Chapter 84

This house has a layout similar to the Harlowe family's, and it is also a two-story building. The living room is not very large, and the kitchen is also open-plan. However, this house is much cleaner and tidier than the Harlowe family's, indicating that the owner is very diligent in cleaning.

The three of them were indeed very hungry. After checking the first floor, they didn't bother going upstairs and ran straight to the kitchen to find something to eat. The refrigerator was well-stocked with bread, bacon, vegetables, eggs, cookies, cola, milk, fruits, chocolate sauce, peanut butter, and some already opened chocolate bars.

Seeing the almost full refrigerator, Wang Zongze and the others immediately clapped in celebration. These foods would be enough to sustain them for a while.

"There's even a rice cooker and rice!" Fang Qian found a pleasant surprise in the cupboard. He quickly washed the rice cooker and rinsed the rice.

In less than two minutes, the rice was already steaming.

"Aren't you still hungry for these things?" Seeing Arthur and Wang Zongze already munching on bread and bacon, Fang Qian shook his head.

As he spoke, Fang Qian washed the wok and turned on the induction cooker. There are some differences between British and Chinese kitchens, one of which is that British stoves are generally electric. It's not clear if this is to prevent fires or for some other reason, but gas stoves like those in China are rarely seen.

However, because there is no open flame, cooking is very slow as the temperature does not reach as high.

Fang Qian took out the vegetables and eggs from the refrigerator and snatched the last bit of bacon from Arthur.

"There's not much to cook. I'll make you some scrambled eggs and stir-fried broccoli. Potatoes are too much trouble, so I'll skip them." Saying this, Fang Qian handed a bag of potatoes to Wang Zongze.

Although there were plenty of potatoes, about dozens, they were small British potatoes, basically one bite each.

"Later, we can boil them in salted water and take them as food." After saying this, Fang Qian prepared to wash the broccoli.

Wang Zongze nodded, took the potatoes, and prepared to find a pot to boil them.

"Shh, what's that noise?" Arthur gestured for the two to stop what they were doing and pointed to the second floor.

Wang Zongze and Fang Qian immediately listened carefully and indeed heard a faint noise coming from upstairs.

"Zombies?" The three of them looked at each other and said.

Fang Qian immediately turned off the induction cooker and picked up the weapon he had set aside.

"Let's check the second floor first! We don't want to end up feeding the zombies before we even eat." Arthur said and led the two to the stairs.

Originally, Arthur wanted to go first, but Fang Qian insisted on leading the way.

"I can't always rely on you. Let me go!"

Since Fang Qian said this, Arthur nodded. So Fang Qian led the way, with Arthur and Wang Zongze following closely behind, and they went upstairs together.

As they walked, Fang Qian felt something was off. A foul smell came from the second floor, indicating that there were definitely zombies up there. As soon as they reached the second floor, they heard the noise again. Without a doubt, the sound and the smell were coming from the master bedroom, and along with the zombie's low growls, there seemed to be a baby's cry.

Both the zombie's growls and the baby's cries were very faint. The three of them looked at each other, nodded, and prepared to enter.

Fang Qian bravely walked toward the bedroom, and Arthur quickly followed, cautioning from behind, "The door is open, but the zombie hasn't come out. This is strange. Be careful, Fang Qian!"

Fang Qian nodded, tightly gripping his machete, took a deep breath, and gently pushed open the bedroom door. No zombies lunged at him as he had expected, but the scene before him made him freeze.

This was a sight he would never forget.

"Ugh!" Fang Qian pushed Arthur and Wang Zongze aside and ran to the side to vomit.

"What's wrong?" Arthur immediately patted Fang Qian's back and asked.

Unfortunately, Fang Qian couldn't say a word. Seeing this, Wang Zongze also walked to the door and looked inside. He had just recovered from the Harlowe refrigerator incident, but his heart was struck again, and his already pale face became even paler.

Seeing Wang Zongze's strange expression, Arthur couldn't wait any longer and rushed to the door to look inside. Arthur instantly understood why Fang Qian and Wang Zongze had such reactions.

Inside the room, a blonde woman had hanged herself, and her appearance was extremely gruesome. Her eyes were wide open, the blue irises almost falling out. Her tongue extended several centimeters, looking very terrifying!

This was undoubtedly the most terrifying zombie they had ever seen. The female zombie had several wounds on her thighs, clearly from being bitten by zombies. The wounds were already black, and even the muscle tissue and blood vessels could be seen.

There were many scars on the blonde woman's wrists, which were likely from previous attempts to cut her wrists. She might have ultimately lacked the resolve to go through with it and, unable to bear the pain from her thigh wounds, chose to hang herself.

The wounds on her wrists, though shallow, still left some bloodstains on the ground, but it was unclear whether they came from her thigh wounds or her wrists.

What was strange was that the female zombie was almost naked, wearing only a pair of shorts. A clump of something, probably a handkerchief, was stuffed in her mouth, and her mouth was tied with a rope, which was quite unsettling to see.

After being bitten by a zombie, the woman's choice to commit suicide was understandable. Not everyone can have the strong will to enjoy their last few hours. But since she had already chosen to commit suicide, why did she still torture herself?

Could this woman have some masochistic tendencies?

Actually, if the female zombie's appearance was just terrifying, it wouldn't be much of a problem. Arthur and the others had seen zombie swarms, so this wasn't really that shocking. However, the female zombie had probably been dead for a few days, and many flies were flying around the room, constantly biting her corpse.

The "buzzing" sound was incessant, making people feel restless. Arthur, after a few seconds of shock, instinctively covered his nose and mouth.

It was too smelly! The smell they had detected on the stairs was from this zombie.

Wang Zongze quickly moved to the side, though he didn't vomit like Fang Qian, his stomach was churning.

The female zombie, probably hungry for some time, was very weak but immediately kicked her legs when she saw food. Because her mouth was stuffed and tied with a rope, the growls she emitted were very faint, which was why Arthur and the others didn't notice her immediately.

With her neck hanging, the female zombie couldn't use much strength and just struggled, grabbing the rope with her hands.

Arthur naturally didn't want to look any more and turned to leave the room.

What's the point of looking at a naked zombie?