Chapter 18: If attacked, first seek help from your childhood friend.
Speaking of which, the cabbages planted in the system space have matured, and the cabbages around Xiao Er have changed in the same way as before, turning into red cabbages.
And what happened to the things around Xiao Tie? They turned black, the same color as Xiao Tie.
Cheng Zhiyu picked one and was surprised to find that the black and white cabbage had a metallic texture. He tapped it with his hand and found it to be very hard.
Is it possible that I grew a metallic cabbage? Would it still be edible?
Cheng Zhiyu thought for a moment and decided to split it open to take a look.
However, even with an ordinary kitchen knife, not a single mark can be left on the black and white vegetables.
In the end, he could only switch to the small iron kitchen knife—the small iron knife now has two forms that can be switched: kitchen knife and crossbow.
The small metal kitchen knife easily cleaved open the outer shell of the black and white cabbage—yes, the outer shell.
Unexpectedly, the outside of the black and white cabbage was just a thin layer of metal. After splitting it open, the inside was just like ordinary cabbage. Cheng Zhiyu tasted it and found that it tasted just like ordinary cabbage, unlike red cabbage, which would make him feel hot.
However, black and white vegetables can also help people quickly restore their energy.
Since the black and white cabbage is edible, that's naturally the best thing. As for the outer shell of the black and white cabbage, Cheng Zhiyu thought it was so hard that it might be useful in the future, so he simply didn't throw it away and kept it.
Xiao Er and Xiao Tie have both reached the second-level mature stage. Apart from growing a bit, they look no different from before.
As for Xiao Huang, his condition has stabilized and he is in a mature stage.
Cheng Zhiyu discovered that the little yellow plant had actually bloomed. The little yellow plant, which was only as tall as Cheng Zhiyu's calf, had produced ten flowers.
Clearly, Xiao Huang is completely different from Xiao Er and Xiao Tie. Since it can bloom, it should also bear fruit, but we don't know what kind of fruit it will produce.
He had a premonition that when the fruit from Xiaohuang ripened, it should have reached the first stage of maturity.
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Since he was preparing to leave the rented house, he naturally had to make ample preparations. Cheng Zhiyu made buns and steamed bread from the remaining flour at home, so that he could eat when he couldn't cook on the road.
There wasn't much food left, but we took it all with us.
All the easily damaged items were stuffed into the storage space. As for his clothes, he only brought a few changes of clothes. Anyway, the waiter could dry them after washing, so he didn't have to worry about not having clothes to wear.
There's no need to bring warm clothes; he has cabbage and red cabbage. If he gets cold, he can eat some and then he won't feel cold anymore.
These clothes were packed into the backpack, which also contained Xiao Hei's small bowl, bib, and blanket, which took up most of the space.
Unbeknownst to him, Cheng Zhiyu had completely transformed into a dog slave.
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Cheng Zhiyu's current plan is to first go to the next district to find his childhood friend.
He and his childhood friend Tian Qiao were neighbors. They were about the same age and were born around the same time, only about ten days apart. You could say that Cheng Zhiyu knew Tian Qiao when he met his parents.
Later, they went to kindergarten, elementary school, junior high school, and high school together, and coincidentally, they were in the same class.
They didn't go to the same university, but both of their universities were in Province A, and they would often meet up to hang out on weekends.
Later, we both started working in Province A, but not in the same district. The two districts were adjacent and not far apart. We didn't see each other much because we were busy with work, but we would still go home together for holidays and complain about our lousy bosses.
A week before the apocalypse, the two even made plans to have dinner together, but before they could even eat, the apocalypse arrived.
When the apocalypse came, Cheng Zhiyu was most worried about Tian Qiao, besides his family. Unfortunately, he didn't have time to call Tian Qiao at the time.
He didn't know how Tian Qiao was doing, and only hoped that he was safe, so the first thing he wanted to do after setting off was to go to the next district to find Tian Qiao.
Before leaving, Cheng Zhiyu was thinking, "Maybe I should find a car to get there faster."
But once he left the residential area, he realized that he had fallen back into his pre-apocalyptic mindset.
Before the apocalypse, the roads were wide open and everything was in good order, but now everything is in complete chaos. In addition to the wandering zombies, the streets outside are also littered with debris, and there are cars stuck in the road. Some of the cars have their windows smashed, and the people inside are either injured or dead, or have already turned into zombies.
These people probably sensed danger and tried to drive away, but they ended up dying on the road instead.
Cheng Zhiyu sighed, his exposed eyes filled with sorrow.
It's probably a feeling of shared sorrow, like the fox mourning the death of its kin.
Some of these corpses were already rotting, which is normal given the hot weather. But leaving them piled up on the road isn't a solution; it will definitely lead to the spread of other viruses.
Cheng Zhiyu apologized and told the waiter to burn them down. As for the zombies, he told them to burn them down as well after they were dealt with.
Currently, most of the zombies on the road are ordinary zombies, which relieved Cheng Zhiyu. This means that the ones that can evolve are completely isolated cases. He hadn't encountered a single zombie with superpowers all day. Before, in the neighborhood, he encountered one that was about to evolve and one that had already evolved into a metal-type superpower. He didn't know if he was lucky or unlucky.
