Encountering Survivors

Li Mu Chuan slowly and quietly made his way toward Computer City.

The ground was littered with scattered items—packing boxes, paper, plastic bags, and more.

Carefully avoiding the shards of glass, Li Mu Chuan soon spotted a store packed full of all kinds of computers.

There were enormous monitors, incredibly thin ones, and even curved screens.

Though he had not powered them on to see how well they worked, just looking at their designs and impossibly slim forms made Li Mu Chuan's heart race.

Just looking at the screens, he found them beautiful.

Li Mu Chuan greedily took a few more looks before starting to search through the other components.

Processors, RAM sticks, power supplies, graphics cards, and so on.

Li Qingxiao needed a fairly powerful computer, so Li Mu Chuan put some effort into comparing the components one by one and picked out the better ones.

But selecting them took quite a bit of time.

After more than half a day had passed, Li Mu Chuan finally left with the components, satisfied with his haul.

However, as Li Mu Chuan carried the armful of items back toward the Gold Shop...

A figure in the distance fixed his gaze on him.

He drew his bow and nocked an arrow.

Whoosh!

With a faint sound, Li Mu Chuan, laden with computer components, fell to the ground.

Everything in his hands scattered across the pavement.

Tan Shunming hurried over, his face filled with excitement.

That guy had been carrying so much stuff—it had to be food!

He had only just come out to look for something to eat today, yet he had already run into such prey.

Suppressing the cheers rising in his heart, Tan Shunming quickly approached.

But when he leaned in for a look, his expression changed drastically.

The things this guy had taken were actually all computer components!

"Is this guy insane?!"

Tan Shunming cursed angrily. How long had it been since the zombie outbreak? Did this guy even know?

Someone was still running around collecting computer components at a time like this? Was there electricity for him to use? Was there internet?

How was that any different from robbing gold from a Gold Shop?

Tan Shunming had never imagined that what this guy was carrying would not be food.

Filled with unwillingness, Tan Shunming stepped closer to inspect him carefully and make sure he truly did not have even a scrap of food.

Besides, he needed to retrieve his arrow. In the apocalypse, they were hard to replace and were consumable supplies.

But after examining him closely, he only grew more disappointed.

It was all computer components. There was not a single thing to eat.

Tan Shunming muttered a curse and stepped forward to pull out the arrow still embedded in the other man's body.

But the next moment, the figure lying before him moved.

The corpse on the ground suddenly twitched. Then a flash of white streaked past, instantly slicing open Tan Shunming's throat.

Ghk... ghk...

Tan Shunming desperately covered his neck with his hand, trying to keep his blood from pouring out so quickly.

He stared at Li Mu Chuan in utter disbelief. He could not understand it—his arrow had struck so accurately, so why was this guy not dead?

He had done this countless times before. As long as he hit the right spot, even if the target remained alive, they would be unable to move.

Li Mu Chuan's face was pale. He held a steel bar in his hand, with a Fruit Knife attached to its end, still stained with blood.

An arrow remained firmly embedded in Li Mu Chuan's body.

Knowing Tan Shunming was as good as dead, Li Mu Chuan still watched him warily. Only after the man collapsed to the ground, convulsed, and died did he hurriedly gather the components and leave.

Not long after Li Mu Chuan left, zombies from the surrounding area began slowly following the scent of blood toward the scene.

Once they discovered the corpse on the ground, more and more zombies gradually gathered.

Before long, the street was crammed full of zombies.

Li Mu Chuan staggered back to the Gold Shop with the components. When he reached the second-floor door, he knocked.

Hearing the sound, Li Qingxiao hurried to the door and looked through the peephole.

The moment she saw Li Mu Chuan, joy filled her heart, and she quickly opened the door.

But then she immediately saw the arrow lodged in his body, and her lovely face changed color.

"What happened? Did you run into other survivors?"

Li Qingxiao hurriedly took the things from Li Mu Chuan's hands and set them down, then helped him inside and quickly shut the door.

She hurriedly fetched the first-aid kit.

Li Mu Chuan's face was somewhat pale. "I ran into someone. He shot me with an arrow."

The lingering fear still churned in Li Mu Chuan's heart. If he had not been carrying the computer case, which had shielded his head—

And if he had not been wearing specially made clothing, that arrow would definitely have killed him!

With red-rimmed eyes, Li Qingxiao fetched her tools and cut open Li Mu Chuan's clothes.

The arrow had sunk several centimeters into Li Mu Chuan's body, blood continuously flowing from around the wound.

"Bear with it. I need to pull the arrow out, but I'll have to do a minor operation first. Just bear with it."

Li Qingxiao had performed a few such minor operations at Blackstone Base, and she hurriedly began disinfecting Li Mu Chuan's wound.

Li Mu Chuan listened without saying a word.

The cool alcohol spread around the wound. Knowing that the operation was about to begin made Li Mu Chuan's scalp tingle.

Every hair on his body stood on end.

There were no conditions to administer anesthetic right now. Otherwise, Li Mu Chuan definitely would have demanded it.

After sterilizing her tools, Li Qingxiao stared at Li Mu Chuan's wound and began cutting.

The harsh sensation of the knife slicing through flesh made Li Mu Chuan's entire body tense instantly, which only intensified the pain.

Sweat immediately seeped out all over Li Mu Chuan's body.

Li Qingxiao moved quickly. She soon removed the arrow, then began stopping the bleeding, cleaning the wound, and disinfecting it.

Yet Li Mu Chuan knew that stitching it up came next.

He desperately wished Li Qingxiao would finish immediately, but when he truly felt her begin stitching his wound, the pain still made the veins bulge on his forehead.

A moment later, Li Mu Chuan finally heard Li Qingxiao say that she had finished stitching him up.

Li Mu Chuan heaved a sigh of relief and lay there, not wanting to move at all.

Li Qingxiao sprayed disinfectant by the door to keep zombies from tracking the scent and finding them.

"How do you feel? Any better? Is there anywhere that feels uncomfortable?"

Li Qingxiao sat down beside Li Mu Chuan, checked his wound, and asked him carefully.

Li Mu Chuan forced out a smile, then shook his head.

"I'm fine. I probably won't die."

Seeing Li Mu Chuan in such a miserable state, Li Qingxiao was overwhelmed with guilt. If she had known this would happen, she would never have let him go out.

"Hurry up and start setting up the computer. I want to see sooner whether you can develop the serum."

Li Mu Chuan tugged at the corner of his mouth and urged her to get started.

After confirming that Li Mu Chuan was alright, Li Qingxiao nodded and began assembling the computer.