferocious aura erupted from her body. It was the fierce killing intent she had forged in her previous life, having been pushed to the brink of death countless times.
What she hated most was that kind of look, treating her like a weak little girl to be manipulated at will.
That gaze reminded her of the scene where her son was brutally taken from her.
Lu Gui looked at Bai Wanning's gaze, which seemed to thirst for blood and severed tendons, and he trembled. He had never imagined that the woman who never dared to look up would one day stare at him with such terrifying intensity.
He suddenly realized that he might have provoked the wrong person.
As Bai Wanning approached him step by step, Lu Gui frantically shouted, "Xie Yi! Pull me away! Quickly pull me away from this crazy woman!"
He shivered with fear, watching Bai Wanning draw closer, and shrieked, "You can't kill me! You can't kill me! My wife is Gu Zhijun! She has connections in both the underworld and the legitimate world! If you kill me, she won't let you go! She loves me too much!"
"Oh? Is that so?" Bai Wanning coldly curled her lips, then suddenly raised the dagger in her hand, smiling cruelly, "Then when she finds out what kind of person you really are, and how many unspeakable things you've done behind her back... do you think she'll still help you?"
Lu Gui realized Bai Wanning wasn't joking, and his face instantly turned pale.
He tried to escape, but before he could take a step, Bai Wanning had already moved forward and grabbed him by the throat.
She sneered, "Last time I let you live, I was being considerate. It seems you truly don't value your life. Did you think I was playing around when I poisoned you?"
Facing Bai Wanning's threat, Lu Gui panicked and quickly turned to Xie Yi, trembling as he pleaded for help, "Sa...save me."
Would Xie Yi dare to save someone who had angered Death itself?
Even if he was a scoundrel and not well-educated, he knew when to humble himself and apologize, and when not to resist.
But Lu Gui, that fool, not only didn't beg for mercy but dared to say such things to this woman.
"Now you know fear? When I worked at your company back then, how did you bully me? You conspired with my father and sent me to that investor's bed. I was only eighteen. Eighteen! I hadn't seen the world yet, and you pulled that kind of dog-shit stunt!"
Lu Gui's voice trembled as he pleaded softly for her forgiveness.
Bai Wanning let out a cold laugh: "If I don't teach you a good lesson, will you dare to come bother me again in the future?"
Recalling the days she had endured silently under this man's thumb, Bai Wanning's anger burst forth like a flood, no longer controllable.
She violently flung him into the corridor where zombies were surging.
Without looking back, she turned and ran, rushing out of the hospital.
The patients on that floor of the hospital had long since all turned into zombies; she had no need to waste any more time.
As she ran, she keenly sensed someone chasing her from behind.
She sharply turned, and with a swing of her dagger, forced her pursuer to a halt on the ground.
Xie Yi hadn't expected Bai Wanning to act so decisively and ruthlessly. He just wanted to escape quickly, not wanting to become food for those monsters. But he was smarter than Lu Gui; he didn't dare to put on airs, fearing he'd also be thrown into the zombie horde.
He raised his hands in a gesture of surrender and urgently pleaded, "Stop, stop, stop! Miss! Listen to me... My name is Xie Yi, and I have nothing to do with that man."
"He called me here just to arrange tonight's transaction. Lu Gui and I are just partners; he provides the goods, and I run errands. Nothing else. Please spare my life!"
"Transaction?" Bai Wanning raised an eyebrow, thinking he was joking.
At a time like this, Lu Gui still had the presence of mind to conduct a transaction?
But the man's expression didn't seem like he was lying.