A thousand enlightenments in one night, starting from being a menial apprentice.

Chapter 605 Will I Die?

The long-haired zombie had obviously come over after hearing the noise. As soon as she reached the door, she was stimulated by the infrared light emitted by Duan Rong, who was standing on the balcony. A frenzied hunger suddenly surged in her eyes, which were covered by a white film, and she pounced on Duan Rong with bared teeth and claws.

Some of the potted plants that Duan Rong had just pushed onto the balcony fell downstairs, while a few fell inside and shattered on the ground, including an aloe vera plant and a rose bush.

As the zombie pounced, the rather sexy silk nightgown she wore got caught on a rose branch. The strappy nightgown, which was already easy to slip off, was torn off by the thorny rose.

The zombie was completely naked, with nothing on its body except for its dry, grayish-brown skin... and it lunged at Duan Rong with its hair disheveled.

Duan Rong knew that he had made quite a commotion here, and he had been keeping an eye on the doorway leading from the master bedroom to the balcony. He saw the zombie as soon as it appeared.

He hadn't expected the scene of the pajamas falling off; the zombie's pajamas were ripped off, revealing a withered body.

Such a horrifying body naturally evoked a sense of disgust in Duan Rong, who had no necrophilia.

The moment Duan Rong saw it, he swung his entrenching tool, but just then, the zombie's pajamas were ripped off by the rose branch. Not only were the pajamas torn off, but the zombie was also pulled to the side, just managing to dodge Duan Rong's entrenching tool aimed at her head.

Duan Rong's heart skipped a beat. With his martial arts skills, there was no way that the stiffened zombie could dodge his entrenching tool. However, when he pulled the rose branch, the zombie's scalp grazed the sharp edge of the entrenching tool.

This mishap was not serious; the zombie was about to lunge at Duan Rong's waist and abdomen.

In that split second, Duan Rong suddenly leaped up and landed on the balcony platform where potted plants were placed, thus avoiding the zombie's attack.

But just as he leaped onto the platform, Guo Tian's imposing figure suddenly loomed over him.

Guo Tian saw a zombie on the balcony and thought he would jump over to help Duan Rong immediately. Little did he expect that Duan Rong would suddenly jump onto the platform where the potted plants were placed.

As luck would have it, just as Duan Rong jumped up and dodged the zombie's attack, Guo Tian pounced on him, and the two of them fell onto the balcony with a thud.

The zombie, pulled by the rose branch, stumbled and lunged at Duan Rong's stomach. The space was cramped, and there was nowhere to maneuver. Duan Rong, quick-witted, jumped onto the platform. The zombie missed its target and fell onto the balcony.

As soon as she fell, Duan Rong and Guo Tian pounced on her. Guo Tian landed squarely on the zombie's buttocks—a classic case of a warm face pressed against a cold backside. Duan Rong, on the other hand, landed on the zombie's lower back.

The zombie turned its head and let out a hoarse roar, its eyes blazing with a frenzied desire, trying to pounce on Duan Rong, but she was pinned down by the two men and couldn't turn over for the time being.

Duan Rong swung his entrenching tool, slicing off the zombie's skull, and splattered the green, viscous brain matter onto the white wall.

Duan Rong immediately jumped over, his eyes warily fixed on the balcony doorway, fearing that more zombies might come.

Guo Tian also got up and glanced at Duan Rong with a rather embarrassed expression.

Duan Rong noticed his gaze, glanced at him sideways, and said, "You jumped over here at just the right time?!"

Guo Tiandao glanced at the black lace-trimmed underwear on the zombie's buttocks on the ground; his face had just been pressed against it. His eyes suddenly widened as he looked at Duan Rong and asked, "Why did you suddenly jump onto the platform?"

Duan Rong coldly replied, "Because a zombie bit me."

Guo Tian's eyes flickered, filled with suspicion. The implication was, if a zombie bites you, just kill it! You jumped onto the platform, and we bumped into each other. At least you landed on the zombie's rear end; if you had landed on its mouth, you would have been dead for nothing!

Duan Rong naturally understood the meaning behind Guo Tian's look. He clicked his tongue, feeling that he couldn't explain it to him in a few words, so he simply tore off the nightgown hanging on the rose branch and threw it on the zombie.

After that, Jiang Hanyan, Lu Chu, Du Wan and the others jumped over one by one.

After that zombie was killed, no other zombies came near.

Jiang Hanyan, Lu Chu, and Du Wan all glanced at the zombie on the ground, their faces grave. They had all seen Duan Rong and Guo Tian fall.

The sky above the balcony was dim, but objects were still discernible. However, looking through the door leading to the master bedroom, the room was completely dark.

