Stirring Things Up in the Wasteland 48

Chapter 48

“Little Aunt…”

Seeing the blade about to strike, Ji Chao couldn’t hold back any longer. He deliberately slammed his shoulder into the oncoming watermelon knife, using the opportunity to plunge his own knife into the man’s throat.

Puchi—

Blood sprayed all over his face, but Ji Chao didn’t even glance at him. He flew towards Ji Tang. The male Alpha, sensing something was wrong, had just turned his head when he was knocked away by Ji Chao.

The two of them crashed into each other, rolling to one side.

But Ji Chao was injured and no match for the male Alpha’s strength. He quickly fell behind, his head hitting the wall as he was pinned down, his neck in a death grip.

Shi Tou wanted to help, but he couldn’t get through.

Ji Tang came to her senses. Seeing Ji Chao, covered in blood, his face red from being choked, her heart tightened. Ignoring her own numb and aching limbs, she stumbled up and rushed over.

The stun baton had been kicked to a corner during the struggle. She didn’t have time to get it. Instead, she pulled out the sharp knife hidden under her clothes. It was small, easy to carry, and wickedly sharp.

This was also something Song Xun had given her for self-defense.

She rushed over with red eyes, stabbing hard at the male Alpha’s neck.

Her aim was good. After all, she was a medical student. She rarely held a scalpel, but she had held silver needles many times, and her hand didn’t tremble.

But unfortunately, her aim was good, but her strength was not enough. The tip of the knife pierced his skin, and the male Alpha immediately rolled away.

Ji Chao, dazed from being choked, his face red, gasped for breath and, like a bellows, he scrambled up and pounced, his uninjured hand wrapping around the male Alpha’s neck.

Their positions were reversed, but unfortunately, Ji Chao’s other arm was useless. He couldn’t use any strength. It was impossible to choke the man to death like before.

“Little Aunt, give me the knife.”

His lowered hand trembled slightly as he raised it, his fingertips still shaking uncontrollably.

Ji Chao didn’t want Ji Tang’s hands to be stained with blood.

Even if it was inevitable in the future, that was still the future.

But Ji Tang also knew that it would be easy to give him the knife, but it would not be easy for him to finish off this male Alpha.

If he relaxed for even a moment, giving the man a chance to escape, the current Ji Chao was no match for him.

So Ji Tang gritted her teeth and didn’t answer.

She quickly went over, and this time, she raised the knife, her fingers gripping it tightly. Ji Chao quickly understood her meaning. Although he was reluctant, he didn’t say anything more.

As if in cooperation, he tightened his grip on the male Alpha, turning his front towards Ji Tang’s knife.

Ji Tang’s stab was not very forceful, but it was steady and precise. After all, she was used to holding needles. She stabbed down at his chest.

Puchi—

As if releasing a pent-up frustration, Ji Tang didn’t say a word, but her red eyes were filled with a hint of ruthlessness. She pulled it out and stabbed a second time.

The male Alpha dodged left and right, but he couldn’t break free from Ji Chao’s grip. His pained voice was mixed with angry curses. “Damn it, I’ll kill you later…”

With the final stab, Ji Tang plunged the knife into his heart. The male Alpha only felt a sharp pain in his chest, and his curses came to an abrupt halt. Even his struggling body and strength stopped.

His eyes stared at Ji Tang, until they turned white.

Ji Tang snapped back to reality, panting heavily. She felt her legs go weak and stumbled back two steps, sitting on the floor.

Puchi—

Ji Chao released his grip, letting the male Alpha slide to the ground. He looked at Ji Tang, wanting to say something, but in the end, he didn’t. He bent down and pulled the knife out of the man’s heart.

Blood gushed out, covering his hand, but Ji Chao didn’t care. He wiped the knife on his clothes and handed it to her.

Ji Tang took it.

She bit her lip, but she didn’t cry.

Shi Tou didn’t need help. After a brief stalemate, he quickly found an opportunity and finished off his opponent. Then he came over and picked up the stun baton that had been kicked to the corner, handing it to Ji Tang.

