"What are you doing?"

The young man was shocked and rushed forward, shouting at Duan Lei.

"Haven't you seen zombie movies or read zombie novels? People bitten by zombies turn into them very quickly."

Duan Lei stared at the father as he spoke.

The young man was stunned, then turned to look at his father, suddenly yelling,

"You're talking nonsense! My dad won't turn into that kind of monster. What you're saying… that's just in the movies, not reality!"

"Do you even believe what you're saying?" Duan Lei looked at the young man. "There are so many zombies right downstairs. I don't believe you didn't see what happened during the sudden change last night. Where did those people who were bitten to death go? Why is the courtyard full of zombies, but there isn't a single corpse?"

As he spoke, Duan Lei turned his gaze to the middle-aged man, looking at his wound. "You were bitten saving your son. Then… I think you definitely don't want to turn into a zombie and then bite your own son to death, do you? You're still alive now, so he's your son. But once you die, you'll become a zombie. At that point, in your eyes, he'll just be food!"

The middle-aged man looked at his wound, then at his son's despairing face. Tears suddenly streamed down his face. He patted the young man's shoulder, forcing a smile. "Son! He's right. If you get bitten by a zombie, Dad really will turn into one. We saw it happen last night, more than once!"

"Dad! You can't die!"

The young man rushed forward, hugging his father and crying.

"Silly boy! There's no one in this world who can't die!"

The middle-aged man patted his son's back, then looked at the sky, sighing. "Ah! What a pity! Actually, after this apocalypse arrived, I felt a little happy in addition to the fear! I didn't spend much time with you before, so you're very distant from me. We probably didn't say more than ten sentences to each other every day!

But last night, because of this apocalypse, we got a lot closer. We probably said more last night than we have in the past few years, right?"

"Dad! I'm sorry! I was wrong! Don't die. Stay alive, and I won't look at my phone or play games anymore. I'll just chat with you!"

The middle-aged man's words filled the young man with remorse.

"Dad doesn't want to die! Dad wants to stay with you and protect you, but it's not up to Dad!"

The middle-aged man suddenly pushed the young man away, staring at him. "Son, Dad might have to leave you today. In this kind of world, I'm really worried about leaving you alone! But… kid! Cheer up, live well, adapt to this world as quickly as possible, and take my share with you too!"

As he spoke, the middle-aged man pushed the young man away, slowly backing away, his eyes fixed on the young man with reluctance.

"Dad! Don't go!"

The young man cried, trying to chase after him, but the middle-aged man immediately stopped him with a gesture, shaking his head gently. "Don't come over, and don't look down. Dad hopes you'll just keep the image of Dad as he is now in your heart!"

The young man stopped, watching his father retreat all the way to the edge of the roof, his tear-filled eyes blurring his vision. Then, he smiled, raised his arm, and waved at him…

Immediately afterward, the middle-aged man suddenly turned around, climbed onto the parapet of the roof, and leaped, his body plummeting rapidly as he shouted,

"Son! Live well, Dad's watching you from above!"

"Bang!"

The sound of a heavy object hitting the ground made the young man's body go limp, and he collapsed to the ground, wailing. Duan Lei looked down at the young man, then turned to look at his sister, suddenly feeling fortunate again.

If Li Chenzhou hadn't appeared in their store, then maybe he and his sister would have already experienced this kind of parting, wouldn't they?

Duan Xue was a girl, and her eyes were already red. Seeing Duan Lei's gaze, she seemed to understand something too. She walked over and hugged Duan Lei, whispering,

"None of us will die! We have to live well!"

"Yeah!"

Duan Lei nodded, then pushed Duan Xue away, taking her hand. "Let's go! Let's go down and check on Boss!"

Then, Duan Lei looked at the weeping young man again, took Duan Xue's hand, and entered the stairwell.

At this time, Leopard and Grey Bear were both in the stairwell, watching the scene below nervously. The sound of Li Chenzhou fighting could be heard constantly, the sound of sharp blades cutting through flesh echoing.

"Don't go down there. The stairwell is too narrow. You'll just get in his way!"

Seeing Duan Lei wanting to go down, Grey Bear immediately stopped him, then looked behind him. "Those other two doors won't be broken open, will they? I think we should watch those two doors!"

"We can't hold them!"

Duan Lei shook his head immediately. "If those two doors are going to be broken open, there's no point in us watching them. We'll just get torn apart by the zombies that rush in! The rooftop is too big, not suitable for fighting zombies!

So, we'll just guard here and make sure Boss doesn't get ambushed by zombies. Once those two doors are broken open and zombies rush onto the roof, we'll close this door and hold it!"

"That's right!"

Grey Bear nodded, then turned and walked onto the roof, coming to the young man's side and patting him. "Brother! Accept what you can't change. Your dad definitely wants you to live well, you…"

"Get away from me!"

Before Grey Bear could finish speaking, the young man suddenly turned his head, his face covered in tears, his red, swollen eyes filled with hatred as he glared at Grey Bear. "It's all your fault! If you hadn't attracted the zombies, how would my dad have gotten bitten? And that guy, you had a gun, what was there to be afraid of? You ran away first, my dad was killed because of you!"

Hearing the young man's words, Grey Bear was stunned, then turned to look at Leopard, who was equally dumbfounded at the entrance.

Leopard looked at the young man, opening his mouth. He wanted to explain that he had told them to close the door and hide inside, that they had insisted on chasing after him, that it had nothing to do with him, and that he had even turned back to save them when he heard them. How could he be blamed for this?

But after hesitating for a moment, Leopard simply sighed, shaking his head gently, not bothering to defend himself. Grey Bear also looked at the hateful young man, shook his head, and ignored him, turning and walking into the stairwell.

"He's blocking the zombies on the fifth floor. Let's see if there's anyone in the apartments on the sixth floor. If there is, we'll knock. If not, we'll pry them open. It's safer than the stairwell!"

Entering the stairwell, Grey Bear said to Leopard. Leopard nodded, then looked at Duan Lei. Duan Lei immediately nodded as well. Having a house to stay in would naturally be for the best.

The young man on the roof kept staring intently at Grey Bear and Leopard. When they had all entered the stairwell, a sinister look suddenly appeared on the young man's face. He turned to look at the door on the left, which had been constantly pounded on, making banging sounds. He suddenly stood up and walked toward that door…