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Chapter 31 Corpse Hunting

The blade reflected the sun's rays, and with a thud, it slashed into the black and rotten zombie's neck. The blade turned, and the withered head flew through the air and rolled to the ground. Nan Shao walked up, grabbed a handful of straw-like hair, and threw it into the open corridor. On the other side, Zhang Yi blocked the two surrounding zombies for Li Muran. After she dealt with the one in her hand, she let one go and then quickly went around behind the other zombie and cut off its neck from behind with a knife. . Looking around, he saw that other zombies had not yet gathered around him. He cut off the head of the zombie Li Muran killed and threw it into the building door together with the one he had before.

This time, he was still in the same community he had visited before. After a few days, many of the zombies that had gathered before dispersed, and there were still some left wandering in the corridors, unable to find the exit. Having learned the lesson from last time, they first opened the security door of a unit building where there were no zombies, and then leaned against the unit to kill the zombies that were attracted. While killing them, they threw the severed zombie heads into the building, and then retreated when the time came. When the time comes, you can slowly take out the Corpse Crystal without wasting it like last time.

In order to retreat easily and avoid being surrounded by zombies, they did not dare to leave the open corridor door for ten meters. Of course, if a zombie was alone and other zombies could not catch up in a short time, they would occasionally cross this distance. . But kill immediately and retreat immediately, never stay longer.

After killing for half an hour without stopping, Zhang Yi and Li Muran were a little tired, and the number of zombies was also increasing. They no longer wanted to fight, and retreated to the door of the building, then closed the security door and exited from a house on the first floor. A table was dragged indoors, and a single sofa was placed behind the door. During this process, they had been careful to avoid the zombie heads thrown in the corridor to avoid being accidentally bitten.

The two households on the first floor have been cleaned up and five zombies have been chopped down. They carried the zombie heads dumped in the corridor into the house on the right in a large bucket they found, and ran four or five times before finishing it. Then, amidst the sound of zombies hitting the security door, the three people sat on the floor and took the corpse crystal leisurely.

"Before we go back today, we will try to find a way to get back the corpse crystals we killed last time." Nan Shao said as he used the hammer he found in the house to crack the skull, and then threw it to Li Muran. In order to reduce wear and tear, they no longer use machetes to directly chop off the skull to extract crystals when possible.

"Let's check the situation first." Zhang Yi replied. He acted cautiously and would inevitably think more carefully. If the zombies behind the door did not disperse, opening the door would be tantamount to seeking their own death.

Nan Shao glanced at him and didn't insist. Li Muran didn't speak, and silently picked up the head that Nan Shao threw over to get the crystal. As long as it didn't threaten her life, she would basically not raise any objections.

The three of them cooperated and it didn't take long to take out all the corpse crystals. There were twenty-three in one count. It can be seen that as long as they plan well and cooperate with each other tacitly, the three of them can still exert great power.

Standing by the window and looking out, I found that a bunch of zombies had gathered downstairs, about forty or fifty of them, and more were coming one after another. If you can't go out and kill them at this time, you have to put them in. Nan Shao was thinking in his mind, turned around and was about to go back, not wanting to almost bump into Zhang Yi who came to him out of nowhere. He was startled and took a step back unconsciously, frowning and yelling: "Why are you standing behind?"

Zhang Yi felt his displeasure and couldn't help but feel a little confused, "Mu Ran asked me to come over and tell you to wash your hands." The two of them. We have cooperated many times. Either you stand behind me or I stand behind you. I have never seen him before. Why is there such a big reaction today?

"I know." Of course Nan Shao could sense the doubts in his heart, but he didn't explain much. Instead, he hurriedly responded and passed by him.

Zhang Yi always felt that there was a sense of panic in his back, and he was even more puzzled. He thought it was his own misunderstanding, and quickly put it behind him, walked to the window, looked down, and then turned around and walked away.

Nan Shao was washing his hands that were covered with blood and brain matter with the water that Li Muran poured into the basin. This water was a small half bucket of mineral water found in this house. After so long, he didn't know if he could drink it, so he simply Use it to wash your hands. Feeling Zhang Yi's eyes sweeping over him, his body stiffened for a moment before returning to normal. It's embarrassing to talk about this. It turns out that after the reaction when he hugged Zhang Yi that night, he found that he could no longer face this man who was several years older than him as naturally as before.

He likes men, but at such a time and in such a situation, having desire for a man with a normal sexual orientation is really not something to be happy about. He didn't think he was attracted to Zhang Yi, and compared to a sexual partner, he preferred to regard the other person as a friend worthy of his support, so he wanted to avoid the other person as much as possible before adjusting his mood.

No one knew what was going on in his mind. Zhang Yizheng and Li Muran were discussing whether to go directly to the rooftop to deal with the zombies remaining there, or to open the door and get enough corpse crystals for their expenses first. The two were not close, but when Nan Shao washed his hands and looked back at the scene of them getting along, he couldn't help but think of the fact that Zhang Yi liked women, and he felt a little uncomfortable.

"Have we discussed it yet?" he asked in an uneasy tone.

Zhang Yi and Li Muran looked at him in astonishment at the same time. Nan Shao also noticed that something was wrong with his mood at this time. He couldn't help but feel more irritable. However, he did not apologize, but picked up the machete and walked outside: "I'll kill two people first." A zombie."

"Brother Yi, what's wrong with Brother Shao?" Li Muran asked. She knew Nan Shao had good ears, so she just made a mouth gesture and didn't make any sound.

Zhang Yi shook his head. He was still wondering. Why did it feel like that guy was suddenly covered with thorns, pricking whoever he saw? Did he also have menstrual periods like women?

"Let's go, let's go too, lest Nan Shao can't handle it." He stood up and said.

When the two came out, Nan Shao had already killed two zombies. He opened the door to a gap that only allowed one person to pass through. The back of the door was still against the table, but the other end of the table was propped up against the wall, so no matter how strong the zombie was, he could not open the door wider. In this way, only one zombie can enter at a time, making it easier to deal with than outside. It's just that the place is too narrow, and if there are a few corpses placed there, it won't be possible to turn around. Hearing the two people coming out, before dealing with the next zombie, he looked back and saw them standing side by side on the steps of the first floor. He couldn't help but feel unhappy again. There was a sound of hitting the ground. As soon as the zombie put his head in, he was hit by the body. The head is separated.

"Be careful!" Zhang Yi saw the zombie's head bouncing when it hit the ground, biting Nan Shao's calf with his mouth wide open. He hurriedly shouted a warning. At the same time, the machete flew out from his hand, and Kankan collided with it, killing it. After being knocked out, he breathed a sigh of relief. "It's too narrow here, so you can't be careless. Even if you have any thoughts, it's best to put them aside at this time." He walked over and picked up his machete, and said to Nan Shao who had not yet recovered, his words were very serious. Some words have a serious meaning. Thinking that he was almost bitten by the old zombie because he was reminded of the past that day, and it was the other party who saved him. When he talked about it later, his voice couldn't help but become much gentler.

Hearing the concern in his tone, Nan Shao's already extremely irritable mood suddenly became clear.

"I don't have anything on my mind." The corner of his lips raised slightly, but his tone was a little unnatural, "If you have nothing to do, just help me get these corpses and heads away, so that I won't be accidentally injured next time." Getting along as before, in fact, It's not that difficult. he thought. Of course, he would not admit it because he was afraid that if he continued to be awkward, Zhang Yi would get closer to others. No matter what, he will never give up the position of best partner.

"Okay." Seeing that he returned to normal, Zhang Yi couldn't help but want to laugh. He didn't understand why a man who obviously looked very stable could have such temper tantrums.

Li Muran watched coldly for a long time, always feeling that something was wrong, but couldn't figure it out for a while, so he didn't bother to think about it anymore, and walked up to help Zhang Yi drag the body together. The two of them took action and quickly cleaned up the corridor again. Next, Nan Shao chopped one and they dragged one, which was very efficient. This time, since there was no other threat, Nan Shao killed more than twenty zombies before retreating to the back and letting Zhang Yi come up.

"How many more are there?" After three rounds, Nan Shao waited for a long time before a zombie came in, and couldn't help but ask Zhang Yi.

"It seems...it's gone." Zhang Yi answered uncertainly, and looked back at Li Muran, because she was the one who told him, "It's really gone?"

Li Muran nodded, "I saw it from the window, outside. It's very empty, it should be gone, but you should be careful."

After hearing this, Nan Shao couldn't help but drag the table a little further towards the stairs, and opened the door crack wider. Even so, there were no more zombies swarming inside. The three of them suddenly became excited. You must know that they have always been chased by zombies, and they have never been so looking forward to the appearance of zombies like now. Although their hands were a little soft after cutting, they had to say that this time they were the most proud since the beginning of the apocalypse.

After closing the door, they carried the sofa and table back into the house. After confirming again from the window that there were no zombies outside, they opened the security door and walked out. There were some headless corpses lying on the concrete floor in front of the building, which they had killed before. Apart from that, the surrounding area was completely empty, and there was not even a single living zombie.

"Why are there so few?" Nan Shao was puzzled.

"Not too few. Including the ones we killed last time, it should be more than 200. This community is relatively cold, and there are not many people there usually. I suspect that these 200 or so people came from outside." Zhang Yi explained. Although zombies in other places will also be attracted by the sounds of similar species looking for food, no matter how powerful their hearing and smell are, there will be a limit distance. Beyond this distance, they will naturally no longer be able to receive corresponding messages. The number of people around this community is very limited, and they have been killed several times by survivors who broke in to collect supplies, so this number cannot be said to be too surprising.

"So, it's possible that there are no zombies in the corridor of that unit?" Nan Shao pointed to the place where they entered when they first arrived, and started thinking.

"You'll have to watch to find out." Zhang Yi said with a smile.

"There are still a lot of corpse crystals that have not been dug up in the street outside." Li Muran, who had been silent until now, suddenly said.

"Then let's pick up what we left behind last time." Zhang Yi responded smoothly. Anyway, I went upstairs for the corpse crystal. Without the threat of zombies, there was no reason to let go of those outside.

Chapter 32 Yangyang's tangle

The heads that had not been taken from the street were cut off and brought back to the room where the zombie heads were previously kept, waiting to be dug out together. In the corridor of the first unit, only four or five were left on the top floor. A zombie was killed by Zhang Yi and the others directly on the rooftop.

The harvest of this day was not small. Not only did they obtain nearly two hundred corpse crystals, but they also gained extremely rich experience in dealing with and killing zombies. After all, in the past, they spent more time escaping, and very little time actually faced zombies head-on. Of course, another bonus is that the two arms are almost no longer my own. After the rest, it is very painful to even lift them.

On the way back to the car, I met people from the vanguard. They looked less arrogant. When they saw Zhang Yi and the others, Wang Yuanwei unexpectedly nodded to them, but he didn't say much, otherwise he would have It makes people feel uneasy.

"Keep the rental and public parts, and divide the rest of the corpse crystals between each of you. Then you can use your own for practicing and buying personal items." When he got home, Zhang Yi said. Because his income was low before, he didn't talk much. Putting all the corpse crystals together, everyone has nothing private, something will happen sooner or later, not to mention that he can't practice, but he needs to leave something for himself and Yangyang, in case the group breaks up one day or Yangyang wakes up. He once again fell into an embarrassing situation with his superpower.

This proposal was in line with the wishes of several people, so naturally there was no objection. So they poured out the corpse crystals they got that day from the bag, and there were one hundred and eighty-nine in total. Counting the rent, they needed to spend at least nearly forty corpse crystals every day, so they put the eighty-nine crystals into the bag. All were kept, and the remaining one hundred were divided equally among the three. Routa Chen did not go hunting for corpses, of course it was not his fault. Thirty-three for each person, Zhang Yi gave the extra one to Nan Shao because he contributed the most. It's just one, but no one takes it seriously. Whether it's dissatisfaction or rejection, it seems a waste of energy. After asking other people about their intentions, Zhang Yi gave the public corpse crystal to Li Muran for safekeeping, because women are more careful and better at planning in this regard.

"You will use my corpse crystals to train from now on until you can go out to hunt corpses." Zhang Yi said to Chen Tatou, who was watching them eagerly, and then grabbed ten corpse crystals from the corpse crystals he had received. It was enough for him to absorb for several days.

"Thank you, Brother Yi." Routa Chen took it and said with a smile. He and Zhang Yi have never known what politeness is since they met. They have always been mutually beneficial.

Nan Shao looked at him deeply, then took out the corpse crystal, closed his eyes and started practicing.

Routa Chen shivered when he saw it, a little confused, thinking that this Shaoye was getting more and more eccentric.

