Doomsday city

Charlotte stared at the teapot with some melancholy in thought.

In fact, she has been waiting for the stove to boil the water for 10 to [-] minutes. The iron teapot with some dents did not move, or it should be said that the firepower is not strong enough, but this is the only modern civilization that she can use in the room. Kitchen utensils, if she dislikes even these, Frieda will ask her to dig a log to make a fire by herself, obviously survival in the wild is not her strong point.

But what really upset her was not the boiled water, but another big trouble.

……

27 hours ago.

"You sold Esther?" Charlotte couldn't believe she would say the word 'sell' at the end of the world.

In principle, there is no deal in the end of the world, only natural selection and the jungle.

"It's not a sale, it's an exchange," Red Scorpion spat blood on the ground, and said in a low voice, "You have cars, food, clothes, and a period of absolute safety. These are all conditions of exchange." She didn't say anything. No lie, Mr. Lehman did meet their material needs, even before the end of the world, no one would generously give these things, let alone the end of the world.

"Give me the knife." Vinoa waved it with one hand, and Frieda pulled out a small Swiss knife from her waist like magic and handed it to her.Christine trembled when she heard Vinoa's request, but she protected Red Scorpion like a warrior, even though her tears made her look very unreliable.

Vinoya didn't use the knife to deal with Christine or the red scorpion, but stuck it straight into his thigh.

"Whoah." The move drew Frieda's whistle of admiration.

"What do they want Eli's blood for?" Vinoya shook her head, the intense pain brought her thoughts back to clarity.

Red Scorpion withdrew her gaze, and when she thought about answering, Christine said first: "To treat Miss Lehman!"

"Liss!"

"They arrested people to treat Ivy Lehman!" Regardless of Red Scorpion's stop, Christine spread her hands and said, "Before I was imprisoned in the basement, I was in charge of taking care of Miss Lehman, she was a patient...or It's some kind of... er, monster... In short, Miss Lehman has to drink human blood to stay awake. Mr. Lehman always sends Red Scorpion and others to 'hunt' refugees, using food and safety to trick those poor people into baiting, Afterwards, they were locked up and drawn blood until death."

Mabel narrowed her eyes slightly and said, "Only we were acquitted?"

"Because Esther's blood is very special," Red Scorpion sighed, and continued, "I told Lehman about her quick self-healing, and he quickly agreed to my conditions, letting you, me and Ke go. Christine left safely, but Esther must stay forever."

"Eli's blood is not holy water." Vinoa said coldly.

"Miss Lehman is not a normal person either," Red Scorpion snorted disdainfully, "In addition to drinking blood, she also needs regular injections of inhibitors, which you snatched from me. Something wrong with a monster."

"The inhibitor is concentrated Henovirus," Charlotte said, confused, "Is Miss Lehman a zombie? Or a zombie that needs to drink human blood to stay alive? No, wait, this is ridiculous! You big What the hell are the liars talking about!"

"What she said is true!" Christine shouted excitedly, "Miss Lehman really exists, and she has also been drinking human blood and taking inhibitors for a long time. Will conduct diagnosis and treatment, although she is not like those monsters outside, but she... is really not normal..."

"The Miss Lehman you're talking about is from the portrait in the restaurant..."

"Hush!──" Ingrid interrupted Benny's question, and the bakery fell silent instantly.

In the distance, the sound of heavy rain was mixed with the sound of objects being dragged. Although it was faint, everyone could hear it.

Benny backed away slowly, nervously tugging at Charlotte's hem, at a loss.Frieda patted Vinoa on the shoulder, took the Swiss knife and opened it to the half-closed bakery door.

Ingrid tore off the left eye covered by the bandage, and that bloody eye could clearly see any movement in the darkness.

She leaned out the window, and about twelve feet away, a group of zombies were looking for food. They didn't go into hibernation as usual, but wandered around the city in groups. At first glance, they looked like a group of homeless people or drunkards who just came out of a nightclub. .She gestured backwards to Vinoa, and Mabel was the first to go to the kitchen.

"It's a monster..."

"Hush." ​​Red Scorpion immediately covered Christine's mouth, and whispered in her ear: "Follow the action."

Charlotte stepped forward to help Vinoa who was unsteady on her feet. Although she was clear-headed, her physical functions were still sluggish, especially when she stabbed herself just now, which was almost fatal.Several people followed Mabel around the large oven one after another. Without a flashlight, the team moved very slowly.

"Hey, do you want to have a party?" Frieda asked excitedly, the dagger in her hand reflected a cold light.

"No," Ingrid said coldly, "we'd better catch up with the team, those zombies are standing still in front of a truck."

"Oh, it's so boring, I wanted to do something..."