In reality, all three of them were now severely exhausted. Ji Tang was a bit better off. Although she had been pinned down and had bruises, she had no major injuries.

Shi Tou’s condition was a bit worse than hers, and Ji Chao’s was even worse. Not only was his left shoulder pierced, but his neck and face were also cut, as well as his body.

Although he really wanted to just lie on the floor and not get up, he couldn’t.

“Let’s go, before they come down…”

Could Song Xun finish them all?

None of them knew. But as long as they didn’t stay behind and hold her back, Song Xun would be safe.

Even if she couldn’t escape, she still had her space to hide in.

It was her first time killing someone, but Ji Tang’s reaction was quite normal. At least for now, she seemed normal.

Shi Tou helped Ji Chao up, and Ji Tang followed behind. The three of them hurried out the door. There were still seven or eight rubber boats tied to the window outside.

The three of them got into one. As they were leaving, seeing that the building seemed normal, Shi Tou and Ji Chao quickly and efficiently tied all the rubber boats together with a rope and took them all.

15th floor.

Song Xun forced Yan Qiang back to the window, step by step. When she saw the three of them paddling away in a rubber boat, the knot in her heart finally loosened a little.

“Your companions are gone, my friend. You can let me go now. Let’s talk. The rubber boats are all gone. Neither of us can leave. Why don’t we…”

With a knife at his throat, even though he was covered in blood and in excruciating pain, Yan Qiang still managed to force a smile. His only remaining right hand, hanging at his side, quietly moved, and the black muzzle of a gun appeared at his cuff.

He thought his movements were discreet, but Song Xun had already noticed. There were only three guns in plain sight, the ones she had seen and the ones he had confessed to earlier. But Song Xun wouldn’t truly believe him.

No time to waste. With a slight pressure from her long blade, she slit Yan Qiang’s throat.

Puchi—

Blood sprayed out. Yan Qiang had been planning to distract her and then shoot her. He had never expected her to be so decisive.

The pistol fell into her hand, along with Yan Qiang’s two guns. The sudden turn of events happened so quickly that the remaining eleven men were caught off guard.

Then they all came to their senses. But their first reaction wasn’t to rush forward in anger to avenge Yan Qiang, but to immediately turn and run.

When the tree falls, the monkeys scatter. That was the scene right now.

But Song Xun wasn’t in a hurry to chase them. After all, the rubber boats were all gone. In this massive flood, no one could escape this building.

She squatted down and searched Yan Qiang’s body. With his personality, he would have kept his things on him for safety.

Song Xun quickly found the bullets he had hidden, in a plastic bag. There weren’t many left, only about twenty.

But the pistol had more bullets, about thirty.

Song Xun didn’t care where he had gotten them. Now that they were in her hands, they were hers.

After finding nothing else of value, Song Xun took her blade and went downstairs.

Without a rubber boat, no one could leave. Dealing with this bunch was a quick and professional job for her.

It was a complete hunt.

By the time she had dealt with everyone, she looked at the time. It was already past 3 PM.

She went to the broken window outside the door and stood there for a while. Soon, Shi Tou, who hadn’t gone far, saw her with his binoculars and paddled back.

When he was still some distance away, he excitedly shouted, “Big Sis!”

Song Xun’s gaze swept over the three people in the leading assault boat. Shi Tou and Ji Tang were paddling, and Ji Chao, who seemed to be the most seriously injured, was lying in the back with his eyes closed.

As the rubber boat got closer, Song Xun stepped aside to make room. Ji Tang’s face was pale, the corners of her eyes red. Perhaps because her lips were pressed so tightly, her cheeks were slightly taut.

And as she got closer, Song Xun could even see a hint of a daze in her eyes. Although the usual Ji Tang wasn’t a very talkative person, she was undoubtedly even more sullen at this moment.

Song Xun thought for a moment and understood.

When she had come down from upstairs and dealt with the last few hiding people, she had noticed the three Alphas on the 12th floor. One of them had a fatal wound, and she recognized the mark of the blade.

