Early morning!
"Bro Hang, what happened yesterday was truly terrifying! I was almost tricked!"
Lam Pham chatted with Co Hang, recounting the events of the previous day. Thinking back now, he felt it was both hateful and pitiful. The calamities faced by survivors in the apocalypse were far more terrifying than imagined.
Family affection, friendship, love, and so on.
All could push living people towards the abyss.
Duong Tue, who was pregnant before, had her husband for company. But under the torture of the apocalypse, her husband left with other survivors, abandoning her and her child. If not for Co Hang's companionship, care, and protection, the outcome would be unknown.
Nhan Ny Ny was targeted by her agent's younger brother; even the agent himself targeted her. If they had succeeded, under continuous torture, perhaps even a person with a pure and kind heart would also transform into a terrifying, demonic apocalyptic survivor.
Co Hang looked at Lam Pham's terrified appearance, had many words he wanted to say, yet from beginning to end maintained silence, speaking in the most proper tone:
"Be careful. Outside is still relatively dangerous."
He thought inwardly, That group of survivors who had ill intentions towards you truly committed many evil deeds. Encountering you in the vast sea of corpses, it can also be said their evil reached its end, and old heaven couldn't stand it, deliberately letting you meet.
Lam Pham nodded, "Yeah! Luckily I had some foresight, could deduce the truth of the matter from some details, thereby being vigilant from the very beginning, not letting the opponent succeed."
Co Hang: ...?
At this time.
Phi Phi and Dinh Dinh briskly ran towards To Tieu Hieu's bread shop.
"Uncle Lam! Uncle Co! Good morning!"
"Phi Phi! Dinh Dinh! Come!"
Seeing these two little girls, his mood immediately became very good. In his eyes, they were the role models among the children in Duong Quang Apartments, the kings of children, able to lead other children very well along with Co Tu Thanh.
Phi Phi looked happy, but actually was already vigilant. In her heart, Uncle Lam was a life assassin; no one knew what kind of terrifying thing would happen next.
Dinh Dinh livelily landed before him, raised her small head, "Uncle Lam, is something the matter? Sis Phi Phi and I want to go to Sis To's side to buy bread. Does Uncle want to eat bread? My dad gave me a hundred yuan!"
Finished speaking, she even patted her small pocket. She, carrying a large sum of money, had enough confidence, could hold her head high wherever she went, telling the little brothers and sisters, Follow Sis Dinh Dinh, can eat bread every day.
"Mm, have money, don't squander. Money is very hard to earn." Lam Pham reminded. Thinking of his recent performance during this period, truly extremely tragic. Rented out not few houses, pity no revenue, even owed the homeowners tens of thousands.
Wanting to repay this debt.
Counted on his fingers.
At least have to clean up several hundred shops.
"I know, Uncle Lam! I won't spend money recklessly!" Dinh Dinh said.
Phi Phi, beside her, maintained silence from beginning to end.
Before figuring out the specific situation, absolutely cannot casually reply. Otherwise, no one knew what kind of severe injury the life assassin would inflict.
Lam Pham said, "Play when it's time to play. But always playing still won't do. I was just thinking, how about setting up a simple library for you all? Buy some books back, place them there. When nothing to do, you can take the little brothers and sisters to read some books. How about it?"
Sure enough, Phi Phi stared wide-eyed, her heart suddenly jumped. The life assassin starts to make his move!
And she also knew, the tryhard beside her, absolutely again...
"Okay! Uncle Lam! What you said about a library is best! I always feel, always taking little brothers and sisters to play, fun is fun, but just lacking something. Only now I know, turns out it's lacking study! I support Uncle Lam's decision!"
Dinh Dinh was very happy, couldn't see any displeasure, even her bright, clean eyes sparkled with expectant light.
Phi Phi sighed inwardly, a kind of unspeakable sorrow. Every time like this. Clearly playing very happily. Some time ago, she even angrily strived, wanting to study. But always sleepy. Thinking back and forth, still better to sleep. Studying, just leave it until tomorrow.
"Phi Phi, are you unhappy?" Lam Pham asked.
"No! Studying makes me happy! I like studying!"
Phi Phi, young age, yet gradually matured, learned to hide her true inner thoughts, willing to advance with the main group.
"That's good then."
Lam Pham didn't want to force the children to do unhappy things. Looking at the sincere smiles on Phi Phi's and Dinh Dinh's faces, he knew his decision was correct, without any problems.
Dinh Dinh happily gnawed on the bread in her hand.
Phi Phi gnawed on bread, yet seemed heavy-hearted, just like when the teacher said there would be a test in the afternoon, and if she didn't do well, would have to bring parents, while she hadn't even looked at the textbooks, already worried about bringing parents.
