Lin You never thought that she would see a fresh zombie corpse.
This kind of creatures that seemed to be crowded in the world at the beginning of the end of the world can be said to be extinct now—because their diet is only human beings, and now there are not many living people.
She held back the smell of corruption and took a closer look. The body was emaciated and had no wounds, so it must have died of starvation.
Ordinary zombies are roughly divided into four levels, and above that is the zombie king. The lowest-level zombies are slow in action, have no self-awareness, only have a keen sense of smell and hearing, and have rough skin and thick flesh that are difficult to kill. The crystals on their foreheads are usually gray and contain many flocculent impurities.
According to the law that the higher the level, the clearer and brighter the crystal, the one on the ground can be regarded as at least level three.
Lin You felt a little lucky, if she had met it a few days earlier, it would have been a fierce fight.
Now, she dug out the crystal with her hands, took out the military water bottle she carried with her, and rinsed it. The whole time, she felt the eyes from behind were fixed on her hand.
Lin You couldn't help but turn around: "You want it?"
The crystals carried by zombies and mutated organisms can help improve abilities, and the effect is better with higher levels. After all, it was just picked up on the side of the road. Considering that it might be a neighbor in the future, Lin You didn't mind letting it out.
But Xiao Xiao shook his head, and even took a step back as if he couldn't avoid it.
In this case, Lin You put away her things and continued on her way. This time, Xiao Xiao didn't follow up.
When she followed, Lin You found it troublesome; when she didn't follow, Lin You found it even more troublesome. This woman's behavior is inexplicable. I don't know what she is thinking, so people can't help but pay attention.
Lin You walked another block thinking about Xiao Xiao, and when she was about to turn a corner, she stopped and looked around as if feeling something.
It's too quiet around here. It turned out that even if it was quiet, it was just a desolation without people, and occasionally you could hear the movement of birds and beasts, but now it is silent as if you have stepped into another realm.
There was a slight sense of incongruity in the wind.
A chill ran down her spine, Lin You immediately threw away her luggage and rolled on the spot! Originated from the fighting intuition cultivated between countless lives and deaths, the body has already acted in advance before the brain turns around.
The strong wind blew past with a strong fishy smell, and a second after she left, a ball of red flames suddenly exploded at the original position!
The burning flames swelled with heat waves, Lin You turned her head numbly, and a giant cat-shaped beast as big as a leopard jumped out of the fire, with a vigorous figure and dexterous movements, especially with sparks on its raised long tail.
It is a mutant creature with only supernatural powers.
It is covered with gorgeous fur mixed with golden brown and black, its front body is slightly lowered, its sharp claws are on the ground, and its golden cat eyes are staring at the target urgently, the pupils contracted into thin lines.
As the targeted prey, Lin You tensed her back slightly.
The wound on the left shoulder was aching. She guessed that the bloody smell on her body attracted predators with a keen sense of smell. The mutated creature's pursuit of blood was like a fish thirsting for water. Once it was bitten, it was extremely difficult to get rid of unless it was killed.
The cat-shaped beast let out a low threatening sound in its throat, and stopped after walking half a circle around her, its tail bent slightly, and its hind legs sank to gather strength.
Lin You's attention was highly concentrated, and when she saw this, she quickly squatted down and rolled forward, avoiding the sudden pounce. Her direction was facing the position where the giant beast came, and the moment she passed by, she drew out the dagger tied to her calf and swung it back.
The sharp blade sliced open the soft belly, hot blood gushed out and wet her hands.
The giant beast roared in pain, turned around in mid-air extremely nimbly, spit out a flame ball from its mouth and shot towards it.
Lin You managed to dodge, but was still burnt to hair. The giant beast then charged fiercely again, and she jumped up on the ground to open the distance, and one person and one beast re-formed a confrontational state.
But this time, the injured behemoth was obviously much more irritable, and could not stop growling.
Lin You's right hand was pressed on the ground that had been burned by the flames, and the frighteningly high temperature set off a blister on the palm. But in just a few seconds, the burn marks gradually faded away.
This is her ability - self-healing. It barely counts as an enhancement system.
Although she was not lethal enough in terms of attack, she managed to survive the desperate situation several times.
Lin You pursed her lips tightly, her lake-blue eyes fixed on the giant beast's movements, waiting for its next attack. This mutant creature is still within the range she can handle, although it will suffer some injuries...
At this moment, a sharp and loud howl sounded from the direction she came from, almost piercing the sky—it was a sound that was not human, and it almost made the ground tremble.
Lin You took a deep breath, and her eardrums tingled, as if they were about to burst under the pressure.
The giant beast on the opposite side seemed to be in a worse mood than her. It was majestic and majestic before, its hair was blown all over its body, its ears were folded back, and after whining unwillingly from its throat, it fled with its tail between its legs.
Lin You had a bad feeling in her heart.
Only a more powerful enemy can make a beast fearful.
She swallowed, and slowly turned around...
Behind her, Xiao Xiao hurriedly ran over from the corner of the street carrying a white mass, and stopped a few steps away from her. The hiking hat on her head shook because of her movement and fell off.
Both of them were stunned.
Xiao Xiao's gorgeous snow-colored long hair and the upper half of her face were exposed to the sun without any cover. Ice-blue eyes, snow-white eyelashes and light blue skin, the pure, clear prismatic crystals on the forehead refract light like diamonds, so dazzling that it almost hurts the eyes of others.
