"Be careful, kid! You've still got a lovely wife waiting for you at home. You can't afford anything to happen to you!"
The Balding Uncle cheered Wang Tao on.
It had to be said that although the Balding Uncle was physically weak and timid, he was still quite kind-hearted.
Wang Tao did not explain much.
"Don't worry, Uncle. Nothing will happen to me. But you mustn't go outside. Just stay active inside the building. It's too dangerous out there!"
"Haha, don't worry about that. I'm timid, so I definitely won't go out. I want to stay alive and reunite with my wife and children!"
The Balding Uncle took out a family photo from his pocket, his eyes filled with longing.
"Then I'm relieved!"
The Balding Uncle did not delay Wang Tao any longer. After saying a few words, he went back upstairs.
Wang Tao came downstairs. Through the window of the security door, he could see several zombies wandering outside.
He waited quietly for a while. Once he saw the zombies slowly move away from the building entrance, Wang Tao took a deep breath and suddenly threw open the security door.
Click! The sound of the security door opening instantly caught the attention of several zombies. Wang Tao did not even glance at them. He shut the door and sprinted toward the distant residential compound wall. "Hahh..."
"Roar—"
Some nearby zombies that spotted him immediately twisted their bodies and staggered toward Wang Tao.
Although Wang Tao was running, he did not forget to watch the zombies around him. He had to make sure there were no special zombies capable of stealth, sprinting, or other abilities.
Fortunately, the zombies did not seem particularly fast so far. As long as he was not surrounded, his life would not be in danger.
More than ten seconds later, Wang Tao reached the wall without incident. He planted one foot against the bare wall, jumped fiercely, and grabbed the top with both hands.
"Hey!"
The muscles in Wang Tao's arms bulged as he gave a low shout. Using the sheer strength of his upper body, he hauled the rest of himself up.
Only then did two nearby zombies finally arrive, but Wang Tao was already standing atop the wall. They waved their arms wildly, unable to reach him at all.
Wang Tao suddenly felt that if he used the one-meter-long Steel Pipe Mace on his back to smash the heads of the zombies below, couldn't he slowly wear them all down? They could not reach him anyway...
It might be a good idea, but this wasn't the right time. I'll spare them for now!
Wang Tao did not forget his objective. Finding diesel was the priority; killing zombies was secondary for the moment.
He looked over the other side of the wall. The street was just as he had seen from the rooftop, with hardly any zombies. There were a few in the distance, but they had not noticed him yet.
"Not bad luck!"
Wang Tao lightly jumped down from the wall.
Cracked pavement, Black Blood everywhere, scattered newspapers, government notices, cars burned down to their frames, mottled walls overgrown with moss...
Looking at the apocalyptic ruins along the street, he suddenly felt lonely.
Wang Tao took a deep breath, cast those tangled emotions to the back of his mind, and quietly made his way to the small restaurant across the street, Big Mouth Eats Meat.
The restaurant's glass door was half-open. Inside was a complete mess: many tables, chairs, and stools were damaged, while dried bloodstains covered the floor and walls.
Wang Tao was not surprised by this. He gripped the one-meter-long Steel Pipe Mace in his hand and slowly walked inside.
For this trip, he had brought all three steel pipes: the two fifty-centimeter ones and the one-meter one.
Wang Tao had modified all three weapons.
Of the two fifty-centimeter steel pipes, he had turned one into a long-handled Claw Hammer. It was currently the weapon that felt most natural in his hand.
The other had been stuffed with half a sharpened steel bar, turning it into a short spear.
As for the one-meter steel pipe, he had drilled many holes into it and inserted long nails, converting it into a Wolf Tooth Club.
In more open areas, this one-meter Steel Pipe Mace was more suitable.
After entering the restaurant, he carefully avoided the glass shards on the floor and made a quick circuit around the dining area. He mainly wanted to see whether there were zombies hiding behind the cash register.
He had been ambushed by a sneaky zombie before, so whenever he had the time, he made sure to inspect everything carefully.
Fortunately, there was nothing beneath the register.
Seeing the loose change in the drawer, Wang Tao casually grabbed a handful and stuffed it into his pocket.
This trip had already not been wasted.
After checking the street behind him and confirming that no zombies were coming, Wang Tao gripped the Wolf Tooth Club and entered the kitchen. The kitchen was also a mess and had been thoroughly looted, though there were no bloodstains.
This small restaurant had two doors. One was the front entrance he had just used, while the other was a small side door. Beside the side door was a bedroom for resting, and outside was an alley.
The small door stood open. Outside was a domestic White Pickup Truck with most of its protective film still intact. It was Boss Li's vehicle.
There definitely was fuel in the truck. Wang Tao had seen Boss Li refuel it that day.
But this raised another question. Since Boss Li's truck was still here, that meant he had not left...
Wang Tao glanced at the tightly shut bedroom door.
Since the restaurant also served breakfast, Boss Li and his wife generally slept directly in the shop for convenience in the morning.
Wang Tao guessed that either they had been bitten by zombies from outside, infected, and left as zombies, or they had remained in this bedroom and turned into zombies on the first day of the outbreak.
No matter what, they had definitely been infected.
Their fully fueled vehicle was still here. If they had not been infected, they would most likely have driven into the countryside to escape!
The bedroom door was locked, and Wang Tao prepared to pick it.
He had come fully prepared this time. He had brought weapons, some lockpicking tools, food, binoculars, a flashlight, even a small radio, a phone, a Walkie-talkie, and more.
After all, his mission this time was to scavenge supplies. He definitely could not do that without a complete set of tools. Besides, he was tall and strong, so carrying these things did not hinder him.
Click...
After fiddling with the lock for a while, he successfully opened it.
Luckily, it was not bolted from the inside. Otherwise, even the best lockpicking skills would have been useless.
Wang Tao gently pushed open the door and immediately saw a fat figure lying on its side on the bed, facing away from him beneath a blanket.
When he saw the red Health Bar above its head, Wang Tao did not waste a word. He rushed in and savagely swung the Wolf Tooth Club at its head.
Bang! Black Blood splattered.
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"Hahh..."
The zombie let out a harsh roar and tried to turn over. Wang Tao kicked it in the waist through the blanket, forcing it back onto its side.
Then Wang Tao pulled out the Wolf Tooth Club and struck three more times in succession.
Splurt!
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"Huh? Another sneaky zombie?"
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