Apocalypse: Zombie Elimination Expert

"No way, he wasn't carrying a weapon..."

"But he wasn't controlled; he followed closely behind the three of them."

"But these three did such heinous things; a normal person would never stoop to their level..."

Shu Yao wanted to argue, but Chen Tuo interrupted her.

"You said it yourself, only normal people wouldn't stoop to such low standards. What if he's not normal to begin with?"

"You're oversimplifying the wickedness of people's hearts. Do you think everyone you saw before the apocalypse was a good person? No, they were just bound by laws and rules, and had nowhere to put the filth in their hearts."

"Now that the apocalypse has arrived and order has collapsed, people can unleash their malice without restraint. Even if there's nothing in the beginning, as long as there's a seed of darkness, it will always take root and sprout..."

When Shu Yao heard these words for the first time, she was so shocked that she was speechless.

Chen Tuo hadn't finished speaking yet, "Everyone has a dark side, and so do I, but correspondingly, I also have a bottom line. It is precisely because of having a bottom line that there is a difference between humans and animals."

"But in the apocalypse, some people will abandon their principles and choose to become beasts. Sometimes, the most terrifying thing is not the zombies, but your own kind."

He paused, then looked at Shu Yao and said, word by word:

"The more chaotic and disorderly the world is, the less easily you should trust others. When facing strangers, try to assume the worst. It may not necessarily bring any benefits, but it will definitely not do any harm."

"This is the first rule of survival in the apocalypse!"

Shu Yao fell silent.

She was thinking.

It is also being digested.

After a long while, she nodded seriously.

"I've remembered that. From now on, I will scrutinize strangers and never trust them easily, because letting a wolf into the house will not only harm myself but also my companions."

"Oh ho." Chen Tuo raised an eyebrow and couldn't help but smile, "You've already learned to apply what you've learned to other situations. Not bad, you're growing quite fast."

Shu Yao didn't laugh, but said seriously, "But I will have absolute trust in you. Even if I'm not sure about someone, as long as you say no, I will stand by your side unconditionally."

"Aren't you afraid that I might be a bad person too?" Chen Tuo retorted.

Shu Yao looked at him, still as serious as ever, "You saved my life, so even if you're a bad person, I'll accept it."

Chen Tuo paused for a moment, then smiled helplessly, looked out the window, and didn't continue the topic...

He felt a deep-seated disgust and aversion to such a shameless person as the bald man.

On one hand, she thought he was a human being in the apocalypse; on the other hand, she wanted to kill him.

These are two separate issues.

But Chen Tuo wouldn't just act on impulse and rush out to try and kill them.

Without knowing the other party's background or the extent of the risk, going through two buildings and countless zombies to deal with four combat-capable adults is too risky.

It's tantamount to gambling with your life.

Although the other party is a beast, there are many beasts in this apocalyptic world. If Chen Tuo really wanted to kill every beast he saw, he would be exhausted to death.

Therefore, unless it's a problem that absolutely needs to be solved, or a reason good enough to risk killing the other party, Chen Tuo doesn't want to get involved.

Ultimately, staying in the neighborhood is not a long-term solution; one will have to leave sooner or later.

Barring any unforeseen circumstances, the two sides should not meet again after this.

This is why Chen Tuo has been collecting various fast food items and tools.

It wasn't to hide on the sixteenth floor and eke out a living, but to prepare for leaving.

The environment in the community is suitable for short-term survival, but it is simply unrealistic for long-term survival.

Even if the water, electricity, and gas are all shut off, it's still not suitable.

The zombie density is too high, and water is an even bigger problem.

Even if we can obtain supplies by looting houses now, there will eventually be a day when we run out of supplies.

After searching, the only option left is to look for resources elsewhere.

The surrounding environment of the community makes it extremely difficult to enter and exit. Unless all the zombies inside are cleared out, it will be a problem to even step out of the gate.

Being in the city, surrounded by too many zombies and various uncertainties, if something really happens, you won't even know where to run.

Not to mention the endless stream of zombies coming from all around, and the stench of rotting zombie and other creature corpses piling up in every corner...

So staying here is only temporary.

Once a more suitable foothold is found and a perfect escape route is devised, Chen Tuo will not hesitate to take his things and leave when the time is right.

The bald man's presence was not a thorn in his side that he absolutely had to remove.

