After more than a day of trekking, Shang Shi and Meng Ying finally saw a city.

Of course, it's just a signpost that shows that there is a city here.

"Finally found the city!" The merchant said happily.

"Hmm......" Meng Ying, who was also delighted, also nodded reservedly, but the nerves that had been tense for two days made her tired, and she didn't have much strength to say anything.

The joy of approaching the target made the merchant speed up a few points and continue along the road.

But the more I walked, the more the merchant felt that something was wrong.

"Why are you so lonely?" The merchant whispered to himself in confusion, but no one answered the question, and only a faint sound of insects echoed on the empty highway.

With doubts, the merchant walked all the way, and as he got closer and closer to the city, the uneasiness in the merchant's heart became heavier and heavier.

It's so silent!

It really doesn't fit the imagination of the businessman for a city that has not suffered the baptism of the cataclysm, it should be lively, and even because of the close proximity to the area where the cataclysm occurred, the city should be more lively because of the large number of refugees, it really shouldn't be like it is now.

Even because of the spread of zombies, the city where the merchant himself is located will not be like this most of the time...... Barren.

"Maybe it's because it's a suburb......" The merchant comforted himself with words he didn't believe in either, and then continued with more and more uneasiness.

Another few hours passed, and the long highway was still silent, but the merchant was more certain of his previous suspicions.

"The city is finished......" said the merchant with helplessness.

Although he had not yet arrived in the city, the words of the merchant seemed to have pronounced the death sentence of the city.

"What's wrong? Xiao Shi ......" Meng Ying on his back woke up faintly at some point, and said in a daze.

"I think we're in trouble again......" The merchant smiled wryly.

Meng Ying looked around suspiciously, and her face changed drastically: "The zombies have spread here?!"

At this time, around the merchant master, I don't know when a few zombies appeared, although the number was not much, and there was no difference compared to the zombies they had seen before, but it made the hearts of the two continue to sink.

After thinking about it, he said: "Could it be that after the border garrison was defeated before......"

Before she could finish speaking, the merchant shook his head and interrupted, "That's not right! When we went ashore, it just happened to collapse, which means that we entered the provincial border at the same time as the zombies......"

"According to the speed of my transformation, even if it is not as fast as when we were in the car before, but at least it is much faster than those zombies who can only walk slowly, and of course those survivors who escaped are the same, it is absolutely impossible for them to get here before us!" The merchant said categorically.

"In other words, this place has been invaded by zombies a long time ago?!" Meng Ying also reflected at this time and exclaimed in a low voice.

"It seems that it is...... "It seems that there is still a long way to go before you can relax." ”

"Let me go, it's better to use the human state next." Meng Ying suggested as she gently jumped off the back of the 'wild boar'.

"Hmm......" the merchant replied, and then slowly transformed into a human form.

Simply eliminating a few zombies that had found him, the merchant escorted Meng Ying and continued to move forward, but he was more careful than just now.

"What the hell is going on...... the merchant thought to himself as he walked.

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Almost at the same time, far away in the city hall where the two businessmen were heading to the city, a middle-aged man erupted with the same questions as the businessman.

"Bastard! Can anyone tell me what the hell is going on?! The roar of anger echoed in the luxurious and empty conference room, but the expression on the face and the trembling timbre showed the owner of the voice, who was in a panic at this time.

"Why has our bustling city become like this in just one day, and has become a ghost place like the one next door?!" The middle-aged man dressed in high-end clothes kept roaring without restraint.

"I'm sorry, Your Excellency the Mayor. We're already trying to track it down......," a slightly younger-looking man said, bowing his head and respectfully.

seems to be an official working in the government, and he may not be a low-level person, but he can only be scolded in front of the mayor.

"Idiot! What's the use of checking now?! Could it be that by investigating the cause, we can turn a city where more than three-quarters of the population has turned into zombies back to its original state?! The mayor jerked the folder in his hand and threw it at the man who had just spoken.

"I'm sorry......" A flash of anger flashed in the eyes of the low-ranking official who was hit, and his hands were clenched tightly, but even if his nails were deeply pierced into his palms, he still endured silently without saying a word.

Looking at his silent subordinates, the mayor suddenly turned his gun around, pointed at a soldier on the side and shouted, "And you, my colonel!" Why didn't I see our valiant servicemen show the combat effectiveness they deserve?! Could it be that the regular army of several thousand people could not withstand some unarmed refugees?! ”

The continuous questioning made the middle-aged officer in military uniform also embarrassed.

Although this is only a mayor, he is only a civilian official, and he should not have interfered in the army, but in the country of the Celestial Empire, from ancient times to the present, it has been a state of civilian domination and military attaché in peacetime, and this city is naturally no exception.

Moreover, since a long time ago, the local governors of the Celestial Empire have been the nominal leaders of the army, even if they do not interfere in the daily affairs of the army.

"I'm sorry, Mayor...... But we have not received any reports of a breach of the line of defense until now. The colonel argued weakly.

But before he could finish his sentence, he was rudely interrupted by the grumpy mayor.

"I don't want to hear this nonsense! Do you notify the local government first when you cross the border illegally?! ”

"But we also don't rule out that these monsters may not just spread through wound contact......," the more the colonel said, the more unconfident he became.

"Then we'll be zombies a long time ago!" The mayor said dismissively.

The colonel was speechless......

After an awkward silence, the silence was suddenly broken by a cold female voice.

"Your Excellency, could it be that there are already zombies or pathogens lurking in the city, but for some reason, it has not broken out until now?"

It was a young lady in professional attire, a tight one-step skirt tightly wrapped around her straight hips, and a women's suit blouse could not wrap up the fullness even if it had a relatively loose neckline.

The dull black-framed glasses can't hide her charming face. The collection of contradictions made people want to tear off her noble coat and ravage her body and mind.

Black stockings, slender legs, and a pair of high heels are simply irresistible.

But the men in the room were clearly not in the mood to enjoy the view.