Note: An An will be An Ran from now on and Annie is the same as Anne
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As he prepared to leave, Xiao Feng said once again, "Sir, if you find yourself in trouble, use the sewer system to reach the Great Potential Restaurant in the city center. I'll be there!"
The old man replied, "Young man, I'm already content with what I've accomplished in my life. If you have the chance, could you check on my granddaughter at Sanzhong High School? She's still in school there, and I want to know if she's alive!"
The old man showed Xiao Feng a picture and said, "She's in the first year of high school, in Class One. Her name is Gao Ya. This is her picture."
Looking at the photo, Xiao Feng saw an adorable girl with bangs, wearing a school uniform and a radiant smile.
"Sure, no problem!" Xiao Feng took the photo and nodded solemnly. "I'll go to Sanzhong as soon as I can and check on her for you!"
After bidding farewell to the old man, Xiao Feng returned to the restaurant with a load of fertilizer and soil. In a corner of the backyard, he pried open the ground tiles, removed the sand underneath, and filled it with the soil the old man had provided after disinfecting it with quicklime. Then, he applied the base fertilizer to the soil, planted the seeds, and watered them according to the procedure the old man had advised. If everything went well, the survival rate of these seeds would be high.
There were a hundred seeds each for the mutant potatoes and eggplants, but Xiao Feng didn't plant them all. Just in case they didn't grow, he wanted to have some left for future attempts.
After completing these tasks, three days had passed. It was then that Xiao Feng remembered the old man's request.
"Sanzhong!" Xiao Feng looked at the photo in his hand, studying the direction to Sanzhong.
Sanzhong was quite a distance from the restaurant, and it wouldn't be feasible to go there with Annie alone. Lower-tier zombies weren't a concern, but Xiao Feng was worried about encountering the larger, more formidable ones. Especially the giant zombie wielding a power pole; it was also a Tier 3 mutant zombie. Meeting it would likely result in an inevitable confrontation.
Tier 3 mutant zombies were already seeking ways to increase their strength. If it spotted Annie, a battle would be inevitable.
So...
Going through the sewer system seemed to be a safer choice.
Since the destination was a school, Xiao Feng decided to bring both Annie and her mother along. In the school, An Ran was like a queen.
With Annie held in one hand and Annie's mother in the other, Xiao Feng cautiously walked through the underground sewer system. Due to recent activities from No. 9 Shelter, they had left numerous markers along the way. Even on the walls, there were direct engravings indicating where the path led.
Following these markers, Xiao Feng easily made his way to his destination. But just as he was about to exit the sewer, he suddenly heard a series of squeaking sounds from ahead.
"Oh my gosh!" Xiao Feng's eyes widened in surprise. He quickly lifted the sewer cover.
Then, he first tossed Annie up, followed by pushing Annie's mother out of the sewer. However, at that moment, in the darkness, something with green, shining eyes leaped directly into Xiao Feng's arms.
"What the heck is this!" Feeling the furry, mysterious object in his arms, the hair on Xiao Feng's back stood on end. He had been afraid of rodents, snakes, and other unknown furry creatures since he was a child. Especially when you accidentally touched something furry with your hand, Xiao Feng would be so scared that he would jump up.
In that moment, Xiao Feng unleashed an unprecedented surge of strength. With the sewer entrance being more than two meters high, he jumped and grabbed the edge, then used his legs to scramble and climb out of the sewer.
After climbing out, Xiao Feng immediately patted his chest to get rid of whatever was there.
Meow~
At this moment, the mysterious black object finally landed on the ground. Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be a black cat. Its size was similar to that of a regular black cat, with greenish eyes that radiated an eerie sheen even in daylight.
Squeak, squeak, squeak!
Just then, the sound of sewer rats could be heard drawing near.
Xiao Feng was startled and quickly covered the sewer opening, sitting on top of it.
Chirp, chirp, chirp~
At this moment, the rats below piled up like mountains, continuously trying to surge out. Near the cover's edge, a mutant rat scratched at the sewer cover with sharp claws.
A strong force emanated from below Xiao Feng's seat. He quickly signaled for Annie and Annie's mother to join him. The three of them stood on top of the cover to counteract the rats' force.
After a long while, the rats dispersed like a tide, and Xiao Feng finally breathed a sigh of relief. He looked at the black cat that hadn't left yet and couldn't help but raise a middle finger in disdain.
"Since ancient times, cats catch mice, but I've never seen a cat chased around by mice everywhere!"
Meow~
However, to Xiao Feng's surprise, the black cat let out a retort, seemingly saying, "If you can handle all those rats, then why don't you give it a try!"
But it wasn't surprising, the size of the mutant rats was comparable to that of medium-sized dogs.
The mutant rat, a single one, was larger than the black cat in front of him. Even in one-on-one combat, the black cat probably wouldn't stand a chance.
Ignoring the black cat, Xiao Feng stood up and held Annie's hand, walking towards the direction of the school building. Xiao Feng's first objective was to reach Grade 12, Class 1. If things went as expected, in this campus with several thousand students, Grandpa's daughter Gao Ya likely had been infected. So, if he was to find Gao Ya, Xiao Feng thought that if she had turned into a zombie, she would likely be in the classroom.
Directly heading towards the school building, Xiao Feng arrived at Grade 12, Class 1.
At this moment, Xiao Feng suddenly realized something. "The zombies in this school seem scarce!" Looking through the window towards Grade 12, Class 1, he noticed that it was a mess inside. From the chaos in the classroom, he could imagine that when the apocalypse broke out, the students in the class began to attack each other. They must have been incredibly desperate back then.
Looking closer, he saw a lone figure standing in the corner of the classroom, facing away from the entrance. Because the desks and chairs inside were scattered everywhere, the person was trapped in the corner, unable to move around.
Gently pushing open the classroom door, Xiao Feng walked in.
It had been a long time since the classroom door had been opened, and it produced a shrill noise.
At the sound, the zombie in the corner suddenly turned around. "Heh~" Seeing the zombie's appearance, Xiao Feng couldn't help but smile wryly. "You're probably starved, haven't had a decent meal since you got infected!" The zombie before him was emaciated, with skin stretched tightly over its bones, and its school uniform looked incredibly ill-fitting.
Upon seeing Xiao Feng, the zombie seemed to view him as a source of food.
But the classroom was filled with scattered desks and tables, obstructing its way.
It could only shuffle in place.
Ignoring the zombie, Xiao Feng began searching for clues related to Gao Ya inside the classroom.
Meow~
Just then, there was a cat's meow from outside the door.
Turning around, Xiao Feng saw the black cat leap gracefully into the classroom. Its sharp claws extended to about four to five centimeters in length.
At the same time, Xiao Feng noticed that the zombie in the corner unexpectedly opened its mouth and spat out a four to five-meter-long tongue.