The advantages of superpowers were reflected at this time. Whether it was Nan Shao or Li Muran, after absorbing the corpse crystal, their physical strength quickly returned to normal, and their tired muscles were also relieved to a considerable extent. Even if they come again at this time They can also deal with dozens of zombies. Zhang Yi, on the other hand, could only rely on rest to recover his physical strength and tired muscles. The speed was very slow, and it might be a problem for him to go hunting the next day.

Dinner was cooked by Nan Shao, who recovered the fastest. He cooked a large pot of porridge, but it was burnt due to his unfamiliarity with skills. Although the taste was very strange, it was not at all for those who were used to all kinds of hard-to-swallow food. question. They each ate two or three bran cakes with porridge, but they didn't spend too much money because there was a lot of food stored in the cave behind. After all, they couldn't live their entire lives relying on just that little thing. For them, it is quite good to be able to eat enough now and no longer need to break a bran cake into several pieces to eat like before.

After eating, although Zhang Yi wanted to exercise again, he was really powerless and had to sit there against the wall to rest.

"Dad, does your leg hurt?" Zhang Ruiyang squeezed and sat down next to him. If he hadn't felt that Zhang Yi felt a little uncomfortable while eating, he might have fallen into his arms like before.

"It doesn't hurt." Except that his arms were so sore that he almost lost consciousness, Zhang Yi was still in a good mood, because the experience during the day gave him hope that people without superpowers could survive in today's world.

"Dad, where does it hurt?" Finding that Zhang Yi didn't touch his head like before, Zhang Ruiyang was a little reluctant and squeezed in a little more. There was worry, doubt, and expectation in his big dark eyes.

"Dad, it doesn't hurt anywhere..." Zhang Yi replied casually, but when he saw the child's eyes, he paused and suddenly understood. He couldn't help but laugh and cry: "Dad's hands are a little sore." After saying this, he lowered his head and kissed him. The son's head is considered a cross.

Sure enough, Zhang Ruiyang was happy after being kissed, and no longer stayed close to Zhang Yi, but stepped back a little, then raised his hand and made a fist to knock Zhang Yi's hand: "Dad, let me help you beat it." It's not sore anymore."

The small fists hitting his body didn't feel much, but Zhang Yi felt indescribable in his heart, and it showed on his face unconsciously. The other three were very jealous and thought about what he was doing. There is no such a filial and well-behaved son.

"Yangyang little darling, your little strength is not enough to tickle your daddy. Let's let the fat uncle do it." Routa Chen looked at the little hand banging bang bang bang bang for a long time, Zhang Yi just said dotingly Laughing, there was no other reaction, but I knew that apart from looking at the envious person, it was of little use, so I couldn't help but said, "Brother Yi, sit over here and I will press it for you, otherwise you won't be able to even think about raising your hand tomorrow." Lift it up."

Zhang Yi obviously knew this and was about to agree, when Nan Shao, who was sitting on the other side with his eyes closed and concentrating, suddenly stood up and walked over.

"I'll do it." He only said two words, and then he took Zhang Ruiyang aside, who was getting weaker and weaker the more he knocked, and motioned for Zhang Yi to lie down on the bamboo mat.

Zhang Yi was stunned for a moment, smiled, refused without any pretense, and lay down slowly. The moment he stretched his body and lay flat, the huge feeling of fatigue coming from the muscles and bones of his shoulders and back made him feel that time was not forgiving. Sure enough, he was still old.

Nan Shao originally wanted to sit on his waist, but after hesitating, he knelt down and sat aside. Zhang Ruiyang squatted on the other side curiously, watching his movements without blinking.

The fingers with clear joints skillfully stroked the tense muscles on the shoulders and neck, with a slight force that made people feel both pain and relief. Zhang Yi couldn't help but moan. The hand that was sliding towards his back froze for a moment before continuing.

"Dad, are you feeling so uncomfortable?" Hearing him humming non-stop, Zhang Ruiyang changed from squatting to standing, then squatted down again, and finally lay down in front of Zhang Yizheng, looking at his strange face. After studying his expression for a long time, he finally couldn't help but steal a glance at Nan Shao, who looked attentive, and then whispered into his father's ear.

"Hmm...ah!" Zhang Yi had his eyes closed at this time, feeling extremely comfortable. He couldn't take in his son's words and responded casually. Not wanting to do this, the force of the massage on his sore and swollen arm muscles suddenly increased, causing him to scream in pain, but after the pain, there was an indescribable sense of relief, so he started to hum again.

Zhang Ruiyang was startled, but seeing that Zhang Yi had no intention of resisting Nan Shao's continued torture, he asked again: "Dad, are you feeling comfortable?"

"Hmm... Yeah." Zhang Yi agreed casually.

Is it comfortable or uncomfortable? Zhang Ruiyang's little head was completely confused, and he just stared blankly at his father's tangled expression, and his little face became tangled.

Nan Shao glanced at him and suddenly said: "Your father is in pain and comfortable..." Before he finished speaking, he suddenly thought of some scenes from the Eighteen Forbidden Periods. His voice stopped abruptly, but his eyes involuntarily glanced at Zhang Yi. It took a lot of effort not to reach out and pinch her strong buttocks.

Abstinence for too long. He raised his hand to wipe the sweat, thinking to himself, and then tried hard to control his eyes from flying around. He speeded up his hands, hoping to finish the massage as soon as possible.

Painful and comfortable? Zhang Ruiyang was even more confused.

Chapter 33 Summoning Order

Peace is always a luxury for people living in the last days.

On December 5, 2015 in the lunar calendar, Wangyang County issued a notice and would mobilize the entire town to recover Ziyun County on the 6th.

When he got the news, Routa Chen had just recovered from his injuries and was about to go out to hunt corpses with Nan Shao and the others. They didn't expect that not only people with super powers would participate this time, but ordinary people would also have to participate. This happened so suddenly that there was no news about it before.

"Under sixty years old, over fourteen years old, damn it, you are trying to force ordinary people to die!" Routa Chen stood in the living room, twisting left and right, and scolding. He has been lying down for too long, and now he can finally jump around like before. Naturally, he will never sit down again if he can stand.

Because of the injury, he lost weight again, but even so, when he twisted his waist, the flesh on his stomach still swayed. Zhang Ruiyang couldn't help but stretched out his little hand and slapped it twice.

"Oh, my little darling, fat uncle only has so much meat left, so you won't feel bad if you pat him." Routa Chen picked up Zhang Ruiyang, then lowered his head and pressed his big head on his chest.

Zhang Ruiyang chuckled and couldn't avoid it by twisting and turning, so he grabbed Routa Chen's hair, which he hadn't cut for a long time, and pulled it back.

"Ouch! Ouch! Brother Yang, Brother Yang, be merciful! Be merciful..." In fact, it was just a feeling that his scalp was being pulled a little, but Routa Chen deliberately screamed loudly, which scared Zhang Ruiyang and retracted the back of his little hand. When he got behind him, he looked at Zhang Yi sitting on the sofa at a loss.

Nan Shao looked at the meat tower Chen with disdain, then closed his eyes and began to absorb the corpse crystal. Blackstone is still absorbing the powers he inputs continuously, which makes people feel as if they can never be fed enough, but it has to be said that this is of great help to the cultivation of his powers. The amount of corpse crystal he consumed was several times that of Li Muran and Li Muran, and the results were obvious. The white color deep in the center of his eyebrows, which was only the tip of a needle, turned into the size of a grain of rice, and he was able to turn a cabbage seed into a small cabbage. Although it still has no fighting ability, it is already a very good thing to add a little green to everyone's bowl.

"I plan to bring Yangyang with me." Zhang Yi said, ignoring the play between the big one and the little one.

"What? Brother Yi, are you not out of your mind?" Routa Chen didn't bother teasing Yang Yang any more, and suddenly turned his head and asked in surprise. On the contrary, Nan Shao and Li Muran had no reaction, as if what Zhang Yi said was an insignificant thing.

"This operation is organized by the town. It is no longer possible for us to choose the location and method of fighting as we did in the past. It is more likely that we will be assigned to a certain team and then be led by people arranged by the town." As if he didn't hear Routa Chen's words, Zhang Yi slowly stated his reasons. "No one can predict what will happen when we go out this time, so I must take Yangyang with me." From the original plan to the current determination, it can be seen that he is not optimistic about this operation at all. Although it would be safer for Yangyang to stay at home, he couldn't guarantee whether he could come back. No matter whether he was dead or alive, the father and son naturally had to be together. Otherwise, Yangyang was still so young, and he simply didn't dare to know what would happen to him. imagine. As for entrusting it to others, if it were before the end of the world, he might have considered it, but now, he wouldn't even think about it.

Hearing this, Routa Chen couldn't say any more objections. He just rubbed his fat hands twice on Yangyang's head, who was grabbing his neck and tilting his head to listen to them in confusion, "Okay! Don't be afraid, little darling. Uncle Fat is covering you up!"

"Well, Yangyang is not afraid." Zhang Ruiyang nodded fiercely, as if he knew he could go out to kill monsters with his father. There was no fear in his eyes, but he was still excited at the end. He added a sentence that made Routa Chen vomit blood, "Dad is here."

So he was trying to show his sincerity to the blind man, but he was completely ignored by the little guy. Routa Chen was so angry that he slapped Zhang Ruiyang's fleshy little butt, but he was quickly defeated by the child's blank and innocent eyes, as if he was asking me, I followed your words, you Why are you hitting me? Routa Chen suddenly felt guilty, grabbed Yangyang's little palm and slapped himself in the face.

On this day, no one was allowed to leave Wangyang Town. They all gathered at the playground of the former middle school to register and accept the arrangements. Because the town's residents are recorded, there is no fear of anyone escaping.

When Zhang Yi and others arrived, the playground was already bustling with people, and the sultry air was filled with the smell of putrid, sweat, and other weird smells. However, most people were used to it, and their eyes were numb. Looking at the long queue in front. In such a big place, there are so many people, but there are very few voices, but from time to time there are cries and noises of fear and collapse, coming from the men and women who usually refuse to leave the town and use various unsavory methods to survive.

Yangyang originally walked by himself, but was frightened by these desperate and crazy scenes. He turned around and hugged Zhang Yi's legs. Zhang Yi bent down and picked him up, but did not say any words of comfort. This is the end of the world, sooner or later you have to get used to it, why let a child with bright eyes become blind.

The sun was very bright, and after waiting for a long time, it was Zhang Yi's turn. Not far away, Wang Yuanwei and his team were also registering. Listening to the discussion, it seemed that as long as they were in the same team, they could be arranged together.

"Are you two apart or together?" The person who arranged the arrangement was a man with an evil spirit about him, and he obviously killed a lot of zombies. Seeing them squeezing over, he asked without raising his head.

"Together." The answer was Routa Chen. In the past, Zhang Yi took charge of such matters, but now it is naturally handed over to him who is better at dealing with people.

"What's the name of the team?" After hearing this, the man finally raised his head, but when he saw the combination of several people, his facial expression visibly stiffened, but he still did not forget his responsibilities and asked.

What name? Several people were stunned. They had never considered this issue. After all, there were only a few people, and they had no intention of making a name for themselves or attracting talents. The name was completely redundant.

"Hurry up! There are many people waiting behind you." The man urged, but his attitude was not too bad.

Routa Chen looked at Nan Shao and the others and found that they all looked away, obviously not intending to provide him with advice. Finally, he glanced at Zhang Ruiyang, the only one who looked back at him curiously, and said a name out of nowhere: " Yangyang Team."

The staff member who had just finished arranging for a team next to him and was drinking water heard the name, and all the water in his mouth spurted out, splashing on the faces of the people who came up from behind. The man wiped his face but did not dare to get angry. Those who can sit here either have the support of superpowers or are superpowers themselves. Who dares to offend?

"Sheep and Goat Squad?" The face of the man who registered was momentarily distorted. He almost squeezed out these words through his teeth, but he thought to himself, why don't you just call Pleasant Goat Squad?

"Hmm, yes, the yang of the sun." Routa Chen nodded repeatedly and said with a smile, not caring about the weird looks from others.

"Yes, the yang of the sun, the left side is the ear, and the right side is the day of the sun and the moon." Hearing his name, Zhang Ruiyang immediately responded to his fat uncle with great force, and his tender and crisp voice spoke in the depressing environment. It's like a clear spring that refreshes people's spirits.

I'm not illiterate! The man who registered almost wanted to roar, but when he saw Yang Yang's innocent eyes, his anger was extinguished. He opened a certain page and scribbled the name and number of people in their group on it, and then He picked up a sign and carved it a few times, then handed it over and said, "Go to the government compound and ask Qiao Yong to report."

"Okay, okay, thank you! Thank you!" Routa Chen nodded and took it. He had to turn around and walk away with Zhang Yi and the others.

The man couldn't help but look up at Yangyang. Yangyang accepted his gaze, blinked his eyes, and suddenly said: "Thank you, uncle! Goodbye, uncle!"

