Ye Yunyi and Wang Zixiang, however, were thinking about their hometown. They'd been back for almost half a month, and they still didn't know how things were there. Not having communication was really inconvenient.
They discussed going back to their hometown tomorrow; Xiao Deng and the others are still there. And what about their so-called superiors? How should they deal with them?
To hide or to join? To remain in one corner or to expand outwards? Ye Yunyi was originally a person who did not compete or fight. She only got to where she is now step by step in order to survive and protect her family.
Many things seem to offer no turning back once you step into them. When you have a weakness, or people and things to protect, you can only move forward step by step on the path to becoming stronger.
For a year, they've been barely surviving in the villa area, passively defending themselves, never considering taking the initiative to attack or expand their territory. Now that there are so many people around, will they be allowed to continue surviving?
The next day, New Year's Day, Ye Yunyi and Zhao Yong arrived at the entrance, with guards behind them. Today, they were to capture a zombie alive.
After the half-corpse virus, the zombies have changed somewhat. They noticed this when they went to find the medicine and bring back Dr. Shen; they've become a little smarter.
At this moment, there were also some zombies surrounding the gate, but their numbers were significantly fewer than before. However, if you looked closely, you would find that the total number had not decreased. Some of them were hiding behind big trees, some were hiding in the shadows of the houses, and some were even in the pavilions outside.
This time, the safest method was used to capture the zombies. They used a lasso to lasso a zombie that looked relatively strong near the door, then quickly opened the door and pulled him in.
However, this also had risks, because there were still several zombies around. When this zombie got caught, he roared, and the surrounding zombies rushed over quickly. The zombies next to him also bared their teeth and claws and squeezed into the crack in the door.
The guards quickly fired arrows and wielded swords, finally eliminating the remaining zombies at the entrance.
The zombie that had been captured struggled, baring its teeth, a foul-smelling liquid oozing from its mouth, a truly disgusting sight. It had been bitten on the neck, and the two large holes in its neck still oozed dark liquid, surrounded by a ring of blood-red granulation tissue.
Looking into his eyes, Ye Yunyi could feel that he was also staring intently at her. She was absolutely certain that they had evolved, but the extent of their evolution still needed further research.
However, this half-zombie virus did not cause humans to evolve. Human survival became even more difficult, as they not only had to face evolved zombies, but also had to deal with cannibalism among their own kind.
Life was tough, so they took the zombie to Dr. Shen's research institute. They chained him up with thick iron chains and added iron bars and glass around him to ensure everyone's safety.
Ye Yunyi repeatedly reminded Dr. Shen to be careful and assigned two guard teams to take turns watching over him before he and Wang Zixiang took Liu Jun and others back to their hometown with enough half-corpse vaccines, solar generators and other necessary supplies.
Although it was the same familiar route, they found it much more difficult to traverse this time.
Zombies still block the road, but their parkour skills are obviously much better. Cars have to drive at full speed to barely shake them off, and you might get climbed onto the car if you're not careful.
They had also become much stronger. Once they got in the car, they would bang on the windows with their heads, hands, and feet. One of them would even hang his head upside down against the window opposite the driver's seat, baring his teeth.
If you're not in a good mental state, you might accidentally make a mistake and lose everything.
Or, if they weren't freed from the vehicle in time, they would quickly climb back in, only to be wiped out as well.
You can tell from the terrible state of the cars on the road.
Along the way, there were some half-zombies, baring their teeth and claws just like zombies, but they could unconsciously utter words such as, "Save me," "Don't leave me," and "I'm going to kill you." Compared to fully-fledged zombies, they were both fearful and ferocious, seemingly suffering from severe mental schizophrenia, but they shared the same fanaticism for humans, and upon seeing living people, their fighting prowess was no different from that of zombies.
What surprised Ye Yunyi and the others even more was that the zombies were actually devouring half-corpses, so they would sometimes see zombies chasing after half-corpses. This, however, added a touch of life to the city.
Fortunately, Ye Yunyi and her group had guns and arrows, and were not ordinary people. They avoided those tragic events along the way, but they still traveled with great anxiety and many twists and turns.
The nails that had been on the road earlier were long gone, and the robbers had disappeared. We reached a country road and finally walked on a clean stretch of road. There were a few zombies on the road, but no half-zombies.
Ye Yunyi felt much more relieved. They had discovered the zombie virus when they returned home and developed an antidote, but they hadn't had time to go back to their hometown. She was actually a little worried that the disease might also be present in their hometown, but considering that they hadn't developed any symptoms since returning to the villa area, it seemed to be a regional phenomenon.
Thinking about it, I drove to the entrance of my hometown village.
Sure enough, there was a tall tower in the village. When they saw the car approaching, they had already sent people to guard the roadblock at the village entrance. Wang Zixiang rolled down the car window and called out to the man guarding the road, "Second Uncle, we're back."
"Zixiang is back." The man whom Wang Zixiang called Second Uncle had a happy and kind smile on his face.
Ye Yunyi called out to him from a distance, and he responded while opening the roadblock.
When the villagers found out they were back, almost every household came out to greet them before the car even reached Wang Zixiang's house.
They greeted each other along the way, and in just half a month, their spirits had improved considerably. Although they hadn't grown back the flesh they had lost, they were much better than the skin and bones they used to look like.
Even more gratifying is that many families have started raising chickens and ducks again, and even dogs are running around happily in the fields.
Afterwards, Ye Yunyi and Wang Zixiang got out of the car and chatted with the villagers as they walked, while Huang Bo followed behind in his car.
As they walked, two groups of people came towards them, led by Xiao Deng and his younger brother Wang Zichao.
"Not bad, only half a month and the effect is good." Ye Yunyi sighed inwardly.
"Brother, sister-in-law," Wang Zichao called out.
"Brother Wang, Sister Yiyi, you've finally arrived!" Xiao Deng greeted them cheerfully.
His appearance at this moment was completely different from his usual serious, strict, and cold demeanor during training, which made the team members behind him chuckle softly.
Ye Yunyi and Wang Zixiang agreed with smiles on their faces. Ye Yunyi patted Xiao Deng on the shoulder and said, "Xiao Deng, you did a great job, very good."
Deng, who received the praise, smiled even more happily.
The village chief and several clan elders also came to greet them.
"Village chief, elders, Happy New Year!" Wang Zixiang greeted Ye Yunyi first.
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