Survival in the Class: I'm the Only Boy on the Bus

Although Captain Zhang and his team disappeared at the entrance of Chuanbei Middle School, two screens were still floating in front of the bus.

Jiang Chen and his group could still see the situation at Chuanbei Middle School through the left-hand screen.

The right-hand screen shows the situation of Captain Zhang and his team.

At this time, a small number of students at Chuanbei Middle School had already gathered on the playground in advance to participate in the fire safety education session that was to be held later.

The blue and white school uniforms stood out against the hazy sky.

The students were chatting and laughing on the playground, completely unaware of the disaster that was about to happen.

Most of the first and second-year high school students came down the stairs and gathered on the playground.

The fire drill probably didn't start until 14:30 PM, and most of the senior high school students were still sitting in classrooms on the fourth and fifth floors.

They wanted to squeeze in some time to memorize more words and recite more ancient poems.

Zhang Zhengyang carried the fire axe and ran at the front.

As he ran, he turned his head and shouted to Wang Jinchuan and Xiang Xiaonan:

"You two go and evacuate the students immediately. Go find the principal and explain the situation; evacuate the students as if it were an earthquake drill!"

"Remember, absolutely do not cause panic!"

"Yes!" Wang Jinchuan and Xiang Xiaonan responded at the same time, then turned and ran towards the office building, separating from Zhang Zhengyang and the others.

Zhang Zhengyang didn't dare stop running; he continued issuing orders as he ran:

"Lin Wanfeng, take Li Anmin and Zhou Jichuan and move the desks and chairs in the classroom to the back door."

Lin Wanfeng, Li Anmin, and Zhou Jichuan responded together:

"yes!"

Lin Wanfeng handed the fire axe in his hand to the firefighter next to him.

She waved to Li Anmin and Zhou Jichuan and ran towards the teaching building first.

Li Anmin and Zhou Jichuan immediately followed her.

The three of them ran together to the classroom on the first floor of the teaching building.

To avoid disrupting student evacuation, the three of them deliberately took a longer route, bypassing the students' usual evacuation path, and quickly entered the outermost first-floor classroom from the side.

Zhang Zhengyang led the remaining six brothers straight to the back gate of Chuanbei Middle School:

"The rest of my brothers and I went to the back gate to cut down trees and block the bridge entrance."

"Yes!" the other six firefighters responded immediately.

Under Zhang Zhengyang's command, the 12 firefighters quickly dispersed into three groups to complete their respective tasks. The whole process was orderly and no one had any doubts.

Because everyone absolutely trusts Zhang Zhengyang, and they also trust their brothers and sisters.

All I need to do is follow the captain's orders and complete the task as quickly as possible.

Years of working side by side have forged an unspoken understanding between them.

The students on the playground stopped in their tracks, watching with curiosity the orange figures rushing into the school.

Their eyes held curiosity, admiration, and doubt:

"Hey! Look! The firefighters arrived so quickly!"

"How did they get into our classrooms on the first floor? Why are they bringing brooms and moving desks? And even carrying them towards the back door, what are they doing?"

"Are they going to hold a fire drill in the back hill? Like putting out a fire or something?"

"Wait a minute? This Huanhuan sticker looks familiar? Holy crap! This is my desk!"

"Haha! Your desk got requisitioned! You can brag about that for the rest of your life!"

However, many students felt a sudden surge of emotion as they watched the firefighters rush into the campus and quickly disperse, as if these firefighters had risked their lives to save them or their classmates and teachers.

As Lin Wanfeng and his two companions carried the tables and chairs towards the back door, they didn't forget to explain to the students who were looking over:

"Students, don't panic. We're just setting up the drill area in advance. Everyone, please gather on the playground!"

Lin Wanfeng and the other two understood that they absolutely could not allow the students to panic and cause chaos.

If things get chaotic, it will be difficult to control the situation.

When the students on the playground heard what the cool and beautiful firefighter sister had said, they all began to gather on the playground on their own initiative.

The teachers on the playground also came out of the teaching building one after another, taking attendance from the roster.

No one felt that it was inappropriate for the firefighters to move their own tables and chairs.

I'll just occasionally vent...

The teachers and students of Chuanbei Middle School unconditionally trusted Zhang Zhengyang and his group of firefighters.

Because in the hearts of the Chinese people, the People's Liberation Army, police officers, and firefighters are people who can be absolutely trusted.

This is the unique romance of the Chinese people.

14:16

Suddenly, a long, urgent electric bell rang inside the Chuanbei Middle School; it was an alarm signaling an impending earthquake.

The sound was very loud and hurt people's ears.

The students who were still chatting and laughing on the playground were all stunned.

