Chapter 67: Chapter 67: The Marvelous Uses of Canned Food
"Whose bag has canned food?" A baffling question spilled out from Tang Xiaoquan’s half-open mouth. Wang Qiang instinctively patted the backpack on his chest, puzzled, "I, I have it in my bag, what’s up?"
"Give it to me quickly!" As the words fell, Tang Xiaoquan had already grabbed Wang Qiang’s backpack and yanked it open.
Seeing his urgent demeanor, Wang Qiang felt even more confused, immediately asking, "What the hell are you trying to do!"
"Don’t you think the sound of this Samsung phone is too quiet? It can’t draw the beasts’ attention outside!" His eyes landed on a can of fruit on the outermost part of the backpack. Without a second thought, Tang Xiaoquan reached out, took it out, and tossed it to Wu Chao.
"What do you mean by this?" A slight stunned expression showed Wu Chao clearly didn’t understand what Tang Xiaoquan was up to, his palm-sized plastic face full of bewilderment.
Wang Qiang’s eyes turned quickly a few times, then as if he realized something, he asked solemnly, "You Y aren’t planning to open the can to ** those beasts, are you?"
"Of course not!" Given the current crisis, Tang Xiaoquan didn’t have time to explain much to his brothers. After denying the latter’s query, he moved his gaze to Wu Chao, instructing, "Wu, quickly throw this can out, make sure to aim at the supermarket’s glass door outside. When you throw it, use a bit more strength, make sure to break that glass for me, understand?"
"Huh?" Initially stunned, but then Wu Chao quickly grasped the logic. He juggled the can of fruit in his hand and said, "Rest assured, I’ll complete the task!"
Hu Xiaodong vigilantly watched the zombies’ movements at the bus cargo site, his thick eyebrows furrowed tightly.
"These beasts, what are they doing! Why are they still dawdling over there?"
Zombies were swaying leisurely in groups of three to five, their laidback appearance worrying him.
"Could it be because of the phone?" His mind flashed back to Tang Xiaoquan’s earlier words about the "smartphone ringtone being too quiet," causing Hu Xiaodong to silently utter a "not good."
Wu Chao carefully opened the car door, then peeked outside cautiously, every action slow and gentle, fearing a wrong move would expose the presence of the five of them hiding in the SUV.
Even with his cautious actions, he still couldn’t escape Hu Xiaodong’s sharp ears crouched beneath the car.
"What’s the situation above? Did they encounter zombies?"
Hu Xiaodong’s nerves tightened, immediately pondering whether he should go outside to investigate. But before he could consider further, a low, powerful shout suddenly came.
Instinctively turning his head, Hu Xiaodong saw a flash of light, and as it passed, the previously clean and translucent glass door outside the supermarket instantly sported a spider-web pattern.
The web spread quickly, covering the door in no time, then came "crack," the broken glass finally, under gravity’s influence, fell to the ground, the "pitter-patter" sound incessant.
That wasn’t the end. The flashing object that shattered the door glass kept its momentum, tracing a curved arc before hitting the supermarket’s glass counter inside.
Since the counter was also glass, unsurprisingly, cracking sounds echoed again.
With this sound, the flashing object ceased its forward momentum after two solid impacts, heavily landing on the ground.
"Clatter!" The breaking glass produced, the sweet, thirst-quenching canned water peaches emitted a tempting glow in the sunlight.
"This is... canned peaches!" At this moment, Hu Xiaodong finally figured out the true identity of the flashing object.
But just as he intended to further investigate why someone threw canned peaches, the terrifying zombie roars suddenly erupted.
"Roar~ Roar~"
"****!" Horrified, he shrank back, the swift zombie reaction indeed startled Wu Chao, nearly causing him to pinch his left leg outside the door in the chaos.
"How, how is it? Did, did they move?" Back inside the car, Wu Chao couldn’t care less about anything else, immediately asking Tang Xiaoquan about the effectiveness of the action.
After all, the loud zombie roar doesn’t necessarily mean they’ve succeeded in attracting zombie movement, so...
Everyone’s gaze was fixed on the slender figure on the rear, holding the curtain and watching outside, waiting for his response.
Tang Xiaoquan frowned as he watched, his eyes showed signs of obvious zombie agitation, especially those on the outer perimeter, already starting to move towards the supermarket.
As they moved, the other zombies quickly followed, driven by herd behavior, each one turns and begins moving in unison.
Tang Xiaoquan quickly put down the curtain, turned back to signal everyone to sit down, because according to the current situation, the dense approaching zombie horde would definitely harass the SUV.
Compared to his stress, Hu Xiaodong’s mood at this moment was undoubtedly reaching extreme terror, indescribable in words.
Just hearing the sounds of hundreds of bloodthirsty creatures dragging and scraping was enough to scare anyone without a strong mind into losing control.
Hu Xiaodong tried his best not to think about possible bad outcomes, curling himself into a tight ball, even adjusting his breathing to the lowest frequency, just to reduce chances of exposure.
If discovered by zombies now, it would surely mean an inevitable fate of being gutted, devoured.
Hu Xiaodong endeavored to keep his mind calm, as only then could he avoid the dangers of being attacked by zombies again.
However, some things are simple in theory but quite complex in practice, especially when faced with such a strong oppressive threat.
Despite Hu Xiaodong’s past professional psychological training, it proved utterly ineffective now.
Adrenaline surged through his body, sweat dripping like a faucet turned on.
In just moments, Hu Xiaodong was left sitting in a large human-shaped imprint, revealing his terrifying state of mind.
Yet everything was merely beginning; the real feast was about to unfold...
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