三个小时很快就过去了。奥利弗躺在床上，突然眼前又一片漆黑。下一刻，他又回到了这个丧尸横行的世界。他现在所在的位置正是之前传送离开的地方，但那几只丧尸不知道跑到哪里去了。奥利弗突然想到一个问题：传送地点到底是怎么确定的？但现在是下午五点左右，太阳快落山了。这里绝对不是问伊莎贝拉的好地方。


    奥利弗环顾四周，这片土地已经荒芜了三年零七个月，杂草丛生，没有一丝食物的踪迹。奥利弗不知道自己身在何处，也不敢回到身后的小镇，只能沿着这条路一直走下去。他真希望在天黑之前找到一个安全的地方，祈祷自己能平安度过这场末日的第一个夜晚。


    这条路连接着许多村庄。奥利弗避开了这些村庄。随着XR病毒在世界范围内爆发，地球上几乎每个人都被感染了。这里的村民可能也不例外。


    一个村庄至少有两百人。如果他们都变成僵尸，奥利弗将毫无胜算。现在，奥利弗有点懊悔自己没有枪来保护自己。当矩阵升级他的基因时，这也使他成为一名出色的射手。他还可以驾驶各种车辆。这些技能就像是卡在他的脑子里，就像是他身体的一部分。


    奥利弗沿着路走了一个半小时，绕过三个小村子，找到一处空旷的小山坡。站在山坡上，他能看到方圆数百米内的情况。有了这个位置，他就能发现一里外的丧尸。奥利弗的眼睛很好，即使太阳已经完全落山，他还是能看清周围的情况。他仔细检查了一下，确定附近没有丧尸后，就捡了一块石头，准备过夜。


    由于下午两点吃了一顿大餐，奥利弗并不饿。但他还是去找了一些木柴来生火。他在这场末日中待得越久，他就越意识到自己准备得不够。床上用品、煤气、手电筒——他需要这些东西，但他什么都没带。而且，他觉得这个一立方米的储物空间太小了。他真的希望自己能变得更强，这样他就能把这个空间变大。


    山坡上有很多树枝。奥利弗只花了大约十分钟就收集了一大堆。他拿出打火机，从储物空间里拿出一包香烟，点燃一支，把剩下的放进口袋，开始享受他的烟味。奥利弗并不是一个烟瘾很大的人。但现在，他压力很大，抽烟能让他放松一点。


    By the time he finishes his cigarette, the night has fallen. Oliver lights the branches. He then moves three stones over and makes a makeshift stove. He puts the pot on it. But then, he realizes, to his embarrassment, that he didn''t bring any water. This hillside is at least three hundred meters away from the river down there. That''s a long way, especially at night in this apocalypse.


    There''s nothing he can do, and Oliver just takes out a few cans of Coke. "Coke with instant noodles?Hmm, this is a first," he mumbles. He opens the Coke cans and pours them into the pot, starting to cook.If you stumble upon this narrative on Amazon, be aware that it has been stolen from Royal Road. Please report it.


    There''s not a lot of Coke, so the water boils in just a few minutes. Oliver takes out two packs of instant noodles from his storage space, rips the bags open, throws them in, adds the seasonings, and soon, a nice smell fills the air. Just as Oliver is about to start eating, he embarrassingly realizes that he doesn''t bring any tableware.


    "Oh no..." Oliver''s annoyed at himself for not thinking this through.Is he really going to use the pot to eat directly? Oliver looks around. "Who cares? There''s no one around to see me doing this dumb thing anyway," he thinks.


    But before Oliver can do anything, he gets interrupted. He hears the sound of a car engine in the distance. Oliver puts down the noodles and hides behind a stone, peering out. He sees a car coming down the road towards him. The car''s not driving fast, but it''ll reach him in a few minutes.


    Sure enough, soon the car''s not far from Oliver. Two people jump out of the car, flashlights in hand, looking around warily.


    It''s a minibus. In the dim light, Oliver can see it''s all rusty, and half of the windshield is broken. The two people who jump out are a man and a woman. The man''s big and strong, and the woman is tall. The woman is wearing a tight - fitting coat that shows off her beautiful body curves.It''s so dark that he can''t make out the woman''s features. However, judging from her body curves, she must be very sexy.


    Both of them are holding guns, searching around in a ten - meter radius. When they''re sure there are no zombies, the woman flashes her flashlight at the minibus three times. The door opens again, and seven people get out one by one.


    Oliver frowns. He realizes these seven people are all old, weak, sick, or disabled. There are three old folks, three kids, and a guy in his thirties with his leg bandaged up. What surprises Oliver even more is that they seem to have picked this hillside too. They''re helping each other up the slope towards where he is.


    Looking at the little fire still burning on the stone, Oliver knows he''s gonna be found. He thinks about running away, but after thinking it over, he decides not to. He''s worried they''ll think he''s a zombie and shoot him.


    火光在黑暗中显得格外明亮。这群人一眼就发现了。壮汉向前冲了几步，用枪指着奥利弗，用手电筒照着他。


    “谁在那里？”那人大声喊道。如果他感觉到任何危险，他就会扣动扳机。他从路上的多次经验中了解到，一个不小心就会让自己的同伴受伤。