Chapter 4: Three Years

There wasn't a single trace of humans or zombies on the road. It was a little strange. Could all those zombies have died

off?

That couldn't be right! They should have become a new kind of creature by now, similar to humans yet different. Could

such creatures really be defeated by something as simple as wind and sand?

As I wondered, I walked over. Every now and then, I spotted a few skeletons by the roadside.

Were they zombies that had died of thirst?

In any case, they were all human bones.

There weren't many visible on the road, but I figured most of the zombies were buried beneath this desert, with its meter-deep

sand.

I kept walking, step by step, and the sound of water in the distance grew clearer.

After another three or five minutes, I stood in front of Baotu Spring. I was so thrilled I could hardly describe it. I looked around

to make sure no one was there, then stripped without hesitation and leaped straight into the spring.

Splash!

I scrubbed myself briskly. To my surprise, there were still fish alive in the water, though they were all small.

As I rubbed the mud off my body, the little fish swam right up to me and pecked at the murky dirt falling off my skin.

Hmm... This felt a little weird, but whatever. Getting myself clean and smelling nice was the most important thing right now!

I scrubbed hard and dunked my hair in the water. The little fish and shrimp swam around me, pecking up and down my body,

emmm... Every so often, they'd peck somewhere awkward, too.

Then I slapped the surface of the water, and the whole school scattered in an instant.

I bathed for nearly an hour. Just as I thought