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Street.
Lam Pham headed towards the bookstore.
Purpose of coming out couldn't just be to clean zombies; definitely had to do some other things. Life needs different colors, do some different things. Always doing the same thing, perhaps still fine for a short period. After a long time, definitely will bring bad influence to psychology.
Passing Tan Hoa Bookstore.
Stopped his steps, looked inside, then continued walking forward. In places not yet cleaned, zombies still existed. Besides buying books, conveniently cleaning zombies very normal thing.
At this time.
Far away, a sedan drove slowly.
Two male survivors in the car.
Both very young, just expressions looked extremely fatigued. Clearly experienced many things in the apocalypse, finally escaped, coincidentally arrived here.
"Bro Sieu! Why isn't there a single zombie here?" The survivor in the passenger seat observed the surroundings, felt this place extremely quiet. Besides being able to see zombie corpses littered on the ground, didn't see a single live zombie.
Felt extremely incredible.
Thinking of the situations they encountered, truly very terrifying. Zombies like mad dogs, chasing closely. When tackling people to the ground, crazily bit and tore. Scene bloody and terrifying.
Bro Sieu: "You ask me, who do I ask? Ah! Someone ahead! It's a survivor! Let's ask him about the situation!"
They previously had a survivor team of over ten people, a relatively safe shelter.
But a shelter without rules often will have problems.
Their shelter leader was a middle-aged man. Relying on having a modified homemade gun in hand, extremely arrogant. In terms of finding supplies, always let others go out. Under circumstances of sharing supplies, also gave himself the most, leading to dissatisfaction from other people in the shelter.
If talking about what truly led to the shelter's destruction, still that leader was simply an idiot.
They had a female survivor there carrying a daughter. To survive, indeed had relations with that group of them. But no one laid hands on her daughter.
But who could have thought... That leader, as if his head had a hole, actually took advantage when they went out to find supplies, to force himself on her daughter, leading to her death during the struggle.
Later, situation clear. That woman said nothing more. The group all thought she had accepted. Finally, who could have thought, she opened the door, let zombies in, thereby causing the shelter to be destroyed.
The two of them were just lucky.
Drove away and escaped.
Until appearing here.
At this time.
The sedan slowly parked beside Lam Pham.
Bro Sieu said, "Are you a survivor living here?"
He assessed Lam Pham's situation. Face clean, spirit very good, clothes also very clean. This absolutely not something ordinary survivors could have. From this, could tell, definitely a very good shelter.
"Yes. I am a survivor living here." Lam Pham observed these two before him. Originally thought seeing living survivors was an extremely good thing, could talk about renting rooms, earn some commission.
Pity... he assessed.
Also not satisfied.
Bro Sieu said, "Then can you not tell us where the shelter is? We are all survivors, ran here from very far away."
Lam Pham said, "You are not suitable over there. No need to go."
Hearing Lam Pham's words, the two survivors were somewhat dazed. What do you mean not suitable? This is said too arbitrarily! People from that shelter haven't even spoken, yet you already say no good? This...
If not for currently not understanding the present situation, they would have already started spraying (cursing).
"Brother! This seems not something you can decide, right?" Bro Sieu didn't want to argue with Lam Pham, but towards this kind of decisive behavior, expressed doubt. He thought this fellow before him might be a survivor from that shelter. Thinking again two survivors appeared, might affect his status in the shelter, so thought of refusing.
This possibility exists.
"I can decide. I am Duong Quang Apartments' security guard, part-time Tan Phong housing brokerage staff. Towards incoming survivors, have the right to choose." Lam Pham knew the opponent suspected him, so spoke very directly.
Just to tell the opponent, don't think randomly. I say no good, truly no good.
The two survivors looked at each other.
A feeling, just that this fellow before them might not be normal.
Security guard? Staff?
What are you treating this as?
Bro Sieu suppressed the impulse in his heart, "Then why are there no zombies in here?"
Lam Pham said, "There were before. But all cleaned up by me. So no zombies. You want to live, I can understand. I can also vaguely feel you've done wrong things. But I am just Hoang city's ordinary citizen. Without evidence, I also won't do anything to you. After all, you have the right to live. Can look around, reside. Anyway, very hard for zombies to appear here."
Finished speaking.
He didn't continue exchanging with them, but continued walking forward.
Looking at Lam Pham's departing back.
The two survivors looked at each other.
"Bro Sieu, is he mentally ill?"
"Mm, has problems. Don't bother. Let's search first. Absolutely a shelter here. As long as find shelter, we are safe."
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Splendid Street.
"Ugh ugh..."
Zombies limped and wandered.
For zombies, they don't feel fatigue, as if their bodies always filled with inexhaustible spirit.
