Chapter 46 Post-Earthquake World

Earthquake!

In the large house of the landlord, the spacious four-person bed hadn't had enough sleep yet.

And now an earthquake?

Buzz~

There was a noticeable tremor underfoot.

Ming got dressed, picked up Da Vinci, and ran down the fire escape stairs.

Upon exiting the lobby on the first floor, the zombies outside immediately smelled the sweet scent of human flesh and made excited noises as they ran, crawled, and jumped toward him.

Ming was speechless at the jumping zombie, you must have learned from my frog, Da Vinci. You are a lucky zombie if you haven't had an accident yet.

Run first!

Ming didn't linger to fight with the zombies. The buildings in the residential area were too close together. During an earthquake, it's crucial to go to a spacious place first.

As long as the zombies couldn't catch up, there was no need to waste time on them. It would be quite boring to engage every zombie in sight.

At this moment, people started to run out from the other buildings in the block, but they obviously weren't as calm as Ming and were chased by the zombies, wailing and howling.

Originally, Ming thought he was the only one left in this building. He didn't expect the earthquake to shake everyone out. It seems there were quite a lot of survivors.

Rumble~

As Ming was running, he saw the ground undulating like waves caused by a breeze blowing over the water's surface.

Especially the feeling of the ground beneath his feet, it was as if there was a bull turning over underneath. At this moment, there was only one word in his mind.

Run!

A group of zombies was chasing behind him!

"Don't panic, that man is running in front and attracting the zombies. We are safer behind."

"Yeah, as long as we don't make a loud noise, it's okay. Hurry up, follow him, and watch your step."

"That guy runs pretty fast."

"The faster he runs, the better. It's best if all the zombies are attracted by him. Hurry up!"

A group of men and women, five people, felt very fortunate. They originally thought that coming down would result in a fierce battle, but they didn't expect someone to attract the zombies.

Such a pleasant surprise!

Ming looked back at the zombies. Even if he ran to an open area, he would still be surrounded by zombies. It would be better to shake them off first.

He activated the skill [Fancy Footwork].

Buzz~

Physical strength and agility increased for 10 seconds.

In an instant, Ming ran like the wind. His speed was so fast that it caused a gust of wind wherever he passed.

The male zombie's wig was blown off, and the female zombie's skirt was fluttering...

...

After 10 seconds, the group of zombies chasing Ming suddenly stopped.

Hehe!

Where the hell did the human go?

Did he really run that fast?

"Eh? Why did the zombies stop?"

"I don't know~ Could it be that the guy was caught up and eaten by them?"

"That's possible, what should we do?"

"Don't panic, these zombies are all facing away from us. As long as we move quietly from the side..."

Suddenly, the group of zombies collectively turned around. A pair of gray eyes, thirsting and restless, stared at the five fresh human beings in front of them.

Roar!

The zombies roared!

Dinner time!

...

At this time, Ming, who was already standing on the plaza, looked back at the group of zombies that he had left far behind.

Sure enough, his choice was right.

Speed is good.

Huh? Why are these zombies running in the opposite direction again?

Ah~ It turns out they're chasing those people again.

It seems they aren't fast enough.

"Keep it up~"

After cheering them on, he no longer paid attention to them but focused on the ground beneath his feet.

He had a foreboding feeling.

Crack!

The ground between his legs opened up a crack.

Oh damn!

Is the earth going to split!?

Looking ahead, he couldn't see the beginning or the end of the crack.

At this moment, a zombie was slowly approaching him from the front, making excited noises from its mouth.

Ming glanced at the zombie, then looked at the ground between his feet again.

Crack!

The crack widened, and the zombie halted. The gap between its legs was even larger.

Crack!

At this point, Ming had already chosen to stand on the other side of the plaza, while the zombie was still standing in the middle of the earth's fissure.

Crack!

The fissure widened again, about 1.2 meters wide.

The zombie's left foot was on this side of the plaza, and its right foot was on the other side, performing splits.

The zombie seemed a bit confused.

Ming shook his head, even as a zombie it can pull off such a high-difficulty move?

You really worked hard.

He stepped forward, looked at the zombie doing splits over the earth's fissure, lifted his right foot, and touched the other's right foot.

Heh~ Heh~

The zombie stared at Ming.

Ming's right foot prodded forward again.

The zombie was silent.

This human seems a bit naughty!

In the next instant, a pair of grayish-white eyes stared at the man, as it fell into the abyss of the earth's fissure.

Several seconds later...

[You have killed a level 3 ordinary zombie, gained experience +3+0.15 (due to the effect of the Top Player title), and received +1 doomsday gold]

Boom!

The huge fissure suddenly moved towards the buildings, the first building directly fell into the fissure, followed by a row of buildings collapsing in a tilt, stirring up smoke that rolled out like a wave.

Crack!

Crack!

More and more fissures appeared.

Ming immediately chose the best position to move, avoiding all the fissures, while the group of zombies, led by Da Vinci and Little Gray to the pond, slowly moved towards him.

Due to the trembling ground, their speed was slowed down.

At this point, Da Vinci woke up from its dream.

[Your Da Vinci noticed that you've been carrying it around the world recklessly. Have you gone mad?]

[Your Da Vinci saw the earth's fissure, saw the collapsing buildings, and saw the zombies. It closed its eyes again]

[Your Da Vinci thought, this must be a dream, must be a dream]

[Your Da Vinci fell asleep again, thinking that everything will be alright after the nightmare ends]

"It fell asleep again?"

Dodging various fissures, collapsed buildings, and pits, Ming couldn't help but be stunned.

Indeed, it's good to be a frog, no need to run by oneself.

Buzz~

Suddenly, the trembling world became instantly calm, everything that had been shaken up like sand and stones, tiles and debris, cars, zombies, flowers, trees, etc., seemed to be frozen in place, then fell to the ground with a crash, quieting down.

Not a sound.

"Did it stop?"

Ming looked around, the world was still the world, only, it had become full of holes.

Boom! Boom! Rumble!

A loud noise echoed.

Ming turned around to look at where the noise was coming from.

"Holy crap!!"

A patch of ground in the distance suddenly bulged out!

Like a peak appearing out of nowhere, the buildings covering its surface had long been shattered into debris, and it seemed to be about 200 meters high.

Boom! Boom! Rumble!

"..."

Ming looked down at his feet, then looked up around him, only to find that a patch of ground the size of several basketball courts centered on him bulged up violently, inertia catapulting him into the air.

Everything around him was also shaken and lifted.

[Your Da Vinci wakes up in shock, finding that you're carrying it and flying. It feels like today's dream is a bit too intense. Why can't it wake up?]

[Your Da Vinci gives you a glance, noticing the shocked and terrified look on your face. It wonders, is Ming also dreaming in my dream? A dream within a dream?]

[Your Da Vinci thinks, let's just go back to sleep, thinking about these things is too tiring]

"Huh!"

A few seconds later, Ming suddenly felt the upward inertia stop and began to fall.

He quickly put the frog into his chest pocket, grasped the spear with both hands and propped the ground with the spear at the moment of landing. The spear shaft bent to absorb the impact, he let go of the spear shaft, protected his head with both hands, and rolled forward with his body.

After absorbing the impact, he used the momentum to stand up again. At this moment, he was standing on a small hill that rose up like a perfect cube.

Looking down, this protruding hill under his feet was a full hundred meters above the ground. Looking ahead, the world was desolate.

And in the midst of desolation, square hills bulged up one after another, like bamboo shoots after the rain, forming a series.

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