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

In front of the bus.

All three screens flashed, each displaying a different image.

The screen in the very center is pointed at Jiang Chen, while the screen on the right is pointed at Zhang Zizhong.

The leftmost screen actually offers a bird's-eye view of the entire Golden Scale City.

Jinlin City was built along the water.

The long river stretches from northeast to southwest above Jinlin City, passing under the bridge that Jiang Chen saw.

The bridge is located to the northwest of Jinlin City.

Outside Jinlin City, a dark, yellowish-brown mass of Japanese zombies was gathered outside the four city gates in the east, west, south, and north directions, stretching as far as the eye could see.

At this moment, in Golden Scale City, there were no ordinary people on any of the modern streets; only soldiers in military uniforms were present.

Squads of soldiers, like green ants, rushed toward the four city gates.

The war is about to start.

This battle was fought between the Chinese soldiers who remained in Jinlin City and the army of Japanese zombies outside the city.

Ruan Ningshuang was sitting in the driver's seat when the girls gathered around and looked at the three screens in front of them.

Bai Nuonuo lifted the teddy bear above her head, wanting Mr. Bear to "see" it, but she was too petite and cute, and even with her arms outstretched, she still couldn't make Mr. Bear see it.

The aunt then picked up Bai Nuonuo and let her ride on her shoulders, giving the impression of an older sister taking her younger sister to a park...

Ye Xiaoqi couldn't see it either...

Yan Xiaonuo also let her ride on her shoulders.

Ye Xiaoqi thought for a moment and then shook her head.

She knew that Sister Xiao Nuo was Jiang Chen's maid. If she rode on her maid's head, wouldn't Jiang Chen spank her?

As Ye Xiaoqi was lost in thought, she realized that her line of sight had suddenly risen, as if she had grown taller!

But when Ye Xiaoqi looked down, she realized that Yan Xiaonuo had already put her on her shoulders...

Ye Xiaoqi rested her chin on Yan Xiaonuo's silvery-white head, making a muffled sound:

"Sister Xiao Nuo...thank you...meow~!"

Yan Xiaonuo didn't feel that Ye Xiaoqi was heavy; on the contrary, she felt happy to be able to help Ye Xiaoqi.

"It's okay, just let me know if you need anything. I can help you and everyone else with anything."

The girls frowned when they saw such a large army of Japanese zombies.

Lu Wanzhou sat in the passenger seat, biting her lip tightly. She was worried about Xiao Chen, and also about the people in the city.

"This number...is more than what we encountered last night?!"

There are definitely many more. Last night's wave of "thousand-level zombie horde" only had three or four thousand zombies.

As for the Japanese zombies outside the city on the screen, just from one direction alone, there are probably more than tens of thousands. If you add them up from the four directions of east, west, south and north, the number is probably more than 100,000!

A zombie horde of 100,000 has besieged the city!

My aunt squeezed her way up with Bai Nuonuo:

"But why are there so many Japanese zombies near Golden Scale City?"

"Jinlin City is not a coastal city, but an inland city. According to the information we have, the Chinese army should have noticed such a large group of zombies appearing outside Jinlin City."

The aunt turned to look at Ruan Ningshuang.

The white, glutinous thing on her head, just like her aunt, turned her head to look at Sister Ning Shuang.

The two are practically in sync; they could pilot Jaegers in Pacific Rim...

Ruan Ningshuang crossed her left arm over her chest and twirled a strand of her hair with her right hand. She would do this when she was working her brain hard.

The girls began to ponder with confusion, all wanting to figure out what exactly this dungeon was all about.

Wu Maiduo had no intention of getting involved. Jiang Chen's task for her was to keep track of the surrounding situation and give the class monitor a heads-up in advance.

After greeting Lu Wanzhou and the girls, she picked up her rifle and jogged up to the fifth floor.

At this moment, Wu Maiduo had put away her smiling face and turned into a fighting face.

When she gets serious, she can be quite fierce, which explains why Hazard and his friends were so frightened when she suddenly stormed into their dilapidated house that they hid in fear.

However, Wu Maiduo's ferocity was only directed at enemies. The girls were not afraid of Wu Maiduo's expression at all. On the contrary, they felt safer with Wu Maiduo scouting on the roof of the car.

