In the midst of a zombie outbreak, my girlfriend insisted on delaying our evacuation. All for the sake of her cowardly, useless childhood friend to catch the last rescue helicopter. This was the final evacuation operation after the zombie outbreak, and our only chance of survival for our group of survivors. Seeing that her friend wasn’t coming, I had no choice but to knock my girlfriend unconscious and carry her onto the plane. Her precious childhood friend ultimately died in the zombie horde. I, however, managed to survive thanks to this opportunity and lived a happy, peaceful life with my girlfriend in the safe zone. But on the eve of me taking control of the district and preparing to lead the human army in a counterattack… My girlfriend drugged my water and threw me into a horde of zombies. She stood on the wall, sneering: “If it weren’t for your selfishness, Jake should have had a chance to live too.” “The pain he suffered, you must experience it yourself, and pay for it with your life!” Given another chance at life, I returned to the day my girlfriend insisted on delaying the evacuation. Since she’s so eager to live and die together with her childhood friend… I’ll send her to feed the zombies along with him!
“This is our last chance to evacuate. If we don’t leave now, we’ll all die here!” Several team members were shouting themselves hoarse trying to persuade Mia, who was blocking the exit with her body. “Jake hasn’t arrived yet. What’s wrong with waiting just five more minutes?!” Mia’s face was cold as ice, refusing to budge an inch. “You want to risk all our lives just to wait for him?! Mia, don’t be so selfish!” The team members were anxious to the point of panic. Someone who couldn’t stand it anymore rushed forward to pull her away. But in the next second, Mia raised her gun and fired. The bullet grazed past everyone’s scalps, instantly causing a chorus of shocked cries. “Are you crazy?!” Faced with everyone’s condemnation, Mia snapped back: “You’re despicable! Shameless! Selfish!” “Jake hasn’t arrived yet, so no one’s getting on that plane today! You cowards who are afraid of death, how can you bear to abandon a comrade at the critical moment? Do you even deserve to live?” Hearing this, the deputy commander looked at me with a troubled expression: “Alex, the military chopper is about to close its doors. If we delay any longer… I’m afraid we might…” I smiled slightly, gesturing for everyone to calm down. Then I walked over to Mia’s side and gently put my hand on her shoulder: “Mia’s right. Our team has always upheld the principle of never abandoning anyone. Although Jake didn’t make it to the meeting point on time, how can we just leave him behind?” Hearing these words, everyone present was dumbfounded. They couldn’t believe I would say such a thing. “Captain, what… what are you saying? How can you side with Mia just because she’s your girlfriend?” “Shut up!” Mia raised her gun and fired another burst into the air. “Alex has spoken. We must wait for Jake to arrive before evacuating together. Why are you all talking so much?!” Armed with the truth and my support, Mia was unbearably smug at this moment. She leaned close against my shoulder and said in a soft voice: “Alex, I knew you were different from those guys. You always stick to your principles no matter what.” I smirked and patted her head. “Jake and I are brothers who’ve been through life and death together. How could I possibly abandon him?” But Mia didn’t know that I actually didn’t need to squeeze onto this helicopter at all. As a top virologist, I only needed to make one phone call, and the military would send an armed force and a private plane to pick me up at any time. And in my team, except for Mia and Jake, everyone else was a top talent in their field. If it weren’t for wanting to bring the weak and incompetent Mia along to evacuate in my previous life, I could have easily chosen a safer private plane and gone to the camp with my teammates. In this life, I want to make her pay the most brutal price for her stupid and selfish decision. Let her be dragged down to hell along with her precious childhood friend, whom she kept thinking about but who repeatedly almost caused the team’s downfall. Seeing that no one dared to rebel, Mia became even more smug. And so, time ticked by minute by minute, as the dark mass of the zombie horde gradually approached in the distance. Until Jake finally arrived late. “Mia, I knew you’d wait for me!” Jake was panting heavily, his eyes full of excitement. Given his physical condition, it was almost a miracle that he managed to run from the east side of the city to the helipad. Mia let out a long sigh of relief and smiled. However, at that moment, a deafening explosion came from the distance — the last line of defense had been breached by the zombie horde.
