"Bang!"
The third muffled sound came, and the closed fire door opened in response!
The zombies crowded behind the door were pushed by the impact and lost their center of gravity on the spot and fell to the ground.
Zhang Tiehua, on the other hand, took advantage of the situation and picked up the metal roller next to the door. Without giving the other party a chance to react, he slammed it towards the zombie's face.
Due to this mental calculation and unintentional calculation, the poor zombie naturally ended up with his head blooming, his body twitched on the ground, and he completely lost the ability to move.
After dealing with the damage on the ground, Zhang Tiehua did not stay inside the door, but quickly retreated into the basement.
The flashlight in his hand kept shining on the environment inside the door, as if looking for any other zombies lurking in the dark.
But after waiting for a while, no new zombies appeared inside the door. It seemed that there was only this one zombie hiding behind, waiting for an ambush.
"Huh, luckily there's only one."
Zhang Tiehua snorted somewhat proudly, then turned his head and raised his eyebrows at Lu Yu behind him.
"Let's go, there are no zombies blocking the way, and the door is open. You can lead the way."
I don't know if it was because he was too excited when he bumped into the door just now. Zhang Tiehua always felt that his body temperature seemed to be a little higher than usual. The hot feeling made him a little uncomfortable, and his throat seemed to be burning, and he longed for water.
"Well, we really should hurry up..."
Lu Yu glanced at Zhang Tiehua meaningfully, said something incomprehensible, and walked into the door with a flashlight.
"He said some unintelligible words again."
Zhang Tiehua muttered to himself and reached out to touch his neck out of habit.
Where he couldn't see, under the skin covered by his palms, there were faint black blood vessels, like a spider web with vitality, spreading silently in the body.
The ground inside the fire escape was full of gravel and dust. The walls and stairs were cracked and damaged. The deep steel bars were like bones in a decaying body, nakedly exposed to the slightly turbid air.
"Fortunately, the passage up does not seem to be blocked..."
Simply shining a flashlight on the stairs, Lu Yu's face showed a hint of joy.
As long as the passage didn't collapse, it would be possible for him to return to his home on the second floor and get medicines and supplies, as well as the thing he wanted.
"The Jue of Extreme Chaos"
"It's true, this building has collapsed, but the fire escape is still strong..."
Zhang Tiehua from behind also followed, looking at the surrounding walls, and said to himself.
"Let's go to the second floor to get medicine and some supplies."
Lu Yu stepped onto the steps and began to walk slowly upstairs.
Because he was walking at the front, Lu Yu moved very lightly. He only dared to move forward after making sure every step was solid.
After all, he is currently in a collapsed residential building. Although the stairs under his feet seem to be enough to support his weight, no one can guarantee that they will not completely collapse in the next second.
The three of them lined up in a row and walked carefully on the stairs.
Going up from the basement, when passing the first floor, Lu Yu even pushed the deformed fire door, wondering if it could be pushed open.
But the huge resistance from the door clearly told Lu Yu that this way was impossible.
"Maybe the passage outside has collapsed, so the fire door was blocked..."
Seeing the severely cracked wall and the deformed fire door, Lu Yu gave up the idea of pushing the door open and continued walking upward.
Anyway, his goal is the second floor. Whether he can get out on the first floor doesn't mean much to him.
The reason why I pushed the door open was just to confirm something.
"The top collapsed
Already..."
Turning around the platform on the first and a half floor, the moment the flashlight beam illuminated the front, a rough exclamation came from Zhang Tiehua.
As he said, the concrete slab above cracked and collapsed, causing the passage leading to the second floor to be blocked by rubble, leaving only a small opening.
"It's over, I can't go up anymore..."
Looking at the narrow opening in front of him, the hope in Zhang Tiehua's eyes began to dim, and he muttered to himself like a walking zombie.
"There is only such a small passage..."
Seeing the scene in front of him, Lu Yu frowned unconsciously.
Although he is not fat, he is still an adult male with a height of 1.85 meters. It is impossible to squeeze through this narrow opening.
If you were to force your way in, the surrounding concrete slabs and gravel blocks that were balancing might collapse at any time.
And he wasn't sure there was no obstruction at the other end of the passage.
Maybe after finally squeezing through the narrow passage, what awaits you is an impassable dead end.
"Lu Yu, I definitely can't go to your home... Are there any other places where this special medicine that can treat infections is available?"
Zhang Tiehua looked at everything in front of him with a gloomy expression and said weakly.
"Even if there is, can you guarantee that you will get it?"
Lu Yu was also a little irritable. It wasn't because he couldn't get the special medicine. Anyway, he and Xiao Ran had already been infected with the virus. From the perspective of reinfection, they were better than Zhang Tiehua and Yu Libo. The chance of initial infection is smaller.
He was upset because he couldn't get the supplies and weapons at home.
You must know that the home on the second floor stores a large amount of clean water, food, and a pistol.
Just when Lu Yu and Zhang Tiehua were at a loss what to do, the little Loli behind them walked forward and began to slowly tear off the protective clothing on her body, revealing the thin clothes underneath.
