I Build a Floating City in the Apocalypse – Chapter 9

Chapter 9

“Heh.”

Iron Hammer Man, whose throat and neck had been directly smashed by Fang Bai, stared wide-eyed, hands clutching his throat, making a sound like a broken bellows.

Within a breath, Iron Hammer Man lost his life.

Fang Bai watched this scene, his arm holding the claw hammer trembling slightly.

Fang Bai actually firmly believed in a saying, which was:

Making a decisive choice is sometimes more important than making the right choice.

This sentence had a great impact on Fang Bai, directly shaping his decisive character. It was like how Fang Bai immediately decided to go out and hunt zombies, and how he just decisively decided to kill Iron Hammer Man.

Killing someone might have serious consequences, but the consequences would not be as severe as hesitating in battle, nor would they be as severe as changing one’s mind midway and letting the person go.

So Fang Bai simply killed him, but this did not prevent him from regretting it now, or being indecisive about it now.

After all, it was… killing someone.

Did he regret it? Yes.

Would he kill again next time?

Yes.

This was Fang Bai’s attitude. Make decisive decisions in battle and execute them. The rest of the regret, indecision, compassion, and self-blame can be done slowly in front of the opponent’s corpse. There would be plenty of time then.

Presumably, the deceased would not have any objections to this.

Fang Bai looked at the corpse, sighed slightly, and pulled out the dagger from his waist. Looking at the dark zombie blood on the dagger, he silently stabbed it into Iron Hammer Man’s neck.

He waited quietly. When Iron Hammer Man’s flesh and blood burned and shriveled, turning into a ferocious zombie, Fang Bai struck his neck with the hammer again, breaking his spine, and then destroying his brain.

Experience points acquired, and Iron Hammer Man’s corpse looked no different.

What?

Murder?

“No, no, even if the Jade Emperor came, I only killed a zombie.”

Fang Bai picked up a copper coin dropped by Iron Hammer Man, took out five more copper coins from his pocket, and after searching his whole body and finding no equipment, he got up and left. Only Fang Bai’s voice echoed in the place.

“Nine more to go.”

Looking at Fang Bai’s departing figure, he seemed the same, but also seemed different.

Fang Bai returned to his home through the underground parking lot, took off his equipment, washed himself from head to toe, and lay down on the bed exhausted.

It was a busy day, physically and mentally tiring.

Lying on the bed, closing his eyes and resting, Iron Hammer Man’s figure constantly appeared and lingered in Fang Bai’s mind, unable to dissipate for a long time.

The moment he killed Iron Hammer Man, Fang Bai deeply felt that he had truly entered the apocalypse, with no turning back.

Therefore, Fang Bai’s mentality gradually began to change.

“Ding dong.”

The WeChat on his phone rang. Fang Bai opened it and saw that it was the residential area owners’ group.

Fang Bai usually muted the owners’ group, and only received notifications when everyone was tagged.

“@everyone, the zombies in the building have been cleared out. None of us can handle the zombies on the surface alone.

Should we team up?”

“I agree. Let’s team up to eliminate the zombies on the ground. We can totally handle them.

And as long as the zombies in the residential area are cleared out, we can completely close the gate and cultivate the garden and flower beds to grow crops and vegetables.

This will benefit everyone.”

Fang Bai watched quietly. The second person to speak was obviously a shill.

But shill or not, what he said made some sense.

And Fang Bai glanced at the initiator, Bai Qing. He seemed to be someone from the Owners’ Committee. Fang Bai had met him before, and he had some organizational skills.

“It’s not a bad idea.”

Fang Bai was tempted.

Of course, this was on the premise that all the zombies on the surface could be cleared out.

In the owners’ group, Bai Qing’s words attracted a lot of attention. Some people began to agree, while others excitedly asked:

“Have all the zombies in the building been killed?”

“Does killing monsters really level you up?”

“Yes, leveling up gives you attribute points, which you can add to any attribute.”

Bai Qing responded enthusiastically in the group, and then, he posted a picture of a motorcycle helmet in the group.

“So what do you guys think?”

Bai Qing asked.

“It’s still early. If everyone agrees, let’s meet in the underground parking lot in half an hour.”

The owners in the group didn’t understand what Bai Qing meant at first, but when another person posted a picture of a motorcycle helmet, and when they saw the black stains and attack marks on it, they understood.

For a moment, the group fell silent, with only pictures of motorcycle helmets in various shapes being sent to the group.

Fang Bai looked at the experience bar, which was still nine zombies short, picked up his motorcycle helmet and casually took a picture and sent it out, while also counting the previous pictures.

There were a total of eight pictures, which meant eight people.

The zombies downstairs were mostly gathered in groups, but the largest group was at the supermarket. The zombies gathered in other places would not exceed twenty.

As long as they used some strategy, eight experienced people should have no problem eliminating these zombies.

At this time, another person in the group spoke up and said:

“I haven’t killed zombies before, but can I participate?”

Bai Qing replied enthusiastically:

“Just follow the commands. But remember to wear a motorcycle helmet and two thick cotton jackets, three pairs of jeans when you come down. I’ll teach you how to kill zombies. It’s normal to be afraid, but as long as you overcome your fear, zombies can’t beat normal people. They’re easy to kill.”

For a moment, the previously quiet group became lively again. Who wouldn’t be tempted by the prospect of leveling up?

Bai Qing seemed to have some ulterior motives, but Fang Bai didn’t care. He locked his phone screen, set an alarm, and started to rest.

The zombies downstairs had probably eaten and killed people, which meant that their level and strength were higher than those in the building, and they were also on flat ground, so their strength could be fully utilized.

Although Fang Bai felt that there should be no problem with eight people cooperating, he would definitely be on high alert and not dare to be careless.

However…

“I have to kill so many zombies to go from level two to level three, so how many will I need to level up to level four?”

Fang Bai shook his head slightly.

“For now, equipment improves strength faster and has immediate effect. One piece of equipment has at least the attribute value equivalent to one level.

Hopefully, I can get more equipment drops downstairs later.”

Half an hour passed in a flash. Fang Bai was fully armed and ready to go downstairs again, but at this moment, several screams suddenly came from the first floor.

“Huh? Have they started already? It’s still five minutes before the meeting time?”

Fang Bai looked down and saw a dozen or twenty people wearing helmets and thick clothes fighting with a group of zombies next to the small park.

But the moment these people came into contact with the zombies, they instantly collapsed and fled. One person shouted loudly in front, but no one turned back.

Fang Bai stared wide-eyed at this scene, watching as a relatively tall and agile zombie in the zombie group led the other zombies to slaughter everyone.

Of the dozen or twenty people, only five ran back to the building, leaving thirteen corpses on the ground to be devoured by the zombies.

Watching the flesh and skin on the zombies stretch little by little, watching the individual strength of the zombies increase visibly, watching the number of zombies increase…

Fang Bai was dumbfounded.