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They had been cutting off the heads of the zombies for most of the day and were exhausted by the end of it.
Although the surrounding zombies were still screaming and groaning, at this moment, everyone had the strength to take care of them, and the fear in their hearts was reduced a by lot despite being tired.
They ignored the zombie’s scream knowing that they wouldn’t be able to get in anyway.
After a baptism that was the head-cutting of multiple zombies, the survivors in the hotel have begun to adapt to the apocalyptic environment.
When a bit of their strength came back, everyone began to rethink their next plan and countermeasures, after all, waiting for rescue is not a good plan.
Before the discussion, everyone took the initiative to introduce themselves.
Now the apocalypse has just begun, and most people still maintain their previous understanding and thinking, unlike in the later stages of the post-apocalyptic era where everyone has become cold.
Later on, people who know that they are cooperating now wouldn’t know if they would still be alive in the next moment, or if their companions themselves would not be zombies later on. Those who have gotten used to this situation won’t bother to ask for names.
During their simple self-introduction, the two camouflage soldiers introduced themselves as Wang Qiang and Li Lei.
These were very popular names, the soldiers were young, only 20 years old- they were both recruits who hadn’t spent even two years as soldiers, unfortunately, they encountered the virus transmission and were transferred to the isolation line of the eastern district of C City as guards. Unfortunately, they came across the first barricade in the eastern district that was breached.
Like them, the several female nurses were also staff members working in the Eastern District. They were all warriors who rushed to the front line in the face of the disaster.
As for the remaining survivors, they have no background, they are just a group of thugs who were attracted and subdued by the force of the muscular man.
Chu Huai didn’t conceal the situation of his team, and they introduced themselves as ordinary residents of City C and that they were nothing special.
Of course, everyone definitely didn’t believe this- there was the sword that could cut iron like it was mud, and that was only one thing that was out of place with them. If the other survivors believed that they were truly ordinary people, then they should just go out and let the zombies take a bite out of them.
“Mr. Chu, we plan to wait for the zombies at the door to disperse, and then go to the nearest returning troops in the southern area. Where do you plan to go? Let’s join together. It is much safer to follow the army. City C is not small, and the government would take at least a month for them to clean it up.”
After a brief discussion about their next plans, Wang Qiang, Li Lei, and a few female nurses made very tacit suggestions.
They had good intentions with this suggestion, and naturally, there was also their selfishness. The strength of Chu Huai and his people is clear, if they can act together then the survival rate of everyone is much higher.
They have a relationship in the army, and it is good for Chu Huai to go to the army with them, which makes it a win-win situation.
“We want to go home.”
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Everyone doesn’t know why he suggested waiting.
Why wait for the army to rescue them? Although the zombies outside looked terrifying, they weren’t really that terrifying in terms of power. They were slow to move and as long as they ran quickly and were not surrounded by a large number of people, they didn’t need to be afraid.
Instead, staying in the hotel and waiting for rescue may mean being trapped to death. As soldiers in the army, despite being scared, they should also rush to the front line to increase the number of personnel.
Seeing the few innocent faces who have already experienced the baptism of the apocalypse but haven’t realized what a cruel and terrifying world it is now, Chu Huai pursed his lips slightly and sighed a little.
It is because they did not realize the dangers of the end times in time that so many people who shouldn’t have died in the early days did.
“Because the zombies are evolving.”
Yuan Haolin, who had once come out of the army, couldn’t help but point this out.
Everyone took a deep breath as shock colored their faces, “What? Those things outside will evolve!”
This was unbelievable. If zombies were to evolve, wouldn’t it be like those in novels and movies? The number of zombies is huge, and there are no other weaknesses except for headshots. Will there be a place for humans to survive by then?
“Humans can evolve and awaken to abilities, zombies are human mutations, and they will likely inherit human talents…”
Although Chu Huai hadn’t mentioned much about the evolution of zombies, Yuan Haolin was very observant, and he was even more observant after seeing the start of the apocalypse.
He walked to the window, carefully opened a little curtain, and motioned for everyone to watch.
“Look, these zombies are not the same as they were a few hours ago. Although their skin and flesh rot very quickly, their bones have been gradually relieving their stiffness. Soon, they will be able to move like humans in a few days. They would be running and jumping around, and there is a possibility that… some of them may gain abilities just like humans.”
The physical appearance of the zombies outside the window looks nothing special, but people who observe carefully will find that these things are indeed more flexible than the stiffness they had when they first mutated.
“It’s not just a possibility, it is something certain…”
Chu Huai also took advantage of this opportunity to speak and popularize the information he knew about the zombies in a guessing tone.
As long as Wang Qiang, Li Lei- the two soldiers, and the few female nurses could survive, these messages will reach the ears of the people above. When the time comes, the people above will deal with the zombies in a targeted manner and take a lot of detours. This time, the chances of the human base will survive.
Under the nervous gaze of everyone, Chu Huai swung his sword open the head of a zombie on the ground.
In the next moment, everyone saw a crystal-like oval-shaped stone that was more shiny than a diamond in the head of the zombie exuding a rancid smell.
“Is this… the zombie nucleus mentioned in novels?”
