Hope Breaks in Despair Chapter 2

Ethan Xiao lowered his head, holding a green leaf in his hand. He put it to his nose and sniffed it gently. There was a pure fragrance, which was completely different from the rotten smell of zombies. It entered his lungs with his breath and spread silently into every cell of his body.

The female special forces soldier sitting in the front turned around and saw Ethan Xiao covering his face with the green leaf, closing his eyes as if he was thinking about something or his brain was actually empty. She smiled brightly, "Hey, you are such a weird person!"

"What's strange?" Ethan Xiao opened his eyes and looked at the other person.

"They were all terrified and rushed to escape into the cabin, but you still had time to pick up leaves?"

"Our aircraft crashed and all research data was scrapped. This leaf is the only harvest, and it is a very precious sample." Ethan Xiao blinked at the other party.

The other person's face turned red. "Don't try to show off in front of me. Class B students are not attractive to me at all!"

"It seems that in order to pick up girls, I should also work hard to raise my research level to A."

"Don't give me that. That's not about hard work but talent." The other party rolled his eyes at Ethan Xiao.

"Okay, what's your name?"

"What's the point of knowing my name? One day my name might be engraved on a monument and you wouldn't even know it was me."

After humans entered the Shire, they spent nearly fifty years studying the "Comet" virus, successfully extracted the most complex section of the virus gene chain, and created the X virus. After this virus enters the human body, it can quickly combine with human genes, so that the infected person's physical fitness in all aspects is rapidly improved, and the cell self-healing ability is dozens of times higher than that of ordinary humans, but they will not lose their brain judgment and become living dead like zombies. But this is not a superpower, but a kind of "overdraft". Generally, the remaining life of a human who is injected with the X virus will not exceed ten years. The reason why the special task force's combat capability is so strong is precisely because of this virus.

"Although I'm not a Class A researcher, I have a good memory. Are you sure you don't want me to remember your name? I'm thinking, maybe one day when I'm old and gray, I'll sit in the yard basking in artificial sunlight, with a lazy cat like me in my arms. Although I don't have children by my side, I will tell this lazy cat stories all day long. I'll describe to it a girl who once had a crush on me. I clearly described her dark brown hair, bright eyes and hot body, but unfortunately I don't know her name."

Ethan Xiao leaned forward. He knew that his appearance was not outstanding, but there were always women commenting that his smile was very charming. Even his friend Mia was helpless whenever he argued with Ethan Xiao as long as he showed a cheeky smile.

"...Zoe." When the other person said her name, her whole face turned red.

"Zoe, I remember that." Ethan Xiao blinked his right eye, and Zoe snorted and turned her head away.

At this time, the sound of the radio came, and I knew it was Aaron's voice as soon as I heard it.

"Hey, rookies - sorry we can't get you back to base right away, but we still have a mission to complete!"

The trainees in the cabin were relatively calm when they heard the news.

"We are going to a nuclear power plant that was built more than 200 years ago to take some nuclear materials."

As the population of the Shire grew, energy shortages had become a problem. Ethan Xiao had long heard that the military was planning to explore nuclear power plants and other energy facilities from two hundred years ago and bring all the available resources back to the Shire.

Aaron continued speaking in a loud voice.

"Originally, there were two technical soldiers following us, but when they saw the zombies, they panicked and ran around everywhere. We couldn't catch them - and then they were eaten by the zombies!"

Everyone shrugged their shoulders and gasped.

Aaron's tone sounded so cheerful that it made people wonder if he was watching the show when the two technical soldiers were killed?

"We are all rough people! We don't know how to dismantle a nuclear reactor. Do any of you know how to do it? Come with us! The sooner you finish the job, the sooner you can go back!"

"Is this guy kidding? There must be zombies in the nuclear power plant too---"

"Those zombies will definitely eat us! We won't go no matter what!"

Everyone was talking about it. After what happened just now, who would go and die again?

The aircraft has arrived over an abandoned nuclear power plant.

Looking down from the air, the desolate world covered in steel seems to be sleeping and waiting to be awakened.

Several zombies could be seen wandering in the dust. The sound of the aircraft's engine made them raise their heads, and their originally dazed eyes showed bloodthirsty desires.

"Hey, we're getting ready for the mission! Is there anyone coming with you?"

The cabin was dead silent.

"Huh? No one here! Then just order whatever you want!"

Aaron opened the door of the cab and pointed back at Daniel Captain, who was traveling with him. "You must go with us! You are the only one with a military rank here!"

Daniel Captain remained silent but did not refuse, his expression was tense.

"Who do you choose for the other one?"

Everyone sat up straight, and Zoe rolled her eyes at Aaron, "You look so boring!

"Then you!" Aaron pointed his finger at a senior student, "You look quite smart!"

"I...I'm not going..."

"You're not going?" Aaron's smiling face suddenly turned ferocious, "Then I'll throw you down from here! We won't take trash back with us!"

"You...you are abusing your power! It's a threat!"

"What if I threaten you?" Aaron snorted. "It would only take a blink of an eye to throw you all down one by one!"

"I dont go!"

"oh---"

Aaron left the cockpit directly and came to him. His safety device was opened. Aaron lifted him up and dragged him to the cabin door.

