Wei Xuan stood in a pool of blood, his body, shoulders, and clothes drenched in crimson. Next to him was Du Hang, who appeared even more gruesome than he did.
While Wei Xuan was only covered in blood on his body and clothes, turning them a dark red, Du Hang’s head, face, and nearly his entire body were stained with blood.
The two of them were currently standing beside the dead rat, struggling to move the zombies that were pinned down by the rat.
There was no choice but to move them. Wei Xuan couldn’t ignore the severely injured zombies amidst the battle.
Among the zombies, some had minor injuries to their arms and legs, or were damaged and even broken. But many of the zombies that had been trampled, bitten, or crushed by the mutated rat had half of their bodies completely flattened and destroyed. Some of them had only their heads intact.
They had wide-open, unblinking eyes that always faced the same direction, regardless of their orientation.
Whenever Wei Xuan approached, he could clearly hear them saying, “Go home!” They wanted to go home!
It was indescribable, facing this scene of devastation, yet hearing not the desperate cries of impending death, pleas for help, or screams. They only expressed their desire to go home.
Wei Xuan was unsure if taking only the zombies’ heads with him would allow them to recover in the future. But he couldn’t simply leave them here to decay and rot alongside the massive mutated rat. He couldn’t treat them as lifeless corpses emitting a foul stench.
Even before Wei Xuan could hear their voices, he would never be able to do such a thing. In that case, he might have resorted to cremating these seemingly irreparable zombies and giving them a proper burial. But now… he wanted to bring them back, to take care of them properly.
Perhaps, there was still a chance to save them?
The carts in the neighborhood were once again put to use, but this time, they weren’t used to transport various supplies and materials. Instead, they were used to carry intact zombie corpses and a large quantity of zombie heads…
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Yes, this guy now frequently sent brainwaves asking for kisses. And despite Wei Xuan rarely receiving telepathic signals from his own zombie lover, whenever he did, he would immediately pause his work and locate Du Hang’s head, which would then be rewarded with a blood-stained kiss.
At this point, Wei Xuan started to doubt his own sanity. After all, he wasn’t concerned at all about the possibility of turning into a zombie after being soaked in the blood of mutated rats and zombie blood, and still engaging in kissing with Du Hang. It seemed clear that even if he immediately turned into a zombie and they weren’t tied together by a rope, Du Hang would never abandon him.
In fact, he had suddenly gained the ability to hear the zombies’ thoughts, and the fact that he was now carrying their bodies back to his neighborhood to help them return home was already a crazy act. It wouldn’t be surprising if he had gone insane the moment he saw the rope between the two zombies break.
Moving the heads one by one and the severed limbs of the zombies, Wei Xuan transported them back to the neighborhood.
After making sure there were no more “alive” zombies near the mutated rat, he hurriedly returned to the neighborhood, ignoring the fact that the blood on his body was starting to coagulate and making him stiff. Instead, he rushed to his and Du Hang’s home to retrieve two large bags of snowflakes. He fed a few to Du Hang first, and then headed downstairs.
This was because he had heard another voice in their thoughts after carrying all the zombies who couldn’t make it back home on their own. The voice said, “Hungry, hungry, hungry.”
They felt hungry and needed something to eat. Perhaps this was the usual thought of zombies, which was why they would relentlessly chase after humans, wanting to take a bite.
However, now he couldn’t bring back living humans for them to eat. Moreover, the majority of the zombies in the neighborhood were heavily injured, some even reduced to just a head. In such a situation, if he didn’t provide them with some energy, Wei Xuan feared they would eventually “die” completely.
Currently, the only thing he had in his hands to replenish their energy was these snowflakes. He hoped that these snowflakes would truly have an effect on them because he didn’t want to witness these heads losing their last bit of sound and being buried in the backyard’s graveyard.
When he ran downstairs, Wei Xuan finally noticed something. Uncle Du, who was tied to the neighborhood’s gate by the rope around his waist, hadn’t been able to climb over the wall and join the other zombies in the rat-hunting excursion!
This, I must say, is quite fortunate. At least Wei Xuan doesn’t have to feel guilty for not taking care of Du Hang’s father after witnessing such a gruesome scene.
When Wei Xuan sensed that Du Hang’s father also emitted a “hungry” signal, he quickly fed him three snowflakes. After consuming the three snowflakes, Du Hang’s father’s brainwaves suddenly stopped, and he no longer sent out the “hungry” signal. This brought a sense of surprise and relief to Wei Xuan, prompting him to start feeding the nearest zombies.
