Seeing this scene, Wang Tao's heart went cold.
If he hadn't guessed wrong, the male owner of the house had been eaten by this female zombie!
"Grrr..."
Upon seeing a living person, the female zombie immediately dropped the skull she held and, with a growl, staggered toward Wang Tao.
Wang Tao gripped the steel pipe tightly with both hands, his gaze fixed on the female zombie.
[510/510]
This female zombie didn't have 500 HP, but 10 more!
It was unclear whether she was naturally this strong or had gained it from eating that man...
Swish!
After the female zombie approached Wang Tao, she swung a claw at him. Wang Tao dodged nimbly to the side and then swung the steel pipe with all his might at the zombie's head.
Thud!
There was a crisp sound as a streak of black blood spurted from the zombie's head.
[-102]
[408/510]
Seeing these damage numbers, Wang Tao became somewhat excited.
Indeed, it was different when you changed your weapon!
When he had used the homemade short spear before, attacks on the zombie's head had almost never penetrated its defense, and the weapon would become useless after just a few uses.
But now, with one swing of the steel pipe, he took away one-fifth of the zombie's HP! The steel pipe remained intact, and the zombie staggered from the blow, dizzy.
Although this was also related to his slowly increasing strength, the weapon was the most critical factor.
The success of this strike bolstered Wang Tao's confidence.
Taking advantage of the zombie's apparent dizziness, he struck again at the zombie's head with the steel pipe.
Thud!
Splash—
[-135]
[273/510]
That blow burst one of its eyeballs.
"Roar!"
As if enraged, the zombie let out a furious roar and then suddenly pounced forward, its stinking mouth aiming to bite at Wang Tao's neck.
Wang Tao's quick reflexes allowed him to hoist the steel pipe up, thrusting it horizontally into the mouth of the female zombie.
"Grr~"
Looking at the disgusting face so close by, Wang Tao forcefully pushed down with the steel pipe in his hands.
Crack~
A sound of bone breaking was heard, and the zombie's jaw was abruptly dislocated by the steel pipe, leaving behind a pool of black blood.
[-59]
The zombie looked up; the remaining white, lifeless fish eye fixed stubbornly on Wang Tao as its arms reached out in an embrace, an attempt to wrap around Wang Tao.
Wang Tao ducked, avoiding the enthusiastic hug of the female zombie, and then smashed the steel pipe onto its legs.
Bang!
[-3]
The female zombie had a petite frame and an unstable lower body. Putting all his strength into the strike, Wang Tao knocked her to the ground.
Seizing the moment she fell, Wang Tao quickly stood up. The steel pipe rotated 180 degrees in his palm, instantly changing grips. Then, with the pipe held in both hands, he raised it high and stabbed fiercely downward at the forehead of the female zombie.
Splash!
[-211]
[0/510]
The female zombie twitched a couple of times and then lay still.
Though a long story, the actual fight was brief, less than a minute.
"Phew~"
Wang Tao took a deep breath. Although the fight had been short, he had given his all with every strike, so it was still somewhat draining.
In fact, Wang Tao had wanted to test if a few good strikes with the pipe could kill it, especially since one strike had cost the zombie over one-fifth of its HP.
But the battle was ever-changing, and Wang Tao was a bit too slow to seize the opportunity perfectly. Plus, his strength wasn't sufficient to cause dizziness in the zombie again. So, his plan was temporarily thwarted.
However, the outcome was good, as he managed to kill it quite easily in the end.
Wang Tao had already killed a few zombies, and he felt this one was the second easiest, with the easiest naturally being the zombie that was missing half of its body.
But this did not mean that the female zombie was weak, Wang Tao felt that its strength was probably about the same as the one he encountered in the corridor earlier.
Indeed, when Wang Tao looked at his HP bar, he discovered it had increased by 10 HP—the same amount as when he killed the zombie in the hallway!
[130/130]
It was 120 before, now it's 130!
Without pausing to feel excited, Wang Tao quickly absorbed the semi-transparent package that floated out of the zombie's body.
[Obtained: Steel Wire x1]
[Steel Wire: Crafting Material]
Another crafting material, it was still unclear what could be made with all these materials.
After collecting it, Wang Tao began to search the body.
After a thorough search, he found a gold necklace, a gold bracelet, and quite a few condoms.
Wang Tao immediately threw away the condoms; after all, he dared not use anything that came from a zombie.
Then Wang Tao looked at the male corpse in the room, who had been eaten by the female zombie until only half a head remained, with only some bones left on the ground, stained with traces of blood.
Wang Tao felt a bit queasy looking at it, and even saw a [-1] figure appear over his own head.
Mental attack, huh!
Wang Tao quickly searched the bedroom and then left it.
The man only had a wallet and a mobile phone. The female zombie had a women's shoulder bag that contained some change, a mobile phone, various strange drugs, and cosmetics or something.
Wang Tao didn't care whether they were useful or not, he took them all.
If he could survive, he was sure to meet other survivors or make it to a Survivor Base eventually.
Wherever there are more people, there will inevitably be trade.
These things he scavenged may not be useful to him, but they might be just what someone else needs. They could be used for trading.
As for the paper money, it might still be of value, or it might not. But it was no bother to carry it. If it really became worthless, it could be used as fuel to keep warm.
After a quick search, Wang Tao went out and knocked on the door of 202.
"It's safe now, come out."
The bald man inside the room had been peering through the peephole the whole time.
He was incredulous to see that Wang Tao had entered and, after a short time, emerged with no issue. He hadn't expected Wang Tao to resolve the situation so quickly!
But he did not rush to open the door. Instead, he waited for Wang Tao to come knock and, upon hearing that Wang Tao's voice was normal and he did not sound injured, he then opened the door.
"Young man, you are really impressive! Are you hurt?"
The bald man gave a bit of flattery.
Wang Tao knew what he was thinking; he was just afraid Wang Tao might have been infected.
"Don't worry, it was just one zombie. I haven't touched the food inside, do you want to go in together?"
Wang Tao was a man of his word, having promised to trade a quarter of the food for the bald man's lockpicking skill, he wouldn't go back on that— he didn't even check to see exactly how much food there was.
"Yes, yes, yes!"
The bald man happily followed Wang Tao into 201.
As for the women's shoulder bag that Wang Tao was carrying, the bald man naturally noticed it, but he didn't mind. Wang Tao had killed the zombie and thus had the right to pick spoils of war, and besides, those things were of no use to him—he only wanted food.
But something seemed off. Why was there a women's shoulder bag in room 201?
"Ugh—"
When he saw the blood all over the room, the female zombie, and half the head of his neighbor, the bald man's pupils shrunk suddenly, and he felt a surge of nausea. However, remembering that the bread he had just eaten might not have been digested yet, he forcibly held back and did not actually vomit.
But a number appeared above his head.
[-10]
[25/100]
Wang Tao was somewhat speechless; it seemed that this scene had a major impact on him.
To prevent the bald man from having a mental breakdown, Wang Tao suggested that he look at the food to distract himself.
However, upon seeing the rice in the kitchen, the bald man let out a wail...
"No~"