This Wave of Zombies is No Good - Chapter 29

Now, more than half a year had passed since the outbreak of the zombie virus. One couldn’t feel this change in the barracks, but once going out, one would realize how much this disaster had consumed humanity.

The city was very depressed. Many aspects were stagnant, and even regressed for several years.

The population had decreased by more than half, hundreds of millions of lives had turned into zombies, and many families had lost their loved ones.

Many farmlands had degenerated into wastelands, and food and medicine were still in short supply.

Schools have not resumed classes to this day. Students had become remote learners at home, all activities were cautious and avoided large gatherings.

Under such circumstances, entertainment life has become increasingly important. People need these spiritual opiates to relieve their depression. Therefore, the cinema’s income was still good, but due to the outbreak of zombies, the film production system had suffered a great blow, there were people watching movies, but there were few new films on the screen.

The weather was good today, the sun was warm on the body, Yu Jingtang and Zou Lang wanted to take a stroll first, the two slowly walked on the street, looking at the scenery on the street.

Zou Lang was in a good mood and kept talking about the interesting things among the students. Yu Jingtang occasionally responded with a nod.

After leaving the barracks, there was no distinction between the identity of the instructor and the student, which made the interaction between the two more natural.

They didn’t go far, and there was an electric net interception checkpoint. Workers in full protective clothing checked their documents and measured their body temperature before letting them go. It was precisely because of these checkpoints that divide the city into various regions that could ensure that the virus would not spread further. Even if zombies occasionally appear, timely blockade of the area could also better cope.

Then the two casually ate something and went to watch a movie. When they got to the cinema, it was almost noon. Many films on the selection table were reset. Zou Lang fulfilled his promise, picked a superhero theme, bought two movie tickets, and invited Yu Jingtang to watch.

In fact, Yu Jingtang had seen this film before, but he saw that Zou Lang was excited like a child and did not break this point.

The hall in the cinema was half full. In order to facilitate the evacuation of personnel, the safety aisle lights were left, so the whole hall was not so dim.

Before the start, as usual, there was a 5-minute zombie protection notice. Including how to deal with zombies in various situations.

This video had been produced since the zombie outbreak was brought under control and had been repeatedly broadcast on various TV networks and public places. Zou Lang had seen it many times and could basically recite it. He didn’t have the patience to listen carefully and turned his head to talk to Yu Jingtang.

Yu Jingtang frowned slightly, “Watch it properly, don’t talk.”

Zou Lang was a bit dissatisfied, “How many times have you watched it, and you still want to watch this? If a zombie comes, as long as it’s not special, I think we can handle it.”

Yu Jingtang still looked serious, “Do you think K Division don’t die? Most of the experts die because of carelessness.”

Zou Lang stroked his wife’s hair, “Don’t be nervous, don’t be angry, I’m just joking, I still have a sense of awe towards zombies. The first rule when encountering zombies is to sound the alarm. I saw the alarm when I came in, it’s on the wall in front. The second rule for zombies is that people who have not been bitten should evacuate into the sealed box as soon as possible. The third rule is to wait for rescue in the sealed box and wait for the government to issue an alarm cancellation before coming out. Of course, with so many blockades in this neighborhood, the zombies have to grow wings to get in. Wife, we won’t fight zombies today, just watch the movie.”

Yu Jingtang hadn’t spoken yet, and Zou Lang had already said a lot on his own. Yu Jingtang didn’t want to deal with him and turned to look at the screen.

The story was still clichéd, and one could guess the beginning, middle, and end, not to mention that one had seen it once. The hero would be blocked, but in the end, he would kill all quarters, and justice would prevail. However, the special effects of the movie were not bad, and it gave people a sensory stimulation in various sound and light effects.

A movie temporarily numbed the audience’s worries about the real situation in the end times. It couldn’t be said that it’s a good way to relax.

Zou Lang threw a few popcorns into his mouth and sighed, “Ah, think about it, it’s really a pity. Since the outbreak of zombies, there are no more zombie movies to watch.”

Naturally, there were no more zombie movies. All countries have banned the shooting of this kind of subject matter. Even to avoid public panic, all the zombie movies that were shot before have been banned.