The man's expression stiffened again. It was obvious that he had not encountered such a situation for a long time. When he remembered to force a stiff smile, the child had already walked away on his father's shoulder. The companion's laughter sounded next to him, followed by another sigh.

"This child is quite cute, but it's a pity that he was born at this time."

A trace of sadness flashed through his heart. Yes, he was born at this time, so what's the use of being cute? At that moment, he was suddenly glad that he didn't have children.

Zhang Yi and others arrived at the government compound as instructed and found that many people had gathered there, including Wang Yuanwei's team. When they saw them coming in, everyone inside looked surprised.

"Which group are they from?" The person in charge of reception at the door asked impatiently with a trace of disdain in his eyes when he saw that they were fat, little, and the girl was lame.

"Hello, hello, we are the Yangyang team, come here to report to Mr. Qiao Yongqiao." Routa Chen said with a smile, while taking out the sign and holding it with both hands and handing it to the other party.

Seemingly enjoying his respectful attitude, the man's face softened slightly, he took the sign, took a look at it, and said, "Qiao Yong is over there. Why don't we call him Mr. now? He is the leader of the third group. Let's call him Qiao Yong." As long as it's long." Looking in the direction of his finger, there stood a thin, short, funny-looking black man with a curly beard. There were already more than a dozen people in front of the black man.

After Routa Chen finished thanking him, he took back the sign and left with Zhang Yi and the others. You could still hear him muttering from behind: "Who the hell arranged this? They actually put such a team into Qiao Tou's group. Isn't that right?" Are you messing around?"

After hearing this, they looked at each other, and then they noticed that there were almost all young and middle-aged men in the yard. There were really no men like them. No wonder those people had such strange expressions when they came in. .

"Being able to join my group, Qiao Yong, means that you are all the strongest among the strong. Even ordinary people, two or three of us can defeat a superpower in another group..." When they walked over, Xiao Bearded Qiao Yong was bragging loudly to the people in front of him, completely unaware that his words had aroused angry glances from other people in the group. However, his voice soon stopped abruptly.

"Who are you looking for? Go to the health center and walk two hundred meters ahead. That's the white two-story building." He waved his hands to Zhang Yi and others, urging them to leave, and not to delay himself in giving these new patients The kids who came were confident.

"Hello, you are the team leader Qiao Yongqiao, right? We are here to report to you." Routa Chen was actually beating a drum when he saw his boastful appearance, but he still smiled obsequiously and leaned forward. The sign you received.

"Huh?" Mustache looked at the aluminum sign with his name clearly written on it and was dumbfounded.

Chapter 34 Counterattack

The name tag was clearly engraved with his name Qiao Yong, and below it was the name of Team Yangyang. The handwriting was so familiar that he couldn't help but yell, "You damn Shi Pengsan, just bring trouble to me!" While cursing, he threw the sign back to Routa Chen, and then said to them impatiently He said: "What are you doing here? Stand over, stand over..."

Several people rushed into the team like flies. It was impossible not to hold their breath, but when they were past the peak of their energy, they wouldn't. Just fight each other for this matter. The people in the team looked at them a little unkindly, obviously unhappy that someone was holding them back.

"Today I want you to come here and see my face clearly. Don't get the wrong person. I can't find you when I call my name, but don't blame me for not showing you my kindness. Come to the gate of the town at seven o'clock tomorrow morning Wait for me, bring your own food and water. If you don't come, there won't be a place for you in this town." Seeing that there were more and more people, and there was almost no room in the yard, Qiao Yong quickly said a few words. He scattered those who reported the news to him, while he himself was still waiting there to wait for the next one.

When leaving, Zhang Yi sensed danger and dodged to the side. However, there were people around him and he couldn't dodge too far. The next moment he felt pain in his shoulder and fell to the side, bumping into Nan Shao's back. superior. Nan Shao quickly supported him. Before he could ask what happened, a dark and strong man passed by them whistling and gesticulating his middle finger at them. Another man with small eyes next to the strong man laughed sarcastically. Said: "I can't even stand still, and I still want to kill zombies, why not get into a woman's crotch and hide."

Nan Shao was furious and wanted to rush forward and teach the other party a lesson, but was stopped by Zhang Yi. There were boos and jeers all around. Not only Nan Shao's face turned dark with anger, but Li Muran and Routa Chen, who had the best temper, were also angry in their hearts, but one of them still had no expression on his face, while the other's smile became brighter.

"I'll do it myself." Zhang Yi only whispered four words. Among the commotion, only Nan Shao heard it. He handed the frightened Yangyang to Nanshao, and then walked towards the dark and powerful man who had already walked some distance away.

The black and strong man knew Zhang Yizheng was approaching him amidst the noise of the people around him. Just as he was about to turn around, he felt someone tap him on the shoulder. Without thinking, he slapped him in the face, but it missed the mark. , the next moment his arm was held by someone, and at the same time there was a sharp pain in his armpit, and the whole hand suddenly lost strength and could no longer be lifted. Thinking that his hand was useless, he became furious and rushed towards Zhang Yi with a roar, and punched him at the same time. Zhang Yi easily dodged, and at the same time grabbed Kankan's arm that had brushed against his cheek, and the big man fell out. He followed closely, kicked the opponent's armpit, and removed his other hand. Before the big man could get up, he put his feet on his back, took out a fruit knife stained with black corpse blood from somewhere, squatted down, and put the tip of the knife against the big man's eyes.

"Since these eyes are useless, how about discarding them?" Zhang Yi whispered, his tone as calm as ever, but the anger in his eyes made it known that he was not joking.

The originally noisy compound instantly fell silent. Obviously no one would have thought that this lame man who looked like a good old man would be so cruel. The black and muscular man's two arms were dislocated. He could not turn over when he was stepped on. Looking at the knife that almost poked his eyeball, cold sweat fell to the ground, but he did not even dare to tremble, no It was enough for him to endure being poked in the eye, or having his body slashed with a knife stained with zombie blood.

When the other sarcastic little boy saw this scene, his face that was flushed by the sun lost its color in an instant and turned pale. He has always bullied the weak and feared the strong, and he is good at observing people's emotions, so he has basically never suffered any losses, but this time he actually hit the wall. Afraid that the other party would retaliate against him, he quickly glanced around and found that no one was paying attention to him, so he quietly backed away from the crowd, then turned around and ran away.

"Don't... be careful, brother, be careful with your knife. I just... just accidentally... bumped into you... not on purpose, yes, it really wasn't intentional." The strong black man swept away the previous He was arrogant and stammered in apology and explanation. He wanted to shrink into a ball, with a turtle shell to block him, so as not to be touched by the knife.

"Accidentally?" Zhang Yi sneered. The tip of the knife was still firmly pressed half an inch in front of the man's eyeballs without even trembling. "When you go out to kill zombies tomorrow, are you going to be so careless behind me?" Be careful?" Zhang Yi was really angry this time, but it was not because someone else bullied him, but because this person almost hurt Yangyang. Of course, if you endure it now, I'm afraid these people will do these little tricks behind them tomorrow. Don't die in the mouths of zombies, but die in the hands of the same kind. This is really unjust.

"No, no, no, absolutely not...don't dare..." The big black man was so frightened that he could not speak coherently. He finally crawled out of the pile of zombies. No one wanted to die here. Seeing that Zhang Yi was indifferent, his nerves finally collapsed and he cried out: "Take the knife away first, take it away! I don't dare anymore, and I won't dare again next time... If you want to do it again, just let me... ...Let me be torn apart by zombies!"

Seeing that he had almost taught the man a lesson, Zhang Yicai put away the knife, stood up slowly, glanced at the people watching, and said in a cold voice: "Although I, Zhang Yi, am a lame person, who can I say? If he dares to harm our father and son, as well as my teammates, even if I turn into a zombie, I will drag him into trouble!"

"That's right! No one dares to bully our Yangyang team, even if there is only one of us left. Pass him!" Routa Chen felt his blood boiling and was greatly relieved, and he immediately echoed loudly. Although Nan Shao and Li Muran did not speak, they both stood beside Zhang Yi, obviously having the same thoughts.

There were only four people plus a kid, but it made people feel a great sense of cohesion, which was in sharp contrast to the situation in the dark and strong team of men who were all focused on their own affairs. Even though their strength is nothing in the eyes of superpowers and even some powerful ordinary people, no one wants to provoke them. After all, there is no deep hatred between each other, and there is no interest involved, so why bother provoking such an object that will cause headaches if they can't be eradicated all at once.

After greeting Nan Shao and the others, Zhang Yi finally took his feet off the strong man's back, turned around and walked outside. Where the four passed by, everyone else subconsciously avoided them.

"It doesn't look bad, but it's a pity..." Qiao Yong, a mustachioed man who saw the whole thing, stroked his beard with his thumb and said with a smile. As for what was a pity, no one knew except him.

The dark and strong man got up from the ground in disgrace. Fortunately, his companion came up to help him, otherwise it would be difficult to use his dislocated hand, and people would have to watch the joke for a longer time.

As soon as he walked out of everyone's sight, Nan Shao suddenly stretched out his hand to support Zhang Yi and said, "Why try to be brave? It would be the same if you let me take action." He saw that Zhang Yi used his right foot to kick the man's armpit, even if he used It was Qiao Jin, but it was still a big burden for his injured leg. It was just that he didn't want others to see it, so he didn't say anything.

As he expected, Zhang Yi's legs began to hurt again because of those two blows, and he felt a little shaky and difficult to stand up. He couldn't help but smile bitterly, and did not refuse his support, "We must let them know that the people in our team , No one is that easy to bully." Speaking of this, he glanced at Zhang Ruiyang who was looking at him blankly, and sighed in his heart. He also had another purpose in doing this, which was to tell Yangyang that it was okay to treat people. Be friendly, but never allow others to bully you.

"Brother Yi, you are so handsome! Just like when you hunted down Du Laosi, you were as heroic as you were and killed everyone." Routa Chen admired with admiration, his tone as exaggerated and toneless as ever.

"You still remember my kick?" Zhang Yi looked at him with a half-smile and said. The two have known each other for too long, and each understands the other's temperament. With just one sentence, they can hear what the other really wants to express.

"No, no, no, no, I mean, good kicks, good kicks!" Routa Chen touched his nose and laughed dryly. The first time he and Zhang Yi met was when Zhang Yi was chasing drug dealer Ah Si. He was teasing a girl at the time. He met Du Laosi, so he helped Zhang Yi and blocked Zhang Yi from running away. Thinking of being kicked out by Zhang Yi. Thinking about his size at that time, the impact of landing on the ground was so shocking that he scared the girl away. He was still worried about this matter, which later caused Zhang Yi a lot of trouble. It was not until later that he ran into trouble and Zhang Yi saved him that the relationship between the two eased and continues to this day.

Hearing the two of them speaking words that others could not understand, Nan Shao felt a little uncomfortable. He looked at Li Muran, who had been silent, and asked, "If it were you today, what would you do?"

"Like Brother Yi, I want to A way to scare the other party." Li Muran thought for a while and answered. In her opinion, as long as she is strong enough, no one dares to mess with her, so she has to constantly make herself stronger.

Nan Shao shook his head and directly rejected her method: "You can kill him directly. You are a woman. Even if you killed someone at that time, there is no way to blame you. As for the teammate who was killed, we are here, are you afraid? What?"

Li Muran opened his mouth but made no sound. It's not that she has never killed someone. When she lived in a slum area, someone broke into her shack and wanted to bully her, so she killed him. But it was under unavoidable circumstances. Afterwards, she couldn't sleep peacefully for a long time, and she often woke up when she closed her eyes.

"I know." After a while, she replied calmly. She knew what Nan Shao said was true. In the last days, if women were not ruthless, they would be bullied by more and more people. She was now with Zhang Yi and the others, and they would take care of her most of the time. Plus there was another The innocent and lovely Yangyang is always by her side, which makes her heart much softer than when she is alone. She was glad that she had not made the wrong choice, but she knew better that accidents could happen at any time, and if one day they broke up, she would still have to rely on herself. Therefore, she had to endure some pain by herself.

Nan Shao's words made Zhang Yi involuntarily look at his son, who was listening obediently to the adults. A trace of worry arose in his heart. Will one day, Yangyang's little hands also have to be stained with the blood of the same kind?

Chapter 35 Departure

Ziyun County is a county under the jurisdiction of Changzhou City, Zhongzhou Province. It borders Minshui District to the east, Wushan District to the south, faces Xianze City across the Huanyi River, borders Zihe and Mingjing counties to the west, and runs to the north. It is at the junction of Yu County and the county seat is only 40 kilometers away from the administrative center of Chang City. The county has a total population of more than 500,000.

