Chapter 15

T/N: For those of you are reading this chapter as a continuation from the chapters by the previous translator, I'll like to suggest that you may want to re-read our version of the first 14 chapters, as there are some differences between the two translations with regards to small details.

"In this vehicle, the one with the least probability of finding an Omega is you," Chun Cao commented.

The armoured vehicle roared across the streets, and the zombies on both sides of the road turned towards it. However by the time the dust had settled, the vehicle had long gone in the direction towards B City.

"When you said 'least', did you also consider our temp staff Comrade Xiaosi?" Zhou Rong asked.

Zhang Yingjie who was sitting next to the driver's seat scanning the road conditions turned his head, laughing, "Rong-ge, you don't know? Good looking Betas are the most popular amongst Omegas, they're apparently gentle and considerate, and would be mutually respectful of each other…"

Zhou Rong pointed at Si Nan unhappily. "Which part of him is gentle? How is he respectful?!"

In Si Nan's arms was a Uzi submachine gun. He was dozing with his eyes closed, his head leaning against the wall of the vehicle, and did not have even a sign of wanting to say anything in return.

"Si Xiaonan might also be a little hard to take in," Chun Cao appraised impartially. "The best choice would either be Yan Hao or Xiangzi. There's no need to go into details for Yan Hao, his good looking face would win over everyone, and he has a natural melancholic air of a school idol. It's definitely enough to fulfil the little Os' request for gentleness and respect."

Holding onto the steering wheel, Yan Hao replied courteously, "I thank the organisation for its recognition."

"It's even simpler for Xiangzi, with his background he can bully and pressure anyone he wants. If it doesn't work, he can also just shower them with money." Chun Cao continued, "Right, Xiangzi? One day you should bring our Rong-ge and everyone else…"

Zhou Rong, Yan Hao and Zhang Yingjie kept laughing, while the expression of the silent Ding s.h.i.+ suddenly changed abruptly. "Don't mention—!"

But it was too late.

Guo Weixiang turned his head, speaking slowly, "I knew this was the reason why you guys accepted me…"

"He's descending into his illness again," Zhou Rong was resigned.

In B City, the empty street stretched ahead in front of them, and the roads were piled high with black, rotting corpses, the stench causing nausea for everyone. Houseflies covered about the bodies and sewers, and buzzed up in a group when the vehicle drove past.

The windows of the shops along the both sides of the street were completely shattered, the shelves toppled onto the ground. Items were scattered everywhere, as though havoc had slammed through them.

"Tell me, how have I ever been a burden on the team?"

Guo Weixiang was very emotional, he was filled with sorrow. He pointed at every single person in the vehicle. Si Nan who was originally seated next to him had already quietly moved three feet away, and was now sitting next to Ding s.h.i.+. His position was exactly the same, still dozing, and even the angle of his head had not s.h.i.+fted a bit.

"That year that I joined the team, I had an inkling. Out of more than a thousand applications, why was I selected? Was there something going on? Why wasn't I kicked out the first time I failed the appraisal, was it really because you guys wanted me to find partners for you?"

"Tell me, other that my first failed appraisal, how else I have not met the requirements of Unit 118? Hasn't my performance over the years been there for everyone to judge? I feel that no matter which angle I look at it from, I'm qualified to remain in 118, but why is it that ever since I was a child, everyone has only noticed my background, and never acknowledged my own capability and worth?!"

"Has he been emotionally traumatised before…" Chun Cao asked quietly.

The entire team shook their heads at her simultaneously. Zhou Rong replied softly, "He was probably born like this."

"Then this has happened previously as well?"

"This is the fourth time since he entered the team. The first two times, you weren't with us yet, and the third time, you were on leave."

"You guys never saw me as a proper warrior." Guo Weixiang concluded resolutely, "You've always seen me through tinted lenses, thinking that with my family background, I won't be able to endure this hards.h.i.+p, and sooner or later I would hand in my resignation myself. You guys think that by accepting me, you'll be giving the higher-ups some face, and with my family background, you'll be able to meet Omegas through me, and it'll be best if I can help the whole team find partners. You guys deny my worth as a member of 118, although I…"

Young Master Guo was impa.s.sioned, while the entire vehicle was silent.

“But," Si Nan suddenly opened his eyes, and spoke earnestly, "You're unable to find a partner yourself either.”

A death like silence.

Si Nan continued, "You even want to be a rooster."

Zhou Rong was unable to stop him in time, and closed his eyes in hopelessness.

Yan Hao looked back from the driver's compartment, stretching his neck out to see Guo Weixiang's expression, then slowly raised the metal barrier between the rear and driver's compartments..

B City was like a humongous, b.l.o.o.d.y, savage beast. The streets and paths were its intricate and complex blood vessels, winding their way deep within the city, slowly approaching the beast's terrifying heart.

The main road out of the city was obstructed firmly by vehicles, and groups of zombies mingled amongst the chaos. Vehicle owners who did not have time to escape were bitten to death in their seats, their bodies still trapped by their seatbelts and their rotting faces twisting blankly.

The road into the city was slightly better. Although cars heading in the wrong direction of traffic were all over the place, with Yan Hao's superb driving skills, they were either crushed or pushed away. Only until they left the expressway were they blocked by the collapsed flyover.

"What to do?" Yan Hao asked. "Turn around and look for another way in?"

"The GPS is dead, at this critical point we still need to rely on BeiDou