Chapter 18: Excuse Me, Are You My Teammate? (1)
There was an SUV in the garage, performance-modified with bulletproof glass. This was Zhuang Mingxu’s standard vehicle wherever he went. Its usefulness was now apparent, at least Lu Weiyi didn’t have to worry about a zombie smashing its head through the glass and biting him while he was driving.
The few zombies that were originally in the residential area had now increased to over a dozen. As soon as Lu Weiyi left the garage, more and more came running from near and far.
He still planned to stay here for a few days, so naturally, he didn’t want this place to become a zombie haven.
Parking the car in a place that would allow for easy escape, Lu Weiyi opened one of the car doors, got out with the watermelon knife in hand, and swung it at the first zombie as it approached.
Zhuang Mingxu had personally taught Lu Weiyi how to kill zombies. From the initial practice of surrounding a few zombies to let him get the hang of it, to later controlling him to practice and familiarize himself with his abilities after the zombies evolved. Although his abilities weren’t as proficient as those who went out to fight every day, it was still a life he faced day and night, and it had become an instinct.
The bead core was located inside the forehead, along that axis. Whether you cut horizontally, vertically, or diagonally, as long as you moved the bead core, the zombie would definitely lose its mobility. Otherwise, even if you cut off its head, the energy in the bead core could still control the head to take a bite when you weren’t paying attention. This was also the reason why high boots became popular later.
With one slash, he didn’t control his strength well, and a piece of the entire head was cut off diagonally. Black and white matter splattered, and a few drops landed on Lu Weiyi’s clothes, instantly turning into a black dot with brain matter.
Lu Weiyi froze for a moment, remembering that he hadn’t prepared any clothes.
In the apocalypse, the most expensive clothes weren’t haute couture or designer brands, but oil-resistant overalls or waterproof windbreakers used in factories or auto repair shops, followed by clothing made of oilcloth-like materials. These were not breathable but could prevent splashed corpse fluids from sticking to the body and causing zombification through an inadvertent wound.
Of course, this was only for ordinary people. If these corpse fluids accidentally entered an ability user’s body, they would only turn into lost energy, accelerating the accumulation of violent energy within the ability user.
One zombie staggered and fell, followed quickly by a second, ignorant and fearless.
While Lu Weiyi swung his knife and fought, the residents of the residential area began to gather at the windows again, silently watching this scene. They hadn’t yet fully recognized the reality that the apocalypse had arrived. At this moment, most of their eyes still held horror at his nonchalant killing.
Yes, even though they had accepted that these people had become monsters, they really couldn’t bring themselves to take action against them. After all, they hadn’t seen the heads covered in rotten flesh of the later zombies. At this time, these monsters looked no different from ordinary people except for the various wounds on their bodies.
Lu Weiyi noticed the various gazes but didn’t care. They were just watching and not stopping him.
Quickly eliminating over a dozen zombies, Lu Weiyi flexed his wrist, gradually regaining his familiar survival environment. Confirming that no more zombies were approaching, he bent down and rummaged through the scattered heads. Among the neatly severed heads, he found a marble-sized white bead core.
Holding the sticky core, Lu Weiyi silently added another item to his list of things to find: gloves.
“Hey buddy, what are you looking for?” From the building closest to Lu Weiyi, a young man opened a window and shouted in Lu Weiyi’s direction.
With this one shout, the quiet residential area suddenly seemed to come alive, and various voices came over.
“Hey buddy, are you going out? Can you help me bring back some things?”
“Yeah, yeah, help me bring back some too, I’ll pay whatever you want!”
“Shameless! Who living here is short of money? Friend, can we team up…?”
“Bro…”
All sorts of endless requests were made, all shameless and not caring if they were being excessive. The dark side of human nature had begun to emerge.
Lu Weiyi ignored their arguments and searched again. There were indeed no more white bead cores. Disappointed, he flicked the liquid off the watermelon knife and turned to get into the car.
White bead cores only existed in the brains of naturally mutated zombies. The brains of zombies that had been bitten and assimilated didn’t have them, which was what made them so precious.
Naturally mutated zombies were few, while assimilated zombies were countless.
Just as the car started, another car appeared behind him. It drove up and stopped in front of him. The window rolled down, revealing a gentle but anxious face. “Hey buddy, I’m going to the Ruijing Hotel to find someone, heading towards the north of the city. Is that the same way you’re going?”
At this time, the earliest batch of ability users might have just appeared, and their numbers were extremely small. Lu Weiyi had a space with him and didn’t want to travel with others, lest someone inadvertently find out and cause unnecessary danger.
Hearing him say he was looking for someone, he definitely wouldn’t follow him all the way. Lu Weiyi said, “Wanli Shopping Mall.”
There was a large supermarket on the basement floor of Wanli Shopping Mall, and the five floors above covered all aspects of life. The man thought Lu Weiyi was running out of food and was anxiously going out.
“I’m passing by there anyway, can we team up?” The man said, picking up a large bag from the back seat, opening the door, and handing it over. “There’s some food in here, bread, instant noodles, that kind of thing. Eat some to tide you over. Thank you for being willing to go with me.”
Lu Weiyi had eaten a big breakfast, so he didn’t take the food, unaware that this left an impression of him being very proud in the man’s mind.
He looked at the map on his tablet. They were indeed going the same way, but the Ruijing Hotel was a bit further than the shopping mall.
“No need, just follow me,” Lu Weiyi said, starting the car and driving out of the residential area first.
