In the midst of the chilly night, a group of people huddled around a fire, wrapped in layers upon layers of thick clothing.
The fire was made from various pieces of wooden furniture that had been dismantled and burned. In the dim light, one could still see several table legs propped up haphazardly.
“This terrible weather is making it impossible to live. It didn’t feel this cold in previous years…” One person hunched over, their neck wrapped in numerous scarves and even their head adorned with these colorful accessories.
“…Do we still have enough furniture to burn?” Suddenly, someone across from them whispered, causing the room to fall silent.
This was the only room in the entire teaching building with unbroken windows. Even those who usually had conflicts with one another had to put aside their differences and huddle together around the only fire for warmth.
Their supplies had been taken by a traitor, and most of what remained had been burned. They had only realized after entering winter that their biggest obstacle was not food, but energy!
Despite not being able to buy food and vegetables like before the apocalypse, they could still find some edible things in the city, which was now devoid of living people.
Even though many people tried to grab some instant noodles, rice, and other food when fleeing, how many people were able to actually take away what they had grabbed?
Moreover, there were plenty of convenience stores and residences with a variety of supplies to be found.
“If you’re bold enough and lucky enough, you can find plenty of food and drink in the backpacks of the wandering zombies and overturned vehicles on the street. Although it may be scattered, some superpowered individuals can still collect some by being daring, careful, and swift.”
These individuals did find some food in the burned-out warehouse after that guy fled, and they even risked going to a nearby residential area to find some food and drink.
Of course, they didn’t dare go too far from their base with just their small group, but these resources could still sustain them for a while if they rationed carefully.
However, there isn’t much left to burn as fuel. Tables, chairs, and benches in the school were already burned for warmth before winter came, not to mention the fire that was set by the traitor earlier.
Although there is still plenty of furniture in the nearby apartment buildings, they can’t bring back too many bulky items each time they go out, so the resources they can bring back are limited.
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Nowadays, they can only light one fire each day and huddle together in this room, afraid to go anywhere else and unable to stay in other places for too long.
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The other person continued to sneer: “I didn’t say I have a problem with you. But it’s hard to say who was right or wrong in the past, and people should reap what they sow. What’s most important now is how to protect the fire we have in our base!”
“Do you think you’re so great just because you can start a fire?! How did I wrong him back then?! Is it my fault that he ran away and even set the fire?! Do you dare say that you didn’t join in on the bandwagon to bully him?!”
The two strongest combatants in this small base, which has now shrunk by more than half, are these two people. However, the once most important earth-elemental ability user’s position has gradually been caught up by this fire-elemental ability user after the onset of winter.
This refers not only to the combat power of these two individuals but also to the fact that in the absence of matches, this fire-ability man can still conjure up a fireball, and his ability can ignite things in the absence of a lighter.
It may sound ridiculous because his ability’s attacking power is not particularly strong, and his combat effectiveness is not very good under normal circumstances. However, in today’s climate, it has become increasingly important.
After all, they have run out of all their lighters now. With a humanoid lighter around, especially when he has a good relationship with him, he might be able to conjure up an extra fireball that hovers nearby for a while or even throw the fireball into the water, creating a pot of hot water directly. How practical his ability is!
As for the other earth-ability user, everyone has long been aware of his importance, but because of his increasingly arrogant temper, even the two women around him can’t stand him for long, let alone others.
Although they dare not provoke him normally, fortunately, these two people know when to be serious, and even if they occasionally quarrel, they won’t really turn against each other.
As a result, this inexplicable sense of oppression continues to hover over this small base.
In a high-end residential area in T City, several households with good relationships have temporarily moved in together to survive the winter.
Their luck is relatively good compared to people in other small communities.
In the first few months after the apocalypse, they discovered solar panels on the roofs of two cars in the community by accident. Later, they found several boxes of solid alcohol and a lot of charcoal in a nearby hotpot restaurant.
In addition, they had been collecting all wooden furniture and supplies in the vicinity, so they were not particularly worried about fuel.
However, with winter approaching, it is impossible to continue growing crops on the roof. They can only endure this first winter, accumulate experience, and plan better for next spring.
