Apocalypse: Zombie Elimination Expert

Chen Tuo examined the little zombie's body and formed a rough guess in his mind.

"I guess his parents turned into zombies, but he didn't. He was scared, so he crawled under the sofa. The gap is too small. Only a child like him can crawl in. An adult can't get in at all."

"Then how did he still turn into a zombie?"

"Look..."

Chen Tuo used an axe to flip his hand open, and saw that on his ashen forearm, there was a piece of missing flesh, and the wound was exactly the size of a human mouth.

Shu Yao was stunned and fell silent.

Clearly, the child had already been bitten before he crawled into the sofa crevice.

Hiding in this supposedly safe place only delayed the pain of being torn apart; ultimately, one could not escape the fate of becoming a zombie.

Looking at the tear stains remaining on the child's face, Shu Yao's heart tightened.

"He must have been in so much pain, watching his beloved parents turn into that state, having a piece of his flesh bitten off, and finally being forced to crawl into a cramped space, becoming a zombie in despair and without understanding anything..."

Seeing this, Chen Tuo immediately said, "So helping him get rid of this misfortune is the last thing you can do for him."

Shu Yao sighed. "If he could have avoided that bite, and if we had arrived in time, could we have saved him?"

Chen Tuo was taken aback, slowly turned his head, and frowned, saying, "I think it's necessary to remind you that expressing your feelings is fine, but your attitude has a rather saintly style of speaking. Are you perhaps a saint?"

Shu Yao quickly shook her head, "No, no, I just feel sorry for him..."

"That's good."

Chen Tuo didn't say anything more. He was quite at ease with Shu Yao. The fact that she didn't hold back at all when she got down to business certainly didn't make her seem like a saint.

"Don't feel sorry for him, or rather, you shouldn't only feel sorry for him."

"All those who have become zombies are pitiful and deserve sympathy. They turned into bloodthirsty monsters without knowing anything. But sympathy does not mean being soft-hearted. What we can do is help them break free. That is the greatest help we can give them."

Shu Yao nodded, "Understood, Brother Tuo..."

After tidying up his things, Chen Tuo pointed to the little zombie's body on the ground and the gap in the sofa, saying:

"We must learn from this lesson. This is a misconception that we haven't considered before. In addition to checking rooms, bathrooms, balconies, and kitchens, we must check every other place that may house small creatures as much as possible."

"Although we may not encounter another child zombie next time, we might encounter a pet like a cat or dog that has turned into a zombie."

After searching for several days, Chen Tuo had indeed encountered some pets.

In fact, given the current pet ownership rate, basically one in three households keeps a cat or dog, or at the very least a turtle, bird, or fish.

Chen Tuo found the pets more than once during his search, but without exception, they were all dead.

It was devoured alive by its owner, who had turned into a zombie.

Perhaps the sounds they made immediately attracted the attention of the zombies, leading to their attack.

Through these cases, Chen Tuo concluded that zombies not only bite humans, but also attack animals.

However, this crisis only affected humans, not animals.

As for whether animals can be infected by zombies...

It is not known at present.

Because all the animals that were eaten to death looked horribly mutilated, with their necks or heads almost all chewed to pieces.

In this situation, one doesn't even qualify to become a zombie.

However, Chen Tuo remained skeptical about whether animals could be infected by zombies.

If an animal is bitten by a zombie but not seriously injured and manages to escape, will it be assimilated and become a zombie animal?

Although he hasn't encountered any zombie children in the building yet, the situation with the zombie children has served as a wake-up call for Chen Tuo.

You only have one life, so it's always good to be careful...

……

The two returned to the sixteenth floor.

Today's goal has been achieved; floors 19, 20, and 21 have been cleared in succession, totaling three floors.

In the last two floors, Chen Tuo and Shu Yao encountered no fewer than five waves of zombies, totaling thirteen.

Although there were quite a few, the two of them dealt with them one by one.

Through several encounters with zombies, Shu Yao's skills in killing zombies have become increasingly proficient.

Knowing when to yield and when to strike, there's no need for Chen Tuo to keep an eye on things anymore...

After a long day of hard work, the harvest was plentiful, with spoils almost filling two backpacks.

Aside from the bottle of alcohol, bottle of iodine, bag of cotton swabs, box of instant coffee, half a box of dark chocolate, large box of wet wipes, flashlight and batteries, power bank, bottle of condensed milk, tube of salad dressing, seven bags of instant noodles, thirteen bags of bread, and some candy and snacks found on the nineteenth floor,

On the remaining two floors, I found three boxes of self-heating hot pot, two boxes of self-heating rice, five cans of eight-treasure porridge, twenty-one bags of mixed flavored instant noodles, two boxes of Dove chocolate, and a large box of crispy rice.

But these are not the biggest gains.

In addition to the aforementioned supplies, Chen Tuo found more than a dozen cans of food in a family's cupboard!

Apart from three cans of fruit, the rest were all canned meats such as pork, beef, fish, and even offal.

And they are all top-quality, high-grade products.

According to the shelf life indicated above, it can be stored for several more years without affecting its edibility.

For Chen Tuo, these canned goods were nothing short of a feast in a future apocalypse.

After all, the purpose of collecting instant noodles is simply to stockpile food to survive, while canned food can supplement nutrition and improve the diet, making it an absolute rarity.

Chen Tuo was in a good mood, and he counted his spoils with a smile on his face.

Shu Yao changed into a clean set of clothes and went to the kitchen to cook.

Dinner was served quickly.

The dishes tonight are as plentiful as ever.

A large pot of braised pork, two pieces of pan-fried beef steak, four fried eggs, and a bowl of boiled vegetables.

After a day of intense exertion, the two, who were starving, quickly finished most of the food on the table.

Feeling satisfied and full, the two smiled.

Delicious food can always bring joy, even in the apocalypse.

After a half-hour rest, it was time for the daily, indispensable training...

For Chen Tuo, training twice a day is the norm.

Shu Yao also inherited this good habit and began to train her body on her own according to the steps Chen Tuo taught her.

Soon, dusk began to fall, and Chen Tuo knew that the fourth day was almost over...

"Today's harvest was pretty good. Let's work harder tomorrow to speed up the process and try to search more than four floors."

"no problem!"

……

Before we knew it, the next day arrived.

At seven o'clock in the morning, Chen Tuo got up as usual and came to the living room, where Shu Yao had just come out of the second bedroom.

After yesterday's warning, Shu Yao did not get up before dawn to cook as she had the day before. Instead, she strictly followed the principle of eating well and resting well in the post-apocalyptic world, ensuring that she got enough sleep.

After all, even if time is tight, half an hour won't make a difference.

"Good morning, Brother Tuo! I'm going to make breakfast now!"

Shu Yao, still dressed neatly and cleanly, nimbly headed towards the kitchen.

But before Chen Tuo could even go into the bathroom to wash up, she exclaimed in surprise.

"What's wrong?"

"Brother Tuo..." Shu Yao's face showed a hint of nervousness, "The power is out."

"ha?"

Chen Tuo was taken aback.

Quickly tap the living room light switch.

As expected, there was no reaction whatsoever.

Then I went to the bathroom and turned on the tap. Apart from a gurgling sound, not a single drop of water came out.

Chen Tuo's face immediately darkened.

What was bound to happen has finally happened...

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