Zhang Chen knew this well.
Despite everyone's politeness in the chat channel,
once they met in person, no one knew what the other would do!
Sometimes, humans were even more terrifying than zombies!
Having understood the basic situation of the survivors nearby,
Zhang Chen took out his canned luncheon meat and ate half of it by the light from the window, also drinking more than half a bottle of purified water.
Then, he lay down on the bed and slept soundly.
He woke up to find that it was already dawn.
More than half of the zombies on the street were gone.
Fortunately, the zombie with the gun was still wandering in its original spot and had not gone far.
Zhang Chen finished the remaining half can of luncheon meat and all the remaining water from last night.
Full and refreshed, his overall state had improved significantly.
Zhang Chen looked around the residential complex.
The woman in the low-cut evening gown on the rain shed was gone.
There were no bloodstains.
She had likely been rescued, or had escaped on her own.
After a night's change, three or four more zombies had appeared in the complex.
They were all gathered by the window of a first-floor unit in Building 2 opposite, as if something was attracting the zombies!
Whatever it was!
He would just go and kill them to find out!
Zhang Chen wasn't confident against a large number of zombies.
These three lone zombies were practically a free meal.
Why not take them!
Zhang Chen did some light warm-up exercises in the room.
He opened the door and walked out.
The corridor was very quiet.
The door to unit 102 on the first floor was still ajar, just like yesterday.
The unit door was intact!
The zombies hadn't come knocking last night!
It seemed that the fifth-floor height was quite hidden and safe!
Zhang Chen took a deep breath and pushed open the unit door.
He stealthily charged towards the three zombies in the distance.
This time, it was different from before.
Previously, Zhang Chen had killed seven zombies in one go because the woman in the low-cut dress had screamed and drawn their attention.
This time, there was no special sound to attract them.
The zombies' hearing immediately became acute.
Just as Zhang Chen was about seven or eight meters away from the zombies,
the three zombies simultaneously detected his presence!
They could even hear his footsteps?
These zombies were definitely high-spec versions!
"Hoo hoo..."
"Er..."
"Awww... ah..."
The three zombies charged towards Zhang Chen at the same time.
The zombies were fast.
Zhang Chen was not slow either.
As soon as the three zombies reacted, Zhang Chen took two quick steps forward and cleaved one zombie's head with his axe.
Then, he used his shield to block the attacks of the other two zombies and killed them one by one with his axe.
He easily dealt with the three zombies.
"Collect!"
[You have collected a zombie corpse, obtaining an Energy Crystal Core *1, a damaged car key *1, and Mutated Fertilizer *3]
[You have collected a zombie corpse, obtaining an Energy Crystal Core *1, and Mutated Fertilizer *3]
[You have collected a zombie corpse, obtaining a broken key *1, and Mutated Fertilizer *3]
As for the energy crystal cores and mutated fertilizer, there was nothing more to say.
Zhang Chen was already very familiar with them.
He focused his attention on the [damaged car key] and [broken key].
Soon, another prompt popped up:
[These items are broken and useless!]
Zhang Chen directly threw these two items onto the ground and put the energy crystal cores and fertilizer into his storage space.
He continued on his way!
Zhang Chen's goal had always been clear.
The three zombies in the complex were just an appetizer.
His real target was the zombie with the revolver that he had been eyeing all day!
In fact, in Zhang Chen's mind, other survivors posed a far greater threat than zombies.
As long as you hid in a safe house, zombies couldn't do anything to you.
At most, they would surround you and prevent you from coming out.
But survivors with ill intentions were different!
They could pick locks, climb, and even destroy your safe house, attracting a horde of zombies to finish you off!
A gun was undoubtedly the best deterrent against other survivors!
[A zombie is about to emerge from around the corner. If you don't want a close encounter, it is advised to stop here!]
Zhang Chen left Building 2. At the corner of a building, this prompt suddenly appeared.
He stopped immediately, holding his breath and concentrating.
He slowly raised his axe!
1 second...
2 seconds...
3 seconds...
"Er..."
A heavy, guttural growl unique to zombies emanated from the corner.
First, one foot emerged, then the other.
The moment its head poked out,
Zhang Chen's fire axe violently split the zombie's head in half!
[You have collected a zombie corpse, obtaining an Energy Crystal Core *1, blood-stained clothing, and Mutated Fertilizer *3]
[Blood-stained clothing]: It has been infected by the virus and has no use value.
More useless garbage!
Zhang Chen casually threw the blood-stained clothing away as well.
He stood at the corner of the building and looked into the distance.
This path had two branches, one leading to a deserted path that connected to the main road.
The other branch led to a small garden about 50 meters away.
There, two zombies were wandering aimlessly.
While it was still daylight, obtaining the handgun and collecting more supplies was the priority.
Zombies were endless!
There was no shortage of zombies in this world!
There was no need to waste time here!
So, Zhang Chen lowered his body as much as possible and treaded lightly.
Taking advantage of the moment when the two wandering zombies had their backs turned, he quickly charged forward.
He successfully reached the deserted path.
Zhang Chen pressed his back against the wall and peeked out towards the main road.
Because the scent of survivors yesterday had drawn away most of the zombies near the armed zombie.
Currently, there were still a dozen or so zombies scattered near his target.
But in the distance, faintly discernible, crowds of heads appeared.
The sheer number of zombies was enough to make one's scalp tingle!
This was a golden opportunity. If he didn't get the gun today,
who knew what changes might occur after another night?
A dozen or so zombies...
If he lured them slowly, bit by bit, it should be manageable!
Zhang Chen picked up his axe and gently tapped the wall.
A crisp "ding" sound was produced!
"Er..."
The two closest zombies on the road heard the sound and slowly turned towards him.
The effect was good, only attracting two.
Zhang Chen, using the cars on the roadside as cover, stayed close to the wall and continued to tap the wall gently with his axe.
"Er..."
"Hoo hoo..."
The zombies staggered closer and closer.
Zhang Chen discovered that the zombies' reaction to sound was related to the volume of the sound.
When the sound was faint, they would only slowly move towards the source of the sound.
If the sound was loud enough, their movement speed would surge.
It was like a hundred-meter sprint, incredibly terrifying!
Zhang Chen patiently tapped the wall softly...
He observed the zombies' every move through the car windows!
Closer!
Even closer!
Now!