Eat meat
In the residential complex, Jiang Ziyao saw the house with yellow and white striped walls at first sight. That small area of houses was decorated like a fairy tale house in the gray and old alley.
Coming to Nanpu District was also prompted by Jiang Ziyao's suggestion. According to the original time, he and Huo Chi were supposed to spend the night in Nanpu District. He guessed that the danger level here was not high. Fortunately, they happened to arrive at the place described in the text.
[——Text: We plan to leave this city and must be prepared. There is an unwritten custom among the survivors that certain supplies will be left at the city’s transit stations. Huo Chi and I want to take a gamble.
Two nights before leaving, we found plenty of supplies in the residential area of Nanpu Street. There was a noticeable smell of paint on the walls, and I guess that was why only this house was clean.
The room inside the house looks like a warm little home, except for a skeleton placed on the sofa. We guess that the owner of the house chose to commit suicide. After the doomsday, many people's psychological defenses collapsed.
It is not difficult to imagine the situation of the owner of this house. He is hiding in the house alone, without fire or loud noise, and the outside must be surrounded by zombies and alien species, and those monsters may also include his relatives and family.
Putting aside the heavy things, Huo Chi was very happy because he found a few intact cans of meat in the cabinet. We can rest here for a while, even if it is only for a short time. 】
The houses in the residential area are densely packed and some are even old. There are dark shadows wandering on the gray and abandoned paths. The zombies can't find their targets and are like rotten rag dolls parked in some corner.
Jiang Ziyao felt relieved and pointed at the building: "Go to that house."
Huo Chi responded quickly: "Okay, I'll listen to Brother Jiang."
Liu Dong had no objection. He was a man who knew the current affairs very well. Because of the life-saving grace he had just received, he trusted Jiang Ziyao's decision even more.
The three men fell from the wall to the ground. They lowered their bodies and sneaked to the door. The door was an ordinary wooden door and did not look sturdy.
Huo Chi used an axe to smash a gap near the edge lock, and first took a cautious look into the room, then reached in, turned the lock and opened the door.
After walking in and closing the door, I saw the living room in front of me. On the sofa was a skeleton. The clothes had not yet rotted. It was a complete human skeleton and could be considered clean.
Huo Chi's movements were a little restrained when he passed by the human bones. He felt it was eerie, like a haunted house: "I feel like I'm being watched."
Liu Dong smiled and said that the owner of this house was luckier than most people. Only the body of a person who died of natural causes would become a pile of bones. People infected by the virus would have no chance of being buried in peace. They would become a pool of rotten meat and live forever in the world.
The three of them first checked the first floor from top to bottom, and only began to search after confirming that there was no danger. There was plenty of food in the house, including mineral water, self-heating hot pot and instant noodles. Because the power was out, there was rotten fruit in the refrigerator.
Jiang Ziyao was determined to find the canned meat mentioned, and sure enough, he finally found it in the cabinet under the TV. There were four cans in total. He picked them up and shook them in front of Huo Chi.
"Oh my god! It's meat!" Huo Chi was surprised and delighted: "I thought I would never be able to taste meat in this life!"
"Eat it." Jiang Ziyao threw a can at him, and then handed one to Liu Dong: "Eat it here and then go back. Canned meat is hard to come by, so don't miss the opportunity. Leave another can for the kids to try."
Huo Chi replied: "I'm hungry, let me eat it first."
Liu Dong looked at these rich things with a question on his face: "Did you know this place before?"
"That's not the case." Jiang Ziyao replied, "It's just that my intuition is very accurate most of the time, as you can see."
Liu Dong didn't ask any more questions and continued to pack food and daily necessities into his bag. He also found a barrel of gasoline in the kitchen, which was a treasure.
Jiang Ziyao and Huo Chi sat in the living room and called Liu Dong over. They opened a few bottles of mineral water and self-heating hot pot. They could finally have a good meal, which was much more delicious than compressed biscuits.
There was also a photo frame on the table, with a family of four on it. The owner's skull was facing the photo frame as if his thoughts could be seen. Huo Chi specially said thank you to the skeleton, although their actions were comparable to those of bandits.
The three of them were full. Huo Chi was leisurely picking his teeth and humming a song. Jiang Ziyao picked up the bottle of mineral water and was about to drink it when a piece of sawdust appeared on the mouth of the bottle and fine dust fell down, all from the same direction.
Jiang Ziyao paused, he suddenly became cautious and quickly put down the water bottle.
"Ho Chi."
"Has the second floor not been checked yet?"
He deliberately lowered his voice, and Liu Dong and Huo Chi immediately stopped their actions and quietly reached for their weapons.
There was movement on the second floor. The stairs and floor of this house were also made of wood. He raised his head and looked upward, staring at the gap. Soon, he saw his face.
