Chapter 35 Zombie Evolution
Xu Zhiyang paused while peeling the sweet potato, then blinked slowly and continued with a hidden smile, "Yes, big brother is right."
Li Huiyin clapped her hands like a seal: "Yeah! I agree! I will fight alongside you, we have always had a good understanding!"
“…”
Qin Shiyu laughed and did not continue discussing this topic. "Speaking of which, I also discovered something terrifying."
"What?" Li Huiyin handed the peeled sweet potato to Qin Shiyu. "Every time you talk to me seriously with that cute face, I get so nervous."
Hearing this, Qin Shiyu rubbed his cheeks, trying to make himself smile more cutely, and continued: "I found that the zombies are evolving."
"Evolution?" Xu Zhiyang's heart skipped a beat. "How does it evolve?"
Qin Shiyu put away his notebook. "Look, before I met you on the highway, I had noted down the characteristics of zombies. I discovered they don't like to appear in the sun, and they're not very fast. They have to fall down multiple times before they can get around a complicated sharp turn."
"I noticed this, too," Xu Zhiyang said. "When Huiyin and I escaped from the classroom, we entered a narrow passage between the teaching building and the outer wall. We had to slow down at that corner to avoid falling. Zombies probably don't have a specific concept of speed, so when we reached the corner, we all crashed into the wall and collapsed."
Li Huiyin had a flash of inspiration. "And there's more! The zombie wave on the highway that day came in the early morning when it was cloudy. When the clouds dispersed at noon, we didn't see any zombies along the way. Even if we did, they were in places where the sun couldn't reach! There were far fewer zombies than in the evening!"
"Yes, those were the zombies from the past." Qin Shiyu said solemnly, "The zombies recently have mutated. They are faster, have a keen sense of smell, are not afraid of sunlight, and some are even incredibly agile."
Xu Zhiyang asked in confusion: "How did you observe this?"
"That day when we came out of the community, I observed along the way..." Qin Shiyu paused and looked at Zhu Ci.
Zhuci: "It's okay, go ahead."
Qin Shiyu nodded and continued, "Also, just now, my second brother was still resting, my sister went to dig sweet potatoes, and my eldest brother and I went to the nearby sheds to take a look. We saw... a lot of zombies."
Li Huiyin: "How much is a lot?"
Qin Shiyu frowned and recalled carefully, "Probably more than 500."
"..." Li Huiyin jumped up, waking up Momo who was still sleeping, "What are we waiting for! Let's run!"
Xu Zhiyang turned to look at Qin Shiyu, then stared at Zhu Ci for a few seconds, sat down calmly, and reached out to pull Li Huiyin down.
"Don't worry, since they are so calm, it means there is no danger."
"Don't worry. Although there are many zombies in the factory shed over there, there is a wall between us. In addition, it has been raining heavily today. The sound of raindrops hitting the roof is very loud. The rain can also block out the smell. The zombies didn't find us."
Li Huiyin didn't believe it, "There must be another reason why you don't leave!"
Qin Shiyu said innocently: "I'm lying to you, I'm a puppy."
Li Huiyin: “…”
The brat didn't tell the truth. Li Huiyin knew Qin Shiyu very well. This kid was a cautious person and would never drag them into the pile of zombies.
Under the threatening gaze, Qin Shiyu admitted defeat and spread his hands, saying, "Okay, I admit it, it's because the rain is too heavy and there is no place nearby for Momo to hide from the rain."
“…”
Xu Zhiyang looked at the two people across from him, their mouths black from chewing sweet potatoes, as if they had grown beards. He couldn't help laughing and said, "Wash your mouths, they're all black."
Li Huiyin and Qin Shiyu looked at each other and laughed out loud at the same time at each other's funny appearance.
"You little bastard."
Li Huiyin took Qin Shiyu out just in time to wash her face in the rain.
Xu Zhiyang peeled the sweet potato carefully, and her hands were covered in dirt. She was just worrying about how to eat it when a big hand with distinct bones and muscles handed her a disposable spoon.
"Are you Doraemon?" Xu Zhiyang looked over in confusion, "Why is there everything in your backpack?"
Zhu Ci was unpacking a pair of disposable chopsticks. "No, I ordered a takeout before the apocalypse. Before I could finish it, red snow fell from the sky. I stuffed the chopstick package into my backpack."
"Oh." Xu Zhiyang took a few bites of the soft and sticky sweet potato and asked without thinking, "Did you throw away the takeaway?"
“…”
Perhaps he couldn't understand why Xu Zhiyang's attention was focused on this, so Zhu Ci paused for several seconds before saying, "Well, I smashed it into the zombie's mouth when I was saving someone."
"What are you talking about? Look how happy my buddy is." Li Huiyin walked back with Qin Shiyu, shaking off the water. Not feeling full from the sweet potato, she took out a pack of compressed biscuits from her backpack and started to eat.
Xu Zhiyang smiled and shook his head, "Nothing."
Qin Shiyu: "I see the rain outside is getting a little lighter, but it will be dark when it stops, so I guess we can't travel today."
"Then let's rest here for one night and continue our journey tomorrow. By the way, find something to eat for Momo." Zhu Ci said.
Xu Zhiyang turned her head to look at the well-behaved Husky, who was staring at the compressed biscuits in Li Huiyin's hand, and rubbed its paw, which was bigger than a human head, with some amusement.
"Be patient for a while, I'll catch you a big mutant pheasant tomorrow."
When Momo heard that there would be meat to eat tomorrow, he immediately shouted excitedly.
Qin Shiyu quickly shushed, "Momo, stop shouting."
Zhu Ci listened carefully to the noise and whispered after a minute: "It's okay, the zombies are not moving."
Li Huiyin breathed a sigh of relief and said casually, "It would be great if I could shrink or grow Momo at will."
The speaker may not mean it, but the listener may take it seriously. Qin Shiyu suddenly thought of something, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he took out his little notebook and started writing and drawing again. He thought there really was some solution.
Seeing this, several people did not make a sound to disturb him. They each found a good place to catch up on their sleep. Li Huiyin threw herself on Momo's front legs and fell asleep in a short while.
Xu Zhiyang was secretly thinking about how to advance quickly. Now only the wood energy has reached the first level, and the rest of the energy has not fluctuated much and is still at the zero level.
The only way now is to kill various mutated monsters and absorb their energy to achieve mutation.
or……
Either kill the mutants or the evolved humans.
Drain their energy...
The moment this thought appeared in Xu Zhiyang's mind, he shuddered violently and his eyes became clear instantly.
Zhu Ci looked over and asked, "What's going on?"
Xu Zhiyang spread out his hands, then looked up with a trace of confusion in his eyes, "If... I mean, if one day... I have the intention to hurt you... please don't show mercy..."
"What do you mean?" Zhu Ci stared at Xu Zhiyang closely.
Xu Zhiyang frowned: "Ayang wants to replace me. His bad thoughts have been affecting me. I must hurry to the capital and find my brother to ask him to find a way to suppress the dark personality."
"Don't panic." Zhu Ci held the boy's thin shoulders, "We'll set off early tomorrow morning."
Xu Zhiyang forced himself to calm down and was about to laugh, but suddenly he heard a sharp "swish..." sound from the iron gate not far behind him.
Like claws scratching at the door...
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