It was the one she had given to Ji Tang.

But Song Xun didn’t say much. She just squatted down and reached out to her, her voice soft as she called, “Wife.”

Ji Tang looked up at her, her empty eyes flickering. Her tightly pressed lips unconsciously relaxed a little. Without a word, she placed her hand in Song Xun’s, letting her pull her up and into her embrace.

After being on the water for so long, she was undoubtedly damp. Ji Tang’s cool body was enveloped in a fiery warmth, a warmth and relaxation that was indescribable.

She instinctively relaxed her body and clutched Song Xun’s clothes.

Shi Tou helped Ji Chao in, and then, with the principle of not wasting anything, Song Xun leaned out and collected all the rubber boats into her space.

The group of four returned to the building.

Song Xun held Ji Tang as they fell behind, leaning in and speaking softly, “Are you hurt?”

“No.”

Song Xun’s eyes were soft. One arm was around her waist, the other on the female Omega’s slender, pale wrist. The bruises on it were particularly obvious and jarring.

She didn’t dare to touch it with force.

“Wife, I’m sorry.”

Ji Tang was taken aback for a moment, but she quickly reacted. She smiled, her eyes crinkling at the corners, the light in them breaking through the emptiness. “I’m fine. Don’t worry. It’ll be gone in a few days.”

She didn’t feel that she was seriously injured.

In this dangerous situation, she had been protected most of the time.

So…

“Song Xun, should I really not have come?”

If I hadn’t come, I wouldn’t have been a burden, holding you back. If it weren’t for me, the situation might not have been better, but it definitely wouldn’t have been this bad.

But Song Xun answered quickly, “No.”

“Don’t think nonsense. For traditional Chinese medicine, if you weren’t here, we wouldn’t have dared to collect it. What if the medicinal properties were lost? This isn’t rice, flour, or oil, where you can just move it.”

Ji Tang couldn’t help but smile, the corners of her eyes crinkling. “Don’t imitate me.”

At last, the tightness in her brow relaxed a little.

Song Xun was silent for a moment. “The world is chaotic now. People’s hearts have changed. This kind of thing will be very common in the future.”

Ji Tang understood what she meant. “Don’t worry.”

She looked up slightly. “So Song Xun, don’t blame yourself either, you hear me?”

Song Xun didn’t say anything, but the fingertips on her wrist paused imperceptibly.

The 13th floor was relatively clean; Song Xun hadn’t killed anyone here. As they passed the 12th floor, Shi Tou also picked up the bags that had been thrown in the corner.

They probably belonged to those criminals.

Although there was no rice, flour, or oil inside, there were plenty of instant foods: instant noodles, sausages, and self-heating rice. Who knows where they had gotten them.

On the 13th floor, Song Xun and Ji Tang treated and bandaged Shi Tou and Ji Chao’s wounds. They even found two tubes of tetanus vaccine and injected it subcutaneously.

The apocalypse had just begun, and people’s bodies had not yet adapted to the disasters. Once they started awakening their abilities, most people would adapt. Unless they were seriously injured, they wouldn’t die from infection.

But at this time, it was not the case.

After applying the medicine, it was past 4 PM. Ji Chao asked Song Xun, “When are we going to the farm?”

According to the plan, that was their next stop.

They should have been there already, but the first stop had been an unexpected accident.

Song Xun found some wooden shelves and started a fire. The weather now was not like before. It got dark early in the evenings and mornings, and it was chilly. Perhaps because of the flood, the air was damp all day long.

“It’s getting dark. We’re not going. We’ll rest here tonight and go tomorrow morning.”

The three of them were silent for a moment. They knew she was worried about them. Ji Chao wanted to say something, but in the end, he didn’t.

But as if she knew, Song Xun turned to look at him. “Don’t worry. Today is only the first day the rain has stopped. Most people are scared and probably won’t come out. And even if they do, they’ll concentrate on the shopping districts first. There will probably be very few people at the farm. We can go tomorrow, it won’t delay anything.”

