Chapter 97 Doomsday Fall, Zombie Siege 8
The town was in ruins, with many shops having their doors smashed open, and blood mixed with various kinds of garbage scattered in every corner.
Luo Shu and Zhao Qingshu looked like out-of-place outsiders; their exquisite and respectable attire only made their surroundings appear more dilapidated.
"Let's find a place where you can absorb the crystal core." Luo Shu spotted a milk tea shop with mostly intact seats and a few zombies wandering around inside, which meant the shop was largely undamaged.
Zhao Qingshu followed her inside, and the two sat down. Luo Shu rested her delicate chin on her hand, looking rather bored, while Zhao Qingshu sat opposite her, absorbing the fifth-order crystal core.
The crystal core contained a vast amount of energy, and Zhao Qingshu was only at the fifth level, so it took him quite a bit of effort to absorb it. It took him about an hour to completely absorb the crystal core.
Several strange noises came from the surroundings, but the two of them paid no attention to them. They had already noticed a group of people gathered around them, but their strength was weak and they were not a big deal.
Upon reaching the sixth rank, Zhao Qingshu unleashed his aura, instantly causing the zombies in the town to become restless and flee. Two small teams that were fighting the zombies found themselves caught off guard when the zombies ran away.
This situation is also occurring in several other places.
The wind chimes at the entrance of the milk tea shop swayed gently in the breeze, making a pleasant tinkling sound, as two tall men entered the shop one after the other.
Their target was clearly Luo Shu and Zhao Qingshu. They walked straight towards them, stopping about two steps away and saying, "You two have come from afar, why don't you rest with us for a while?"
This town is called Kunning Town. Before the apocalypse, it was a place with a thriving tourism industry, attracting tens of thousands of tourists every day. When the apocalypse came and the zombie outbreak occurred, the town instantly became a living hell, with zombies swarming throughout Kunning Town.
This tall man is a local native named Zhu Zhang. He owns a restaurant and is both the owner and the cook. After the apocalypse, he survived the first week because there was plenty of food in the restaurant. Later, he awakened his superpowers and began searching for living people in the surrounding area. He formed a small team to clear out zombies and scavenge for supplies, managing to stay alive.
The two were spotted by the locals as soon as they entered the town. Their behavior was extremely strange. They changed into two elaborate but impractical outfits and then came to this milk tea shop. Zhu Zhang heard reports from his men about their whereabouts and found that no zombies had attacked them along the way. He became increasingly suspicious and decided to come and see for himself.
The two people sitting in front of him had the same cold demeanor. The man was wearing a shirt and trousers, and for some reason, he was wearing sunglasses, so his expression was not clear. The woman was wearing a beautiful dress, the hem of which was slightly swaying, revealing a section of her snow-white calves underneath.
She wore a wide-brimmed hat, and a black veil draped over her face, obscuring her features. Judging from her pale lips and delicate jawline, she must have been a beauty.
Strangely, the woman's eyes appeared to be red.
Not everyone knows the characteristics of high-level zombies. Some large bases are so knowledgeable about high-level zombies because they receive communications from the Peace Base. People like Zhu Zhang, who are trapped in remote towns, can only learn about the outside world by receiving some intermittent signals through the radio.
Just like the people from the two large bases before, they could tell that Luo Shu was a high-level zombie just by looking at her red eyes.
As for why the Peace Base knows so much, it's because Huang Ling is there. She told everyone that she has precognitive abilities and can see what will happen in the future. After her predictions were all correct, the Peace Base also recognized her abilities, including her "predictions" about the distinction between mid-to-high-level zombies and the strength classification of ability users.
This also gave Huang Ling a high level of prestige at the Ping An Base, and everyone respected her.
"Just passing by."
Zhao Qingshu's voice was deep, and after entering the sixth level, he spoke more fluently.
"Why don't you two come to my place for a seat and have something to eat?"
Zhu Zhang extended another warm invitation, but he was still worried about the two of them and decided to take them back to his own territory first to investigate them thoroughly.
A hint of interest flashed in Luo Shu's eyes. Tsk, this is the first time I've seen a human so eager to bring two zombies home.
Zhao Qingshu could naturally sense the zombie king's feelings. He nodded and said, "Okay, let's go sit at your place. Let's go."
Zhu Zhang led the way enthusiastically, and the young man who came in with him was probably his deputy. He lagged behind two steps and followed behind Luo Shu and the others, one in front and one behind, to prevent Luo Shu and the others from making any underhanded moves.
Luo Shu walked in front, while Zhao Qingshu lagged half a step behind. Zhu Zhang was a little puzzled. Could it be that this girl was in charge of these two? This man's attitude clearly showed that he respected her. However, from the beginning until now, the girl hadn't said a word.
Yes, she is indeed very beautiful, just like a Barbie doll. The skin exposed outside the skirt looks as delicate and smooth as a Barbie doll's, and the skirt flutters like a butterfly about to take flight.
Zhu Zhang wasn't lustful towards the girl; lust is a dangerous thing. If he were a lecherous person, he wouldn't have gathered thousands of people in this small town to set up a small base. He was just used to judging Luo Shu by her appearance, after all, most people are superficial.
The four of them quickly arrived at the small base with several thousand people. There were guards at the entrance. This area used to be a residential area. Looking inside, there were rows of farmhouses. After the apocalypse, Zhu Zhang and his team cleared out the zombies here and then established the base.
There were many people inside, and you could hear the noise from the doorway. The zombies around here had all been cleared out, leaving only a mutated pine tree. The pine tree stood on the mountain behind it, but as it was called a mountain, there was only that one big pine tree left.
The pine needles are lush and green, and the trunk is tall, tens of meters high, blocking out the sky. It is because of this pine tree that no low-level zombies dare to approach.
Luo Shu could sense that this pine tree was already at level four. It was very gentle, and the entire residential area was within its needle attack range, but it just stood silently, like a guardian.
"This pine tree is very interesting."
This was the first time Zhu Zhang had heard Luo Shu speak. Her voice was not as soft as he had imagined; instead, it was cold and aloof, which, combined with her appearance, was both strange and somewhat harmonious.
Zhu Zhang paused for a moment, then said with a smile, "This pine tree has been growing on the mountain for many years. It used to be a tourist attraction for everyone to visit. The locals would go there to worship every year, calling it the tree god."
"I never expected it to actually work. With it here, even the zombies dare not approach this hellish place. Otherwise, we wouldn't be able to stay here. We really have to thank it!"
Zhu Zhang's words were full of emotion; he never expected that it was a tree that had sheltered them for so long.
The guards were very excited to see that Zhu Zhang had returned. Zhu Zhang was not only the leader of the base, but also the one with the highest combat power. He was an ice-type ability user and had already reached the third or almost fourth level of strength. Otherwise, so many people would not have obeyed him.
The group greeted Zhu Zhang excitedly, then looked at Luo Shu and the other woman he had brought back with curious expressions.
After all, not many people dress like that in the apocalypse. Everyone prioritizes practicality, durability, and the ability to escape quickly. Life comes first.
Once inside, it felt like a completely different world. Vegetables were planted everywhere in the farmhouses, and many people were busy in the vegetable gardens. Most of them were elderly people and children; the young people must have gone out to kill zombies.
Although life is still manageable, people no longer have the vibrant look they had before the apocalypse. Some tourists come here with their families, while others are alone.
Families might all die here, leaving one alone to worry about their family members far away, wondering if they are still alive, and unable to return to their hometown.
The apocalypse has changed so much.
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