The Keycard

With a squelch, the zombie's head was instantly cleaved in half.

Various gruesome fluids splattered out.

The zombie fell straight to the ground.

Henry hadn't expected his body to have strengthened to this extent!

He was slightly surprised by the power of his axe swing.

Henry had cooked at home and chopped bones before.

It required a lot of effort and a bone cleaver to barely cut through bones.

And the skull is the most durable bone in the human body.

The difficulty of chopping through a skull with a knife or axe is extremely high.

Because zombies are living beings, their heads aren't just still, waiting for you to chop.

They move unpredictably.

Previously, Henry would never have dared to strike rashly.

Because if the force was slightly insufficient, the axe could easily get stuck in the skull.

That would have been a gruesome outcome!

Now, Henry's physique was extraordinarily strong.

Chopping these zombies' heads was as easy as slicing vegetables!

One hit, one kill!

"Ah!~"

The woman was frightened by the bloody scene in front of her!

Her voice rose another pitch, shrieking sharply.

"Squelch! Squelch! Squelch!"

Henry repeated the process.

Cutting through the chaos swiftly!

One axe swing took down one zombie.

In an instant, he had toppled five zombies.

At this point, the remaining two zombies noticed Henry's presence.

A female zombie lunged towards Henry first.

Henry ducked his head, shielding it with the helmet, and using his shoulder against the riot shield, he shoved forcefully!

He sent the female zombie flying against the wall.

Then turning back, he kicked another charging zombie to the ground.

Swinging his axe, he delivered a final blow!

Squelch!

A mix of red and white fluids splattered all over.

"Heh heh... ow!~"

At this moment, the female zombie charged again.

Facing her one-on-one, Henry wasn't worried.

He used the riot shield to push against the female zombie's chin, keeping her at arm's length.

Then he swung the axe down sharply.

This strike neatly split the zombie's head in half!

"Phew, the last one is dealt with too!"

Henry let out a breath of relief.

Killing these zombies wasn't really hard.

The challenge was in facing multiple enemies at once and coming out completely unscathed!

If it had been before, swinging his axe continuously seven or eight times like this...

He would have been out of breath, to say the least.

Now, he wasn't even panting or flushed!

It was incredibly easy!

At this time, a translucent "Harvest" prompt appeared over the bodies of the zombies.

"Harvest!"

With a thought from Henry.

His palm approached the body of a zombie, and it instantly vanished!

[You have harvested a zombie corpse, obtained Energy Core*1, Lighter*1, Mutant Fertilizer*3]

Mutant Fertilizer: Can accelerate the growth of crops, ten of the same quality can be combined into a higher-grade fertilizer!

Henry looked at the fertilizer in the storage space, which was just a lump of rotten flesh.

It must have been collected from the zombie.

Ugh...

Fortunately, there was no smell or residue in the storage space.

Otherwise, Henry definitely wouldn't want to keep these things in his space.

Henry then moved his hand towards another zombie corpse.

One by one, he rapidly harvested them!

[You have harvested a zombie corpse, obtained Energy Core*1, Car Keys*1, Mutant Fertilizer*3]

[You have harvested a zombie corpse, obtained Room Key*1, Apartment Access Card*1, Mutant Fertilizer*2]

[You have harvested a zombie corpse, obtained Energy Core*1, Mutant Fertilizer*5]

...

Henry harvested a total of eight zombie corpses.

He checked his inventory, and he had gathered Mutant Fertilizer*30;

Energy Cores*3;

Car Key*1;

Room Key*1, Apartment Access Card*1;

Lighters*2;

Otherworldly Currency 325 units.

A total of seven items!

It turns out harvesting means obtaining the useful parts and undamaged personal items from these zombies.

Furthermore, Energy Cores do not drop one hundred percent of the time!

Henry looked around to ensure there were no other zombies lurking in the shadows.

Then, leaning against the locked apartment door, he began to inspect his loot.

[Mutant Fertilizer]: Use to accelerate the growth of crops and livestock; 10 units of Mutant Fertilizer can be combined into 1 [Fast-Growth Fertilizer]!

[Energy Core]: Use to enhance your physical strength; current upgrade requirement 0/100!

Besides these two items, other items such as lighters, access cards, room keys, and car keys are common, so they do not come with instructions.

The use of a lighter is self-explanatory.

However, the last three items, if they do not correspond to the specific unit, room, or car...

They are completely useless!

Just then, a notification box appeared again in front of Henry.

[Car Key]: A key for a Patriot brand SUV, you might try your luck in the underground parking lot!

[Access Card]: Access card for Unit 2 of Building 3!

[Room Key]: Key for Apartment 2 on the 5th floor of Building 3!

[Cash]: You can use this money to buy packaged food from vending machines, which have a longer shelf life than you might expect!

Sss...

Seeing these thoughtful hints on the notification box.

Henry's mood improved significantly.

Without these notifications, these items would have been completely useless.

But with the aid of the notifications,

Henry might easily obtain a vehicle to drive and a safe shelter.

He might even find some food and water!

There's no need to store these things in the warehouse anymore.

Henry simply tucked them into his pockets, and then he headed towards Building 3.

"Hey, help me get down from here!"

"You're not going to leave me here all alone, are you?"

The woman stood on the awning, shouting at Henry's retreating figure.

But Henry ignored her.

Surviving was the most crucial task at hand!

A safe shelter, along with sufficient food and water, were vital.

Currently, Henry only had one can of luncheon meat and two 500ml bottles of water, which could only sustain him for a day at most.

Henry had his own struggles to deal with—why would he bother bringing a woman along?

More people mean more mouths to feed!

And a woman with this kind of judgement... she was practically a walking zombie beacon!

Absolutely not worth bringing along!

As for romantic entanglements between men and women...

With not enough food to fill one's belly, how could one even think about those things?

Isn't it better to save energy to fight zombies?!

Henry directly arrived at the entrance to Unit 2 of Building 3.

It was a door made of tempered glass and alloy steel,

very thick and sturdy!

Without the access card, there would be no way to pry open such a door.

Beep beep!

Henry swiped the access card.

To his surprise, there was still electricity here!

The red light on the access panel instantly turned green.

With a clunk, the door unlocked.