Hearing that there were zombies inside the house, Yun Xiaoxiao and the others stopped in their tracks.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
Nie Yizhou called out, "Then open the door."<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
"I... I''m scared. They''re in the living room. If I go out, they''ll definitely bite me to death."<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
Yun Xiaoxiao and the others: ......<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
"Let me handle this," said Lu Chen.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
He stepped forward, took out a piece of wire, and began to fiddle with the keyhole at the bottom of the electronic lock.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
After a moment, the door clicked open.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
Xiao Feng and Nie Yizhou immediately looked at him with admiration.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
Lu Chen gestured for Nie Yizhou to grip the door handle while he positioned himself in front of the door.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
He nodded, and Nie Yizhou immediately understood, pulling the door open.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
In an instant, two zombies, one male and one female, lunged out with bared teeth and ws.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
The two zombies were very close to each other.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
Lu Chen kicked the male zombie in front, causing both zombies to stumble back several steps.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
Lu Chen and Xiao Feng, one in front and one behind, plunged their knives deep into the zombies'' heads.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
The four of them checked the house again, and apart from one closed door, there were no other zombies inside.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
The young man they had been talking to earlier must be in that room.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
Xiao Feng knocked on the door.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
"Either youe out yourself, or we''ll kick the door in."<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
Since they were supposed to kill all the zombies in themunity, they naturally couldn''t overlook any ce and needed to check thoroughly.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
They didn''t want to waste time and energying backter.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
As soon as Xiao Feng finished speaking, a clean-cut, schrly-looking young man opened the door.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
He looked at the four of them warily.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
"What... what do you want?"<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
Xiao Feng impatiently brushed past him, peering into the room.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
"Nothing here."<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
Hearing this, Yun Xiaoxiao and the others turned to leave.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
Even as they walked out the front door and closed it behind them, the clean-cut young man still hadn''t recovered from his shock.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
He frowned in confusion.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
"Could it be... they really just came in to... kill zombies?"<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
ncing at the empty apartment, the young man looked towards the closed front door.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
Staying here would only lead to certain death, and those people clearly weren''t ordinary.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
Perhaps following them was his only chance for survival!<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
Having made up his mind, the young man quickly rushed out after them.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
"That guy is following us," said Nie Yizhou, looking back after hearing footsteps behind them.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
They saw the clean-cut young man cautiously trailing behind them.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
"Let him follow if he wants. As long as he doesn''t get in the way, we''ll ignore him," Lu Chen said coldly, ncing back briefly before turning away.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
Afterwards, they went to the third and fourth floors.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
On the third floor, there were two apartments. One was covered in blood stains with the door open, but empty inside.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
The other apartment had a lone elderly resident, but the old person had already starved to death.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
On the fourth floor, both apartments were full of zombies.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
One was a family of three, with the child still an infant. The mother''s nipples had been bitten off, likely by the suddenly mutated zombie baby while breastfeeding.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
The husband''s arm had an adult''s bite mark, probably infected when he tried to intervene after hearing his wife''s cry of pain.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
The other apartment seemed to have housed a young couple, or husband and wife, or perhaps some other intimate rtionship.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
Both werepletely naked, and one of their faces had been bitten beyond recognition.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
When the mutation urred, the two were likely engaged in some form of intimate activity.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
After dealing with these zombies, they arrived at the sixth floor.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
The apartment on the left side of the sixth floor was empty, with nothing inside. It appeared to be uninhabited.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
Then, they went to the other side.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
Surprisingly, this time the door opened extremely quickly from the inside.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
The one who opened it was a girl.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
She looked to be about seventeen or eighteen years old, delicate and alluring, with an air of innocence.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
"It really is you!" Zhang Qing said excitedly.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
"I saw you killing zombies downstairs from the window earlier. I knew you''de to save me. I''ve been waiting for so long!"<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
As she spoke, she started to cry.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
"Please, take me with you. I''m so scared being here alone."<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
She cried pitifully, tugging at one''s heartstrings.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
"Are there any zombies inside?" Nie Yizhou asked.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
Zhang Qing''s eyes flickered for a moment, then she quickly shook her head.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
"No, there aren''t."<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
She nced at the cold Lu Chen, then at the unapproachable Xiao Feng, before finally settling her gaze on Nie Yizhou, who looked slightly more approachable.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
She looked at Nie Yizhou with pure, innocent eyes.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
"Big brother, let''s leave quickly. It''s so dangerous here."<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
"No rush, we''ll check first," said Nie Yizhou as he walked past her and entered.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
But the girl suddenly blocked his way, looking panicked. She forced a smile.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
"There really aren''t any zombies inside. There''s no need to waste time checking. I..."<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
Before she could finish, she saw a small figure walk past her.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
She became anxious and tried to grab Yun Xiaoxiao, but was blocked by a tall figure.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
"What are you trying to do?" asked Xiao Feng, looking intimidating.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
Facing the unfriendly Xiao Feng, Zhang Qing''s eyes flickered. She quickly shook her head, putting on a scared and wronged expression.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
The four of them began to check every room in the apartment.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
Suddenly, Yun Xiaoxiao stopped in front of a door.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
There were three corpses in that room!<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
All of them were men!<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
Without exception, they were all tied up with thick ropes.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
Yun Xiaoxiao raised an eyebrow, looking at one man''s arm that hadn''t been covered by his sleeve.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
The arm was basically nothing but bone.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
From the traces of rotting flesh left on it, it looked as if the flesh on his arm had been cut off piece by piece with a knife.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
She walked over and lifted the clothes of the other two men.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
The sight beneath their clothes was horrifying and unbearable to look at.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
It was evident what these three men had endured.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
"Did you do all this?" Nie Yizhou grabbed Zhang Qing''s hand and dragged her into the room.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
Zhang Qing stumbled.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
She covered her face and crouched down, crying pitifully.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
"I didn''t want to, I really didn''t mean to kill them.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
But they were all beasts!<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
They used the excuse of bringing me food to try and take advantage of me.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
I had no choice but to kill them.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
If I hadn''t killed them, I would have been the one vited!"<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
Zhang Qing sobbed, her delicate cries moving enough to stir one''s heart.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
"But why did you have to cut their flesh off piece by piece after killing them, big sister?" Yun Xiaoxiao asked, leaning against the doorframe with her arms crossed, smiling sweetly with a puzzled expression.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
Hearing this, Zhang Qing lowered her gaze, hiding the fleeting resentment in her eyes.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
When she looked up again, she wore a pitiful expression once more.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
"I was so hungry, desperately hungry. There were zombies everywhere outside. If I went out, it would mean certain death. I really had no choice but to...<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
I didn''t mean to do it, I feel so guilty."<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
"Zhang Qing? Is it really you?" Just then, the clean-cut young man who had been following Yun Xiaoxiao and the others at a distance walked to the doorway.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0
Seeing Zhang Qing, he looked incredulous and at the same time, a hint of joy shed in his eyes.<span ss="css-1gz1n0z"><span ss="bg css-i073lf"><span ss="num css-0">0