Apocalypse: Modifying Everything, Building an Iron Fortress

Chapter 18: In This World, Losing Your Cool Means Death! There’s a Certain Charisma About Him!

Jiang Cheng pulled the short knife out of the zombie’s head, wiped it on the zombie’s body, and then called out to Liu Yuqing before turning and heading upstairs.

However, as he passed by the first-floor stairwell, he locked the iron gate at the first-floor entrance, just to be safe.

This added an extra layer of protection, so even if the zombies broke through the main door, they would still face another obstacle with the iron gate.

Returning to the second floor, Jiang Cheng didn’t rush to the fifth floor; instead, he walked to the window and looked out at the street outside the supermarket.

At this moment, the armored vehicle controlled by Jarvis, which was responsible for making noise to attract the zombies, had already drawn hundreds of zombies into a chase behind it.

During this time, more than fifty unlucky zombies appeared in front of the armored vehicle and were crushed into pulp, earning Jiang Cheng over fifty points.

“Jarvis, drive the armored vehicle around the supermarket entrance a few times to lure away the zombies gathered at the north gate of the supermarket.”

Hearing the faint sound of zombies banging on the door from downstairs, Jiang Cheng frowned and instructed Jarvis.

“Understood, sir.”

Jarvis responded, and the next second, the armored vehicle, which had been rampaging through the street making noise, changed direction and headed towards the north gate of the supermarket.

After a short while, when the noise of banging on the door downstairs ceased, Jiang Cheng let out a slight sigh of relief. “That should do it. Drive the armored vehicle away and hide it somewhere.”

After giving these instructions to Jarvis, Jiang Cheng turned to look at Liu Yuqing, who still hadn’t fully recovered from the panic she felt when facing the zombies earlier, her face still somewhat pale. He patted her on the shoulder and said, “You did well just now. Take a few minutes to rest, then come upstairs with me.”

“Okay!”

Liu Yuqing looked at Jiang Cheng, who seemed to remain extraordinarily calm no matter what situation he encountered, and couldn’t help but ask out of curiosity:

“How can you stay so calm?”

Jiang Cheng, who was reloading the nail gun with compressed air and refilling the nails, looked up at her when he heard her question.

“With the apocalypse upon us, what else can I do if I don’t stay calm? Am I supposed to scream and shout in fear? In this world, losing your cool means death. I don’t want to die, so I have to stay calm and plan everything carefully!”

“…”

Liu Yuqing was momentarily stunned by this unexpected answer. She suddenly realized that this young man, whom she had known for less than half a day, had a certain charisma that she couldn’t quite describe!

“Make sure you rest well; we don’t have much time!”

After reloading the nail gun with compressed air and refilling the nails, Jiang Cheng took out a pack of cigarettes, lit one, and turned to look out the window.

After the armored vehicle left, there were fewer zombies on the street, but that wasn’t what caught his attention.

What caught his attention were the lights coming on in the residential buildings and office towers around the supermarket!

At this moment, many survivors were standing at their windows, waving various signs with messages for help.

Apparently, almost everything Jiang Cheng had done earlier had been witnessed by these survivors.

But Jiang Cheng didn’t care about this at all.

Naturally, he also wouldn’t pay attention to these people.

After resting for two minutes and checking the time, five minutes had already passed.

“That should be enough; let’s go upstairs.”

Jiang Cheng picked up the nail gun and short knife, stood up, and called out to Liu Yuqing, whose complexion had returned to normal and who had calmed down, before leading her upstairs.

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Fifth Floor!

Ever since the six security guards had led more than a dozen survivors downstairs, the five people who stayed behind in the surveillance room had been watching the real-time surveillance footage, which showed almost no movement at all.

The five people’s faces didn’t look right, and they were feeling a bit anxious.

They had, of course, noticed the commotion downstairs earlier.

Especially the armored vehicle that had been rampaging through the street, making noise and drawing the zombies away—it left them even more confused.

The unknown is what people fear the most!

Brother Xi couldn’t help but frown. “What’s going on? Could there be someone else besides that guy?”

“Things don’t seem as simple as we thought. I’m afraid they’ve run into trouble!” Third Brother furrowed his brows deeply.

“Third Brother, do you think he could be a cop? That vehicle outside looked a lot like a police armored riot truck,” the muscular man speculated.

“Hmph, in the world we live in now, what difference does it make if we kill them? Once we take them out, that vehicle will be ours!” Third Brother shot him a cold glance and snorted.

“That’s right! As long as we take them out, the vehicle will be ours!”

Although Brother Xi was feeling a bit anxious, and even though he was somewhat unsure when he said this, he still had a ruthless streak.

“But why haven’t the security guards made any noise by now?” The man with the scarred face asked, concerned.

“Let’s wait a bit longer. There are so many of them; I don’t believe they can’t handle a single cop.” Third Brother waved his hand dismissively, though he himself felt uneasy, but this was the only way he could convince himself.

After all, they were afraid of dying too, so even if the six security guards and the dozen or so men they took with them ran into trouble, they didn’t want to go down themselves.

At this point, the man with glasses, who had been silent, slowly stood up. “Just in case, I’m going to lock the iron gate on this floor.”

After saying that, he walked towards the stairwell on the fifth floor.

As long as the iron gate was locked, no matter what was happening downstairs, it wouldn’t be able to threaten them. Even if the zombies from the first floor charged up, it wouldn’t matter.

“I can’t believe I forgot to lock the door. It’s a good thing Old Five thought of it. This way, whether it’s that guy or the zombies, they won’t be able to get in right away,” Brother Xi said, unable to hide his relief.

But just as he finished speaking, the man with glasses, who had just reached the stairwell and was about to close the door, suddenly froze. His body stiffened, and he fell straight to the ground. Upon closer inspection, one could see a nail lodged right between his eyebrows!