Chapter 27: Outsmart (1/2)

Chapter 27: Outsmart

Laying near the 5 zombies were scattered pieces of bones and meat, it should’ve been the remnant remains of the female. Judging from the looks of the blood stains it still looked quite fresh.

If Liu Gan had to guess, the undergarments hanging above air-drying belonged to the half-eaten corpse. This female could’ve possibly been the store owner. Liu Gan focused on the third floor of the building and noticed that one of the windows were open. That window had a rope dangling out of it.

Of course, something urgent must have happened to the female store-owner that forced her to try and escape from the third floor window by using a rope. In the end, she got ambushed by five zombies; and now, she laid within their stomachs.

Liu Gan was unsure of why she didn’t leave directly from the first floor by opening up the metal gates, but instead chose to leave from the third floor window. However, this wasn’t the time or place to be thinking about that. To him, speculating the real answer served no purpose, and would only aid him when he has to think about it later with more information. His main concern was focused on the bodies of the five zombies in front of him.

Previously when there was the huge explosion by the plaza, it had attracted most of the surrounding zombies, so these zombies must have been physically stuck or left behind when they were en route. So these 5 zombies weren’t part of the gathering of the corpse tide at the plaza.

Even though these creatures don’t have any awareness, their sight, vision, and sense of smell are all better than an average human. Luckily, Liu Gan was positioned downhill from the wind, so these 5 zombies hadn’t noticed Liu Gan and continued eating.

Looking at these 5 zombies, Liu Gan raised his eyebrows, he had an important decision to make. To forfeit this location and select a new one, or to fight these zombies.

If he chose this building complex as a hideout location, he must clear up those 5 zombies. Otherwise, any of their movement would alert them. Once they had been exterminated, they wouldn’t be a problem anymore. If Liu Gan didn’t kill them, it might even alert more zombies toward their location so they get trapped in this building, then it would be worse than that situation in the plaza. This time, if enough zombies were gathered, it would be enough to reach the top of the apartment.

If he chose to forfeit this location, then Liu Gan would have to scout and look for a better location in this dark night. A better location that has an overall view of the area and has many escape routes.

Right now it was getting darker into the night, and Liu Gan had to decide. The nightly gales had gotten stronger, and it looked like it might possibly thunderstorm at any moment. The thunder could aggravate and alert more hidden zombies, so in the rain it would be even more impossible to defend.

Since it was unlikely to be able to quickly find another suitable resting location. With all these factors to consider for, Liu Gan quickly decided to settle for this location. Liu Gan calmed down and decided that the zombies must be removed. Tonight he would be staying at this three story building.

If there were just three zombies, Liu Gan wouldn’t hesitate because he already knew that three zombies wouldn’t be too much of a threat. He was hesitant though, because he had never handled more than 5 before. Especially in a setting that was not his favor, it was completely pitch dark at night so trying to fight would be inconvenient.