Many teachers ran out of the office building, heading towards the playground to maintain order and rushing into the teaching building to evacuate students.

Their faces were full of anxiety and worry, as if they wished they had more legs.

Although they didn't know if this earthquake was a drill, they didn't dare to gamble and could only do their best to evacuate the students every time they heard the long ringing of the alarm bell.

When the students at Chuanbei Middle School saw the anxiety on their teachers' faces, they realized that this was an earthquake drill.

The teachers on the playground were shouting for the students to cover their heads and squat down.

Although the students on the playground were still a little confused, they obeyed the teacher's instructions and squatted down with their heads in their hands.

As for the teachers who ran towards the teaching building, they rushed to their classrooms and guided the students to evacuate to the playground in an orderly and rapid manner.

The teachers, who were already in the classroom, shouted for their students to crouch under the desks and chairs after hearing the urgent alarm bell that signaled an earthquake.

Unsure whether it was an earthquake drill or a real earthquake, they instinctively rushed to the door, opened the classroom door, and grabbed any items that might block the students' evacuation, all to create an escape route for them.

Once it was confirmed that there was no tremor, the teachers immediately directed the students to evacuate the classroom.

The teachers themselves were always the last to leave.

In this way, all the students of Chuanbei Middle School evacuated to the playground, while the teachers were the last to leave the teaching building.

Wang Jinchuan and Xiang Xiaonan quickly searched the teaching and office buildings to ensure that no students or teachers were still inside.

14:23

The concrete playground was densely packed with people, a sea of ​​blue and white.

All teachers and students at Chuanbei Middle School were safely evacuated to the playground.

The teachers have also finished counting the names of the students in each class.

The students and teachers breathed a sigh of relief after realizing that there was no tremor.

The teachers were puzzled. They had not received any notice about an earthquake drill, so why was an earthquake drill being conducted suddenly?

However, some teachers guessed that this earthquake drill was probably a surprise exercise, and also a preparation for the upcoming fire safety education.

What the teachers and students of Chuanbei didn't know was that the reason they were able to evacuate to the playground so quickly was because the 8.0 magnitude earthquake hadn't happened yet.

During a major earthquake, not only would the school buildings come alive, but even the ground itself would rise and fall as if it were alive.

From a distance, the ground looks like waves on the sea.

In this state, let alone walking or running, one cannot even stand steadily.

Moreover, the school building was shaking violently before it collapsed, leaving very little time for the teachers and students of Chuanbei Middle School to evacuate.

After confirming that no one was in the office building or the teaching building, Wang Jinchuan and Xiang Xiaonan repeatedly asked the principal, who was maintaining order on the playground, to make sure that the students were not allowed to wander around.

The principal was now fully aware that an earthquake and a horde of zombies were indeed about to occur.

He assured Wang Jinchuan and Xiang Xiaonan that he would take good care of the students.

Wang Jinchuan and Xiang Xiaonan then rushed towards the back gate of Beichuan Middle School.

The principal was deeply moved as he watched the two firefighters walk away.

If it weren't for these firefighters, many students would probably have perished in the ensuing major earthquake.

After Wang Jinchuan and Xiang Xiaonan left, the principal immediately summoned all the male teachers and staff.

The principal organized them to take all available weapons and stand guard on the only route from the school's back gate to the playground.

The principal, who was in his sixties, personally carried a shovel and stood at the front of the male teachers, his eyes fixed on the back gate of the school.

Once the zombies manage to break through the firefighters' defenses, the principal and the group of male teachers will immediately step in to buy time for the People's Liberation Army and the Awakened Squad.

14:25

Wang Jinchuan and Xiang Xiaonan ran quickly out of the back gate of Chuanbei Middle School.

The two men immediately noticed that their captain and his team had already set up simple defenses on the bridge.

Trees and branches, along with tables and chairs, blocked the bridge entrance on the other side, but they simply created an opening that could only accommodate one zombie to cross the bridge.

This would make it easier for Zhang Zhengyang and his team to take down the zombie horde one by one on the bridge.

Even if the defenses at the bridgehead are breached, they won't be surrounded by zombies; they only need to focus their attention on the zombies in front of them.

The bridge is quite narrow, allowing only two or three people to pass at a time. Once a zombie is cut down on the narrow bridge, it can effectively hinder the progress of the zombies behind it, preventing them from swarming forward.

Most importantly, firefighters can push zombies directly off the bridge into the rushing river.

Many firefighters even thought that if the most threatening hunter zombie pounced on them, they would just grab it and jump into the river.

Once the threat of this B-grade mutated zombie is gone, the chances of the other brothers and sisters surviving are much higher!

As for the school's back gate, Zhang Zhengyang and his group didn't set up any defenses.

