Chapter 98: Solitary World
The woman lying on the wooden bed was shocked by Su Qian’s scream, and she opened her eyes. She began wailing again, and Zhang Xiao Qiang knew that she did not have long to live. She had been kept alive like some livestock by the doctor, who came over to slice some meat each time he wanted to eat, before using the blood coagulant to stop the blood flow.
The powder was truly effective, abit too effective. However, as Zhang Xiao Qiang looked at the packet hanging by his body, he had a sudden urge to fling it away out of disgust.
The woman’s wails reverberated throughout the room, which caused even some dust to be shaken loose from the ceiling. Zhang Xiao Qiang could not watch any longer, and walked over to her. He placed her right hand on her neck. Seeing an unfamiliar face, the woman instantly stopped her wails, and her eyes seem to shine with some vigor.
“Kaka…” She opened her mouth but the words won’t come up. However, the begging look in her eyes was clear to him, and Zhang Xiao Qiang began to exert more strength.
Slowly, the woman’s face started to turn red, then purple, and her eyes started to roll up. Her mouth hung open, while her tongue that was half of its original length began to roll out. Finally, he felt that her pulse had stopped, and he pulled his hands back.
The woman laid quietly on the bed, having regained peace. She did not have an unwilling look at the time of death, instead, there was a tranquil calm on her face. There was even a slight smile at the corner of her mouths. She had finally to leave this god-forsaken place, where not only did zombies consume human flesh, even other humans had resorted to cannibalism.
Zhang Xiao Qiang watched her quietly, his emotions in turmoil. He was infuriated, but at the same time, there was a profound sorrow. He wanted to laugh maniacally, but at the same time, he wanted to scream in anguish.
He turned around to look at the unconscious doctor, the fury in his eyes had disappeared. Instead, there was only a deep, icy look. It had never appeared before from Zhang Xiao Qiang, and even to the sick freak Xie Yuan Shan, there had only been fury. However, in the current situation, there was only this intense cold radiating from him.
Yang Ke’er and Yuan Yi saw his expression and they immediately felt like they were plunged in ice. Their bodies trembled uncontrollably, as the temperature of the room seemed to decrease. Yuan Yi felt it the most. She had been sort of a vine, rely on Zhang Xiao Qiang to find her inner pride and strength. Now, seeing him like that, she felt it the most, and could feel an intense dread and fear.
She lowered her head, afraid to look at Zhang Xiao Qiang, and her fear that had disappeared in the past returned. She didn’t even dare to breathe loudly, as Zhang Xiao Qiang walked towards her slowly. She felt her skin all standing on ends, as though there were a million ants crawling all over her. She wanted to scream from the feeling, but she didn’t dare to, and as his footsteps neared, she felt an intense urge to relieve her bladder out of fear. She gritted her teeth to control herself, until finally, he walked past her without stopping towards the living room.
With beads of perspiration, she leaned against the wall, and slumped down to the floor. As she panted heavily, the shadow of Zhang Xiao Qiang in her mind had grown even larger, to an extent where she knew she would never overcome.
Yang Ke’er was faring slightly better. She could feel that Zhang Xiao Qiang was intensely terrifying right now, although she couldn’t pinpoint what exactly. As he walked by, she followed behind without hesitation, although she continued to look around to see if there were any hidden treasures.
Su Qian continued to follow behind, there was nothing out of the ordinary to her. She was fearful though, not because of Zhang Xiao Qiang, but because of the world, and the circumstances that her fellow human beings were being pushed to. She was afraid, very afraid. It was even more intense now than ever, she had never expected cannibalism to happen. It was even under the conditions of having food, yet the darn old man had kept his fellow human being like a livestock to feast on.
Su Qian was beginning to feel the true depths of despair.
Zhang Xiao Qiang currently was in no mood to understand or care about what the women by his side was thinking. He knew that he had only seen 2 people, one unforgivable old man, one immobile woman, there had to be someone who sent that signal earlier. He did not know who the person was, and he did not know what role the other person played in this cannibalism issue, but he wanted to get his answers, was there anyone else who had partaken in human flesh?
Zhang Xiao Qiang could be described in one word: careful. He was always alert and meticulous, and his view had always been: ‘Don’t go looking for trouble, but if trouble knocks, don’t fear it.’
However, the earlier scene had somehow burrowed itself deep within his conscience, and although he didn’t know the woman, witnessing her fate, he was of only one mind to seek revenge for her.
It was not out of heroics, nor ideals. It was purely because as a person, he had the reason to do so. If a person could see that and be numb to it, then the person was definitely not normal. He would be worse than a beast, at the very least, some animals would not eat their own kind even when hungry.
Hence, Zhang Xiao Qiang was prepared to act, if there happened to be someone else who had eaten human flesh? Heh heh….
He slammed open various doors, flipping the entire house. Not a single corner was spared from looking, and even if there were corners not easy to search? Not a problem, he would just use his sword to sweep the area. If he had accidentally killed someone, too bad, if the person could hide, it meant that he or she was afraid. As to what they’re afraid of? Does he need say more?
“No, no, no! Fuck, where did that bastard go?!” Zhang Xiao Qiang’s icy look was deepening, and the fury in his heart was billowing. He wanted to vent it, and go on a massacre.
At this time, he reached the last room. Without even looking, he sent a kick, and the door remained shut with a ‘bang’. There was a rattling of some lock behind. ‘Kacha’ The Jing Wei Sword came slashing down, and the lock was chopped in two. Zhang Xiao Qiang kicked the door once more.
“Gadang!” The wooden door swung open, and 2 people appeared in his icy sight.
It was a small room, and the furnishing was simple, with only a bed, and the windows were sealed shut by wooden planks. However, the work had been shoddy, as the planks were not straight, and some of the nails were left party hammered in. Rays of light still managed to shine into the room.
There was a little girl of about 11 or 12 seated on the bed, and she wasn’t wearing anything, just sitting there stark naked. Her eyes were fixated in front, even when Zhang Xiao Qiang barged in, her eyes did not move. It was as though the only thing in her eyes was the wall in front, and even as the dust began to fall off the wall, she kept on looking, silently.