Chapter 51: His Silent Protection
After lunch the two teams moved toward the cafeteria. The entire dining hall and kitchen was a messy sight with overturned chairs, abandoned backpacks, plates, and dried bloodstains.
It looked like there had still been students eating when chaos ensued. Broken windows gaped like empty eyes, indicating that some survivors had escaped through the windows.
At the moment, the campus was eerily quiet and only the faint groans of the undead echoed through the empty corridors.
Chu Miao signaled for her team to spread out and cover each other’s retreat. But at this moment, the two teams had mostly combined, so the other soldiers listened to her and spread out too with Ye Xuan covering the rear and eliminating any zombies coming at them from behind.
Chu Miao kicked open the door to the cafeteria with a force that shook it from the hinges and the lock broke.
The moment it swung open, a guttural snarl erupted from inside. A decayed cook in a chef’s uniform lunged at her, his bony fingers clawing at her throat.
Chu Miao twisted to the side, avoiding his claws while at the same time, driving her sword through his skull. The zombie collapsed with a resounding thud.
She stopped for a moment and waited but when no more movement could be heard inside, she stepped over the corpse and entered the hall.
"We are clear here, but we should move fast before the zombies nearby surround this place." She said as she started rummaging around the place.
She wanted to take the dining tables and chairs in the hall but was worried about the other team discovering her space.
Inside, everyone moved quickly and headed to the kitchen. They pried open drawers and cabinets, taking anything that was useful out for Li Kun and Chu Hao to store.