He Who Strikes First Prevails, He Who Strikes Late Suffers

With her mouth covered, Liu Aiyuan could not and did not dare to scream.

After entering the safe house chosen by the four men, Liu Aiyuan whimpered twice. After Yao Zheng confirmed Liu Aiyuan's condition, he let go and Liu Aiyuan panted heavily.

Yao Zheng said softly, "Don't scream. Once we attract a zombie, we'll all die, understand?"

Liu Aiyuan nodded repeatedly.

But hatred flashed in her eyes.

That's true…

With Liu Aiyuan's personality, how could she not resent this matter? How could she not hate?

However, if she attracted the zombies, she would have to die with them. She did not want to die with four stinky men.

This was called fear of death. It easily overwhelmed etiquette and integrity—though she had no shame to speak of.

She rolled her eyes and thought of a plan.

Liu Aiyuan immediately decided to comfort her four lackeys first. She would think about taking revenge later.

As soon as her mentality changed, she became restless.

The clothes fell off one by one. Coupled with her charming posture, Yao Zheng and the other three were quickly attracted to Liu Aiyuan.

Swallowing hard, Yao Zheng said, "That door and window…"

"It's closed. It's all closed."

"Then what are we waiting for!"

Yao Zheng was the first to pounce on her, causing Liu Aiyuan to laugh charmingly.

She could tell.

The mental states of Yao Zheng and the other three men were a little abnormal—perhaps because they were under too much pressure and panic.

Her methods were indeed useless in front of a person with mental illness.

But none of that mattered.

After comforting these beasts, Liu Aiyuan would have plenty of ways to deal with them.

As she cooperated, her imagination ran wild.

Soon, the scene in the house could not be described.

...

The street was very quiet.

Lu Ming's footsteps also approached the silence.

Thank you again to the military.

Although Lu Ming did not know how the military was doing, their appearance had lured away almost all the zombies, which made it extremely convenient for Lu Ming to go out.

Lu Ming had to remember their kindness.

He did not encounter any zombies along the way.

Soon, Lu Ming arrived at Wanda Mart.

Wanda Mart was a small convenience store located in the urban village. It was not big, about 50 square meters. The ground floor was used for selling goods, while the second floor served as the bedroom for the store owner.

In normal times, Lu Ming had bought miscellaneous items like light bulbs from here before and was quite familiar with this place.

At this moment, the glass door of the shop was closed, but the rolling shutter was not completely shut. Lu Ming's ears were sharp, and he could vaguely hear strange sounds coming from the second floor.

This made Lu Ming scratch his head.

Are these people really not afraid of zombies?

The sound is so loud, if I can hear it, the zombies most likely can hear too.

It's fortunate that the military had lured the zombies away, otherwise, these people upstairs would definitely become the zombies' next meal.

Lu Ming did not understand what these people were thinking.

He didn't want to delve into it either.

Go up, eliminate the threat, and then go home!

It was that simple!

He gently pushed open the door.

The door was closed but not locked.

He took out the cocked crossbow and tiptoed down the stairs to the second floor.

A scene of chaos caught Lu Ming's eye.

Looking at the entangled group of four men and one woman, Lu Ming frowned.

"They're quite promiscuous…"

He inwardly commented, but his actions were swift.

Raising the crossbow, looking through the sight, Lu Ming focused all his attention.

Until a certain moment.

Just a loud thud.

The crossbow bolt shot out!

...

The power of the crossbow was comparable to that of a regular firearm at close range.

The five people, who were in a state of blissful ecstasy, could not react in time!

A streak of arrow light flashed, piercing through the neck of Yao Zheng, who was in a dominant position.

The crossbow bolt did not stop after piercing through Yao Zheng's neck. It carried Yao Zheng's body and was forcefully impaled on the face of Wei Kaifa.

Killing two birds with one stone!

In an instant, blood splattered, interrupting the terrible scene on the second floor.

However, the remaining three people were too stunned to react…

The sudden lethal move left the three of them completely bewildered, with only Lu Ming, who had coldly executed the attack, remaining sober.

Without another word, Lu Ming threw away the crossbow, picked up the slingshot, pulled the string, and fired.

The sharp-edged metal scrap shot out at an extremely high speed, hitting Feng Qin's eye socket with precision.

Red and white splattered once again.

Just as Wang Gang and Liu Aiyuan were about to scream in shock, Lu Ming's low voice thundered.

"Don't scream. This is a robbery."

The exclamation was immediately stifled, and Wang Gang, who was about to surrender, was struck squarely in the eye socket by a flying projectile.

Clearly, the robbery was a ruse, just a means to minimize the commotion.

Lu Ming had come with the intention to kill from the very beginning.

Liu Aiyuan also seemed to have realized Lu Ming's intentions.

From Lu Ming's perspective, he could only see Liu Aiyuan's mouth wide open, and the next moment, a piercing soprano voice resounded, reaching the streets.

"What a pity."

With a sigh in his heart, knowing that the horde of zombies was about to arrive at the battlefield, Lu Ming quickened his movements once again.

He reloaded and pulled the pin.

The metal scrap shot out once more, directly entering Liu Aiyuan's body through her open mouth.

"Splurt!"

Liu Aiyuan spat out a mouthful of blood, mixed with teeth. Immediately after, her eyes rolled back, and she collapsed onto the bed.

This "bullet" entered through her mouth, directly breaking Liu Aiyuan's cervical vertebra, and then burst out from her neck, shattering the window behind her into pieces.

Seeing this, Lu Ming decisively grabbed his crossbow and ran downstairs without a second thought.

He had no intention of finishing anyone off.

Because Lu Ming could already vaguely hear the rapid approach of the footsteps of the zombies.

...

The distance from this place to home was probably about a hundred meters.

As soon as Lu Ming stepped out of the shop, he immediately started running with all his might.

With all his strength, in just a dozen seconds, Lu Ming arrived at his doorstep.

He grabbed the door handle, forcefully pulled it open, and swiftly entered the house. He carefully closed the door and locked it. Lu Ming heard the sound of a tidal wave of zombies rushing on the street outside.

"Fortunately, fortunately! Just in time!"

After inwardly sighing with relief, Lu Ming quickly went up to the second floor. He opened the observation hole and looked out. He saw dozens of zombies rushing towards the Wanda Store, following Liu Aiyuan's scream. However, there were also a few zombies that seemed to have heard the sound of Lu Ming closing the door, lingering in front of Lu Ming's house, unwilling to leave.

"Four of them, the number is manageable."

Being blocked by four zombies at the door was obviously a terrible experience.

But, after comprehensive judgment, Lu Ming still believed that his decisive action this time had more advantages than disadvantages.

"If someone wants to harm me, I'll strike back first and eliminate the danger in its infancy."

The guilt of taking someone's life dissipated simply within his heart.

Lu Ming nodded firmly. "There's nothing wrong with what I did!"

Then he looked in the direction of the Wanda Store.

The extremely athletic zombies had already shattered the glass door of the Wanda store and were swarming inside, beginning their feast.

In this situation, even if there were any survivors, it was unlikely that they would escape unscathed.

After eating a banana, Lu Ming closed the observation hole and prepared to start his afternoon exercise.