I hacked through the chaotic world with my blade
Chapter 54 - 051 I’m in Network Maintenance (Revised)

Chapter 54: Chapter 051 I’m in Network Maintenance (Revised)

In the security room.

The two old men stared at the screen, dumbfounded.

They were so shocked they had no words to speak.

"Old Wang, can the things that little Fan is doing be considered human?" Zhou Aijun was extremely astonished. Lin Fan on the screen seemed like a ruthless slaughtering machine. The seemingly terrifying zombies were like chickens before him, easily killed without a chance to fight back.

Although they had never collided with zombies, after witnessing the explosive power of this group, his professional analysis and data suggested that these zombies’ physical fitness, speed, and strength had reached peak human values.

For example, a skinny zombie, unbeatable in life, became terrifying after transformation, as if on a steroid ramp-up.

Starting rushes, impacts, were simply impeccable.

He also hoped the army would appear and sweep away the zombies, but so far, there had been no response, not even a shadow seen, most likely dispersed for good.

As long as there was hope, miracles should still happen.

Wang Zhongguo said, "I’m starting to suspect little Fan is a Super Soldier. This strength is beyond imagination; he’s truly impressive. Maybe one day, if civilization is rebuilt, starting from Huang City, little Fan will be one of the hopes for reconstruction."

In the footage, Lin Fan’s speed was ghost-like, and his strength terrifyingly strong. A single sword swing could cut a zombie in half at the waist, something ordinary people couldn’t do. Even a strong man wielding a large knife and exerting full force couldn’t split a person in two.

But Lin Fan had done it.

After a long while.

The streets were littered with severed zombies, thick blood and gore, and blackened blood everywhere.

Looking at the horrible situation before him, Lin Fan sighed helplessly. It was really annoying, really infuriating, the mess everywhere, difficult to clean up.

If the sanitation workers saw the scene this messy, they’d certainly wail, "It’s so dirty, there’s so much, how long will it take to clean this up?"

The two collided cars were unrecognizable.

The front of the cars was badly damaged.

Inside one of the cars, he saw a middle-aged man with his head against the airbag still bleeding. Without thinking, he prioritized saving lives, pulled with force, and with a tearing sound, the car door was ripped off.

In this situation, personal property like a car was no longer important; saving people was what mattered most.

...

Inside the house.

"Grandma Xu, how is he doing?" Lin Fan inquired.

Xu Guifen said, "He’s fine, just some bruises from the collision. The airbag protected him; the blood is coming from his nose. It’s nothing serious."

"Oh."

Lin Fan breathed a sigh of relief. It was good that there were no serious injuries. Thinking about the state of the streets outside, they’d certainly need a good clean-up. This was his doing, and who else but him could clean it up.

"Cough cough..." Chen He coughed, his eyelids fluttered, showing signs of awakening. He opened his eyes, saw a white ceiling, and then unfamiliar faces smiling at him.

"Is this heaven?"

He muttered to himself.

"No, this is Apartment 704, Unit 2, Building 2 of Sunshine District, my home," Lin Fan said.

Clang!

Chen He abruptly sat up, grimacing in pain, and looked around at Lin Fan and the others with a wary expression. Seeing old people, children, and women, he wasn’t as scared as before.

"You’re survivors..."

He couldn’t believe his current situation. When he lost consciousness, his mind a blur, he had clearly seen zombies surrounding the car, so many zombies; how could he possibly have been rescued.

"Yes, indeed, we’re all survivors. You are now in Sunshine District. I’m the security guard of the district. Just now, a lot of unauthorized zombies gathered at the district’s entrance. I went out to repel them and rescued you. Luckily, I was fast enough, or you would have been in real danger," Lin Fan explained.

Chen He’s mouth hung open.

Stunned, he looked at Lin Fan.

Repel the zombies?

His expression was one of disbelief and confusion.

If he hadn’t seen it with his own eyes, no one would believe such a thing.

He looked to the other survivors; Old Master Wang gave a slight nod, Old Master Zhou also nodded subtly, the message clear: it might seem incredible, but the truth of the matter was just that.

