Chapter 15 “Change” of Human Hearts

On both sides of the path, there are fallen zombies, crushing the wild grass on both sides, gnashing their teeth and clawing, roaring towards the two of them.

Lin Mu couldn’t help swallowing, this was the first time he had observed zombies at such a close range.

Their nails are sharp, and their faces are covered in a rotten gray.

During the summer, before the infection, most of these people were wearing short sleeves. Their clothes were mixed with other people’s blood, flesh, and exposed skin emitted a rotten smell.

“Be careful on this road, there are zombies on the highway. Let’s move quickly and get to the town as soon as possible…”

Fu Jingmo restrained his usual carelessness, vigilantly looking around, and said in a deep voice.

Lin Mu tightened the machete in his hand and withdrew his gaze, “Okay.”

The town is down the highway, about two to three kilometers away. If we hurry, we can get there in half an hour.

Of course, that’s if we don’t encounter any zombies.

However, as soon as the two of them appeared on the road, a zombie lurking behind a tree rushed out.

The stench of decay mingled with roars as it lunged straight at Lin Mu on the left.

His mind didn’t have time to think, as he swung the hatchet in his hand directly at the zombie’s head.

But it was the first time after all, and in the panic, the hatchet got stuck at the zombie’s neck, unable to move.

Fortunately, Fu Jingmo was very fast and immediately held Lin Mu’s hand holding the knife and kicked the zombie away. The black metal that Lin Mu had seen condensed out of his hand, and with a wave of his hand, he embedded it into the zombie’s head, killing it.

The whole action took less than two seconds, all in one go.

Afterward, Fu Jingmo released his hand and said, “Well done, aim better next time.”

“…”

Lin Mu looked at him, panting hurriedly, his heart pounding wildly, thinking, ‘You did very well.’

Without further delay, the two continued down the road.

Encountering scattered zombies along the way, the two quickly dealt with them.

Or rather—Fu Jingmo quickly dealt with them.

Lin Mu couldn’t help but feel envious as he thought, ‘Fu Jingmo’s ability is really amazing. He can deal with zombies without getting close to them.’

As they passed the flooded bridge, the water on the bridge had receded, but there were two zombies soaking in the water, their entire bodies swollen and bloated, looking eerie and absurd.

Two kilometers away in the town, the smell of corruption grew stronger.

Near the entrance of the town, within a hundred meters or so, there were many cars piled up into a mess. It seemed that in the chaos, many people had tried to escape by driving, but obviously, none had succeeded.

The car windows, the ground, and the walls were covered with dried blood stains.

On the streets, there were at least a hundred zombies wandering about, and the whole town exuded the stench of the apocalypse.

At this moment, Lin Mu and the other had already arrived at the entrance of the town.

If someone had told Lin Mu before seeing all this, that the apocalypse was like this, he definitely wouldn’t have believed it.

Fu Jingmo pulled him back, raised his chin, and gestured for Lin Mu to follow behind him.

Lin Mu understood, and both of them crouched down, hiding their figures by the roadside cars, cautiously making their way towards the center of the town along the sidewalk.

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Meanwhile, in Yichang City, at Changyi High School, in the faculty dormitories, He Ze was watching the cars arranged for evacuation outside the window…
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Zhang Qiang’s home was separated from the highway by a street, and the street was in a mess.

Through the car in front of him, Lin Mu could see the horrifying faces of the zombies, slowly wandering about, the nauseating stench filling the entire town.

He tried his best to force himself to ignore the sickening smell.

It took them more than half an hour to reach the only bank in the town that Zhang Qiang had mentioned. Along the way, there were occasionally zombies that had strayed onto the sidewalk, all of which were quietly dealt with by Fu Jingmo.

Zhang Qiang’s house was just in front of this bank. They needed to turn right at the first crossroads, and they exchanged a glance before continuing to move forward cautiously.
Past the bank were two single-story red brick houses.

There was a one-meter-wide alley between the houses, with a metal net overhead. The zombies in front were quite dense, so Fu Jingmo stopped and waited for the right moment for the zombies to move away.

A zombie with a hole in its forehead, wearing the bank’s uniform, appeared in the alley. It slowly turned its head and saw the two people. Its grayish-white pupils seemed to be fixed on Lin Mu as it swiftly approached, its body askew.

Lin Mu couldn’t help but hold his breath as the zombie was stopped by the metal net less than a meter away.
Smelling the scent of humans, it clawed at the gaps in the metal net, shaking it frantically, and let out a piercing shriek.

