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I actually feel a bit guilty about the girl's death. It was so close, just a little bit more and I could have grabbed her hand. My original plan was to bring her over first, have her hold onto the security net on my balcony, and then I would use a hacksaw to cut off a section of the railing. This way, she could slip in through the enlarged gap in the railing.
Who would have thought that a guy who fell from the sky would directly disrupt my plans? Sigh, it was just so close.
"Damn!"
A surge of uncontrollable anger rose within me, accompanied by a deep sigh.
Looking down from my balcony, the one who pushed the girl down was a burly male figure. He landed directly on the flower bed rocks on the first floor, with his arms and legs twisted backwards, his whole body in a grotesque angle, like a twisted cruller, still twitching and writhing. It seems he's not completely dead yet, his head keeps lifting up, as if trying to struggle to get up, accompanied by a hoarse roar, coughing up large amounts of blood from his throat. Damn it, it's another monster!
The girl fell directly onto the anti-theft net on the balcony of the third floor. Blood from her head flowed down like raindrops along the eaves, and her body was motionless. At least the girl didn't die a painful death from this fall. If she had fallen directly to the first floor, even if she had miraculously survived with serious injuries, she would have been unable to escape the fate of being devoured alive by monsters. I sighed helplessly.
I looked up again and found a large hole in the glass window on the 17th floor. It seems that the monster fell from the 17th floor. I speculate that the monster must have heard the noise of me and the girl talking loudly below the 17th floor window, was attracted by the sound, and wanted to pounce on the girl, ultimately crashing through the glass window and falling down. It is evident that this kind of monster is exceptionally sensitive to sound, even across a distance of 6 floors.
I was pondering when suddenly there was a loud "roar". I looked at the balcony opposite and saw that the monster had squeezed half of its body out of the balcony door, baring its teeth and claws at me, roaring hysterically. I was feeling a surge of nameless anger in my heart, so I grabbed a brick from the balcony and hurled it at the monster.
"F*ck!" The brick hit the monster's head accurately, causing it to stagger backwards, blood splattering everywhere. It seemed to have hit its eyeball, as I saw some flesh shreds mixed in the splattering blood. The monster roared in even more pain, and with a "crack," it completely tore off the protective film on the balcony door, broke free, and ran to the edge of the balcony, growling at me.
I'm not afraid of what this guy can do to me. Can he just jump over and bite me? So I watched him with interest, hugging my arms. I saw him start to growl, then immediately climb onto the balcony, standing on the balcony railing and bending over, making a posture similar to preparing for a long jump. This surprised me and I took several steps back. Just as I was surprised, possibly due to the painter's serious lack of physical exercise during his lifetime, his legs were thin and long, like two skinny sugarcane sticks. His lower body strength was seriously lacking, and with his tall stature and unstable center of gravity, before he could jump, he stepped on air and fell straight down.
I glanced down and, as expected, the guy had also twisted himself into a twisted cruller, with his legs twisted together in a bizarre posture. Almost simultaneously, another nearby "twisted cruller" emitted an excited hissing sound, writhing madly and squirming in this direction. I had no interest in continuing to watch the "twisted cruller" battle below, so I went into the house and closed the door.
I still feel a bit frightened by everything that just happened. Various signs indicate that there are definitely more than one or two monsters in the building I am in. Including the two I killed earlier, Liu Laosan and the two I just threw go downstairs, I have already discovered three. And that's not counting the number in other buildings. If I estimate the situation in the entire neighborhood, there could easily be dozens, even hundreds. It seems my previous speculation was correct. In fact, the area I am in right now is already in great danger.
I opened my phone and found that Lao K had sent me a message five minutes ago:
"I just got news that several units are conducting rescue operations today. One of them went to Songnan District. Ming Ge, you are in Songnan District, right? How's it going? Have you seen the rescue team?"
I replied:
No, I haven't seen any military personnel around here, but I have noticed quite a few monsters in the building where I live.
He replied:
Wow, no wonder. It seems they were right. Ten rescue teams were sent out and nine of them failed. You need to be careful. The situation is a bit better on my side of the outer ring, unlike your city center. After all, the population density is not as high as where you are, so there aren't as many infected.
I replied, "Where did you get that insider information? You can't be making this up, can you?"
Lao K immediately responded:
Your sister's calf, you forgot that I have an uncle who is a policeman? Let me tell you a little more, the military has failed in many rescue missions in a row, with huge losses of personnel and equipment. There may not be any more rescue operations to the city center in the short term. The situation over there is really very dangerous.
Also, the military has already set up multiple centralized shelters in Suburb. You need to figure out a way to escape, try to move towards the outer ring area. The chances of encountering rescue teams are higher in the outer ring. I will mark the shelters on the map and send it to you later.
You must be careful, if you kick the bucket, then I won't have to pay you back the money I owe you, haha.
The last part of the message from Lao K included a smirking emoji, and I immediately replied with "Get lost" along with a disdainful look.
