My Perfect Apocalyptic Life

After the four targets were eliminated, their weapons were scattered all over the place. Meng Xu picked up everything he could find.

They weren’t particularly rare items: two machetes, one bone cleaver, and one custom short blade with blood-letting grooves.

Meng Xu swung a machete but found it too light and rather boring.

The bone cleaver was better, but it was too short, and less practical compared to his fire axe.

As for the custom short blade, it won in aesthetics if not in effectiveness, so Meng Xu kept it. He stashed the remaining three weapons in a nearby shop, planning to retrieve them on his way back.

Although the weapons were average, it could still be useful to equip his zombie employees.

Even if the weapons didn’t have much practical use, they would at least look intimidating.

Meng Xu nodded in satisfaction, then turned to the deceased girl. He offered her a moment of silence and covered her with a piece of clothing taken from a nearby store. Skillfully climbing back over the wall, he set out to find Jiang Xiaqiu.

Meng Xu had no desire to chase after the fleeing Wang Deli.

After all, Wang Deli was fast. If Jiang Xiaqiu managed to ambush him, great; if not, it wasn’t a big deal.

Besides, Wang Deli’s base location was already exposed. Getting there quickly might allow Meng Xu to intercept him.

With a slight smile, Meng Xu agilely scaled the wall and followed the trail.

No need for elaborate searching; Wang Deli’s blood marked the path.

Following the blood trail, Meng Xu soon found Wang Deli’s body on the ground. Beside it stood Jiang Xiaqiu, her blood-stained hands holding a blue crystal.

However, the blue crystal had a noticeable bite mark, with a neat row of teeth marks.

Meng Xu: ?

【Primary Evolution Crystal (Agility Type)】
【Description: …】

A brief description of the blue crystal flashed before Meng Xu’s eyes.

Seeing Meng Xu approach, Jiang Xiaqiu hurriedly shoves the remaining blue crystal fragments into her mouth at lightning agility, seemingly showcasing her agility as a mutant zombie.

Meng Xu panicked at the sight, rushing forward and shouting, “Spit it out right now!”

He wanted to retrieve the evolution crystal from her mouth.

Although he didn’t know exactly what the crystal did, he was certain it would be very useful if stocked up. How could Jiang Xiaqiu, a dignified vice president, disobey orders and recklessly consume evolution crystals?

Seeing Meng Xu coming closer, Jiang Xiaqiu turned and fled down the street, trying to evade him.

Thus, a bizarre chase of a human pursuing a zombie played out on the street.

Anyone witnessing this scene would likely find it incredibly unbelievable.

Waking up to see a person chasing a zombie!

【Name: Jiang Xiaqiu】
【Occupation: Corporate Executive (Level 15), agile-Type Mutant Zombie (Level 3)】
【Position: Vice President of Peace and Order Group Group (First Division)】
【Inner Desires: Doesn’t want to marry, prove herself, eat evolution crystals】

Reading the information from his Reading the Room skill, Meng Xu instantly realized Jiang Xiaqiu had absorbed the evolution crystal.

This made him furious. He coldly snorted and shouted, “I order you in the name of the Chairman of the Peace and Order Group Group Group to stop! Don’t you want to keep consuming evolution crystals in the future? Stop now, and there will be plenty more evolution crystals for you!”

His Making Promises skill is activated!

With the activation of Meng Xu’s skill, Jiang Xiaqiu immediately halted and turned to stare intently at him.

“Why were you running?”

Meng Xu was perplexed, clueless as to why Jiang Xiaqiu would run. What was going on, weren’t zombies supposed to be mindless?

“Roar~”

Jiang Xiaqiu stood before Meng Xu, her eyes vacant and expressionless, as if she had no idea what just happened. Seeing Jiang Xiaqiu’s current state, Meng Xu’s anger surged.

But what could he do now that she had already consumed it?

He couldn’t very well kill Jiang Xiaqiu, could he? After all, she was worth over 30 billion, even if it wasn’t clear how to withdraw that value for now.

In any case, this was a positive outcome; at least it confirmed one thing for Meng Xu.

Zombies do indeed evolve after consuming evolution crystals.

Their levels genuinely increase due to the crystals… but this seems limited to mutant zombies. As for whether regular zombies would upgrade or also mutate after consuming a crystal, that could be tested on a lucky regular zombie employee later.

