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After the brief noise, the muscular man died and the room finally calmed down.
Looking at the blood on the ground at this moment, except for the righteous who are not afraid, anyone who can say a word at this time is really a hero!
Even Yu Xianqing, a violent madman, shrank to the side, trembling with fear.
He thought he had acted ruthlessly enough, and that he had seen many people and situations after living for many years, but it was the first time he saw people like Chu Huai and his group.
Especially Yu Ke, the little guy looked ignorant and simple but he was more unambiguous than anyone when he acted.
Just now, no one dared to say anything to the muscular man, so to Chu Huai and the others, let alone talk, everyone is already afraid to even look at them.
Although Chu Huai and others seem to be more decent than the muscular guy because the team is filled with both old and young people, as the saying goes, do not judge a book by its cover. The one who just chopped off the head of the muscular man seemed to be the youngest of theirs!
“Everyone, clean the room, zombies are very sensitive to the smell of blood.”
Chu Huai didn’t care whether everyone in the room was afraid of him or not, he turned around and directed everyone to clean up the room.
It is not a loss if a scum like the muscular man dies, leaving them to live will only incur more harm for more people. After the apocalypse starts, there will be too many such scourges, and if the human base can’t unite then the large and small bases would be destroyed quickly.
It was just the beginning of the apocalypse but it was just bad luck for the big man to meet him and it just so happened that Dean Jiang and Tan Xiaojie had to practice their courage. He wanted to make the members of his team grow as fast as possible and as long as he got the result, Chu Huai didn’t care much about the means or the process of how it happened.
Even if their force value is not enough for the time being, their mental quality must be excellent!
Fortunately, Dean Jiang’s problem was essentially a lack of heart. After his initial fear of the law, his emotions quickly stabilized. It was just that his face was still a little pale as he sat on the sofa thinking about life, after all, the worldview that he’s had for decades has been broken just like this, and the old man needs time to accept.
As for Tan Xiaojie, although this young man was not courageous, at the critical moment, he didn’t let it stop him that much.
With Yu Ke as an example and instigation, the little guy quickly accepted his reality, wiped away his tears, and stared at Yu Ke, who was about the same age as himself but much braver than him, with a face full of admiration…
Under Chu Huai’s command, the survivors who came in behind obediently helped clean up the mess.
The ones who used to be the muscular man’s henchmen were now scared and were acting like quails- shrinking their necks as they did things, wishing they could shrink into ants so that they could not be seen. However, although everyone is actively cleaning up, the zombie’s sense of smell is very sensitive, and just a small amount of blood is enough to make the other party crazy.
The car alarms that everyone just rang outside were still ringing, and the sound of ringing attracted all the zombies around the hotel to approach.
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At this moment, the smell of blood in the room was even more like a stimulant, making the zombies smash the door with excitement.
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Yu Xianqing was in the same mood. The zombies would not leave even if the smell of blood in the room dissipated. The car alarm at the door of the hotel was still ringing, and there would only be more and more zombies coming.
In the end, even if the things outside didn’t rush in, they would be trapped inside and die due to lack of water and food.
“Hey, you few heroes, shall we cooperate and rush out? I have strong fists and abilities, and I won’t drag you down…”
After thinking about it for a second, Yu Xianqing looked down and boldly suggested to Chu Huai. His expression showed flattery, not a bit self-conscious of even begging if he had to, his life was more important so who cared about face right now?
Those who cherish their reputation more than their lives are stupid and he is not one of those- he cherishes his life and knows that there are a lot of good things waiting to be enjoyed.
Now he couldn’t think of other ways to get out of trouble other than forcing his way out so the best partners in the whole room were Chu Huai and his group.
“…”
The other survivors next to him almost cried out when they heard his suggestion, it was clear they would leave them behind.
However, it is not surprising that people have this kind of thinking. Given their strength, their best choice will be to retreat. They are not relatives and they have no reason to bring them along.
After all, now everyone is an individual who has to find a way to protect themselves- only someone with a very, very pure heart would have the courage and heart to save strangers.
If there was no choice then Chu Huai would definitely make the same choice as Yu Xianqing.
But he hasn’t yet reached the point of risking his life to break out of the hotel.
“There are too many zombies outside. The siren at the entrance of the hotel is drawing all the zombies around here. We can’t get out of the door of the hotel, and we will only risk death by breaking through.”
“Zombies rely solely on their sense of smell and hearing to find their targets. Try to catch a few zombies and make them come in, we’ll cover ourselves with the rancid smell of the zombies so when they can’t smell the blood, those things will leave by themselves and look for new targets…”
Chu Huai calmly ordered.
It is also thanks to his three years of apocalyptic survival experience in his previous life that he has an understanding of the weaknesses of zombies, otherwise, he would not be so calm. The apocalyptic environment is one that extremely tests people’s psychological quality.
“Okay!”
The people in the room nodded without comment, the howling of zombies outside made people flustered.
