Kingdom of Corrosion
Chapter 284 - 168: Home_2

Chapter 284: Chapter 168: Home_2

Shana had to admire Lin Wu’s roping skills, "If you don’t become a kidnapper, that would truly be a waste of talent."

Lin Wu shook his head, "Being a kidnapper is no good, I want to be a pig butcher."

"A pig butcher? Why?" Shana asked, puzzled.

Lin Wu looked at Shana and replied, "Because I have experience tying up pigs."

"Haha." Shana immediately burst into laughter, unable to close her mouth, and while laughing she said, "I’m the little dog, and you’re the little pig... I’m not a little dog, you’re certainly the little pig."

"Alright, alright, little dog, little pig, let’s go." Lin Wu grabbed the rope, B, and dragged Shana through the snow. Regardless of Shana’s objections, he smoothly made his way to the other end of the rooftop edge. Below was the sidewalk, next to the sidewalk was Road 2, and next to Road 2 was Riverside Park, which bordered Left County River.

What followed should have been carrying the beauty on his back, slowly strolling through the romantic snowy land, whispering sweet nothings because of their newfound physical intimacy, bringing them even closer.

Of course, it wasn’t like that, because there were quite a few zombies below.

Although Road 2 didn’t swarm with as many zombies as Road 1 and there was no sign of the Blood Mist, Road 2 did have patrolling hordes. The mess of the trampled, muddled, snowy paths showed just how many zombies had passed through.

Lin Wu crouched at the edge of the rooftop, using the Silencer to shoot nearby zombies. Shana sat aside without asking; she just wanted to see how Lin Wu would handle the situation.

After a while, when the patrolling horde had passed, Lin Wu put away the Silencer. With a push of his right hand, Shana let out a scream as she fell and landed solidly on top of a scrapped car. The car’s roof was also covered with thick snow, which cushioned Shana’s fall; her life wasn’t in great danger. As Lin Wu had already taken out the nearby zombies, Shana’s scream did not attract new ones.

Shana sat on the car roof, helplessly and angrily digging through the snow. Who does that? Pushes you off the building without saying anything. What irritated her even more was that he was clever, using the rope to slide down leisurely. Logically, with her legs already out of commission, she couldn’t possibly use the rope to get down, but it still made her angry.

Lin Wu walked up to Shana and reached out to help her off the car roof. Shana turned her head away, and Lin Wu helplessly brought his head closer. Shana, also without options, lightly tapped Lin Wu on the head and then slid down from the car roof.

Lin Wu made a loop with the rope, strapping it around himself, and tied one end of the rope to Shana’s safety harness, B. Like a horse pulling a carriage, he towed Shana forward. Just like back in Waste City, Lin Wu killed any zombies that got in their way. When patrolling hordes appeared, he hid in pre-scouted nooks and crannies at the side of the road, using his Stealth to camouflage and protect Shana.

After uneventfully dodging three patrolling hordes, Lin Wu finally dragged Shana to the sewer entrance. It took quite some time to dig through the snow and move the manhole cover. Having done everything, Lin Wu looked over at Shana, who was sitting to the side.

Shana, confused, then suddenly realized, "Are you giving me a choice? Whether I jump down myself or you push me down?"

Lin Wu asked, "Is there any other way?"

Shana, on the verge of tears, placed her hands on the ground to move to the mouth of the sewer tunnel, then turned back and said, "Lin Wu."

"I’m here," Lin Wu answered.

Shana, "I will remember you for the rest of my life."

Lin Wu hastily said, "It’s just a game, it’s nothing, don’t take it to heart." With those few points of yours, once back on Earth, you wouldn’t even have the chance to repay me for saving your life, right?

"Hmph!" Shana jumped down.

"Make sure you have painkillers ready before you jump." Lin Wu heard Shana’s painful scream from inside, and with a sense of exasperation, he said, "Silly girl."

...

Logically, Lin Wu had to carry Shana next, but without any strength, he could only walk ten meters with her on his back before needing a rest. At that rate, they would never reach the base by nightfall. Luckily, Shana’s injury was only a fracture, which doesn’t cause bleeding; otherwise, she would have undoubtedly died. Should he simply let Shana die? That was not an option – without Shana, who would guide the way?

Lin Wu once again took a risk, putting down Shana from his back and said earnestly, "Try crawling for me, let’s see if I can carry you faster or if you can crawl faster."

Lin Wu’s idea was completely right, and Shana didn’t know how to respond to him. After a long while, she said, "I don’t want to crawl, it’s filthy."