"Strength-type zombie."
He saw within the zombie horde, a tall zombie, back towards him, moving with the zombie group. That back exposed in vision, full of bulky muscles. Any survivor seeing it would feel an overwhelming sense of oppression, thereby a tense feeling arising deep in heart.
"Very good! Came out to clean zombies, still can get crystals. Considered an unexpected joy."
Lam Pham smiled, slowly drew Frostmourne. Just as he thought of speaking up to greet them, already zombies saw him, mouth agape, roaring savagely, then rushed towards him.
He found zombies' evolution speed seemed to have slowed down again.
Could it be some zombies' potential reached limit?
Hard to make progress?
Thinking carefully, perhaps really such a saying.
As zombies agitated, zombies on this road chain-reacted. Like a mighty army, rushed towards him. Scene majestic. Ordinary survivors surrounded by this group of zombies, afraid wouldn't even have time to turn into zombies, just instantly gnawed clean.
One zombie among them charged towards Lam Pham.
Swung sword in hand.
Silvery-white light flashed. Today's first zombie torn in two. Considered an opening. In an instant, figure shifted, sword light appeared, runes seemed to come alive, sparkling brilliantly, mercilessly reaping zombies before him.
Although zombies terrifying beyond measure.
But as long as have a little more strength, speed slightly faster, angle slightly more precise, slaying zombies like drinking water simple. If heart has some ideals, for example, cleaning zombies, restoring Hoang city's glory, then under ideal's enhancement, own ability will achieve extreme improvement.
"Ideal is my motivation to become stronger."
He saw a shop on the roadside.
Tan Phong Bookstore.
Bootleg Tan Hoa Bookstore.
...
"Bro Sieu! Iron railings surrounding over there! Absolutely a shelter! We found it!" The survivor in the driver's seat was very excited, as if hope enveloped him.
As long as can find a safe shelter, even being a dog no problem.
Rooftop.
Co Hang held a firearm, sat on a chair, observing surrounding situation. When Lam Pham went out, rooftop took turns sending people to keep watch. Often Tran Hac watched most.
Always holding that book, just like watching a Wordless Heavenly Book.
Asked him if understood. He also stammered, said characters recognizable, just when combined together, easy to make people muddled.
Towards Tran Hac's situation, he could understand. Bullsh*t blown out, water cannot be taken back. Persist must see it through.
Since Lam Pham frequently cleaned surrounding zombies.
Then very hard to encounter zombies coming.
He could imagine how large Lam Pham's zombie cleaning range was.
Suddenly.
Co Hang saw outside iron railing, a car parked. Two survivors stood outside iron railing, blocked by railing height. Even if climbed onto car roof, still couldn't reach.
Luckily some time ago, raised iron railing.
Otherwise these two survivors truly could climb in.
"Who are you?" Co Hang held gun, walked directly to right edge of rooftop, looked down at them from above.
"Shh..."
The two survivors heard opponent speak so loudly, startled until their hearts and galls turned cold. Hurriedly placed fingers to lips, as if saying, Big Brother, don't be so loud! Speak softer! If zombies hear, we will surely die!
Co Hang looked at them. Towards appearing two survivors, he from beginning to end maintained vigilance, didn't say let them in. Although Duong Quang Apartments had guns in hand, but under this situation, any appearing survivor dangerous.
Lam Pham again not in residential area.
If Lam Pham in community area, also still easy to say. With his understanding of Little Pham's strength, honestly, even if holding weapons, hard to possibly cause Lam Pham any harm.
Co Hang didn't speak. Those two survivors gestured, as if saying, Trouble open door, let us in.
Co Hang waved his hand, at the same time looked around.
Didn't see zombies, also didn't see anything worth suspecting.
Then, he left rooftop, went to second floor, jumped out window to shop's second-floor roof, walked towards iron railing side.
"Who are you?" Co Hang spoke.
Bro Sieu said, "Big Brother! We are survivors! Escaping zombies, ran here! Can you not take us in? We absolutely will be obedient! Absolutely won't do anything bad to shelter!"
Co Hang assessed these two survivors before him, "This place temporarily doesn't take in survivors of unknown origin."
"Big Brother! You can't just watch us bitten to death by zombies!" Bro Sieu hurriedly said. He understood shelter situation. If usually unknown origin, normally wouldn't react. Even if react, also would capture and properly interrogate.
Besides, he saw gun in Co Hang's hand.
Heart understood.
This protection point person's supplies sufficient, weapons sufficient, absolutely can gain firm foothold in apocalypse.
"No zombies around. Zombies here all already cleaned up," Co Hang said.
Another survivor said in surprise, "Big Brother! He speaks exactly like that survivor we met just now!"