Wei Xuan had never fed regular zombies with snowflakes before, let alone injured ones. However, today was a day filled with unexpected surprises for him.
Ordinary zombies had much smaller appetites and usually only needed about two snowflakes to satisfy them. However, those with injuries required about three to four snowflakes, and those with severe injuries or missing body parts needed even more. When he began feeding the zombies with only their heads remaining, each one required at least ten snowflakes!
Seeing the head in front of him closing its eyes after consuming the last snowflake, Wei Xuan breathed a sigh of relief. Only the zombies with minor injuries would regain their blank, aimless state after eating the snowflakes, just like ordinary zombies.
However, the severely injured ones, those with missing body parts or just their heads remaining, would close their eyes and stop all movement, as if entering a state of sleep.
Although Wei Xuan couldn’t hear their thoughts at the moment, he could sense that they were temporarily safe and nothing seemed amiss. This allowed him to relax a little.
He stood up and gathered the nearly empty bag into another bag. At this rate, the two bags of snowflakes he brought today were almost completely used up!
Although he still had a considerable amount of snowflakes at home, enough to feed them for several months if he continued to provide them with food every day, Wei Xuan was concerned that he wouldn’t be able to sustain it if he didn’t accelerate the evaporation of the snowwater on the rooftop. He hoped that these crystal cores would have some effect on the zombie heads, so he couldn’t stop feeding them snowflakes.
“Well, if the ones at home finish eating, I’ll go outside and dig for more snowflakes!” Snowflakes would condense in the soil, and Wei Xuan had only collected strange snow for the sake of convenience. Now, if the snowflakes at home weren’t enough, he naturally had other ways to find more.
“Want a kiss, want a kiss, want a kiss…” Familiar brain waves reached him, and Wei Xuan turned his head slightly with a helpless smile, only to see a figure covered in blood approaching and planting a kiss on his lips.
He reached out and touched the person’s face, after all, both their faces and his hands were covered in blood, so no one would lose out.
“Let’s deal with the rat and its corpses first.”
The large rat died in their own neighborhood, and there were also the limbs and body parts of the zombies from the neighborhood. Those zombies who had lost crystal cores during the battle or were severed needed to be properly handled and laid to rest. He couldn’t just leave them there to rot.
Since he would once again be dealing with blood and gore, Wei Xuan had no intention of changing his clothes. With Du Hang by his side and with the help of a few zombies he had gathered from the streets, he transported all the remains and corpses to the area that was once a site of fire.
He poured gasoline collected from vehicles on the rat and the bodies, ignited the fire, and silently watched as the flames melted the remaining snow around, growing larger and stronger, before slowly extinguishing and turning into ashes. Wei Xuan let out a long breath.
He didn’t turn to look at Du Hang or the newly recruited zombies who would serve as backup security. In a low voice that only he could hear, he said, “I was the one who brought you all here in the first place, so you are my responsibility. Although I don’t know why I suddenly understand your words, since I can understand, we are truly companions now. If the snowflakes can truly change your future and make you another kind of ‘human,’ then I will do my best.”
Will these kinds of zombies become killers of humans in the future? Will they easily eliminate all humans and dominate this world once they have intelligence? Wei Xuan was unsure, but he could only do what he believed was right to the best of his abilities.
Since he couldn’t bear to watch these zombies die in such unnecessary places, he would strive to change the situation if he had the opportunity to do so.
If they can truly possess intelligence, even if it’s just to the extent of Du Hang, Wei Xuan believed that the zombies he had fed might be able to control themselves when facing humans.
He had snowflakes, he could feed them, and he would do his best to change them.
In the early stages of the apocalypse, Du Hang was the only one Wei Xuan protected, cared for, and loved. And now, he had gained companions in the neighborhood.
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Oh, it’s so sweet! Now you’re not alone, Huan Huan!!
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Good neighbor…feeding the community. Warming zombie hearts with snowflakes. Haha! Thanks for the translation 🤣❤️🤣❤️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️🌨️
It takes a village to raise a child, but now our MC is raising a whole village by himself so I have concerns.
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An entire village of zombies!!
I’ve been pondering it, and are zombies expensive or cheap to raise?
Definitely manpower expensive, after all you have to collect and dry, and even dig up for more snow crystals to properly feed them.
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Aww, Du Hand knows it’s a kiss and wants them too. 😭 The ratio of cute to gore is very impressive here. Thanks for the chapter!
I love it!! Thank you for the chapters💚💚
Thanks for the chapter! Communication, it’s at the heart of our humanity.
YAYYYY I WAS WAITING FOR THIS TO HAPPEN