Another morning arrived, and Wei Xuan opened his eyes to gaze at the ceiling. The room was still somewhat dimly lit, and he could only vaguely make out the general appearance of the ceiling.
This room had been intentionally decorated by Wei Xuan and his zombie subordinates before his long slumber. Within the wallpaper, there was a layer of metal plates. Although there was wallpaper covering it now, he could faintly see traces of where the large metal plates intersected.
Since waking up this time, Wei Xuan hadn’t ventured too far, only moving around his own neighborhood and its surroundings. He wondered if going out farther would lead to encounters with various situations, such as convoys searching for supplies in the city, people who still lived within the city, or the peculiar behaviors of some zombies.
Although he had made an agreement with those zombies that he might enter the city to find things and hoped they wouldn’t interfere with his actions, he couldn’t help but worry: Did those zombies really understand his intentions at that time? Would they suddenly jump out to cause trouble when he was collecting items, mistakenly believing he was there to cause trouble or take territory?
“Ugh… it’s really troublesome,” Wei Xuan scratched his head as he raised the blanket to cover himself, and next to him, Du Hang, who had long known that Wei Xuan was awake, turned his head to look at him. Then, he extended his arm and simply hugged the cocooned Wei Xuan.
Wei Xuan, who was squeezed from outside the blanket, struggled a few times before revealing his head, giving this guy who only knew how to make a mess a dissatisfied glare. In return, he received an affectionate morning kiss.
He got up, freshened up, and changed into appropriate clothes for the current season. Wei Xuan’s thoughts once again couldn’t help but wander to those two guys.
Last winter, Wei Xuan had told them that he would stay indoors and not go out during the winter, but now, half a year had passed since the agreed-upon time. Did those two guys look for him during this time? Would they roam around the city calling that weird nickname just like they did back then?
Moreover, during this time, there were so many powerful zombies in the city, and those two guys liked to wander around. In case they encountered them…
His thoughts were somewhat chaotic. In any case, those two guys were the only companions Wei Xuan had met in his life after the apocalypse. If anything happened to them during this time…
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He sighed and walked to the table, picking up two bags filled to the brim with snowflakes and stuffing them into his and Du Hang’s backpacks. These snowflakes were specially prepared yesterday after lunch. Today, he was going out to meet humans, and Wei Xuan was afraid that he might not be able to control his zombie instincts. If he impulsively charged out and gave the two humans a bite, it would be a disaster.
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The sound of the air raid siren echoed through the base, further unsettling the already anxious survivors. Since the arrival of the apocalypse, human life had become increasingly difficult. Especially after entering the third year of the apocalypse, humans not only had to face terrifying zombies but also increasingly aggressive mutant creatures.
At this moment, the small base was facing another attack from mutated animals.
After the apocalypse, as mutated animals adapted to sudden changes in themselves, they gradually adapted to the drastically altered world. Due to the massive death of plants, most of the animals that successfully mutated and gained some survival ability had changed their eating habits, with the majority being forced to change their behavior and become carnivores. However, the remaining few herbivorous animals were equally terrifying—these herbivores now exclusively ate mutated plants, many of which had formidable attacking capabilities.
Human bases naturally attracted the attention of mutated animals, and almost all existing bases had been subjected to varying degrees of animal attacks. Strangely enough, zombies seldom left the boundaries of the cities they once inhabited, and there were almost no reports of cities being surrounded by zombies.
“All units, attention! A large mutant beast has appeared outside the west gate! All members of the first team, assemble at the west gate for defense!” The loudspeakers in the city broadcasted the message, calling on the surviving members inside the city to defend against the impending crisis.
Many small bases had developed and refined crisis response methods after surviving for so long in the apocalypse. Now, even when facing attacks from creatures that had become giant beasts, they could respond relatively calmly and rationally.
However, what people faced now was not just these sudden crises. It had been reported that since entering the third year of the apocalypse, some small bases that could still be contacted had gone completely silent. But the current transportation situation was extremely challenging, and there was simply no one available to organize a strong enough team to search for those bases that had gone silent.
