Chapter 22 Full Outbreak

The You family is not big, with two and a half bedrooms, a kitchen and a bathroom, and the living room and dining room are connected. In addition to the two rooms facing south, there is also a small room facing north, which is used as a storage room by You's mother.

You Xi changed her shoes and walked into the living room, and then she knew the reason why You's mother did not stay in the grocery store downstairs today - there were guests at home.

To be precise, the other party was an uninvited guest - she was the landlord of the garage of You's mother's grocery store.

The other party's surname was Tan, and she lived in Building 8. Before, because her son got married and the family had no car, the garage was empty. She didn't want to waste the space, so she rented it to You's mother for 800 yuan per month.

Aunt Tan's family conditions are very good, but she is unique in terms of money. After the grocery store was opened, Aunt Tan saw that You's mother's business was good, and felt that renting her 800 yuan a month was too low, so she always wanted to raise the rent. During

the Chinese New Year, the rent increased by 200 yuan, becoming the current 1,000 yuan a month, but she was still not satisfied. Others rented a garage for 800 yuan for their own living, but You's mother was opening a store to do business, and 1,000 yuan was still too little.

But Aunt Tan also knew that if she raised the price again, You's mother might change to rent a garage, but she was not motivated in her heart, always thinking about finding some compensation from other places, so every time she came to the grocery store to take things, she didn't pay, saying that it was a credit card. It's dead, but the account has never been settled.

In this world, You's father and mother were born into a working class family, with little education and little knowledge. They are easy to talk to and always think it's better to do less than more. Sometimes, even if others do something wrong and there are conflicts, they are always the first to apologize, saying things like "suffering a loss is a blessing".

You Xi digested the images of You's father and mother in his mind, and understood a little bit about the silent and inferior personality traits given by the characters in this world.

Aunt Tan used to be a "guest" and came to the house just for money. Although she knew that the rent could not be raised, it could not be raised, so it was okay to express it with the attitude of giving alms and doing good deeds.

For example, they would lament that prices were rising and they didn’t have enough money to spend; their daughter-in-law was sick and they didn’t have enough money to spend; their son was about to have a baby and they didn’t have enough money to spend…

After they finished lamenting, even if they couldn’t raise the rent, they could at least take some things from the grocery store back from You’s mother’s place, and most of the time, You’s mother would even invite them to dinner.

With food and drinks to eat and things to take away, and being treated with nice words, they would certainly come to such a “guest” even if they weren’t invited.

But today, Aunt Tan was sitting in the living room, and her face looked a little bad.

Probably because You Xi’s tone was too anxious when she called before, and You’s father and mother loved their daughter very much, so they left Aunt Tan alone in the living room, contrary to their usual behavior, and both of them were rummaging through the drawers in the room looking for certificates.

"Xiaoxi, your parents have been looking for your certificate for a long time but can't find it. What kind of certificate is it?"

Youxi looked at the anxious father and mother, and glanced at Aunt Tan who was rolling her eyes, and smiled.

"It's okay, Mom and Dad, don't worry, the certificate issue has been resolved, and I have something else very important to tell you now."

She went forward and hugged You's mother, turned her head and looked at the sofa, "Aunt Tan, our family has something important to do, please go back first."

Tan Qian changed her crossed legs and looked at Youxi with a smile: "Xiaoxi, don't make trouble, I just came here not long ago, and I have something important to discuss with your mother."

Youxi grabbed You's mother who wanted to speak: "Aunt Tan, are you here to talk about the rent increase?"

"I'm not unkind. I just called you when I was discussing this with your mother. Your parents found you right after they hung up the phone. I've been waiting here for more than an hour. My time is precious."

She said so, but the past scenes told Youxi that she would not leave until she finished this meal.

"Okay, then I won't waste your time. The lease ends at the end of this month. We won't rent it starting next month. Please return the deposit."

Generally, only rental houses or residential buildings require a deposit. The main reason is to protect the interests of the landlord in case the tenant causes damage to the house.

But I've never heard of a deposit for renting a garage. The total area is only more than 20 square meters, and the walls are all cement. Why do you need a deposit? Tan Qian was just taking advantage of You's parents' easy talk and demanded a three-month deposit, which was 2,400 yuan.

"What did you say?" Tan Qian suspected that she had misheard.

