20 per cent for option I, 73.3 per cent for option two and 6.7 per cent for option three.

……

[Option 2]

[Call Yan Futi and Rhubarb together]

Description: Return to the fourth floor and bring your companions back to the second floor to fight

……

These people are likely to have blockers on them.

This information is worth Zheng Zhuo's risk.

And the companion ......

Yan Futi's foot was injured. But it's certainly better to have a companion than not to have one.

Zheng Zhuo looked at the fallen corpses of Zero Three, quietly squatted down, and left the depths of the second floor.

He returned to the escalator and walked around the zombies there.

He was now able to master his safe distance from zombies relatively well.

He went back to the fourth floor.

Yan Futi is trying to see if his bandaged foot can walk.

When he saw Zheng Zhuo come back, his eyes widened.

"I didn't hear any gunshots." He said, "How did you get up?" There are a lot of zombies down there, right? ”

"Hmm...... Belch. I have some tips for stealth. You see, it's better to save a little bullet. ”

Zheng Zhuo passed vaguely.

“…… Does stealth work on zombies too? This is the first time I've heard of ......."

Yan Fu chewed on the tobacco leaves and muttered to himself.

But the young woman probably understood what was going on.

"The zombies took you as a companion?" Rhubarb looked at him and asked.

(It seems to be.) But if I get too close, or attack them, they'll still attack me. Zheng Zhuo replied in his heart.

"Wouldn't it be better to let them bite again?"

“（…… Are you kidding, or are you serious? ）”

"Half and half."

Rhubarb leans next to the glass in the shopping mall, looking down.

"I heard you say you've found [blockers]."

Ah yes.

Zheng Zhuo came back to talk about it. He immediately opened his mouth and said to Yan Futi:

"I've found [the blocker]."

"Oh? In this kind of place? ”

"There are several bodies on the second floor that have been dead for a long time. I saw a broken [blocker] tube over there. But there are some very small zombies around there......"

He told the story as it was.

"I haven't seen it. The zombies in this place are a bit weird. ”

Yan Futi said with a shotgun on his back.

"Let's go. We need blockers now. ”

……

With one person and one dog with him, Zheng Zhuo returned from the fourth floor to the second floor, and slowly approached the place where he left.

This time, he advanced with a flashlight, so that Yan Fu, who had inconvenient legs and feet, held a shotgun and aimed in an open area.

"There's a little thing in there."

And the young woman was responsible for reporting him.

"As you said, it's only half the size of a normal zombie. The calories are high though. ”

(What does it mean to be high in calories?) ）”

Literally. Don't ask me for more details, I'm just reading out what is on [Discovery]. ”

“（…… ）”

"Okay. I guess it's a lot of movement and a lot of strength...... Something like that. The muscle group is very active. Otherwise, it will breathe fire. ”

(It's a bit of a big gap.) ）”

Zheng Zhuo slowly approached the passage while communicating in his heart.

Only one is still easy to do.

He walked in reassuringly, and soon, he saw the corpses stacked on top of each other again.

And the thing that was bouncing on the corpse.

The light of the flashlight hit its head. Zheng Zhuo saw its appearance clearly. It was a shrunken zombie. Its eyes bulged outward, its mouth drooled with green saliva, and its belly was swollen and bloated.

Zheng Zhuo held a flashlight, vigilant.

The other party was illuminated by the flashlight, and there was no reaction at first.

A few seconds passed.

All of a sudden.

“！”

The little zombie jumped up without warning! It pounced on Zheng Zhuo -

Meanwhile.

Bang!

Yan Futi fired. The bullet hit the little zombie's head with precision.

Green and white things are splashed everywhere.

Under the blow, the little zombie did not move.

“…… It's so weak. ”

Yan Futi was stunned for a moment, and so was Zheng Zhuo.

They all looked solemn. After all, there was a precedent for big zombies, and they didn't dare to slack off, thinking that it would be a tough battle.

However, this zombie is weaker than the average zombie.

“……”

Zheng Zhuo was alert to the direction of the little zombie and quickly ran towards the corpse on the ground.

Many of them have been ossified. He flipped through their jackets and coats as quickly as he could.

Lighters, knives, flashlights......

"There it is!"

Zheng Zhuo found two [blockers] that had not been broken yet!

He slipped them into his pocket.

Next......

The underneath the corpse of the little zombie has not been turned over.

He reached out very, very cautiously.

Fearing an accident, he even opened the panel of the [Collective Subconscious] in case he couldn't contact the young woman.

However, at this very moment.

He saw [Quick Prep] flash for a moment.

Well?

What do you mean? There are preparable things around.

Zheng Zhuo hesitated and opened the [Appraisal]. He swept across the field.

【Identification】When looking at the little zombie's head, there was movement.

……

[Item: Cluster Mutant].

……

“…… No way. ”

Zheng Zhuo slowly, slowly...... Reach out with resistance.

He brushed the little zombie's head away.

There's a green lump in there.

“…… Ha ......"

Zheng Zhuo's throat moved. He held his breath and grabbed the tumor with his hand.

Sticky. Very disgusting feel.

He pulled it out with all his might.

From experience, he knew that monster material was the hardest to obtain.

However, it is also disgusting.

After taking out the [Cluster Mutant], Zheng Zhuo immediately picked up a piece of cloth on the ground and wrapped this thing.

"Zheng Zhuo?"

Probably seeing that Zheng Zhuo had not moved for a long time, Yan Futi asked behind his back.

"It's fine!"

Zheng Zhuo responded.

"Found two [blockers]! I'll take another look at ......."

That's when it happened.

"Come back soon!"

Barking! Barking!

The voices of rhubarb and the young woman suddenly rang out together.

This was followed by a rumbling sound.

All the walls vibrated together. There's something running inside the pipe.

"What is ......?"

"Going!"

Zheng Zhuo stuffed the [Cluster Mutant] into his backpack and ran backwards, pulling out his gun as he ran.

And behind him, deep in the aisles of the shopping mall, there was a creaking, crunching sound.

It's like something is squeezing out of the entrance and exit of a water pipe.

Moreover, there are a lot of them.

"Oops!"

First, the sound of a slime-like object hitting the ground.

Then, the voices joined together.

Zheng Zhuo looked back, and the scene in front of him almost made him desperate.

There are countless small zombies that are exactly the same as the one just now, spitting green water and pouring out of the passage.

"Fuck! That's too much! Yan Futi shouted outside. He wasn't going to fight at all - he was already with a shotgun on his back and ready to run away.

But his feet are not very good.

Zheng Zhuo wants to solve the current situation, but these zombies are too numerous and small, so it is too difficult to deal with!

See, they are still coming from behind......

What should I do?

……

【Question】

[What should I do next?] 】

[Option 1]

[Zheng Zhuo, who can avoid being discovered by zombies to a certain extent, attracts attention, lures away the little zombies, and tries to find a chance to escape]

[Option 2]

[Run above the shopping mall with Yan Futi and Rhubarb, take advantage of the fact that it is difficult for zombies to go upstairs, and get rid of them as much as possible]

[Option 3]

[Run to the square below with Yan Futi and Rhubarb.] As long as you can get in the car, you can drive out.]

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