"Xiao Ran, what do you want to do?"
Seeing what little Loli was doing, Lu Yu hurriedly asked.
"Uncle Lu Yu, this hole is too narrow for you two, but it's just right for me."
"You want to get through?"
Zhang Tiehua had a complicated expression on his face when he heard the girl's answer. One second he had lost hope for life and was ready to face death, but the next second the situation took a turn and everything seemed to be full of hope again.
"Otherwise, it's better to just watch the virus explode in the body. It's for you and Uncle Yu Libo, but also for ourselves."
When Xiaoran said this, she had a calm expression on her face, and she could not imagine that she was a child of only nine years old.
"This... okay... you should pay attention to your safety..."
Zhang Tiehua didn't know that Xiaoran's body had been strengthened by the virus, so he just thought that the other person was a precocious little girl.
Thinking that his life was in the hands of a nine-year-old girl, Zhang Tiehua hesitated for a long time after hearing these words, and finally said, "Be careful."
"No, it's too dangerous for you to go there alone. We don't know what's over there."
Compared to Zhang Tiehua's unexpected gratitude, the look on Lu Yu's face was completely different.
He completely disagreed with letting Xiaoran take risks alone.
What if there are two hungry zombies waiting on the other side of the passage? As soon as Xiaoran climbed out, wouldn't he become fat meat delivered to the other party's mouth?
"But……"
Hearing Lu Yu's objection, Zhang Tiehua wanted to refute immediately, but he soon realized that Xiao Ran was just a helpless child. If there was a real danger, she would be completely unable to fight it alone.
"Okay, don't say anything, I know what's going on.
"
Before Zhang Tiehua could say anything, Xiaoran waved his hand and interrupted, while giving Lu Yu a serious look.
"Trust me, nothing will happen."
The blue and black mandarin duck's eyes flashed with determination. Before Lu Yu could speak, the little loli snatched the flashlight from the other party's hand, bent her body, and got into the narrow passage.
"Xiaoran..."
Lu Yu still wanted to say something, but the little Loli's body had disappeared into the passage. The entrance was too narrow for adults, but it was just right for the little girl.
The crawling sounds in the passage gradually disappeared, and the only thing left for the two people outside to do was to wait.
"Brother Lu Yu, is that child named Xiao Ran your niece?"
Probably because he was too nervous when fighting zombies before, while waiting for Xiaoran's return, Zhang Tiehua's nagging nature came out. He sat cross-legged on the ground and threw the weapon towards Lu Yu. topic.
"That's right..."
Although he gave an answer, Lu Yu's eyes did not leave the passage in front, and his poker face was full of worry.
"This child is quite sensible. Now that such a huge disaster has broken out, and adults are unable to protect themselves, she can still face everything so calmly. It's really rare..."
I don’t know whether it was with emotion or admiration, Zhang Tiehua was sighing, as if he was recalling the peaceful and beautiful time before the disaster.
Lu Yu didn't say anything, and only the voice of a Northeastern man echoed in the corridor, which was monotonous but also a little embarrassing.
"By the way, where are Xiaoran's parents? Why don't you see them?"
Seeing that Lu Yu was not interested in answering, Zhang Tiehua changed the topic again. He didn't know the young man in front of him anyway, so he simply asked whatever came to mind. He thought that they might have to spend some time together in the future, and it was always good to strengthen their understanding of each other. .
"He died. He was infected with the virus and turned into a zombie. Then he was killed by me."
The concise and clear answer spat out from Lu Yu's mouth, coupled with the expression on his face, made Zhang Tiehua think about it for a while.
"Hey, this is really a pity..."
Zhang Tiehua sighed again. His temperament is actually not bad. At best, he is an ordinary person who wants to survive in the apocalypse. He has not yet reached the point where humanity has been annihilated. Therefore, after hearing what happened to Xiaoran, he will still show Due sympathy.
"Then she has no other relatives?"
Zhang Tiehua, who was full of emotion, suddenly seemed to have thought of something, and asked with raised eyebrows, with a different emotion deep in his eyes.
Some are suspicious, but most are worried.
"There are also her grandparents who live in H City. I originally planned to stay in N City for a while, and then set off for H City when I was ready, but now it seems that the current situation does not allow me to stay any longer. .”
Lu Yu took a deep breath of the not-so-clean air in the corridor and said lightly.
He had no intention of hiding his thoughts from Zhang Tiehua, but deliberately avoided certain key information in his answer.
For example, why should we stay in N city for a period of time?
Of course, this matter is also a headache for him currently. You must know that the last of the three messages Zhang Heng gave was to ask him to try not to travel far away before December 21, 2022.
But when people sit at home, disaster comes from heaven.
Lu Yu originally planned to study why zombies with no IQ suddenly mastered the skills of opening doors.
The result was not bad, the black and green flowing fire that appeared in the sky destroyed the building, took away his "lair", and forced him to run away in embarrassment.
If the two pieces of information Zhang Heng had previously left had not come true, Lu Yu would have even suspected that the unidentified young man had come to trick him...
