The three of them once again sat facing each other on the sofa in the spacious living room. Wei Xuan had Du Hang by his side, while the two of them across from them were equally excited about his early arrival. They hadn’t brought out the zombies from their respective rooms yet, as this was still a common two-on-two meeting as usual.
As he sat down and looked at them who had inexplicable excitement, Wei Xuan couldn’t help his mouth twitch. Suddenly, he remembered that the reason he had come here was also to see if the two guys had survived. Thinking about it, his thought process seemed to be somewhat similar to theirs…
While his mind was wandering off somewhere, Wei Xuan’s mouth opened automatically, “The military vehicles and such from a few days ago, did they affect your place?”
The two of them across from him shook their heads vigorously, one of them pointing outside the window, “They were still far away!”
The other one added, “I was worried their cannons would collapse our building, but they probably can’t reach us.”
Wei Xuan nodded, but then he became a bit concerned, “If there are other groups entering the city in the future, your location being high up might attract some attention…”
Cheng Ma waved her hand dismissively, “There are so many zombies down there.”
Bai Guangnan thought for a moment, then smiled with confusion on his face, “Hmm, it’s possible, but if they come, they can live below, not on top of my head.”
Bai Guangnan kept nodding, “Exactly, exactly.”
Then he quickly turned to Wei Xuan, “Don’t worry, we’ll leave a room for you on our floor. If you don’t want to stay outside someday, just come over.”
Wei Xuan…
What kind of thought process do these two guys have? Why do they think he’s saying that someone might come to take over their territory?
After several face-to-face conversations with the two of them, Wei Xuan decided that silence was golden and chose to ignore this issue. So, he mumbled in agreement and turned to ask them, “You’re living at a high place, did you see where their target was this time?”
Bai Guangnan jumped up and ran a few steps to the bed, pointing outside, “There, there! They were attacking there for quite a while!”
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“Why do you think it’s unfortunate that so many zombies died?”
When he asked, Cheng Ma furrowed her brows in thought. After a while, she finally answered, when Wei Xuan had already reached the window and pulled out the telescope to observe the area where battles had taken place before, “It’s all life. It’s a pity to see so many of them die. It’s like watching someone pouring boiling water into an ant hole.”
Wei Xuan’s hand holding the telescope trembled slightly. He didn’t know how to react to her answer. So, he pretended not to hear it and continued gazing into the distance.
After observing the surroundings from the advantageous location of the Technology Building and giving some advice to his companions about being cautious in their daily lives and not recklessly confronting outsiders when they entered the city, Wei Xuan left with Du Hang.
After he left, Cheng Ma and Bai Guangnan had another conversation.
One of them said, “Which room should we leave for him?”
The other one pondered, “What kind of room do you think he’d like?”
“Considering how much he loves his zombie boyfriend, his taste might be different from regular guys, right?”
“Why not just leave an entire floor vacant for him? Then when he comes, he can pick the one he likes.”
“Sure, sure. His zombie is so smart, maybe he has preferences for the rooms.”
“Ah, poor thing. Is he living underground all the time? Otherwise, why would he stand by the window and look outside for so long every time he comes?”
“Maybe it’s been so long since he stood somewhere high and looked outside?”
With their thoughts jumping all over the place, the two of them discussed various topics before bidding each other goodbye and returning to their respective rooms, accompanied by their zombie son and zombie girlfriend to catch up on some sleep.
Of course, Wei Xuan had no idea that his peculiar-minded companions were actually discussing him behind his back after he left. They even thought that he stood by the window for so long each time he visited because he was reluctant to leave the high place. Little did they know that he climbed six floors every day and used the telescope to observe his neighborhood’s surroundings!
So, after Du Hang carried him and jumped down the building, Wei Xuan thought for a moment and decided not to return to their usual sleeping place. Instead, he entered an alley that couldn’t be observed from the higher floors and had Du Hang put him down. Then they wandered through the streets and alleys, heading slowly towards the location where those people had visited last time.
He was quite curious about what those people had taken when they last came here. Although there might not be much left to see now, going there might give him a rough idea of their general objectives during their previous entry into the city.
The number of zombies on the streets was still quite substantial, at least denser than the number of zombies around Wei Xuan’s home. As Wei Xuan got closer to the target location, the number of zombies aimlessly wandering around nearby increased. And the closer he got, the more of them had visible injuries.
