Chapter 197: Save My Daughter
The baby in his arms was tiny, wrapped in a bright red swaddling cloth. The exposed skin was grayish-purple, and the pupils were as black as those of the hideous zombies outside.
The little toothless mouth opened and closed in a humming sound, as if it really wanted to bite the old man who was holding it.
This baby probably hasn't eaten since it transformed into a zombie. It looks very weak. I wonder if the zombie will die if it doesn't eat human flesh for a long time...
Liu Yu looked at the scene in front of him, his eyes sank, and the others all looked reluctant.
Hu Jiayun patted the back of his mother's hand, walked over to Liu Yu and asked carefully, "Sister Yu, can I treat him?"
Liu Yu glanced at her but did not stop her. Seeing this, Li Guangzong and Xu Yang immediately stepped forward to grab the food bags.
With Xu Yang there, the pile of food bags was moved out at once, and a piece of open space was cleared in just two seconds.
Hu Jiayun gratefully took the gloves from Liu Yu, put them on, and moved closer to the old man to mobilize his supernatural powers. He carefully searched for the wounds on the old man's body with the supernatural power.
But after searching for a week, she didn't find any wounds. She was very confused and increased her ability again. Then Hu Jiayun discovered that the old man's cells were decaying and he was close to death.
She tried her best to replace the cells within her ability, but it was to no avail. It seemed that her ability was limited in some way, and she could not replace the naturally aging cells.
In short, the old man is about to die of old age.
Hu Jiayun had used up nearly half of his superpowers, and in the end, he could only helplessly withdraw his hands. He turned back and whispered regretfully to his teammates behind him: "This old man is aging naturally, not injured. I, my superpowers can't cure it."
Seeing his daughter's sad expression, Hu Dafei quickly stepped forward, pulled her back and patted her head to comfort her.
Liu Yu nodded lightly upon hearing this, without any surprise, as if he had expected it.
While Hu Jiayun was trying to treat the old man, she carefully took a look at the old man's clothes.
He was wearing a thin black cotton coat and pants, very similar to the ones they saw in the corner of the bungalow. It seemed that he was from the village.
He kept muttering "Don't eat Nannan", which made Liu Yu guess that the reason he was hiding here was related to those cannibals.
Since they were going to stay in someone else's house, he couldn't bear to abandon them. Then Liu Yu took out a bottle of spring water from the space, walked forward, and slowly fed half a bottle to the old man.
The old man was forced to swallow a large mouthful of spring water, choking and coughing twice. He held the child tighter with both hands, but his cloudy eyes gradually became clear.
Although he was still weak, he no longer muttered dully.
The old man's eyes darted around as he saw the group of strangers surrounding him, his eyes filled with fear. However, his body couldn't support him to retreat, so he could only stare blankly in shock.
"Don't be afraid, old man. We are survivors passing through here and need to stay for one night. You are from this village, right? As a reward for staying here, is there anything you can help me with?" Liu Yu tried his best to put on a gentle smile and spoke to the old man.
The old man's expression changed when he heard this. After carefully examining the faces of everyone around him, he lifted the child in the cradle with trembling hands and handed the child forward, pleading in a low voice: "Nannan, save, save my Nannan..."
Xu Shuyao, who was standing nearby, couldn't bear to watch this scene. She lowered her voice and gently reminded him, "Grandpa, your baby has turned into a zombie."
Upon hearing this, the old man's skinny, brown and wrinkled hands froze. He lowered his eyes for a moment and the baby in his arms suddenly started to whimper.
"Grandpa, it's grandpa's fault. It's all grandpa's fault!"
The old man clung to the zombie baby and cried bitterly, tears dripping down the child's lips. But the baby, finally one step closer to human flesh, had no human emotions and bit the old man's cheek.
No matter how hard the toothless mouth bit, it couldn't chew a piece of meat. When the zombie baby opened its mouth, it started crying, like whimpering and roaring, which was very weird.
The old man's breath was getting weaker. Holding on to his last breath, he looked out the window with a fierce and resentful look. He said in a stagnant voice, "Food and housing, I'll give them all to you! I want a reward... I want those cannibals dead!"
After shouting the last word in grief and anger, the old man, who was half lying on the quilt, trembled with hatred. Then he couldn't catch his breath and died with his eyes wide open.
Li Guangzong stepped forward hesitantly, put his hand under the old man's nose, and turned around to shake his head at the group of teammates with complicated expressions.
The person who sympathized most with the elderly at the scene was none other than Grandma Yang, who was also not young. Although she was clearly reading someone else's story, she felt so heartbroken that she felt as if her own heart was about to be torn apart.
She couldn't help but squat beside the old man and softly comforted him, whose eyelids were drooping with hatred: "Kill them all. We killed all those man-eating guys. Big brother, have a safe journey."
Then he reached out his hand and covered the old man's eyelids without feeling disgusted. With one hand, the old man holding the zombie baby finally closed his eyes.
The violent storm outside was hitting the outer wall of the building with relentless force. The crackling sound of rain was endless, and a large amount of accumulated rainwater gradually flooded into the first floor of the building.
Xia Huai felt something wet at her feet and looked down. The accumulated water had actually flooded into the house and was about to soak the food. She frowned and reminded him in time: "Sister Yu, the rain is flooding in. We have to move upstairs as soon as possible."
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