That's the sign of a zombie.
Lin You pulled out the gun reflexively, and pointed the dark muzzle at her.
This is the most lethal weapon in Lin You's hands. There are six bullets left. If there is no ammunition to replenish, use one less. She didn't even have the idea of drawing a gun when facing the giant beast before, but she aimed it at the person in front of her—or in other words, a monster longing for the flesh and blood of the same kind in the past.
Possess intelligence, transparent and bright crystals, able to deter and command mutant creatures... This is a zombie king.
Lin You's finger on the trigger twitched convulsively, but did not pull it off for a long time.
She should have shot at the first time, even though she knew that she would not be able to kill a zombie king by herself anyway, but she had to pull the trigger. But in fact, she just pointed the gun at the opposite side without moving.
And Xiao Xiao looked at her, his eyes slowly turned from dazed to calm.
She didn't seem uneasy at being pointed at by a gun, and she had no intention of fighting back, but when she lowered her eyelashes slightly, she seemed to show a little lonely expression.
Xiao Xiao put the thing he was carrying on the ground, pushed it to this side, took two steps back and turned to leave.
It wasn't until the figure disappeared around the corner that Lin You stiffly retracted the gun. She touched the wooden harmonica in her pocket, as if she wanted to dispel the confusion in her heart, she clenched it tightly for a while before releasing it.
What was placed on the ground was a fresh white two-headed bird.
Is it in return for last night's dinner
This idea suddenly came to Lin You's mind. She shook her head, trying to shake off the guilt that she seemed to have done something wrong.
Food can't be wasted, Lin You picked up the two-headed bird, hesitated for a moment, then picked up the mountaineering cap left by the owner, and stuffed it into the backpack.
On the former commercial street, only half of the glass windows of the shops on the side of the street are left, which reflects Lin You's current appearance. A dusty sweatshirt, a white face covered in dust and blood, and short messy hair that was partly burnt.
Lin You cut off the burnt part with a short knife facing the glass window, and it looked even worse.
Not as neat as a zombie.
She unexpectedly thought of Xiao Xiao's long hair that almost glistened in the sun, and laughed self-deprecatingly. Eight years ago, before the end of the world began, she never dreamed that she would still have such a time.
As the time approached noon, Lin You found a room to peel the skin and bones of the two-headed bird, and it was inevitable that he would think of Xiao Xiao again while serving the pot.
Can the zombie king eat anything other than people
Lin You didn't know. The only memory she had of an enemy of this level was the tsunami-like surge of beasts that swept across the sky, and the despair that filled the air and almost turned into substance.
After escaping from the surge, she turned her head and saw the blood-soaked "it" standing on the back of a two-story lion. She casually stretched out her hand and tore open the highest-level power-enhancing system user at that time.
Xiao Xiao... The difference between Xiao Xiao and "it" is too great, even more "human" than some of the humans Lin You met.
… Does she have memories from before she became a zombie
Lin You rewrapped the bandage on the open wound on her left shoulder, and sighed.
The aroma was gurgling again in the pot, Lin You opened the door, and from the corner of her eye, she saw a white shadow flash past. She had no intention of calling the shadow, but just put the half pot of broth and the mountain hat outside the door.
When she opened the door again, there were only clean dishes and chopsticks left outside.
It felt like I was feeding some stray animal.
But if you really want to describe it as an animal, this is also a prehistoric beast of the Spinosaurus level.
After that, it may be confirmed that Lin You has no malicious intentions but just doesn't like to talk to her. When Lin You explores the surrounding area, she can always feel a shadow nearby, and the number of advanced mutant creatures she encounters is also greatly reduced. Strange ingredients, I feel a stable life for a long time.
Because of this, every time she cooks, she has to share half of the pot as a thank you.
After four days of keeping a distance from each other, Lin You finally found a place he wanted.
It is an "L"-shaped bungalow with a small yard on the south side of the town near the edge. The long side is the living room, kitchen and master bedroom, and the short side is the guest room. The building is still well preserved, only the roof needs to be repaired. There is a small river outside the courtyard wall, and there is a mountain not far away.
What satisfied Lin You the most was the porch in front of the house. It is about half a meter wide, because the foundation is so high that the legs can hang down when sitting on it, and the wooden floor is unusable, but it can be relaid.
Perhaps in addition to vegetables, we should also plant some flowers and trees in the yard, so that we can sit and eat here in summer...
Lin You sat down facing the yard.
… Ugh.
Lin You sighed silently.
She found that she was sitting here, and what appeared in her mind was the picture of two people. Although I only had dinner with Xiao Xiao the first time we met, when I imagined it, I could naturally picture her sitting here.
I'm probably not normal anymore.
Lin You held her chin and stared at the courtyard door in a daze... I can't just leave the bowls at the courtyard door from now on, and I'm not really feeding the cats and dogs, so call her to come in for dinner next time.
She thought so, but Xiao Xiao, who showed up on time for every meal these days, didn't come today.
The author has something to say:
The behavior of grapefruit digging crystals is normal in the eyes of humans.
In Xiao Xiao's eyes, it was like digging out a human heart with bare hands, she was stunned.