Chapter 64 Enemies Meet on a Narrow Road

June 25, 2025.

Zombie outbreaks occurred in surrounding cities centered on Wuzhou and Yunxiang. The outbreaks were scattered and unpredictable, greatly increasing the difficulty of eradication.

Most of the city fell into a deathly silence.

Lin Xi learned all this information online.

She received greetings from Yu Shiyun and Gu Yixuan, and learned that she had returned home as soon as she left home on the day of the zombie outbreak. The two were relieved that she was lucky to be alive.

Yu Shiyun instructed: "Do not go out under any circumstances."

Lin Xi has indeed not left the house for the past five days, staying at home and occasionally checking the news online.

However, all the news was negative, and everyone could see that the relevant departments had lost control of the situation.

Lin Xi inquired about Nanhua out of curiosity, but to her surprise, Gu Yixuan said that they were no longer in Nanhua.

Lin Xi asked where he had gone.

Gu Yixuan only mentioned that she had gone abroad, but she didn't show her Versailles nature by praising the peaceful situation abroad or her leisurely life.

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June 30, 2025.

Lin Xi observed the situation outside the "birdcage" through binoculars:

For nearly a week, all the villagers stayed at home and did not go out. There were no casualties, and the number of zombies did not increase.

The number of zombies roaming the village has decreased, perhaps because they couldn't find any fresh people to eat and wandered off elsewhere.

Lin Xi looked at the swaying zombie, his fists itching:

For so many days, with so many people in the village, not a single person has called on everyone to go out and deal with these zombies; everyone has stayed indoors!

However, when she thought this way, she had already forgotten how pathetic she had been in her previous lives.

Fear is a human instinct when faced with zombies.

Especially after such a tragic experience in Nanhua, even if a single zombie itself wasn't that scary, everyone was still shocked by the number of casualties.

It is no longer possible to expect the relevant departments to mobilize armed forces and police from various places to carry out a crackdown as they did with Nanhua.

Nanhua has a unique economic status and population size, and its surrounding police and armed forces are also larger than those of other cities, which is why the siege was successful.

Zombie outbreaks have occurred in various places, and all cities are too busy dealing with their own problems to provide support to other areas.

If some bold and capable people are willing to join the suppression team, it might be feasible.

The relevant departments also considered this point and issued a call to action through various social media platforms, summoning courageous young men to participate in the crackdown.

If someone performs meritorious service, there will be extra rewards in times of world peace, such as a stable, high-paying job or a property reward. Regardless of whether someone performs meritorious service, everyone who signs up to participate in the operation and their family will receive supplies.

Some people signed up, but there weren't many responses.

Some netizens said they were betrayed by their neighbors, and that instead of going out to kill zombies, they should stay home and protect their families.

In this apocalyptic world, beset by internal and external troubles, the zombie attacks are already an external threat. Instead of pooling all their strength to fight the zombies, the survivors have started fighting amongst themselves for survival.

Lin Xi quietly left the forum; it seemed this riot wouldn't end anytime soon.

She will continue to hide in this safe, sunny farm as planned until world peace is achieved.

Those who would respond to the summons from the relevant departments should be people like Lu Wei, who have both courage and ability.

Thinking of this, Lin Xi searched for Lu Wei's name in Green Bubble. It turned out that she hadn't missed the message. Since the Nanhua riots ended, Lu Wei still hadn't replied to the message.

Yu Shiyun had previously said that she would visit Lu Wei's family when she had time, but Gu Yixuan said that her whole family had moved abroad, so Yu Shiyun probably didn't have time to visit Lu Wei.

Lu Wei wouldn't really...?

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July 15, 2025.

Lin Xi was exercising on the treadmill when the monitoring alarm suddenly went off.

On the black-and-white night vision screen, two figures sneakily jogged along a country path. One went into the field and buried himself in digging, while the other kept watch on the side.

This wasn't the first group of people Lin Xi had seen coming out at night to harvest vegetables.

A month after the zombie outbreak in Yunxiang, many people have almost run out of the food they had stockpiled when the zombie outbreak occurred in Nanhua. In order to make a living, some people have started to come out to forage for food at night when the zombies are less active.

Oh no, I mean harvesting vegetables.

No wonder all the young people in the city went back to the countryside when the zombie outbreak occurred.

When food runs out in the city, people have no choice but to risk going out to find supplies. However, the city is densely populated, with fierce competition and many zombies. Many people go out to find supplies but never return.

But in the countryside, when supplies run out, you can pick the fruits of your labor, seek out nature's bounty, or even harvest vegetables from other people's fields.

For example, right now, Liu Caifen and her husband have gone into Zhang Xiulan's field not far from Lin Xi's house and pulled up a large bundle of edamame.

Ignoring the thorns of the edamame, Liu Caifen hugged the plant and was about to go home when she bumped into Zhang Xiulan.

The two exchanged a glance, took a few steps back, and ran out of Lin Xi's surveillance range.

Get ready for some drama! Best friends have really fallen out!

Lin Xi went downstairs with binoculars to watch the commotion.

Soybean plants were scattered all over the ground, and two women were pushing and shoving each other, while Liu Caifen's husband and Lin Cheng stood behind them, at a loss.

It's always the same: women fight for resources in front, while men watch the spectacle from the sidelines.

Zhang Xiulan was shoved to the ground and angrily shouted, "Liu Caifen!"

The powerful voice resonated across the silent fields, even echoing like a phantom.

It didn't attract any zombies, but Lin Xi observed through his binoculars that several houses nearby had their windows open, with several heads crowding into the windows.

Everyone's been staying home and feeling lonely for a long time, so let's watch some fun together.

Zhang Xiulan was clearly not finished venting her anger and continued cursing, "You old coffin, you actually stole my things! We've been friends for so many years..."

There was a sudden rustling sound nearby. Although the sound was not loud, Lin Xi could hear it in the courtyard.

Liu Caifen and Zhang Xiulan, who were in a stalemate, suddenly shrank back, and the four of them cautiously observed their surroundings.

Liu Caifen took a step forward, but her eyes remained on the edamame, as if she was hesitating whether to run away directly or take the edamame with her.

All eyes that were fixed on the four of them tightened, including Lin Xi's.

Her night-vision binoculars were even aimed at the moving dark shape in the field.

"Hiss—Awooo!" The dark figure darted out, its shoulders stiff, but its limbs were very agile.

"Ah!!!" The four people on the path were startled and cried out in different ways before running away.

However, it was this sound that attracted other zombies lurking nearby.

Lin Cheng's dead legs still couldn't run fast, and he fell behind. Just then, a zombie that had just darted out reached out to grab him, and two more zombies that had climbed up behind him were also catching up.

In just 200 meters, almost everyone in the village stood on the second floor of their houses, craning their necks to watch the night race, with countless people shouting encouragement.

With a loud bang, the sprint came to an end.

But the night had just fallen.