Monster Girlfriend(Apocalypse) 32

Chapter 32

Seeing Xia Yu turn into a zombie, Xia Weishuang was not surprised, because the future had infinite possibilities, and no one knew what terrible things they would encounter.

But the man who had interrupted Xia Yu’s zombification process caught Xia Weishuang’s attention.

It wasn’t because of his ability, nor because of his strange beliefs and mask, but because he was sneaky and looked like he was up to no good.

The location was a certain house in Green Mountain Village, and the time was summer. Xia Yu was wearing the same clothes as today. From the dry ground, the withered grass, and the slanting sunlight, this scene was very likely to appear this evening or tomorrow. If not tomorrow, then it should appear in a few more days. After all, summer clothes were already dirty enough after being worn for two days. Xia Yu probably wouldn’t keep wearing them.

This premonition seemed to have no connection with today’s abnormality, but Xia Weishuang still noticed one thing, that the virus was becoming more and more cruel.

In the past, patients who had zombified to the extent of Xia Yu in the premonition had basically completely lost their minds, but from the expression on his face, he still had his own consciousness.

To let a person experience the process of turning into a monster while still alive, to experience the struggle between reason and madness, this was simply too cruel.

Coming back to her senses, Xia Weishuang sat back on the sofa as if nothing had happened and played a few rounds of cards with everyone.

Hearing that there was gradually some movement next door, Xia Weishuang excused herself to go to the bathroom and left. She climbed up to the rooftop to look at the next door and found that the people were basically fine, just that they all looked lazy and lacked energy.

Xia Weishuang intended to inquire, so she told Xia Yu what she had discovered and asked, “How do the people in the village contact each other now?”

Xia Yu shrugged and said, “Those who are close just stand on the roof and shout. There’s no way for those who are far away. By the way, there’s a big loudspeaker at the village committee. They occasionally shout a few times, and the whole village can hear it, but it’s easy to attract zombies.”

“I see.”

Gradually, various miscellaneous sounds began to appear in the village, as if everything had returned to normal. People did not seem to have undergone any bad changes because of this collective laziness.

Therefore, at three-thirty in the afternoon, a big boy in the front row of houses pushed open the back window and shouted at Xia Yu’s house:

“Xia Yu, Xia Yu, are you there?”

Xia Yu also stood on the second floor and shouted back, “What’s up? What’s the matter?”

That boy was the same age as Xia Yu, named Zhang Wenhao. The two were good friends. He said, “Have you noticed that there are no zombies on the street today?”

Xia Yu shouted, “I’ve been at home, I haven’t noticed. Are you sure?”

Zhang Wenhao shouted loudly, “I’m sure! Otherwise, you wait. We were so loud yesterday, zombies should have run over long ago, but we haven’t seen any now!”

The zombies in the village were either trapped in their houses or wandering around. After all, every household’s gate was tightly locked. Zombies were clumsy and brainless. As long as there weren’t too many zombies piling up, there was no need to worry about them climbing over the walls.

And the people in the countryside had the habit of hoarding food, so they didn’t have to worry about food and drink for the time being.

The two of them waited for a while, and sure enough, they didn’t see any zombies, so they became excited.

“Yuzi, do you think the zombies are finished!”

“How would I know? Maybe they’re really dead for good.”

“Wait a minute, I’ll tell my uncle.”

“Alright, I’ll tell my grandpa and the others too.”

The two of them went back to their respective homes and spread the news. Xia Weishuang and the others also followed them to Grandpa Xia’s house. Seeing the joy on everyone’s faces, Xia Weishuang had to pour cold water on them:

“No one knows for sure if the zombies are completely dead. Don’t let your guard down yet. This thing has always been very active. It’s impossible for them to all die out suddenly.”

From the premonition, not only would the zombies not die out, but the zombie virus would also become more terrifying. It was just that Xia Weishuang didn’t want to reveal her ability to so many people, and it was not good to say directly that she had predicted it.

However, everyone had been waiting for this day for too long. Even if they knew that what Xia Weishuang said was right, they didn’t like to hear it.

Grandpa Xia twirled his mustache and patted his treasured old-fashioned radio, saying, “As expected, we still have to believe the experts. The experts said that when it’s hot, the zombies will rot and die. It’s true. Oh my, the country also said to let us continue to stay at home and wait for rescue. Now it’s good. We don’t have to trouble the country to work so hard. We, the common people, should also start to contribute!”

Second Uncle said with a smile, “That’s right. So many places have been hit by disaster. How long will it take to rely on the country alone? We can’t just wait to be saved.”

“Aigh,” Grandma Xia sighed. “You guys can be happy.”

Thinking of the people who had died in this disaster, she couldn’t be happy. Even if the zombies disappeared, the people who had left would never come back.