Someone who had read online novels asked tremblingly.
Although a novel is made from someone’s imagination where it is possible to make things out of nothing. There must be a grain of truth behind their imagination to have formulated such a story.
Chu Huai heard these words and nodded.
“It should be that since some people have awakened abilities, it is not impossible for zombies to have crystal nuclei. According to the current situation, the source of this zombie disaster should be the spread of the previous virus, and except for the patients concentrated in the quarantine area, there are still many hidden infected people in the urban area…”
“Now that the infected ones have changed, even if the army controls the zombie’s breakthrough in the quarantine area, we still don’t know how many hidden mutated zombies in the urban area, plus the loss of the eastern quarantine line, I’m afraid that the number of zombies in the city at this moment is far more than we thought.”
“In this case, the government’s main firepower is concentrated on the defense of several isolation areas. There is no one roaming the city for a short time. Even if you walk out of the hotel, you can’t return to the army through the sea of zombies.”
“The best way now is to gather food and hide, and wait for the government to free up its hands to clean up the city and rescue the survivors…”
Although the zombies are not very powerful at present, the number of zombies is huge. If one is brave enough to stroll around their home then it’s okay to take the opportunity to collect points.
But if they want to pass through a group of zombies at such a long distance, it will be difficult, not only does it require a strong force value, but it also requires weapons, vehicles, and other equipment to ensure safety.
The group of people in the house now obviously doesn’t have these conditions.
The restoration of a large amount of spiritual energy has caused the magnetic field of the whole world to also change. The communication lines have been ruined and they have temporarily lost contact, and they can only rely on guessing about the external situation.
Now there is no other way except waiting for rescue. Leaving the hotel is equivalent to sending them to their death.
“Then if the army doesn’t come, aren’t we dead?”
Some are more pessimistic and desperate.
If it was the previous virus that caused the zombies to mutate, then the majority of the world’s population are now zombies, and everyone felt overwhelmed with this information. What if the government troops were gone?
“The sky hasn’t fallen, so why should you worry about it? If you are in a desperate situation, you will find a way to save yourself. Right now, you have no strength or weapons, you will immediately face death if you walk out of the hotel with only your bare hands.”
Chu Huai’s expression was indifferent.
In the apocalypse, no one can help anyone for a lifetime. If you want to survive, you can only rely on yourself.
It is better to rely on yourself than to rely on the generosity of others.
Later on, even those few-year-old children know that when they are hungry, they could go dig for earthworms and through the trash, instead of crying or begging for other people’s sympathy.
Everyone felt the indifference in his tone but they all understood that this was reality, their expressions were sullen, and the atmosphere in the room fell silent again.
Upon seeing this, Chu Huai didn’t say any more. The only way to survive is to comprehend the reality of the situation themself. No matter how much it is said by others, it is useless.
“Dean Jiang, Brother Yuan, let’s collect some crystal nuclei, isn’t it said in the novel that an awakened person can absorb crystal nuclei to become stronger, maybe it could be true…”
When he signaled Yuan Haolin and others to come over, Chu Huai deliberately raised his voice to the ears of the survivors next to him.
When everyone heard this, their eyes lit up, it was like divine enlightenment.
Yes, people have abilities, and zombies have crystal nuclei. This is just like what is written in novels, maybe the zombie’s crystal nucleus can really be used!
But then everyone bowed their heads in disappointment. Even if the zombie nucleus can be absorbed in order to become stronger, it is useless for them. They are not awakened people.
In this regard, Chu Huai deliberately said the news with a purpose.
One is to use the mouth of these people to spread the information that is useful to the apocalypse in advance, and the other is to let everyone help him with some chores so that these human resources are not wasted in vain.
Yu Ke knew him the most, his eyes understood his intentions instantly, and then he took out the triangle-folded charms from his backpack, and smiled at everyone.
“You guys help us chop down the zombies and we’ll exchange the heads of the zombies for protection talismans, do you agree with this?”
“…”
Everyone looked dumbfounded and didn’t understand most of his words.
Yu Ke was not in a hurry, with a sly smile on his youthful face, he stuck a yellow triangle symbol on the TV screen, then picked up the ashtray on the table and slammed it on the TV screen.
Then, within the dull eyes of everyone, the triangle yellow symbol turned on a burst of white light to protect the TV screen, and the ashtray that had been smashed into it was bounced back abruptly.
The anti-physical science, and beyond common sense made everyone go: Wow (⊙O⊙)
Then all the survivors abruptly got up, took up their weapons, ran to the window, and excitedly began to chop off zombie heads.
Only one with an empty brain won’t want such a life-saving thing.
To survive, everyone has stimulated their potential- they felt neither afraid nor tired at that moment. Their expressions of gnashing teeth and raising knives are more fierce than zombies biting people.
The heads of the zombies were brushed and thrown into the house as if they were picking watermelons. The picture was spectacular and joyful.
Seeing this, Chu Huai called Yuan Haolin and several people to start collecting crystal nuclei on their own.
Seeing this, Yu Xianqing, who had been standing next to no one, finally couldn’t help but lean forward and asked Yu Ke in a low voice, “Little hero, do you know Taoist skills?”
