Try to fix all chapters typos and redundant content today, its a long way to go. Once done, Ill release them immediately and make up for the updates.

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  Rely on yourself...

  Lin Shiyu silently recited a phrase in her heart and quietly clenched her small fist.

  Lin Chao arrived at the window, and at this moment, the neighborhood and street were already stained with large patches of blood, like blooming roses, filled with a pungent smell.

  He quietly observed these corpses.

  The corpses of later generations are terrifyingly powerful, not only possessing some strange abilities, but also having human wisdom, using strategies and setting traps, making it impossible for people to defend against.

  The initial corpse was very simple and had many weaknesses.

  Currently in the first stage of infection, the corpse has no elasticity, no intelligence, and the retina in the pupil is eroded by the virus, with blurred vision, only able to see things clearly a few meters away.

  Hearing is also general, some of them are deaf, and their eardrums have been corroded by rotting flesh.

  Whats more, it is also afraid of light!

  In the event of severe dehydration, they will instinctively fear heat and can be driven away by high temperatures. However, if there is a smell of blood in the high temperature, they will rush forward regardless of their fears, and their feeding instincts will override their fearful instincts!

  Their fatal weakness lies in their skull.

  Without a heart, they are still alive because the circulatory system inside the corpse has already died. With or without a heart makes no difference, and the brains structure is much more complex. Even if most of the brain cells die, as long as the central nervous system is still there, bioelectromagnetism can control it to react.

  So blasting their heads off is the only way to kill them!

  The only thing worth noting is that its sense of smell is abnormally keen, probably about ten times that of humans, which is an exaggerated degree, equivalent to one-quarter of a dogs nose. A dog can track the target location along with subtle smells, unless you eliminate the smell, its impossible to hide!

  This means that once you have a slight wound on your body, they will gather around like sharks in the sea!

  In the face of their weaknesses, Lin Chao had many ways to deal with them, but he didnt choose to act at night. Firstly, these corpses were highly active at night and could capture the position of living people without eyes. Secondly, their speed at night was slightly faster than during the day by about a third!

  "Go to sleep." Lin Chao comforted Lin Shiyu, who looked worried.

  Lin Shiyus eyes widened and she said, "You can still sleep?"

  Lin Chaoyang smiled faintly and said, "There are still many days ahead, we need to learn how to conserve our energy. If we dont sleep, then do something else, dont waste time."

  Time is precious.

  This sentence didnt have much effect in the old era, but it was particularly evident at the end of the world. Lin Chao was able to survive from being an orphan to nineteen years old, relying on his ability to cherish time since he was young. When others were sleeping, he was thinking about how to hunt for mutated mouse pups; when others were curled up in their small homes, afraid to face monsters, he was silently training his body.

  His flying knife skills were learned since primary school, using stone throwing to build up his foundation, and after becoming an Evolver, he burst forth with a strong display of skill, mastering two A-level skills at the age of 19, which is an astonishing achievement in later generations!

  It was precisely because of these two A-level combat skills that he could survive time and again from the mouths of monsters. If it werent for that one time when his luck was too bad, encountering a rare Awakened creature, he would have lived even longer.

  "I couldnt sleep..." Lin Shiyu said with a hint of grievance.

  She always thought her mental strength was very strong, other girls would scream when they saw a mouse, but she thought mice were cute. Others would be scared stiff by snakes, but she didnt feel anything as long as it wasnt poisonous. Others feared corpses, but in college, her major was anatomy and she felt inexplicably excited when she saw corpses and blood...

  But todays nature is completely different.

  This is the end of the world!

  Just thinking about it, the familiar world is gone forever, no more fast food restaurants, no companies, no schools, and no people on the streets. In this desolate city like a ruin, only I am left, living with a group of man-eating monsters... just thinking about it sends shivers down my spine!

  The most important thing is...

  Its so noisy outside, how can I sleep?

  Lin Chao was a bit embarrassed, and indeed, it was quite difficult for her. Normally, if someone were to encounter this situation, they would probably be so scared that they wouldnt know what to do anymore, and wouldnt be able to listen to anything else. She was still able to keep her composure, which was already very rare. Moreover, with all the noise outside, various crying and shouting sounds, it was really hard for anyone to fall asleep.

  "If I werent sleepy, Id go play on the computer. The internet should still be working at this hour, and I bet its already chaotic online." Lin Chao said with a light smile.

  Lin Shiyus heart moved slightly, and she immediately nodded.

  After she left the room, Lin Chao found that there was still some time before he could sleep, and since it was too noisy outside, even if he forced himself to fall asleep, the quality wouldnt be good. He grasped his iron rod and went onto the balcony, starting to practice his marksmanship.

  Bang!

  He didnt practice other fancy moves, he just practiced this one gun move!

  With his current body, if he were to display some exquisite gunplay, it would only be superficial, like a flower rack, without much killing power.

  Just smash!

  To deal with these initial monsters and zombies, a smashing word is enough.

  Hoo! Hoo!

  An iron rod waved in the dark night, emitting a series of whistling sounds.

  Left hand is tired, switch to right hand, right hand is tired, then switch back to left hand...

