.Chapter 1987
1987 Strange city (1)
Tang Zhen’s eyes narrowed when he heard the thin woman’s introduction. A thread of interest rose in the end of the street that she had mentioned.
If he had a choice, he would try his best to reach the end of the street and find a way to leave this strange city.
People strived to reach higher heights. Even if he had lost his memory, Tang Zhen was still unwilling to be lonely.
This was the common characteristic of the strong. They would not escape because of difficulties. On the contrary, they would face difficulties and pursue the trace of satisfaction when they reached the top.
As for why he was here, he could only slowly find the answer. There was no need to rush.
The most important thing now was to figure out what was hidden in these houses.
After all, this was the key to leaving the city of despair. It was also the location that Tang Zhen planned to explore. Sufficient information was the key to this operation.
Tang Zhen looked at the emaciated lady once again when he thought of this.”Tell me more about those houses. If your answer satisfies me, I can let you go.
But if you dare to lie to me, I’ll stuff you into that room. Let’s see if you’ll be afraid then.”
Hearing Tang Zhen’s threat, the emaciated lady was so frightened that her body trembled. She subconsciously took two steps back. From the looks of it, she seemed to want to escape.
However, she had just taken a step forward when she retreated again. After which, she looked at Tang Zhen with a pleading gaze.
She clenched her fists in front of her chest and pleaded, ” I’m not lying to you. I’ll tell you everything I know. Please don’t put me in one of those horrible houses!
The emaciated woman had a tear-stained expression on her face. She looked very pitiful, and her big eyes were filled with tears.
At this moment, she was like a helpless stray cat, trembling in fear.
Tang Zhen nodded. He did his best to ease his expression,”So tell me, what do you know about these houses?”
How could the emaciated lady still dare to hesitate? she hurriedly told Tang Zhen everything she knew in full detail.
It turned out that these strange-styled houses were empty most of the time. The interior was also a messy and dilapidated scene. The doors were closed and there was no one inside.
Under such circ.u.mstances, he definitely couldn’t enter rashly. Otherwise, he might not be able to come out again.
When the despaired people on the streets saw it, they would immediately enter it to search for supplies and bring out everything that could be used.
Even if there were some things that he couldn’t use, he could use them to trade for something he needed.
This was also the only source of food for the despaired. If they were lucky, they could even pick up some useful weapons.
It seemed to be pretty good, but it was not so.
Although the area of this Street was so large that it was almost uncountable, the branches of the streets were like a spider web, and the houses were scattered all over the place.
However, it was still a very difficult task to find the house that opened the door. The thing that the desperators had to do every day was to look around the streets.
As long as they saw the door of a house open, the despaired people would rush in like flies and start s.n.a.t.c.hing.
Firstly, the room could only be opened for a limited amount of time. Secondly, there were too many people trying to s.n.a.t.c.h it. If he was too slow, he might not get anything in the end.
The limited resources made the compet.i.tion even more intense. At this time, the advantage of having more people was reflected.
In order to obtain more resources, many desperators formed groups and occupied a block.
They treated many streets and alleys as their own private territory and forbade other survivors from entering. Otherwise, they would drive them away, beat them up, and even kill and devour the intruders.
Fights for resources would break out from time to time, and many despaired people would lose their lives in these fights.
The midget that Tang Zhen was chasing after earlier was the boss of the tens of streets nearby. He was the leader of a large group of despairing people.
However, after Tang Zhen made his move, this group no longer existed. It was estimated that it would not be long before this area was occupied by other desperators.
In addition to these despaired people who had formed an organization, there were also some lone wolves who had not joined any groups, such as the thin woman in front of him.
They carefully wandered through the cracks in the streets, looking for some hidden corners. From time to time, they would find something.
Compared to those who were in despair, this kind of life of hiding was undoubtedly more difficult. Moreover, they were on edge all day long, and there was no telling when they would accidentally die.
The reason why they didn’t join these teams was that they didn’t want to be bullied, lest they were forced to do things they didn’t want to do.
There were many perverts among the deserters, and only the same kind of perverts could live with them.
However, the main reason was that the lone wolves were afraid to follow these teams into the houses where light could pa.s.s through the cracks in the door and find a way to come out alive.
When light seeped through the cracks of the door, the scene inside would undergo a great change. It would no longer be dilapidated, but even more strange and mysterious.
It was said that there would be residents in the houses, as well as all kinds of supplies and all kinds of unimaginable things.
It was not an exaggeration to say that there was killing intent everywhere.
To those who were desperate, the house was a treasure. Although it was more dangerous, the rewards would be more abundant if they succeeded.
The purpose of entering these houses, other than to collect supplies, was to obtain a special certificate.
This kind of pa.s.s was the hard currency of the city of despair, especially in this Street. Many people were trying to collect the pa.s.s and then go to the next street.
It was said that there was a better environment, more food, and more comfortable life there.
However, it was not an easy task to gather enough certificates. Sometimes, a year’s acc.u.mulation of materials might not even be able to exchange for a certificate.
Most of the deserters were weak and had no chance to gather enough proof, so they could only stay in this Street.
They had to endure the torture of hunger and the lack of supplies while also being on guard against the night patrollers that appeared on the streets at midnight.
The so-called night patrollers were actually those despairing people who had died in their houses for various reasons.
After they were resurrected, they became extremely terrifying, and their original memories had completely disappeared. They were just pure killing machines.
They would appear at midnight and wander the streets. When it was almost dawn, they would return to the house where they died.
This situation would repeat itself until they were killed.
If one was touched by these night patrollers, they would be hunted down. If one was unlucky, they would become a cold corpse.
At this time, the desperators would either run and hide on the streets or find a hidden corner to hide. In short, they could not be caught by these night patrollers.
However, if one was strong enough, they could also kill these night patrollers, because they often carried some supplies with them, which were what they had obtained from their houses before they died.
Unfortunately, this was not an easy task, because the night patrollers were not only powerful, but also painless. When they encountered prey, they would appear in groups.
Once they were trapped by the night patrollers, more and more of them would appear. By then, unless they had wings, it would be impossible for them to escape.