To be precise, there were three faces. Jiang Ziyao saw his face distorted. The mirror moved in an instant. The glass-like thing was the pupil!
【——Text: Let’s enjoy it at least once, even if it’s only for a short hour.
Huo Chi and I both hate insects, especially those that have grown dozens of times larger than before. When we were in Nanping City, we had the misfortune of encountering a centipede, a mid-level species. It was larger than a human, and each of its legs was as sharp as a saw tooth, and even contained deadly venom.
Even an entire army was no match for it, as bullets could hardly shatter its shell. It nearly wiped out all the survivors in the city, and that was when we first came into contact with the Inhumans.
It was a team of aliens from the rumored utopia.
At this moment, the one hiding on the second floor was a low-level bug. It was an excellent predator, good at hiding its breath and waiting. Aliens were the best food for it. After a fight, Huo Chi and I were barely able to deal with it, but it made too much noise, which was not a good sign. 】
Before Jiang Ziyao could even finish reading all the words, the wooden board began to creak and was visibly cracking.
——With a loud bang!
The three of them rolled and scattered in all directions, and the living room on the second floor collapsed directly.
Tired, and it's bugs again.
These tiny creatures are so numerous that the virus has affected the entire food chain, and even the insects at the bottom of the chain have become the masters.
Now the insect is bigger than he imagined.
[——Text: Robber fly, arthropod. ]
【Low-level alien species.】
Its back chest is very small, its shell looks very hard, and it has a pair of wings on its back. When it landed, it raised a lot of dust on the ground, like a spear stabbing directly at people. Unfortunately, Jiang Ziyao became one of the lucky ones.
Jiang Ziyao was more agile than he had imagined. He turned over and hid behind the sofa. Its mouthparts pierced a piece of sand leather but did not touch Jiang Ziyao's body. However, the impact was too great and pushed him directly against the wall.
The owner of the sofa was also affected, and his skull rolled onto Jiang Ziyao's shoulder. He didn't have time to apologize, and his back hit the wall. The insect was still pushing with its head, and its wings behind it were still flapping, probably trying to crush Jiang Ziyao directly with its strength.
"Brother Jiang!" Huo Chi wanted to help.
"Don't come over here!" Jiang Ziyao gritted his teeth, "If you come over here, it will be over."
A smart hunter will never miss a prey. The bullet in Liu Dong's gun shot out first. He should have aimed at the head, but the insect was far from being as easy to deal with as he imagined. It had too many eyes and its field of vision was too wide, so the bullet only hit its back.
The bullet made a dent, but no blood was seen.
The insect had three eyes, and its mouthparts pulled out from the sofa, making a wild beast roar. The insect's sound was amplified a hundred times, causing ear pain.
It then swept its wings over, and Liu Dong's hand froze for a moment. In a split second, he and his gun were thrown against the wall, knocking the table and TV over and rolling on the ground.
Liu Dong quickly got up from the ground. The bullet seemed to have angered it. It turned its attack target directly to Liu Dong and pounced on him at the fastest speed.
The sofa was pressing on Jiang Ziyao's lungs, and he took this opportunity to escape from the gap in the corner. As soon as he stood up, he heard Liu Dong's scream. When he looked up, he saw that the insect had bitten Liu Dong's left hand.
Huo Chi nimbly flipped forward and chopped with an axe. He knew that the insect's shell was hard, so he deliberately chopped at the tail end hidden under its wings.
This might be a part similar to a tiger's tail. There was actually a wound on the insect's tail. It seemed that it was irritated by Huo Chi. It swung its back end and Huo Chi was almost thrown away.
The man and the insect seemed to be competing with each other in strength, but Liu Dong's situation was not optimistic. If it dragged on, he would most likely have one of his arms eaten.
"Huo Chi! Get out of the way!" Jiang Ziyao yelled, he took out his pistol and fired two bullets directly. The gunshot was very loud and hit the side of the insect.
Huo Chi swung the axe towards the bite point, and the insect finally let go.
Jiang Ziyao fired another shot, interrupting the insect's feeding. The frequency of vibrations on its back increased rapidly. He stared at the insect's every move and could even see thousands of his own faces in its eyes.
He backed away while firing, "You save the people first! I'll deal with it."
A bloody finger fell to the ground. The insect had chewed Liu Dong's entire palm into pieces. He could only lead the insect away first.
Jiang Ziyao was not worried that the insects' attention was not on him. After all, he was more attractive to the insects, and they would be happy to focus their attention on the main course.
Huo Chi hurried to see Liu Dong's condition.
Liu Dong supported his body. He was sweating coldly from the pain and his face was pale. He tried his best to raise his injured arm. His entire wrist was broken and a bone was exposed on the surface. The injury was serious.
Huo Chi swallowed nervously. Liu Dong's wound had obviously begun to fester, and the blood vessels in his forearm muscles had begun to turn black. The situation was not optimistic.