Only a few hundred people will be alive after the end of the world. Those who have the ability left Ziyun County and went to other places. The remaining people gathered in Wangyang Town were only a few hundred people. Later, they gradually came from surrounding counties and cities and even neighboring provinces. Many people came, and the current scale of more than 5,000 people came. Of course, they also brought more zombies and trouble.

Wangyang Town is managed by a team with special abilities, a total of six people, only two of whom are locals, and the rest are outsiders. The relationship between them cannot be said to be very harmonious, but they can still unite together when necessary. Just like the attack on the county town this time, after the decision was made, no one was holding back. As for the subsequent distribution of benefits, we will wait until the victory is over. Discussing this from the beginning will only alienate everyone. Of course, in launching this operation, their target was not the large supermarkets in the county, but the Chang City, 40 kilometers away. Only when the county road is opened can they go to the city to collect supplies.

Can five thousand people conquer a county with a population of more than 300,000 before the end of the world? We have to fight even if we can't, not to mention that a lot of zombies in the county have been wiped out before this, so it's impossible to get enough of the three hundred thousand. If everyone had focused their efforts on the county seat from the beginning, the county seat would have been emptied out long ago. It's a pity that most of them have their own things to do, especially those with super powers. Because they have cars, many of them are unwilling to enter the city center where there are many zombies. Instead, they like to collect supplies from nearby towns and villages. It is not only safe, but also profitable.

Qiao Yong, the leader of Zhang Yi's group, is from out of town. Being able to become the leader naturally has two skills. It wasn't until the team gathered together the next day that he told everyone that he was a fire power user. As for how powerful his powers are, few people who were just assigned to him knew.

"You...that's you! What's going on with you? Why did you bring this little thing? Are you going to visit the zoo?" Although he is the team leader, Qiao Yong is the first one to arrive at the gathering place. He was bragging to the people around him, and when he saw Zhang Yi and the others, his eyes suddenly widened, his mustache trembled, and he started shouting, which instantly attracted everyone else's attention.

Because it was still early, Zhang Ruiyang walked here by himself. The little one held his father's hand and walked among the adults, trying not to attract attention.

Upon hearing Qiao Yong's shout, several people just said hello to him, but his words were completely ignored. Because of Zhang Yi's counterattack yesterday, when they walked over, those who arrived first didn't show it on their faces even if they didn't agree in their hearts.

Seeing that no one was paying attention to him, Qiao was so brave that both of his beards stood up. However, after taking a look at Yangyang, who was so frightened by his loud voice that he hid behind Zhang Yi's legs and peeked out his head to look at him timidly. He didn't pursue the matter any further. He just pointed at them with his finger and said, "Don't cause trouble, or I won't spare you!" Then he turned to talk to his companions.

They originally thought that it would take a lot of talking to get him to agree to bring Yangyang, but they passed the test so easily. While relaxing, Zhang Yi and others felt a little uneasy in their hearts. Is this team leader too talkative?

"When we get to the county seat, be sure not to scatter." Zhang Yi gave a quick instruction in a low voice with a solemn expression.

Several other people just responded and stopped talking after that. Zhang Ruiyang was affected by the serious atmosphere around him and was frightened by Qiao Yong. He did not make a fuss like at home. Instead, he stayed beside Zhang Yi's legs obediently. Only a pair of big black eyes could not conceal his curiosity and looked around. look. This was the first time he left Wangyang Town since he entered it, so naturally he found it very novel.

It was ten minutes before seven o'clock, and everyone was already here. Only then did Zhang Yi and the others discover that there really were superpowers and mutants in their group. There are fifty people in a group, including more than a dozen superpowers. For Wangyang Town, which only has about a thousand superpowers and mutants, this kind of allocation is not a small amount. What particularly surprised them was that the man who registered them yesterday was also among them. When Yangyang saw him, he called uncle with great enthusiasm, which made the man smile stiffly.

Qiao Yong called the names from the list, and when he read Zhang Yi, he took a second look. It was obvious that he was quite worried about him bringing the child, but he didn't say anything more, but said to the whole group: "As a The first batch of people to enter the city, you should be proud of this. Do you know why you can get this rare opportunity? It's all because of me, your wise and wise leader Qiao, so you must cherish this opportunity. , kill more zombies, and reward others for their merits later, so that others will not be jealous." No matter what he says, he will never forget to boast. People who are familiar with him are completely numb, while those who are not familiar with him feel numb. Speechless for a while.

"Of course, this is a job that you hang your head on, and the town can't let you do it in vain. In addition to letting you take supplies at will in the area you conquered, as promised before, we have also prepared a supply for each of you. A pretty good lunch." He was very good at timing his words. As soon as he said this, someone pushed a cart with plastic bags. He asked two people to distribute it, and then continued: "You must be wondering why I ask you to bring your own food when the town is clearly giving out food. Of course, I'm afraid that you won't be able to bear to eat it and will stay here secretly. Then you won't have the energy to fight the zombies."

Zhang Yi opened the plastic he got . When he opened the bag, he found that inside it was a big fat steamed bun, a bag of pickled mustard with a price of 50 cents before the end of the world, two ham sausages, and a bottle of 250 ml of mineral water. Compared with what they usually eat, it is indeed pretty good, but the portion is definitely not enough for a grown man. No wonder Mustache reminds them to bring food and water in advance.

A group of people put their things into their backpacks and listened to Qiao Yong talking nonsense before getting into the car in batches. To their surprise, the car contained not only their group, but also a team of twenty people. The leader of the team was still a superpower, but the team members were ordinary people with ragged clothes and timid expressions. They were both men and women. They crowded in the middle of the airway, their eyes looking expectant and fearful. The expectation is of course the hope that they can get benefits from this operation that they never dared to think of before, while the fear is the fear of not knowing what they will be assigned to do if they are separated.

Compared to others, Zhang Yi and Li Muran were more familiar with this group of people because there were many familiar faces among them. Almost all of them are residents living in slum areas, but some never want to leave the safety of the town, while others, like them, go out to hunt zombies every day and make a hard living. A few people looked at each other and suddenly understood that it was obviously the person who registered who took special care, so they were able to be assigned to the group of Qiao Yong, who seemed to be stronger. Otherwise, they would probably be in the group of twenty people. . As for the difference between the two, they only have some guesses in their minds, but they are not sure, but they believe it will be confirmed soon.

The modified bus drove smoothly towards the county seat. Zhang Ruiyang sat on Zhang Yi's lap and looked out the window excitedly. Children are very curious and feel fresh about everything around them. Even if it is deserted outside, they still see it with interest and are amazed at everything.

The vehicles on the road formed a long queue, and there seemed to be dozens of them. It was obvious that all the vehicles of the superpower team had been requisitioned. After listening to Qiao Yong chatting with the captain of another team, they realized that the town was not going out in force, but taking turns sending out thirty fifty-person teams and twenty twenty-person teams to attack the county every day. The arrangement seems to be because there are not enough transport vehicles. Of course, there is also the possibility that lunch cannot be provided to so many people at once. If you make people sacrifice their lives, you can't give them chaff in return. However, during the attack on the county seat, even those who stayed in the town could receive two pieces of bran cake and a bottle of purified water for free every day, which was the biggest benefit since the town base was established.

An hour later, the car arrived at the entrance of the county town, instead of parking at the factory where parking was specially reserved in the past, obviously to save time. As soon as the people got off, the vehicle returned to the town to pick up the remaining people.

Each group assembled again, but only ten groups, including Qiao Yong, and ten teams that matched them acted separately and entered the county town, while the remaining people waited outside, cleaning up the scattered zombies and resting. Replace them after two hours.

Before getting out of the car, Zhang Yi had already tied Zhang Ruiyang firmly on his back with a strap, just like when they left home and rushed to the town. Originally, Nan Shao and Rou Ta Chen wanted to help him carry Yang Yang, but they were He refused. He doesn't trust anyone except himself, not to mention he doesn't want to lower the survival rate of others because of his own selfishness.

"No matter what happens later, don't cry, you know? If something happens, you can whisper to daddy." He said to Zhang Ruiyang before entering the county seat. Even though he knew that his son didn't like to cry like other children, he still felt that he should be warned first to avoid getting the whole group into trouble. When that time comes, I'm afraid he won't be able to save his son even if he risks his life.

"Okay." Zhang Ruiyang agreed obediently and put his little hand on Zhang Yi's shoulder.

Probably after hearing what the father and son were talking, Qiao Yong and the registered man glanced here. As for the others, they stood at a distance from them, as if they were afraid of being dragged down. Everyone understands that no matter how powerful Zhang Yi is, he is only good at fighting with people. As for dealing with zombies that are not afraid of pain and can easily infect people, what he did yesterday will not have much effect at all.

After entering the county town, it is divided into several branch roads, leading to the county central square, the county administrative area, the traditional Chinese medicine hospital, the county hospital, the farmer's market and various emerging communities. The new city is densely populated, and no matter which road they take, the risk is not low, and the harvest will not be much different, because they have neither space powers nor vehicles to transport. With only one backpack, even if it is If you break into a residential area, you can get back with a lot of stuff, but if you encounter a large supermarket, you can't get more things back, so basically no one has any opinions on the route assigned to them to attack.

Qiao Yong's team is attacking the street leading to the farmer's market. As long as it is cleaned up, it can join the team attacking the Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital and Qingyu Community. Then several groups will work together to clean the main crossroads in the county, and the earth-type superpowers will build high walls, and meet other groups in the center of the county. In this way, half of the county will be taken down. It seems very simple to say, but every street is crisscrossed with small alleys, and you can't just grab something and leave like in the past. Instead, you have to kill all the zombies wherever you pass. I'm afraid it will take a lot of time to do it. Especially in places like hospitals and the farmers' market in the central square, it takes a lot of effort to clean out the large number of zombies gathered there.

Chapter 36 Cleaning

Although some survivors had gone to the farmer's market street to search for supplies before, and a lot of zombies had been cleared away, when Qiao Yong's team entered, the number of zombies inside was not small. Apparently, some wandered in from elsewhere and made up for it. It was cleaned before. Zombies have stiff bodies and slow movements. They are actually not difficult to deal with, but what is troublesome is that they are very strong, tireless and have no pain, let alone fear. Unless their central nervous system is destroyed, they cannot be completely killed. In addition, Their extremely contagious nature and huge numbers make humans increasingly vulnerable to them.

When the zombies wandering the street saw someone approaching, they immediately swarmed over like bees smelling honey. Zombies were popping out one by one in alleyways, shops, and residential buildings that seemed to be quiet. It was like an ant nest that had been poured with boiling water. In an instant, it was completely dark.

"Holy shit!" Qiao Yong cursed, and then shouted loudly, "Second son, Lao Qiu, why don't you hurry up and get to work, waiting to be roasted and eaten by zombies? Others, in groups of three to four, Just pick it up, don't be polite!" After shouting, he suddenly laughed twice, "If any of you are polite to the zombies, don't blame me for being rude to you." The warning in the words was very strong.

Before he finished speaking, all the superpowers in the team rushed out and rushed into the zombie group at extremely fast speeds. Within five minutes, a wall as high as a person was built blocking the road a hundred meters away. Cutting off the influx of zombies, only a few shops, an alleyway, and twenty or thirty zombies were left here.

"It's amazing!" Someone exclaimed, obviously they had rarely or even never seen people with powers take action.

Zhang Yi and others were already facing the zombies back to back. When he heard this, Nan Shao's eyes fell on a dozen superpowers not far away, without concealing the enthusiasm and determination in his eyes. He didn't believe that his powers were really that useless. Sooner or later, he would make the wood powers as useful as other powers.

Several earth-type superpowers who were building the wall were sitting in the corner absorbing corpse crystals, while the other superpowers were protecting them around to prevent zombies from approaching. This shows that the superpowers are not inexhaustible. , and once it is exhausted, it completely loses its combat effectiveness. Obviously they also learned about this fatal flaw during the long battle, so they came up with ways to solve it. One is to never exhaust the superpower when it is not necessary. The other is to cooperate as a team and take turns to replace attacks. , so that enough time can be left for them to absorb the corpse crystal and restore their abilities.

"Handsome!" Routa Chen raised his ax and chopped off a zombie's head, shouting at the same time. He didn't dare to take the big hammer, which weighed more than ten kilograms, because he knew that he couldn't use it to fight zombies for a long time.

Zhang Ruiyang held Zhang Yi's neck tightly, swaying left and right as Zhang Yi dodged and ran. The initial nervousness and fear were gone, and his little face was full of excitement. Hearing Routa Chen's roar, he couldn't help but shout in a low voice: "Dad, so handsome!"

The childish voice reached his ears, and knowing that the little guy was not intimidated by the scene in front of him, Zhang Yi The heart that was originally held was slightly lowered, and he devoted himself to fighting with all his strength. Due to the lack of nutrition after the end of the world, the child only weighs more than 20 kilograms even though he is almost five years old. This kind of weight is nothing to a grown man. If Zhang Yi didn't have a problem with his legs, he could almost completely ignore it. Now, although it has some impact, it is not big. What makes him most constrained is the worry that his child will be accidentally injured. Fortunately, there were not many zombies released here, and there were enough people to kill them, so there was no headache for him.