  It wasnt until after midnight that the strange cries of the corpses gradually subsided. In the residential area and on the streets, no human figures could be seen anymore, only some roaming corpses and those gnawing on human bodies, with remnants of limbs that had been gnawed to the bone scattered everywhere.

  Lin Chao was exhausted and covered in sweat, he wiped himself dry with a towel and then chose to sleep.

  This night was destined to be unpeaceful.

  ……

  The next day, as soon as it got light, Lin Chao got up.

  He glanced out the window at the residential area, after a night, there was not even half a person left in the district and on the street, only some wandering corpses remained. These corpses had been corroded by the virus for a night, and their flesh and blood had long since swollen up, just like rotting floating corpses that had been soaked in water for several months, making it difficult to discern their original appearance.

  Lin Chao arrived in the living room and used the citys power grid to cook some porridge with an electric rice cooker before going out to hunt.

  He armed himself first.

  First, the iron club must be brought, secondly, the purchased throwing knives are brought, three of them are inserted into the seam at the edge of the pants leg, with a weight that is just right and will not affect ones own action speed.

  Then Lin Chao rolled up some thinner fashion magazines on his arm and wrapped them tightly with tape as a wrist guard.

  Fighting against the rotting corpse, the arm is most prone to injury. Even a slight scratch can lead to infection of the entire arm, which will eventually be completely infected and turn into a rotting corpse.

  After making preparations, Lin Chao saw that Lin Shiyu had not woken up yet, so he did not disturb her. He left a note on the table telling her not to worry and then grasped the iron bar and came to the anti-theft door...

  There were still bloodstains on the floor.

  Breathe deeply.

  Lin Chao unlocked the anti-theft chain, gently pulled open the door, and a faintly cool breeze blew in from outside, mixed with a strong bloody smell and a faint scent of rot.

  This familiar air...

  Lin Chao had a feeling of suddenly returning to the mortal world, that kind of life where every day was a matter of licking blood off his blade and fighting for survival in the wilderness. All of it floated back into his mind, and the blood in his body seemed to be gradually heating up, with all of his cells adjusting to the state of high alert they had been in when he was struggling to survive.

  He slammed the door shut behind him, instantly isolating himself in another world. The putrid smell in the air grew thicker, and he took a deep breath before tightly gripping the iron bar and looking around at the other three rooms.

  Each floor has four households, and at this moment two of the doors are tightly closed, while only one door is slightly ajar. A large amount of bloodstains have flowed out from inside the door, which was exactly where the rotting corpse that was killed yesterday lived.

  Lin Chao didnt go in, there shouldnt be anyone alive inside, he walked along the corridor towards the 17th floor.

  Just after turning the corner, Lin Chao heard a faint sound of swallowing, exceptionally clear in this quiet corridor. He stretched his head over the handrail and looked down to see an old man sitting on the stairs, with his back to him, his shoulders shaking constantly, as if he was crying.

  Lin Chao did not immediately step forward, but instead looked over from the side.

  All that could be seen was the old mans arms embracing more than half of a womans body, his shoulders shaking as he gnawed at her corpse.

  Suddenly, the old man lifted his head.

  This is a rotten face, with white eyes, the wrinkled skin on the face has festered and almost fallen off, half of the face is stained with fresh blood, the facial expression is ferocious and distorted, and there is still a piece of flesh with skin in the mouth.

  Lin Chaoshengs expression was calm and his eyes quickly scanned the surroundings. Seeing that there were no other zombies, he finally let out a sigh of relief.

  Roar!

  The old man dropped the womans half body, roaring towards Lin Chao with his teeth and claws outstretched, the struggling prey making it even more excited.

  Lin Chao didnt retreat, but instead immediately flipped over from the armrest and jumped down, using his 42-code shoes to heavily imprint on its rotten face, kicking its entire body backward. Even if it had three times the strength of a human, Lin Chao, borrowing the power of his descent, was still not something it could withstand.

  In a split second, Lin Chaos iron rod swooped down with a loud whoosh!

  Bang!

  It hit him right on the head, and a dull thud was heard.

  The skull did not shatter from this, he swung the club down again, and by now the old corpse had crawled up from the ground, roaring as it pounced on him once more.

  Lin Chaos expression remained calm as he immediately took two steps back.

  Plop!

  The old mans corpse didnt have time to lift his foot, tripped on the stairs and immediately fell forward, falling at Lin Chaos feet.

  Lin Chao has been waiting for this moment!

  The iron rod in his hand suddenly lifted up and chopped down fiercely like a sharp knife!

  The iron rod collided with its skull, the weight of the iron rod plus the speed of the swing, and the inertia of the fall, making this rod powerful enough to crack a persons skull!

  With a "crack" sound, its skull caved in, with an obvious deep stick mark. If it were a living person, I estimate the pain would be excruciating, but it had no sensation of pain at all, and continued to shriek sharply as it pounced over.

  Lin Chao strikes again for the third time!

  Still the same point!

  Bang!

  The entire skull burst open like a watermelon, with red and white brain matter splattering everywhere. The old mans rotting palm finally stopped moving, then fell limply to the ground.

  Lin Chao immediately squatted down, put on a black plastic bag that had been prepared in advance on his palm, and then used the flying knife by his leg to cut open its chest.