Spring has come, but is winter still far away?
No, at this moment, facing the melting snow and ice, Wei Xuan should say, “Winter is already gone, will the days of going out still be far away?”
Although it’s not yet warm enough for flowers to bloom, the thick layer of snow and ice that once covered the land has indeed melted away, leaving only remnants in some corners.
Wei Xuan originally planned to go out and find some things to bring back, but after considering various factors, he decided to wait until the snow and ice completely melted before taking his companions out. Of course, environmental factors played a role in this decision, but the bigger reason was that Wei Xuan had recently stumbled upon a game and got addicted. This delayed his plans until he finally achieved a platinum trophy. Only then did he decide to take a break and go out to clear his mind.
After sorting out the things he needed to take with him, he selected thirty zombie companions from the community to accompany him. He instructed the remaining zombies to take care of their home. With determination, Wei Xuan walked out of the community, heading towards the technological building where the men were located.
Afterward, he planned to search along the way for various types of buckets, basins, and plastic containers. He also intended to explore the city, visit the bases where he had previously distributed supplies, and confirm whether those items had been taken.
After all, it was a rare act of kindness on his part, personally leading the team to deliver those items. He sincerely hoped that the recipients would make good use of the supplies.
Once all the members confirmed they were ready to go, Wei Xuan, accompanied by Du Hang, calmly led the team at the forefront toward the direction of the technological building.
However, when he had just walked a few blocks away, he noticed something was amiss.
“What… is that?” Wei Xuan looked at a location not far from the road, where there should have been trees, with the remains of trees nearby.
After the apocalypse, although there were some pits formed due to the decay of trees and earthquakes, they shouldn’t be too deep or large, right?
So, what was going on here?
With a head full of questions, Wei Xuan couldn’t help but recall the massive and eerie severed limbs he had seen near cracks in the ground before. He cautiously approached.
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One after another, some were originally tree pits, while others were cracks in the asphalt ground caused by the earth’s movements. The farther he got from his residence, the more pits he found on the ground.
After circling the nearby streets for a while, he reluctantly concluded that the city had been riddled with pits by the zombies.
If he hadn’t figured out why the zombies were digging pits everywhere initially, he roughly guessed the reason when he saw more than one zombie stuffing dirt into their mouths from the pits. It seemed that he had inadvertently told the little girl zombie during the winter that they could dig up strange snow from underground.
Oh no! Could it be that because of his words, these zombies were going to dig through the entire Earth?
Because of this unexpected “delight,” Wei Xuan felt like his head had split into two. He wasn’t sure if this strange phenomenon was entirely his fault or how to solve it.
Nevertheless, he silently decided to spend more time exploring outside this time. He needed to determine if this was an isolated incident or if all the zombies in the city were digging pits.
Leaving behind his companions in a nearby building, he allowed Du Hang to carry him to the home of Bai Guangnan. When he finally snapped back to reality, he was astonished to see a resentful face in front of him…
“What… What’s wrong with you?” Wei Xuan took a step back before confirming that the person in front of him was indeed Bai Guangnan.
He had initially thought that the man had this expression because Wei Xuan hadn’t visited him since last year. Wei Xuan nervously asked, “What happened?”
Bai Guangnan still had a deeply resentful expression, as if he had just been dumped, pointing below and accusing Wei Xuan, “Those damn zombies are so annoying!”
“Ah?” Wei Xuan let out a sigh of relief when he realized the man was not talking about him. Then he asked with curiosity, “Who?”
“The zombies! The zombies roaming outside!” Bai Guangnan continued to point downward in a complaining manner.
Wei Xuan hesitated for a moment before he confirmed that the man was referring to the zombies wandering on the streets below. So, he cautiously asked, “What did they do to you? Did they come into the building?”
After all, recently, the zombies had become more active, and perhaps some of the more aggressive ones had decided to live in buildings. Could it be that they had chosen the tallest skyscraper in T City?
Bai Guangnan continued with a look of anguish, “They’re digging holes everywhere! I’ve fallen into them so many times!”