The calm Chu Huai is like a life-saving straw, regardless of whether the method he said is useful or not, it is better for someone to propose an idea than to stand around and wait for a savior.
Everyone had no objection so Chu Huai did not delay and led them directly to the window.
Yu Xianqing followed and changed his clothes to keep up. Even if he doesn’t mind being an exhibitionist where it’s not a problem for him to wear a thin shirt all the time. These zombies can’t be underestimated, one could die even if they just grabbed you lightly, and it would be foolish to run around with one’s legs and arms exposed.
The rooms on the ground floor of the hotel are different from the higher ones, its walls were solid while those of the second floor and so on had full floor-to-ceiling windows.
The zombies in the early stages of the apocalypse moved slowly, their joints were stiff, and they couldn’t jump or climb stairs, they could only walk. In other words, as long as there are obstructions these zombies will not be able to pass, then it would be like shooting ducks in a barrel.
But it’s a pity that this situation only lasted for three days. After three days, the zombie mutation was completed, and the speed, the flexibility of their joints would become no different from humans.
That’s why there is a term in the later stages of the apocalypse, ‘The three golden days of the apocalypse’.
Under the leadership of Chu Huai, everyone broke the window glass.
Then the one with the rope uses the rope, and the one with the knife uses the knife- they were all ready to cooperate to drag one zombie in and kill it, it was time-consuming but this was the safest method.
According to Chu Huai and Yu Ke’s skills, killing the zombies would be far less troublesome. They only needed to use Taoism to control their wooden swords to solve these things while they were in the air.
It can’t be like those in the legends where the legendary imperial sword can strike from thousands of miles away, but it is still possible to operate it within a few meters. But now there is no need to be so fierce, the zombies are still very weak so it is a good time to practice melee combat and build the courage to kill the zombies.
Therefore, he took the initiative to take the work of using a rope to wrap the zombies, and the work of picking the zombies’ heads with a knife was handed over to Dean Jiang and Tan Xiaojie to take the lead and practice their hands.
The others lined up to take over, taking turns.
“Ah! This brat is going to toss the old bones of Lao Tzu to death!”
Seeing Chu Huai’s expression of being firm in his decision to make them chop the heads off, Dean Jiang really couldn’t help it.
Even though he knew that Chu Huai was doing it for him, the old man couldn’t help crying and grumbling.
This world is so terrible, it’s not friendly to the elderly at all…
And Tan Xiaojie, the most timid, was not afraid of it- a surprise to all of them. Yu Ke’s example was very successful just now, as the young man held the Peach Wood Sword tightly and waited.
Although the rest of the people are extremely scared, the desire to survive is stronger.
Inspired by this potential, everyone mustered up the courage. Several female nurses wisely wiped away their tears and found the sharp objects in the room as weapons.
“Roar!!!”
The smell of blood in the room had not dissipated so when the window opened, the zombies smelling the blood outside roared even more.
“Don’t be afraid. They can’t get in, it will be like killing chicken or chopping meat on the chopping board.”
Seeing everyone’s pale faces, Chu Huai tried to comfort them.
He can’t blame these people for being so scared. The sudden arrival of the apocalypse is really difficult for people to accept easily. It is normal to be afraid of cannibalistic zombies.
Everyone must hone their ability to resist this fear because only by restraining their fears can they overcome difficulties and survive. This was their cruel reality.
Everyone knew this simple truth so they nodded and gritted their teeth one by one.
If they are really scared, just close their eyes, and if one is more courageous, just imagine that they were just hacking an enemy.
Human potential is infinite, and adaptability is also infinite. The reason why everyone is afraid of zombies is because of the unknown.
Once they became familiar and found that the zombies were not so powerful, everyone’s emotions became much more stable, and it became easier to cut the heads of the zombies with the knife. It became as easy as cutting a watermelon.
Of course, this metaphor is only suitable for both Dean Jiang and Tan Xiaojie, who have swords that cut iron like wood.
The remaining survivors who used watermelon knives, iron rods, and even screwdrivers as weapons need a lot of effort to kill the zombies.
After all, zombies are human beings, and their bones are still hard, so cutting their heads is a physical job.
Seeing Dean Jiang cut two zombie heads so easily, everyone was very envious and hated him even more, it really was unfair!
At the same time, everyone is very curious about their Peach Wood Sword that cuts iron like mud. Is this the legendary ‘immortal sword’ or some heirloom treasure?
Now that everyone has even seen the zombies and humans with abilities, there is nothing that they can no longer believe, this world has been completely messed up.
Only Yu Xianqing stared at the Peach Wood Swords in the hands of Chu Huai and others, recalling that Yu Ke had said something about the techniques he used before.
In this envious mood, everyone’s fear slowly eased.
When the heads of the zombies in the room were all piled up, the rancid smell of the zombies permeated the whole room, covering up the previous bloody smell.
Everyone stopped and rubbed their wrists that were tired from cutting off heads, drew the curtains open again, and let the smell spread as they sat down and panted while hearing the roaring zombies outside.
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12/12/23.