TSIAGBICATMWI Chapter 15
by Volare“If our guess is correct, those things are affected by temperature, and the higher the temperature, the more active they become.
In that case, the solar temperature that even we can’t feel now can awaken them. If the climate starts to warm up, compared to before, I can hardly imagine what they will evolve into.”
Then he added quietly, “I remember, at the beginning, those things were invisible, right?”
Lu Yunzhou was silent, and Luo Shuyou opened his mouth as if wanting to say something, but didn’t know what to say.
Xie YunChuan also knew that it was a bit difficult to take the initiative to do this kind of thing.
“It’s okay, it’s just a few hundred. They’re slow now, so let’s just treat it like chopping cabbage.”
Lu Yunzhou: “It’s just a few hundred. Nine hundred ninety-nine is still a few hundred. There are only three of us.”
He glanced at Luo Shuyou’s thin arms and legs, “Oh, no, it’s two people.”
Luo Shuyou unwillingly raised his hand silently to indicate, “I count as one too.”
Xie YunChuan calmly pressed his hand down. Obviously, he didn’t intend to let Luo Shuyou participate.
Lu Yunzhou knew it would be like this. It would be a miracle if Xie YunChuan would let Luo Shuyou kill those things.
Xie YunChuan: “Then what should we do? Wait for them to recover and come after us?”
Lu Yunzhou: “I know this matter is imperative, but you are being too hasty. We have to make a plan, right? There are only two of us.”
Xie YunChuan: “Isn’t that what we’re discussing now?”
Lu Yunzhou chuckled, “Is that what you call a discussion? I thought tomorrow you were going to go in alone with a machete, seeing one and hacking one.”
Xie YunChuan: “There aren’t that many.”
“If there aren’t a thousand, there must be five hundred.”
Lu Yunzhou had to remind him again, “There are only two of us, two people, not twenty, not two hundred.”
“Why did you guys build such a big parking garage for no reason? Seriously.”
Luo Shuyou: “Even if it wasn’t a parking garage, it would be somewhere else.”
Lu Yunzhou was melancholy, “Yeah, anyway, that thing is there, and it won’t disappear out of thin air.”
Xie YunChuan: “I’m just making a suggestion. It’s up to you whether to go or not.”
Lu Yunzhou said irritably, “I didn’t say I wouldn’t go. I’m saying we need a plan, do you understand?”
Luo Shuyou: “Then make a plan!”
Lu Yunzhou: “Heh, I’ve never made a plan to fight a hundred alone. Look at your husband.”
Why was he getting so annoyed here? He wasn’t the one who raised the problem. He just needed to do as he was told. Anyway, Xie YunChuan saved his life. He’ll do whatever he says. Even if he loses in the end, he won’t lose out.
Xie YunChuan: “From what I can see, except for those trapped in the house, all the zombies outside this residential area have gathered in that garage.
As long as we deal with the ones inside and close the gate of the residential area, we can at least ensure safety for a while.”
Lu Yunzhou: “I understand the logic, but how do we solve it?”
Xie YunChuan: “Weren’t you a soldier? You make the plan.”
Lu Yunzhou: “I was a soldier, not a god.”
…
Luo Shuyou silently raised his paw, “How about listening to my opinion?”
Xie YunChuan: “Don’t make trouble.”
Lu Yunzhou: “Let him speak.”
“Aren’t some of them gathering at the entrance every day? We can lure those at the entrance out and kill them. That way, it will be much easier to kill some every day.”
Lu Yunzhou: “Then what about the ones inside after we kill the ones outside? Most of them are still inside.”
Luo Shuyou: “From my observation, these things evolve at different speeds, and their sensitivity to temperature is also different. The ones that find the entrance are because they sensed that the sunlight outside is the source of temperature and came out following the heat source.
They are evolving every day, at varying speeds, so we kill a batch today, and another batch will fill in tomorrow, until we finish killing them all, just right.”
Lu Yunzhou looked puzzled, “From your observation of what? You only took a few glances from afar outside today, right? How did you come to those illusory conclusions?”
Wasn’t he the one who had the most contact with them? He was still confused, so how could Luo Shuyou talk so eloquently?
Luo Shuyou: “Didn’t you notice that the number of zombies gathered at the entrance today is more than yesterday?”
Lu Yunzhou thought about it, “It seems that’s the case, but how do you know? You weren’t there yesterday.”
Xie YunChuan: “Don’t worry about how he knows. At least based on the situation these past two days, his speculation is not without reason. We’ll know if it’s true or false if we try it tomorrow.”
“That’s true.” Lu Yunzhou no longer hesitated.
Xie YunChuan glanced at Luo Shuyou and said nothing more.
At night, Luo Shuyou was coaxed to sleep early by Xie YunChuan as usual. Lu Yunzhou signaled with his eyes, and they went aside to talk in hushed tones again.
“What are you planning to do?”
“What do you mean, what am I planning to do?”
“Xie YunChuan, my god, I’m just smiling on the surface. Don’t treat me like an idiot, okay? I still have some sensitivity, right?”
“So you knew about Shuyou’s abnormality a long time ago?”
“Not long ago, just these past few days. So, when did his abnormality start?”
“After that time.”
Lu Yunzhou knew very well what “that time” referred to.
“Isn’t this a good thing? He has helped us a lot.”
“If that’s all there is to it, then it’s indeed very good, but neither you nor I understand this virus. He’s like a ticking time bomb now, with the possibility of exploding at any time.”
Xie YunChuan was unwilling to admit it, “Does it have to be a viral infection? Can’t it be some other special ability?”
“Be rational. I also hope it’s some other special ability, but what special ability would allow him to sense those things and know them so well?
I’m not saying there’s no other possibility, but as far as it looks now, the probability of infection is the highest. We need to verify it and prepare for it in advance.”
“Prepare for what?”
“If you’re scared, you can leave.”
“Damn it, you’re really hopeless.”
“I’m not asking you to hurt him or kill him right now, right? Don’t look at me with that look of hatred. I said I won’t touch him, but we at least have to know what his situation is now, right!”
“How do we know?”
“…Those things won’t attack their own kind.”
Xie YunChuan’s eyes darkened, filled with a thick, unresolved emotion, “Impossible.”
“With us protecting him by the side, and those things moving slowly now, it’s the best opportunity.”
Xie YunChuan still insisted, “Impossible.”
Lu Yunzhou: “…”
“I won’t let anything happen to him, okay? If he gets hurt in the slightest, I’ll give you my life in compensation.”
“No need. You can leave tomorrow, leave this place.”
“You…” Lu Yunzhou was about to continue speaking.
“I’m willing.”
Luo Shuyou, who didn’t know when he had walked to their side, suddenly said.
Xie YunChuan was shocked and walked over to embrace Luo Shuyou’s thin body, “Willing to do what? Don’t listen to his nonsense. He’s just idle, driven neurotic by those things outside.”
Lu Yunzhou stood awkwardly in place. Although he was doing it for their own good, it was still a bit embarrassing to be caught red-handed while gossiping behind their backs.