The rescue helicopter also closed its doors at this moment, flying away from the helipad with some of the evacuees on board. The team members left behind cursed loudly in anger. “Mia, you f*cking psycho! You’ve cut off our last chance of survival!” “And that good-for-nothing! Why the hell did you have to run back home to grab a guitar the night before evacuation? Who were you planning to play for, the Grim Reaper?!” A chorus of curses filled the helipad. Jake was so frightened his face turned ashen. “I’m… I’m sorry, this guitar is my most treasured possession. I didn’t think it would delay everyone’s evacuation…” Seeing the hateful glares from everyone around, he quickly hugged his guitar and hid behind Mia. The team members were also quite dissatisfied with me at this point, giving me looks of disapproval. “Alex, you’ve led us through life and death situations so many times before. We trusted you as our leader, but how… how could you be so foolish?” I put on a guilty expression and patted the team members’ shoulders: “This time it’s my fault. I shouldn’t have let emotions cloud my judgment. But there’s no use talking about this now.” “Don’t panic everyone. I know of a temporary shelter nearby where we can take refuge for now.” Mia, arm in arm with Jake, snorted disdainfully: “Bunch of cowards. Isn’t Alex still here? He’s the one who’s led us through three zombie hordes before. So what if we missed this evacuation? There’ll be another one next time.” Hearing this, the team members became even more furious. But given the current crisis, they had no time to waste words arguing with Mia. Half an hour later, our group finally reached the temporary shelter. As the heavy blast doors slowly closed, the roars of those zombies were shut out. “Finally safe…” Everyone let out a long sigh of relief, collapsing to the ground in exhaustion. But at this moment, one team member suddenly cried out: “This is bad! I just received news that today was the last batch of evacuation helicopters. The military… the military is abandoning this area!” “Does that mean the military’s evacuation operation is completely over and we’re trapped in this godforsaken place forever?!” The team members’ faces turned pale, their voices trembling. At this point, Mia dismissively pursed her lips: “Look at how pathetic you all are. The shelter’s food supplies are sufficient to last us at least three months. Even if the military doesn’t come to rescue us, we can always migrate on our own later.” I opened the military communication device and skillfully entered the password: “Everyone, don’t panic. I’ve already contacted the military high command. They’ve promised to send special forces to pick us up in three days. Let’s all rest up and adjust our condition these few days.” Hearing this news, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. Mia was also beaming with joy, holding Jake’s hand excitedly: “Jake, that’s great! We’ll be rescued in three days!” Seeing the two of them cheering jubilantly, the team members’ faces all darkened. “Alex.” The deputy commander lowered his voice and pulled me to a corner, “Is the number of rescue spots you applied for from the military enough? Including those two, we have a total of eight people.” I nodded slightly: “That’s right, but I only applied for seven spots.” Hearing this, the deputy commander first looked confused, then seemed to understand something. He probed in a low voice: “Then doesn’t that mean one of us won’t be able to get on the plane?” I glanced at Mia, who was feeding water to Jake, a cold smile tugging at my lips. “Don’t worry, your spots are secured. As for this extra person, we’ll see how she chooses when the time comes.” We exchanged knowing looks, while the oblivious Mia was gently wiping the sweat from Jake’s forehead: “Jake, don’t worry. I’ll make sure you get to the safe zone safely.” Watching this scene, I couldn’t help but feel a twinge of anticipation. When the new round of rescue arrives, how will Mia choose? Will she keep her promise to Jake as she swore? Or will she expose the ugliest side of human nature when faced with a life-or-death decision?
With rescue on the way and ample supplies in the shelter, Mia completely let her guard down over the next few days. She started wasting resources recklessly with Jake. Using purified water from the water purifier to wash clothes, taking antibiotics meant for emergencies as health supplements, and even dismantling electronic equipment for batteries to power a music player. Until the evening of the third day, just half an hour before rescue was due to arrive. Mia suddenly barged in, interrupting my meeting with the team members. “Alex, give me the serum quickly.” She ordered bluntly. I frowned and looked up: “What do you need the serum for? Has someone been infected?” But Mia’s answer made everyone’s jaws drop. “No! But Jake has a fever. It’s up to 102°F now. I gave him fever reducers but they didn’t work!” “Stop wasting time and give me the serum. I need to inject it into him.” I slowly stood up, my voice turning cold: “Do you know what this serum means? I spent three years developing it. It can stop the zombie virus from spreading within five minutes of infection.” “Although it’s still in the experimental stage, it’s humanity’s last hope right now, and I only have one dose left.” “Oh come on, I know!” Mia waved her hand impatiently. “But the anti-virus serum can kill all viruses, right? Jake is in a lot of pain right now. Stop dawdling, will you? Hurry up!” The entire meeting room suddenly fell deathly quiet. The deputy commander couldn’t bear to watch anymore and slammed the table as he stood up: “Mia, did you lose your mind? You want to waste such precious serum on a mere fever?!” “What do you mean waste?!” Mia shrilly retorted. “Jake has always been weak. What if the fever causes complications? Besides… isn’t the serum meant to save people?” Seeing that I remained unmoved, Mia’s eyes suddenly turned vicious. She actually raised her gun and aimed it at my forehead. “Hand it over. Don’t make me do this!” “Mia, have you gone crazy? How could you…” Just as a teammate was about to step forward to stop her, he was nearly shot by Mia. Looking at this woman I once loved deeply, I suddenly felt incredibly absurd. In my previous life, I had escaped death so many times to protect her. And now, she was actually threatening my life for the sake of Jake. As unwilling as they were, my teammates had no choice but to hand over that sole dose of serum. We watched helplessly as Mia injected it into Jake.
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