Chapter 44

Looking at Xiao Tangmisi, Fang Gan, and Jingshang Heye's expressions, Li Fatzi said helplessly, "Thank you for your kindness, but we already have two newbies. I'm worried we won't be able to take care of them all."

They nodded in response to Li Fatzi's words. In fact, their main purpose wasn't to find medicine for Tony. Since they hadn't dealt with zombies yet, they all wanted a chance to practice and get some experience.

"Hong Taiping, if I go out, I'll only be a burden to you. I wish you all the best of luck." Hong Taiping, hiding far away, said to Li Fatzi. Having lived for so long, Old Hong naturally knew how to avoid trouble.

"Those who are participating in the mission, get ready immediately. Don't pack your backpacks too full; we still need to bring some food back. Try to bring machetes. Shovels and fire axes are out of the question; the pipes are too small and hard to handle." Li Fatzi handed the toolbox to Arthur and went with the others to get the weapons.

Arthur held the flashlight while Richard started to dismantle the wire mesh. This task wasn't difficult for Richard; he had it off in a few minutes.

Xiao Tangmisi returned to the third floor, probably to report the news to Da Tangmisi.

Wang Chan and Wang Zongze went back to the second floor to say goodbye to Lily and the others. Hearing the news, Lily and the others also came to the first floor, visited Tony, and said goodbye to Li Fatzi and the others.

Li Fatzi handed machetes to Wang Chan and Wang Zongze. The two had similar builds, both not very tall, around 1.7 meters, and quite slim, weighing about 130 pounds.

"Albe, with Arthur and Richard here, you don't need to worry about the safety of the house. We'll come back as soon as possible." Li Fatzi walked to Tony's side and said to Albe.

"Actually, what Fang Gan said makes some sense. If you can't find the medicine, don't force it. Just come back alive!" Although Albe had many more things to say, only these few words came out.

I hope they can return safely; otherwise, Wonderland will be in chaos.

"Sure, don't worry. Michelle, take care of Tony." Li Fatzi said to Albe and then turned to Michelle, who was sitting by Tony's side. "Li, I hope you all return safely. I'll pray for you." Michelle stood up and said goodbye to Li Fatzi and the others.

After saying goodbye to Michelle and the others, Li Fatzi squatted down and touched Tony's forehead, which was still very hot.

"Tony, I know you prefer your Chinese name... It would be ridiculous to die from a common fever after surviving the zombies, wouldn't it? I remember you told me you were a man born for this zombie world." Li Fatzi squatted by Tony's side and said to him.

The longer it took, the more dangerous Tony's condition became. Li Fatzi stood up, took his backpack and machete, and walked to the five people waiting for him.

"I haven't heard enough of your broken Chinese, so you better hold on until we come back, Fatzi."

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"Xiao Hong Kong, you only mentioned that it's narrow here, but you didn't say it's so smelly." Wang Chan, who was in the middle, covered his nose and complained.

"Since it's a pipe leading to the sewer, what did you expect it to smell like? Curry chicken?" Wang Zongze, who was behind him, replied helplessly.

"Curry chicken... If we could get some chicken and curry, that would be great." Having not eaten hot food for a long time, Si Yao, who was in front, couldn't help but swallow his saliva when he heard their conversation.

Yan Zeqin led the way, with Alex following behind to watch for any zombies and use his crossbow if necessary. Behind them were Si Yao, Wang Chan, Wang Zongze, and Li Fatzi, who brought up the rear.

Si Yao snapped out of his fantasy of curry chicken and said, "Actually, if something dangerous happens, we'll all be done for."

"What?" Wang Chan asked, playing along.

"Li Ge is at the back. If we encounter danger, he'll block us, and all five of us will be wiped out."

"Si Yao, that's not a funny joke." Li Fatzi said while crawling, finding the pipe extremely uncomfortable.

Others could squat or sit to rest, but he could only maintain the crawling position. After a while, his knees were almost unbearable.

After crawling for a long time, they finally seemed to reach the exit.

"The sewer should be ahead." Yan Zeqin shone his flashlight and said.

Li Fatzi and the others finally escaped the torture, but the next place wasn't heaven. Six people stood in the sewer, all covering their noses.

"This is too smelly! What the hell is this? Dead rats?" Wang Chan kicked something by his feet, looking like he was about to vomit.

"What's so strange about dead things? Look over there."

Si Yao shone his flashlight into the distance, and a group of rats immediately scattered and ran away.

Although it was their first time in the sewer, no one was in the mood to appreciate the unique scenery.

"Xiao Hong Kong, which way should we go?" Li Fatzi looked around and asked Wang Zongze.

"That way leads to the city center, and this way leads to riverside. We don't know the situation outside the manholes, so we need to be careful when we go up."

After deciding on a direction, the group started running. Although the flashlight's brightness was limited, they didn't encounter any unexpected problems.

"This reminds me of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, but at least they had pizza to eat." Wang Chan ran painfully and couldn't help but complain.

After about ten minutes of walking in the dark, Wang Chan couldn't hold it in any longer and vomited into the water channel beside him.

"We've passed several sewer entrances. Can we go up now?" Si Yao looked at Wang Chan, feeling a bit sorry for him.

In fact, they had already left the range of Wonderland, but Li Fatzi deliberately wanted to stay in the sewer a bit longer.

Li Fatzi patted Wang Chan's back and handed him a bottle of water. "Let's go a bit further. Although it's smelly here, it's much safer than outside."

"I think so too. After being in here for a while, you don't notice the smell as much." Wang Zongze agreed.

"Let's check the area outside when we open the manhole. This way, we won't get lost." Yan Zeqin, who was leading, also spoke, clearly supporting staying in the sewer.

"Alright. Although I know the way on the surface, if we get lost in the sewer, don't blame me." Wang Chan drank some water and replied.

"Shh! There's something ahead!" Yan Zeqin, who was at the front, seemed to have heard something and said urgently.

Hearing this, everyone stopped talking and shone their flashlights ahead.

"What the hell! How did they get in here!?"

Not far away, a dozen zombies were wandering around. In the dark depths, it was unknown if there were more zombies hiding.