Besides the lack of time, the main reason was that they had already regarded this bridge as their graveyard and were prepared for everyone to die here!

Zhang Zhengyang had considered whether to destroy the bridge to prevent zombies from flooding into Chuanbei Middle School.

But this bridge is not a wooden bridge; it is a solid concrete bridge.

The bridge is only 1.8 meters wide and spans more than ten meters. The piers and the bridge deck are both made of reinforced concrete.

With limited time and tools, it was impossible to break through this bridge; the only option was to defend it with our own flesh and blood!

Wang Jinchuan and Xiang Xiaonan silently picked up the entrenching tools from the ground and walked onto the bridge together.

on the bridge.

Zhang Zhengyang and the firefighters either sat on the ground or leaned against the bridge railing.

Everyone tore open the compressed biscuits that Jiang Chen and the others had given them and ate them bite by bite.

Although they weren't hungry at all, they needed to replenish their energy in order to face the deadly battle ahead.

Zhang Zhengyang leaned against the bridge railing, watching the two people silently walk onto the bridge, and smiled helplessly.

Although he deliberately sent the two away, he knew that the two children would never hide behind him.

It seems our entire team is going to die here today...

Wang Jinchuan and Xiang Xiaonan walked up to Zhang Zhengyang and saluted.

Wang Jinchuan's voice was loud and clear:

"Report! Mission accomplished! All teachers and students of Chuanbei Middle School are assembled on the playground!"

Zhang Zhengyang returned a standard military salute, his gaze sweeping over the two juniors, and asked in a deep voice:

Are you afraid of death?

Wang Jinchuan's eyes were resolute as he stared intently at Zhang Zhengyang, his fingers gripping the entrenching tool tightly.

"Report! We two are not..."

Before Wang Jinchuan could utter the words "afraid of death," Xiang Xiaonan suddenly interrupted him:

"Report! My wife and I are not afraid to die!"

Wang Jinchuan was stunned for a moment after hearing this, his mouth slightly agape in disbelief, and his breathing became rapid.

His eyes widened involuntarily, and his pupils suddenly contracted.

Wang Jinchuan wondered if he had misheard. He slowly turned his head to look at Xiang Xiaonan beside him.

Xiang Xiaonan tilted her head slightly to meet Wang Jinchuan's gaze.

She pursed her slightly trembling lips, her mouth gently curving upwards in a tender smile, but her eyes struggled to hold back tears.

Her eyes held reluctance, heartache, and a sense of facing death with equanimity.

Wang Jinchuan stared blankly into Xiang Xiaonan's eyes.

He received a positive response from Xiang Xiaonan's eyes, and the corners of his mouth unconsciously turned up, his eyes full of surprise.

He felt a soreness and stiffness in his throat, and could not speak, so he could only nod vigorously.

The two didn't need words, because they both saw the reluctance and determination in each other's eyes.

When the firefighters saw the look in the young couple's eyes, they smiled happily, their smiles filled with satisfaction.

Even Zhang Zhengyang, who always had a stern face, smiled.

Seeing this, Lin Wanfeng wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes.

She handed two strips of compressed biscuits to Wang Jinchuan and Xiang Xiaonan:

"Jinchuan, Xiaonan, have something to eat..."

Wang Jinchuan and Xiang Xiaonan both accepted the compressed biscuits in tacit agreement:

"Thank you, sister-in-law!"

"Thank you, sister-in-law..."

Wang Jinchuan and Xiang Xiaonan tore open the packaging of the compressed biscuits and ate them bite by bite, preparing for the fierce battle to come.

14:28:04

The earthquake struck right on time.

The teachers and students squatting on the playground could feel the concrete ground under their feet undulating like waves!

Pebbles danced on the ground, and roars came from underground.

The surrounding green mountains of Chuanbei Middle School shook violently, and countless rocks and soil, along with trees, tumbled down, instantly blocking all roads leading in and out of the school.

All cell phone signals disappeared, and all communications were cut off. In an instant, the earthquake turned this middle school deep in the mountains into an isolated island.

What left students and teachers with lingering fear was that the school building in front of them had actually collapsed.

A cloud of dust instantly rose into the air.

If it weren't for the earthquake drills conducted beforehand, many teachers and students would probably be buried in the rubble.

The playground fell into a deathly silence.

At that moment, the students and teachers of Chuanbei Middle School realized that this earthquake drill was not a drill at all; a real earthquake had struck.

The reason they used the earthquake drill as an excuse to gather everyone on the playground in advance, just so that everyone could survive.

After the initial relief of surviving the ordeal came a deep-seated fear.

Everyone was completely awestruck by the power of nature.

In the face of natural disasters, humans are as insignificant as a speck of dust.

