This is apocalyptic

Chapter 40: Omen

“Was there a lot of people in the village before?”

"Not more, not less. They were all people who escaped from the city, bringing their families with them. Many died in the early years, some from illness, some from infection. Even a minor injury or illness could be fatal. Or they were bitten by animals. Later, there were not many people left, and slowly, they all..."

Lin Duoduo fell silent as she spoke.

If it were now, it would not be that difficult to survive, but more than a decade ago, many people would die in one winter.

After leaving the vicinity, the zombies' roars gradually subsided.

Lin Duoduo suddenly said: "I think your appearance might be a sign."

"What omen?" Bai Xiao couldn't help but ask after hearing this.

"It's a sign that everything is starting to get better." Lin Duoduo looked at the white sky in the distance and said, "Isn't it possible to survive after being bitten by a zombie?"

"Maybe it's another kind of disaster." Bai Xiao said, "The zombies have gained reason..."

"It's definitely better to be alive than to die." Lin Duoduo shook her head. "Zombies also have families, friends, and relatives. Just like if my father could keep his sanity like you, he would definitely protect me."

Bai Xiao didn't speak for a long time, and walked in front carrying an old fishing rod and a rotten trap.

"Maybe," he said.

He couldn't tell whether zombies gaining rationality was a hope or a disaster, but from his own point of view, it was a good thing.

But it was a bit counterintuitive, perhaps because of the idea that those who are not of my race must have different hearts. Bai Xiao instinctively felt that it was not a good thing. But if it happened to himself, he identified himself as a human being, not a zombie. If he could choose, he would definitely choose to live with humans.

"It's simple if you think of it as a disease," Lin Duoduo said. "Many people will get sick."

"Oh? If that's the case... it's true." Bai Xiao inexplicably remembered the zombie with a blade of grass on its head. It didn't attack people. "As the saying goes, everything will turn around after the worst. Good times will come after the worst. The disaster has lasted long enough. It's time for a reversal."

It's impossible for a person to be unlucky forever.

Bai Xiao found that the wounds on his hands began to heal. He didn't know whether it was due to the effect of the herbs chewed by Lin Duoduo or his strong recovery ability.

In short, it looks like he won't die, and he doesn't want to end up with his body rotting like the animal infection records in his notebook. At this moment, the stone in his heart finally fell to the ground.

"See, I think zombies are not afraid of infection." Bai Xiao waved his hand, "This is also a way to survive, otherwise... I bite you, then you don't have to worry about being infected?"

Lin Duoduo glanced at him.

"I can bite your butt. That way, even if it leaves scars or corpse spots, it won't matter." Bai Xiao pondered and said after a while, "If one day you get sick, or are infected by an animal and there's no hope, maybe you can let me bite you." For some reason, he started drooling.

"Same as Uncle Cai?" Lin Duoduo said.

"It's different. I'm the Zombie King. The virus has already coexisted in my body. Theoretically, your chances of survival are much higher. Although there are risks, it's better than death. As you said, at least you're still alive."

"I think you just want to bite me." Lin Duoduo didn't believe him.

"Take it as a last resort to save your life."

Bai Xiao thought about it and felt that if it really came to that, he could take a gamble. At least his chances of winning were much better than Uncle Cai's back then, because he was already an example of an infected person who could remain rational.

There's nothing wrong with being a zombie. In addition to doing radio gymnastics, he can now do push-ups. He couldn't do pull-ups because the shed was not strong enough.

"How about... I'll let you taste my foot skin?" Lin Duoduo felt that this was not a solution.

Let Bai Xiao taste the bad food, maybe he won't drool all the time in the future. Bai Xiao turned around and looked at her in shock.

It was as if he couldn't understand what was going on in the head of someone like her who grew up after a disaster.

"I think it's better for everyone to have fewer weird ideas. I won't bite your ass, and you don't want me to taste your feet. Okay, that's it."

As the Zombie King, he cannot do such a thing even if he dies.

"Oh fine."

Lin Duoduo didn't have many regrets. She looked at the much smaller shed, then looked at Bai Xiao, pointed outside and said, "Since you're not going to die, go clean up the yard."

It's not a big deal to stay in the shed all the time.

Bai Xiao walked around the village several times and finally decided to stay next to Lin Duoduo so that he could have a free meal.

It's in the yard next door where the millstone is.

"There used to be an old man living here. All his family members died of illness in the winter, but he went out every day to find food and stayed alive. After that, he rarely went out of his house. When he was still alive, the yard was full of grass. I don't know when he passed away. He put all his remaining things near the wall of my yard, and my father buried him."

There are some things that I don’t want to remember, but I remember them very clearly. Maybe it’s because there were very few people at that time, so every time someone left an impression on people, and the village has also developed step by step from then to where it is today.

Lin Duoduo came to the yard covered with weeds, holding a wooden stick in her hand and sweeping the grass randomly. "At this time of year, you should be careful of snakes in the yard. In fact, it is more appropriate to tidy up the yard in autumn and winter when there are not so many insects. Dig out the grass roots, light a fire to burn the soil in the yard, and make some repairs..."

"Then let's do it in the fall?" Bai Xiao reacted quickly.

"Ok?"

Lin Duoduo was stunned for a moment.

"Actually, I just need a small house that can shelter me from the wind. A shed will do." Bai Xiao said.

Lin Duoduo remained silent for a while, then said, "You just want to eat for free, right?"

"I am the Zombie King." Bai Xiao was surprised. "A few days ago, I brought back three bags of elm seeds by myself. Isn't it inappropriate to ask for rubbing?"

"But you still want to get it, right?"

"It's better to say it's the rational use of resources. For example, if you cook and I cook, we both need two pieces of firewood. We both have to go collect firewood, but it only takes one piece of firewood to solve the problem. The time and energy saved can be used to do more things." Bai Xiao tried to use a scientific method to make her understand, "This is the advantage of working together."

"Well……"

Lin Duoduo certainly understood, she said: "But you live next door, not far away, you can also use it reasonably."

"Okay, I admit that what you just said scared me a little." Bai Xiao was silent for a moment, looking at the broken yard expressionlessly, "In the past, we called this a haunted house."

Lin Duoduo felt even more puzzled, "How can there be a house where no one has died?"

Except for the wasteland, every house on this land was once occupied by someone. Similarly, most of the people who lived in the empty houses were dead.

"It's just that what you said is a little creepy."

Uncle Cai and Erdan are still wandering outside. Indeed, in this world, one should not think too much.

(End of this chapter)