This is apocalyptic

Chapter 129 128: Defense

Try to maintain your strength and search quietly. This was Lin Duoduo's previous principle when scavenging. You have to stay quiet and alert enough. Any slight movement can wake her up. It is very tiring and energy-consuming.

She didn't like coming to the city before and only went there once or twice a year to scavenge. She hated this lifeless city full of old zombies. Every time she came, she would just find some necessities, take a few books, and then go back.

Now she found that she was not so resistant to this city. What she resisted was not the ruins before the disaster, but the hordes of zombies and the dangers that might lurk in the dark.

A human and a zombie, just like going shopping. Not only Bai Xiao adapted, but Lin Duoduo also adapted to the life that changed unconsciously.

Humans are weak when they survive alone, but they are powerful when two of them come together.

From the supermarket to the residential building, Bai Xiao had a good lock on the former high-end residential area.

The decoration here is generally very good, and the rooms are airtight enough. If you pry open a window, you will see the large hall, which doesn't look cheap. You can even ride a bicycle in circles in the living room.

There were a mess of shoes in the entrance, all covered with dust.

There were rows of books on the shelves in the study, most of which were professional legal books, which made Bai Xiao realize that the owner of the house should be a lawyer or something like that.

"So many books." Lin Duoduo felt sorry. Books are something that can only be picked up occasionally. It is impossible to transport so many of them. They take up space and are heavy, so the tricycle cannot hold them all.

"It's useless. You won't understand it even if you give it to me." Bai Xiao took out a book and looked at it. "It's useless even if I can understand it. This is something from before the disaster."

"is it?"

Lin Duoduo stood in front of the bookshelf and observed. Bai Xiao went to another room until she called out.

He came over to see that Lin Duoduo was holding several books excitedly. "Is this the Pan Jinlian you talked about?"

"Ah?" Bai Xiao was stunned for a moment, looking at the books she picked out, there were Dream of the Red Chamber, Romance of the Three Kingdoms, and Jin Ping Mei...

The zombie king was stunned for two seconds and wanted to throw it away to destroy the corpse, but the human quickly grabbed it in his hand and stared at him suspiciously, "What do you want to do?"

"This thing is interesting only when you listen to someone talk about it. It's boring if you read it yourself." Bai Xiao said calmly.

He didn't expect that the majestic image of the Zombie King would collapse. He was just saying it casually because he was bored. How come she found the original version?

Lin Duoduo continued to be suspicious. The zombie's actions were very suspicious. She looked at him, then at the book in her hand, and raised her eyebrows.

In the end, the book was put into the bag by this human.

The sky outside the window was gloomy, and they were worried that it would rain on the way, so they did not leave the city. The tricycle was already full.

The cloudy weather continued until dark but it didn't rain. After resting in the house for a night, the next day was still cloudy and gloomy. Bai Xiao decided to stay for another day. If the sky didn't clear up tomorrow, he would have to leave, unless it rained heavily.

The gloomy sky made the city look even more desolate. Looking out from the living room window, I could see that the neighborhood was very large and the fountain in front had long dried up.

In the distance, there was a black shadow flying up and down. It was too far away to be seen clearly. Bai Xiao watched them quietly. If he remembered correctly, the direction was the forest park.

Lin Duoduo found two dumbbells that looked much better than the ones he made himself, and stuffed them into Bai Xiao's bag. The Zombie King was very strong, so as long as the backpack could support it, he could carry him to the car.

He opened his backpack and found the little man he had packed inside. Afraid that it would be crushed, Lin Duoduo took it out and put it in her own bag before putting it in.

There was a sword hanging on the wall. Bai Xiao took it down, played with it for a while, and then put it back. It was just for decoration and was not even as practical as a harpoon.

At nightfall, Bai Xiao lay on the sofa and rested in his clothes, while Lin Duoduo was in the other room. If it was before that scavenging trip, Lin Duoduo might have stayed close to him, but not now. She wanted to live and didn't want to become a zombie.

Bai Xiao hadn't smelled the overflowing human scent for a long time.

Lin Duoduo was lying on the bed in the room, with one hand behind her head and the other hand holding the necklace in the dim light. The four-leaf clover on the necklace was swaying in front of her eyes like a hypnotic clock.

"That zombie." she said suddenly.

"Hmm?" The zombie king outside the house responded.

"Is it cold outside?" she asked. There was silence in the living room for a while, and the Zombie King said, "It's not cold, it's almost summer."

Then there was silence.

A bright moon hung in the sky, and the sky cleared up, no longer gloomy and depressing. "We have to leave the city tomorrow, so go to bed early." Lin Duoduo reminded.

Early in the morning, when it was still light, tricycles were traveling in the empty city. They were like industrious ants, going back and forth on this road.

Some of the criss-crossing roads were blocked by collapsed buildings, and some buildings had cracks, requiring them to take a detour. They were already familiar with this road.

"How long can we continue to scavenge here?" Lin Duoduo looked back at the tall buildings that were still standing.

"We can hold out for three to five years. If it takes longer, not only will the buildings collapse, but the dangers will also increase." Bai Xiao has already seen badgers in the bushes that shouldn't be in the city. "This will be a hunting area in the future."

It is not suitable to catch it now. First, the smell of blood will attract the remaining zombies and monsters in the city. Second, it is not easy to deal with. He is not greedy. Scavenging is scavenging and hunting is hunting. The two are clearly distinguished.

Rather than getting some extra gains, what we should do now is to transport the car back safely.

The fragrance of grass and trees wafted in the wind. Lin Duoduo took a deep breath, looked at the zombie king with red eyes, picked up the helmet and put it on him, and at the same time put on the helmet she found in the house.

"Why are you wearing a helmet too?" Bai Xiao asked.

"It's different now than before. Wear it to feel more at ease. The environment is getting worse and worse." Lin Duoduo touched his helmet with hers, making a slight sound.

"You don't want to die, do you?"

“I never wanted to die.”

"Your mental condition is very dangerous." Bai Xiao had never studied psychology, but although Lin Duoduo had been very hardworking before, he felt that she was just living according to habit, day after day, for years.

"You're a zombie, and you say I'm mentally dangerous?" Lin Duoduo sneered.

It has been more than 20 years since the end of the world. Everyone who survived has some problems to varying degrees. Even those in the safe zones are not healthy, let alone those living in the abandoned ruins.

Bai Xiao felt that it was absolutely abnormal for her to be in heat with zombies.

After returning home, Lin Duoduo washed off the dirty and smelly smell on her body. The cold winter was completely over, and now she could take a shower by the well again. No season is perfect. In winter, there are fewer insects and animals, and less danger, but life is also troublesome and there are fewer resources. In summer, there are many poisonous insects, and thick clothes cannot be worn. It is hard to say which is good or bad.

"Where is your bag?" Bai Xiao looked around but couldn't find the human's bag.

"You're here, what do you want to do?" She popped her head out from behind the curtain and looked at him warily.

"...My little guys are in your bag." Bai Xiao said.

"you are lying."

Lin Duoduo immediately exposed his lies, and the Zombie King was very angry. Why could this human always tell whether he was lying?

"What are you on guard against? Will I steal your things?"

"Here you go."

Lin Duoduo threw the bag out, and Bai Xiao was overjoyed. He opened it and searched for a while, but he didn't find the book. He was stunned.

"Are you looking for this?" A hand stretched out from behind the curtain, holding a book.

"Haha, how could it be?"

The Zombie King laughed and said, "Be careful not to get wet. I'll hold it for you."

"A crude lie."