Thump!
Li Hang fell to the ground.
Seeing this, Li Yu quickly approached, blade in hand, and with a swift motion, he severed the zombie's head.
He helped Li Hang up and then searched the zombie's police uniform, and sure enough!
A handgun with five magazines—this one must have been some kind of leader.
On the way out of the supermarket, Li Hang complained: "How come that zombie was so strong, and its speed was so fast, too?"
Li Yu patiently explained: "I guess a zombie's speed and strength are proportional to what they were when they were alive. You could tell that one was huge, obviously very fierce."
He then taught him some zombie-killing techniques learned over 5 years of apocalypse:
"Also, if you're bitten by these zombies, you'll turn in a few minutes and there's no doubt you will die, so be very careful!"
"For zombies of different sizes, you should note that their walking speed is actually the same as a normal person's, and they can run when provoked. Try not to stir them up."
"The main things zombies rely on are smell and sound; they're blind, so you can use that to your advantage."
"When stabbing a zombie, you should aim for the eyeball; it's the softest and most vulnerable part, and your blade is less likely to get stuck."
...
As he listened, Li Hang asked: "Big brother, how do you know all this?"
Li Yu didn't reply, and they quickly reached the car.
Their eagerly awaiting aunt and Xiao Lue finally saw Li Yu and Li Hang's figures, almost crying with excitement in the car.
As soon as Li Yu left the supermarket, he saw a few zombies surrounding the car outside.
Li Yu's eyes tightened, and he quickened his pace to rush over.
Li Hang, following him, also hurried to help.
They quickly dealt with the zombies, and Li Yu told Li Hang to get in the car fast because he saw from afar a group of zombies approaching at the end of the street.
They swiftly escaped the area.
On the way back, their aunt couldn't hold back and asked: "Xiao Yu, what was that outside the car just now? Was your uncle's police duty yesterday related to this?"
Li Yu looked at his worried aunt and comforted her: "Don't worry, auntie, you know what kind of person your husband is, and since he leads the team with so many people, they should be fine."
Though he said this, Li Yu wasn't sure—after all, these were zombies.
Zombies with no consciousness, not knowing fear of guns!
He was afraid it would be difficult to protect against every threat...
So he asked his aunt to try calling his uncle, but just like before, there was no signal.
Auntie, sitting in the back, was so anxious she was almost crying, but Li Yu had no energy to console her.
Li Yu had to concentrate on driving because occasionally they would see some zombies wandering aimlessly on the street.
They sped along the road...
Half an hour later, Li Yu had driven to the three small buildings they had lived in before, located next to the national highway.
From one of the buildings next to the three-story building, a scream rang out; a man rushed to the second-floor window and saw Li Yu driving past.
He was like seeing a savior: "Save me! Save me!" This middle-aged man never expected his two sons to become like demons, desperately lunging at him as if they wanted to eat him.
Fortunately, he was fast enough to hide in the bathroom, but the constant banging on the bathroom door scared him terribly.
Li Yu saw this middle-aged bald man and felt a surge of satisfaction—the man was a well-known pyramid scheme marketer in the village, who had swindled tens of thousands from his family while working outside the province.
Luckily, in the end, they got the money back.
But this bald middle-aged man was despised by everyone in the village, a nuisance to all.
Just like a rat crossing the street, people loathed him.
Save you?
Dream on!
Li Yu shifted gears, driving the car even faster.
Li Hang, who was closely following behind, also saw this scene and immediately cracked a smile.
Serves them right!
Soon they arrived at the newly built narrow road, concealed within the trees, at first glance quite difficult to spot.
After making two turns, they could see a bright light flashing from afar at the gate.
Li Yu's heart tightened. Was someone already targeting his base?
The car roared as Li Yu instantly drove up to the gate, stirring up a cloud of dust.
As the dust settled, what came into view was Lai Dongsheng's family; his two daughters and wife stood by the door.
Lai Dongsheng held a wood-splitting machete in his hand, covered in blood, while the two little girls trembled under the glare of the car lights.
Seeing that it was Li Yu's car, Lai Dongsheng ran excitedly to the car, "It's madness, madness, everyone in the village has gone mad."
"Li Yu, the people in the village have gone mad, it started with Er Gouzi from the supermarket, I don't know why but he started biting anyone he saw, including his parents who tried to intervene. And then they started biting anyone on sight, biting anyone on sight."
"Thinking of what you told me before, that I should come to your place if something happened, I thought the village was very dangerous, so I came to check. Now there are biting monsters all over the village, what's going on?"
Li Yu, seeing Lai Dongsheng in front of him, suddenly remembered the conversation they had last month, in which he had told him to come to his base if anything happened.
In Li Yu's heart, if he had to save one person in the village who wasn't a relative, it would definitely be Lai Dongsheng.
Lai Dongsheng had followed his family for more than a decade, and the two families had always had a good relationship, exchanging visits during holidays and festivals. Lai Dongsheng also often helped his father. In Li Yu's mind, Uncle Lai, who watched him grow up from a young age, was like family.
Not family by blood, but by bond.
He still remembered the year he was eight years old, when he accidentally fell into a pond, and it was fortunately Lai Dongsheng passing by who saved him. Otherwise, Li Yu would have drowned long ago.
Coincidentally, Lai Dongsheng's eldest daughter was the same age as him and had been a schoolmate since childhood. The two had always had a decent relationship.
Li Yu listened to Lai Dongsheng's questions but didn't answer, instead he asked, "Why didn't you knock on the door?"
Lai Dongsheng said embarrassingly, "Those biting monsters, when they hear me knock, they run over. I didn't dare to knock afterwards, look."
Lai Dongsheng pointed to two zombie bodies to the right of the gate.
Damn...
Uncle Lai is pretty capable, huh? Ordinary people would have run upon seeing zombies, but Uncle Lai not only overcame his instinctive fear, he also quickly handled two zombies.
Look at those two zombie bodies, chopped up beyond recognition, nearly dismembered.
Impressive.
But it's also understandable, after all, Uncle Lai usually earns his living through his physical strength, and his broad and stout figure already looks like it has good fighting power.
Besides, with his two daughters and wife right by his side, if he didn't muster some courage, who would protect them?
Li Yu, looking at the massive aluminum alloy gate, felt a bit of a headache.
He checked the time; it was already 7 a.m., but the sky was still pitch-black. Who knew how many hours this night would last.
Although it had been night these past few days, relying on the sun from the previous days, the solar panels at the base had stored enough electricity. Plus, as of now, there was still a significant surplus of electricity.
Li Yu got back into the car and started honking the horn.
Beep~ Beep~ Beep~
Several loud horn sounds tore through the entire night.
From afar, rustling footsteps could be heard...
Li Yu honked the horn a few more times,
Di~ Di~ Di~
Several zombies slowly emerged from the neighboring woods. Li Yu turned the car around, directing the headlights in the opposite direction of the gate.
This made the zombies even more visible.
Initially, there were only a few zombies in front, but after turning on the high beams, more than a dozen zombies were seen following behind.
!!!
In total, nearly twenty zombies were walking over this way...