Chapter 286: Chapter 386: How Can Kindred Hunt Their Own Kind

“What are they off doing?” Bai Yifan asked.

It was obvious that the group of zombies earlier was stronger than the current group of the old, weak, sick, and disabled zombies.

In other words――

He could coat himself with a layer of Gold Ability, and the old, weak, sick, and disabled group would take a long time to bite him to death.

While the other group of zombies could kill him in one bite.

This is the difference.

“Hunting,” Old Tao sighed slightly, “The surrounding area is full of villages, quite some distance from the city. Every household has small animals, and there are too many mutant animals.”

Before the apocalypse, mutant animals were cute little pets. After the apocalypse, they become death bringers.

Zombies need to absorb crystal nuclei, while mutant animals need to be eliminated.

By chance.

Tie Zhu takes the strong zombies in the village every day to find mutant animals and dig out their crystal nuclei.

This allows the zombies to have a feast, and the crystal nuclei can also be used to enhance superpowers and evolve.

Fortunately, the scent of flesh and blood from the mutant animals helps Tie Zhu and the others find them better.

“Do they still need to find mutant animals?” Bai Yifan widened his eyes, “Why not just cut out the crystal nuclei directly?”

Zombies have no reaction to other zombies.

Wouldn’t it be easy to cut out the crystal nuclei from zombie brains? Why go out of their way to find mutant animals?

“How can one hunt their own kind?”

Old Tao’s voice carried a tinge of sadness as he reached out with a withered finger to touch the newly planted peach sapling.

A green glow instantly merged into the peach sapling.

A strong vitality emanated from the sapling.

The peach sapling began to grow visibly, sprouting new buds, and before long, it had grown into a five-year-old tree.

The dried branches, like Old Tao’s hand, were shriveled and full of crevices.

However, the dried branches were covered with pink peach blossoms.

Old Tao said nothing more, bending his body, shuffling forward step by step.

As he passed by, the peach saplings quickly sprouted new leaves, like a magical transformation, turning into a sea of pink peach blossoms in a single breath.

Old Tao was allergic to the fuzz on the peaches.

Luckily, having become a zombie, he had no reaction to such things anymore.

The peach tree was Old Tao’s favorite kind of tree.

When it bloomed, it was beautiful, full of delicate petals dancing in the wind.

He, an old man, couldn’t appreciate these things, but he knew young people loved these dazzling sights.

Even though Old Tao was allergic to peaches, he still cherished the peaches that grew on peach trees.

It was no longer the carefree days before the apocalypse.

Food was the most important thing now.

He had the zombies plant peach trees across the entire village so that when they bore fruit, the peaches could be dried and stored.

In the future, there would be no fear of hunger.

The feeling of hunger was unbearable.

The Bai Family stood silently on the side, quietly watching the zombies working “absent-mindedly”.

It was already afternoon, and the scorching sun blazed down on the earth.

The zombies stood under the scorching sun, digging holes and planting trees.

The village bustled with activity.

Through the pink peach trees, groups of ordinary people could be vaguely seen walking together.

They shouldered hoes and headed to the fields.

With Old Tao around, no zombie dared disturb them.

While people from nearby villages despised and loathed Taovillage, the people of Taovillage were already living a paradise-like existence.

When the Bai Family left, they didn’t disturb Old Tao, slipping away quietly.

In the apocalypse, having Old Tao in Taovillage was a blessing.

This paradise-like life was what people in the apocalypse yearned for.

However, to enjoy such a life, one must be able to accept zombies as companions.

The blue and white bus sped down the road, hurtling recklessly in a single direction.

Along the way, there were not many zombies encountered.

No matter how much surrounding villages despised and loathed Taovillage, Old Tao still provided them with conveniences.

After the blue and white bus sped in a single direction for three kilometers, the zombies on the road began to increase gradually.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

The sound of zombies slamming against the bus was constant.

Liu Jing and Wang Yiyun rested their chins in their hands, admiring the bloody scene before them.

“Three, four, five…”

Liu Jing counted in a low voice, looking focused.

“Grandma, what are you counting?”

With no other cars on the road, Bai Yifan drove at maximum speed and found time to turn his head and say a few words.

“Not counting anything, just made a bet with your mom, whoever loses cleans the toilet.”

Liu Jing stared intently ahead of the bus, concentrating.

“What?” Bai Yifan blinked, slightly excited, “What are you betting on?”

According to the duty roster, today it was Bai Yifan’s turn to clean the toilet.

Bai Zhengxuan―Bai Anhai―Leng Yebai―Bai Yifan.

Each took a turn every four days.

It looked like he didn’t need to clean the toilet today, nice~

“You don’t want to know.” Liu Jing cast a glance at Bai Yifan, pursing her lips.

Her grandson neither resembled her nor her daughter-in-law in any way.

She wondered if there was a mix-up at the hospital!

Not inheriting Bai Zhengxuan and Bai Anhai’s literary talent was one thing, but he didn’t even have her or her daughter-in-law’s guts!

What a challenge!

“I want to know! Really want to know!” Bai Yifan grinned widely.

After all, being excused from cleaning the bathroom was a cause for joy!

“Yiyun and I are betting on whether more zombies splatter from their brains or their guts!”

Liu Jing pointed to the dark front windshield.

At that moment, a zombie charged at the bus, the bus’s huge impact sending it spinning 360 degrees in the air before crashing heavily to the ground.

Its insides spilled everywhere.

“Nine!” Wang Yiyun’s lips curled slightly, “The ones with brain matter spilling out are only seven!”

Bai Yifan: …

He suspected his family wasn’t normal, but he dared not say it!

Liu Jing glared at Bai Yifan with a face full of exasperated disappointment, “Can’t you aim for their heads when driving? You’re always spot-on when hitting your dad!”

Bai Anhai: …

Bai Yifan: …

He continued speeding, this time Bai Yifan carefully avoided hitting the zombies’ heads or guts whenever possible.

The blue and white bus raced down the road, the scorching sunlight having given way to the black night.

The sweltering heat had cooled down somewhat.

The bus parked randomly in the wilderness. After dinner, the family climbed up to the second-story compartment early and drifted off into dreams.

In his dream, Bai Yifan saw zombies everywhere, some with shattered brains, others with large holes in their bellies.

Yet those weren’t the scariest parts. The scariest part was, despite Grandma losing, he ended up cleaning the toilet.

Even more terrifying, it was the bathroom of the three little beasts in the compartment.

For crying out loud, Taowu’s pile of dung was larger than the toilet.

Damn!

In the dark night, the blue and white bus seemed like a mere drop in the ocean, utterly insignificant.

The black, starless sky loomed above, devouring the entire earth.

Not far from the bus, black silhouettes slowly appeared, voiceless, soundless, silently watching the direction of the bus, ready to attack at any moment.

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