"Ah!──" Christine's shrill scream aroused fear, and Frieda rushed into the kitchen instinctively. Ingrid still leaned on the window sill, staring at the group of zombies that stopped not far away. , Those monsters were not attracted by the girl's high-decibel screams, and stopped in the heavy rain like being blocked by an invisible wall.

If they're not well fed, something must be keeping them away.

Benny huddled behind the freezer when Frieda caught up with the team, trembling like a mouse running from a kitten, "Hey, Ben! Did you see anyone else? Oh, my God, it's so dark in here! "If it wasn't for the faint moonlight cast by the vents on Benny's pale face, she would definitely ignore this little boy.

"Zombies...Frida...there are zombies..." Benny said tremblingly, pushing back half an inch.

"Really? That sounds bad." Frieda raised her eyebrows and said with a smile.

"Just now we were going to leave through the back door, but the door was stuck. Later, Red Scorpion yelled to be careful, Christine screamed, Charlotte and I got separated, and the others didn't know where to go... I, myself Hide here... please don't leave me, Frieda, don't leave me!" Benny choked up in fear.

"Sorry little Ben, I have to go find them first, anyway, it's safe here," she patted the freezer, "Zombies won't be able to squeeze in such a narrow space, I promise!" She handed Benny the Swiss knife and went leave quickly.

She touched the wall and moved forward cautiously. When she passed the "stuck back door" that Benny said, she pushed hard twice. Feeling that there was a heavy object behind the door, she could only push out a gap that was not enough to pass through.Then she went around the storage rack and came to the door of a storage room. Just standing outside the door, she heard sobbing from inside. If she guessed correctly, it should be the daughter of Red Scorpion, Christine.

"Hey, cutie, tell me who else is inside besides you?" Frieda asked after knocking on the door twice.

"It's me...Christine..." The girl cried so hard that she couldn't control herself, she murmured a few times, and said, "Only me...the red scorpion pushed me in and led the monster away...I don't know where that thing came from." Get out... oh, my God... that's terrible..." She finished crying and cried softly, and Frieda could guess that her eyes must be red and swollen.

"Honey, you'd better keep your crying down, those monsters have very sensitive ears, you don't want to be eaten by breaking the door, okay?" Her intention was to remind Christine, but it made the girl cry even more Terrible.

Shrugging her shoulders, Frieda continued to move forward, and soon she found the crouching red scorpion under the table, the tough guy snapped at her, obviously the leg wound from the bullet didn't affect her escape ability at all.Red Scorpion struggled to crawl out from under the club face table, Frieda looked around suspiciously, and saw no zombies along the way, only teammates who made a fuss.

"So...you killed the zombie?" She raised her eyebrows and asked.

"If it is, I will light a cigarette to relax now." Red Scorpion touched her trouser pocket habitually, there was no cigarette to relieve her tension, only chewing gum wrappers.

"What about the others?" Frieda said, preparing to leave.

"I went upstairs, damn it, I don't want to have this kind of surprise again." Looking back on what happened, Red Scorpion was frightened into a cold sweat. Few things could catch her by surprise.When Mabel led everyone into the kitchen, a clear sound of breaking caught everyone's attention. When they came back to their senses, they saw a human figure rushing into the kitchen quickly. If it wasn't for Red Scorpion's quick reaction, pulling Xiaoban and Christine, It must be the two youngest children who are being treated for dinner now.

"Be careful," Red Scorpion took cover vigilantly, reminding Frieda, "That thing is the same as what happened in the manor."

Zombies with a hint of intelligence.

Frieda looked like a trained policeman. She loaded her pistol and slowly moved towards the second floor. She hasn't heard any movement yet.The lighting on the second floor is better than that on the first floor, and the home-designed skylight brings in more moonlight. Although it is not enough to illuminate the space, it is enough for her.

She twisted open the nearest door to an empty bathroom.

After that, she knocked on the door tentatively, and just as she was about to open the door, there were clear footsteps from the ceiling.

"Frida," a faint voice came from above her head, and Frieda raised her head suspiciously, only to see Charlotte pulling her head up from the ceiling, "We are here, Frieda, don't Open that door, there are zombies inside." She gestured nervously.

"You should have said it earlier." Frieda withdrew her hand, complaining a little.

Charlotte slowly descended the stairs and said, "Do me a favor, it's not very convenient for Vinoya."

"Hey, you really know how to hide." She reached out to support Vinoya, and together with Mabel, they carried the doctor down from the attic, "Don't worry, Xiaoban, Christine and Red Scorpion are all fine, at least for now very safe."

"The way to the back door is blocked." Charlotte said softly.

"Then leave through the front door, anyway, Ingrid said that the group of zombies didn't come any closer," Frieda said intuitively.

Vinoya raised her eyebrows slightly when she heard the words, and when she was about to speak, a roar broke the silence.