Clearing The Surroundings
1767 Words
“Let’s slept here tonight,” Xie Feng said with a sleepy face.
Nobody had an objection to this suggestion. It’s not like they had any other option.
As time passed, they felt safer with Xie Feng’s presence.
Luckily Xie Feng found some newly packed worker clothes.
For now, he had only found the employer’s clothes to wear.
First was cleaner, than waiter and now these store owner apparel.
He entered the washroom where he saw a half tank of stored water at the corner. Even though that water can be usable for drinking but they had already found many filtered watered bottles inside the store. So nobody had any problems regarding Xie Feng used the water and seeing the blood marks they found it necessary for him to take a bath
Even if they had any objection, they couldn’t speak out as there was a sense of fear in their heart for Xie Feng’s cruelty.
But Fang Xin still spoke up to save some water for her use.
For the last two days, they had been facing zombies again and again. With all those activities their bodies were soaked with sweat.
As a female, it’s already becoming very uncomfortable for her to move like this.
On her request, Xie Feng didn’t have any problem as there had been enough water left for her use too.
During the bath, Xie Feng saw his wounds had almost healed up. That was one of the amazing benefits he got.
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After eating their fill and freshen up.
They slept the night inside the store.
The next morning Xie Feng woke up early. His stomach was empty.
He opened the remaining canned food and finished them all.
After everyone had awakened, Xie Feng decides to patrol the area and found some way which leads him to left the city.
“I am going to scout the area. ” Xie Feng said casually and left the store.
They wanted to ask where he was going but their words stuck in their mouth as they watched Xie Feng leaving with a rod.
There were few zombies roaming aimlessly at the perimeter of the surrounding small neighborhood.
Xie Feng quickly and quietly neutralizes the exterior threatened, leaving no trace of his presence behind to not alert more zombies through the sounds of commotion.
Finding food and water was their primary goal as in desperate times one just has enough energy to survive it.
Xie Feng returned after two hours.
His journey to finding a way to got out was fruitless. Due to the zombie’s number, he can’t go far and had only able to the searched nearby areas.
“Let’s go, I had found a shop nearby. We could get some useful weapons to save ourselves.” Xie Feng told them about the antique shop he came across during his scouting.
After everyone had their lunch, they followed Xie Feng to came to the opposite street to them.
A vintage welcomed sign hanging above the shop entrance.
The door was made of wood painted with dark red color which gave it an old vibe.
Hao Jiang put his ear on the door surface to hear the inside sound. After a minute he nodded his head and tried to pushed opened the door.
By his side, Guo Tong was standing alert. If something comes up when the door was opened he will be able to push Hao Jiang safely.
With a push, the door opened swiftly.
“tink tink”
Hearing the sudden bell Guo Tong held the Hao Jiang to moved his side.
They looked inside carefully from the creak of the door.
Suddenly, Guo Tong felt an itch on his arms, he looked below to saw Hao Jiang trying to pinch him.
Seeing he was holding him too tight, Guo Tong smiled apologetically opening his arms.
Hao Jiang pushed him aside with an annoying looked.
That was the sound of the chimed of bells that rang as the door opened.
Seeing it, everyone relaxed a bit.
Xie Feng told them to move first he would guard their backs. There were still some zombies moving which could be seen, he was afraid if the sound of chimes attracts the zombies.
Hopefully, nothing liked that happened and they all safely entered the shop.
Fang Xin lightens the room with a torch and tightly packed shelves and cabinets came into their view.
“So dusty”
That was the first thing that came to their mind after seeing the objects inside. The floor, walls, ceiling almost everything inside the shop had a thick layer of dust on it.
There was a display of gilded mirrors worn with age or partly de-silvered with antique wood cabinets filled with dainty figurines, collectible plates, china cups, thimble collections.
All items had been put in their places orderly in the cabinets.
At the back of the shop, they found various crates of records, handcrafted cushions with silky fringes, vases, oil paintings, musical instruments, grandfather clocks, stacks of vintage books, and even old comics.
In a silver-colored glass cabinet, there was antique costume jewelry portrayed orderly.