Fu Jingmo turned around, and with his ability, delivered a fatal blow.

The two did not delay and continued to move forward.

At this time, not far from Zhang Qiang’s house, in a two-story small building, a person was hiding behind the window, and his creepy triangular eyes peered through the gap in the curtains, staring at the car on the street.

The triangular-eyed person beckoned to the people behind him, indicating that there were people by the car.

Behind him, two people sitting on the edge of the bed came forward to take a look.

These people were well-known ruffians in the town, and they had been surrounded by zombies in this building for a day.

When the virus broke out in the town, they took advantage of the chaos to escape into this house, drove out the people inside, locked the door, and occupied it.

Seemingly aware of the presence of living people in the house, there were more zombies surrounding the building than in other places. The door on the first floor was already on the verge of collapse. If they didn’t leave soon, they would be sitting ducks.

The triangular-eyed person lowered his voice, “Find a way to lure the things downstairs away, and then we can take the opportunity to escape.”

The other person was a greasy fat man, scratching his head. “Bro, you guys figure it out. I can’t think of anything.”

The triangular-eyed person glared at him, “What use are you.”

The slightly silent person among the three spoke up, “Whose phone still has battery left, bring it out.”

The fat man took out his phone from his pocket and handed it over.

The man fiddled with the music and played a noisy song. “When you open the window later, I’ll turn up the volume and throw the phone over. These ghostly things can hear the sound.”

The creepy triangular-eyed person grinned, “Big brother still has a way.”

Fu Jingmo stopped by the car for two minutes without moving. His perception of danger made him alert, and Lin Mu squatted quietly behind him without making a sound.
With a “click,” the window scraped against the rough wooden frame, making a piercing sound.

Fu Jingmo looked up, his cold gaze instantly looking to the second floor of the building across the street.
“Snap,” a black phone was thrown from the window towards them.

With a twist of his wrist, Fu Jingmo immediately released his ability, and the phone was quickly shattered in mid-air, just as it emitted a single note.

However, the shattered phone fragments flew in all directions, splattering onto the car in front of them, making a banging sound.

In the blink of an eye, Fu Jingmo pulled up Lin Mu, took a long step, and rushed forward without hesitation. Hundreds of zombies on the street had already heard the sound and were closing in.

Lin Mu remained silent, gritted his teeth, and kept up with Fu Jingmo’s pace at the fastest speed of his life.
The zombies chasing from behind, carrying a foul odor, their sharp claws made an unbearable sound as they scraped against Lin Mu’s backpack.

However, the situation ahead was even more dire, with dozens of zombies charging from the front.

Fu Jingmo had no choice but to release his hand and unleash his powers.

Now, he could only throw out a maximum of 5 crystals at a time, the black crystals never missed, each one hitting the zombies’ heads with a muffled sound.

Lin Mu waved the hatchet in his hand, forcing the zombies that had squeezed onto the sidewalk from between the cars to retreat.

In the midst of such chaos, Lin Mu couldn’t care less about being afraid. Zhang Qiang’s house was less than fifty meters away, and the two of them exerted all their strength to approach the house.

It seemed that all the zombies in the town had gathered on this street.

Fu Jingmo mobilized two-thirds of the energy in his body. He no longer condensed crystals but instead directly attacked with black mist.

Even though it was black mist, it suddenly turned into a whole gust of wind blades, sweeping through the air. In an instant, the blood mist exploded, and the wave of zombies in front of them instantly lost their heads.

His face was somewhat pale as he turned back to pull up Lin Mu again. Seizing this opportunity, the two of them quickly rushed towards the house.

Luckily, Zhang Qiang had escaped from the house. The door was open, and Fu Jingmo pushed Lin Mu inside, following closely behind and slamming the door shut.

The two of them leaned against the door and breathed a sigh of relief. Lin Mu pressed against his almost bursting heart, breathing heavily. He turned to see Fu Jingmo’s pale face and couldn’t help but feel worried. “Fu Jingmo, are you okay?”

Fu Jingmo shook his head. “I just used my abilities a bit too much, I’m fine.”

Seeing that there was nothing else wrong with him, except for his somewhat pale complexion, Lin Mu felt a lot more relieved.

Fu Jingmo walked to the nearby window and looked outside. Fortunately, the windows on the first floor were all fitted with anti-theft nets and were quite sturdy.

He looked at the house across the street, a disdainful smile forming at the corner of his mouth, but his cold eyes were filled with venom.

Those people wanted to use them to lure away the zombies. Ha, they were underestimating them(Fu Jingmo and Lin Mu).