I am in the last days, I can connect to reality

The man turned around, and Qin Zhong raised his eyebrows. This man was not Chinese. He had a Western face and a panicked expression. He stammered in Mandarin, "I... am from Country M."

Qin Zhong heard him answering questions irrelevantly and speaking hesitantly, so he shone the flashlight in his hand and saw a backpack hanging in front of the man. Looking through the open bag, he saw a colorful mass of banknotes from various countries, as well as many models of mobile phones, necklaces and other valuable items.

The M countryman stood there with his hands hanging unnaturally, holding money in his hands, and a few bills dropped at his feet.

Qin Zhong thought to himself, "This guy is actually taking advantage of the situation, not realizing that the outside world has changed. Aside from the precious metals, which can still be used, these colorful banknotes are only useful for lighting cigarettes."

Although he thought so in his heart, Qin Zhong did not point it out. He handed the flashlight in his hand and said with a smile: "Friend, we are looking for a restaurant. Can you show us the way?"

The man from Country M took the flashlight and nodded repeatedly: "Okay, I'll take you there." As he spoke, he took a few steps to the door, looking a little anxious.

It was obvious that this man from Country M was very familiar with the terrain here. He led the way quickly, turning corners and walking quickly. When passing some forks in the road, he did not need to think at all and immediately chose the correct route.

Qin Zhong and Chi Xinru followed him quickly, feeling lucky to have found such a person. Otherwise, they didn't know how long they would have to wander around in this maze-like cabin!

After walking like this for about ten minutes, they began to see a faint light in the corridor ahead. They turned a corner and the man from Country M pointed outside, saying, "Outside...that's it. But it's very dangerous there!"

Qin Zhong took a step forward and stuck his head out to look. It was not as dim outside as in the corridor. The middle of the cruise ship was in the shape of a skylight, with direct sunlight and good lighting.

With the help of the light, Qin Zhong saw that the restaurant was just opposite the circular corridor. However, looking from a distance, he saw that the restaurant was crowded with people and there were many zombies wandering in the corridor.

Although there was a lot of food in Qin Zhong's space, it would definitely be a good idea to prepare more food in the apocalypse. This was why he agreed when Chi Xinru suggested finding a restaurant.

Seeing that there were too many zombies in the restaurant, he realized that even if he could kill them all, it would waste a lot of energy, which was not cost-effective. So he turned around and asked the man, "There are too many zombies here. Where can I find food without zombies?"

"Zombies?"

The man from Country M was stunned when he heard Qin Zhong's words. He asked in surprise, "You said these monsters are zombies?"

"What else?" Before Qin Zhong could explain, Chi Xinru took over the topic.

"I thought they were sick!" The man from Country M shook his head and muttered to himself.

After a pause, the man from Country M continued, "There's a large shopping mall, eleven restaurants, eight bars, and three cafes on the ship... but it seems like they're all packed with people, no, zombies..."

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"correct!"

Suddenly, the man from Country M slapped his thigh and said, "I know a place. When I was looking for something before, I found a food warehouse. There's a lot of food in it. Most importantly, there are no zombies in it!"

Qin Zhong and Chi Xinru were delighted when they heard this and asked at the same time, "Where is it?"

The man from Country M scratched his head and said, "Ninth Deck."

Qin Zhong and Chi Xinru looked at each other. They were still on the first deck. If they wanted to go there, they would have to cross at least eight decks.

When Chi Xinru thought that this floor was already very dangerous and going to a few more floors would definitely be even more dangerous, her face turned pale.

Qin Zhong saw Chi Xinru's face and knew she was a little scared. He couldn't help but comfort her, "Don't worry, I will protect you. We were going to the bridge anyway, and the ninth floor happened to be passing by. We brought some food with us, so we'll be safer at sea!"

"Ok?"

Hearing Qin Zhong's words, the M country man's eyes rolled and asked, "Are you guys going to the eleventh deck? Are you going to leave here? Can you take me with you?"

Qin Zhong glanced at the man and nodded without hesitation: "Okay, my name is Qin Zhong, and her name is Chi Xinru!"

The man from Country M was immediately delighted when Qin Zhong agreed to take him with him. He quickly said, "My name is Mike, and I have a Chinese name, Liu Hua. You can call me Mike or Liu Hua."

"Liu Hua, what a great name!"

Qin Zhong praised him first, then asked, "Is there a safer road here?"

"Oh!"

When Liu Hua heard Qin Zhong's words and saw Chi Xinru's expression, he immediately understood and said, "It's okay. We can climb up from the power well. Although it's a bit hard, it's safer."

Qin Zhong asked, "The electric shaft you're talking about is the elevator shaft?"

Liu Hua shook his head and said, "No, the power shaft is the pipe through which the cables and wires on the cruise ship pass. It is much narrower than the elevator shaft and can only accommodate one person at a time."

Seeing that Qin Zhong and Chi Xinru were still hesitating, Liu Hua said again: "It is absolutely safe there. I go up and down the decks through there. This is the safest way."

After hearing what Liu Hua said, Qin Zhong and Chi Xinru looked at each other. There was no other way at the moment, so they followed Liu Hua back.

At this time, Chi Xinru asked, "Liu Hua, what were you doing before? Were you stealing the money and belongings of those passengers?"

"Cough cough!"

After hearing Chi Xinru's straightforward words, Liu Hua started coughing awkwardly. Qin Zhong also laughed. This girl was really direct in her words. How could she answer if you asked her face to face like this?

Qin Zhong thought that since he would need her later, he didn't want to embarrass her, so he quickly asked, "Liu Hua, are you a passenger? Or?"

Liu Hua was feeling awkward, but upon hearing Qin Zhong's question, he quickly responded, "I'm an employee of the cruise ship from Country M, so I'm quite familiar with the ship. After the accident, I've been hiding here and there, and I'm lucky enough to be alive now."

As they were talking, Qin Zhong and Chi Xinru followed Liu Hua, turned two corners, and came to a small door deep in the corridor.

Liu Hua stepped forward and opened the small door. Inside were pipes and wires. Qin Zhong looked inside and saw that the space was indeed not very big, only enough for an adult to move around.

At this time, Liu Hua asked, "Who will go first? Grab the pipeline and step on the protruding ground on both sides. Don't be nervous, it's easy!"

Qin Zhong glanced at Chi Xinru and said to Liu Hua, "You go first, we'll follow you."

"have to!"

After hearing Qin Zhong's words, Liu Hua did not hesitate at all. He quickly went into the power well, grabbed the pipeline, and climbed up in two or three steps with his hands and feet.

Qin Zhong followed closely behind. He wanted to make sure that Liu Hua would not do anything wrong. After him, Chi Xinru also went into the power shaft. The three of them climbed up along the power shaft in this narrow space.