"We will clear the garage and return the key to you before the end of the month. The deposit is 2,400 yuan. Since you came here today, you should pay the deposit first. Do you want to transfer the money through Taobao or WeChat?"

You's parents were stunned. You's mother wanted to speak, but was held back by her daughter. She was originally a soft-hearted person, so she endured it.

Tan Qian wanted to explode, but You Xi had already opened the door: "Return the deposit or leave, choose one."

"Aunt You, look at your little girl, she is so fierce! I just came to discuss it, if you don't agree, forget it, why do you want to return the deposit right away?" Tan Qian rolled her eyes and immediately changed her mind.

She was able to get the upper hand in the past because You's father and mother were soft-hearted, and You Xi would stay in her room even when she was at home, and she didn't expect that she would be so fierce today, and she wanted to cancel the lease in just a few words.

"Termination is a big deal. Even if you want me to return the deposit, it should be after you have emptied the garage. Who knows what you have used the garage for? I must check it before I can decide how much to return..."

You Xi didn't want to listen to her talk more. She also knew that the other party would not return the deposit if the garage was not emptied and the keys were not returned one day. She just wanted to drive her away and shut her up: "Then this matter is over. Please go. We have things to do."

Tan Qian was humiliated today and felt unconvinced. She wanted to continue to take advantage of her verbally, but You Xi had lost his patience and directly grabbed her arm. With a little force, he dragged her to the door.

Tan Qian did not change her shoes when she entered the house before. You Xi glanced at her feet, dragged her out of the door again, and closed the door directly without letting her jump a word.

Afterwards, she ignored Tan Qian's cursing voice outside the door and pulled Yu's father and mother, who began to question and nag her, to the dining table: "Mom and Dad, something happened outside, calm down and listen to me."

**

Half an hour later, Tan Qian outside the door had already left.

Yu Xi used the videos of zombies attacking people that she had saved from the Internet on her mobile phone, combined with popular science on zombie mutations, offensiveness, damage, and consequences of being bitten, to make Yu's father and mother understand the current situation outside.

But understanding does not mean complete belief.

You's mother was frightened by the man-eating monster in You Xi's mouth. She was a little confused. She was also worried about her daughter who was in her senior year of high school, so she asked her if she wanted to go back to school. What would she do if she didn't go back to attend classes and take exams?

"What school are we going back to? Didn't Xiaoxi say that the school is full of man-eating monsters? What's the point of attending classes and taking exams? What's the point of going to school if you get bitten and die!"

Yu's father's thoughts were relatively clear. "Besides, Xiaoxi said that the earliest batch of zombies didn't mutate through biting, which means that ordinary people can mutate at any time even if they stay at home... You and I..." Yu

's father didn't say the rest.

Yu Xi looked at Yu's father. His thoughts were right. According to normal probability, Yu's father and mother both had the chance of becoming type A mutants.

But this didn't hold true in Yu Xi's reasoning.

The difficulty of this apocalyptic world was medium to low, and her main task was to escort Yu's father and mother to Shelter No. 28 safely. If they became type A mutants, it would mean that the mission would have failed before it even began.

Although the system emphasizes that failure in the mission will lead to death, it does not give such a fatal ending.

After reverse reasoning, she can be sure that both You's father and mother must be safe.

"Dad, don't worry. The initial mutation will show some symptoms, and you, Mom and I don't have these symptoms. In any case, the three of us are at home now, neat and tidy, and very safe. There are a lot of food and daily necessities in the storage room at home. Let's stay at home first and see how the situation goes later."

She said this because the community where their family lives is located at the southern end of the entire S city, which is on the edge of the city. If you walk a distance to the southwest, there is a highway entrance, and the national highway is not far away.

In addition, the elevated intersection is just two blocks away from the community. There are several car dealerships nearby. There are many small hotels and supermarkets around the community, and there is also a large supermarket.

It is not in the downtown area, and it is quick to get out of the city. There are abundant supplies around.

In addition, the You family has a car. Because they need to transport goods when they run a grocery store, You's father bought a second-hand van. He usually takes good care of it and repairs it. Although it is old and brittle, its performance is still good.

At this moment, the car is parked in the parking space in front of Building 3. If something happens and they need to leave in a hurry, they can leave immediately.