The girls all looked at Ruan Ningshuang, waiting for her answer, since the class monitor was the smartest one since Jiang Chen wasn't around.

Ruan Ningshuang slowly opened her mouth:

"I think this army of Japanese zombies was summoned by the Japanese [residents], just like Jiang Chen can summon zombie servants."

Ruan Ningshuang looked up at the date on the bus's electronic clock:

"The reason they chose today may be to replicate a major event in order to achieve some kind of goal."

"I suspect that the Chinese nation in this world is facing a crisis."

Wen Ruyan stood at the back of the crowd and asked:

"Even if it's a zombie army created by the Japanese [residents], doesn't China also have [residents]? Like Lu Yunzhou, whom we encountered before, she's a [resident] from the official side."

Tang Yan, the little koi fish, pressed her index finger against her chin, frantically activating her CPU:

"That's right! Since the Japanese [residents] are trying to replicate that major event, doesn't China also have Awakened Squads? Aren't they going to do something about it?!"

Ruan Ningshuang shook her head:

"have no idea..."

"This world may not be the same as the world we originally knew."

"We don't know what the countries of this world and the Chinese nation are facing."

"I can only guess that since the Japanese dared to do this, the war must have already started, and the Chinese Awakened Team may be tied up elsewhere."

"But... that doesn't mean Golden Scale City is powerless to resist. Doesn't it still have an army? And there might be residents stationed in the city."

"Such an important city cannot be completely unprepared."

As Ruan Ningshuang spoke, she looked at the screen in the middle:

"It's best to ask the people in Jinlin City directly about this. We can just wait for Jiang Chen's news."

Just as the girls were discussing Golden Scale City and the Japanese zombies, a white portal opened on the other side of the bridge.

Jiang Chen and Zhang Zizhong walked out of the teleportation portal.

A chilly wind, reminiscent of late autumn, blew in my face, rustling the trees under the bridge and scattering golden leaves all over the ground.

Jiang Chen carried the S-rank [Katana: Lightning: Guardian of the River of Oblivion] and looked at the towering city wall in the distance. There was a red flag on the city wall, but the red flag was not raised to the highest point, but was lowered to half-mast to express condolences.

Zhang Zizhong instinctively wanted to walk forward; he wanted to get a closer look at Jinlin City.

He never expected that the city would be surrounded by such high walls, which must have been used to defend against zombies.

But Zhang Zizhong stopped after taking only a few steps because he found that he could not go any further.

Zhang Zizhong raised his hand and pressed it against the air in front of him, as if pressing it against an extremely transparent piece of glass.

The surface of this 'glass' rippled in circles, centered on his palm.

Jiang Chen walked to Grandpa Zhang's side and also raised his hand to press against the transparent 'glass':

"Grandpa Zhang, we can't get through. This is an invisible wall; the system won't let us in."

The system's voice rang in Jiang Chen and Zhang Zizhong's minds:

[WARNING! The area ahead is too dangerous and entry is prohibited!]

Zhang Zizhong withdrew his hand and squinted as he looked ahead.

Suddenly! He raised his right hand, took the B-grade [Bandit-Slaying Greatsword] from his back, his brows furrowed, and his eyes were once again filled with killing intent:

"Xiao Chen, you're still young. Those little girls are waiting for you to come back. I'll cover the rear while you lead them to evacuate."

"When it comes to killing a Japanese chicken, I have more experience than you!"

Jiang Chen also became serious, because he saw a group of people rushing towards them from the road ahead, and behind them, there was a large group of Japanese zombies, at least a hundred of them.

Jiang Chen turned to look at Old Master Zhang, who seemed resigned to his fate. He shook his head and smiled.

"Grandpa Zhang, you have already contributed to the country once, so let's leave this opportunity to the younger generation."

As he spoke, Jiang Chen suddenly called out softly:

"come out!"

The killing intent in Zhang Zizhong's eyes vanished in the next moment, replaced by shock!

Because he saw a huge red portal open behind Jiang Chen, and one after another mutated zombies walked out of the portal, and there was even a giant dragon!

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

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