“…What should we do now?” On a stretch of road not far from the city of T, a group of people huddled together in the same car held an impromptu meeting. After a long silence, one person finally brought up their most pressing issue.
The unfortunate individuals exchanged glances for a while, and one of them pointed back in the direction they came from. “How about… going back?”
“Going back? Returning to the area infested with monsters?” Another person’s voice instantly rose in pitch. Weren’t they prepared to move back into the city precisely because that place was no longer suitable for them to live, to avoid being killed by the mutant creatures outside even if they turned into zombies?
Another person coughed, signaling for everyone to calm down.
“I think it’s best if we first settle down in an area around the city. One reason is that the current weather makes traveling a bit… difficult. Additionally, living near T City allows us to better observe the movements of those zombies and the happenings in the city. After all, we have no idea what really happened in the city before. Otherwise, we wouldn’t have rushed over here and ended up in this mess.”
Isn’t that right? They rushed here without understanding the situation in the city, thinking that it was still the same as before. That’s why they ended up being driven out by those insane zombies. Speaking of which, could it be that the zombies have turned vegetarian now? How else could they encounter living humans and not attack but instead drive them away?
What was even more disturbing was that they had just heard the zombies uttering “get out.” Whether it was the zombies speaking or someone secretly controlling all the zombies to expel them, these were scenarios beyond their current ability to cope with or resist.
The group of people couldn’t make sense of it, so they had no choice but to discuss it once again and ultimately settled on living in an area not too close to the city.
Before the apocalypse arrived, major cities had already become drastically different from what they were over a decade ago. They were no longer isolated fortresses with no other buildings in sight after leaving the city. The extent of urban sprawl had expanded greatly, and it was no longer a world where the city was entirely occupied by zombies.
The group chose to settle in a nearby community, but the question of whether or not they should all become zombies and infiltrate the city together lingered. However, without understanding what had really happened in the city, they dared not take such a risky move. What if, even if they turned into zombies and managed to enter, they were used as cannon fodder by the other zombies at the first sign of trouble?
After all, their previous method of voluntarily injecting the virus was a last resort. They would rather extend their time as humans than become ignorant and unfeeling zombies.
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In this wintry landscape, Wei Xuan stood in his own kitchen, busy with cooking.
A mixture of spicy and savory aromas filled the air, creating a strong scent of cooking oil that was blown out of the slightly open kitchen window by a fan placed by the window. This contraption served as a makeshift exhaust fan, but Wei Xuan rarely cooked in the post-apocalyptic world, especially after waking up. It wasn’t a big loss even if the fan was used as a makeshift exhaust.
Normally, when he cooked dishes that generated a lot of oil smoke, he would choose to cook outside. However, with the heavy snowfall outside and the freezing weather, even the zombies were at risk of freezing, so he had to make do with cooking in his own kitchen.
He poured the stir-fried large bones and soup into a large pot, added various ingredients, covered it, and then breathed a sigh of relief. He turned off the fan and closed the window before returning to Du Hang in the living room.
“It’s so cold,” he muttered as he did so. He held Du Hang’s hand, who had obediently followed him back to the living room. “Are you cold?”
Du Hang lowered his head to look at his own palms, spreading and curling them up, then looked back at Wei Xuan. “Outside, I’ll freeze.”
Wei Xuan suddenly realized and hurriedly held his hand. However, both of them had just come out of the kitchen, and their body temperatures were hovering around twenty degrees due to their unique physical conditions. Now, their hands were both icy cold.
The difference was that Wei Xuan, who had been cooking and stood closer to the fire, had a slightly higher temperature, but it was still not enough to provide warmth when he held Du Hang’s hand.
Realizing this, Wei Xuan quickly led Du Hang back to the bedroom, turned on the electric stove on the table, and began boiling snow water to warm up the room.
Although zombies weren’t affected by winter and could still move around outside, who knew if their bodies would freeze over time in such cold weather? After all, even though they were zombies, there was still blood in their bodies. If it froze, it might cause unforeseen problems.
