Ch13 - Nighttime

After the discovery of snowflakes and the descriptions of crystal nuclei by the supernatural beings who have cooperated with the base, Wei Xuan judged after long-term observation and analysis: First, things like ‘snowflakes’ seem to be forming after that weird heavy snowfall on the first day, it formed naturally deep underground. Second, ‘snowflakes’ seem to have the same effect as crystal nuclei for zombies. Third, ‘snowflakes’ can also be absorbed by ability users to replenish mental power.

Since the effect of this thing is no different from the crystal nucleus in the zombie’s head, why let Du Hang eat those disgusting things? It’s better to dig these clean-looking ‘snowflakes’ from the depths of the ground and eat them.

After all, zombies can be regarded as the same kind no matter what, and eating the crystal nucleus in the heads of the same kind is always bad, isn’t it? And that weird heavy snow not only caused the appearance of zombies, but also made these weird snowflakes, so it doesn’t seem to be a big problem no matter which one you absorb, right?

Wei Xuan once heard another explanation for zombies in the base. Some people thought that if a person mutated into a zombie, then if he didn’t eat a bite of human flesh after he became a zombie, it would be very dangerous. They would naturally decay and disappear after seven to ten years. Therefore, there was a rumor in the base at that time, thinking that human beings should stay in the wall for seven to ten years and slowly accumulate strength, and after the zombies outside died naturally, they would be able to take back the former territory smoothly.

In this way, if zombies, especially Du Hang, are allowed to absorb the energy in the snowflakes continuously, then they should be able to survive for a long time, right?

Wei Xuan always felt that when zombies eat people, what they want to eat is not human flesh and blood, (because they can’t absorb nutrients through the digestive system anymore) but they want to get some kind of ‘energy’ from human bodies, just like the energy contained in crystal nuclei and snowflakes.

It’s just that the zombies don’t attack each other when their heads are intact. They can only feel the energy contained in the crystal nucleus after the death of the same kind, and after the head is broken, they will pick up the crystal nucleus in the head of the same kind and eat it.

And those strange ‘snowflakes’ will seep into the soil again after a heavy snowfall every once in a while, and slowly condense into a snowflake crystal. So after finding Du Hang in this life, Wei Xuan took advantage of the time and dug holes, looking for snowflakes that might have condensed.

He has not wasted the last two weeks. In addition to collecting supplies and planting crops, he also dug up two small bags, enough for Du Hang to eat for a long time.

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He put the bag away and put it back in his backpack. Wei Xuan then closed his eyes and prepared to rest. The noon sun hits the outside of the heavy curtains, and it can’t shine in at all, this is because Wei Xuan has recently adjusted his biological clock so that he is awake at night, so he used the thick winter curtains found in the closet.

When Wei Xuan gradually fell into sleep, Du Hang, who was sitting quietly beside the bed, suddenly turned his head. He seemed to first turn his head to look in the direction of the bustling high-end residential area at this time. Wei Xuan was in a deep sleep at this time. Then Du Hang bent down as if he was studying something, and sniffed near Wei Xuan’s neck.

It was a familiar smell, a very familiar smell that allowed him to settle down.

It was similar to the smell of the creatures that Wei Xuan didn’t allow him to get close to, but he didn’t want to tear him apart or destroy him at all.

This feeling of reassuring him is especially obvious every time he encounters those creatures outside that make him irritable.

After imitating the appearance of the sleeping man on the bed, and slowly closing his eyes, Du Hang still maintained the posture of bending down and leaning his head against the side of the sleeping man’s face, ‘sleeping’ for a whole night.

When Wei Xuan opened his eyes, he found a round, black spherical object in front of him that startled him, but when he moved, it seemed that the object also felt his movement and lifted up from his chest. Only then did Wei Xuan discover that the black ball was actually a zombie he had raised for about two weeks——Du Hang.