When he finally arrived at the target location, his progress was blocked by layers upon layers of zombie “corpses” lying on the ground…
Looking at the severed limbs, the many heads, and the zombies with large holes blown into their bodies, Wei Xuan couldn’t help but twitch his mouth. This was the first time he had seen zombies with holes blown through their heads and still not dead!
Indeed, these zombies weren’t all completely dead. Of course, there were many that had been blown to pieces and killed, but at least from what he saw, the zombies piled on top of the heap were still alive for the most part!
Just like his own pile of heads back home, although their extensive injuries prevented them from moving properly, they were still “alive”! As long as they had a source of energy replenishment or enough time for recovery, these creatures could crawl back to life!
Wei Xuan didn’t have as many snowflakes to feed this large group of zombies. After all, even though he had a special affection for zombies, he wasn’t a saint. He didn’t mind saving the bear zombies in his neighborhood, but he didn’t have the time or resources to show the same benevolence to these zombies he barely knew.
Anyway, leaving these zombies here without bothering about them wouldn’t be an issue. They would recover slowly over time.
However, at this moment, Wei Xuan was still calculating on his fingers. The last time it had snowed was in mid-August, and the next snowfall wouldn’t come until mid-November, and it was only early September now…
Feeling a mix of sympathy and helplessness as he looked at the injured zombies around him, he muttered, “I guess by the time it snows again, you guys will probably have already repaired yourselves, right? As long as there are no other people entering the city during this time and wiping you out completely, you should be able to make it through.”
No one understood the resilience of zombies better than Wei Xuan. He remembered how his group of zombies at home had managed to recover their health even with only their heads remaining, thanks to the massive consumption of snowflakes. Now these guys were in similar conditions, but their recovery wouldn’t be slow either.
However, Wei Xuan was faced with another problem at this moment, the path ahead was blocked by a densely packed mass of zombie bodies.
The group of people had fought here a couple of days ago, leaving the surrounding area, both the buildings and the zombies, heavily affected by the battle. Before Wei Xuan was a mound of zombies that could be compared to a small hill, an obstacle. Stepping into it would inevitably lead him to step on something, and if he accidentally got bitten by one of them… then Du Hang would have to carry him home while he clung onto a zombie.
Moreover, if he didn’t order Du Hang to carry him home, would Du Hang just run away from home with him, wandering around outside?
His thoughts went off on a tangent, who knows how many miles away. But thinking about Du Hang carrying him home, Wei Xuan found an alternative solution. He opened his arms, allowing Du Hang to carry him and skip into the nearby courtyard wall that was relatively intact and had a larger area.
There was no other way. The surrounding area was surrounded by a “wall” of zombie remains. The nearby buildings had also been damaged to an unknown extent. The building with the highest integrity in the “enclosure” was undoubtedly the target location of those people.
Du Hang easily carried Wei Xuan into the courtyard wall. Although the number of nearby zombies was quite high, they weren’t the zombies under Wei Xuan’s control, so they wouldn’t make any requests or comments. All Wei Xuan could sense was their detached, dispersed, and unconscious hunger. Their signals were no different from the signals ordinary street zombies emitted, and they didn’t cause him any headaches.
Now, being carried by Du Hang into the courtyard, Wei Xuan looked at the entirety of the building within and raised an eyebrow, “Seems like… a factory?”
In a location so close to the city, there was actually a sizable factory occupying an area. What kind of equipment could be inside?
With curiosity in his heart, Wei Xuan had Du Hang take him inside for a look around. However, Wei Xuan was disappointed as soon as he entered.
Apart from the zombie remains scattered around, the factory was basically empty. However, it was clearly built to store large equipment or supplies, and it was situated relatively close to the city center.
Wei Xuan could only guess roughly, these devices probably wouldn’t cause any pollution, nor would they consume too much power. Alternatively, this might be a temporary storage space, with these devices rarely in use.
Nevertheless, no matter what was stored here, it was likely something useful for the base, but not necessarily for him. With this in mind, he patted Du Hang’s arm and pointed to a nearby residential building, “Let’s go over there and rest until evening before heading home.”
NGL I low key want WX to “talk” to the crazies’ zombies
Me too, it would be interesting for sure.
Awwwww, Wei Xuan didn’t get a chance to interact with the crazy couple’s zombies…he needs stats! Hahahahahaha! Thanks for the update 🤣❤️🤣❤️