Hearing opponent's words.
Co Hang said, "When you came, met a sword-carrying person?"
"Met!" Bro Sieu finished speaking.
"Then what did he say?"
"He said shelter right here. We come, then can enter."
Bro Sieu hurriedly said. No matter what situation, he now just wanted to enter shelter. As for opponent returning, finding them lying, that also okay. Even if shamelessly begging, also must stay here.
Outside truly very dangerous. That feeling of panic when facing zombies, vivid before eyes.
Savage and irritable zombies, casually tearing living people's flesh and blood. Also many bizarrely shaped mutated zombies. Simply world disaster, completely not giving people chance to survive.
"Lying! If Little Pham agreed for you to stay at Duong Quang Apartments, then he would personally bring you back! Don't say he has something to do! I understand his way of doing things better than you!" Co Hang finished speaking, gun in hand aimed at them. If they pulled out any offensive long-range weapon from bosom, he would shoot without hesitation.
He knew Lam Pham had a kind of ability, just as Little Pham himself said: I can see opponent's inner heart from their eyes.
Sounded very mystical.
But things happening on Lam Pham, how many still can be understood by science?
Bro Sieu pitifully pleaded, "Big Brother! Cannot be like this! All humans! All compatriots! At such a moment, truly should help each other! Only then can face future! Just let us in!"
Co Hang said, "Stop talking this nonsense! Duong Quang Apartments, you cannot stay! But I also understand your difficulties and fear! No zombies around! You can choose a place to live yourselves! Also can go collect some supplies! Wait well! As long as don't run around, don't act recklessly, surviving no problem!"
He implemented Lam Pham's concept of paying when shopping. But he knew this kind of concept also just in Duong Quang Apartments, when everyone can understand deep meaning within, so always adhered to.
But for outside survivors, living is good enough. Paying money, this kind of situation, for them, just a kind of morbid thought. So he didn't say use money to buy things, but let them collect themselves.
Co Hang was a soldier, wholeheartedly served the people. These two before him also people. But behind him, even more people. Since ancient times, if for some people with ghosts in hearts, then bring them into a group still with goodwill, then that group of goodwill people will encounter unimaginable disaster.
In chaotic era where formal order collapsed.
Human nature cannot be said, cannot be studied, cannot be tested.
If truly tragic event happens, then regret too late, this truly foolish.
Bro Sieu pleaded, "Big Brother! Where outside safe?! If we meet zombies, we truly will die!"
Co Hang said very sincerely, "What I should say, already said. Very hard for zombies to come around here. Hoard good supplies, stay inside, don't act recklessly, don't run around, absolutely no problem. If you must have a team, then you can go to Lucky Star across Chao River. That place is a shelter. But rules and system there require self-reliance. You yourselves think carefully."
What should be said, already said.
Considered as pointing out a path for them.
Duong Quang Apartments extremely free, extremely safe. But Duong Quang Apartments as center, surrounding area similarly safe. Just not so free. Occasionally might also have zombies pass by.
But every day Lam Pham will leave, see zombies will eliminate.
Co Hang retreated, didn't continue exchanging with them.
Two survivors dared not cause trouble.
Returned to car at high speed.
"Bro Sieu! What to do? How about we just wait around here? I see no zombies around. Perhaps what he said is true, indeed no danger." This survivor felt surrounding environment still okay.
Bro Sieu gripped steering wheel, face expressionless. Thought of pleading appearance just now, his heart full of fire.
"Go to Lucky Star!"
"Huh?! Not mistaken, right?! We go to Lucky Star for what? He just now said, that place requires self-reliance, need to go out find supplies ourselves! I see surrounding very good! Now just collect some things, find shop to hide in for a bit! Every day look at situation here! Perhaps one day we can be accepted!"
Bro Sieu looked at him very seriously, "Quan Hao! Can you endure it?! We pitifully begged! Opponent actually treated us like a fart!"
"As long as alive, I can endure anything!" Quan Hao said.
"F*** your mother! You truly have no dignity! Let me ask you! Are you going with me to Lucky Star now, or staying here hiding?! Choose yourself! But you remember! When I rise up, don't cry begging me to take you!" Bro Sieu pointed at Quan Hao, spoke very seriously.
Quan Hao looked at Bro Sieu, then at surrounding situation, opened car door, "Bro Sieu, I'm not joking! I believe what he said! Cannot enter that shelter! I'll find a nearby shop to hide! You take care yourself!"
Finished speaking, only saw Quan Hao cautiously looked around, then ran towards that small supermarket shop not far away over there.
Bro Sieu looked at departing Quan Hao, expression sinister. Truly wanted to stomp accelerator, fiercely crush that toy to death.
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