To make matters worse, even communication between large bases had become nearly impossible. It seemed that something had gone wrong with the satellites in the sky, and now, it was very possible not to receive any signals for a month or two.
Even in the city, most large bases were now unable to send large numbers of personnel into the city to search for supplies. This was not only because zombies had become more formidable; many city buildings that had been vacant due to the absence of zombies during the previous winter were now occupied by various types of smaller mutant creatures!
Would those mutant creatures that had moved in be willing to vacate the premises for people searching for supplies after the snow and ice melted? That was impossible!
So, entering the city now requires facing at least two types of dangers. In addition to these two, it was said that an alarming number of mutant insects had appeared in the sewers and subway ruins of many urban areas, and the danger posed by these creatures was no less than that of the other two types of beings.
The current predicament faced by humanity was completely unknown to Wei Xuan. In his previous life, during the third year of the apocalypse, shortly after the onset of spring, he had fallen into a trap due to careless actions outside and was captured by an underground organization, ending up in a dark cell where he became a guinea pig. However, in the previous life, he had already blown up that research facility together with Du Hang, sacrificing themselves and being reborn in this world.
In his previous life, when he was captured, it was just the beginning of spring, and there was still some snow on the ground. The number of mutant creatures around his base, T City, was relatively low. However, due to the presence of powerful zombies blocking the way to the city, the combat capabilities of the zombies in his city were significantly stronger than those in smaller cities. Mutant creatures had no chance to occupy vacant houses.
Naturally, he had not encountered attacks from mutant creatures during that time, and being surrounded by zombies, Wei Xuan was actually safer than ordinary humans.
In this life, Wei Xuan had “died” much earlier than in his previous life. Fortunately, this time, he was outside the base, and he had a group of zombie underlings led by Du Hang to protect him, allowing him to safely endure the period of dormancy.
Currently, Wei Xuan was carrying a specialized outdoor backpack, walking side by side with Du Hang on the desolate city streets.
Wei Xuan was unaware of the current plight of humanity. As he looked around at the desolate scenery of the city, he couldn’t help but feel a bit emotional. When he ventured out this time, he passed by some places where he had once planted potatoes and carrots. Those crops had shown remarkable resilience and continued to grow strongly.
Unfortunately, now in late autumn, all he saw were withered yellow leaves, and many leaves had been blown off by the strong winds, adding to the desolation.
As they walked down the street, although there were zombies wandering nearby, Wei Xuan did not see any signs of advanced zombies. This discovery made him breathe a sigh of relief.
He had not encountered them this time. Otherwise, if he ran into troublemakers, he might have to take a detour with Du Hang, or even turn back home. He had only brought Du Hang along this time because he was worried about unexpected encounters. After all, with just himself and Du Hang, he could run much faster than with his zombie underlings.
“We’re almost there…” From a distance, Wei Xuan saw the silhouette of a tall building and couldn’t help but mutter to himself in a low voice. He hadn’t been here for a long time, and he wondered how those two guys were doing and whether they still lived here.
Following their usual routine, Wei Xuan and Du Hang first went to the second-floor shop where they usually left exchange diaries. As they approached the corner of the room, Wei Xuan spotted several new diaries on top of the pile that he hadn’t seen before. He breathed a sigh of relief, picked up the diaries, and quickly scanned them to confirm that they were from Bai Guangnan. Wei Xuan then stuffed these new diaries into his and Du Hang’s backpacks.
Instead of leaving a message here, he planned to visit those two directly. If he couldn’t find them, he would return here to leave a message. After all, his sudden disappearance for so long required a serious explanation in person.
They left the shop and headed towards the direction of the Science and Technology Building. After a short while, they arrived at the crossroads where the Science and Technology Building was located.
Wei Xuan stopped in his tracks and had a somewhat peculiar expression on his face as he carefully observed the situation on the street. He couldn’t help muttering with a slightly lowered voice, “What’s going on? Why aren’t there any zombies surrounding that building?”
Did everyone became a zombie that’s why no wandering zombies around?