The atmosphere here suddenly became a little stagnant. Xia Yu stood up and said, “Um, I was planning to go out with Haozi to take a look. After all, what my sister said is right. We have to confirm it again. Wenxuan, do you want to come with us?”

Xia Wenxuan was Aunt Xia’s son, the only other young man here.

“No, no,” Xia Wenxuan quickly shook his head. “I just burned my hand yesterday. I have no strength!”

Xia Yu pouted and didn’t ask him anymore. He said, “Everyone, wait at home for now. I run fast. I’ll go out and take a look. If the zombies just happen not to have come over, it would be too dangerous for everyone to go out.”

This was indeed a reasonable arrangement, and everyone had no objections. However, besides Mi Lele, the rest of Xia Weishuang’s group also wanted to go out, so the number of people going out suddenly increased.

Originally, Second Uncle wanted to persuade them to rest more at home, but when Xia Weishuang and Xia Qingxue agreed readily, he was helpless.

Obviously, these two girls were good at agreeing verbally, but what they actually did was not up to others.

“Young people are brave. It’s good to go out and get some exercise,” Second Aunt was quite open-minded. “Just be careful.”

So the few of them took their weapons and went out together. The weapons of the farmers were much more grand and imposing than those self-made broomstick knives. Xia Weishuang was given a long-handled pickaxe. With a few swings, it cut through the air, and one could tell that its attack power was not bad.

Zhang Wenhao came out with them. After seeing them, he couldn’t help but wink at Xia Yu and whisper, “Not bad, you. When did you get to know so many pretty girls?”

Xia Yu rolled his eyes. “Don’t overthink it. One of them is my sister, one is my younger sister, one is my sister’s… girlfriend, and I don’t even know the other one.”

“Your sister… oh, I see.” Zhang Wenhao made an “okay” gesture and asked, “Which one is your sister’s girlfriend?”

“Why are you asking so many details?” Xia Yu said warily.

Zhang Wenhao: “I’ll first eliminate the three wrong options. Then I can go after the remaining one, right?”

Xia Yu: “…I think you’re a toad trying to eat a swan. Behave yourself. Be careful a zombie doesn’t suddenly come out and bite your butt.”

Zhang Wenhao chuckled and stopped joking.

Xia Weishuang walked in front, observing the side of the road as she walked. She had heard the voices behind her. Although they had lowered their voices, she could still hear some. But she was not in the mood to joke with others. As long as the other party was not particularly excessive, she couldn’t be bothered to argue.

Compared to irrelevant people, Sang Lu was more of a headache for her.

For some reason, Sang Lu swayed and walked in front of Xia Weishuang. Once or twice was fine, but after many times, Xia Weishuang found it strange. “Sang Lu, what’s wrong?”

Like a child trying to get its parents’ attention, always hovering in front of the adults.

Sang Lu looked at her faintly and remained silent.

Xia Weishuang didn’t know what she was trying to express, so she could only hold her hand and squeeze it, saying, “Be good.”

The few of them walked around the street between the two houses. During this time, Xia Weishuang asked Xia Yu and the others if any of their families had a large water tank with lotus flowers planted in it. Both of them said they didn’t know.

And after they were done, they indeed didn’t find any trace of zombies.

“Strange. Even if the zombies are all dead, they can’t have disappeared,” Ke Xiaoxiao bit her finger and said thoughtfully. “They should have fallen randomly on the side of the road. Or is it that there are fewer zombies wandering outside in the village, and most of them are locked in their houses?”

Xia Yu didn’t know why this was the case either. He said, “We’re almost at the village party secretary’s house. Why don’t we go and ask him?”

“Okay.”

The village chief of Green Mountain Village had unfortunately passed away. At present, it was the village party secretary who was leading everyone through the difficult times. Xia Weishuang and the others didn’t know where the village party secretary’s house was, so they let Xia Yu lead the way.

When they arrived at his house and knocked on the door, they communicated.

The village party secretary, who was in his fifties, pondered, “Actually, I’ve also noticed this. But for now, it’s better to be calm and not be impulsive. You have to know that many times, it’s impulsiveness that ruins things.”

Xia Yu scratched his head and asked, “Then should we continue to stay at home?”

“No, no, you guys come in first.”

There were actually quite a lot of people in the village party secretary’s house. Most of them were the surviving young and strong people in the village. It was clear that they were not the only ones who had noticed the strangeness in the village.

As if she disliked the crowd inside, Sang Lu turned around at the door.

The village party secretary looked at this strange woman and was a little puzzled. “Xia Yu, is this your relative? When did she come? Why didn’t I know before?”

Xia Yu nodded. “She’s a relative, I guess. Just yesterday, she came back with my sister and the others.”

“Oh, then the journey must have been very hard,” the village party secretary said with a smile, showing some concern for Xia Weishuang and Xia Qingxue. Then he said, “But the situation is complicated now. Next time there’s a population movement, it’s best to let everyone know.”