Wei Xuan was initially stunned, but after a while, he understood and then asked carefully, “When did you go out? Why did you fall into the holes?” The condition of the streets outside had changed dramatically, with pits everywhere. If someone wasn’t careful, they could easily fall in and suffer.
Moreover, wasn’t this guy supposed to be just as much of a homebody as Wei Xuan? No, after becoming a zombie, he should be even more of a homebody than Wei Xuan!
Clearly, Bai Guangnan had no idea what Wei Xuan was thinking, but his words continued to baffle Wei Xuan.
“Didn’t you say that we have to eat regularly? So, I went out to dig holes and find snowflakes. It was fine before it started snowing, but after it snowed, I went out again…” Bai Guangnan wore a pained expression. “I was walking on the snowy ground just fine, and then suddenly, I fell into a hole!”
Wei Xuan looked at him in silence.
Bai Guangnan continued to rant, “When I first fell down there, I thought I had taken the wrong path, but then a zombie crawled up from the side! It stared at me! There was a lot of snow in that hole, and it took me a long time to climb out, but not long after, I fell in again!”
Wei Xuan continued to remain silent, listening as Bai Guangnan recounted his experiences of falling into snow pits before the snow stopped, describing in vivid detail the encounters with zombies each time he fell into a pit, and recording all of it meticulously in his diary, which he then narrated to Wei Xuan.
In reality, Wei Xuan wanted to tell him that his diaries had already been packed in the backpacks of his accompanying companions and could be enjoyed later. However, Wei Xuan, feeling guilty, couldn’t bring himself to say it.
What could he say? Could he tell Bai Guangnan that it was him, Wei Xuan, who had told the zombies about digging for snowflakes in the first place?
“You know, what do you think they’re trying to do? Are they digging graves for themselves?” Bai Guangnan’s final conclusion made Wei Xuan almost choke on his own saliva. He coughed violently for a while before regaining his composure, glaring at Bai Guangnan with a somewhat resentful gaze, but all he saw was a face still full of resentment and confusion.
Well, Bai Guangnan was definitely speaking from the heart. But zombies digging their own graves…
Wei Xuan recalled the scene he had just seen on the streets outside. Many of the zombies didn’t seem to understand the concept of storing food, so they would only dig holes to eat the snowflakes when they were hungry.
This meant that when the snow melted or when it rained, the strange snow that melted into water would flow deeper into the ground. After a while, it would settle and crystallize again.
This was the case under normal circumstances, but when the zombies dug up the deep soil, the snowflakes in the holes they had originally dug would all melt once it snowed. The zombies would have to dig even deeper to find the snowflakes. Over time… they might just dig through the entire Earth!
Thinking of this terrifying possibility, Wei Xuan felt his scalp tingle. He couldn’t pretend not to know about this anymore; he had to find a solution. If this continued, who knew what would happen?
Apart from everything else, if people from other areas found that the zombies in T City had disappeared collectively and decided to enter the city…
By that time, if the zombies were all hiding in deep pits dozens or even hundreds of meters below the surface, all those people would need to do was bring some soil and other materials to seal those pits, and the danger would be eliminated. Then, both Wei Xuan and the zombies in his care would be directly exposed to the survivors outside!
Thinking of this, Wei Xuan’s expression became heavy once again. He suddenly raised his hand, patted Bai Guangnan, who looked confused and discontented, and said, “Don’t worry, this problem can be solved soon.”
Unfortunately, Wei Xuan knew that he had figured out the zombies’ digging behavior a bit too late. If he had acted before the last strange snowfall, this problem wouldn’t have been so troublesome!
Haha, are the zombies digging the spot over and over till it became so deep? 🤣
Awww, the zombies probably already dig and gather the snowflakes but when it’s rain the snowflakes melted and went into the soil again. The zombies probably is confused and just dig again… Poor zombies
Even after turning into a zombie, video games and gluttony rot the few remaining brain cells… The digging problem was so painfully obvious and predictable.