Chapter 11: Neighbors
87_87180If noon is the active period for zombies, then night is definitely their downturn.
Zombies already have poor eyesight, and when night falls, they are no different from blind, and their joints are even stiffer when the temperature drops at night.
It can be said that midnight is the safest time, and it is also the best time for the Adeptus to hunt the crystal nucleus.
Of course, these are only for first-level zombies, and when some first-level zombies are upgraded to second-level, their joints will be more sensitive, their vision will be strengthened, their sense of smell will be terrifying, and they can also "hunt" in the dark.
It's a pity that first-level zombies only appear in large numbers at the beginning of the apocalypse, and at this time, the supernatural ones have not begun to awaken, and ordinary people still have some trouble dealing with zombies, and no one will think that this group of ugly guys still has treasures hidden in their heads.
It's disgusting to open your brain or something, okay, but anyone who is not a pervert will not explore other people's brains in one more move after killing a zombie!
What does this mean?
It means that Lin An has finally ushered in a beautiful era when crystal nuclei are everywhere after five years of hard work, and no one is competing with him!
If he can compete for some energy, before a large number of Abilities awaken and discover the usefulness of the Crystal Nuclei, he can accumulate enough Crystal Nuclei to upgrade to Level 3 Abilities, and he can live in peace for at least the first five years of the end times.
This moment of happiness in the future must be fought for!
As night fell, after eating a hearty dinner supplement, Lin An touched his bulging stomach and decided to go out to digest it.
took out the steel machete he used before from the space, wiped the blade with a clean cloth, and after Lin An stuck to the door and listened carefully to the movement outside the door, he quietly opened the door.
After he saw the things outside the door of his house through the light in the house, the whole person suddenly became angry.
Provocation, *naked provocation!!
I saw a bloody severed foot lying on the ground outside the door, and there was a broken shoe on that foot.
Rao is young man thought that he was calm in trouble, and his forehead also jumped twice, and his eyes wandered around the entire corridor suspiciously.
In Jinshi, if someone dares to throw filth at the door of someone else's house, it means that they want to damage the luck of that family and hinder their family, which is definitely looking for the rhythm of fighting.
It's even more amazing if it's still broken shoes, isn't this a clear implication that the family is engaged in improper relationships between men and women!
Of course, this was not a big deal, but now there are so many corpses, and the living and dead can be seen everywhere, but maybe the living "corpse" Ho Ho accidentally dropped a foot when he passed by.
Of course, it is not excluded that someone did it deliberately, he knew that the sturdy door of his house was placed in the current environment, which was really recruiting, and the people living in the carp pond community did not have any cultural qualifications, but maybe someone was not happy in his heart, and gave him such a bad move.
This kind of thing must not be tolerated, the world is chaotic, he endures it once, and there may be something disgusting waiting for him later.
The zombies in and out of the corridor were almost solved in the morning, and Sherlock Holmes was safe for the time being. Lin was not in a hurry to go out.
He frowned his good-looking eyebrows, stared at the entire corridor, there should be zombie activities in the corridor on the third and fourth floors, normal residents will hide at home and wait for rescue, no one should dare to risk coming down to the first floor to do such a harmful thing.
Listening to last night's movements, there should be only one family left on the second floor, the male and female owners of that family are highly educated, have good jobs, and claim to be civilized people, and they look down on these small citizens, and probably can't come up with this kind of trick to still dirty things at the door of people's homes.
Besides, the man of that family is like a weak chicken, with that small body, it is estimated that he will not dare to be scared by zombies, how dare he take the initiative to provoke others.
Lin An thought of this and gloated, telling them to look down on him, now that the end of the world is coming, he, a stinky worker, eats and drinks spicy food every day to save crystal nuclei, and civilized people guard the little food at home and wait for the government to rescue.
After analyzing the upstairs, Sherlock Holmes. Lin locked his eyes on the closed door of the second room, and a flash of inspiration flashed in his mind - someone moved in this morning!
It must have been the bastard in the second room!!
Mr. Bastard in the second room silently wiped his hands and entered the corridor from the outside, and confronted the young man with some surprise.
Coincidentally, it's really fateful.
Huo Cheng has a good impression of the young man in front of him, he knows the current affairs, he is neat, and his heart is very small, this kind of person is not annoying at any time.
Huo Cheng is no exception. He just wanted to say hello to this temporary new neighbor, but before he could open his mouth, he heard the other party ask in an inappropriate tone, "Did you get it?" β
Following the young man's sparkling eyes, Huo Cheng moved his gaze to the ground at the door of the third room in confusion
Huo Cheng:
He coughed twice uncomfortably, and silently stepped forward to pick up the bloody broken foot that was still wearing a broken shoe, which was really not intentional
Carrying the bloody and fragmented pieces of flesh, the man raised his eyes to look at Lin An, and said something in his heart, so as to ease the atmosphere.
He was expected to live here for a while, and he didn't plan to make enemies with this somewhat reliable little neighbor.
A man is over 30 years old, has a successful career before the disaster, is mature and steady, full of responsibility, and has not started a family.
