Chapter 29 (2/2)

It was still a long way to Remutt, and he would be spending some time with Teddy and the others.

The deterrence of force alone could only last for a short time, and was extremely unreliable.

Therefore, if Zero wanted to make them his companions, he could only try to win their trust and make some contributions.

This was the best way to integrate into a guild, and only by participating would everyone recognize you.

Naturally, or only a single person, he didn't need to go through so much trouble.

However, he still had Leah. For the sake of the girl's safety, he could only do some unnecessary things.

The store was dark and quiet at the same time.

He fished out the revolver and held the pocket flashlight in his other hand to serve as a light.

He felt his way through the front door. The shop was in a complete mess.

He chose some food and medicine from the well-kept cabinets, but he didn't think too much of them.

As long as he brought it back, there would naturally be people who would distinguish and choose.

There was no danger in the store, but just as he was ready to leave, an almost inaudible sound reached his ears.

The voice came from the lounge behind the convenience store.

Zero walked over and nudged the door open with the muzzle of his gun.

There was a small room behind the door, the last rays of the setting sun falling on the windowsill, and the room was shrouded in a layer of dim yellow light.

What caught his eye was a picture frame. The picture frame was not big.

The photograph was faded, but it wasn't hard to make out an elderly couple leaning affectionately against each other.

It was a simple and simple happiness.

Beneath the frame was a single bed with the corpse of an old woman lying on it.

The body was stripped of its moisture, leaving only its skin.

The limbs, wrists, and ankles of the body were tightly bound with cowhide ropes, and from the rumpled marks on the bed one could tell that the old woman had struggled violently before she died.

Beside the bed was an aged corpse.

The living corpse's hair had been stripped off, and from the looks of it it was the old man in the photograph.

The living corpse was lying on the ground, unable to move, because the area below the root of the thigh had disappeared.

Even when he sensed the arrival of zero, the old corpse did not attack. He only used his hands to dig out the rotten flesh on his thigh and then put it into his mouth to chew.

Lingcun was surprised. Two years ago, Mary, who had become a living corpse, remembered that her ex-lover had already surprised Lingcun.

Two years later, a living corpse devouring his flesh and blood once again touched a soft spot in Zero's heart.

From the intact body of the woman in bed, he knew that this old living corpse would rather eat his own flesh than hurt a hair on his wife's head.

Do you still remember the oath in front of the Sacred Hall?

Be it rich or poor, be it old or dead, I will stand guard by your side and never leave you!

Zero sighed, put down the pistol, and took out the dagger.

He stepped forward, and the dagger flashed a pale yellow light across the sunset, brushing past the old corpse's throat and taking his entire head off.

Holding the head, he placed it quietly beside the corpse, then gently pulled the quilt under the corpse to cover them.

This way, he would be able to sleep forever.

It was just like the countless nights from many years ago, they embraced and slept until the end of time!

After doing all of this, he quietly left the room and the convenience store.