This is apocalyptic

Chapter 32: Win or Lose

Although it would be a pity to die, the experiences these days are still quite interesting - compared to dying silently.

At least I didn't die suddenly in front of the computer while working overtime, and I have also seen so many people and things that I never imagined before. This is undoubtedly a kind of luck.

As if leaving a will, Bai Xiao left the gold bars to this friend in the last days after his death.

Lin Duoduo stopped for a moment, opened a bag of sugar in the car, mixed it with the remaining water to dissolve it, and gave half of it to Bai Xiao.

"Sweet." She handed it over.

Sugar water can replenish physical strength very well.

Lin Duoduo leaned back in her seat, drinking water and looking into the distance. She quickly finished drinking and started moving forward again.

"When you're tired, let me take your turn." Bai Xiao saw beads of sweat on her forehead.

"It's okay. I used to go there and come back by myself, and sometimes I couldn't get to town until dark. You'd better lie on the bike. If you get worse because you're too tired, I'll be riding alone, which will be more troublesome."

Lin Duoduo was not weak at all. On the contrary, her legs were strong and the speed of the car remained constant. When it was almost noon, they only stopped to drink some sugar water.

We had to hurry when we came here, so we pushed away any zombies we could to avoid wasting time. Now we have to go back and fill up our bags, but we can't speed up even if we hurry.

Bai Xiao treated his own people ruthlessly.

At the same time, observe whether there is secondary infection.

In the afternoon, Lin Duoduo was finally willing to get down from the driver's seat. She seemed to be obsessed with letting Bai Xiao go in a dignified manner. She let Bai Xiao drive for a while, and she took the opportunity to eat some dry food. After eating, she drank some sugar water, and then replaced Bai Xiao again.

The fragrance of green grass wafted from the fields, and the wind swept through the lush vegetation in the fields, blowing from afar close to the ground.

At sunset, Lin Duoduo exuded the smell of having no conditions to clean up and riding a tricycle all day.

Bai Xiao couldn't describe what the feeling was. It was like the fragrance was not as tempting, but became stronger.

"I find that your attraction to me is decreasing." Bai Xiao said.

"Could it be that the infection is becoming more and more stable?" Lin Duoduo asked.

"I'm more inclined to believe that it's you who stink." Bai Xiao said.

"Those zombies don't care whether people stink or not." Lin Duoduo had sufficient reasons to refute.

Moreover, Bai Xiao was just like her. These days, he went to the city and ran around in the dusty houses every day, and there was also the stench of those old zombies. In theory, if a person stinks, he cannot smell others.

"There's movement in the grass ahead. Be careful. I don't know if it's a zombie that was pushed into the ditch when you came here." Lin Duoduo suddenly reminded.

Bai Xiao took the stick and trotted forward, without even pushing aside the grass to look, he just knocked it down hard. Lin Duoduo guessed correctly, it was the unlucky guy who was pushed into the ditch when he came here, and he had bad luck and broke his waist, so he couldn't stand up or crawl, and he was hiding in the grass with disheveled hair, which was quite scary.

"What should I do when it gets dark?" He looked up into the distance. The town was still some distance away, but it was getting dark soon.

Lin Duoduo took out a glass jar with a candle in it and hung it on the car with a rope.

"I thought there would be torches, but I can't see very far."

"It'll work. If you work harder, we'll be there soon."

Lin Duoduo cheered him on and pedaled hard herself.

A lonely lamp that is not very bright.

After groping their way to the town in the dark, Bai Xiao had already forgotten the way he came. He took over Lin Duoduo's driver position and waited for Lin Duoduo to lead the way to the large warehouse that served as a temporary stay.

Bai Xiao rode his bike and paid attention to the movements around him. Occasionally, when there were zombies in a relatively far place, he could remind Lin Duoduo in advance.

Lin Duoduo also has a keen sense of hearing, but not as good as Bai Xiao's.

On this starless night, the car finally arrived at the warehouse.

Both of them breathed a sigh of relief. Lin Duoduo took out the candle and placed it on a table against the wall.

