As soon as she got home, she started to gear up. First, she put on a sturdy leather jacket as an "inner armor", and then put on a thick down jacket over it. For her pants, she wore leather pants inside and a pair of sturdy sweatpants outside.
She moved around a bit, and finally, without affecting her mobility, she added two more layers.
She put on thick - soled sports shoes, and the helmet and gloves that came with her electric bike were just useful at this moment.
"It's a bit stuffy, but I can bear it." After being fully armed, it was time to choose a weapon. Although the kitchen knife was sharp, it was too light and too short, not very handy.
The clothes - drying pole with a sharp knife on it seemed quite powerful, but when she picked it up, it felt too heavy and a bit too long. It simply couldn't be used effectively in the corridor and the room.
In the end, she picked up the folding shovel, swung it a few times forcefully, and found that the feel was much better than the previous two.
"This is good. The size and weight are just right. I can poke, pat, and chop with it. This is the one!"
After everything was ready, Lin Qingqing picked up the folding shovel, took a few deep breaths, and then came to the neighbor's door again.
She leaned against the door to listen to the movement inside, confirmed that the zombie was still in the living room, and then gently knocked on the door with the shovel, trying to attract its attention.
According to the second item of the official popular - science knowledge, after a person turns into a zombie, their vision deteriorates, while their hearing and sense of smell are greatly enhanced.
A living person standing by the door was a huge temptation, and coupled with the sound of knocking on the door, it was a two - pronged approach. She was confident that the zombie would take the bait.
"Tap - tap - tap ~"
As the sound of the shovel knocking on the door continued, the zombie seemed to have received some kind of call, growling softly as it tried to approach.However, it had no vision and no organs like radar, so it could only move straight ahead. After a long time, after stumbling around, the zombie inside finally knocked over a bunch of furniture and "banged" into the anti - theft door.
"Bang, bang, bang ~"
Under the continuous impact of the zombie, the anti - theft door began to tremble, sending clouds of dust flying.
Even through the door, Lin Qingqing could feel the zombie's immense strength, far beyond that of an ordinary person.
At this moment, her heart was almost in her throat, and the series of impact sounds grew more intense with each one, as if they were hitting her heart directly.
"Thud, thud, thud ~"
For a moment, she could hardly tell which was louder, the sound of the door being battered or the pounding of her heart. It seemed like a long time had passed, yet it also felt like only an instant. Just when she was so nervous that she was almost suffocating, the anti - theft door finally started to totter.
"It's coming!!"
Under the influence of this intense nervousness, Lin Qingqing's face turned pale, her breathing became rapid, and even her hands and feet started to go stiff. It felt as if her body had suddenly stopped obeying her.
"What should I do?"She never expected to mess up at this crucial moment. Her mind went blank, and cold sweat instantly soaked her back.
Just when her mind was in a complete daze, a sudden chill swept over her, starting from the top of her head and rushing all the way to the soles of her feet, as if she had been doused with a basin of ice - cold water. This immediately made her brain calm down.
This feeling was quite strange. It was as if someone had just injected her with a sedative, or as if some unknown force had instantly unblocked her governor and conception vessels. Clear thoughts returned to her body, and various coping strategies surged rapidly in her mind.
During this time, under the relentless impact of the zombie inside the door, the anti - theft lock cracked, and a hand with pitch - black nails, cold and withered, suddenly stretched out from the crack of the door.
Lin Qingqing didn't have time to think too much. She was in a mysterious state at the moment, her mind highly focused, adrenaline surging, and her body able to quickly make the most appropriate response. She pursed her lips tightly, following the attack route that her brain had just rehearsed, and swung the folding shovel with both hands, slashing fiercely at that hand.
"Zheng!"
The zombie's body was tough, and the shovel didn't have a blade, so its wrist was only injured but not severed.
This blow completely enraged the zombie. With a huge force, the door was suddenly flung open, hanging crookedly to one side. The next moment, a lopsided head emerged from the wide crack of the door.This was the first time Lin Qingqing faced a zombie at such a close distance. Its face was bluish - white, two murky eyeballs protruded abruptly from their sockets. Half of its hair had been ripped off, revealing a bloody and mangled scalp. Its mouth was agape at an incredible angle, and its entire chest and the lower half of its face were smeared with disgusting black bloodstains, sending shivers down one's spine.
There was no time to be afraid. She made a prompt decision and leaped up, kicking hard at the lopsided door panel.
The next second, the already precarious door panel fell off completely and crashed down towards the zombie opposite.
This successfully blocked the zombie's advance. Just as the zombie was about to push through the door panel and pounce on her again, Lin Qingqing swung the folding shovel in an arc, bringing it down with all her might onto the zombie's neck, which was already half - twisted.
With a direct hit, the zombie staggered back two steps. Without hesitation, she quickly took two strides forward and rushed into the room. She reversed the direction of the shovel and swept it out, this time hitting the zombie right in the face.
"Smack!" The zombie retreated once more.
With consecutive advantages, Lin Qingqing pressed on, brandishing the shovel, using all her strength to strike blow after blow, not giving the zombie any chance to fight back.
Although this zombie was powerful, with tough skin and no sense of pain, it was no longer human. Having lost its ability to think, it could only endure the beating passively.
Fortunately, due to the frantic door - ramming earlier, the zombie's left wrist had been broken. Lin Qingqing seized the opportunity, circled around to the zombie's left side and launched a fierce onslaught.
After an unknown amount of time of attacking like a rabid dog, the zombie finally fell to the ground under her relentless pursuit.Strike while the iron is hot. Lin Qingqing exerted all her strength and plunged the shovel into the zombie's head, just like planting a flag.
Seeing that the zombie no longer moved, the pent - up anger in Lin Qingqing's heart finally slowly dissipated.
At this moment, her hands were numb at the tiger's mouth, and the cotton - padded clothes on her body had been accidentally torn by the zombie's claws, revealing the down inside. Fortunately, she wasn't injured elsewhere, but she was a bit weak after the extreme tension.
After resting for quite a while, Lin Qingqing began to look around the neighbor's house. The room layout was similar to hers. The furniture and items were all quite new. Although the place was in a mess, it was clear that this was a newly - decorated wedding house.
On the coffee table in the living room were scattered several game discs, various fruits, snacks, and half a dozen bottles of beer.
She didn't go to the bedroom and bathroom on the other side. Instead, she went straight to the kitchen to look for useful supplies.
Compared to her own kitchen, which was almost empty, this young couple had stocked up quite a lot. There were two 20 - jin bags of rice, one and a half bags of flour, two dozen eggs, and several fruits and vegetables.
In addition, there were more than ten jin of frozen meat, dumplings, cured meat, sausages, and some miscellaneous grains, dried noodles, and other dried goods.
Lin Qingqing wasn't picky. She moved all these things, along with cooking oil, salt, soy sauce, and vinegar, back to her own home. After finishing with the kitchen, she moved on to the living room and dining room.
These young people liked to enjoy life. There were whole boxes of beer and beverages, as well as a lot of snacks like melon seeds, potato chips, and candies, with a wide variety.
Obviously, these were all New Year goods prepared for the Spring Festival. Unexpectedly, in the end, they all benefited her.
With these supplies, she estimated that she could survive for at least another month. Lin Qingqing smiled with satisfaction. Although there was risk, the gain was huge.
After moving all the things, before leaving, she bent down to pick up the relatively intact door panel lying on the ground and used it to block the open doorway again.