Chapter 238: Welcome to Tiantai City (Part 2)
This psychological change process is a baptism of blood and tears.
Liang Min's face has a slender scar, which she got after the world ended while fleeing when the car broke down and encountered a passing sedan with a survivor inside. The survivor seemed friendly, suggesting they face the apocalypse bravely together and fight it.
Because of this, she chose to trust him.
After arriving at the man's residence, he completely revealed his true nature, pushing her to the ground and tearing at her clothes like a mad dog.
She had a knife hidden on her, and as she stabbed him to death, her face was also cut by the knife.
From then on, Liang Min realized that the true horror of this apocalypse had just begun.
A man holding a Tang sword said, "Lin Fan from Sunshine Shelter in Huang City, to be honest, is quite impressive in this doomsday. According to the records in the booklet, he's really strong. Even if the three of us combined, we wouldn't be his opponent."
His name is Wang Qiang, a very ordinary name, but his identity is not simple. His ancestors were great Tang sword masters from ancient times, passed down to his generation. Without the glory of his ancestors, he only made a living through short videos.
He is a Speed Awakened, a power that among many abilities isn't very outstanding, just average.
But in Wang Qiang's view, speed ability isn't for fleeing but for reacting faster in combat, making it impossible for zombies to touch him.
Li Gongrong said, "Do you think the situation in Huang City is really reliable? Is Lin Fan really a trustworthy survivor?"
Liang Min looked around, checking for any signs of zombies. "Who knows? People's hearts are inscrutable; what's true or false can't be seen clearly by eyes alone."
Wang Qiang said, "I think it's true. His ability is there. There's no need to use tricks to get what he wants. I always believe that when true disasters come, a savior to save the world will inevitably be born from the disaster."
"Who told you that?" Li Gongrong asked with surprise.
Wang Qiang said, "My grandfather said it; my grandfather heard it from his father, so he told me afterwards."
At this moment,
Liang Min sensed something amiss, frowning slightly. "There's movement ahead, quickly hide."
After they hid for a short time,
An astonishing scene unfolded before their eyes.
A gigantic circular sphere rolled by, not an actual sphere but a Corpse Ball, with a diameter of nearly a hundred meters, an utterly shocking sight that would make anyone panic.
"A Corpse Ball. In the center is a leader zombie. According to the booklet description, the crystal is red." Wang Qiang watched the Corpse Ball in the distance while perversely licking his lips.
Li Gongrong, seeing his little movement, blinked and said, "You aren't planning anything with this Corpse Ball, are you?"
"How could I? You'd have to be crazy to take on such zombies head-on. I estimate there are at least hundreds of thousands of zombies on that Corpse Ball. If we appeared in front of it, we wouldn't even know how we died." Wang Qiang looked at Li Gongrong as if to say, "Do you think I'm an idiot? In this situation, unless you're brain-dead, who would go up against that?"
Li Gongrong patted his chest in relief, "I thought you didn't know."
Liang Min whispered, "The direction that Corpse Ball is rolling towards is very similar to the transport plane's direction. Is it chasing the transport plane?"
Wang Qiang said, "The transport plane's noise is a bit loud, attracting the Corpse Ball's attention. Let's be careful. The speed of zombie evolution now is very fast. Most zombies are something we can only look at from a distance. If we encounter them, it could endanger our safety."
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Tiantai City.
Lin Fan leisurely walked along the street.
There were no zombies in sight.
The surrounding environment seemed very desolate, with overturned vehicles rusted and weed growing on the ground and walls. A prosperous city had completely turned into this.
Walking, walking.
He saw a dirty rag doll underfoot.
The scene at that time flashed in his mind. Surely a little girl, in panic, dropped the doll to the ground and eventually disappeared into the chaotic crowd.
Whether alive or dead, it can only be left to fate.
"Strange, there are no zombies in a city; that's really a strange thing." Lin Fan looked around, empty, with only the rise and fall of trash and no other movements.
If there were no zombies, the city's environment before him would genuinely be very fitting of a post-apocalyptic world.
Desolation, for people, is the greatest fear.
Xinfeng Store.
The store's doors and windows were damaged, the broken glass littering the ground, and if you looked closely, there seemed to be dried blood clots, suggesting the situation at the time was very chaotic.
Being pinned down and bitten by fellow compatriots who turned into zombies, calling for help, yet no one could offer assistance.
He walked into the store.
The goods were very messy, scattered all over the floor.
If he had been cranky as before, he might have shouted in the store that was visible at a glance…
Are you there, Boss?
Of course, this was just a form of communication in the apocalypse. Knowing there's no one, it didn't affect his habit of talking to the air, after all, this store belonged to the boss.
In case… the boss was hiding in the store's restroom, it's not impossible.
He opened the powerless fridge and picked up a bottle of cola.
"Boss, put it on my tab."
He's already deeply in debt. Someday, when the apocalypse ends and state order returns, these debts should be settled by the state, as well as the damaged buildings and so on.