Duan Rong took out a flashlight and turned it on, a beam of light shining into the dark space. He turned to look at everyone with a solemn expression and said, "Everyone, turn on your flashlights. We need to check this house thoroughly to make sure it's safe before we can rest. Everyone be vigilant. I'll say it again, if you get bitten by a zombie, you will definitely die."

Du Wan laughed and said, "I know. You've said it several times already."

Duan Rong said, "Better safe than sorry. If you're not careful once, you'll never have another chance." As he spoke, he couldn't help but glance at the zombie in the corner. What had just happened had taught him a profound lesson.

He had originally thought that with his martial arts skills and the sharp entrenching tool in his hand, dealing with a few scattered zombies would be as easy as chopping vegetables. But just now, on this balcony, an unexpected accident almost put him in danger.

You have to be careful, one bite and you're sure to die.

Du Wan smiled nonchalantly, but didn't reply.

They all turned on their flashlights, stood at the doorway, and carefully shone the entire master bedroom. After confirming that there was nothing amiss, they slowly walked in.

The master bedroom isn't very big, considering it's an older neighborhood.

Duan Rong opened the wardrobe and checked it over one by one.

After confirming that the master bedroom was safe, Duan Rong opened the door. Once inside, he immediately took a step back and shone his flashlight into the darkness.

Outside the master bedroom was a corridor, with a door on the left wall and two doors on the right wall.

The living room was clearly at the end of the darkness. Duan Rong did not open the doors on either side of the corridor, but instead walked through the corridor and slowly headed towards the living room.

He stood at the entrance of the corridor, shining his flashlight across the living room. The dark living room remained undisturbed, and he breathed a slight sigh of relief.

Duan Rong turned to look at everyone and said, "This is the kitchen. There should be two small bedrooms and a bathroom in that corridor. Let's split up and check, be careful and thorough. Guo Tian, ​​Jiang Hanyan, and I will check the kitchen, and the four of you will check the corridor."

"Okay!" Du Wan took the lead in agreeing, and then walked into the corridor with a flashlight in one hand and a cleaver in the other.

Duan Rong opened the kitchen door, immediately stepped to the side, and shone his flashlight inside. The dark kitchen was completely silent, and no one moved as the beam of light swept across it.

Duan Rong, Guo Tian, ​​and Jiang Hanyan slowly walked in and checked the kitchen, but found nothing unusual.

Duan Rong looked at the bottled liquefied petroleum gas in the kitchen. Many older residential areas didn't have gas installed, or the gas supply was shut off due to outdated and unsafe equipment. He tested the weight of the gas cylinder and felt that there was still quite a bit of gas inside.

He looked at Guo Tian and Jiang Hanyan and smiled slightly, "I'll cook you a hot meal in a bit."

Just as Duan Rong finished speaking, a scream suddenly came from outside the kitchen. It was clearly Su Xinjue's voice, and Jiang Hanyan rushed over first.

Duan Rong and Guo Tian's expressions hardened, and they also walked over.

In the corridor, the door on the left wall was open, letting in light. Duan Rong walked in with a grave expression and asked, "What happened?"

Jiang Hanyan stood there, looking at him with a grim expression, and said, "Du Wan has been bitten."

Duan Rong's eyelids twitched, and he noticed Du Wan squatting there, his trousers rolled up, his face deathly pale in the lamplight. At his feet was a dark, gooey mass, with green slurry splattered on the ground under the light.

It turned out to be a zombie baby, and a cradle was rocking nearby.

Du Wan was bitten by a zombie-like infant.

Du Wan looked up at Duan Rong with a terrified expression, her voice trembling as she said, "I had just finished investigating this area when that little thing suddenly rushed out from the corner behind the curtains and bit my leg. Duan Rong... am I going to die?"

"Du Wan, stand up." Duan Rong's gaze turned cold as he suddenly spoke in a deep voice.

Du Wan was momentarily confused about Duan Rong's intentions, so she stood up.

In that instant, with a whooshing sound, Duan Rong pulled out the Longquan sword that Jiang Hanyan was holding. With a flash of cold light, Du Wan's left leg was severed at the knee, and blood flowed freely!

"what!?"

Du Wan screamed and fell to the ground, glaring at Duan Rong with venomous eyes.

Duan Rong stood there, holding the Longquan sword, its cold light untouched by a single drop of blood. He looked at Du Wan and said coldly, "If you can't survive even with one leg cut off, Du Wan, you'll have no choice but to remain in this illusory realm of gods and demons."

Du Wan's eyes widened in surprise; only then did he realize that Duan Rong was trying to save him. Yes, this was just an illusion; this body was completely fake. As long as he could get out alive, his body would still be intact.