Suddenly, a dim light illuminated a corner of the warehouse.

"Are you tired?" Bai Xiao looked at her legs. She pedaled the tricycle all day, but she didn't even sit on the ground.

"Rest here for a night. If you have nothing to do tomorrow, you can go back to the village." Lin Duoduo was really tired. She drank two more sips of sugar water, took off her sun hat, leaned back in the chair, and fanned herself with the hat for a while. "How do you feel now?"

"It's definitely not good to walk for a whole day, but... there's no obvious discomfort." Bai Xiao said.

"Where's the wound?"

"Uh... it's a little red and swollen, but there's no obvious ulceration." Bai Xiao moved closer to the candle and observed it carefully, his heart sank.

"Keep observing." Lin Duoduo said.

In this world, sometimes a minor injury or illness can be fatal. Without doctors and medicines, many injuries and illnesses have to be endured, and the most you can do is find some plants in the wild that can simply heal the injury.

Then there was the wine and sugar brought back from scavenging.

But from some perspectives, Bai Xiao is surprisingly resilient. Not only did he survive being bitten by a zombie, he is also alive and well now.

Lin Duoduo felt tired. The whole day made her sleepy, so she soon leaned against the wall and closed her eyes.

"Lie down and sleep. There are beddings over there." Bai Xiao saw that there were not only various tools in this warehouse, but also clothes and quilts.

It looks like this place has been used for a long time, and it is only because there are few survivors that it has been used for so long.

He stood up and sat down by the gate. After thinking for a while, he went to the corner to pick up a few bottles and placed them around. He said, "I'll guard this side."

"Ah."

Lin Duoduo pulled herself together and went over. Her body was sticky with sweat, so she simply took off her clothes and lay down wearing only a small vest.

Bai Xiao took out the gold bar from his pocket and played with it in his hand. Although this thing was probably useless, the heavy feel and tempting color were enough to make people happy.

"Asleep?" he said suddenly.

Lin Duoduo fell asleep and did not respond. Bai Xiao stared at her for a while. Although he really wanted to go over and smell her, he tried hard to restrain this thought which could easily lead to misunderstanding.

The night passed peacefully.

Lin Duoduo woke up from a nap and regained her energy. She sat up with full energy and asked, "Is it dawn yet?"

"It's already light, the sun has just come out." Bai Xiao was observing the wound.

"Why don't you remind me? It's going to be so hot at noon. Let's go!"

Lin Duoduo turned over and took a look at the zombie king's hand. "How does it feel?"

"Fortunately, there are no obvious changes, but it's still red and swollen."

"Then let's go." Lin Duoduo seemed somewhat calm.

Pushing the cart out of the town, we headed back to the small village, to Lin Duoduo's courtyard.

This section of the road is not so easy to travel on. The further you go into the countryside, the more damaged the road becomes. Some of the walls along the road have collapsed, blocking the road and requiring you to take a detour.

If you continue walking, you will reach a deserted dirt road.

"That's Uncle Cai." Lin Duoduo saw a familiar person, or a familiar corpse, from afar and said to Bai Xiao.

"Ah? Do you know him?"

Bai Xiao looked at the lame zombie from afar. He didn't know whether he encountered it when he went out that day, so he had no impression of it.

"He used to be Aunt Qian's husband." Lin Duoduo said.

"Uh……"

"In fact, he should have died a long time ago. He was seriously ill and was about to die. Then, since zombies are cured by treatment, he decided to take a gamble and went to the town alone and locked himself up..."

Lin Duoduo's words shocked Bai Xiao, "Is there such a way of betting?"

"Some people really try desperately to survive." Lin Duoduo paused for a moment and said, "Now he can still walk and eat, I don't know if it can be considered a win in the bet. A few years ago, when I went to scavenge, the yard was damaged by heavy rain, and it followed me back from the town. I thought it remembered something."

Lin Duoduo shook her head slightly when she said this, "But unfortunately, no."

(End of this chapter)