Li Lili quickly got into the car to catch up on sleep, not daring to get involved in the conflict.
Xu Qian raised her chin slightly and said calmly, "Can't I teach her how to chase men?"
He froze, lowered his eyes, and smiled, his bangs covering his brow bone.
The man leaned down and kissed her lips, his thin lips parting slightly.
"Of course."
While they slept, the men drove towards City K.
City K was a small border town, very close to H Province. The journey was indeed not easy, with far too many zombies. They couldn't even get a moment's sleep.
Along the way, it was either crashing into zombies or crashing into cars. If they didn't crash, they were running them over. Only a true talent could fall asleep while zombies were being crushed under the car.
In the end, the two of them emerged to work with dark circles under their eyes.
It was unbearable even lying down, and they even felt a bit nauseous.
Xu Qian estimated that all the zombies from City Q had been driven to City K, which explained why the small town was so crowded with them. Looking into the car, one could see nothing but zombie heads.
Upon reaching their destination, they found themselves unable to even step foot outside due to the overwhelming number of zombies.
Xu Qian decided to get out of the car herself to gather supplies, otherwise, they wouldn't know when they'd be able to leave if they waited to clear out all the zombies.
As soon as she stepped out, the zombies that had been lunging towards the car automatically parted, keeping their distance from her.
Xu Qian walked up to the familiar warehouse door and opened it. A strong, foul odor wafted out.
The zombies beside her quickly surged inside.
She covered her nose and peered inside, realizing it was a meat processing plant. It had been a month since the apocalypse, and without refrigerators to preserve the meat, it was bound to spoil.
Xu Qian sighed, another wasted trip.
She wandered around the warehouse, looking for any canned meat.
In the end, she didn't find any canned food for humans, but she did find quite a few cans of cat and dog food.
After packing the items, Xu Qian was about to leave the dilapidated place.
Suddenly, a "crunch, crunch" sound came from a corner, like someone chewing on meat.
It was very loud.
Xu Qian frowned, a Basao knife appearing in her hand. She tiptoed towards the sound.
The zombies were too densely packed, forming a wall in front of her, obscuring her view.
Just as she was contemplating whether to carve a bloody path, a tall, dark silhouette stood up. In its hand, it held a bloody pig lung, which it shoved into its mouth, its entire mouth stuffed with fragments of organs.
Its face was pale green, its skin sunken, and its cloudy eyes indicated it was just an ordinary zombie.
It stood up, measuring at least 2 meters tall, wearing tattered clothes. After finishing the pig lung, it began to eat the pig's head, shoving anything it could find into its mouth as if it had no sense of satiety.
Xu Qian narrowed her eyes. Was this... an evolved zombie?
In her previous life, she had always been confined to Hope Base and had never ventured out to understand what was happening elsewhere.
This made her a little regretful. If she had been more attentive back then, she might have been able to grasp the latest frontline information and wouldn't be so clueless now.
Regardless, she decided to deal with this thing first. Leaving it here would be a disaster.
Xu Qian stepped on the heads of the zombies and swung her knife at it. The blade flashed, but it showed no reaction.
With a "crack,"
its body was as hard as an iron pillar. The knife did not harm it; only a tiny scratch was left on its neck.
"..."
What kind of monster was this?
Even though Xu Qian attacked it, it showed no reaction. It was as if it couldn't see her, or simply didn't care.
Since the knife was ineffective, she had to use her ability.
She channeled her mental energy into a straight line, penetrating its crystal core, only to find its head empty, devoid of anything.
What the hell?
With no other options left, she asked,
"System, what is this thing?"