Many students couldn't help but cry.

They didn't know if their parents were safe; the mountain road had completely collapsed, and they didn't know if they could ever get home.

Although the teachers were also scared, they suppressed their emotions and comforted the students.

The principal and the group of men were worried about whether they could protect the students and women behind them.

They were all hoping that the People's Liberation Army and the Awakened Squad would arrive soon.

At least we can get there before they all fall.

This way, the students and women will be safe.

Meanwhile, at this time, the back gate of Chuanbei Middle School.

A severe landslide occurred at Jiajingshan.

Countless zombies struggled to crawl out of the mud and rocks.

This time, there were at least a hundred zombies!

There are also 4 C-rank Smokers and 1 B-rank Hunter!

They gathered on the opposite bank of the river, roaring as they swarmed toward the concrete bridge!

The twelve firefighters on the concrete bridge raised their weapons, their eyes fixed on the horde of zombies, their eyes filled with a sense of fearlessness in the face of death.

All the firefighters knew they wouldn't survive the day, but not one of them backed down!

At that moment, the firefighters had only one thought in their minds:

"We must stall until the People's Liberation Army and the Awakened Squad arrive!"

The torrential rain began to fall relentlessly.

A strong wind began to sweep through.

Inside the bus.

When the girls saw that there were more than a hundred zombies in the horde, their hearts sank.

Last time, only 50 zombies, 2 smokers, and 1 hunter were enough to kill all 8 firefighters led by Zhang Zhengyang.

This time, the zombie horde was more than double the size, and there were also four Smokers and a Hunter.

Even with 12 firefighters on standby beforehand, facing a hundred or so zombies, it's estimated that very few would survive, and they might even all perish!

Even Jiang Chen didn't believe that Captain Zhang and the teachers and students from northern Sichuan could survive a zombie horde of this size.

An atmosphere of despair instantly filled the bus.

Many girls couldn't bear to watch and covered their eyes.

Having witnessed the firefighters' heroic sacrifice once, they simply couldn't bear to see it again...

But amidst this atmosphere of despair, a deep engine roar pierced through the clouds.

Bai Nuonuo pointed to the sky and shouted excitedly:

"Look everyone! It's an airplane! Our airplane is here!"

The girls were all drawn to Bai Nuonuo's voice and looked in the direction she was pointing.

But after just one glance, all the girls' eyes welled up with tears.

Jiang Chen quickly got off the bus and looked up at the gray sky.

A gray-black transport plane emblazoned with a red flag pierced through the thick clouds, allowing golden sunlight to briefly shine through the gaps and illuminate the land shrouded in disaster.

After the transport plane arrived over the Chuanbei Middle School, the rear cabin door slowly opened.

Fifteen black dots jumped out of the rear cargo door of the transport plane.

These black dots fell straight down towards Chuanbei Middle School at high speed.

These black dots are clearly the figures of Chinese People's Liberation Army soldiers.

They risked their lives by blindly rappelling down from an altitude of 5000 meters without any ground guidance, ground markings, or meteorological data!

One of them, however, was dressed in a pure black combat suit, with the following words printed on the badge on her chest:

【China Special Forces】

[The First Awakened Squad]

Beneath her all-black, specially designed combat suit, a red scarf peeked out from around her neck...

While the other PLA soldiers who were parachuting had already opened their parachutes, she continued to descend.

Because she didn't bring a parachute!

Her target was the horde of zombies at the back gate of Chuanbei Middle School.

Just as she was about to crash into the ground, she vanished in a flash of black.

The next second, she appeared out of thin air in front of Zhang Zhengyang and a group of firefighters.

At her feet were the elongated shadows of twelve firefighters cast by the light.

At this moment, she had her back to Zhang Zhengyang and the others, as well as to Jiang Chen and the girls watching her through the screen.

She raised her hand, took off the special black helmet used for paratroopers, and also took out the red scarf tucked around her neck.

This scarf was hand-knitted for her by her childhood sweetheart.

She always wore it around her neck.

Jiang Chen and the girls all saw this scene on the screen.

The wind blew her neat black short hair, and beneath it, there seemed to be a few strands of pink hair.

The bright red scarf fluttered in the wind like a burning flame.

In front of her were hundreds of zombies.

At the same moment, a faint red color appeared on the hilltop near Chuanbei Middle School.

As the red color slowly rose, Jiang Chen and the girls realized that it was actually a red flag.

The red flag fluttered wildly in the torrential rain and strong winds.

Immediately afterwards, countless People's Liberation Army soldiers dressed in camouflage uniforms appeared on the hilltop.

They trudged through the muddy mountain path and loose gravel, rushing towards Chuanbei Middle School.

(Two chapters combined into one)