"I will end it all with him right here, in this labyrinth."

Shana started to crawl, deliberately making it look difficult. After watching for a while, Lin Wu said, "Stop, stop, I’ll carry you instead." At this rate, they wouldn’t get there by tomorrow.

Lin Wu slung the backpack in front of him again and carried Shana on his back. Suddenly, Shana felt as if she wasn’t as angry as before.

Lin Wu walked ten meters, took a standing rest, then walked another ten meters, pausing to rest again, slowly making his way toward the county well cover. If they encountered zombies, he would set Shana down. If they were suddenly confronted by zombies, he would drop her.

Shana was no longer angry about this. She didn’t know if it was because she didn’t want to feel angry or because she had come to terms with it. At the very least, she knew that Lin Wu was treating the situation like a game, considering her both a teammate and a game character rather than a person.

...

By the time they returned to the base, it was seven in the evening. On the short 700-meter journey from the county sign to the base, Lin Wu and Shana suffered from several frostbite injuries. Placing Shana on a wooden stump and lighting a campfire, Lin Wu picked up the radio transmitter and tuned it to Shadow’s channel, "Calling, calling, calling."

Soon enough, Stone’s voice came through, "Speak, speak, speak."

Lin Wu, "Shana has a serious fracture and needs a doctor."

Stone, "Can’t get there tonight, I’ll come over tomorrow morning."

Lin Wu, "Alright."

Stone, "Where did you go?"

Lin Wu, "I won’t tell you."

Stone, "You little brat, do you believe I could crush you in a minute?"

Lin Wu, "I’m so scared."

Maya’s voice, "Is it serious?"

Lin Wu, "Serious."

Maya, "What happened?"

Lin Wu, "A long jump mistake."

Shana extended her hand, and Lin Wu handed the transmitter to her.

Shana informed Maya about the position of the Titan in the sewers, and the two women began discussing how to deal with the situation—whether to kill the blocking Titan or find a way to lure it elsewhere to ensure the passage remained clear. Alternatively, they could forgo doing bounty missions for the month and find a new safe route from the new home to the Hunter Hall after moving.

In the end, they decided it was best to prioritize the overall situation and secure the safety of the new home first. Shana reported the day’s ammo consumption, leaving Maya speechless for a long time with shock. Excluding .22, the two of them had burned through two hundred handgun bullets in one day. Fortunately, Shana reported the incident apologetically, and after the initial shock, Maya thought they ought to give everyone a lesson in handgun skills. If the two had better Gun Skill, they wouldn’t have wasted so many bullets.

After ending the call with the main base, Lin Wu was considerate enough to avoid physical closeness by dragging Shana into the library. Shana felt desolation and passively accepted it. Lin Wu cooked a chicken and brought the food to Shana. When it was time, he planned to drag Shana back to his bed, but she climbed back to her dormitory without saying a word. Lin Wu, impressed by Shana’s willpower, also went back to his own bed to rest.

The next morning, Lin Wu knocked on the screen to wake up Shana, "Stop sleeping, get up and read." As he was about to make a pot of black tea, Lin Wu saw a visible Blood Mist at the main entrance of the base—it was clear that the Blood Mist had spread to the core area of the base, and they wouldn’t be able to sleep so easily that night. He brewed the black tea and added some pine needles. Idle, Lin Wu drew a line at the edge of the Blood Mist and started timing.

This timing puzzled Lin Wu. An hour passed, and the Blood Mist didn’t continue to spread. Was it because of the line he drew? Or was it the result of the double-slit experiment? Or perhaps the Blood Mist was too embarrassed to spread because it was being watched?

As he pondered, Maya and her team arrived, and the entire Bai Ban showed up. Emerald Feather carried Shana to the infirmary for treatment. The duration of the treatment had both the doctor and the patient in tears—it would take three hours to fully heal the injuries.

Only then did Lin Wu understand why the system had removed limitations on the number of beds in the infirmary and the difference between a specialist and a general practitioner within the system. Thank goodness for the library, Emerald Feather borrowed a book and waited inside the infirmary for Shana to recover.

"Lin Wu."

"Here," said Lin Wu, making his way through the crowd with a cup of tea to the entrance.

Maya stood up and said, "The Blood Mist has stopped spreading, which means this line is its limit—approximately 1.5 kilometers, by my estimation."

Lin Wu joyfully said, "That’s the best news I’ve heard in recent days."

"Mine too," Maya called out to everyone, "All hands on deck! Switch to handguns, get ready for training."

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