(PS: I only remembered Tesla joined later after seeing readers point it out, so I changed the earlier parts.)
The entire town had become a land of death.
When Fang Zheng followed Theresa inside, all he saw was devastation. Cold wind howled, and the ruined houses decayed like graves that had been left untended for ages. Nearly every living thing on this land had died, and even the earth itself showed a dark brownish-black color, as if it too had perished.
"Hmm..."
Fang Zheng walked over to the wreckage of a car and examined it carefully. The vehicle looked as if it had been abandoned for many years, reduced entirely to a pile of scrap metal. He reached out and lightly wiped the body of the car, then opened the door and began rummaging through the inside.
"What are you doing?"
Theresa turned to look at Fang Zheng's baffling behavior, as though he were scavenging through trash, and immediately frowned.
"Hurry up, the zombies are coming!"
"Oh, then please hold them off first. I need to investigate the situation here."
Fang Zheng did not even turn around. He merely waved a hand at Theresa as he spoke.
"You...!"
Theresa gritted her teeth in anger at Fang Zheng's reply, but she could not say anything. He had clearly said before coming with her that he wanted to conduct an on-site investigation on the battlefield, and she had agreed. It was only natural for him to investigate now... but why did it still make her grind her teeth with irritation?!
"Hmph!"
Theresa snorted and turned away. Then she raised her right hand, instantly bringing the enormous cross on her back before her. In the next instant, the cross nearly taller than she was cracked open with a sharp click, and metal spears