The other four didn't dare to move either. The zombies searched downstairs for a while, but then stopped moving.
This frightened Ye Yunyi even more. She was stuck here. What should she do? What should she do?
Ye Yunyi slowly raised her phone to show everyone the footage from the surveillance camera. They didn't dare speak; they saw the zombies motionless, a dozen or so huddled together, swaying from side to side.
Ye Yunyi took Wang Zixiang's phone and typed, "What should we do? Let's go downstairs first, and don't make a sound."
After seeing the words, everyone nodded.
Staying here any longer will scare me to death.
So Ye's mother, who was at the very back, crouched down and crawled down little by little. Then Ye's father followed suit and crawled towards the door, followed by Wang Xuanxuan.
Seeing that Ye's parents and Wang Xuanxuan had already come downstairs from the door, Wang Zixiang and Ye Yunyi exchanged a glance.
"I want to take a risk," Ye Yunyi said, touching a pebble she had taken from the flowerbed.
"What do you want to do?" Wang Zixiang typed.
"Lure the zombies away." Ye Yunyi glanced at Li Biao's house, took one last breath, and thought, forget it. Even if the other party is dangerous, they haven't attacked their house yet. Besides, luring the zombies there won't hurt him. It would be bad if it attracted retaliation.
Ye Yunyi slowly stood up and forcefully threw the cobblestone in her hand toward the back mountain. The stone landed in an abandoned field about 10 meters away.
Hearing the sound, the zombies indeed pounced towards it.
Although this path is adjacent to the back of the mountain, it is not directly next to the mountain. Instead, there is a downward pit below which was the former farmland, about 10 meters deep.
The zombies rushed forward too quickly, falling down like dumplings being dropped into a pot. In no time, more than ten zombies had fallen.
Ye Yunyi breathed a sigh of relief, and Wang Zixiang gave Ye Yunyi a thumbs up.
They observed from the rooftop again, and seeing that the zombies couldn't climb up, they started to go downstairs. They were fine then, but now their legs were really weak, and they had to help each other down.
Downstairs, Ye's parents were sitting on the sofa in the living room. Wang Xuanxuan was being held in Ye's mother's arms. As they watched the two of them come down, three pairs of eyes stared at them expectantly, but no one dared to say a word.
"It's alright now," Ye Yunyi said. "We've led them all to the wasteland below; they can't climb back up." Her tone was relaxed, with a hint of a smile. She couldn't frighten them.
"That's good, Mom, you scared me to death." Wang Xuanxuan got up from her grandmother's arms and ran over to hug Ye Yunyi.
"Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, Mommy's here. Mommy, Daddy, and Grandpa and Grandma will all protect you," Ye Yunyi said while patting Wang Xuanxuan's back.
"Mmm," Wang Xuanxuan said through tears, and held him for a long time before letting go.
“What’s the use of crying? We need to learn how to deal with these zombies,” Wang Zixiang said.
“Dad’s right. Maybe we’ll have to face them head-on someday.” Ye Yunyi wiped away Wang Xuanxuan’s tears and said, “So Xuanxuan, be brave, don’t be afraid. You’re stronger than Mommy, right?”
"Yes, Mom, I will be brave, I will protect you." Ye Yun felt warm inside when she heard Wang Xuanxuan say this, and then cupped Wang Xuanxuan's face and said, "Yes, you will definitely be able to protect Mom, and not only Mom, but also Grandpa, Grandma and Dad."
"I will." Wang Xuanxuan wiped away her tears, her eyes filled with determination.
After sitting down, Wang Zixiang kept watching the surveillance footage on his phone, fearing that another group might come.
"How did you lure the zombies away?" Ye's father asked in a low voice.
"The zombies come by the sound, right? I just threw a rock into the wasteland below, and they pounced on it without caring about the pit they might fall into. So zombies aren't scary; they have almost no intelligence, only instinct. If we can't beat them, we should use our brains. But it's best not to come into contact with them. Getting scratched or bitten will likely lead to infection, and they catch up very quickly." At this point, Ye Yunyi paused, recalling the few times she'd seen them turn into zombies in seconds. But did they only turn into zombies while alive, or only after they died?
She wasn't sure about that; post-apocalyptic novels say they all have such things. She'd just have to observe further. Anyway, a wise person avoids dangerous situations and should stay away from danger as much as possible. Wang Zixiang also showed everyone the surveillance footage; those zombies were still swaying and staggering in the wasteland.
Ye Yunyi was discussing with everyone how to send the news about the zombies to the community and property management. She wondered why there were so many here; weren't there security teams patrolling important locations?
One or two appearing normally is fine, but such a large group is really strange. Could it be that some place nearby has been overrun? Are there any residential areas or factories nearby? Ye Yunyi pondered and opened the map to check the surrounding area.
"Ah!" A sharp sound suddenly rang out. Although it was Chinese New Year and everyone was watching the gala, the volume was kept low for fear of any accidents, so this "ah" sounded particularly clear and loud.
"There are zombies!" another boy shouted.
This shout caused an uproar in the residents' group chat, with everyone asking what was going on.
Soon someone posted photos showing a group of about 10 zombies on the back path, just like the ones Ye Yunyi had seen before, staggering as they walked over.
As neighbors near the front door also posted photos, zombies were found near the front door as well. However, they were only scattered in twos and threes.
Everyone was shocked when they saw the photos in the group chat. Besides frantically tagging the property management and community, some people didn't care about anything else and ran to the rooftop to take a look.
Then, someone else posted photos showing some zombies walking towards them on a nearby road.
"Oh my god, the city is under zombie siege!" someone shouted in the group chat.
Looking at the photos, Ye Yunyi knew something was wrong. They quickly ran upstairs, and sure enough, besides the group the homeowner had photographed, there was another group of zombies following behind on the highway.
Unfortunately, he couldn't see ahead, and the building wasn't tall enough to see far away.
"Quickly throw stones or whatever you can into the wasteland below," Ye Yunyi sent this message in the group chat.
The message was quickly buried, and Ye Yunyi sent it several more times.
"Bang!" A cannon shot rang out in the wasteland, right where the zombies were walking through the back door. Sure enough, the zombies followed the sound and chased after them.
"It works, it really works! The sound can attract zombies." Soon after, a video of zombies in the wasteland was uploaded.
Another thud echoed from the wasteland below. Another group rushed towards the wasteland.
Everyone was happy, and Ye Yunyi was happy too, but her happiness quickly turned to sadness as the noise attracted even more zombies.
"Don't use firecrackers, they're too loud and will attract the zombies," Ye Yunyi quickly sent a message to the group chat.
Then everyone used stones, furniture, and other things to lure the surrounding zombies into the wasteland.
The property management also reassured residents in the group chat, saying that the main gate had been blocked off so that the zombies couldn't get in, and that residents should be careful.
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