After resting for a while upstairs, Chu Heng walked to the door fully armed and took a deep breath.
Then he gently pushed the door open and walked out. He tiptoed to the stairway and looked down.
The zombie on the first floor was staggering and wandering aimlessly in the empty space between the shelves. It twitched from time to time and kept roaring like a beast.
Perhaps because Chu Heng's movements were relatively gentle, the zombie did not notice his existence.
Chu Heng was slightly surprised to see this.
He was at most ten meters away from this zombie. At such a close distance, this zombie actually didn't sense his existence.
"It seems that the zombies in this world are similar to those in the movies I've seen before. They mainly rely on their hearing to capture the 'prey'. They're relatively less sensitive to smells."
"I wonder how the vision of these zombies is…"
Chu Heng muttered softly. He took out an arrow from his back and held it between his fingers. He slowly pulled the bowstring and aimed at the zombie's head.
Normally, shooting them without attracting the attention of the zombies was the safest way.
But Chu Heng did not do so.
Know yourself and know your enemy.
Although he knew its attributes, it was still necessary to understand and confirm its actual situation.
After thinking about it, he called out softly.
"Hey, ugly thing, look here…"
The sound echoed on the first floor. The zombie instantly turned around and let out a shrill roar as it rushed towards Chu Heng.
It had discovered Chu Heng.
However, it was obvious that zombies at this level had stiff limbs and were very inflexible. Climbing the stairs was not an easy task for them.
It had just climbed a flight of stairs when it "lost its footing" and fell.
"Stiff limbs. Not good at climbing stairs. Probably only about sixty or seventy percent as fast as a normal person."
Chu Heng gave his conclusion as he observed.
This zombie wasn't fast. It was even slower than ordinary people, let alone compared to him, who had double his initial attributes.
But that didn't mean they weren't dangerous.
Everyone knew that there were two reasons why traditional zombies were dangerous.
One was the powerful infectious ability they possessed. As long as one was injured by them, regardless of the severity of the injury, one was basically destined to become one of them soon.
The other was the way they moved in groups. You had no idea where they would appear or how many there would be. If you weren't careful, you'd attract a horde of zombies from all directions.
Apart from these two points, the zombies in this world had another characteristic—evolution.
They could become stronger by devouring human flesh and blood, and then evolve into even more terrifying bloodthirsty creatures.
This also meant that the players who could not accept transmigration or overcome their fear to fight the zombies would soon fall into an even more desperate situation.
At that time, the number of players would definitely decline for the first time.
But what did any of that have to do with him?
The only thing mattered was to keep himself alive.
"Roar…"
The zombie's low growl pulled Chu Heng back from his thoughts.
The zombie got up from the ground, climbed the stairway again, and charged at him. Its eyes were full of desire for fresh meat, like a beast that had been hungry for days.
It wanted to pounce on Chu Heng, bite open his neck, drink his blood, gnaw his flesh, pull out his internal organs, and then stuff them into its mouth for a full meal.
Halfway up the stairs, the zombie seemed to have suddenly erupted. Its speed increased greatly and instantly reached 90% of an ordinary person.
Berserk state!
Chu Heng immediately thought of this term.
It was about to reach the top, but Chu Heng did not intend to give it the chance.
The bow in his hand was like a crescent moon as the arrow between his fingers shot out.
With a whoosh, the arrow buried itself between the zombie's eyes. The momentum brought it tumbling backward down the steps, where it landed hard, kicking up a cloud of dust.
Bang… Bang… Bang…
A moment later, just as Chu Heng was about to go down and collect the zombie corpses, the shutter door was slapped by the zombies outside.
It was obvious that the sound of the zombie landing had attracted their attention.
Chu Heng subconsciously held his breath and looked nervously at the shutter door, afraid that this door could not withstand the zombies outside.
Fortunately, after a while, the knocking gradually stopped.
"Phew… That was close…"
Chu Heng let out a long breath. When he could no longer see the zombie through the gap under the shutter door, he tiptoed downstairs and came to the zombie's corpse.
Congratulations on your successful collection. You have obtained Level 0 Crystal Core * 1, Key * 3, Elementary Mutated Fertilizer * 100g, Cash * 10
"???"
Crystal cores, keys, cash—He could understand all that. But what the hell was fertilizer?
Elementary Mutated Fertilizer: Made from the rotten flesh of low-level bloodthirsty creatures. It can accelerate the growth of plants.
It can be obtained by collecting the corpses of Level 0-2 bloodthirsty creatures.
"How fantastical!"
After complaining in a low voice, Chu Heng looked at the other things he had obtained. Hidden hints appeared in his eyes.
Level 0 Crystal Core: Can be obtained by collecting the corpses of Level 0 bloodthirsty creatures. It contains powerful energy.
Usages: 1. Auction house currency; 2. Increases attributes; 3. Used as materials.
Cash: a common currency before the end of the world, but it's now useless. It might be useful in certain places.
As for the three keys, two corresponded to the shutter door and the cash register drawer. The last one, a car key, corresponded to a smashed white sedan at the door.
Among these few things, there was naturally no need to say much about the Crystal Core and fertilizer. Their effects were already obvious.
And the cash might come in handy when it came to vending machines.
The gate key was probably useless. As for the car key, it could be used to activate the alarm in the car to create a sound to attract zombies.
Each of these things had their own uses. What could not be used now could be used sooner or later.
After collecting the corpses, Chu Heng began to search for the "good stuff" on the shelves on both sides excitedly.
Unexpectedly, although this hardware store was not big, it had all kinds of hardware tools.
A great harvest.
Apart from many steel pipes, hammers, screwdrivers, and other metal tools with a certain lethality, what surprised Chu Heng the most were the two sets of generators that he had found in the storeroom under the stairs.
Those were good stuff!
It had to be known that after seven days, city power would return to its paralyzed state.
Without electricity, it meant there was no way to use the electric lights or charge the flashlight.
And the lack of illumination meant that humans would 'lose their eyes' at night!
This was a scary thing for humans who were used to light, especially in a world full of zombies.
At this moment, a message popped up in the regional chat channel and attracted Chu Heng's attention.
"I just killed a zombie and collected a Crystal Core. I want to exchange it for a weapon. Anyone interested, please message me. If you want to get it for free, please make a detour!"