"Do you want to free fall? Or come with us?"

Aaron's eyes were full of excitement, and the other party was so scared that he became incontinent.

"Please don't do this! They are still trainees!" Daniel Captain stepped forward and held Aaron down.

In the cab, a cold voice sounded, "Aaron, stop playing."

The inexplicable force forces people to obey.

Aaron snorted, dragged the student back, and said to Daniel Captain: "Then you pick one to go with you?"

"I...why not I can go..." Although Daniel Captain was afraid, he knew that these trainees had no experience and might not be of much help even if they went.

"What if you die? Who will help us dismantle the nuclear materials?" Aaron seemed to be afraid of chaos in the world. The more afraid these students were, the happier he was.

... Daniel Captain didn't know how to answer for a moment.

"Hurry up and pick one!" Aaron really lost his patience.

The moment Daniel Captain turned around, everyone either lowered their heads or turned away.

Ethan Xiao looked out the window. As long as a living person entered that area, zombies would swarm in. By then, this group of special forces would be overwhelmed and it would be hard to say whether they could really protect them.

No one looked Daniel Captain in the eye. The sound of his beating heart was so close to their ears that no one wanted to hear their own name from Daniel Captain's mouth.

"Um... Ethan Xiao... come with me..."

Ethan Xiao didn't spit out a mouthful of blood from his throat. He looked into Daniel Captain's eyes in astonishment. Why was it him?

It was Daniel Captain's turn to look away.

Ethan Xiao then remembered that he had played bridge with him two days ago. He was afraid that among these students, Ethan Xiao was the only one whose name he could call out.

What is this? Is it wrong to have some friendship with you? After finally surviving the disaster, shouldn't Ethan Xiao take a nice bath in his room at the base and then go to a bar to order a Bloody Mary and enjoy life with his eyes closed?

"Okay! It's settled!" Aaron raised his hands, full of pride, "Let's go!"

What do you mean by "it's settled"? No one asked for his opinion, right?

Others either looked at Ethan Xiao with sympathy or were glad that they were not chosen. The senior student who was so frightened that he lost control of his bladder just now actually sat back in his original position with a serious look as if nothing had happened.

What is this? What is this?

Ethan Xiao had the urge to jump out directly.

At this moment, Haiyin's command came from the cockpit, "Zoe, you are responsible for flying the aircraft. Aaron, let's go."

"Yes!" Zoe looked back at Ethan Xiao and mouthed to him, "Come back alive!"

Before they could react, the cabin door opened and Daniel Captain was pulled over by Aaron. He lay back and the two fell out. The sound of a sliding rope was heard. It turned out that Aaron had tied the rope to the door long ago.

"ah---"

Daniel Captain's shrill scream was heard in the air.

The cold wind blew in, wrinkling everyone's face.

Ethan Xiao felt terrified.

Lucas Hein came to him and said, "If you make any noise, I will break your neck."

His gaze, like a gust of wind in the darkness at dawn, swept across Ethan Xiao's nerves, leaving only a momentary chill.

Before Ethan Xiao had time to digest this, Haiyin's arm was around his waist, and she jumped out of the cabin. At that moment, Haiyin's arm tightened instantly, and the strength between her muscles made Ethan Xiao feel as if his bones would be crushed in an instant.

There was the sound of whistling wind in his ears, his soul dragging his body, Ethan Xiao closed his eyes tightly, not to mention shouting, even his breath was held in his throat.

His body shook violently, and Hai Yin had already fallen to the ground. His hair flew up due to inertia, and Ethan Xiao could see his facial features clearly from a close distance.

I never thought that a man's eyebrows could be so delicate and exquisite, every inch of the rise is just right, and every depression is heart-warming.

The arm around his waist loosened, and Ethan Xiao fell to the ground with his face hitting the ground, groaning in pain.

"Stay by my side and obey my commands. If you become a burden, I will leave you behind."

Haiyin turned around, reached her hands behind her back, and pulled the sharp blade out of the sheath. A cold light flashed, and Ethan Xiao quickly stood up and followed Haiyin.

The two zombies opened their mouths, dirty saliva kept falling, and their shaking bodies suddenly rushed towards them.

Ethan Xiao's pupils contracted. He seemed to see himself being torn apart in their eyes. His legs were unable to move.

Hain rushed over, raising his hand so fast that it was difficult to distinguish with the naked eye. With a swing of the sword, the heads of two zombies fell off, and everything came to an abrupt stop.

Ethan Xiao swallowed his saliva.

too fast!

This is Lucas Hein. No wonder so many special forces worship him as a god.

Ethan Xiao suddenly had a premonition that as long as he followed this man, nothing could hurt him.

Haiyin had already walked away, but Ethan Xiao didn't have time to catch up.

A zombie jumped down from a great height and pounced straight towards Ethan Xiao.

His legs went limp and Ethan Xiao knelt on the ground. The zombie's wide-open mouth was about to bite his forehead.

Dead---

Ethan Xiao wasn't sure whether he should recollect his life in a cursory manner in his mind, but there was one thing he was sure of, that was, being bitten to death by zombies was too miserable!

A figure appeared beside him, and the sharp tip of a knife pierced the zombie's throat and penetrated its brain.