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Wang Chao thought to himself, what am I doing? If I had been any later, I would have been shot through by now. He said, "Why bother? Fighting and killing is pointless. How about this: you put down your weapon first?" However, despite his words, Wang Chao tightened his grip around Shui Yun'er's neck without any sign of loosening, though he wasn't trying to strangle her.
"Alright," Zhuang Peng replied. "You let Yun'er go, and I'll put down my bow and arrow. How does that sound?"
Wang Chao smiled lightly and said, "Then there's nothing to discuss." He waved his hand, signaling Shen Zhiying to follow him. Wang Chao sighed inwardly; it seemed that his negotiation with Zhuang Peng had failed—no, it should be said that there was never really a negotiation at all. He hadn't expected that the one using such a bow and arrow would actually be Zhuang Peng. Given his personality, it would be difficult to reach an understanding with him. From now on, they would have to stay as far away from this place as possible.
With Shui Yun'er as a hostage, Zhuang Peng didn't dare to shoot an arrow. But Wang Chao and Shen Zhiying couldn't return the way they came either; after all, the gunfire had already attracted quite a few zombies. If they tried to leave through that route, they would be caught between pursuing enemies in front and blockades behind them. Even with Shui Yun'er as a hostage, it would be easy for Zhuang Peng to shoot them both.
They could only find a place with fewer zombies to escape. Just as Wang Chao hesitated, Shen Zhiying tugged at his shirt and pointed towards the second floor of the factory with her Desert Eagle. Wang Chao looked over; from the front entrance, he could see several windows on the second floor. The height was such that even an ordinary person could jump down without injury, let alone someone like Wang Chao or Shen Zhiying.
Nodding slightly, Wang Chao said, "If you don't want her to die, then don't follow us. Don't worry; I'm not like you." With that, the three retreated into the venue, closed the door behind them, and locked it. Only then did Wang Chao relax slightly as he headed up the stairs to the second floor. A fleeting glance caught his attention; in the southwest corner of the factory lay a skeleton on a machine tool.
The skeleton still had remnants of flesh on it. Shen Zhiying noticed this too; she glanced casually before saying to Wang Chao, "The woman appears to be between twenty and twenty-five years old, with no signs of bone injury. There are large amounts of metal nearby; this machine tool can be used to manufacture such arrows. It seems this is where he made them..."
"Can you tell if it's a zombie or a living person?" Wang Chao asked with a furrowed brow.
Shen Zhiying began to examine the skeleton more carefully. After a long while, she said, "If there were still blood and flesh left, we could tell for sure. But since it's already just a skeleton..." As they spoke and moved further up, their view gradually expanded until they both simultaneously spotted numerous corpses beside the machine tool. Wang Chao looked at Shen Zhiying.
Shen Zhiying frowned and said, "There are zombies here, but there are also living people..."
Before Wang Chao could respond, Shui Yun'er, who was being held hostage by him, interjected, "That's impossible! Those are all zombies; there can't be any living people!"
Shen Zhiying sneered in response and countered, "Is that so? Anyone with even a little medical knowledge knows that once a person dies, blood circulation stops completely and the body becomes rigid. However, zombies are different; even if they've lost all their blood, their bodies won't become stiff. This can clearly be seen from those numerous corpses..."
At this moment, Wang Chao ignored Shen Zhiying's words, which were somewhat medically experimental and obvious to anyone with a bit of knowledge. Rage surged within him. In the apocalypse, human survival was already difficult enough, and these people actually used the bones of living humans to create arrows, merely to increase their power? Wang Chao was not a hypocrite; if saving someone would put himself or those he cared about in danger, he would definitely not intervene.
However, even so, Wang Chao could never bring himself to harm another's life. Suddenly, he tightened his grip on Shui Yun'er’s arm, and she immediately felt a powerful force constricting her neck. Almost instantly, she found it hard to breathe; in just a few seconds, she would be completely choked to death by Wang Chao.
At that moment, Shen Zhiying grabbed Wang Chao's hand, prompting him to relax his grip. Shui Yun'er gasped for air as if released from a heavy burden. Wang Chao said, "Even if you intend to coexist peacefully with us, I will not agree. I will never let go of those who slaughter the living to make arrows!"
As he spoke, Wang Chao punched the wall with all his might, creating a hole and causing cracks to spread outwards—this was a clear indication of his fury!
At this point, Shui Yun'er had recovered from her suffocating sensation. She heard Wang Chao's words and retorted, "That's impossible! Those are not living people; they are zombies! The Bone Arrows are made from zombie bones!"
Shen Zhiying then interjected, "Fine. If you don't believe me, I'll leave you speechless. To deal with a zombie, you must destroy its brain. Look at those corpses; many of them are headless or have large holes in their skulls. But look at the others; their heads are intact and show no signs of being struck. If they were zombies, why would they still be lying there?"
"Those are clearly human corpses!" Shen Zhiying asserted firmly. "They are definitely not zombie bodies!"
Shen Zhiying's words left Shui Yun'er speechless. Indeed, she had not noticed this point before, but after Shen Zhiying pointed it out, she understood the issue. For a moment, she slumped to the ground as if losing the will to live. Just then, the locked iron door emitted a loud noise as it swung open, revealing Zhuang Peng and his group.
Without hesitation, Wang Chao and Shen Zhiying jumped through the broken window. At that moment, Zhuang Peng had already shot an arrow aimed directly at Wang Chao. The speed at which Wang Chao fell was nowhere near that of the arrow. With no way to gain leverage in mid-air, he could only draw his dagger and wave it around futilely. Given Zhuang Peng's superior strength, Wang Chao had to exert all his effort just to deflect the arrow—let alone succeed while flailing about.
As the arrow was about to pierce Wang Chao's back in this critical moment, Tang Feng's Tang Dao suddenly appeared and sliced the arrow into two pieces. Wang Chao turned around to see Tang Feng standing behind them.
"Go!" Wang Chao shouted.
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