Summer has arrived, but it's still unbearably hot during the day, and at night the temperature drops drastically, probably to below -10 degrees Celsius, just like in winter.
This weather is so strange.
Cheng Zhiyu and Xiao Hei ate stewed pork with red and white cabbage for dinner. The pork was cured meat, and there were also vermicelli in it. They ate it with steamed buns and were very full.
After eating and drinking my fill, I cuddled Little Black and went to sleep.
They found a place that resembled a clinic, with beds for patients to sleep on. After Xiao Hei cleaned the beds with his water-based abilities, he laid out a blanket and slept outside.
Little Blackie was sleeping on his chest.
In the middle of the night, a barely perceptible noise came from outside, and Cheng Zhiyu felt a gust of wind blow in.
He suddenly opened his eyes and found that Xiao Hei was already awake, sitting by the window, watching him warily.
Cheng Zhiyu quickly called out Xiao Tie and Xiao Er, and with a crossbow in one hand, walked to the window.
Upon seeing the scene outside, he immediately got goosebumps. The wind was howling outside, and a group of zombies were slowly moving towards them. Logically speaking, so many zombies should have made a lot of noise, and Cheng Zhiyu should have noticed them.
But the wind was so strong that they couldn't hear the zombies moving at all. If they hadn't been alert enough, they might have died in their sleep.
Cheng Zhiyu frowned and worked with Xiao Hei to take down several zombies in succession. As soon as one zombie fell, another would immediately take its place.
Cheng Zhiyu immediately confirmed: "There are superpowered zombies."
Looking at the unusually strong winds outside, Cheng Zhiyu asked, "Is it wind-related?"
Xiao Hei nodded. Actually, the sound of these zombies walking was just that the wind-type zombie was very clever and knew how to use the sound of the wind to cover up its movements.
Cheng Zhiyu simply assumed it was just windy that night and didn't sense anything amiss.
He frowned, sensing that this wind-type zombie was stronger than the metal-type one he had encountered before, as it could continuously simulate wind.
While dealing with the ordinary zombies, Cheng Zhiyu, Xiao Hei, and Xiao Er carefully searched for the superpowered zombie in the zombie horde.
Level 1 mutant zombies can only be controlled at close range, and their numbers are limited. They already have experience dealing with Level 1 mutant zombies, so finding this wind-type zombie is key.
However, at that moment, sand and stones suddenly flew through the air, greatly obstructing their vision. It was clear that the wind-type zombies were hiding themselves.
Aside from Xiao Er, he and Xiao Hei were somewhat affected.
They can handle ordinary zombies, but they can't find wind-type zombies for a long time, which is obviously not an option. Their stamina will eventually run out.
Little Black suddenly stretched out its paw and closed the clinic window, shutting everything out.
Cheng Zhiyu spat twice, his mouth full of dirt.
They hid inside, and soon the sound of banging on the door grew louder and louder. Fortunately, the clinic's iron door was sturdy and didn't budge.
Cheng Zhiyu frowned: "That zombie won't last long. A level one zombie can't use its powers continuously."
After he finished speaking, Xiao Hei suddenly opened its mouth and bit his fingertip. Cheng Zhiyu felt a pain in his fingertip: "Xiao Hei?"
Xiao Hei licked his finger. Cheng Zhiyu looked at the spot where he had been bitten and almost thought it was his imagination. His finger was perfectly fine, with no wound at all.
Cheng Zhiyu: "?"
Then he heard a voice: "This way you can hear me."
Cheng Zhiyu: "Xiao Hei, is that you speaking?"
He looked at Xiao Hei, who nodded and then said, "The clinic's doors won't last long."
Cheng Zhiyu frowned and nodded. It was clearly not a solution for them to just hide inside. The wind-type zombie guessed their intentions and attacked the clinic door even more fiercely.
The wind was so strong that the clinic door was almost in danger of collapsing.
“The problem now is that we can’t pinpoint where that wind elemental is.” Cheng Zhiyu frowned. “It’s too cunning; it knows how to block our view.”
Winged beings don't always need to see with their eyes. Little □□: "What if I could pinpoint the location of that wind elemental? How confident are you in hitting it without seeing it?"
Cheng Zhiyu has good aim, and after practicing the mental technique, his five senses have become even more acute. However, he has never tried to hit a target without looking, so he is not sure.
Little Black patted him with its paw: "You try it, at worst we'll just run away."
The puppy was unusually calm at this moment. Cheng Zhiyu smiled, nodded, and tore off a strip of cloth.
Xiao Hei jumped onto his shoulder, and the next moment, the clinic door was suddenly flung open. A fireball the size of a head smashed into the zombies that rushed in, and a water ball next to it shattered a section of zombie skulls. Cheng Zhiyu used a kitchen knife to hack and kill a group of them.
After a brief respite, he jumped onto the roof with Xiao Hei, quickly covered his eyes with a strip of cloth, and while everything was dark, his other senses became even clearer.
The kitchen knife in his hand transformed into a crossbow, and he heard Xiao Hei's voice in his ear: "Fire at five o'clock, a little to the left, downward, yes, right here, fire."
Without hesitation, Cheng Zhiyu pulled the trigger, and heard the sound of an arrow piercing the air.
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