Chapter 62 Infected in Residential Areas

[Infected Persons]

【Stamina 5/5】

Upon seeing this stamina, Brother Cai swung his spiked club and smashed it down with a "whoosh".

Bang!

The infected person was sent flying by the spiked club, rolled around in the shards of glass on the ground, and lay there barely alive, his limbs twitching uncontrollably.

【Stamina 1/5】

Brother Ca brandished his spiked club and said disdainfully, "What is this thing...?"

The infected person, having exhausted all his strength, did not disappear in a flash of white light. Instead, he convulsed violently as if having an epileptic seizure, his hands and feet raised at an odd angle, his limbs on the ground, his head flipped upwards, and he quickly crawled toward Brother Cai.

This scene was so bizarre that Brother Cai was startled and instinctively ran away.

Two legs can't outrun four legs.

The infected person's speed increased; they crawled around wildly, becoming a blur, and opened their blood-red mouth, letting out a "ah ah" cry.

"Ah ah—" Brother Cha shouted along.

One somber, the other mournful, together forming a lively symphony.

After being chased around in circles, Brother Cai finally realized what was happening, turned around, and continued to smash with his spiked club.

The infected person had only 1 point of health left, meaning they would collapse at the slightest touch. However, when the attacker smashed them down with a stick, the infected person remained lively and energetic. Their last 1 point of health was locked, and they remained completely unmoved no matter how the attacker tried to hit them.

"wipe!"

Fang Zhiyi took out his crossbow, tilted his head, and squinted to aim.

哢哒.

The arrow shot out at lightning speed and struck the infected person squarely in the back of the head.

The infected person froze, swayed, and with their last bit of strength depleted, turned into a white light.

Brother Ca felt like he'd been granted a pardon, wiping away a bead of cold sweat: "Boss, how did you know who was in the lead?"

Fang Zhiyi retorted, "Haven't you ever seen a zombie movie?"

Brother Crack: "Damn, this works too."

The infected do indeed seem to be similar to zombies.

Of course, Fang Zhiyi didn't rely entirely on his experience from the movie. Instead, he used the "Snow Hunter" skill to spot the infected's weaknesses, which allowed him to decisively attack the infected's head.

"It's best not to get bitten by an infected person," he cautioned.

You killed the infected.

[Obtain 1 Laboratory Access Card]

Laboratory Access Card

[Able to open the door to a laboratory]

The card, about the size of a palm, has "Sun Umbrella Biotechnology Company" printed on the front and "Area 1 Laboratory" on the back.

This infected person was probably a researcher at Sun Umbrella Biotechnology Company. After being infected with the virus, he escaped, but unfortunately, he couldn't escape the bear market before the virus took effect and he became a zombie.

He put the access card into his backpack and glanced at the task.

Killing one infected person does not update the mission progress and is not counted as a mission objective.

"Damn it, killing this doesn't complete the cleanup mission!" Brother Crip cursed.

Fang Zhiyi asked, "You also took on a task from the Highway Cleaning Association?"

Without hesitation, Brother Cai replied, "Yes, the Cleanup Association sent me to the commercial district to clean up infected people."

The group of Detective and his companions triggered the Cleanup Association's mission on the road.

Because of the large number of wild animals he killed, he was invited to become an unofficial member of the Cleanup Association. Fang Zhiyi was a Cleanup Apprentice.

What's the difference between these two?

The thought flashed through Fang Zhiyi's mind, and he said, "We need to go to the residential area first. What are your plans?"

Their strategy for playing the bear market was circular, progressing through residential areas, commercial areas, and office areas in a ring. To avoid backtracking, they planned to deliver goods to the weapons shop in the residential area first, and then proceed through the commercial area to Sun Umbrella Biotechnology Company.

Brother Cha: "Of course we'll follow the boss!"

Fang Zhiyi: "There are probably quite a few infected people in the residential area..."

Brother Cai said enthusiastically, "Then we should definitely stick together! There are many of us, so we can handle even more infected people!"

Chu Zhao said, "Let's go to the residential area first, and then we'll go to the commercial area together to deliver the goods."

Brother Cha nodded: "No problem!"

Having decided on the route, the two cars set off again.

Playing in the bear market is chaotic. The roads are full of car accident scenes. Cars of all sizes are crashing at intersections, traffic lights are flashing, wires are broken and sparks are flying, and you can even see infected people with bared teeth and claws trapped inside cars.

Following the map, go straight first, then turn left, and you'll arrive at the residential area directly.

The residential area is divided into apartment buildings and villas.

The apartment building was densely populated and in complete disarray. Windows were smashed, and bed sheets hung from the windows, swaying in the wind... It was eerily silent inside, and no one knew if anyone was still there.

The situation in the villa area is better. The villas are located far apart and surrounded by barbed wire, but traces of life can still be seen.

Hopefully, the delivery area they want to make is a villa area.

The delivery task was opened, and the icon pointed to No. 107 in the villa area.

They turned the steering wheel and drove towards their destination. The security booth at the entrance of the villa area was empty, and the railing had long been broken; they entered without any hindrance.

Follow the house number to find it.

101, 103...

Before even finding 107, we encountered a security guard in the villa area. The guard was tall and burly, with hunched shoulders, his chest heaving and coughing like a broken gong, spitting saliva and blood everywhere.

The sound of the car engine was particularly noticeable in the villa area, immediately attracting the attention of the security guards.