Big eyes and small eyes, one can blink and the other can’t. After staring at each other for a long time, Wei Xuan, whose eyes were a little sore and fully awake, rubbed his eyes in doubt, frowned and looked at the unclear face in the dark room, and confirmed that his eyes were still as stiff as a zombie’s and that there was no sign of humanity at all. He sighed regretfully, sat up from the bed, and asked casually: “What’s wrong? You don’t want to eat meat suddenly, do you?”

Same as every time before, Du Hang just stared blankly. Looking at him, there was no sign of being able to speak and answer. Of course, when Wei Xuan asked this sentence, he didn’t feel that he could get any response at all. Contrary, if Du Hang could respond to him, then he would get started.

His hand was still being held by Du Hang at this time, but when Wei Xuan sat up and lifted the quilt, Du Hang, who was used to Wei Xuan’s behavior pattern, immediately let go of his hand reflexively, and then watched him rub his eyes and scratch his head casually. He walked out of the room and went to the bathroom to wash up.

Now, most places in the urban area have no water supply. Of course, this is not everywhere. Wei Xuan has seen traffic accidents in many places that caused water pipes to burst, and they are still spraying water.

Scooping water from the bucket prepared in advance to wash, Wei Xuan looked at the increasingly dusky sky outside and started to deal with the breakfast after getting up in the ‘morning’ – instant noodles.

Although he didn’t deliberately collect them, Wei Xuan could go to far more places than the survivors because of his special ability, and he could go through many streets and shops full of zombies. It is time-saving and simple to take some instant noodles home from a place where zombies are densely populated to solve the ration problem. In the early days, those troublesome foods are more likely to attract attention. It is better to eat instant noodles.

Because the gas has been turned off, Wei Xuan is using an electric stove at this time. As for the source of electricity – just look at the two solar panels on the roof. These things are much more convenient and trouble-free than collecting wood as he used to in his previous life. Wei Xuan still remembers the composite wood he found before, lighting it once is like experiencing a poison gas attack. Before, people usually used these things as furniture. It must be because everyone’s vitality was strong enough that they didn’t get poisoned by them.

There were faint sounds of gunshots, and of something collapsing, and the roar of cars that hadn’t been heard for a while came from the streets around this community.

He glanced out of the window in a little surprise, poured the cooked noodles into a bowl, and looked out while eating – on the street east of the community, at this moment, he saw a dozen cars drive by!

These cars have all kinds of modifications, but some of the thin-skinned cars have a lot of hit marks, and there are many jeeps and off-road vehicles mixed in the middle of the team, which look very strong and durable.

Wei Xuan turned his brain while eating, guessing that these people should have heard the sound of military vehicles entering the city, so they wanted to take the opportunity to come out to seek help, but the military people came quickly and left just as quickly. And these people moved a bit too slow, as they lived in a neighborhood with a high zombie population.

No matter how strong these vehicles are, they don’t have such thick armor that can withstand the attack of crazy zombies, so they can only find their own way to leave.

The number of convoys that Wei Xuan sees now is relatively large, and they escaped from their homes relatively late. But at that time, because Wei Xuan was sleeping, he didn’t notice it.

After eating instant noodles, wash the dishes and chopsticks. Standing again and pulling Du Hang out to confirm the situation, Wei Weixuan decided – not to go out tonight.

Not going out does not simply mean not going out to collect things and organize supplies, but not even going out of this building. Originally, when he found out that troops were entering the city this afternoon, Wei Xuan wanted to use the nighttime to plant in the community, but now that there are cars that may pass by to escape from the city at any time, he simply dismissed this thought.

After all, although he has supernatural powers, he is still an ordinary person in other respects. He does not have the ability of night vision at all. If he goes out to work in the middle of the night, he needs some light, right? If he went out to collect things as before, he would always be shocked when he saw a hideous and terrifying zombie face in a hidden and unexpected place when he was walking outside in the middle of the night.

Now especially, he might walk into a mutated plant if he can’t see, then Wei Xuan wouldn’t be able to live – those things would even attack zombies, so he and Du Hang would probably die together by then, right?