“Not only are there no zombie movies, but there are no more people playing zombies in haunted houses.” Zou Lang continued to complain. He still remembered the haunted house he went to when he was a child. There were all these inside. Now, even if it was not banned, the actors playing zombies would probably be beaten to death.

“It’s a pity. When this disaster is completely over, let’s watch zombie movies again to reminisce.” Zou Lang gave Yu Jingtang another bad check.

“It’s too early to say that now,” Yu Jingtang thought he was thinking too far ahead. This disaster, it was unknown how long it would last, possibly several years, or even decades.

Zou Lang knew what he was thinking and said to him, “Don’t think it’s too far away. The history of mankind is a history of fighting various diseases. What about the Black Death, smallpox, plague, diseases that have killed hundreds of millions of people, haven’t they all been sealed by humans in the end? The zombie virus is the same. What did Fang Yazhou say, this is also a kind of evolution. I think, in our lifetime, we will definitely see that day.”

Zou Lang kept talking until Yu Jingtang made a silence gesture, and then he stopped talking.

“Let’s talk about it then,” Yu Jingtang answered him, and then turned his head to look at the screen. The light on the screen in the cinema shone on Yu Jingtang’s handsome face, and his expression did not change at all.

After leaving the cinema, Yu Jingtang kept reminding Zou Lang about the assessment the next day, asking him not to be nervous, to perform normally, the general assessment period was three days, would give students two locations, eliminate various obstacles, complete the section crossing on time, and during the period without actively launching the surrender signal, one could pass.

In general assessments, there would also be some special difficulties, such as when Yu Jingtang was selected that time, it was set up by the blue army’s encirclement and suppression. This year, the head teacher said to change some new tricks, even the instructor did not know what changes would be.

The way back was a bit far, Zou Lang simply took a taxi. After getting on the taxi, the taxi driver’s section was surrounded by a strict isolation fence. Zou Lang reported an address, and the car started on the road.

Yu Jingtang had just recovered not long ago, and had been consuming energy this period of time. After watching a movie that he had seen a long time ago, he was a bit sleepy when the car shook, and he leaned on the back seat of the taxi to rest.

This could be considered as the first formal date for the two people. They were afraid of negatively affecting the barracks, and they were afraid of meeting acquaintances when they came out. In the cinema, the lights in the cinema were not dim enough. Now that they were in the taxi, Zou Lang finally found an angle that the driver couldn’t see, and held one of Yu Jingtang’s hands.

Now it’s March, but Yu Jingtang’s hand was cool, pale, and a bit icy to the touch.

Zou Lang inserted his fingers with heartache to warm his hand.

Yu Jingtang let him play, and did not pull his hand out.

Zou Lang kept talking. At the beginning, Yu Jingtang would occasionally answer. In the end, his breathing gradually stabilized.

Zou Lang looked at his side face with his eyes closed, leaned in Yu Jingtang’s ear and whispered, “Ah, Instructor, I’m going to the battlefield soon, you have to give me some pre-war welfare, right?”

The taxi was not driving fast, and there were not many pedestrians on the road. The leaves turned from the gray of winter to green, everything seemed to start to be full of life again. The sun projected in from the thickened car window glass, projecting spots of light on the back seat. Some of the sunlight was sprinkled on Yu Jingtang’s face, making him even more white as snow.

Zou Lang waited for a while, but Yu Jingtang did not answer. His body moved slightly, habitually curled up, his head leaned on Zou Lang’s shoulder, this time he was really sleepy and fell asleep.

Zou Lang looked up and saw that the driver was driving normally and was not looking here, so he tilted his head slightly and printed a light kiss on Yu Jingtang’s cold and clean forehead. He was careful, as if touching something fragile.

After getting a kiss, Zou Lang turned his head and pretended that nothing had happened. He held Yu Jingtang’s fingers tightly, his fingers intertwined, but his heart was ecstatic, and was about to jump out of his chest.

In fact, Zou Lang had also seen that movie. Today, there were no good films by chance. He just picked the longest film. As long as one was with the person they like, even if it was in trivial and boring things, it would make people fascinated and forget to return.