Nan Shao, Zhang Yi, and Li Muran were used to working together. This was the first time Routa Chen joined. It took some time to slowly adapt to their fighting methods. Although they cooperated seamlessly, they did not hold them back.

Twenty more zombies came out of the alley, but Nanshao and the others only had one each. The road about a hundred meters in front of them and the shops on both sides were cleared.

"Stay with the superpowers, and the others will follow me in." Qiao Yong smiled and waved to the ordinary people in the team, and then walked to the alley first, obviously very satisfied with the team members' brave performance without fear of death.

Nan Shao and the others walked at the end, and when they looked back, they found that the twenty-man team they were paired with was digging up the corpse crystals of the slain zombies. Only then did they understand the reason why these people were separated.

"That bastard tricked us." Routa Chen whispered to Li Muran from behind, very envious of those teams that didn't have to fight zombies.

Li Muran didn't say a word, but everyone knew that the bastard he was talking about was the man who registered. Zhang Yizheng was about to ask him to stop talking nonsense. The mustache who was walking at the front had already looked back at them, his face still smiling, but his eyes There was a dangerous light flashing through him, and he didn't know if he misunderstood that Rou Ta Chen was scolding him.

"Idiot." Nan Shao scolded, a little speechless. As a speed mutant, how could he not know that the ears and eyes of superpowers are more sensitive than ordinary people? What's more, people with superpowers like Qiao Yong have to deal with zombies every day. A superpower who has been honed to become extremely powerful. But this time he wronged Routa Chen. Awakening of supernatural powers will make the ears and eyes sharp several times, but mutants cannot, so Routa Chen doesn't know such a thing at all. If he knew, he would definitely keep his mouth shut tightly. Even if he had any complaints, he would only complain to Xiao Yangyang after returning home.

"Brother Shao, I didn't offend you." Routa Chen shrank his neck after being scolded, feeling a little depressed. He felt that it was definitely not his imagination. Uncle Pumpkin seemed to dislike him. Although he had eaten for free for so long, wasn't he trying to make up for it now? There was no need to always look at him with such cold eyes. ?

Nan Shao snorted and did not answer. Of course he would not admit that he was uncomfortable because Fatty had known Zhang Yi earlier than him, and the relationship between the two was so strong.

There are several residential buildings side by side in the alley, blocked by iron gates. However, the iron gates are wide open at this time, and the communication room is also open. It is deserted inside. Not only people, but not even a zombie can be seen. It is obviously... I was attracted out before. There is a spacious open space between the buildings, which not only has green facilities such as flower ponds, but also some outdoor fitness equipment.

"Assign yourselves to groups of six. Each group cleans one building. Move quickly! Don't think about cheating. I have to check later. If you miss a room and don't clean it, be careful and I will kick you out. You four Follow me...yes, that's you." Mustache was very straightforward when he got down to business, not as verbose as before.

The four people he called were Nan Shao and the others. They looked at each other and couldn't help but feel a sudden shock in their hearts. They secretly thought that the mustache was not trying to cause trouble for them because of those words.

"The guy who introduced you here is named Shi Pengsan. Fatty, you are right, that guy is a bastard." Sure enough, this was what Qiao Yong mentioned.

Sweat dripped from Rou Ta Chen's head, and he hurriedly said with a smile: "Boss Qiao, I didn't say Brother Shi, I meant a friend." Although he said this in his mouth, he was actually complaining in his heart. If you don't fold it, misfortune will indeed come from your mouth. You must keep your mouth shut in the future.

Seeing him like this, Qiao Yong snorted and said with no interest, "It's boring. That bastard Shi San has a metal power. He usually just puts on a face, as if everyone owes him millions, but no one dares to offend him." , I thought I finally had a bold one, but I didn't expect... Alas!" At this point, he shook his head with a look of regret on his face.

Routa Chen still laughed cautiously, but he was already cursing in his heart. This damn mustache is nothing. He knew that Shi San was not easy to mess with, but he still wanted to watch the fun. He said it so easily, Jin Are people with supernatural powers so easy to offend? If a piece of metal stabs me, it won't make a hole!

"Are you scolding the mustache in your heart that it's not a thing?" Qiao Yong asked with a smile while squinting at Rou Ta Chen while leading a few people towards the innermost building.

The smile on Routa Chen's face froze, and he hurriedly said: "No, no, it depends on what you said, how can it be?" This time, he really restrained his mind and did not dare to think about it anymore. It was really because of this evil mustache. Scared.

"It's better not." Qiao Yong laughed, and didn't say whether he believed it or not. He looked up at the building they were about to clean and said, "We should split up and move faster. Fatty, I'll be with you three. Is that okay?" "

Hearing this, Routa Chen almost cried out. He didn't understand why he was targeted by this mustache, but he didn't dare to object. He could only look at Zhang Yi helplessly, hoping that he could rescue him. Unexpectedly, before Zhang Yi could say anything, Nan Shao had already agreed.

"Of course it's no problem. I'll leave Xiao Chen to Qiao Tou. His leg injury is just fine. I hope Qiao Tou will take care of him a little bit." With that, he called Zhang Yi and Li Muran and walked towards the door of the unit at the end.

Routa Chen's face suddenly fell into tears, but his mind quickly turned away, thinking about how to deal with Mustache's troubles later, and whether he needed to be ready to escape at any time.

"Are your legs injured? You can't tell, but the guy carrying the baby seems to be more serious." To his surprise, Qiao Yong did not continue to trouble him, but focused on his legs. After sliding around for a while, he spoke slowly. As he spoke, he raised his hand, and a fireball hit the keyhole of the security door of the unit building. He looked at a big hole melting there. Without pushing, the door opened, and there was a roar inside. Then save two zombies.

Qiao Yong did not continue to use fire, but moved away slightly, raised the engineer shovel he was carrying, and killed a zombie with one shovel. Routa Chen was worried about being put into small shoes, so he didn't dare to be lazy, so he took the initiative to pounce on the other one and kill the other one with an axe.

"My leg is a new injury, and it is completely healed now. Brother Yi has an old injury..." Wiping the sweat from his head, he answered Qiao Yong's questions in an unsteady breath. At this point, an idea flashed in his mind. , asked: "Boss Qiao, is there any superpower that can treat people's injuries?" It's really Zhang Yi's legs that make people anxious. Thinking of the heroic and invincible captain back then, and then looking at the helpless situation now The cripple, as his only remaining friend, how could he not feel sad for him.

"Yes. But there isn't one in town. There was one in Bo Wei. I don't know if it's still there now." Qiao Yong said, walking towards the corridor.

Hearing this, Routa Chen's eyes lit up and he hurriedly followed.

"Boss Qiao, you came from Bowei..."

Chapter 37 Dagger

"Why don't you clean up the zombies on the street first, and then deal with the ones in the building?" Li Muran asked puzzledly. In her opinion, since the zombies in the house were locked up, it didn't matter even if they were ignored for the time being. The most important thing was the zombies wandering on the street.

Because of Zhang Yi, they were not as violent as Qiao Yong and directly destroyed the security door. Now Zhang Yi's lock-picking skills are becoming more and more proficient. He can open the door in two or three seconds, which is not inferior to Qiao Yong's speed. Looking back on his original career and looking at what he is doing now, it can't help but make people feel ironic.

Three people have gained experience in cleaning the floor. One person is responsible for opening the door, and the other two specialize in killing zombies. The cooperation can be said to be very tacit, and there is no need to collect supplies, so the speed is naturally very fast. After hearing Li Muran's words, Zhang Yi glanced at Nan Shao and found that he had no desire to answer, so he could only speak.

"Each team has the right to take supplies within the area it has established..." At this point, he paused before continuing: "You just need to know that what Team Leader Qiao did is for our own good. Think more about it." You'll understand if you think about it. "Cleaning residential buildings is naturally much safer than facing swarms of zombies on the street. Moreover, there are more and more zombies on the street. If they are not careful, they will be trapped inside. I'm afraid they won't be able to wait. The next group came to replace them and the whole army was wiped out. At first glance, Qiao Yong didn't seem to be the kind of good old man who was willing to make wedding dresses for others, so he would naturally choose what was most beneficial to the group he led.

Li Muran seemed to understand, but didn't ask again.

After cleaning up the three houses on the first floor, Zhang Yi put Zhang Ruiyang down and let the child slowly climb the stairs behind them. Maybe it's because I stayed in the same room with my grandma's body for many days. Later, at the beginning of the apocalypse, I saw zombies eating living people, people eating people, and people killing zombies. Children have become accustomed to this scene with zombies and no toys. There is no deformed world of green plants and small animals on TV, so when I went out with Zhang Yi this time, I didn't seem too frightened. In addition to not being able to kill zombies, I actually showed stronger adaptability than adults.

Although Zhang Yi and the others cleaned the ninth floor quickly, it still took almost two hours. When they came down, they didn't see Qiao Yong and Routa Chen, and they didn't know if they had not finished scanning one unit or if they had already entered the second unit. However, a few people happened to walk out of the building opposite. They glanced at them and walked directly to a unit next to them without saying hello.

"It's almost time, I'm afraid another group is coming." Zhang Yi said, but still opened the security door of the adjacent unit.

There were zombies rushing out. Xiao Yangyang, who was following them, hurriedly ran to the table tennis table not far away and hid until the adults dealt with the zombies. He carefully looked around again and made sure that there was no danger before crawling out. .

Finding that the little guy didn't have to worry about it at all, Zhang Yi breathed a sigh of relief and praised, "Yangyang is so smart."

A bright and slightly shy smile suddenly appeared on the little guy's face, forming a perfect contrast with this gray and lifeless world. A sharp contrast.

Several people walked into the corridor one after another. To their surprise, after the unit was cleaned, no one came to replace them until they met Qiao Yong and Routa Chen in the third unit.

"Good job!" Qiao Yong was a little surprised when he saw Nan Shao and others who were only one step behind them, and couldn't help but nodded in praise. Finally, his eyes fell on Zhang Ruiyang, who was still climbing up the stairs behind the adults. His mustache moved, as if he didn't know how to deal with children, so he took out an exquisite dagger from his trouser bag, "Here, My uncle rewarded you, little one. Congratulations on not being eaten by zombies."

Zhang Ruiyang had never received any gifts in a serious manner since he was born, so he couldn't help but feel a little at a loss. He climbed up the last step, held Zhang Yi's thigh, and timidly stuck his head out to look at this fierce-looking uncle with a mustache. He wanted it very much, but he didn't understand why this uncle wanted to give him something.

"Team Leader Qiao, this thing is too expensive. The child is still young..." Zhang Yi knew how rare a sharp dagger was, so he declined without thinking. However, he was only halfway interrupted when Qiao Yong waved his hand.

"Stop talking nonsense, I'm happy to give it. In this day and age, zombies won't stop eating him just because he's young. Others won't give him food just because he's young." At this point, the corners of his lips twitched. He twitched, and deep pain flashed in his eyes. He took a step forward and grabbed Zhang Ruiyang's hand, stuffed the dagger into the child's skinny chicken-foot-like hands, then stared into those innocent black eyes and said: "Little thing , live well." After saying that, he turned around and left without waiting for an answer. No one noticed a glimmer of water in his eyes.

"Thank you, Uncle Beard!" After getting his father's consent, Zhang Ruiyang held the dagger in his arms, and then shouted to Qiao Yong who was going up the stairs.

Qiao Yong laughed, his voice was a little hoarse, he didn't say anything more, he just waved his hand, and his figure quickly disappeared around the corner of the stairs.

Several people looked at each other, and Routa Chen coughed and said, "Actually, Boss Qiao is quite... um..." Before he could finish his words, he suddenly remembered what happened before and hurriedly stopped, laughed twice and said hurriedly. Followed. What he wanted to say was that Boss Qiao was actually quite humane. But if these words were really said, it would definitely be extremely miserable.

"Be careful not to cut your hand." Zhang Yi warned Zhang Ruiyang without taking back the dagger. No matter how worried he was, he knew that, as Qiao Yong said, in this age, no matter how young, one must learn to protect oneself.

"I know, Dad." Zhang Ruiyang smiled brightly when he saw that he didn't have to hand over the official duties. He agreed readily, then lowered his head and touched the dagger with the black leather sheath fondly.

"Let's go." Zhang Yi said to Nan Shao and Li Muran, suppressing the worry in his heart. It is always necessary to teach your son to adapt to the current world. He must not be swayed by too many worries and learn to survive sooner rather than later.