She still doesn't know where Shelter No. 28 is. Although it is safer to leave the city now in the early stage of the zombie outbreak, where should they go after leaving the city?

What if they are getting farther and farther away from Shelter No. 28?

They always have to find a place to rest at night. What if a zombie outbreak happens to happen in the place where they rest?

With so many uncertain and dangerous factors, it is better not to go anywhere for the time being and stay at home. When Shelter No. 28 appears or the city is no longer suitable for them to stay, she will take You's father and mother away.

"Yes, yes, yes! Xiaoxi is right. We will stay at home for the next two days. Home is the safest place. Xiaoxi must be hungry. Mom will cook first. We will talk about anything after dinner."

You's mother found something to do, as if she had a backbone, and immediately turned to the kitchen to get busy.

Youxi was about to go to the storage room to unload some things from the Xingwu warehouse. Before she opened the door, she heard a loud bang in the community outside, as if something had crashed.

The family of three immediately ran to the south balcony of the living room, opened the right window and looked out.

The fifth floor plus the garage is six stories high in total. With such a height, one can stick one's head out, and with the central location, one can see most of the community.

At this moment, the driveway in front of the community park was in chaos. A black car crashed into a tree. Probably because the car was going very fast when it hit, the front hood was half lifted up. An

electric car was almost knocked down, but fortunately it was only hit by the front of the car. The father who was riding the car was with a child. He stood up in fear and cursed at the car.

People were coming back from buying groceries, coming back from work, coming back from school, and bringing their kids home for dinner on the weekends... The onlookers stood in a circle, all asking the people in the car to get out and explain.

This scene was so familiar that You Xi felt cold in her heart, but it was too late even if she went downstairs to stop the onlookers.

"How can you drive so fast in the neighborhood? It will be a big accident if you hit someone."

Seeing the damage to the front of the car, You's mother couldn't help but sigh, "Should we go downstairs and take a look? The father and son riding the electric scooter seem to be three floors below us."

You's father grabbed You's mother and emphasized, "Clear your mind! Xiaoxi just said that it's very dangerous outside. If you are bitten by those monsters, you will mutate. This car crashed for no reason. What's the situation now? I don't know what you're going to do! Are you going to deliver food?"

After being scolded, Yu's mother calmed down a little, but she looked at the noisy community that was no different from usual, and she still didn't believe that the situation would suddenly become so bad. What kind of monster biting people was just like a fairy tale...

However, a sudden scream from downstairs was like a basin of ice water pouring down on Yu's mother's head, which made her confused mind wake up completely.

The door of the car that hit the tree was already open, and the person who was knocking on the glass to confess was bitten on the arm, screaming in pain.

There were many people around. A young man was holding a heavy package in his hand. He smashed it hard when he saw the situation. The bitten person was saved. He hugged his bleeding arm with a piece of flesh missing and crawled back wailing.

The zombie lost the delicious meal in his mouth, roared, and rushed to the next nearest person amid the screams of the crowd.

Everything just started. In just a few seconds, several more people were bitten. The security guards of the community rushed over. The strong young man kicked the zombie away and saved the person. Then he and another security guard pressed the roaring zombie to the ground, tied up the arms with ropes behind its back.

"What is this?"

"Oh my god, look at his face and eyes!"

"I saw the video online before, and I thought it was fake! This... is a zombie? The kind of monster that bites people!"

The security guard on a rope looked up: "This person should just be sick. Take him to the property management office first, and then call the police--"

Before he finished speaking, screams came from the back of the crowd again. The first person who was bitten mutated in a very short time, and then attacked the person closest to him.

"Everyone, disperse quickly, this thing will be contagious if it bites people!" I don't know who shouted, and the crowd was in complete chaos. They pushed and shoved each other, and ran away in panic.

Someone fell down and was surrounded by two zombies. His neck and stomach were bitten at the same time, both of which were vital points. He cried out in pain and a lot of blood spurted out... At

the critical moment of life and death, most people burst out with survival instincts, quickly ran to the nearest corridor and closed the security door of the building. Some people were lucky enough to live in the building next door, and they quickly ran back to their room and closed the door.

But no one knew how many of those who ran into the corridor had been bitten by zombies...

Soon after, shrill screams were faintly heard from the corridors.

