11 Zombie Experience Cards 11
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Zombie Experience Card 11
“Name?”
“Tao Sanliang.”
“Gender?”
“...Male?”
Wounded and weak, Tao Sanliang answered with a hint of uncertainty.
“Perverted serial killer?”
“Hey!”
Despite the pain coursing through his body, Tao Sanliang managed a smug smile.
Tian Yi slapped him sharply.
“You look quite proud, don’t you?”
The force of the slap was strong; Tao Sanliang tasted blood in his mouth and immediately stopped smiling.
“Is there a bounty on you?” Tian Yi asked again.
Tao Sanliang remained silent.
“No bounty and still proud?”
Tao Sanliang: “...”
The look in Tao Sanliang’s eyes was filled with malice, as if he was ready to tear Tian Yi apart at any moment.
Such a glare had been present since Tao Sanliang was awakened by pain, but Tian Yi was not intimidated.
Having decided to deal with Tao Sanliang, Tian Yi was not afraid of these threats.
“State your supernatural ability.”
Based on his knowledge from zombie literature, knowing about the zombie virus and crystalline formations in zombie heads, Tian Yi made a blind guess that some humans in this world might have evolved supernatural powers.
However, Tao Sanliang, with a gloomy face, looked utterly confused.
“Supernatural ability???”
Tian Yi: “...”
No humans in this world have supernatural powers?
While Tian Yi pondered this, the bound Tao Sanliang impatiently pressed on.
“Everyone knows survivors only have enhanced physical fitness, becoming healthier and longer-lived. Could it be you developed supernatural powers?!”
Indeed, developing supernatural powers was one of the speculated extensions of physical evolution, though none had been confirmed so far.
A smile appeared on Tian Yi’s face as he pressed his hand against Tao Sanliang’s arm.
Tao Sanliang groaned in pain, sweating profusely with a twisted expression.
Like a villain, Tian Yi withdrew his hand and continued questioning, “Why haven’t I seen you before?”
Excluding Nai Nai, Tao Sanliang was the second native person Tian Yi had formally encountered in this world.
He wanted to extract useful information without revealing too much about himself.
Tian Yi had thought carefully about how to question him.
Now, he began asking the questions he had rehearsed in his mind.
Though Tao Sanliang was a perverted killer, that didn’t mean he had much endurance.
In fact, a little roughness was enough; Tian Yi didn’t need to employ many methods to extract a wealth of information not found in city newspapers.
First was the zombie virus—it did not appear without cause.
It was a retribution for some humans’ pursuit of immortality and their challenge to the divine realm.
Of course, this was just a rumor spreading after the zombie virus swept the globe.
Though the outbreak dashed hopes of “immortality,” human lifespans were indeed significantly extended.
“I’ve heard humans can live up to three hundred years now,” Tao Sanliang said sarcastically, “But who really lives that long?”
Second was the issue of human evolution.
This had been covered earlier and would be skipped here.
The world’s food chain was reordered; humans were no longer at the top.
Finally, some information related to safe zones.
Human society, with its order collapsed, fell into chaos.
The changes brought by the zombie virus and continuous global natural disasters sharply reduced the population.
Survivors gradually gathered into various “safe zones.”
There were many safe zones of different sizes scattered in various regions.
This part roughly matched what Tian Yi had read in zombie literature.
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While recording the useful information from Tao Sanliang on scraps of paper found amidst the ruins, Tian Yi was also thinking.
He certainly would not believe everything Tao Sanliang said.
Much of the information required careful judgment.
Considering his own mind might not be fully clear, whenever something felt off, he’d usually give Tao Sanliang a few strikes.
Sometimes, Tian Yi didn’t even need to act; the little orange cat’s paw had already swiped.
By the time Tian Yi finished questioning, Tao Sanliang’s appearance was truly pitiful.
This method rendered the information reasonably credible.
However, after catching his breath, the fury in Tao Sanliang’s eyes reignited.
He began offering advice as if concerned for Tian Yi.
“You’ve probably lived in this hellhole a long time, right?
“Compared to other cities, it’s really dangerous here. Maybe you should consider heading to the nearest safe zone. Though it’s a bit chaotic... it should be alright.
“I’m pretty familiar with that place. Got any questions for me?
“Oh, and if you go there, you can check out the underground warehouse I used to live in. There are quite a few good things there!”
The last sentence was a complete fabrication.
With two teeth missing, Tao Sanliang muttered for a while, but Tian Yi showed no sign of acknowledgment.
Even the little orange cat and Nai Nai, crouched in the shadowy corner, were watching Tian Yi intently.
Tao Sanliang naturally would not miss such a “good opportunity.”
His arms and legs were broken, and he was tied to a chair, but he was not without resources.
There was information he hadn’t shared with Tian Yi.
It was the reason he escaped from the safe zone.
He produced a treated pill from between his teeth.
Despite all the beating, the pill remained intact.
Originally, he did not intend to use it, but...
He wanted the boy before him to pay a price.
Tao Sanliang fell silent again, his gaze darkening.
Earlier, Tian Yi had focused all attention on him; any sudden move would be met with a beating.
But now the chance had come.
He fixed his gaze on Tian Yi, and with his tongue, painstakingly peeled the pill’s coating following the “instructions,” then bit down hard.
A distinct crunch echoed from Tao Sanliang’s mouth.
It sounded as if his teeth had shattered.
The strange sound immediately drew Tian Yi’s attention.
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