Huo Chi tore his clothes to pieces. Just as he was about to bandage the wound to stop the bleeding, he heard him shouting with all his might: "Cut my arm, quick!"
Huo Chi was stunned: "Are you serious?"
Liu Dong tilted his neck back, his face twitching so much that blood vessels popped out: "Hurry! I don't want to turn... into a monster."
"You..." Huo Chi immediately knew what he was afraid of. It turned out that what was spreading was the infectious toxin!
Fuck! What is going on? Why are they so unlucky lately?
Liu Dong didn't have time to wait: "Do it--!"
"Okay, okay..." Huo Chi wiped the blood off the axe, then raised it towards Liu Dong, tracing the outline of a living person's body: "But where should I chop...?"
Liu Dong was in so much pain that he could hardly open his eyes. He yelled, "You... stop talking nonsense! Just chop me!"
"cut!"
Bang--!
The gunshot rang out again, causing Huo Chi's hands to tremble.
Jiang Ziyao was facing the bug. He saw the situation of Liu Dong and the other man from the corner of his eye and immediately said, "Huo Chi, take action!"
As soon as Jiang Ziyao's voice sounded, Huo Chi did not hesitate any longer and chopped down with the axe. He tried his best to give Liu Dong a quick death, and all the muscles in his body were exerting strength.
But the axe failed to cut off Liu Dong's forearm. Liu Dong bit his lips tightly, his body twisted in pain, and his other hand covered his mouth tightly. The heart-wrenching sound was swallowed into his throat. Huo Chi also felt panicked. He stared at the wound and his scalp numbed.
Huo Chi could only forcefully lift up the axe and chop it again to completely cut the bone.
This time the incision was fine and the blood that flowed out was a normal red.
"You must not die!" Huo Chi was sweating profusely. This was not the way to chop meat. The arm without the palm was separated from the body. He quickly blocked Liu Dong's wound with a cloth. The blood had already spilled all over the floor. He could only hope that the bleeding would stop, otherwise Liu Dong would bleed to death first.
"Thank...thank you."
After a while, Huo Chi heard Liu Dong's weak voice. His lips were covered in blood and his lower lip was almost bitten off.
Huo Chi thought he would faint from the pain, but he didn't expect that he was still somewhat lucid.
"Wait a minute, I'll give you anti-inflammation when we get back."
Huo Chi couldn't take care of both at the same time, so he looked at Jiang Ziyao hurriedly: "Brother Jiang! Are you okay over there?"
Jiang Ziyao exhaled lightly: "When is your brother Jiang not good enough? Be quiet and don't attract the bugs over again."
He fired five shots at the bug, and the bug dodged the bullets. After he had used up the five shots, he simply dropped the gun and stretched out his hands cleanly, as if opening his arms to embrace the bug.
The insect was already ready to move, with its six legs bent and its body lowered, as if it was ready to hunt.
Jiang Ziyao stared at the bug, with a hint of excitement in his eyes: "It's time to feed you now, come here, baby."
Jiang Ziyao and the insect had reached a critical point in their fight. The insect seemed to have some understanding of human weapons. When the gun in his hand disappeared, the insect also began to move obviously. Its vibrating wings were as fast as a white line, followed by a roar. Jiang Ziyao looked at the mouth that was like a meat grinder and pounced on him.
Jiang Ziyao had been waiting for this moment for a long time. A shovel appeared out of thin air in his hand. He raised his arm faster than the jumping of the insect. He was like the wind and swung the shovel out like playing golf.
He found the shovel very easy to use. He used it like a baseball bat and seized the opportunity to hit the insect's head steadily, with a loud bang, like a truck hitting an iron pillar.
Jiang Ziyao's strength also increased after awakening. The power of this shovel was even stronger than he had imagined. The insect's body shook along with its head.
Before the bug could wake up, he went up and swung the shovel again!
He gripped the handle tightly with his five knuckles and struck the insect's head repeatedly without any gaps. No matter whether it was a zombie or an alien, the head was the most vulnerable part.
Jiang Ziyao was furious. His movements were so simple and rough, the strength of his arms was almost tangible. He did not stop until he turned the insect's head into mustard sauce.
The insect turned into a headless corpse, lying on the ground with only its hind legs trembling slightly. He glanced at the corpse indifferently, threw the shovel away and stepped over the insect's corpse.
Jiang Ziyao's nose was filled with panting sounds after intense exercise, his chest was heaving, and the fine black hair on his forehead was wet with sweat. He straightened his body and took a piece of toilet paper to wipe the blood off his hands.
His dark eyes were quite calm as he looked at the other two people: "Are you all still alive?"
Huo Chi kept pressing on Liu Dong's wound. The blood engulfed his hand. He was unsure when he spoke: "He is still breathing and awake."
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