Chapter 44: Daisy seemed to realize something
"Turn left!"
Elijah quickly reminded Daisy as he saw her miss the intersection.
"Are we there?"
Daisy looked to the left side of the road, where there was a very beautiful scenic park.
It was quite common along the coastal road in Neoville city. After all, the coastal road was known as the famous sea-view avenue, with a long stretch of road built along the coastline, passing through several wetland parks and tourist attractions.
"Do you see that little road?"
Elijah pointed out, and Daisy finally noticed an inconspicuous road hidden among the trees.
"It's so hidden!" Daisy remarked.
"It's a private resort area, focusing on high-end consumption. People like us aren't their target customers," Elijah said, but then he remembered Daisy's family's villa... Was he considered a commoner himself?
Daisy changed direction and drove to the junction of the small road, where they found a very low-key sign: "Azure Isle Seaside Resort Area."
The two walked along the small road, encountering silence with not a soul in sight.
"This resort area hasn't opened yet, so there shouldn't be many people around now," Elijah speculated.
In the past life, this place was a very famous gold mine during the apocalypse, with various entertainment venues such as bars, casinos, auction houses, and beautiful women selling their talents or even themselves.
It also targeted high-end consumers, with entrance fees alone being daunting.
But that was half a year into the apocalypse.
Elijah didn't know who occupied this place now, but he knew that at this time, no one would have had time to claim it yet.
There would only be some surviving staff members.
"There really aren't any zombies!"
After walking about a hundred meters along the forest path, they finally saw some buildings.
First was a parking lot surrounded and divided by green trees.
A little further in was a uniquely designed service hall. Here, they saw sporadic zombies.
"There may be people inside. Let's park the car here and observe," Elijah noticed some shadows moving inside the service hall.
The two parked the car.
With the half-height greenery acting as cover, the electric tricycle wouldn't be easily spotted.
They both crouched behind the greenery. The mutated female zombie followed closely.
Her body was more flexible, contorting strangely under the cover of the greenery, making it impossible for anyone to notice her.
Then Elijah took out binoculars and carefully observed the area in front, with Daisy following suit.
Starting from the main entrance of the service hall, Elijah didn't miss any details.
He was sure there were people inside because the hall's door was locked from the inside, and many miscellaneous items were piled up to block the door.
"Oh! What's that?"
Daisy exclaimed strangely.
"Where?"
Elijah put down the binoculars, looked in the direction Daisy was pointing, and then used the binoculars to take a closer look.
He vaguely saw a figure.
Before Elijah could inspect it closely, Daisy, beside him, realized something and covered his binoculars with her hand.
"Don't look anymore!"
Elijah turned to her and saw her blushing face, feeling a bit puzzled.
"What's wrong?"
"N-nothing! Just don't look!"
She muttered something afterward.
"A pair of dog men and women, early in the morning..."
"What dog men and women?"
Elijah was puzzled.
He wanted to take another look, but Daisy kept giving him strange looks, making him hesitate.
"Don't you men have anything else in your heads?" Daisy seemed to be talking to herself, yet also questioning Elijah.
Elijah's mind raced. That didn't seem like a single figure? It was two? And they weren't wearing clothes?
Unfortunately, he only glanced at it and didn't see it clearly.
He just remembered there seemed to be two large chests?
This also explained why Daisy was both embarrassed and annoyed, and why she stopped him from looking further.
Truly a pair of dog men and women!
So bold, early in the morning.
Moving around in front of the window.
Were they afraid no one outside could see them?
Hmm... there didn't seem to be anyone outside now, only zombies!
No wonder they were so uninhibited!
Elijah glanced at Daisy again.
The young girl wasn't ignorant of everything, after all!
Daisy seemed to realize something, her face flushing with embarrassment and a hint of annoyance.
"When will you have another chance to observe? We can't just linger here!"
"I'll... I'll take another look in a moment!" Daisy pouted.
After a few more minutes, with Elijah's urging, she reluctantly picked up the binoculars again.
Soon after, she put them down as if nothing had happened and said casually, "You can continue looking now!"
Elijah picked up the binoculars and looked again.
This time, three figures appeared inside.
Two were men wearing shorts and no shirts, while the other was a woman wearing a loose-fitting T-shirt.
Huh? Three people?
This... they seemed to be quite open-minded! Although such scenes were common after the apocalypse, it was only the ninth day of the apocalypse.
Elijah felt enlightened, but unfortunately, he didn't see the live broadcast.
"Currently, there are three people inside. They should be the survivors here," Elijah observed while speaking.
"So, what should we do next?" Daisy's tone softened slightly.
"We don't know what weapons they have or if there are any ability users among them. Just in case, let's sneak over quietly and assess the situation," Elijah suggested.
"Okay!" Elijah ordered the mutated zombie to stay put, while he and Daisy slowly approached the service hall under the cover of the greenery.
With daylight outside, their "invisibility" ability was greatly diminished, but it still helped conceal their forms to some extent. Especially under the shadow of the trees, it wasn't easy to be noticed if one didn't look carefully.
Elijah and Daisy quickly approached, faintly hearing voices from inside.
"Emily, how much food do we have left now?"
"Not much, at most enough to last until tomorrow."
"Damn it, why is it running out so fast?"
"We could have lasted two more days originally, but then Gabriel..."
"And you and Henry have been clearing zombies these past two days. It's been draining your energy and we've been eating more..."
"Damn it! I get it!"
Elijah and Daisy soon reached the window. Peering through the glass, they saw one of the men pacing around angrily.
Then he said to another man, "Henry, don't bother feeding Gabriel today. Since he's not cooperating, let him starve! Also, make sure to clear all the zombies on the bridge today! We'll only find food once we get onto the island! Emily, you're coming with us today!"
The woman named Emily paled at the words. "Can I... can I not go... I'm scared!"
"What the hell is there to be afraid of? You've seen me kill zombies before, haven't you? They're just a bunch of brainless meat. As long as they're not in a group, I can handle them one by one!"
Isaac grabbed the nearby machete and forcefully chopped at the corner of the table. The blade sank deep into it, showing his immense strength.
The woman was too frightened to speak.
"If you don't want to come, that's fine. There are plenty of women on the island anyway, and I feel like trying something different..."