Meng Xu nodded in thought and then looked at Jiang Xiaqiu. Seeing her clothes were dirty again, he felt a bit helpless.

“Never mind, let’s find another outfit. After that, we’ll head to that Big Bone Rice Restaurant; you’re in charge of carrying the fried sausages, okay?”

Meng Xu instructed calmly.

Jiang Xiaqiu stood there, dumbly, not responding.

Seeing her like this, Meng Xu couldn’t help but shake his head in disappointment, “You’re a Level 15 executive, the highest I’ve seen, and yet this is your performance? When your boss asks if you understand, you can’t even reply!”

Though the Level 15 vice president didn’t seem very impressive, Meng Xu decided not to fuss too much with Jiang Xiaqiu.

After all, to some extent, Wang Deli’s evolution crystal was acquired by her single-handed effort.

As Meng Xu was about to take Jiang Xiaqiu to get a change of clothes, a flash of golden line of text appeared before him.

【‘Leaflet Distributor’ Task 1 Refresh: Please choose one of the following leaflet distribution tasks.】

【Option 1: Promote new properties for Haodada Real Estate Group, requiring ‘at least one sale’ and distributing 2000 leaflets.】
【Task rewards: Leaflet Distributor experience +100, points +10, attribute points +2, yuan +200,000, and 5% commission on the sale.】

【Option 2: Promote the Nanjiang University Gene Engineering and Research Laboratory, requiring ‘at least 10 million sponsorship from a renowned enterprise’ and distributing 1000 leaflets.】
【Task rewards: Leaflet Distributor experience +100, points +20, attribute points +5, Yuan +50,000, and priority access to the latest research results from the lab.】

Meng Xu: ?

Meng Xu was utterly stunned.

“What’s going on? Did I travel through time?”

Feeling numb, Meng Xu couldn’t help but remark, “Last week’s leaflets were for legal consultations, selling houses, and swimming fitness. This week… sure, there’s still house selling, but with an unreasonable clause that I have to close a sale? It’s the apocalypse, who’s buying a house?”

Last week’s tasks were manageable; this week, the difficulty has leveled up.

What’s next? Will my snack vendor tasks require selling exotic dishes like Braised Intestines, scallions, Exploded Sea Cucumber, and Buddha Jumps Over the Wall?

The difficulty keeps escalating.

Life isn’t easy, Meng Xu sighed.

In the end, Meng Xu chose Option 1, deciding to recruit a homebuyer for his old friend Haodada Real Estate.

Option 2 seemed too challenging. Although in an apocalyptic setting, a million might look like waste paper, gathering that much “waste paper” at once was still tough. More importantly, the prerequisite was renowned enterprises, where could he find that?

Wait, Wanxiang International?

No, Wanxiang International probably doesn’t have a million in turnover.

Better to sell a house. Heqing City is just an ordinary city, and Haodada Real Estate has industrial parks in the suburbs; it should be doable with a few hundred thousand.

Worst case, I’ll buy one myself.

Meng Xu turned to look at Jiang Xiaqiu beside him, and an idea suddenly rose in his heart.

Wait a minute.

Jiang Xiaqiu…

Seems like she’s a rich zombie, right?

Instantly, a smile spread across Meng Xu’s face, “Honorable Miss Xiaqiu, let me help you with a bath and change of clothes. Could you do me a small favor and buy two buildings?”

Jiang Xiaqiu, looking a bit dazed and adorably confused, gave a soft growl.

“Roar?”

……

“Three of a kind”, he mumbled.

“Can’t call.”

“Hmm?”

“……”

Inside the Big Bone Rice Restaurant, three fearsome men sat smoking and playing cards. Bloodstains speckled the cards, and the room was heavy with smoke and the stench of blood.

Outside, the occasional roar of zombies pierced the air. The men’s mood only brightened when they heard these roars, causing them to lower their voices in fear of attracting zombies with their noise.

Not far from them, in the back kitchen, a disheveled and terrified female student was tied up.

Besides the female student, there was also a male student lying in a pool of blood, his status unknown, and a middle-aged man who looked scholarly, possibly a school teacher. The teacher was hung upside down in the kitchen like livestock awaiting slaughter.

