Like a huge fireball, when the sun fell to the height of the horizon, a green leather modified car drove into Silvertree City.
Ji'an felt like sitting on pins and needles, and his sight always inevitably drifted to the soldier sitting opposite him. This guy who lifted himself up with one hand, Ji An will never forget the way he looked at himself. There was no anger, no contempt, no violence and no mercy in those eyes. Yes, just as calm as autumn water.
The calmness chills the blacks, which means that Ji An is no different from the corpses on the roadside in the heart of the owner of these eyes. At that time, as long as the thumb and forefinger clasped his throat lightly closed, Ji An believed that it could definitely crush his Adam's apple easily. Even, break his neck.
But it was such a terrifying person, after letting him and the young female companion get into the car, the soldier handed over 20 yuan to Teddy as promised, even though Teddy didn't dare to accept it.
In turbulent times, there are no laws. There is even more disorder in the wilderness. Whoever has the biggest fist is the law. The force shown by Zero can completely drive them out of the car or even kill them, and then grab the car and drive away. But he didn't, he just silently pulled his female companion into the car, and then chose a seat by the window to sit quietly.
Even so, no one wants to be close to zero. Sitting next to him was no easier than sitting next to a corpse wolf.
When the car drove into Silver Tree City, Zero raised his head and looked out the window. Silvertree City is not much different from two years ago. The streets in the city are full of cracks, and the street lights or under a certain stop sign are stained with the blood of people or beasts, which have turned into brown spots due to fading. . The vegetation in the city has disappeared, and the grass in front of the houses is now exposed with dry sand. And in those dark windows, Zero felt that there seemed to be no danger.
It's just that the sense of danger is much weaker than it was two years ago, and it can be seen that the number of monsters or mutated creatures in the city has been greatly reduced.
This reminded Zero of the group of migrating corpse wolves, the monsters in Silver Tree City, and probably more of them had already left this abandoned city. But even so, Zero didn't think it was a good idea to enter the city with a big thorn. Even if this car has been modified, the machine gun on the ceiling of the car can easily tear apart any provocative monsters, and the windows reinforced with iron bars can be responsible for the attack of flexible creatures like living corpses.
The car finally stopped in front of a gas station on the side of the road. Ji An and several other men got out of the car with shotguns and pistols, while the driver Teddy went to check several gasoline tanks. Ling asked Leah to stay in the car, but he got out of the car himself.
Even though it was evening, the temperature on the ground was still frighteningly high, as can be seen from the heat rising from the soles of the feet. Several men in Ji'an subconsciously distanced themselves from Zero, but Teddy, a young man, didn't have much fear of Zero. The young driver took off his peaked cap, shook his head and said, "Damn it, there's not even a single bit of gasoline in the tank."
"Nonsense, the city has been deserted for so long, it's surprising that there is gasoline. But..." Ji An looked at the convenience store at the gas station: "There should be some things that can be used there, such as food or medicine."
He waved his hand towards the convenience store, and several men were about to follow. But Ling blocked them: "I'll go, you protect the car and the woman."
Taking a step forward, Zero turned around again, his gaze as cold as autumn water swept over everyone: "If I find out that you have done anything strange, believe me, I will make you regret it."
After saying that, Zero disappeared into the darkness of the convenience store in Lia's sight.
In the jungle, a bear is stronger than a pack of wolves. In this resource-poor age, teams are far easier to survive than individuals. There is still a long distance to go to Remut, and he will spend some time with people like Teddy during this journey. Deterrence by force alone can only last for a short period of time, and it is extremely unreliable. So if Zero wants them to become companions, the only way is to win their trust and make some contributions.
This is the only way to integrate into the team. Only when you participate in it will everyone recognize you.
Naturally, or just one person, he doesn't need to be so troublesome. But he still took Lia with him. For the sake of the girl's safety, Zero could only do some superfluous things in his opinion.
The convenience store was dark and quiet at the same time. Zero fumbled for the revolver, and in the other hand held a pocket torch for illumination. He groped through the door, and the shop was turned into a mess. Zero picked some food and medicines from the well-preserved cabinets, and whether the items expired was out of his consideration. As long as he brings things back, someone will naturally identify and select them.
The convenience store was not as dangerous as imagined, but when Ling was about to evade, an inaudible sound came to his ears.
The voice came from the lounge behind the convenience store.
Zero walked over, and he gently pushed the door open with the muzzle of his gun.
Behind the door is a small room. The afterglow of the setting sun falls on the window, and the room is shrouded in a dim yellow light.
What catches the eye is a photo frame, which is not big. The photos inside have faded, but it's not hard to see that there is an elderly couple in the photo leaning together lovingly. This is simple and unadorned happiness.
Under the photo frame is a single bed, on which lies the corpse of an old woman. The moisture in the corpse was gone, leaving only a skin. The corpse's limbs, wrists and ankles were tightly bound with cowhide ropes. From the messy traces of the body, it can be seen that the old woman had struggled violently before her death.
Beside the bed was an old living corpse. The hair of the living corpse has been completely removed, judging from its appearance, it is the old man in the photo. The living corpse was lying on the ground and could not move because the part below the thigh had disappeared. Even when he sensed Zero's approach, the old living corpse didn't have any desire to attack. He just mechanically dug out the remaining rotten flesh of the thigh, and then put it into his mouth to chew.
Zero was very surprised. Mary, who became a living corpse two years ago, remembered her former lover, which surprised Zero. Two years later, a living corpse devouring his own flesh and blood touched a soft place in Zero's heart again.
Judging from the complete body of the woman's corpse, Zero knew that this old living corpse would rather eat his own flesh than hurt his wife's hair.
Remember the oath before the sacred hall. No matter rich or poor, no matter life, old age, sickness or death, I will guard by your side and never leave you!
Zero sighed secretly, put down the pistol, and took out the dagger. He walked up, and the dagger swept across a pale yellow rainbow in the setting sun, brushed the throat of the old living corpse, and took off his entire head.
Holding the head, Zero quietly placed it next to the female corpse, and then gently pulled up the quilt under the bed to cover them.
In this way, you can sleep forever. Like the countless nights many years ago, hugging each other and sleeping until the end of time!
After doing all this, Zero silently exited the room and the convenience store.