Gamers Are Fierce - Chapter 19
Chapter 19: Back View
Translator: Atlas Studios
Editor: Atlas Studios
The black-haired corpse stared at Li Ang with a bitter look with its only eye. It jumped out of the hall as though it had a spring on the sole of its feet and quickly disappeared into the night after running wildly along the two-car-wide rural road on the left side of the door like lightning.
It could not even be killed by a hand grenade…
Li Ang, who poked his head out from behind the stack of tables and chairs, exhaled, dusted off the wood shavings on him, and stepped out.
Meanwhile, the three villagers, who had played cards together, led the strong men in the village as they rode motorcycles, tricycles, and bicycles along the right side of the road and hurried to the entrance of the assembly hall.
At first glance, the villagers holding flashlights, torches, rakes, pitchforks, billhooks, and even handgonnes had come. However, there was still plenty of deterrence at night.
Poor mountains and dirty waters invited unruly people. Anyone staying in a dangerous place like the Hidden Mountain Village had to fight bravely.
Unfortunately, this kind of bravery was still somewhat useful when fighting for water sources and having an armed confrontation between two villages. However, the black corpse that could not even be penetrated by rifles was basically a road to death.
“Tiechui, where is that thing?”
The strong man who took the lead got down from his motorcycle and waved the handgonne in his hands before asking Li Ang.
Li Ang looked at the villager, who had worrisome power, before he shook his head and said expressionlessly, “Where does the road on the left side lead to?”
Li Ang scanned the strong man, who subconsciously answered, “To the provincial capital.”
Li Ang nodded, stepped forward, straddled the motorcycle of the strong man, stepped on the accelerator, and chased the black corpse along the track.
Feng Tiegen drove the silver-grey Wuling minivan with the lights on along the winding, twisted Panshan Road.
The night was deep and the dense branches that fell from the low mountain walls were like dense fishing nets that shielded the cold moonlight.
Feng Tiegen was going to the county to get a funeral certificate for his mother.
His wife, Zhang Cuifang, was sitting in the passenger seat. She had a thin face, prominent cheekbones, brown hair, heavy makeup on her face, and was leaning against the window while going through short videos.
As she watched a short video, inexplicable laughter and a clamorous soundtrack echoed in the narrow car. Feng Tiegen, who was annoyed by the sound of it, took a deep breath and told his wife, “Can you lower the volume a little?”
Zhang Cuifang pretended not to hear and changed her posture. She continued to scroll down the screen and laugh. The phone’s volume became a little louder.
His anger rising suddenly, Feng Tiegen turned and shouted, “Lower the volume! Didn’t you hear me?”
Zhang Cuifang froze for a moment and looked at her cowardly husband, who was usually timid, in disbelief. “You dare yell at me?”
“So what?” Feng Tiegen clenched his teeth tightly. “Without you, would my mother have died?”
“What are you talking about?” Zhang Cuifang stared at him with a frown, and the whites of her eyes seemed to protrude. “Feng Tiegen, you are really getting increasingly more shameless. Who said that treatment was too expensive? Who said it was too tiring to take care of his mother? And who brought his mother into the bullpen? You went out to play cards, drank too much, and fell asleep, yet you blame me for not giving your mother food?”
Feng Tiegen clenched the steering wheel tightly. The veins popped out on his fingers as though he was going to squeeze the steering wheel until it broke.
“What? You want to beat someone?” Zhang Cuifang glanced at her husband and put her cell phone down slowly. She twisted her body to move into the seat and said with a sneer, “Well, Feng Tiegen… Why was I blind enough to marry a useless coward like you?”
Sarcasm, mockery, all kinds of cutting remarks, and unkind words sputtered out of Zhang Cuifang’s mouth like machine-gun bullets.
Suddenly, her sarcasm calmed down in an instant. Feng Tiegen turned back subconsciously but saw Zhang Cuifang staring at the rearview mirror while her face, which was thick with makeup, turned pale.
Thud, thud, thud, thud, thud…
A rhythmic running sound could be heard behind the van. Feng Tiegen saw through the rearview mirror a thin, black figure in brown burial clothes running madly along Panshan Road.
The running pace of the figure was not fast. However, the distance between the steps was extremely long. Each time, it jumped over a distance of 7 or 8 meters as if it was floating at low altitude.
Its grayish-white hair was like a straight line behind it, and its brown burial clothes were dancing vigorously, keeping up with the speed of the van at night.
In just a few seconds, the figure was only a body’s length away from the van. As the distance between the two sides became shorter, Feng Tiegen was finally able to see the figure’s face clearly.
It was his mother.
“Ho… Ho…” Feng Tiegen was so terrified that he was unable to restrain himself. Zhang Cuifang, who was also terrified, pushed her husband hard and shouted, “Drive quickly!”
When Feng Tiegen woke up from his daze, he couldn’t care less about his thumping heart that was nearly ready to explode. He slammed on the accelerator and left the zombie behind.
Panshan Road snaked away with a tough stone wall on one side and a 100-feet mountain stream on the other side. One had to drive carefully during the day even if it was an ordinary journey. If one was not careful, one would fall off the cliff along with the car and both would be destroyed. Plus, it was the middle of the night.
Feng Tiegen didn’t care that much. His sweaty palms held the steering wheel tightly, and his foot switched back and forth between the accelerator and the brake.
This was a life-and-death pursuit.
The running sound gradually became faint and finally disappeared completely. Relieved, Feng Tiegen asked his wife without looking back, “Did we lose it?”
When he didn’t get a response, Feng Tiegen turned his head to look at the passenger seat, only to see the zombie, which had disheveled hair and a fierce look, leap upon the tough stone wall very quickly before grasping the branches that emerged. In an instant, it rushed to the front of the van.
Before Feng Tiegen could react, the zombie leaped from the treetops. Its thin body suddenly fell and landed on the window of the van.
The glass shattered and the vehicle involuntarily turned to the side, hitting the pile that was protected by stones on the edge of the cliff.
The steel skeleton of the van was twisted and deformed, producing a loud deafening sound. Feng Tiegen, who was not wearing a safety seat belt, fell out of the cab and rolled before losing consciousness.
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After a long time, Feng Tiegen woke up and felt blood dripping down his forehead. The skin of his face and his palms was half-way worn away, causing him to feel severe pain everywhere in his body.
Chaotic and disorderly memories were gradually pieced together in his mind as Feng Tiegen struggled to get up from the ground.
The lights of the minivan were barely on. Under those two rays, Feng Tiegen saw his wife lying in front of the car along with his… own mother.
The woman named Zhang Cuifang was already dead. Her silent pupils stared at the dark night while the black-haired zombie squatted beside her, reached for Zhang Cuifang’s body, and searched her guts and stomach.
She was literally searching her guts and stomach.
The strong bloody smell assaulted Feng Tiegen’s nose, making him want to vomit. However, his strong sense of survival made him reach out and cover the reflux in his mouth before he turned around.
He wanted to run for his life, but his left ankle seemed to be broken. With every step he took, severe pain would make Feng Tiegen’s spine involuntarily jerk. He staggered in the dark night.
The sound slowly stopped and the black corpse stood up. Her son’s back view was reflected in her empty eyes.
