These zombies are all evolved zombies, and have already developed some basic thinking abilities. It's just that they're not usually this smart; right now, they're just so angry that their brains are becoming a little more active.
Yu An had no idea that he was about to be exposed. He shook off his sycophant and his mood improved.
Chiu Chiu heard the zombies roaring and asked Yu An curiously, "Big brother, their voices are so loud! Do you know what they're saying?"
Yu An didn't understand a word of the shout, but in order to maintain his status as the big brother, he casually said, "These zombies are seeing us off. We've been keeping them company all night, and now that we're parting ways, they're definitely saying goodbye."
Chiu Chiu had complete trust in her older brother, and upon hearing this, she exclaimed with admiration, "Big brother, you know so much!"
Yu An modestly replied, "Not many at all."
As the two children were talking, Qiuqiu noticed that the road ahead was about to end and asked her older brother trustingly again, "Big brother, shouldn't we get off the bus?"
Yu An: "?"
Yu An: "Why did you get off the bus?"
Chirp blinked and pointed ahead: "Because there's a cliff ahead, and there's no path behind the bushes."
As soon as Chirp finished speaking, Yu An slammed on the brakes.
There was a large patch of grass in front of them, and most drivers would drive straight past it if they weren't paying attention.
Yu An stopped the car and got out to take a look himself.
There was dried blood on the grass and rock face near the cliff. Judging from these bloodstains, it was clear that someone had fallen from here.
Yu Anxin's thoughts stirred slightly, and she cautiously looked down the cliff.
Meanwhile, Xie Chiyuan called again from inside the car.
The phone rang several times, and Qiuqiu, sitting in the car, covered her ears, pretending she hadn't heard it.
Yu An looked up and urged, "Chiu Chiu, answer the phone for your brother. It should be Xie Chiyuan calling."
Qiuqiu knew it was Xie Chiyuan calling, which is why she didn't want to answer.
Urged by his older brother, Qiuqiu reluctantly answered the phone, sounding rather unhappy: "Hello."
Upon hearing his voice, Xie Chiyuan immediately asked, "Where's your older brother? Why didn't he answer the last call?"
Chiu Chiu didn't want to talk to him, so she said seriously, "My brother and I are busy, don't bother us."
He hung up right after he finished speaking.
In the end, Yu An came over and dialed the phone back: "Xie Chiyuan, I can answer the phone now."
Before Xie Chiyuan could speak, he sent Xie Chiyuan his location and circled a small red circle around the area slightly ahead of the location.
“ChiuChiu and I encountered zombies last night. It was a horde of zombies, quite a lot of them. They were looking for food. I've circled their location; you can take a look.”
After Yu An finished speaking, he reported on his current position.
He crouched on the edge of the cliff and said doubtfully, "Someone fell down here. I'm wondering if Pei Si and the others fell down from here."
Since Pei Si and the others went missing, Base 5 has sent people to search for them multiple times. With so many searches, any obvious locations would probably have been searched thoroughly by now.
Yu An is very experienced in getting lost without GPS. He usually manages to find himself in places that most people rarely go.
Xie Chiyuan looked at the location he posted and his photo, and then asked Lu Chao about it.
really.
Lu Chao had never looked for this place and had no idea there was a cliff here.
"Let me see if I can find the way down and then go check it out," Yu An said, not forgetting to remind him, "If the zombies I encountered last night are the same ones that attacked the base, then you need to be careful. They're not far from the base, and they could attack again at any time."
"Okay, I understand."
Xie Chiyuan said softly, "An'an, you've been gone for a long time, it's time for you to come back. I'll have someone else go see that cliff, you—"
"It would be too much trouble to have someone else come over."
Yu An has the potential to be a straight man. He looked at the cliff in front of him and said, "I'm already here, so I might as well just take a look. If there's nothing there, I won't waste my time."
He always felt that the space at the bottom of the cliff was very large, and the more he looked, the more people could hide there.
Xie Chiyuan pressed his temples.
He didn't tell Yu An that Yu An wasn't there last night, and he had been worried all night at the base.
It was dark and dangerous outside, and in the past, he was always there to accompany me during those times.
Although Yu An really wanted to continue chatting with Xie Chiyuan, fortunately he wasn't a love-struck person and never procrastinated when it came to work.
"I'm hanging up now."
