Chapter 1 Fire

"Pa!"

Li Chenzhou threw down the wine bottle in his hand and quickly scanned the bar. It was a mess, with overturned tables and chairs, broken glass, and mottled bloodstains everywhere.

This was clearly caused by the arrival of the apocalypse. Most places were like this.

However, with so much blood, why wasn't there a single corpse? Not even remains?

Whether torn apart by zombies, without even the chance to become one, or zombies killed by humans, there should still be corpses to be seen!

Li Chenzhou immediately rushed out of the bar and looked around the street. Indeed, there were no corpses. He had been feeling that something was wrong ever since he arrived, and now he realized it was because he hadn't seen a single corpse the entire way!

Something's not right! Definitely not right!

Li Chenzhou frowned. Whether in his previous life's apocalypse or in this one, corpses were everywhere. Even when he was leading a team to rescue people in Qing City, just a few days after the apocalypse began, corpses were still a common sight.

Judging by the dust in the buildings and the food he had found, the apocalypse in this city should have started around the same time as in his own city, about a month ago. So why was it so strange?

Could it be that... there were creatures in this city that specialized in devouring corpses?

Survivors entering a city would prioritize food, water, and resources. No one would be interested in corpses. Although mutated zombie corpses contained mutation crystals, they were only in the head. Taking the crystal was enough; there was no need to take the entire corpse.

Moreover, were all the zombies in this city mutated zombies? That was completely impossible!

Even in his previous life, ten years after the apocalypse began, ordinary zombies were still the most numerous! There was no way an entire city would be filled with mutated zombies.

Wait! All mutated zombies?

Li Chenzhou suddenly remembered that Sun Qiang had mentioned that the city center of Qi City was filled with mutated zombies, all crowding into the underground of the shopping mall.

Could it be... that those mutated zombies had all come here?

Filled with questions, Li Chenzhou returned to the car and continued forward. However, this time he was much more cautious. After driving a short distance, he would get out of the car and first search the surrounding buildings for signs of human or zombie activity. Then, he would climb onto the rooftops and carefully observe the area ahead!

Li Chenzhou did see plenty of signs of human activity, indicating that people had been collecting supplies. Some store shelves had been emptied, clearly looted by human survivors.

Unfortunately, this was a city, and Li Chenzhou was not Grey Bear. Although he found signs of human activity, he couldn't track them.

As he continued to delve deeper into the city, darkness finally fell. Although Li Chenzhou had been moving further into the city, he didn't know how big the city was, nor could he determine his location!

Because he couldn't read the foreign language, he couldn't even identify the buildings by their names. Especially in a foreign city, Li Chenzhou, who had never been abroad, really couldn't tell the difference between the city center and the outskirts.

Back home, it would be easy to find the city center by locating the city government building or somewhere nearby. But here... who knew what those words said?

Watching the sky gradually darken, Li Chenzhou shook his head with a wry smile. He looked around and found the tallest building to climb. Looking back at his previous position, it seemed quite far away, but turning back, he still saw an endless forest of steel and concrete!

It seemed that this city was quite large! In that case, Li Chenzhou wasn't in a hurry and decided to rest on this rooftop for the night.

In the apocalypse, the best place to rest in a city was the rooftop, not a confined room or even a basement. Although those locations were less likely to be discovered by zombies, once exposed, they would become death traps with no escape!

Rooftops were accessible from all directions and offered good visibility. As long as he left a few ropes as a backup, he wouldn't be trapped. Even Sun Qiang, who hadn't experienced the apocalypse, had figured that out on his own.

Li Chenzhou naturally chose the rooftop, especially in this unfamiliar city. However, he didn't bother with ropes yet. He had brought ropes, but he could use them later if things went wrong!

Especially with Li Chenzhou's current skills, he could climb down the outer wall of the building without ropes if necessary!

Moreover, thinking that Grey Bear might also be in this city, Li Chenzhou deliberately lit a bonfire on the rooftop. Although it would expose his presence, Grey Bear might see it.

If he could team up with Grey Bear, Li Chenzhou would really have nothing to worry about. He now had enough slaughter points, and he could just exchange them for another car. Not to mention the Dark Blood spatial war chariot, he could even afford a specialized combat vehicle now!

After lighting the bonfire, Li Chenzhou sat quietly on the edge of the rooftop, constantly watching his surroundings. Soon, the night sky appeared. Looking up at the night sky, Li Chenzhou breathed a sigh of relief. Whether it was the sun during the day or the moon and stars at night, at least they were familiar to him, which meant that he was still on his own planet.

Throwing two more pieces of wood into the bonfire, Li Chenzhou looked down at the street below again and accidentally noticed several figures moving on the street next to the building he was on.

Li Chenzhou instantly became excited. Judging by their movements, they were probably humans, as they were leaning against the sides of the street, occasionally making hiding movements and gesturing to each other. Zombies couldn't do that.

Li Chenzhou stared intently at the figures. Although he didn't know who they were, he needed to learn about the city, and he had to start with these guys. Therefore, Li Chenzhou would not let them go no matter what.

However, Li Chenzhou didn't take any action, just watched them, because he realized that their target seemed to be the building he was in!

Looking back at the bonfire he had lit, Li Chenzhou understood. Perhaps these guys were attracted by his bonfire?

So, Li Chenzhou didn't do anything else, but instead sat on the edge of the rooftop and watched below. Those people had already entered the building. If he was right, they should be coming to the rooftop. He would naturally be able to meet them face to face. Anyway, with him watching, they couldn't leave easily...