Li Muran saw Zhang Ruiyang carefully pull out the dagger, revealing the sharp blade like snow inside, and moved his lips slightly, but in the end he said nothing. On the contrary, Nan Shao was more straightforward. He touched Yang Yang's little head and took a few strides up the stairs to catch up with Zhang Yi. When Zhang Yi opened a door, he chopped off the head of the zombie that rushed towards him with one knife, but instead of adding another blow like before, he shouted: "Yangyang, come up."

Zhang Yi, who was searching other rooms, was stunned for a moment. Instantly understanding Nan Shao's intention, he hesitated and wanted to say something, but was dismissed by Nan Shao's smile at him, "Let him try. Don't worry, your son will not be hurt."

Compared to others , Nan Shao likes to be clean more. Even if he drinks less water, he will save some to brush his teeth and wipe his face. Although he can no longer be as clean, neat and energetic as he was before the apocalypse, he still looks handsome and handsome, especially since he has lost his glasses and his skin is tanned, and the gentle impression left on Zhang Yi for the first time is even less. A little more sharp and rigid. Except for the professional habit of meeting him for the first time, Zhang Yi would firmly imprint other people's appearance and characteristics into his head, and rarely pay attention to this person's appearance after that. However, at this time, he was still blinked by Nan Shao's handsome smile, and he forgot about it in an instant. What do you want to say? It wasn't until she heard his voice that she realized what she had done. She immediately put her recent gaffe behind her head, nodded, and ducked into the room inside to prevent Yangyang from becoming weak and dependent because of her presence.

As soon as he entered, Zhang Ruiyang appeared at the door, holding a leather sheath in one hand and a dagger in the other.

"Uncle Pumpkin, I'm here." He looked around the room curiously and saw Nan Shao leaning on the entrance with his arms folded, so he replied.

Hearing his soft voice, Nan Shao's heart softened for a moment, but it was only in the blink of an eye. Thinking of his purpose, he soon hardened again.

"Come here."

Zhang Ruiyang ran over obediently, carefully walking around the zombie bodies and heads on the ground, and then looked up at Nan Shao, "I'm here. Is there something wrong?"

Facing the child With his innocent face and doubtful eyes, Nan Shao suddenly felt like an evil devil, dyeing the only purity black. However, this thought was fleeting. He glanced at the cloudless sky outside the window and took a deep breath before making his tone calm and steady.

"Kill it." He pointed at the zombie's head, which was still opening and closing its mouth, but was helplessly facing the fresh flesh and blood so close at hand, and said in a deep voice.

"Ah..." Zhang Ruiyang was stunned and subconsciously took two steps back.

"Are you afraid?" Seeing his reaction, Nan Shao couldn't help but wonder if he was too impatient. Logically, he shouldn't get involved in children's affairs, and he has never been a nosy person, but for some reason, he just wanted to do more things, for Zhang Yi and for this little guy who he liked. If Zhang Yi opened his mouth and left him alone, or he would really stop being troublesome, Zhang Yi didn't say anything and actually gave him the greatest trust. This made him feel a little joyful, as well as an inexplicable and strange thought that he couldn't live up to the trust of the other party.

"Not afraid." Zhang Ruiyang's crisp reply interrupted his hesitation. I don't know whether it was to convince others or to convince himself, but he said loudly: "Monsters can eat people. If dad kills monsters, Yangyang will also kill monsters. Yangyang is not afraid!" He has always thought that his dad can kill many monsters. I felt proud and even thought about becoming as powerful as my father. But after all, he is only a five-year-old child. If he is really asked to do it, it would be false to say that he is not afraid.

"Yangyang is so brave." Nan Shao pretended not to hear the tremor in the child's voice, praised him, and then said: "Come here, uncle will teach you how to kill monsters. When Yangyang learns it, he can protect his father."

If . Before Zhang Ruiyang said that he was so scared that he wanted to pee, when he heard the last sentence, all the fear suddenly turned into courage, "Okay. I have to protect my father and my grandma..." At this point, he looked at it again After taking a look at Nan Shao, I thought I should add another sentence: "I also need to protect Uncle Pumpkin." As for Aunt Muran and Uncle Fatty, they were completely forgotten.

Although he knew that he was doing it in passing, and his tone was obviously perfunctory, Nan Shao still felt that his mood suddenly became very good. No matter what, this child would not make people feel pain in vain.

"To completely kill the monster, you must destroy its brain. If you are weak and can't break the skull, just insert it through the eyes...Give me the scabbard, use both hands, be careful not to get bitten." He While patiently and slowly teaching the child how to kill zombies, be careful not to let the zombie's mouth or the blade of the dagger touch the child's hand.

Courage lasted only a moment. When he faced the zombie's hideous face and its wheezing like a broken bellows at close range, fear returned to Zhang Ruiyang's body again. He raised his head and looked around, but couldn't find Zhang Yi. He couldn't help but pursed his lips and looked pitifully at Nan Shao: "Uncle Pumpkin, where is dad?"

Chapter 38 The Cruelty of the End Times

"Do it!" Nan Shao did not answer the child's question, his voice became colder and his expression became stern.

Zhang Ruiyang shivered. He had never seen such a scary side of Nan Shao. He was a little scared. He didn't dare to look around anymore. He lowered his head and stood there quietly, as if in silent resistance. Just when disappointment arose in Nan Shao's heart, he saw him raising his little hand holding the dagger, and then holding it with his other little hand, followed by a loud cry, and suddenly he arched his body and held the dagger. It penetrated the zombie's left eye, but due to lack of strength, the tip of the dagger got stuck on the thin bone under the eye socket and failed to penetrate completely. Black blood and turbid eyeball fluid splashed on the backs of the two dirty hands. The zombies that were not dead roared even more fiercely because of the attack, and their teeth made a clicking sound, as if they were trying to select people to devour.

Nan Shao stretched out his hand, wrapped it around the small hand holding the dagger, and with a little force, the roar with a foul and rotten smell stopped.

"It stopped screaming." Zhang Ruiyang said in a daze as he gently pushed the zombie's head with his hand. Seeing that its mouth no longer opened and closed in a scary way, nor continued to make unpleasant sounds, Zhang Ruiyang did not raise his head to look at Nan Shao. "Is this okay?"

"Yes." Nan Shao's heart tightened, but he did not relax because the child did it. He knew very well that he was afraid, afraid that he would lose the child's dependence and trust from this moment on.

Hearing his answer, Zhang Ruiyang finally straightened up and looked at him with uneasy and frightened eyes, "Uncle Pumpkin, I killed the monster, don't be angry."

At that moment, Nan Shao felt that his whole heart was sore . He fell down, even with a trace of unspeakable pain. His Adam's apple rolled up and down, and he stretched out his hands to take the child into his arms. "Uncle is not angry." It turns out that there are still people in this world who care about his happiness and anger.

Zhang Ruiyang nestled against Nan Shao's chest and suddenly felt that Uncle Pumpkin's arms were actually very similar to his father's. They were very comfortable and comfortable. He liked them very much.

"Are you afraid?" Nan Shao asked.

"Not afraid." Zhang Ruiyang shook his head, even though his whole body was still trembling slightly with fear, he still stubbornly insisted on this answer.

"Do you hate Uncle Pumpkin?" Nan Shao did not insist on peeling off the child's fragile shell, but asked another question that he cared about, and even recognized the title of Uncle Pumpkin without realizing it.

"I don't hate it." Zhang Ruiyang was distracted and answered simply. At the end, he added seriously: "I like Uncle Pumpkin."

After hearing this, Nan Shao finally let out a heavy breath, and his face couldn't help but A relieved smile appeared. Also smiling like him was Zhang Yi who was hiding in the room. Zhang Yi raised his hand and touched his face, feeling full of gratitude to Nan Shao in his heart. He knew that if it were him, he would rather work harder than force his young son to kill zombies.

"Good boy, you have a future!" Qiao Yong's loud laughter rang out, obviously he saw the child taking action, "It doesn't matter if you don't have strength, the most important thing is to have courage!" After saying this, he urged: "Hurry up and get to work!" Then he turned around and left.

"Nan Shao, you kid is really... how dare you!" On the contrary, Rou Ta Chen looked unhappy, pointed at Nan Shao and said angrily. If Zhang Yi hadn't already acquiesced to Nan Shao's actions and followed Qiao Yong upstairs, I'm afraid he would have rushed up to fight that bastard. He simply couldn't accept that his cute little boy was forced to do such a cruel thing.

Nan Shao snorted, ignored him, reached out and pulled out the dagger, then picked up a piece of cloth and wiped the blood on it, returned it to the sheath, and then returned it to Zhang Ruiyang. "Take it. Remember, if someone dares to bully you in the future, just use it to kill that person just like you did before."

After hearing this, Zhang Yi couldn't stand still and wanted to go out, but his hand was on the door handle. , but stopped.

"I won't play with anyone who bullies me." Zhang Ruiyang didn't understand what Nan Shao said, but he remembered some things in the past because of these words, "Those children called me the son of a reformed prisoner and wouldn't play with me. , and they threw stones at me, so I threw them back. I don't care about playing with them. My father is a police officer, not a prisoner." At this point, he reached out and touched his pocket. Showing a photo of Zhang Yi wearing a police uniform, he said, "Uncle Pumpkin, look, I'm not lying. My dad is a police officer and he's the most handsome." The child didn't actually know what reforming a prisoner meant, but he understood that it wasn't a good word. After being excluded like this several times, he no longer went out to play with the children in the family area. Instead, he stayed with his grandma all day long. This is why he behaved differently from most children, and his speech was not the same. So nimble, yet extremely sensible.

Zhang Yi never knew that there would be such a period. Hearing this, he felt like he was struck by thunder, his mind was in a mess, guilt, heartache, and all kinds of emotions came rushing in, making him almost breathless.

Outside, Nan Shao took the photo of Zhang Yi and looked at the handsome young man with flying features. He couldn't help but associate it with the man who now had some white hair in his hair and his eyes were melancholy. It can be seen that the tragic experiences of these years have made the man change. What a change.

"Yeah, he's very handsome." He looked at it steadily for a long time, and then replied. He looked up and saw the child beaming because of this affirmation, and couldn't help but laugh too. I just felt a little pain in my heart again, for the child and for the man.

Zhang Ruiyang took the photo back, put it away preciously, and then thought of asking: "Uncle Pumpkin, where is dad?"

Nan Shao touched his forehead, and then he realized that he had been distracted by the child's train of thought, and had forgotten the original topic. I asked him to say it again, but he couldn't bear it, so he had to give up, thinking that a few adults couldn't lose sight of a child. It's better to learn this kind of thing slowly and don't rush it.

The sound of the door opening sounded, and the two of them looked over and saw Zhang Yi walking out of the room, as if he didn't know anything.

"Dad." Zhang Ruiyang immediately broke away from Nan Shao's arms and ran over.

Nan Shao touched his nose and found that every time Zhang Yi appeared, he would be decisively abandoned. In fact, he couldn't even think of sadness and sorrow anymore.

"Dad, look, I killed a monster too." Zhang Ruiyang dragged Zhang Yi's hand to the entrance, pointed at the zombie head on the ground and said, looking eager to be praised, without any fear from before.

"Yangyang is so awesome!" Zhang Yi smiled, touched his son's head, and said complimentary words as the child wished, but his voice was a little hoarse, which attracted Nan Shao's inquiring eyes.

"I will kill many, many monsters in the future, and I will be as powerful as my father." Zhang Ruiyang's eyes turned into moons, and he made a big circle with his hand on his chest, promising his father.

"Okay." Zhang Yi held his son's hand tightly, feeling the skinny little hand that was almost made of bones, and suddenly realized that he was looking forward to that day. Whether innocent or kind, all of this must be based on the premise of being able to survive. If you can't survive, what's the use of being cute like an angel?

Chapter 39 Trapped

"Where is Mr. Qiao?" The sound of stomping up the stairs sounded. Shi Pengsan appeared in front of Nanshao and the others who were about to go up. He glanced at them and didn't see Qiao Yong, so he couldn't help but frown slightly. ,ask.

"Just went up." Zhang Yi replied.

Shi Pengsan nodded, passed them and quickly climbed upstairs, but only climbed two steps. He turned back and said to them solemnly: "We are surrounded by zombies. If you have anything to prepare, hurry up and prepare it. I'm afraid There's some trouble." Having said this, he glanced meaningfully at Zhang Ruiyang, who was looking at him with wide eyes, and then quickly walked up and disappeared around the corner of the stairs.

Nan Shao and Zhang Yi were both a little confused. Nan Shao immediately turned around and was about to go to the window of the apartment they had cleaned before. Li Muran appeared out of nowhere and said, "A lot of people came in downstairs. A lot!" It's a human or not a zombie, maybe one or two hundred."

Before they could figure out what happened, Shi Pengsan had already found Qiao Yong, and Qiao Yong was rushing downstairs while listening to Shi Pengsan's details. Walking away, when passing by a few people, he said: "You guys also come down quickly."