Thinking about this, Wei Xuan suddenly remembered his group of “little brothers.” In such cold weather, even if he didn’t make them warm by the fire, at least he didn’t want them to wander around aimlessly in the cold.
With this in mind, Wei Xuan decided to gather his zombie “little brothers” and hold a meeting in the community.
Standing in the middle of the group, Wei Xuan announced loudly, “It’s too cold now. Most of the rooms in that building over there are empty. You guys can rest in them when it’s snowing, raining, or too hot. You don’t have to wander outside every day. Just come out when you have something to do.”
Wei Xuan’s little brothers emitted a sense of joy upon hearing this. They mumbled, “Go inside, sleep,” and walked toward the building Wei Xuan had pointed to.
Before winter came, the rooms in this community had been tidied up and organized by all the members, creating quite a few vacant rooms.
Although most of the rooms had been assigned specific purposes and organized by Wei Xuan, there were still some rooms that didn’t have a clear function. The building Wei Xuan had chosen now fell into that category.
Seeing his little brothers obediently retreating to their rooms to escape the snow and cold, Wei Xuan wore a pleased smile. He even pondered whether he should investigate the possibility of restoring heating in the community. It didn’t need to be much, just a few of the buildings with specific functions would do.
If he remembered correctly, the heating furnace for the community was in one of the buildings in the northwest corner, but he would need to consider fuel and other logistics.
Lost in thought, Wei Xuan and Du Hang walked toward their own building. However, when they reached the entrance of the building, Wei Xuan suddenly realized something. He turned abruptly to look behind him. There was no sign of his group of zombie little brothers on the road behind them. They should have all entered the building.
But Wei Xuan still stared in that direction, somewhat dumbfounded. After a while, he suddenly grabbed Du Hang’s arm and said, “Du Hang, did you hear that? Are they talking with their mouths instead of using telepathy like they usually do?”
Du Hang looked at him puzzled, then glanced back at the zombie little brothers who had taken over the building. He nodded and said, “Talking.”
“I mean talking with their mouths, here!” Wei Xuan said anxiously, pointing to his own mouth.
Seeing this gesture, Du Hang didn’t hesitate to lean in and give Wei Xuan a passionate kiss. They kissed so intensely that Wei Xuan felt dizzy and almost forgot what he had just asked. After parting, Du Hang nodded and said, “Talk, use this.”
Feeling a bit lightheaded from the kiss, Wei Xuan slowly remembered what he was talking about and gave Du Hang a glare before looking toward the building where his little brothers had gone. He sighed and said, “Well… It’s been a few days since I paid attention. Now they can talk just like humans…”
He hadn’t noticed earlier, but now he realized that something was off. Were all of his zombie little brothers capable of speaking now? Or was it just the few around him?
Shrugging it off, Wei Xuan didn’t consider it a big deal. He pulled Du Hang back to their room and went straight to the kitchen to continue cooking.
In the end, Wei Xuan attributed this development to the fact that he already had three zombies who could speak human language in his group. He believed that as zombies evolved further, they would gradually gain the ability to communicate verbally. It wasn’t all that surprising.
The kitchen was filled with steam as water vapor rose into the air, warming the room. Condensation formed on the walls and glass surfaces, and the room’s temperature increased by at least ten degrees compared to when he had opened the window for ventilation earlier.
Wei Xuan quickly removed the pot lid, and a cloud of white steam mixed with a rich aroma billowed out. It made Wei Xuan’s stomach rumble instantly. “It smells so good… The meat should be almost tender, right?”
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Thanks for the update
Such a happy zombie home life, staying warm and cuddling 🤣❤️🤣❤️🤣❤️ Thanks for the update. Can’t believe we’re getting close to the end!
Thank you!!! I’m so sad it’s ending soon!
Well could be called Neo humans now? Hehe, a new type of being. Not a mindless zombie nor warm-blooded human…🤔
I caught up! Thank you for the update.
Thanks for the chapter!