From the information revealed by Lao K, it was clear that the military rescue operation would not arrive anytime soon. Waiting idly has never been my style; rather than being trapped and starving to death, I would prefer to take a chance at escaping, even though I know that this opportunity might be very slim.
I have enough food to last a week without any problem. Since the plan to stay indoors and wait for military rescue needs to change, I will naturally have to redistribute my food supplies.
I took out all the raw foods such as eggs, meat, etc. I boiled the eggs directly, diced the lean pork and beef, mixed them with salt, cumin powder, sugar, wine, and other seasonings for marinating, then heated and baked them in the microwave. Finally, after they were done, I put them on the balcony to cool. Fortunately, my cooking skills are not bad, and the taste is okay.
The reason for making the lean pork and beef into jerky is for long-term preservation, and also because meat can provide me with sufficient energy. I am not sure how long I will be out or what I will encounter, so I need to be prepared for a prolonged battle.
I still have more than half a case of bottled mineral water. I will take a few bottles with me and then replenish them as needed when I'm outside. Otherwise, carrying too much weight will slow me down in case of an emergency.
After finishing everything, I turned around and saw the Umbrella Sword on the table.
A weapon, right, I don't have any self-defense weapons yet. Relying on this inferior Umbrella Sword definitely won't work.
But normally I'm a very civilized person, not very fond of violence, and not really into wielding knives and guns. So naturally, I don't have any swords or daggers at home. But when I really encounter monsters, I can't just use a kitchen knife to fight, can I?
After thinking it over, I remembered that there was a fire axe in the fire extinguisher not far from my door in the hallway. These firefighting tools are essential for emergencies. Thinking of this, I immediately looked out through the peephole on the door and found that there was no one in the hallway, and no monsters either. Everything was quiet. So I quietly opened the door with the Umbrella Sword in hand, propped the anti-theft door with a stool to prevent it from closing due to a draft, and as a precaution, I also took the key to the door.
Walking into the hallway, I found that the doors of the other three apartments were tightly closed. I tiptoed to the fire extinguisher and found that it was actually locked.
Damn, it's locked, what should I do?
First, I tried to break the lock with my hands, but it was very sturdy and couldn't be broken. It was useless. However, there was a layer of glass on the outer box, so I could just break the glass directly.
But on second thought, no, this would make too much noise. If it startles the monster in the hallway, it will be very troublesome. I looked around, hoping to find some tools. I found nothing in the hallway except for the shoe racks and shoes in front of each door.
Just as I was scratching my head, thinking if there was any solution, suddenly the key in my hand slipped and made a "ding" sound as it fell to the ground, which seemed extremely loud in the quiet hallway.
Oh no.
I quickly listened attentively, as expected, after just one or two seconds, there was a "roar" from the hallway, it seemed to be coming from upstairs.
I was startled and immediately picked up the keys, ran back, grabbed the stool at the door, and smashed the glass window on the fire extinguisher. Then I pulled out the fire axe. With a loud crash, the glass shattered all over the floor. There was a rapid sound of footsteps climbing the stairs in the hallway. I knew it was not good, so I immediately turned and ran towards the direction of my home. Out of the corner of my eye, I seemed to catch a glimpse of a figure not far behind me in the broken glass.
I turned my head and saw a figure at the corner of the hallway, half of their body already sticking out. They tilted their head, with disheveled hair and a menacing set of bared fangs, grinning at me.
I was shocked - wasn't this Aunt Xiang from the 13th floor?
I took a step back and noticed a horrifying bite mark on her shoulder, clearly indicating that she had been bitten and turned into a Corpse change.
Without saying a word, I immediately grabbed a stool and smashed it, not caring if it hit anything. Then I quickly turned and rushed into the room, closed the door, locked it, latched it, and completed a series of skilled actions in one breath. Then I heard a muffled groan outside the door, obviously from the impact. After that, there were increasingly chaotic footsteps in the hallway, followed by various crazy roars mixed with the sound of gnashing teeth.
It is obvious that the monsters are tearing each other apart, attacking each other, and maybe Aunt Xiang has already been torn to pieces. I remember a few years ago when I first moved here, Aunt Xiang was going door to door wearing a red armband, patiently promoting and explaining the policy of garbage classification to everyone. She was a warm and kind-hearted lady, but now, sigh.
I leaned against the door, gasping for breath, my heart pounding. Unconsciously, I was already covered in sweat. About half an hour later, the hallway returned to quiet. Peering through the peephole, all I saw was a mess of scattered body parts and large bloodstains. It was empty, as if the monsters had already left. At 6:30 in the afternoon, night began to fall. I looked out the window, watching the sun gradually set in the west. Accompanied by the intermittent howls shrouded in the night, I knew that there were hidden dangers lurking in this city.
This makes me can't help but start to re-examine this increasingly unfamiliar Dystopian city.
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