"They were killed by those bastards from other groups!" Routa Chen did not continue to follow Qiao Yong, but stayed. He knew More often than not, when he curses, there is a faint fear leaking out of his eyes.

It turned out that the replacement team had arrived a long time ago, and Qiao Yong naturally would not give up the residential buildings built by his team, so that team had to continue cleaning the streets. They also adopted Qiao Yong's steady strategy. After collapsing the previously blocking earth wall, they built a thick and durable earth wall a hundred meters away to include an alleyway on the other side of the road. The only difference is that the people who clear the way for them are the ordinary people of the twenty-person team, not the superpowers. Because there were already many zombies gathered on the street, their casualties were quite serious.

However, Routa Chen was not scolding this replacement group, but the groups attacking other streets. I don't know how those groups did it, but they actually released the zombies and surrounded the farmer's market street. In other words, there were many people from other groups behind them who were chased and fled here. The replacement team had not secured the 100-meter area they wanted. They were afraid of being dumped by zombies, so they had no choice but to retreat into the small residential area where Qiao Yong's team was located. Fortunately, there was still a big iron door blocking it, otherwise zombies would have occupied the open space downstairs by now. However, the safety is only temporary. The iron door is not locked and cannot stop him for long.

Zhang Yi and others looked at each other, not expecting this, and finally understood why Shi Pengsan reminded them like that.

"Go down and take a look first." Zhang Yi said, suddenly feeling lucky that he had brought his son out, otherwise if he was really trapped, Yangyang would be locked in the house alone again.

"Wait, we'd better collect some food first, who knows how long we will be trapped." Li Muran, who rarely expressed opinions, suddenly spoke.

No one disputes this. In the past, because they were afraid of affecting their operations, they only focused on killing zombies and not collecting anything. Now they naturally have to consider more. Based on the principle of proximity, they split into the three newly cleaned suites. Things that need to be cooked, such as rice and noodles, are definitely not easy to get, so what I look for are biscuits, instant noodles, bagged cakes and the like.

Zhang Yi and Nan Shao entered the same house. When Nan Shao took Zhang Ruiyang around to look for things, Zhang Yi looked out the window, looked at the dazzling sky, and frowned slightly.

"What's wrong?" After searching for a long time, Nan Shao found nothing except some rice noodles and rotten things that smelled bad in the refrigerator. He was in a bad mood. When he came out, he saw Zhang Yi staring at the window in a daze and couldn't help but ask.

"Find some thick clothes." Zhang Yi said. When Nan Shao's eyes suddenly widened, he explained without waiting for the other party to ask: "My legs have been hurting badly since morning. I'm afraid something will change. "

Are you too tired?" When he heard that his legs hurt, Nan Shao asked with concern without caring about anything else.

"It's different." Zhang Yi shook his head, "It only hurts like this when the weather changes. It only happened once before. It hurt for a few days, and then it snowed the most in the history of Chang City."

Hearing this, Nan Shao didn't question it anymore and decisively started to collect winter clothes. But Routa Chen and Li Muran, who came out from the other two houses, were a little hesitant.

"Brother Yi, you are not mistaken. There is not even a cloud in the sky today. Not to mention snow, even rain is probably difficult." Routa Chen had no scruples and had something to say.

"Be prepared. And don't take too much food." Zhang Yi replied. At this point, he glanced at Li Muran's bulging bag and knew that she must have found a lot of good things there, "So many people are gathering together now. , Team Leader Qiao and the others should gather the food together, otherwise there will be trouble. If we pretend too much, we may be ordered to hand it over."

After hearing this, Li Muran had a look of reluctance in his eyes. Nowadays, there is a serious shortage of food. Even in the supermarket during the apocalypse, few women are willing to put things back into the shopping cart. She lowered her head and thought for a long time, and suddenly her eyes lit up.

"Brother Yi, I have an idea, do you think it will work?" As she said that, she looked around and saw Nan Shao walking out with a military green men's thick cotton coat. She asked for it, then pulled open the inner tube of the cotton-padded coat and pointed to the position inside near the neckline on the back: "We will make a hole here and put food in it. Who knows how long we will stay here, we will stuff some in each piece of clothing." Biscuits and candies can last you a few more days." It must be said that women are more aware of worries than men, and they especially like to prepare for a rainy day. Of course, this trait was always derided as unfounded worry before the end of the world. As for now, of course no one will think that they are thinking too much.

"Let's do it like this. Everyone, move quickly and don't make people suspicious." Zhang Yi immediately agreed.

We all live in households, so how can we not have a few thick winter coats? A few people were not greedy, and each of them took a set of clothes. They didn't care whether they had been worn by others, and they took two pieces of everything they picked up. If it weren't for the backpack being packed, Nan Shao would even want to go back with his bed and quilt. Even so, he still found a blanket and held it directly in his hand. As for their thick winter coats, of course they also stuffed a lot of biscuits and some chocolate candies that had been discarded from the outer packaging. No one cared whether they broke or not. The most important thing was that they could save lives at critical moments. So when they walked down in large and small bags, other people looked at them with strange eyes.

"What are you doing?" Qiao Yong, who was discussing countermeasures with several other team leaders, asked in shock. In fact, many people in the same group filled their backpacks with supplies and held them in their hands, but no one even let go of things like blankets like Zhang Yi and the others.

"Brother Yi said that the weather might change, so we took some thick clothes." They had agreed before coming down that they didn't need to hide anything, so when asked, Nan Shao answered simply, and even opened his backpack to reveal the clothes inside. . As for whether you believe it or not, that is someone else's business.

Sure enough, after hearing his words, even though the atmosphere was tense, the crowd still burst into laughter, and some even jeered.

"Why don't you just wrap the quilt around your body and keep it until it rains sweat!" After saying that, the man laughed in a self-conscious way.

"The weather is changing? Are you crazy because you want it to rain? The sun is so strong that it doesn't look like the sky is going to change?"

"I think he's gone crazy because of the zombies."

Everyone in the crowd said nothing to me. Nice words, but some people still paid more attention and quietly turned around and entered the corridor not far away. The few pieces of clothing don't weigh much, and holding them in your hands won't hinder anything. You can throw them away when you don't need them, but if things really change, you're lucky. At least you don't have to follow other people to grab them. After all, the end of the world has happened, what else can't happen?

Qiao Yong shook his head, ignored them, and turned back to discuss with others a solution to the current predicament.

Zhang Yi and others didn't pay attention to the sarcasm of others, and dispersed to observe the situation. When they got together again, they exchanged information and immediately had a general understanding of their situation.

Chapter 40 Raining

There were about 200 people gathered in the residential area. In addition to the team led by Qiao Yong and the 20-person cooperating team, there were also replacement teams, and the rest were those who were chased by the zombies. There were a lot of zombies outside, filling the streets outside the iron gate, and they were still coming in endlessly. It was obvious that this attack on the county town had caused a zombie riot. Hundreds of thousands of people are thrown into the hundreds of thousands of zombies, and there is no splash at all. No matter how powerful it is, what's the use, not to mention that the gap in force between the two is not that big. Relying on two hundred people to rush out of the county seems to be a fantasy now. We can only hope that the town will send people to rescue them. When the time comes, the inside and outside will cooperate, and maybe there will be a glimmer of hope.

"Damn it, are you all pig-brained? Do you think the zombies will stand there waiting for you to kill them? You are a bunch of useless trash, don't drag me with you even if you want to die!" Qiao Yong was furious, completely ignoring the leaders of other groups. He looked ugly and cursed loudly.

"Okay, what's the use of talking about this now." Shi Pengsan stopped him, knowing that once this person got angry, he might not be able to calm down for several hours, and they didn't have that much time to waste now.

"Shi San, you know how to be a fucking good person. If you have the ability, tell me what to do. If you don't have the ability, don't interrupt!" The two of them had a good relationship. Although Qiao Yong still choked back, he didn't continue to roar. Shi Pengsan knew his virtue, so of course he wouldn't care about it.

The others quietly breathed a sigh of relief. They were not afraid of Qiao Yong in the first place, but this matter was indeed their fault. Otherwise, who could bear to be scolded like this?

"Let's find a way to block the door first." One person suggested.

"Why don't you let the earth-type superpower block the door directly?"

"Get out of here, you want to die here, I don't want to."

"Hurry up and get something to block the door, otherwise the zombies will come in."

Qizui Among the eight tongues, in the end, the earth power user took action and built a one-meter-high and two-meter-wide earthen platform against the gate. In this way, no matter how much the zombies pushed and shoved, there was no need to worry about the iron gate being hit. Fall down. People inside can kill zombies through the iron door. Of course, if they want to go out, they can just push the iron door open, provided there are no zombies blocking it. It can be said that people who retreat to the community will be safe in the short term.

As Zhang Yi expected, all the food and water in the community were gathered together, including rice noodles and other items. In addition to what they had brought out in the morning, the food and water collected by everyone were also ordered to be handed over to the public. Those who refused to hand over were directly expelled from the team. Their personal safety was not guaranteed, and of course it was impossible to distribute food again. Although it seemed that there was no violence, nor was the person directly thrown out of the community, in fact, the moment the person was kicked out of the team, it indicated that he could no longer keep his food and life. As for people like Li Muran and others who tried their best to hide some food, no one investigated them, and most of them just turned a blind eye and passed by. As long as it doesn't go too far, no one is willing to do anything that jeopardizes people's livelihood and hope.

Several captains and team leaders formed a temporary management group. Of course, the most powerful ones were Qiao Yong, who had the largest number of subordinates, and another gold-type superpower named Li Changze.

"The trouble is big this time. Neither the water type nor the purification superpowers have come out. This little water can't last for a few days." The leader of the earth type superpower named Xiong Hua sighed worriedly.

This is a house with three bedrooms and two living rooms. A large wedding photo hangs in the master bedroom. The decoration and furniture in the house clearly show that this is a new house that has been moved in for a short time. Unfortunately, the couple in the photo are The newcomers who looked like you and me turned into two corpses lying on the ground with missing limbs, and were cleared out.

After hearing Xiong Hua's words, the faces of several people present darkened. Because water and purification abilities are so precious, they don't need to go out to kill zombies, and there will be a large amount of corpse crystals provided for them to practice. No one has ever thought this arrangement was bad, but now Qiao Yong and others have to pay for it. Not to mention that the water supply in the county has been stopped a long time ago. Even if there is still tap water now, who would dare to drink it if it has not been purified?

"Old Li, don't you still have a community over there? Find a way to knock it down first." Qiao Yong leaned back on the sofa with his limbs spread out, his brows furrowed, and even his usually energetic mustache became listless at this time.

"There are all zombies outside, how can we fight them?" Li Changze was a somewhat balding middle-aged man. Hearing this, he was very shocked.

"Let's use the old method." Qiao Yong half-squinted his eyes, looking at the bright sky outside, but inexplicably remembered Nan Shao's words about changing the sky, "The earth element power will first change the street on the other side. The number of zombies trapped within the two walls is limited, and they will be cleared out sooner or later. "It might not be bad if it rains, but looking at the things they brought, it seems like they are preparing for the winter, which is a bit exaggerated.

The method he mentioned is somewhat difficult to implement, but it is the most feasible method that can be thought of at present. As long as the two communities can be connected, the time they can persist can be extended for a few more days. And maybe by advancing step by step, sooner or later we can escape from the zombie siege.

"Those wastes can finally start to work." Li Changze laughed twice, his tone full of contempt and disdain, and also filled with the arrogance of being able to control the fate of others at will.

Hearing this, several other people looked unbearable, and some looked indifferent, but no one spoke up to refute. Qiao Yong saw all their reactions, a sneer appeared on his face, and he said two words without politeness: "Idiot!"

Everyone was shocked. It took a while for Li Changze to realize that the other person was scolding him. He immediately turned red with anger and turned his left hand into a golden steel claw. He stood up and said, "Who the hell are you scolding, Qiao?"

Several others stood up in a hurry. Please advise, after all, internal strife at this time will not benefit anyone.

Qiao Yong, on the other hand, was still lazily leaning on the back of the sofa, and also raised one foot to rest on the glass table. He didn't notice Li Changze's anger at all, and opened his mouth to spit out every word clearly. : "Idiot. I'm talking about you."

The explosion was like adding fuel to the fire. If someone hadn't pulled him, Li Changze would have pounced on him. Even the other people couldn't help but frown, "Qiao Yong, you don't know how to speak well. , right?"

"What is he not a fool? How many people are there in Wangyang Town, Changshi, Zhongzhou Province, and even the whole country? How many people are there who think that if they let others be cannon fodder, they will be able to hide in this place? How many more years can a woman live safely under her crotch? Damn it, Li Changze, don't bother me even if you want to be extinct or extinct!" Qiao Yong's demeanor was still leisurely at first, but at the end of the sentence, His temper got bad again, and he kicked out the waiter in front of him. Several people gathered in front of Xiaoji hurriedly passed by.