Those who had safely returned home were terrified. Sure enough, some of those who had just run into the corridors were bitten and transformed. If they had panicked and hid in any corridor at that time, they would probably be in danger now...

But even those who escaped home successfully were not 100% safe. Some people had just returned home, closed the door, and trembled as they called their parents or wives, husbands, and children to quickly stay away from the windows and get something to block the door, but they turned around and were bitten by the zombies that had transformed themselves at home... Mother

You was trembling all over, and was finally half-carried by Father You and dragged back to the living room.

Youxi held the balcony tightly. Her heartbeat was as violent as when she first saw the tsunami coming. Movies and real environments are different after all.

The zombies here mutate faster, and their movement speed is only slightly slower than that of normal humans. At present, it seems that if you are bitten, you will mutate 100%. Some people mutate in about ten minutes, and some people mutate in less than a minute.

At this moment, in the community, those who were originally outside and could still move have all hidden back in the residential buildings. The remaining six or seven zombies are wandering aimlessly around the small park because they can't smell the breath of living people.

Those few were once residents of the community. Their relatives are still waiting for them to go home. When they heard the bad news, they lay on the balcony and the window and cried miserably.

But soon the cries attracted the attention of the zombies. The swaying zombies roared and headed towards the place where the sound came from.

The other people in the residential building were terrified, especially those who lived on the first floor. The floor was just above the garage, half a floor lower than the normal second floor. When the zombie came over, they could clearly see its terrifying face and eyes, as well as the bright red flesh between its teeth.

"Don't cry, damn it! Lure the monster over here and let us all die together!"

"That's right! Only your family is in trouble! My husband is still outside and comes back every time! I have a child at home!"

Someone risked cursing twice, and some of the cries stopped, while others did not stop. Instead, the cursing attracted another zombie.

Someone was annoyed and scared, and couldn't stand it any longer: "If you keep crying upstairs, I'll come up and throw you out!"

A resident from an unknown building shouted, and probably because of the fierce tone, the crying stopped for a while.

A moment later, Youxi saw the door of a unit in the next building opened, and a middle-aged woman in pajamas with disheveled hair ran out and rushed to one of the zombies. It should be her son. A few minutes ago, he was a young and handsome boy, but now he has become a monster that only knows how to bite.

"It's my fault, I shouldn't have let you repair the car, my precious son..." Accompanied by the grief-stricken cry, the zombie grabbed the fresh flesh and blood that rushed over and bit it.

Youxi remembered the zombie. He was the car owner who hit the tree trunk.

The middle-aged woman's cries soon turned into screams of pain. As more and more zombies gathered around, the screams became more miserable. Finally, the sound became lower and could no longer be heard.

As dusk fell, the community fell into a sad silence. The cries, shouts, and curses all disappeared.

In stark contrast to the silence of the community was the noisy sound coming from outside the community wall. There was an open space right in front of Building No. 3. Not far away were the property building, the garbage sorting station, and the security room. They were all low-rise buildings. There was no high-rise building to block the view, so the entire road outside could be seen.

The road that was orderly more than half an hour ago has long been in chaos. Several cars rear-ended each other. Someone in the car screamed and fled out of the car, but he fell to the ground not long after running. When he got up again, he had become one of the zombies, roaring and rushing towards passers-by.

The passers-by fled to the small shops along the street, but the people inside the shops closed the door first.

The people outside banged hard on the glass door, but the people inside refused to open it. The passers-by could only run to the side, and kept making phone calls while running, as if to call the police, but the call never went through.

Someone was riding an electric scooter, but was frightened by the zombies that suddenly jumped out. The electric scooter swerved toward the roadside and finally hit the glass door of a small shop, shattering the closed door glass. The people in the shop screamed in panic, but in the end, only zombies looking for food came.

Fortunately, this road is not a main road, there are not many residential areas nearby, and there are limited pedestrians. After the initial chaos caused by the car accident, many people were supported and fled to the shops on both sides in time, or quickly detoured and left.

Some residents of the community also happened to catch up with the chaos when they returned. When the first resident who escaped into the community screamed and ran away from the zombies, the dead silence in the community was finally broken.

Some people began to call their relatives, some called the police, and some turned around to find that their relatives who had just returned home were twitching and falling to the ground, with black scary lines spreading from their necks...