Yu An tried to reassure Xie Chiyuan, saying, "I'll definitely be back tonight, so don't worry about me."
He hung up the phone decisively and without the slightest hesitation.
Xie Chiyuan stared at the darkened phone screen and muttered, "You heartless little thing."
I haven't missed him at all since I left.
After hanging up the phone, Yu An began to figure out how to get to the bottom of the cliff. He was now filled with a desire to explore this cliff, and he didn't plan to move on until he figured it out.
"Big brother, I can fly down."
Chiu Chiu at least has a pair of little wings. Although he always thinks his wings are ugly and doesn't like them very much, they can still be used when it matters.
Yu An looked at the cub-like Chiu Chiu and hesitated, "Can you carry Big Brother and fly?"
Chirp's wings had broken too many times, and Yu An was a little reluctant to let him carry her down with him.
He was afraid that Chirp's little wings wouldn't be able to support the weight.
Since waking up, Chirp hasn't used its wings again. But for birds, flying is instinct, and Chirp is confident it has nothing to fear.
"It flies by chirping."
Chiu Chiu saw the worry in his older brother's eyes. He hugged his brother's waist and bravely jumped off the cliff. In the instant he jumped, Chiu Chiu tried his best to flap his enlarged wings.
But--
"Chirp chirp, we've fallen!"
Yu An grabbed Qiu Qiu tightly, terrified by the speed of the descent. He felt as if he wasn't flying, but rather plummeting downwards!
Chirp fluttered its wings a few times and cried, "Big brother, Chirp has forgotten how to fly!"
Yu An: "!"
Help!
He didn't even leave a last message for Xie Chiyuan!
In the weightlessness of the rapid descent, Yu An's head was buzzing.
He held Qiuqiu tightly in his arms, trying to protect her with his own body so that if they fell, Qiuqiu would be less hurt.
"Bang--"
It wasn't the sound of a body falling, but the sound of two feet stomping heavily on the ground, so loudly that it felt like my legs were about to break.
In the final seconds of its fall, thank goodness, the whimpering little chirp finally burst into action, its tiny wings taking flight.
Although their flight was not very stable, at least they were not dead.
After successfully landing, Yu An couldn't control her legs, which were numb from the shock, and sat down on the ground with a thud while holding Qiu Qiu.
He rested his chin on Qiuqiu's body and let out a long sigh of relief.
Chiu Chiu raised the back of her hand, wiped away her tears, and looked at her older brother with a bewildered expression.
fine.
He didn't kill his older brother.
After resting for a while, Yu An sat up from the ground. He took Qiu Qiu's hand and prepared to start searching for people underneath: "This place is too big; it feels like it could hide at least several hundred people."
Yu An couldn't help but say while observing, "If the base can't accommodate everyone, we can develop this place as well."
Chiu Chiu didn't say anything, but was led by her older brother inside to look for people.
There was blood on the ground, and not only blood, but also some torn clothing, blue fabric, which was military uniform.
Yu An's spirits lifted, and he snapped a photo, sending it to Xie Chiyuan.
Just as Yu An was patiently and meticulously continuing to search for clues, many pairs of eyes simultaneously fixed on him from the hidden spot.
These eyes are bloodshot and terrifying; they are not human eyes at all.
A faint roar was also heard.
"roar!"
Found it.
The little zombie with a gruesome scent that's been wanted by the zombie horde has been found! This little zombie, along with a cub, has broken into their hideout.
One of the more cunning zombies let out another roar: "Roar!"
Go and call the boss!
Chapter 81
Some zombies retreated silently, while others continued to growl and utter mournful words.
"Roar!"
He's so arrogant!
Even though they're wanted, they dare to come to their hideout. I haven't seen such an arrogant little zombie in a long time!
The arrogant little zombie Yu An was completely unaware of his predicament; he and Qiu Qiu were searching for more clues. The fabric they had found looked very much like Pei Si's, but he couldn't be completely sure.
Chirp hadn't flown very well earlier, so he wanted to make up for it in front of his older brother. He pried open the grass with his little hands, intently trying to help his brother.
"Brother, there's a mark here."
When Qiuqiu saw the mark, he called it "Big Brother." He had excellent eyesight and could spot even the smallest detail when he looked down to search for the mark.
My older brother said we need to find something related to the missing person.