Suddenly.

Chen He thought of his daughter who was still at the hotel, "My name is Chen He, thank you for saving me, but I need to go save my daughter now, she is still there."

He never considered asking the others to continue helping him.

Though he didn’t know how exactly they had saved him.

But the zombies outside were truly terrifying, and he knew he might not make it on his own this time, yet no matter what, as a father, even knowing he might not survive, he had to go. It wasn’t foolishness, but a father’s responsibility.

"You’re injured now, and it’s very dangerous outside, yet you still want to go save your daughter, I think you might die."

Lin Fan felt that anyone who thought of their child in such dangerous times surely wasn’t a bad person. Perhaps the person had flaws, but everyone has flaws; those without flaws simply do not exist.

Like himself for instance.

He knew what his flaw was, which was liking to read those books that couldn’t really be considered literature, such as "Stark and His Three Hundred and Sixty-five Girlfriends."

The most attractive part of this book for him was some descriptions that were somewhat similar to that kind of content; even hidden under the covers, they could elicit squeaky chuckles.

Chen He looked at Lin Fan, "I know it’s dangerous, and I know I might die, but there are things I must do, this is a father’s responsibility."

He knew he might die, but to act or not to act was a different matter entirely.

Just then, the elderly Mr. Wang asked, "Young man, what is your occupation?"

Chen He was somewhat puzzled, wondering why he was being asked about his job during such a crisis, but he still answered: "I install broadband, you know, the kind to get computers online."

Upon hearing this.

Lin Fan, deep in thought, suddenly brightened up, as if he had encountered something amazing.

"You mean the internet, right? The kind that can keep it going online," Lin Fan said.

"Yes," Chen He nodded.

Lin Fan said, "It’s so dangerous outside, how about you pay me to run this errand? I run very fast, and I find people even faster."

Right now, he had only one idea.

That was to keep this internet-savvy survivor in Sunshine District. If he could really stay, then he could freely play games in the future, and he wouldn’t worry about disconnections, because he would have a repair genius around.

"What?" Chen He looked at Lin Fan, bewildered. Run an errand?

What was this situation all about?

"Don’t be surprised, I really do run fast, but you need to tell me first where the person is and how far away, so I can estimate a price," Lin Fan inquired.

He felt that a survivor who could fix the internet would definitely be popular, and he had to subtly ensure the man stayed so he could dedicate his services solely to fixing their networks and computers, maybe even set up computers for the elders so they could enjoy online gaming comfortably at home.

Old Mr. Wang patted Chen He on the shoulder, "Lin Fan is asking you, so just tell him..."

"Chen Ting, eight years old, locked in a room on the third floor of the Xinfeng Hotel." Chen He said.

Mr. Wang thought for a moment, "Xinfeng Hotel, if I’m not mistaken, should be on Xiangyang Road, there’s a clock tower there, it’s an old building from decades ago."

"Yes, that’s the place," Chen He nodded eagerly.

"Oh, I know that place, it’s not too far. Just 100 yuan then," Lin Fan estimated the distance and felt it was manageable. One hundred yuan was just right, especially if it meant keeping the network repair guy in the district.

Inside the house.

As Lin Fan left.

Old Mr. Wang looked at Chen He, "You’re very lucky."

"What?" Chen He looked at the elder, then added, "Yes, indeed very lucky. I didn’t expect to come across such good people as you."

"No, what I mean is you’ve come to Sunshine District and met Lin Fan. Let me tell you, none of us here are from this district; we’re all survivors helped by Lin Fan. Without him, we would all be dead."

Old Mr. Wang spoke slowly, knowing that Lin Fan would surely bring the man back, and this father-daughter duo would definitely reside here, becoming members of Sunshine District.

There were things Lin Fan couldn’t say while he was around, so it fell to them to tell the others when he was absent.

He also hoped for more and more survivors.

Where there were people, there was hope.

No... with Lin Fan, there was hope.

He hoped civilization would persist, morality would endure, and that the baseline would remain.

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