What attracted Xie Feng most attention was not those handmade old jewelry and beautiful oil paintings.
He came near the corner.
Where numbers of short weapons were hanged on the display board.
He was confused as to which weapon had been best in facing zombies. He found a long sword and axes was a lethal weapon against the undead and with his strength, he could easily cut them with it.
Some short swords were also present which have high mobility during close fights with zombies.
There were leather whips and belts, daggers, rusted blades of all kinds.
After thinking for a while.
Xie Feng collected the daggers and a short sword with a black handle to take with him.
He still chose the black handle short sword caused of its size to fit easily on him and could be stayed hidden inside his clothes.
“You guys too choose the weapons as your liking. ”
Xie Feng didn’t meddle in their choice and came to the front area of the shop.
He looked at the dusty floor on which their footprints were shaped. There were many small boxes at first they say when enters the shop.
He started searching through them to found something which he could use.
After opening almost all the boxes he still didn’t found anything of his use. Most of them were filled with old items, he even found ancient undergarments in one box.
After putting the box filled with old name cards. Xie Feng came to a green safe box. He found this under the front table.
The safe was locked and needed a pinned to opened.
A red alert sounded on a small display on it after Xie Feng filled the pinned wrong the fifth time.
He calmly picked up the rusty heavy axe and strike straight at the safe.
In just two strikes there was already a deep dent on it. With another two-strike, the safe was opened easily.
He saw a peculiar black box with a golden rope tied to it inside the locker safe with a bundle of cash and some old coins. Xie Feng there the worthless money aside and untied the golden rope on the black box.
There was a beautiful craved white hand shaped in it. Or better be called a glove.
The glove was made of some strange material unknown to him. The sophisticatedly craved line patterns on it define its beauty. There were small gemstones engraved at the backed of the glove.
Xie Feng fell one of the stones was pushable. when he pushed it down five four small blades popped up.
The fingers were printed on the glove very much looked liked an iron claw.
Each finger had its own small blade rising from its top.
“What the f**k was this plaything, some x-men weapon. ”
Xie Feng put the glove backed in the box and stored it in one of the old cabinets.
He found it useless to him as it looked more of a fancy item rather than an actual weapon.
In some minutes others came from the back of the shop.
In Hao Jiang’s hand, there was a protective leather vest and an iron bat.
It reminds Xie Feng of his first weapon in the Sunrise building.
Fang Xin carries a wide-blade sword.
Guo Tong got a big axe. Although it was rusted from some places still could be extremely affected against zombies.
“You and Fang Xin stayed here and found useful items in the house,” Xie Feng said, “while I and Guo Tong go and search the nearby houses for more food and fresh water.
“Okay,” Hao Jiang agreed.
“Take Care. ” Fang Xin said with a nod.
Xie Feng didn’t stay after saying the sentence and went outside carried a short sword in hand.
Guo Tong waves his hand in understanding and follows Xie Feng outside.
They searched the few neighboring houses and found many packet foods, spices, rice, and more items. Xie Feng collected the watered mainly, food items carry responsibility naturally put on Guo Tong shoulder. They both carry large backpacks which they found in one of the houses at first.
They came to the last house on their search list but found the door was locked. Xie Feng tried to push it with forced but found it hard.
“Let’s found another way to enter,” he said.
After circling the whole house they entered from the back.
Xie Feng arrived to found what looked like a small herb garden. But now it was just dead plants and flowers. All herbs could be seen crushed under the feet of people or zombies.
There was a window at the back which should be enough for them to pass through one by one. He breaks the glass and unlocked it first.
From the window, they saw the door had been blocked by the sofa and table.
Xie Feng jumped from the window inside. The area in the house was filled with cardboard boxes, tables, and chairs.
Guo tong opened the covered of one box and saw plastic wraps and some tea bags inside. He opened another one by one and saw most of the boxes were empty.
“Weird”
They passed the area to walked backed room and saw the kitchen.
There was rice in a boiling pot in the kitchen.
Xie Feng and Guo Tong looked a each other.
There were living people here.
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