“And with your injuries, even if you go, you won’t be able to do anything if something happens. You’ll just be a burden.”

Ji Chao fell silent and nodded. “Okay.”

What Song Xun said was the truth. He knew.

The fire burned brightly, its flickering flames dispelling the gathering darkness. Song Xun found an outdoor lamp and turned it on, but not too brightly.

“What do you guys want to eat tonight?”

Shi Tou was the least polite. His stomach was already rumbling. “Big Sis, I want to eat barbecue.”

Song Xun was speechless for a moment. “What barbecue now? How about I eat you?”

Shi Tou sheepishly shut up, then thought for a moment. “Then I want to eat braised pork. And a spicy fried intestine with green peppers. And a bottle of Coke, with ice.”

This time, Song Xun didn’t refuse. She took out the food he wanted from her space and handed it to him.

Ji Chao didn’t have much of an appetite. In the end, he had a bowl of beef noodles with some refreshing side dishes, which he ate with relish.

Ji Tang also had beef noodles, but unfortunately, she had a small appetite and couldn’t eat much. In the end, Song Xun took it and poured it into her own bowl.

The day always turned dark quickly in the apocalypse.

The 13th-floor windows were intact, so there was less dampness. After eating, Ji Chao had already fallen asleep. Song Xun and Shi Tou took turns keeping watch, one for the first half of the night, one for the second.

In the first half of the night, Ji Tang was nestled in Song Xun’s arms, covered with a thin blanket, but she couldn’t sleep.

Song Xun’s arm around her tightened. “Are you scared?”

Ji Tang didn’t say anything. In reality, she didn’t know if she was scared or what. She just felt that it wasn’t fear, but simply insomnia.

And, “I miss Little Ning and Little Yu’er.”

“I miss them too.”

At the mention of their precious daughters, Song Xun’s eyes softened in the firelight and the dim light. “Don’t worry. Little Wan and Wang Qingyao are there. They’ll be fine.”

They would definitely be fine, but she didn’t know if they would cry.

Ji Tang suddenly tugged at her. “Song Xun, should we change their surname to Song?”

Generally, children would take their Alpha’s surname. But since they had reunited, Song Xun hadn’t said anything, and Ji Tang hadn’t brought it up. But she had actually considered it.

“No need. It’s not necessary.”

Song Xun refused without hesitation. “You gave birth to them. What’s wrong with them taking their mother’s surname? Whether it’s Song or Ji, they’re my precious daughters. It doesn’t matter. Don’t think nonsense.”

Ji Tang glanced at her, then lowered her head and snuggled into her embrace, the corners of her lips curling up slightly.

The second half of the night was Shi Tou’s turn.

He sat up, took out a phone, and started playing an offline game, what they called “Fight the Landlord.”

Song Xun turned over, holding Ji Tang, and after lying down, she pulled her closer, carefully tucking in the thin blanket. “Go to sleep, wife.”

Ji Tang answered softly, but a few seconds later, she leaned up, and her lips brushed against hers, a fleeting touch.

In the dim light and shadows, Song Xun, who had been getting sleepy, was suddenly wide awake. She licked her lips, leaned in slightly, and kissed the tip of her ear.

“Wife…”

Her low voice was tinged with an uncontrollable hoarseness.

But Ji Tang pushed her head away. “Get off. I want to sleep.”

Song Xun didn’t want to give up. She knew they couldn’t do anything here, but Ji Tang had taken the initiative to kiss her. How could she be content?

“Then, wife, let’s go back. Can we?”

She nuzzled her head against her again. Ji Tang pushed her. “No.”

“Mmm~ wife, it’s been two months since we last…”

She drew out her voice in a long, lilting tone, just like Ji Jinyu when she was having a tantrum. Ji Tang was tickled and speechless.

“Go to sleep.”

But her fingers, clutching the thin blanket, tightened unconsciously. In the darkness, Ji Tang’s face was flushed, and her voice was so low it was almost inaudible, with a hint of a slur. “…We’ll talk when we get home.”

Song Xun’s eyes immediately lit up.