“What do you think Brother Wang will say about us? It’s so funny that we’re just sitting here, and three idiots walk right into our trap, haha.”

One burly man dealt the cards, stifling his laugh while talking to the others. His expressions were animated, and he seemed quite pleased.

Another man, who appeared more cunning, sneered and said, “Hehe, let’s just hope Brother Wang brings back more than three prey this time. Otherwise, what does it say if we caught three while their group of four only caught one or two? That’s a slap in Brother Wang’s face, isn’t it?”

Hearing this, the atmosphere instantly chilled.

The other two glanced at each other uneasily.

It seemed to make some sense.

“Don’t worry. At most, brother Wang will blame those three useless guys, nothing to do with us.”

The man who had spoken first laughed boastfully, “Keep playing! Whoever wins gets first dibs on that female student inside. No backing out!”

“As if I’d lose to you?! But we better hurry. If Brother Wang comes back, we’re in deep trouble if we’re caught.”

With that, the three men resumed their card game enthusiastically.

Just then, they heard footsteps coming up the stairs.

“Hmm?!”

The three men instantly became alert, grabbing the weapons by their chairs and standing up, peering down towards the stairs.

Before they could see who it was, a man and a woman walked in.

The man looked like a pretty boy, not very strong.

The woman was stunning, immediately catching the attention of all three men.

“Gentlemen, interested in some fried sausages? They were three yuan this morning, now five each, limit of five per person~”

The young man beamed a friendly smile, looking very easy to bully, “Besides that, please check out the latest developments from Haodada Real Estate. Place an order now and get a free parking space.”

The beautiful woman beside him said nothing, dumbly carrying a bag full of fried sausages, looking adorably vacant.

“What kind of day is this? We just dealt with three, and now two more idiots show up. Hahaha.”

The leader, wielding a machete, laughed maniacally, his eyes full of malice, “How did you two weaklings make it here? Hahaha, since you bring both food and a woman, you can stay until Brother Wang comes back to decide if you join us or end up in the pot! Now, hand over those damn sausages for us to snack on!”

He strode forward confidently.

The young man replied, “Sorry, no credit. Please pay first.”

“Pay?”

The man froze, raising an eyebrow.

“Pay my ass! Are you nuts? Hand it over, or I’ll chop you up!”

Hearing this, the young man’s smile gradually disappeared.

A sudden chilling aura spread across the second floor.

“So, you three want to dine and dash, huh?”

The voice was icy, enveloping the room.

The men, who had been laughing and arrogant moments before, suddenly froze. The other two also stood up, frowning!

Having killed quite a few people over the past week, they had developed a certain instinct for danger, sensing the impending threat in the air.

What was once a scene of laughter now felt deeply sinister.

The man who had confidently approached Meng Xu with his machete hesitated for a moment, then sneered and charged at Meng Xu, “Damn it, pretending to be a ghost? I’ll chop you down and see if you can still act tough!”

But at that moment, one of the men noticed the short blade that Wang Deli often used hanging from Meng Xu’s waist. He froze, feeling a sudden chill, and shouted, “Dog, wait, there’s—”

Before he could finish, a head flew through the air, spinning before landing heavily on the ground.

“Thud…”

Like a ball, it bounced slightly on the floor.

The next second, blood sprayed everywhere, drenching the two men left standing.

They stared in terror, frozen in shock.

“Damn it, I forgot to sell him the fried sausages and distribute the leaflets! Now his head’s gone, can I still sell the sausages and hand out leaflets ?”

With his experience, Meng Xu had swiftly avoided the spraying of blood. He soon realized his mistake and frowned, feeling annoyed. Then he quickly looked up at the other two men, “No worries, there are still two left.”

Society has declined, and people’s hearts have grown dark.

In the apocalypse, entrepreneurship is so hard.

How can people still try to dine and dash?!

Is there any justice or law left?!

Adjusting his posture, Meng Xu beamed what he considered a sunny smile, “Gentlemen, interested in some fried sausages or learning about real estate?”

“That guy tried to dine and dash and I dealt with him simply. So, what do you say?”

His voice echoed in the now-silent Big Bone Rice Restaurant, where the stillness was so profound that you could hear a pin drop.

To the remaining two men, Meng Xu’s smile looked like the devil’s grin.

“Not buying?”

“Buying, buying!”