Compared to other small communities with relatively good living conditions, the villa area on the outskirts of the city is the best because they had control over various resource channels before the apocalypse and had many powerful bodyguards to escort them.
They collected more useful supplies than ordinary people from the beginning.
Compared to them, the number of solar panels and batteries that Wei Xuan and his three little brothers carried back was already quite a lot.
However, the solar panels of this group of people had already filled the roofs of all the villas in the community, and there were even some left piled up in a villa used as a warehouse.
The number of batteries was at least four times more than what Wei Xuan collected.
There’s nothing they can do. Who asked some of the people in this group to have done related business before the apocalypse?
They went straight to the warehouse and had the bodyguards drive a truck to bring everything back to the warehouse!
In addition to these communities, there are also some small and large households, even one or two people hiding, who have prepared various preparations before the winter comes. They are barely and actively trying to survive the first winter.
In the large and military-based communities established around the city, they also relatively peacefully welcomed the first year’s cold attack.
Before going to sleep, Wei Xuan specifically observed the situation outside. The grayish sky still had no trace of starlight, and it was still early morning.
However, after entering winter, the time of dawn every day would slowly delay, coupled with the current overcast sky, it naturally kept the appearance of pitch blackness and nothingness outside.
In the darkness, there was no sign of snowflakes falling outside, but Wei Xuan used his own experience to speculate that even if it didn’t snow temporarily, it would probably start snowing today.
So he closed the curtains again, closed all the doors and windows, pushed the radiator closer to the bed but at a safe distance, and then crawled back into the warm and cozy bed that had already been heated by the electric heater.
Just as he lay down, Du Hang, who was serving as a human pillow on Wei Xuan’s outer side, suddenly brought his face close to Wei Xuan’s.
Wei Xuan was somewhat surprised and did not dodge the sudden kiss, but still had doubts in his heart.
What was going on? Why wasn’t he facing him directly, and how did he come to give him an advantage?
Unable to figure out the inexplicable things in his heart, Wei Xuan lifted his hands to embrace Du Hang’s neck and closed his eyes to enjoy the goodnight kiss.
But after watching movies and TV programs all night, he was already tired. In no time, he fell asleep in this position…
Du Hang was a zombie, which meant that in some situations where humans would feel tired, he would not feel tired. He would not feel pain even if he was injured and would recover quickly…
In short, this meant that they had more peculiar physical qualities than humans, which also meant that when humans did certain actions for a long time, they would feel tired and unable to bear them, but he could make some anti-human poses without any pressure.
Therefore, even though Du Hang was lying on his side in bed at this moment, lifting his head straight up and kissing Wei Xuan from above was obviously very physically demanding, and after a long time, it would make an ordinary person’s neck unable to bear it. But he had no pressure.
Even though Wei Xuan had fallen asleep, he could still maintain this posture without moving, quietly keeping his lips glued to Wei Xuan’s lips.
In the pitch-black night, only a pair of bright eyes could be seen, quietly looking at the face of the person who was always by their side, sleeping quietly in his arms with his eyes closed.
Awww kissy kissy
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa…
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thinkin bout how last chapter, Du Hang had a trace of doubt in his eyes (YAY EMOTIONS!!), is he now trying to confirm what he is doubting?? hm….
one thing i continue to love about this novel tho is all the different ways people are surviving. i feel like Wei Xuan has it the best lolol
Longggggg kiss … hahaha! Good to check in with the other groups and see who is getting on well. Thanks for the update 🤣❤️🤣❤️🤣
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Thank you for the update!
Thanks for the chapter! One long kiss, lol
Night kissing~~
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They’re too cute
Oh? I wonder what the doubts that Du Hang felt were… I mean, it seems like he’s trying to confirm something, and when he’s aware, he knows that Wei Xuan has always been by his side. So my only theory is that Du Hang is wondering what his feelings for Wei Xuan are.
If my theory is correct, I think he likes him romantically but is trying to understand those feelings in his limited consciousness. So he keeps kissing him to figure out why he enjoys doing that.
I suddenly have a premonition, they said the zombies still retain their habit even after zombifying, what if DH had fallen in love with WX before the apocalypse?. Would that explain why DH keeps following WX hence the stalking, the jealousy and the fact that DH likes the intimate behaviour between them?🤷