Chapter Twenty-Seven: Heavenly Reincarnation

The first priority to communicate with a sane gun-wielding zombie is to respect the other person.

Zombies are often misunderstood by ordinary people because of their terrifying looks. Although they don't necessarily harbor ill will towards ordinary people, in order to prevent being harmed by the other party's out-of-control behavior, the zombies' priority in the face of strangers is to disarm the other party and ensure

Self-safety.

And if the stranger shows them the right amount of respect, the zombies tend not to attack. They have generally lived long enough to see too many pointless fights, so they try to avoid the damage that such fights bring.

For the tragic encounter that happened to them, the zombies will eventually have some mind. A very important etiquette is to look at them as equals, and not as ugly monsters.

Xuanzang pointed the muzzle of the gun to the ground and calmly looked directly at the group of zombies, without panic or disdain, just like looking at any ordinary person.

"We have no ill will." He said, "Please don't shoot." ”

A zombie looked at him with gray eyes and commanded, "Then hand over all your weapons." ”

Xuanzang refused: "I'm sorry, we need to carry weapons to prevent accidents." Danger may come from outside of you, especially as this is the case. ”

"It's hard for us to trust a cunning slipper." The zombie said that his companion made an aiming stance.

Wukong and Jing Liuli also refused to lay down their weapons, but because of Xuanzang's instructions, they still didn't make a move, and just confronted the zombies.

Xuanzang still didn't raise his gun, and continued to say to the zombies: "If my two companions want to attack you, even if I take away their weapons, I can't stop them." I'm sure you're all reasonable people, otherwise you wouldn't have asked me questions at all, and you'd have pounced like those madmen on the ground. ”

The zombie's voice finally faltered: "You met them?" ”

"We just had a fight."

The zombie thought for a moment, then raised his hand to his companions and said, "Lay down your weapons." This man has seen the raging monsters, but he can remain calm in the face of us, and we can trust him. ”

Xuanzang thanked him sincerely.

"So, what are you doing here? You should have seen the bodies of the trespassers at the door. The zombie's voice seemed to come from a broken bellows, but his lips were still there, and his words were recognizable.

Xuanzang replied: "We entered this place to chase a fox, not to disturb you. Her fur is red and has nine tails, which is very conspicuous, and you may have seen it before. ”

After a few zombies discussed it in a low voice, one of them nodded, "It is true that some people claim to have seen it once, but everyone thinks they are dazzled." Even if there was such a fox, it would not be easy to find it in the shelter. ”

Another zombie asked, "Is there anything we can do to help?" ”

"It would be nice if the Vault's monitors were back up and running, but that doesn't seem likely right now. As for the other words...... Xuanzang said, suddenly remembering, "After your gate was broken, did you never think of repairing it and closing it?" ”

"There's no need for that. If you can't get in, you can't get in. Those who can come in are useless behind closed doors. ”

"But I need to block the exit now, and let me know if there are any other exits, lest the fox escape again."

The zombie was puzzled: "Why do you go to such great lengths to catch a fox?" ”

I can't tell you she's here to steal, and that's what a few of us do...... Xuanzang thought about it and lied that he was robbed of a water purification chip by a fox, intending to fool him.

The zombie nodded understandingly: "Water, you slippery skin always rely on it. It's a strange fox, and witnesses from last time said it looked like it had a stabilizer in its mouth. ”

"yes, I don't know what the use of her asking for this." Xuanzang echoed.

The zombies told him that there was only one entrance to the vault, and that the two zombies had gone over and sealed it with iron plates. Xuanzang also confirmed with Jing Liuli, and there was no trace of the Nine-Tails during this period.

Looking at the friendly zombie in front of him, Xuanzang couldn't help but wonder. They had deduced that the Nine-Tails had chosen to flee to this vault because there would be something that could threaten them, but now it seemed that everything had gone too well. Aside from a large pile of useless shelter equipment, there are only these zombies that can break their legs with a casual knock, and there is really no danger in sight.

One zombie went back to report the situation, and the rest accompanied Xuanzang and them, searching for the figure of the Nine-Tails nearby. On the way, Xuanzang asked a zombie named Li Jiji next to him about the past of the shelter. The situation he said was similar to what Xuanzang saw in another place, an accident caused a reactor leak, and people who took anti-radiation drugs had abnormal changes, and then the development began to be different.

The zombified inhabitants sparked panic among others, until they found out that the people were not aggressive and sane, and they reluctantly accepted reality. Residents fled shelters and began to look elsewhere for suitable shelters, but progress became slower and slower due to the suddenness of the move and their lack of resources.

Zombies with limited mobility begin to be ostracized by the crowd, and their skin and flesh deteriorate day by day, and even their closest companions begin to fear them. This fear grew into discrimination and eventually into conflict. The zombies' constitution makes them fall behind, and they have no choice but to leave the group.

The rebel zombies decide to find a place to die. However, they found that food and water began to become less and less important, and they seemed to be able to survive without any supplies. In places with high radiation levels, they did not feel a trace of discomfort, but healed the wounds on their bodies.

Despite being the walking corpses, they are still alive, somewhat more accustomed to the world shrouded in radiation fallout.

Realizing this, they returned to the sanctuary and settled there again. For a time, the reactor was back in operation, and the waste disposal was deliberately omitted. Except for some people who really couldn't accept zombification and committed suicide, the rest of the zombies lived a stable life.

However, the good times did not last long, and the former Vault dwellers who abandoned them turned back after learning of the changes here.

"They offered to join you?" Hearing this, Goku couldn't help but ask in surprise.

Li Organic smiled sarcastically: "Life outside is not easy, you have to pay a price in order to survive, right?" Jealousy can become terrible, but not all of them are so crazy, only a part of the radicals. and those of us who are former relatives and friends...... There are so many. ”

"And then, you agreed?"

"It was a difficult choice, it wasn't glory to become zombies, and not so long ago they saw us as aliens and expelled us as humans. In fact, our opinion is not important, they just need to inject a few injections of Radiant in the body and find a high-radiation area to stay. Unfortunately, there is no fixed pattern of variation. ”

Some succeeded, some died, or simply turned into a pile of cancerous pieces of meat. Successful people are not so easily accepted by the first zombies, coupled with the life and death of some relatives, factional divisions, and various factors have led to another armed conflict.

The result is still not surprising, and the shameless people always end up taking the highest place and expelling those who yearn for peace.

"In other words, you were kicked out of here." Goku said, "How did you come back later?" ”

Li Ji shrugged: "We didn't take the shelter, it can be said that we picked it up, and that was another accident." Sometimes you have to admit that there is retribution in this world. It was a long time ago, when there was a plague that swept through the whole world, and none of you experienced it. Let me think about it, it's the new calendar......"

"303 years in the new calendar." Xuanzang said.