The zombies managed to keep up for the first few kilometers.
I had no idea how, considering half of them dragged at least one foot and several were missing important pieces, but every time I looked through the rear window, the road remained full of dead bodies.
The half-jawed zombie stayed near the front with the red core still in one hand.
I was starting to think he wanted a tip.
Chenghai didn't slow down for them, although abandoned vehicles and broken pavement kept us from gaining much distance. He steered around an overturned truck near the first intersection, drove over the remains of something I decided not to identify, then turned onto the eastern access road.
The baby vine lifted both heads from my boots every time the SUV bounced. After the third pothole, one mouth closed around the bottom of Yuche's pants while the other bit Lingyun's boot.
Lingyun looked down at it. "Why am I being punished?"
"It likes you."
"It's trying to eat my shoe."
