The undead have descended upon the world? I possess a sword that can cleave the heavens once more!

Chapter 17 How old are you? Why is it always you?

After finishing dinner, Wu You helped Wu's mother tidy up the dishes and then picked up the long cloth bag and walked out.

"Mom, I'm going out."

"Going out again?" Wu Ma glanced back at him from the living room sofa.

"Let's take a walk around the neighborhood to digest our food."

Wu You changed his shoes, and the door closed behind him.

The TV was on in the living room, showing some kind of family drama. The male and female leads were arguing. Wu Ma was leaning back on the sofa, her eyes fixed on the TV, but her mind was clearly not on it.

"Old Wu," she began, "have you noticed that Xiao You has changed lately?"

Mr. Wu, sitting beside her with a remote control in his hand, glanced at her upon hearing this and asked, "What are you changing to?"

"Well..." Aunt Wu thought for a moment before choosing her words, "Ever since the car accident, he's become more talkative and cheerful, and he's even willing to go out. He used to be like this; he would just go straight inside after school and you couldn't call him out."

Mr. Wu nodded: "That's a good thing. Young people should go out and get more active."

"Yes," Wu Ma replied, but a hint of hesitation appeared on her face, as if she were pondering something.

After a few seconds, she spoke again: "Old Wu, what I mean is... Xiao You seems like a completely different person now, she's totally different from before."

Mr. Wu turned his head and glanced at her, his eyes looking a little strange.

"Isn't this normal?" he said. "A car accident is no joke. When you're so close to something that concerns your life or death, any normal person would be affected."

He paused.

"and……"

Aunt Wu looked at him, waiting for him to continue.

"No matter what Xiaoyou becomes, isn't she still our child?" Mr. Wu said calmly, as if he were stating something obvious. "Besides, this is a positive change."

After listening, Wu Ma paused for a second, then nodded.

"That's true," she said. "No matter what Xiaoyou becomes, he will always be our son."

Mr. Wu smiled, put down the remote control, and leaned back: "Let's not think about these trivial things anymore. It's time to get some rest after get off work."

The couple on TV were still arguing, but the two of them had stopped watching.

. . . . . .

The streetlights were on, casting a dim, yellowish light on the sidewalk.

Wu You carried the long cloth bag in his left hand and walked at a leisurely pace.

He bought the bag from a roadside stall; it was a cheap canvas bag, long enough to fit the sword. Carrying the sword around outside was too conspicuous, and it would be troublesome if he ran into patrolling security guards or something and they asked him questions. Having a bag to cover it up saved him the trouble.

He walked slowly, each step steady.

He glanced at the Aijia Sporting Goods Store as he passed by.

The glass door was open, and the lights were on inside.

This time, Wu You saw the boss she hadn't seen before: a woman in her forties, wearing a gray short-sleeved shirt, tidying up the shelves.

A voice came from inside the store:

"Umaru, bring me that blue storage box."

No one answered.

"Umaru?"

Still, no one answered.

"Umaru!" Auntie's voice rose a little. "Where has that brat run off to play again!"

Wu You ignored him and continued walking forward.

He paused after walking for a short while.

That familiar feeling came back again.

It was cold and sticky, coming from a certain direction, as if something invisible was gently touching him.

Wu You turned his head and looked in that direction, following the feeling.

Then a strange expression appeared on his face.

It's this alley again.

The alleyway was dark, flanked by the walls of an old residential area, covered in vines just like last time.

He shook his head without hesitation, calming the chill in his body and letting the cold sensation engulf him.

The next moment, the scenery changed abruptly.

The familiar black fog surged endlessly, and ahead lay a dark alley, exactly the same as the one in the real world, but more dilapidated and sinister.

A zombie was standing in the alley.

His features were distorted, his mouth stretched to his ears, revealing jagged triangular teeth, and he was swaying as he walked into the depths of the alley. In the depths of the alley, there seemed to be a person lying down, but Wu You could not see the situation at the innermost part because of the corpse's body.

Without any hesitation, he flicked his wrist, and the silver-gray sword slid out of the cloth bag.

There were no unnecessary movements.

A flash of silver-gray sword light appeared.

Before the corpse could react, its body turned into black smoke and dissipated.

Allocable experience points: 0 → 10.

Wu You sheathed his sword and turned to leave.

Then he saw the person lying on the ground.

A girl, wearing the school uniform of Lanhe No.1 Middle School, with her hair spread on the ground and her face turned to one side, remained motionless.

Wu You was stunned for a moment.

How could it be her?

He took two steps closer and, using the faint light in the black fog, could see the face clearly.

That's right.

It's the same one from last time.

Same alley, same girl.

How are you?

How old are you?

(This is a literal translation of a joke, meant to make you laugh. Please don't attack the author.)

Wu You's strange expression became even more pronounced.

He stood there, looking down at the unconscious girl on the ground, and remained silent for two seconds.

What luck...

It's hard to say whether she's unlucky or lucky. She was dragged into the same alley twice by the same zombie species, and then he ran into her twice.

Wu You shook his head.

What a lucky girl.

The thick black fog around him began to dissipate. He didn't look any further, sheathed his sword, and turned to leave.

The moment he turned around, the girl on the ground twitched her eyelids.

Trembling, as if she had used all her strength, she opened her eyes a tiny crack.

Vision is blurred.

Before me was a figure with his back to me, wearing an ordinary white T-shirt, carrying a sword, turning and walking towards the alley entrance.

The light was dim, and she couldn't see what the person looked like, but the figure was familiar, almost exactly the same as the person from last time!

At the same time, she also saw half of his profile this time.

And that sword.

She had only one thought in her mind—

It's him again...

His eyelids closed heavily again.

. . .

Wu You walked out of the alley without stopping.

There are still so many places I haven't visited.

He continued walking along the street until he reached the entrance of another secluded alley, paused for two seconds, and went inside.

Black mist surged in, and sword light flashed.

Allocable experience points +10.

Come out and keep walking.