Chapter 11: Courage

"From now on, those who are unwilling to help in any way will only be able to eat enough not to starve, To be honest, I have no time to waste with leeches here. If no one is willing to move and get out of this damn place, then I will start moving on my own with people who want to get out of this damn hellhole" Bai Zemin loudly announced, this announcement shook everyone except the group Bai Zemin was in discussion with.

Everybody agreed that for them to work more efficiently they needed a helping hand, not in combat but in logistics, carrying supplies, helping scavenge food, and carrying large items.

Hu Zhu thought of this idea a long time ago but it was most probably rejected as the condition of the weather will slow down the non-evolver.

But now that the weather has cleared it is ideal to carry more helping hands.

Voice of complaint were instantly thrown out and some cursed but after Hu Zhu threatened them to be thrown out if they had a problem, they unsurprisingly shut up.

They knew without the soul-evolver they would have been eaten outside so being thrown out is no better than courting death.

With this in mind, he stepped forward and said aloud, "I know many of you are afraid of being scratched by those zombies as most of you here have probably seen the aftermath... However, you don't need to be so scared! Those zombies are even slower than a normal person like you, so imagine how slow they are for people like me and everyone else who have leveled up by absorbing the enemy's Soul Power!".

The eyes of several people had a strange glint in them upon hearing this. Indeed, zombies were slow, and if one was careful, even a normal person could kill a zombie. However, it was not easy to overcome the fear, let alone know that zombies were not the only danger.

But Bai Zemin's next words changed things: "I will personally hunt zombies, cut off their legs and arms, even crush their jaws! You just need to have the courage to pick up a weapon and finish them off to gain Soul Power and level up!".

People began to murmur and stare at each other as they argued amongst themselves. There were many tempted by the offer. After all, without their hands, legs, and their teeth; the zombies were nothing to fear.

None of them were willing to die and many of them didn't want to do more embarrassing jobs for fear of fighting. However, at the end of the day, fear was one of the strongest human emotions.

After a minute, no one stood up and everyone was silent.

"Since you are unwilling, then you can continue to be trash for the rest of your lives." Bai Zemin looked at the crowd coldly and snorted. However, just when he was about to turn around and leave, a soft voice took him by surprise.

"I'll come along" Wu Yijun who stood behind her were Gao Min, Fan Wu, and Li Na, with a hardened face, they already faced the outside world when they came along to scavenge clothing with Shangguan Bing Xue, Chen He, and Liang Peng so they were confident that they could take on a walking zombie, no less a vegetative zombie.

When a rock fell on a silent lake, waves always appeared no matter how small they were.

"I'll go with you too."

Bai Zemin looked to the side and saw the pretty but normally shy and fearful Cai Jingyi looking at him with a serious expression. Cai Jingyi was a student who was rescued by Bai Zemin before they reached the gym.

She gritted her teeth softly and continued, "Please let me go with you to kill zombies."

Cai Jingyi was a smart woman and knew that although they were currently being protected, if a problem that Shangguan Bing Xue, Chen He, Liang Peng, or Bai Zemin could not solve arose, just by having strength of her own her chances of surviving in this world would be higher; otherwise, it was only a matter of time before she would die for some reason or another.

"Let me come with you, I want to kill zombies too!" A young man around 19 years old, wearing glasses and whose body was thin stood up and took a step forward.

"I also want to level up. Let me go with you please!" Another young man in his 20s stood up and looked at Bai Zemin with determination.

"I'll go with you." A pretty female student with some freckles also stood up while gritting her teeth. Although her body shivered with fear, she still decided to step forward.

Only 8 huh. it will do, for now, Hu Zhu and Bai Zemin silently thought simultaneously.