Chapter 27 It's terrifying!
The zombies were almost charred in the fire, and stepping on them made a crisp, crackling sound.
Meng Shiwan walked towards the edge, black dust drifting in the air with each step she took.
Several zombies on the edge saw Meng Shiwan and pounced on her eagerly, as if she were a delicious meal.
As a result, their bodies stiffened, and when they ran to the piles of zombie corpses on the ground, they tripped and fell, but still stubbornly crawled toward Meng Shiwan.
Meng Shiwan glanced at the creatures wriggling on the charred corpses and casually blew their heads off.
Then, like a diligent melon farmer, she started from the edge, dragging zombies out one by one, searching for their heads, and then using a shovel to blow their heads open, looking for the crystal cores inside.
There are thousands of zombies here, so you're sure to find crystal cores.
It all depends on luck and how many you can get.
Drawn by the crystal core, she seemed tireless, rummaging through the charred corpses scattered on the ground.
From time to time, people would peek out of the windows of a house at the intersection to observe Meng Shiwan's every move.
"That black figure has been carrying zombie corpses back and forth on the main road, and then smashing each zombie's head again and again. It's been half an hour. What on earth is she doing?"
Lin Dong didn't understand. The zombies had already been burned to death, so why were they still being whipped?
Could it be that they're afraid they're not quite dead?
Inside the room, there were five or six men, all survivors who had fled upstairs in a panic when the zombie outbreak occurred.
Why are they all men?
Because women are naturally weaker, they simply cannot outrun men in life-or-death situations.
This is why women live even more difficult and miserable lives in the apocalypse.
A middle-aged man wearing glasses nearby spoke up, "She's looking for crystal cores. I just saw it online, saying that zombies have crystal cores in their heads. Based on what I've read in novels, crystal cores often play a significant role in the apocalypse, either as currency or to enhance superpowers. In short, they're very important."
Upon hearing this, the others were all tempted.
"Should we go down and pick some of this good stuff?"
"This is a rare opportunity. The zombies have all been burned to death. We don't need to fight them to the death to get the crystal cores. Let's go down together. Even if we encounter zombies, we can work together to deal with them. We'll just have to rely on luck to get the crystal cores. Whoever gets them keeps them. What do you guys think?"
The others chimed in, agreeing that it was a great idea.
The middle-aged man with glasses thought for a moment, "This is indeed a rare opportunity. We're running low on food, so let's go down and collect some. Let's find some handy tools and go."
They didn't know why the intersection had caught fire, only that the zombies below had been burned to death. This was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and they figured they might as well pick up the crystal cores.
Yesterday, fearing the fire would spread to the upper floors, they frantically fetched and poured water, exhausting themselves in the process.
Now we have to go down and collect some rewards.
Men who wear glasses always have a shrewd look in their eyes behind the frames.
His name is Li Sheng, and he owns the small shop downstairs. He is the one who has more say among the group.
The group followed Li Sheng and slowly opened the door, intending to sneak downstairs. However, as soon as they opened the door, they were face to face with two zombies outside.
These are two female zombies. One of them has a tattered coat on her arm and a piece of flesh has been gnawed off her forearm.
The other gray face was covered in blood, with bits of flesh still stuck in its teeth. When it opened its mouth and roared, it was quite terrifying.
Li Sheng knew her. When the zombie outbreak occurred, this woman bought water at his shop. When she saw that something was wrong outside, Li Sheng quickly ran upstairs.
In her panic, the woman also ran upstairs.
Their commotion was too great, and the newly mutated zombies outside caught up with them.
Li Sheng pushed the woman down the stairs to block the zombies, allowing him to escape.
Now, the zombies saw several living people and pounced on them without saying a word.
Li Sheng didn't have time to think. He raised the axe in his hand and chopped it down on the zombie's head.
One zombie collapsed to the ground, while another pounced on him, about to bite Li Sheng's head.
Lin Dong, who was standing nearby, picked up a clothesline pole and used it to push the zombie away.
He was trembling with fear. "Quick, quick, kill her! She's so strong, I can't hold on any longer!"
The others then realized what was happening. One of the men, holding a cleaver, threw it, but missed the zombie's head and nearly struck Lin Dong instead.
Lin Dong pressed down hard on the clothesline pole, shoving the menacing zombie against the railing.
The zombie's fingernails were only centimeters away from him. He felt his adrenaline surge and yelled, "Hurry up, I can't hold it down..."
Li Shenggang came to his senses and went to pull the axe off the zombie's head.
The axe got stuck in the bone and couldn't be pulled out immediately.
At that moment, another man with a hammer, quick as a flash, stepped forward and swung the hammer down on the zombie's head, instantly splattering blood and flesh everywhere.
When the group saw the two zombies being dealt with, they were so frightened that they collapsed to the ground, as if they had just walked the line between life and death, their clothes soaked with cold sweat.
Lin Dong asked in a trembling voice, "Should we...should we go down?"
"Why is it that the dark figure can chop off zombie heads like it's a watermelon, but it's so hard for us to deal with it?"
Zombies are too difficult to deal with.
It's incredibly strong and can infect people; it's terrifying.
Li Sheng stepped on the zombie's head and forcefully pulled out the axe. "We're almost out of food, we have to go down. I left some axes and hoes in the shop before, you guys get a handy tool, and if you encounter a zombie again, just blow its head off, it shouldn't be a big problem."
Thinking about the food and rare crystal cores below, the group swallowed hard and mustered their courage to continue.
Fortunately, the zombies below were all attracted by the explosion and died in the fire, so they didn't encounter any more zombies.
They took the tools at hand and, following Meng Shiwan's example, searched through the zombies' heads, exploding them one by one to find the crystal cores.
The scene was completely different from what they had imagined; the sight of brains splattering everywhere was truly disgusting.
Lin Dong was lucky; after beheading more than ten zombies, he found a small, translucent white stone to show everyone.
"Is this the crystal core? It's so beautiful, like a gemstone."
Several people crowded around to examine it; the crystal looked very expensive.
The group became even more motivated, and chopping off zombie heads became even more exciting.
Seeing what was happening below, some of the braver survivors also came down to look for the crystal core.
However, there weren't many brave people. After three more groups came down to collect the crystal cores, no one dared to come anymore.
They had heard that contact with zombie blood could lead to infection.
The zombies below were charred black, but the possibility of infection still cannot be ruled out.
Du Zitao was getting restless. "Should we go down and look for the crystal core? I read online that it might be very useful."
Chen Manning quickly shook her head, "I'm not going, I'm afraid of getting infected. You guys shouldn't go either."
The word "zombie" is terrifying just to hear; she wouldn't dare to chop off a zombie's head.
They wouldn't even dare to die.
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