Published: March 1, 2025
Home, in a certain sense, is very important.
Although on the surface, it looked like a rundown little rental unit of a single loser.
According to the original contract, it actually no longer belonged to Wen Yu.
But at this time, who would care? Wen Yu wouldn't, and the landlord probably wouldn't either!
Just like returning home usually, Wen Yu walked calmly along the community road, explaining to Xing the significance of the dilapidated buildings beside him.
“Do you see this Exchange Stone Pillar? This was the place where I had my first fierce confrontation with the one-eyed beast.”
“Wow, so big boss, you must have given that one-eyed beast a good beating, right?”
Wen Yu raised his brow slightly.
“Sort of.”
“Over there is the place where I changed my job.”
Wen Yu pointed to a convenience store nearby.
“That’s where my home is.”
...
Though the community was rundown, the zombies that Wen Yu had killed were long gone.
It was evident that someone had cleaned up the area.
As for whether there were survivors...
As Wen Yu stood at his doorstep, he had already sensed it.
The house of the elderly couple across the hall had been occupied by someone else.
Perhaps alerted by the sounds in the hallway, a faint sound of footsteps echoed from the elderly couple's room, and then a survivor crouched by the peephole, carefully observing Wen Yu.
With the strength of a level four professional, he could even hear the sound of their heartbeat at close range; Wen Yu naturally knew there were survivors behind the door.
There were two people, a woman and a child!
However, Wen Yu couldn’t help but laugh at himself with his back turned to the survivors in the room.
It had nothing to do with him.
He pushed open the door of his little rental unit and stepped into his cramped space after two months.
If one were to describe the current state of the room in one sentence, it would be a complete mess!
When the apocalypse first began, Wen Yu never thought he would return, and since he had encountered the little girl upstairs while clearing out zombies, he naturally hadn't locked the door!
An unoccupied empty room, combined with not being locked, was definitely a treasure in the eyes of survivors!
“Sure enough!”
Looking at the room where not a single usable item remained, Wen Yu shook his head helplessly.
“Xing, let’s clean up the room.”
“Big boss, the ones across...”
Xing raised his tail and pointed at the survivors inside the door.
Wen Yu shook his head, signaling Xing to ignore it.
Let them live their own lives; that’s just fine.
...
If one were to say what was most abundant after the apocalypse, Wen Yu was sure that empty rooms were definitely among them!
The houses that used to trouble most people were no longer a problem.
With countless empty rooms, furniture and such were naturally not lacking.
After Wen Yu scavenged the entire first floor of the building, he had already gathered the things he needed.
A bed, a sofa, a table, plus bedding.
Pretty simple, right?
These mismatched items filled the little rental unit to the brim, with no aesthetic appeal whatsoever.
But as long as there was a place to sleep, that was enough!
From this perspective, humanity's adaptability is truly strong!
While passing by the upstairs, Wen Yu also took the time to observe the situation above.
The first survivor he had seen since the start of the apocalypse had long since left.
He let out a low sigh.
“Hope you run into good people.”
...
After moving some pots, bowls, and gas supplies, Wen Yu quickly made a meal.
Experiencing the days accompanied by Xing, Wen Yu silently swallowed a piece of biscuit.
This made Wen Yu think of a movie called "I Am Legend".
Unfortunately, his dog had run out to find a girlfriend.
In the hallway, a somewhat heavy sound of footsteps approached, then stopped at the door next door, gently knocking.
A male, weighing around 140 pounds, judging by the heartbeat, was likely in his prime.
Xing curiously turned to look, then looked back at Wen Yu.