Such a person's personality often has some humility and childishness, perhaps because the male is confident in his own strength, and he is unwilling to quarrel with the younger, or maybe there are some other things.
For example, Huo Cheng likes men, and he just likes people who are younger than himself, and a young man in his early twenties with a tender and handsome face like this in front of him happens to be within the range of his liking for humility.
It's not that he has to think about Lin An immediately.
For example, a man likes a woman, even if the other party is not his girlfriend, he will habitually take care of the other party more or less when he gets along occasionally, in order to show his gentlemanly demeanor.
Of course, to put it bluntly, it is still biological instinct, and the males are doing something wrong in their hearts, perhaps they subconsciously want to express themselves well, and these objects of care can still develop once they have the opportunity.
It's just that Huo Cheng is bigger here, and the object has changed from a woman to a man, and the young, handsome, smart, and energetic youth has always been the most suitable for his appetite.
Of course, at this time, he still didn't have any crooked thoughts about Lin An, who had just met Lin An twice, but instinctively wanted to take a step back.
Huo Cheng looked at Lin An, Yan SΓΉ's tense face eased slightly, and explained in a deep voice: "I'm sorry, I just cleaned up the house, and I didn't notice that this thing fell at your door." β
As he spoke, he looked at the severed limb that was still bleeding from his hand, and looked at the young man silently.
I'll take care of it.
Lin An obviously failed to have a good understanding with the man in front of him and understand the meaning in the other party's eyes.
The man in front of him called Huo Cheng was not only tall, sturdy and slightly burly, but his face was very oppressive with his mouth pursed and his face was calm, and his dark eyes revealed a faint coercion.
Lin An frowned, angry in his heart, what's the matter, you are still justified in doing something wrong, looking at the master like this!
Huo Cheng saw that he was staring at him and didn't speak, puffing out like a squirrel that had been cut into a nest, he was a little funny in his heart, his expression was relaxed, and just as he was about to take a step forward, Lin An immediately became nervous.
"What are you going to do?" The young man frowned and immediately asked.
Huo Cheng: "Don't get me wrong, I went out and threw this foot." He didn't know what was going on, and subconsciously took a step closer to the young man.
Throw it, throw it, what do you go to me!
The young man stood vigilantly in place like a hedgehog with his whole body exploding, and the man did not understand why he suddenly became nervous, neither advancing nor retreating, so he had to stand in place.
Junlang's appearance was originally a little strict, and he stood there with a calm face and looked at how he looked like he didn't look like he had good intentions.
Fortunately, the man saw that Lin An had some misunderstanding, although he didn't understand why the young man suddenly tensed. However, he had no intention of causing a dispute, and simply stood still and did not speak, to show that he was not hostile.
The atmosphere has indeed eased.
Lin An paused for a few seconds and his brows relaxed, and after confirming that the man intended to wait for him to pass first, he also felt that he was too nervous and made a big fuss.
He couldn't help but blame himself a little, and he also forgot for a while that it was not the late stage of the apocalypse, and there were not so many people with irritable and eccentric personalities under the pressure of survival, and they were inexplicably ingenious. The man in front of him and him were originally strangers, but they had cooperated after meeting in the morning, and there was no conflict, so how would they do it because of such a trivial matter.
Thinking of this, Lin An said a little uncomfortably: "Ahem, no, it's okay, I left beforehand, you can do it yourself." β
After saying that, he turned sideways to avoid the severed limb in the man's hand, jumped down the stairs in two by two with some hurried steps, and slipped out of the staircase without looking back.
The atmosphere suddenly relaxed, as if the tension just now was just an illusion.
Why did it scare him? I didn't do anything, could it be because this Huo Cheng looked at the severed limbs dripping with blood in his hands, and he was puzzled.
Compared with the other party's crisp and neat hacking of those monsters in the morning, it doesn't seem like he's afraid of these.
Huo Cheng stayed where he was, glanced at the broken foot in his hand with some confusion, and then looked at the back of the young man who left in a hurry, and inexplicably wanted to laugh.
It's pretty cute.
Lin An slipped out of the corridor, feeling very embarrassed, and patted his chest with some fear.
I don't know what that Huo Cheng did before, his eyes are terrifying.
As a reborn person who has been in the last days for a long time, Lin An has a strong premonition that the other party has killed people - unlike the last days, what kind of good thing can it be to kill people in peacetime?
Even if the other party's attitude is very good, the dark eyes and the appearance of a straight face always make Lin An feel bottomless. The momentum around the man was too oppressive, so he instinctively didn't want to provoke.
This is the sorrow of the auxiliary ability, its own strength is destined to fail, not to mention that compared to the attack ability, it is to meet those ordinary people with strong strength, and you have to be careful when you are on the right.
This is also why many auxiliary departments in later generations may choose to join powerful groups and look for powerful partners to protect themselves.
It's not that some people don't want to be alone, but that is also on the premise that a small life can be guaranteed, zombies are one thing, the most dangerous in the last days, and people's hearts