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Chapter 129 Kick

In more than two months, I only managed to make this body slightly stronger than the average person.

On the way downstairs, Wei Yan and Cai Yi switched places.

Wei Yan was responsible for attracting the infected creatures, while Cai Yi led them downstairs.

Li Yue was being carried on Cheng Xin's back, but now Cai Yi's physical condition made it very difficult for her to carry him downstairs.

Despite her worries, Caiyi tried her best to remain calm and led everyone down the path step by step.

Each step felt incredibly heavy to her, as if the stairs beneath her feet were an endless abyss.

Ten floors, a few more than yesterday.

By the time only the last two floors remained, the night was already deep and so dark that you couldn't see your hand in front of your face. The surroundings were pitch black, with only the eerie "hoarse" sound echoing in the air.

Without hesitation, Wei Yan handed the only pair of night vision goggles to Cai Yi.

Because she needed to lead people down, she had to be able to see the surrounding environment clearly, since several precious lives were following closely behind her.

Caiyi gripped the night vision goggles tightly, nodded with a very difficult expression, and said, "Okay... don't forget what you promised me."

Wei Yan's eyes remained cold and icy, as if she had no emotional fluctuations whatsoever: "Don't worry, my physical condition isn't as bad as yours."

Caiyi gritted his teeth, suppressing the urge to attack, and finally managed to force a smile: "That would be for the best. I hope to see you safe and sound downstairs!"

Caiyi led the people downstairs smoothly without encountering any obstacles.

However, Wei Yan was not so lucky. The infected creatures seemed to have come to their senses and kept lunging at him.

Wei Yan's vision was obscured by darkness, but he still relied on his keen sense of touch and experience to grope his way down step by step.

Just then, a slight stinging pain suddenly came from his cheek, causing his expression to change drastically.

Squeezing through the dense swarms of infected creatures as he descended the stairs weakened his senses, preventing him from noticing the cuts on his face.

Wei Yan reacted quickly, bracing herself on the infected creature's shoulders with both hands. Using the force, she leaped up, kicked the infected creature hard, and then charged forward, leaping quite a distance.

The infected creatures seemed to have been activated by the smell of blood on his face, and they suddenly became excited and stirred.

At this moment, Wei Yan was almost driven by instinct as she ran downstairs over the heads of these infected creatures.

His long, slender legs flew up repeatedly, kicking away the infected creatures that jumped up and tried to block his way.

However, the sheer number of these infected creatures was overwhelming, seemingly endless, leaving him utterly exhausted.

basement.

This place is like a giant safe, with only a tightly closed iron door. The iron door has deep and shallow scratches and dents, but the combination lock on top is still working properly.

Cai Yi's gaze fell on the dried black bloodstains on the door, on which the word "SOS" was written in large, bright red letters.

She stared at the six-digit combination lock, and a string of numbers suddenly popped into her mind:

So, without hesitation, she entered the string of numbers into the combination lock.

With a slight mechanical sound, the door slowly opened.

Caiyi listened carefully to the sounds inside the door, and only after confirming that there were no unusual noises did she step into the basement first.

The basement was completely clear; apart from a few dried corpses with black holes between their eyebrows and some food, there was nothing else.

Caiyi led everyone to hide inside.

"Close the door now!"

Li Yue screamed in terror at Cai Yi, who was guarding the door and hadn't closed it yet.

However, Caiyi did not respond to her words. Instead, he stood coldly blocking the doorway, his eyes as sharp as knives, as if he wanted to freeze the surrounding air.

Her frail body was like an impregnable fortress, blocking any attempt to breach her defenses.

At the same time, she swiftly and decisively kicked away the infected creatures that had been attracted by Li Yue's screams.

Each step he took was accompanied by a sharp whistling sound, sending those disgusting monsters flying far away.

These knocked-back monsters attracted even more of their kind, who surged in from all directions, attempting to break through Caiyi's defenses.

But Caiyi remained fearless, nimbly dodging and using her feet to repel the monsters one by one.

Although her movements were fierce, she skillfully controlled the force and angle to avoid injuring herself.

At the same time, she deliberately made some loud noises to help Wei Yan reduce the pressure of going downstairs.

After all, the commotion upstairs was quite loud. Cai Yi wasn't deaf, so she naturally knew that something special must have happened to Wei Yan to cause such a commotion.

She prayed silently, hoping that Wei Yan would be safe and sound.

Li Yue stared wide-eyed at Cai Yi's actions, trembling with fear, and dared not step forward.

She was afraid that this crazy woman would kick her out like she would the monsters.

Li Huai then walked behind Cai Yi, trying to persuade her to close the door.

However, Caiyi kicked him to the ground without hesitation and coldly warned, "Don't come near me!"

Who knows what these crazy men are thinking? What if they push her out? That would be terrible!

"Otherwise, next time, I won't know whether I'll bring you inside or outside the door."

Li Huai clutched his aching abdomen, his handsome face contorted in pain. He gritted his teeth and said viciously, "You're going to kill everyone!"

"There are more and more monsters outside the door. If you don't close the door, do you want everyone to die with you?"

After Li Huai finished speaking, a hint of despair and anger appeared in his eyes.

He looked at the crowd, hoping someone would stand up and join him in condemning Cai Yi's behavior.

However, no one dared to express their opinion easily, and the whole scene fell into silence.

Just then, Baili Tu pushed Cheng Xin, who stumbled and almost fell.

She glanced back at Baili Tu, whose face was full of guilt, and a complex emotion welled up in her heart.

But she didn't respond. Instead, she silently walked to Caiyi's side and helped her deal with the infected creatures outside the door.

Cheng Xin's body seemed to react instinctively; she swiftly and powerfully kicked away the approaching infected creatures, her speed even surpassing Cai Yi's.

Moreover, she instinctively kicked at the heads of these creatures, demonstrating a kind of courage and decisiveness.

Baili Tu's face turned extremely ugly when he saw this.

He couldn't help but shout at Cheng Xin, "What kind of time is this? How can you still be so willful?"

"Don't you know that if we don't close the door, we'll all die here?"

His words were accusatory and carried a condescending sense of morality.