But if Chen Tuo had the chance to kill them before leaving the neighborhood, he wouldn't hesitate to do so.

He wouldn't mind doing one good deed for the remaining survivors before he leaves...

……

After training for two hours, Chen Tuo and Shu Yao each took an ice bath before putting on their gear.

"The ice left in the freezer can barely last for two more sessions. I'll train again tonight, and starting tomorrow, I'll only be able to train once a day."

Chen Tuo said this while tightening his backpack.

Shu Yao nodded.

"I'll listen to Brother Tuo."

"Are you ready?"

"Ready."

"Set off."

"good!"

The two closed the door and went straight upstairs.

The entire 2nd unit of Building 8, from the 16th to the 21st floor, has now been completely cleaned.

Today is the fifth day since the end of the world began. Although only six floors have been cleared, many things have been put on hold due to various reasons.

The Platinum International building has a total of 31 floors. According to Chen Tuo's prediction, if there are no unexpected events, and the cleaning speed is at least five floors a day, it will be completely cleaned in three to five days at most.

After clearing each floor, Chen Tuo would deliberately tie a rope to the fire door and leave a mark to prevent zombies from wandering down from upstairs and accidentally entering the building, thus creating a potential hazard.

Although the fire door is so strong that it's almost impossible for a zombie to open it, it's always better to be cautious.

After all, besides zombies, there are also people...

Upon reaching the twenty-second floor, the two no longer worked together as before, but instead split up and acted in shifts.

Shu Yao went to 2201 first and pried open the door.

Chen Tuo then walked around the other three doors and knocked on each one.

Except for room 2203, which remained silent, there were sounds coming from the other two rooms.

Back in 2201, the door had been pried open.

Lying on the ground was a zombie that Shu Yao had just killed with a single blow through the cat's eye.

Of course, even though the screwdriver had already pierced the zombie's eyeball and reached the back of its head, Shu Yao still didn't forget to finish it off after entering the room.

The two began investigating 2201.

Another zombie sprang out of the room, but was killed instantly by the two who were already on guard.

Having learned from the previous experience with the child zombie, the two searched even more thoroughly, leaving no stone unturned, even checking under sofas, tables, and behind cabinets.

After confirming that there was no longer any threat, they began searching for useful supplies...

Unfortunately, there wasn't much to take from this household.

With water and power outages now, the range of things we can take with us is even narrower. Apart from fast food and high-calorie items like chocolate and candy to replenish energy, we don't consider anything else.

In the end, when Shu Yao left 2201, she only had a bag of white sugar in her bag.

boom!

2202 was pried open. There were no zombies in the living room, but there were slight noises coming from the two bedrooms, indicating that the zombies were trapped inside.

Chen Tuo and Shu Yao each kicked open the door at the same time.

One of them charged in with an axe, while the other lured the zombie to the living room before attacking.

In less than half a minute, the two zombies died on the spot.

"This is all we've found. It seems that not many of these houses have stored large quantities of useful supplies."

Shu Yao looked at the two chocolates and the can of eight-treasure porridge in her hand and couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.

Chen Tuo, however, seemed quite optimistic. "Most families are currently stockpiling rice, noodles, meat, and vegetables. The things we collect are inherently limited. If we find something, great; if not, we can just treat it as practice for killing zombies."

"That makes sense." Shu Yao nodded. "Even if each family can only take a little, a whole building is enough to fill several suitcases, not to mention if some families are incredibly lucky and have stockpiled a lot of instant food."

"Let's go, next house."

In front of 2203.

Chen Tuo hadn't heard any sounds from here before, but being cautious, he carefully checked everything after opening the door.

However, they found that there was no fast food, not even basic necessities like rice, oil, and salt, and the furniture was covered in a thick layer of dust.

Clearly, this house has been uninhabited for a long time.

The two looked at each other in silence, then turned and left in tacit agreement.

After closing the door, I arrived at the last room on the twenty-second floor.

After opening the door, Chen Tuo specifically asked Shu Yao to step aside so that he could go in first.

The reason was simple: when they knocked on the door to investigate earlier, although they heard zombies inside, the sounds from the zombies in this room were noticeably different from those from the other rooms.

Chen Tuo had a bad feeling.

His intuition told him that there were zombies inside...

has a problem!

……