“Okay,” Xia Weishuang agreed readily, mainly because she didn’t want to waste time on such a small issue.

The village party secretary said again, “Why isn’t she coming in? It’s not certain if it’s safe outside yet. It’s dangerous for a person to be alone.”

Xia Weishuang couldn’t force Sang Lu to change her mind, so she said, “She likes to be quiet. Don’t worry, she’s learned martial arts and won’t be in trouble.”

“That’s fine too, but you still have to be careful.”

There were many people in the village party secretary’s house, and it was chaotic. In fact, if it weren’t for confirming the situation with others, Xia Weishuang would also have wanted to go out and avoid it.

She endured for a while and didn’t speak.

When the village party secretary and the others discussed and decided to form a small team to search for the zombies that had disappeared in the village, Xia Weishuang secretly nodded. Knowing that the village party secretary was a cautious person, she was relieved.

And the village party secretary was indeed very cautious. He did not arrange for young girls like Xia Weishuang to go out. He believed that the young people now were different from their elders. They had not suffered much since they were young, were delicate and weak, and would not be of much help if they went out. But Xia Yu and Zhang Wenhao looked tall and strong, and their strength was definitely not small.

However, although Xia Weishuang and the others couldn’t help much, at least their attitude was very satisfactory. The village party secretary was worried about discouraging their enthusiasm and praised them greatly in this regard.

Xia Qingxue put her hands on her hips and said helplessly, “Alright, alright, Uncle Sun, you can stop praising us.”

Xia Weishuang said with a smile, “After all, we are also part of Green Mountain Village. It’s only right to be proactive.”

Xia Weishuang felt that this was also good. It was convenient for her to move freely. It seemed that sometimes her apparent weakness could also bring a lot of convenience.

This time, Xia Weishuang’s thoughts were the same as Xia Qingxue’s. She also felt that it was better to move freely with her sister and the others. And she did not intend to reveal her ability to too many people. After all, a rare ability was too tempting, and it would be easy to cause trouble if it was revealed.

When they left the village party secretary’s house, Sang Lu was sitting on a tree. In summer, the silk tree flowers were in full bloom, and the pleasant fragrance made the stench of decay in this area much lighter.

“Sang Lu.” Xia Weishuang stood under the tree and reached out her hand to her. Sang Lu blinked slowly, then suddenly jumped down and nimbly took Xia Weishuang’s hand.

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Xia Weishuang wanted to find the house she had seen in her premonition, but it was too slow to search for it by herself without any clues. So Xia Weishuang would “run into” the patrol team from time to time and ask them who had a large water tank with lotus flowers planted in it—this was what she had seen in the premonition. She had also seen a swallow’s nest under the eaves.

Because she was afraid that a shrewd and astute person like the village party secretary would see through her, Xia Weishuang did not ask him, but specifically asked those who were more slow-witted and followed the rules.

And Sang Lu seemed to have started again. She swayed and walked in front of Xia Weishuang. With a whoosh, Xia Weishuang’s line of sight was occupied by her clothes, her nose almost hitting Sang Lu’s chin, and her body directly bumped into her embrace, soft against soft.

Xia Weishuang’s face immediately turned red, and she quickly took a step back. “Sang Lu, what are you doing?”

Behind Sang Lu, there was still a man who had just finished asking a question. That man was obviously also startled by Sang Lu.

Sang Lu was relentless. She took a step forward and cupped Xia Weishuang’s face. She tilted her head slightly, her pupils deep and hazy, as if she was a little puzzled. “Why?”

Xia Weishuang was puzzled. “Why what?”

Xia Qingxue subconsciously reached out her hand, but halfway through, she remembered that Mi Lele had not come out today.

Sang Lu said word by word, “You promised, you would only look at me, only like me, only belong to me?”

Xia Weishuang: “…”

This, how should I coax her?

Literally speaking, Xia Weishuang had indeed not done it. Xia Weishuang was a little guilty and was about to say something when Sang Lu suddenly let go of her hand and continued to look at the scenery as if nothing had happened.

Xia Weishuang thought she was just complaining a little. Who knew that after walking a few more steps, she turned her head and Sang Lu had disappeared.

“Sang Lu… where did she go?”

Everyone said they hadn’t seen her.

Xia Weishuang knew that she was always willful and elusive. When she was hiding, others couldn’t find her at all. She could only sigh and continue to search forward, waiting for Sang Lu to return.

And just at this moment, there seemed to be a commotion not far ahead.

It came from a house. Xia Weishuang vaguely caught the sound of “someone died” and exchanged a look with Xia Qingxue, then ran over.

The door of this house had been opened by the crowd. A fresh corpse was sitting on a rocking chair under the eaves, its eyes open, as if it had died with a grievance.

“He was clearly still human when he was killed. Who, who did it?!”