"The weak eat the strong, and the fittest survive, what's wrong with that?" This time it was not Li Changze who spoke, but another superpower captain who led a team of twenty people. His name was Chang Han. He rarely spoke, but no one dared Look down on him. "Old Qiao, zombies won't take care of them just because they are ordinary people."

"As long as you don't use them to block guns, they can survive on their own. It's been half a year since the end of the world, and there are only a few people who can survive until now. Have you never killed zombies? Or have you ever reached out to them?" Compared to his harsh attitude toward Li Changze, Qiao Yong was much more polite to Chang Han. "Superpowers, who the hell didn't transform from ordinary people? Don't forget your roots so quickly!" At this point, he stood up. "Anyway, who wants to use others as cannon fodder again? I, Qiao Yong was the first one not to agree!" After saying that, he walked out without even looking at Li Changze.

"Brother Qiao is right." Xiong Hua glanced at the people who were all thinking, left these words, and walked out. His twenty-man team cooperated with Qiao Yong's team and suffered almost no losses. This alone was enough for him to be grateful to Qiao Yong.

"You three live here, Qiao Yong and I live opposite." Another person walked out, but it was Liu Xia, the captain of the team with Li Changze. He has few people under him now. If he doesn't have any resentment towards Li Changze That was definitely a lie. Even if he knew in his heart that this method of fighting was decided by the town's senior officials and that Li Changze was just a puppet who acted completely according to his superiors' wishes, he couldn't feel relieved.

Chang Han and another man named Wei Zhonghua stayed behind. They were attacking Zhongxin Street, but because they were tricked by other groups, they had no time to withdraw from the county seat, and were finally forced to come here.

"Damn it, Qiao Yong! Fuck! Fuck!" Li Changze was so angry that he smashed things for a while before he stopped. Chang Han and Chang Han looked at each other and said nothing more. Of course they would not be stupid enough to get involved in such a boring fight.

While several superpower captains were arguing, the others each found a house to live in. There were seven or eight nine-story buildings, which were enough for two hundred people. However, in order to facilitate the transmission of orders, more than 200 people all lived in one building. Since there are more than three people living in each family, everyone can live in the building without filling up the building. It's just that the locks on most of the doors have either been burned with holes or broken, and they can only be held in place from the inside when sleeping.

Nan Shao carried the blanket out and then brought it back again. Several people couldn't help but laugh. But I don't blame them. I was upstairs and didn't know the specific situation below. I always feel more at ease when I carry things with me. Now that I can have an independent space, it is naturally better. Just in case, they didn't take out the items packed in the inner tubes of the cotton coats.

According to the decision of the six-person group with special powers, they can go get the food and water for that day every day, but the prerequisite is still to kill zombies. Both superpowers and ordinary people must kill zombies to distribute food. As for the corpse crystals obtained from killing zombies, they do not need to be handed over. After all, this area was conquered by superpowers and ordinary people.

Although there is a door blocking it, it is not difficult to kill zombies. The difficulty is how to obtain the corpse crystal. Without taking the corpse crystals, there is no way to prove whether or not they killed zombies, and how many they killed, so people who have found temporary accommodation are racking their brains to think of ways. You know, the food can be received for free on the first day because of their previous hard work, but not on the second day. As for those who have corpse crystals on their bodies, don't try to fish in troubled waters, there are so many eyes watching.

Zhang Yi found a hammer and repaired the broken lock, and then it could be closed again. While he was busy, several other people were also idle. According to his request, they went to other buildings and brought back a few quilts and winter clothes. At the same time, they chopped some tables, chairs and wooden cabinets and piled them on the balcony. Li Muran even saw hundreds of briquettes at the corner of a corridor, called other people, ran back and forth several times, and quietly transported them back. There are quite a few people like them who are running around in other buildings, eager to find something, so except for the fact that the things they get are a bit special, basically no one pays much attention to them. But he was thoughtful and went back to get some firewood or coal. There was nothing else to do anyway, so it was always good to be prepared.

I have to say that in this matter, Nan Shao and the others gave Zhang Yi great trust. It can also be said that this means that they are gradually forming a certain cohesion necessary for a team, and only this cohesion and trust can allow them to go further.

Before the sun set, Routa Chen went to collect the food and water for the day on behalf of the Yangyang team. He made two trips and got nothing on the first trip. I came back and took a soup pot with a lid. I got half a pot of flour and four bottles of water.

"There aren't many canned biscuits, so we all share this." Routa Chen said. He was already a little numb to the current situation, and he didn't even bother to say his usual curse words.

A few people were staring at a pot of dry flour in a daze. Everyone knew how precious water was now. Unlike in the town, where corpse crystals could be exchanged, now it was used less. Like those bottled water that have been opened, no one cares about whether it has been there for too long. It is good to drink it. If they were in the town, they could spend more corpse crystals in exchange for some water, and then use the flour to make a pot of gnocchi and have a good meal. But now, let alone making gnocchi with soup, they just bake it. They were reluctant to part with the water used to mix the bread and noodles.

"Let's eat what we brought ourselves first." Finally, Zhang Yi said helplessly. Fortunately, they only had something to eat at noon, and there was still a lot left. Anyway, let's take one day first. As for tomorrow, we can only take one step at a time.

Since it was a three-bedroom and two-living room, there were beds in all three rooms, so almost everyone had a room. Nan Shao took the initiative to sleep on the sofa in the living room. They didn't bring the corpse crystals with them when they came out, but Qiao Yong divided the corpse crystals dug up by Xiong Hua's group. Of course, the distribution is based on the amount of effort, but no one is dissatisfied. Therefore, Li Muran and the three of them are seizing the time to absorb corpse crystals to improve their abilities. Especially Li Muran, if she really can't go out, she might have to risk using her powers.

Zhang Yi's legs hurt so much that he couldn't fall asleep. When he was about to fall asleep, he was woken up by Zhang Ruiyang's crying again. He woke up Zhang Ruiyang and asked him what was wrong. The child just grunted, but couldn't explain it. He was not afraid of the heat, so he shrank into Zhang Yi's arms and fell asleep quickly. Zhang Yi touched his head. It was not hot. He guessed that the little guy was frightened by what happened during the day, so he had trouble sleeping. So he stretched out his hand and patted the little back with protruding shoulder blades in his arms, feeling in his heart It's very uncomfortable, but there's nothing you can do about it.

After all, I was too tired during the day, no matter how worried I was and how painful my legs were, I still fell asleep in the end. When he woke up again, he was woken up by the cold. Before he could open his eyes, he could already hear the sound of rain, which surprised Zhang Yi. He thought it would snow heavily, but unexpectedly it turned out to be just rain.

Pulling the quilt over Zhang Ruiyang, he stood up and walked to the window. He found that the rain was heavier than ever before, like pouring water. A large area of ​​the ground inside the window was already wet. He hurriedly reached out and closed the window. There was a noise outside. He opened the door and walked out, hearing footsteps stumbling out of another hall. Because of the darkness, no one could be seen.

"Nan Shao?"

"It's me, Brother Yi. It's too cold, so I hugged the quilt." It was Nan Shao's voice. "I didn't expect it to really rain."

Click - a flash of lightning illuminated the room, but it was quickly swallowed up by darkness. Although it was only for a moment, Zhang Yi could already see Nan Shao's position clearly. Right near the sofa, he was bending down to put down the quilt in his hand.

The rumble of thunder came, making people's ears hurt. But no one disliked the noise, but felt excited.

It finally rained.

"I remember there were candles in the TV cabinet." He felt relieved and groped outside. "I wonder if the rainwater is contaminated. I want to catch some."

"There is a bucket in the bathroom, eh..." Nan Shao groaned. With a sound, he grabbed Zhang Yi who collided with him, and covered his nose with his other hand, unable to catch his breath for a long time.

"Sorry! Are you okay? Where did you hit it?" Zhang Yi raised his hand and touched it.

Feeling his fingers touching her ears and forehead, Nan Shao's heart trembled and her face turned red. When he touched the back of her hand, she suddenly took a step back.

"It's okay. Don't move, I'll get it." After saying that, he turned around and walked towards the TV cabinet, bumping into the coffee table occasionally but it didn't slow him down.

Zhang Yi was keenly aware that he seemed to be a little panicked, but he couldn't figure out why. Just as he was wondering, the sound of a lighter sounded, and a bright light pierced the darkness, reflecting Nan Shao's tall figure. Nan Shao used the light from the lighter to find a candle in the TV cabinet, lit it, and then turned around.

There was lightning and thunder outside, and heavy rain poured down. Nan Shao held the candle in one hand and the candlelight in the other, slowly walking towards the coffee table. The dim candlelight enveloped most of his body, and the scene was as peaceful as an oil painting. Seemingly feeling something, he raised his head and met Zhang Yi's gaze before he could turn away, and a smile appeared in his eyes.

Zhang Yi smiled back and walked to the bathroom under the light, but the scene just now was always replayed in his mind, and there was some indescribable feeling in his heart. Without thinking about it, he found a red plastic bucket, picked up a wooden stick with nails, and put it outside the window.

It rained heavily, and soon the bucket was full. Nan Shao took a towel, wrapped his hands tightly, stretched out his hand and brought in the water. Regardless of whether you can drink it or not, there is water for flushing the toilet. Zhang Yi closed the window tightly, said hello to Nan Shao, and returned to the room.

Nan Shao's eyes fell on his leg, which was lame more than usual. Qing Jun's brows couldn't help but frown. He reached for the black stone he carried with him, and then blew out the candle.

It is inevitable that the temperature will drop when it rains, but this night the temperature plummeted. Even if he was covered with a quilt, Zhang Yi still felt unbearable cold. Coupled with the pain in his legs, he couldn't sleep at all. Even Zhang Ruiyang woke up from the cold, drowsily called daddy, and then kept digging into Zhang Yi's arms.

The sound of heavy raindrops hitting the pane was like hail. In other words, Zhang Yi was actually not sure whether it really hailed later.

I finally made it to dawn. Maybe it was daylight, at least you could barely see something in the house, but it was dim and dark, almost like the night before the apocalypse. Zhang Yi put on the children's autumn clothes and pants that he found yesterday for Zhang Ruiyang, who could no longer sleep, and added a cotton coat and trousers on top, so he himself was dressed similarly. When the father and son walked out of the room, Li Muran and Routa Chen were already up, shivering and discussing the issue of lighting a fire. Nan Shao sat on the single sofa with his hands folded across his chest, looking out the window wondering what he was thinking.

"Brother Yi, you are so amazing!" After Li Muran greeted Zhang Yi, Routa Chen raised his thumb and said with admiration. If it weren't for Zhang Yi, they probably wouldn't have had to sleep last night.

"We can't fight zombies in this weather, so we should be able to get food." Of course, Zhang Yi was not proud that his injured leg was still functioning, so he shook his head and said.

"I'll find out later when I go out and take a look. They don't dare to ignore each other. Brother Yi, think of a solution quickly. That iron stove is in the kitchen. Even if a fire is lit, the house won't be warm. This damn weather, It's so abnormal, why is it colder than winter?" Routa Chen answered. The reason they brought back briquettes was because this house had an iron stove.

Zhang Yi walked to the kitchen and took a look, then looked at the two living rooms, and finally pointed to the smaller one and said, "You can install it here, and the chimney can be extended from there. In winter, this house should light the stove." It's here." There is a round hole above the window in the living room. There is rust on it, and you can tell it is the place where the chimney is installed. Ziyun County is not too hot in summer and not too cold in winter, so few people install air conditioners. Two fans in summer and a stove in winter can easily get you through. Before Zhang Yi left home to work in Changshi, his family had been burning coal stoves and he was very familiar with this thing.

Nan Shao also came over at this time, and without letting Zhang Yi do anything, he directly carried the iron stove to the designated position with Rou Ta Chen. As for installing the chimney, Zhang Yi needed to come in person. After spending a long time, the stove finally started. The temperature in the room hasn't risen yet, but several people couldn't help but smile on their faces. Compared with other people, they can be said to be very happy, at least they no longer need to brave the rain to find something to ward off the cold.

"Where is the umbrella? I'm going to check out the situation." Routa Chen asked.

Li Muran walked back to the room where he lived, and when he came out, he was holding a folding umbrella in his hand.

"I don't know if there will be any problems with this rain. Let's wait until it gets lighter before going out." Zhang Yi was not at ease. It was raining so hard that even holding an umbrella might make his clothes wet.

"It's okay, I'll put on a raincoat." Routa Chen chuckled, took out a black raincoat from somewhere, and shook it at Zhang Yi.

Zhang Yi stopped talking.