Although I know this body is fake, the excruciating pain at this moment feels so real.

Torn between pain and fear, Du Wan's face grew even paler, and she couldn't help but ask, "My leg has been severed, will I turn into a zombie?"

Duan Rong's eyes flickered, and he said, "I hope not."

Having said that, he placed the Longquan sword in his hand into the scabbard in Jiang Hanyan's hand. Jiang Hanyan's eyes flickered; as the saying goes, a master's skill is evident from their first move. Duan Rong's sword strike just now had stirred her heart.

It's not just about being fast, accurate, and ruthless; from drawing the sword to slashing out, there's also the issue of angle.

Duan Rong changed his sword stance once between drawing his sword and slashing out, but he did so very skillfully. Not only did he not reduce the speed of his sword swing, but he also solved the angle problem.

It looks simple, but it's actually full of clever tricks and ingenuity!

Duan Rong took out bandages from his backpack, threw them on the bed, looked at Su Xinjue, and said, "Su Xinjue, bandage him up."

Su Xinjue walked over, picked up the bandage, and began to bandage Du Wan's broken leg. At this moment, Du Wan, like a frightened bird, had no interest in looking at Su Xinjue's voluptuous waist.

Duan Rong kicked the corpse of the zombie baby at his feet and discovered that the zombie baby, whose head had been cut off by half, had two sharp teeth growing out of its mouth, which gleamed with a cold white light in the lamplight.

Su Xinjue bandaged Du Wan's broken leg, and Du Wan's complexion improved somewhat, although blood was still seeping from the bandage.

Duan Rong said, "Du Wan, you rest here for a while. Su Xinjue and Lu Chu, you two stay with him. The rest of you come with me to check the other areas."

After Duan Rong finished speaking, he walked out of the room, and Guo Tian, ​​Jiang Hanyan, and Xu Hui immediately followed him.

Now only the two rooms across the corridor remain to be checked.

Duan Rong turned the knob on the opposite door, darted to the side, and shone the beam of light inside. The room contained a bookshelf and a bed that wasn't too big.

A sweep of the flashlight beam revealed that there was no one inside.

But Duan Rong didn't go in directly. Instead, he paused for a moment, looked around carefully, and then went in, pulling open the curtains and sweeping the area with his flashlight. He remembered that Du Wan had been bitten by a baby zombie that had suddenly jumped out from behind the curtains.

After a thorough search, finding nothing amiss, they left the next room. The next room was a bathroom, and there was nothing cluttered; the search was quickly completed. Once finished, Duan Rong returned to Du Wan's room and asked intently, "Du Wan, how are you feeling right now?"

Du Wan's lips trembled as she said, "It hurts! It fucking hurts!"

Duan Rong stared at Du Wan's expression, trying to see if he showed any signs of turning into a zombie. However, he couldn't discern anything amiss.

Duan Rong suddenly said, "Let's all go out first! Let Du Wan rest here for a while."

"You all go out. I'll stay here and take care of him," Su Xinjue suddenly said in a sweet voice.

Upon hearing this, Du Wan gave her a grateful look.

Duan Rong coldly replied, "No! He can only stay here alone."

Su Xinjue asked, quite puzzled, "Why?!"

Duan Rong said, "Because we can't be sure if he will turn into a zombie. If he does, and you stay here, he will bite you first."

Su Xinjue was startled, her body trembled slightly, and she involuntarily moved a little further away from Du Wan.

Du Wan looked at Duan Rong with a horrified expression and asked, "Duan Rong, will I still turn into a zombie?"

Duan Rong's face was icy as he said, "I don't know. We need to observe. If you don't show any signs of turning into a zombie by tomorrow morning, you should be fine."

After Duan Rong finished speaking, he turned and walked out, and everyone followed him. The door closed with a bang.

The small room suddenly fell silent. In the pitch black, only a beam of light shone on Du Wan's face—the flashlight he was clutching in his hand.

He leaned back against the headboard, lying on the bed, the excruciating pain from his broken leg constantly stimulating him, but what he truly found unbearable was the fear of not knowing whether he would live or die.

On the floor next to the bed, his severed leg lay not far from the zombie baby's corpse; one was oozing a viscous green liquid, the other flowing with blood...

Suddenly, Du Wan's eyelids twitched. He immediately shone the beam of his flashlight on his severed leg. He saw that where he rolled up his trouser leg, the two small bloody holes bitten by the zombies, and the entire large patch of skin on his calf was covered with dense, spiderweb-like bluish-black vein patterns...

Du Wan's body shuddered involuntarily. In such a short time, that thing had already spread to his entire calf...

(End of this chapter)