His neck twisted 180 degrees, his pupil-less eyes locked onto the two cars, and he stretched out his hands and charged forward.

Brother Ca stepped on the gas. With a "bang," the security guard was thrown into the air, his arms and legs broken and flying everywhere. But despite his disability, he overcame the difficulties and shakily got up, then pounced on the car's hood and frantically started gnawing on it.

The scene was too painful to watch.

Just as Brother Cha was about to continue ramming, Fang Zhiyi suddenly said, "What if he gets stuck in the tire?"

Everyone fell silent at the thought of this scene.

The gluttonous girl exclaimed, "Ugh!" She warned, "Don't expect me to help you wash the car."

Brother Cai had no choice but to get out of the car and deal with the security guard blocking the road.

The security guard was engrossed in gnawing on the car, and just as the spiked club was about to strike, he suddenly looked up, his muscles bulging instantly, and grabbed the club.

Brother Ca tried to pull it out with all his might, but the spiked club wouldn't budge: "Damn! How can you be so strong!"

The security guard's shoulders bulged high, his height increased to 2 meters, and veins bulged on his face, making him look ferocious and terrifying.

"Aww!"

He let out a roar, grabbed the spiked club with one hand and lifted it up with force. Brother Cai didn't expect him to be so strong. His feet gradually left the ground, and he was about to be lifted into the air when Brother Cai quickly let go.

The spiked club fell into the hands of the security guard, who took a couple of bites, couldn't taste it, and tossed it aside in disgust. He then turned and glared at Brother Cai, lunging at him like a madman.

Just as he was about to pounce on the security guard, with a "whoosh," his body swayed and he collapsed to the ground. His head flipped over, revealing a deep bullet hole, from which brain matter mixed with blood flowed out.

You have killed the Power Infected.

Fang Zhiyi put down the AWM, and a special entry appeared in front of him.

At the entrance, you only encounter infected individuals; only attacks to the head will result in death.

The security guard they're facing now is a Strength Infected; aside from everything else, he's incredibly strong.

Brother Cai picked up the spiked club from the ground and wiped the blood off it: "Boss, your gun is really powerful, one shot, one kill, no doubt about it. Now we can walk sideways through hordes of zombies."

Fang Zhiyi glanced at him: "We don't have that many bullets."

The bullets were too expensive; I only bought 14 in total.

First, they used one bullet to destroy the car that was chasing them, then three bullets on the wolf pack, and now they used one bullet to kill the security guard. They have nine bullets left.

Without bullets, the AWM is just a pile of scrap metal.

Brother Cha pondered, "Where can I get some bullets and weapons..."

Fang Zhiyi said, "There's a police station over in the commercial area."

I just don't know which country's background they're using to play the bear market game. In China, police stations might not have weapons, unless it's a US police station where you can find highly lethal weapons.

But let's wait until the goods are delivered before making any decisions.

Following the row of villas, I finally found house number 107. The building in front of me had its doors and windows tightly shut, the windows were nailed shut with wooden strips, black curtains blocked the view, and barbed wire was wrapped around the perimeter. A wooden sign at the door read "Danger, Do Not Approach".

Fang Zhiyi honked the horn: "Is anyone home?"

An aged woman's voice came from inside the house: "Enough, you fools! Are you trying to attract those infected people here?"

The curtains were pulled back a crack, and the person inside peered out warily: "Who are you looking for? What brings you here?"

Fang explained his purpose: "We're here to deliver goods. Weapon supply boxes."

As soon as the words were spoken, heavy footsteps echoed inside the villa. The doorknob turned, and a meticulously dressed elderly woman with a full head of silver hair greeted them: "Come in."

Fang Zhiyi opened the car door and, together with Chu Zhao, unloaded the weapon supply box from the trunk.

This thing was incredibly heavy; it made a loud "thud" when it was placed on the ground, leaving a dent in the wooden plank.

The old woman stroked the markings on the weapons supply box, deeply moved: "I never expected Mary to remember me and even grant my request..."

Mary is the owner of the weapons shop.

The old lady's attitude softened a bit: "You must be tired from your journey. You've all seen how things have turned out this way by playing the bear market. I don't have much to offer you."

She went into the bedroom, took out a wallet, and handed it to Fang Zhiyi, saying, "This is all I can give you."

[Obtain 800 parts]

Having accepted the payment, the number of parts finally surpassed 1000.

Having completed his delivery of the weapons shop owner's goods, Fang Zhiyi should have left for his next destination, but seeing the old lady hesitate, he took the initiative to speak: "Madam, is there anything I can help you with?"

The old lady breathed a heavy sigh of relief: "I do have a difficult request."

"You probably know that the bear market turned out like this because of a virus leak from Umbrella Biotechnology Company, and my son worked there. He disappeared after the virus leak..."

"I've never left the bear market because I'm waiting for him."

[Mission - Find Your Son]

[Help an elderly woman who has no one to rely on find her son, Mark. He may have met with some misfortune. Please pass on a message to him if you can.]

[Reward: 500 parts, Highway Camp Fastpass]

[Acceptance or rejection]

"Help me find him and tell him that no matter what he has become, his mother is waiting for him to come home."

Fang Zhiyi chose to accept.

"With your help, I don't need these anymore, you can keep them."

Opening the weapon supply box revealed a dazzling array of weapons, with gleaming yellow bullets scattered all over the ground.