The Reborn Otaku's Code of Practice for the Apocalypse Chapter 13

"What floor do you live on?"

"...16th floor." Luo Xun could not lie to this strong potential neighbor.

"Your clothes..." Yan Fei could not think of an adjective to describe Luo Xun’s strange outfit.

Luo Xun puffed out his chest. "It was recomnded online to wear because zombie bodily fluid could also infect people. Should be right since the internet said so!"

He had experienced it himself, but people were very imaginative. All sorts of information could be found on the internet.

Online? People could still access the internet? Yan Fei had thought all power was down since no one answered any calls. He was surprised since he had been struggling to cope with the changes.

"Of course, the power station is functional." Luo Xun nodded.

"If the call didn’t go through, maybe the person on the other end was in an accident?"

There had been many accidents so the police line got swamped, along with taking into account all the zombie transformations.

Yan Fei’s eyes shone and he remained silent. Luo Xun felt he should not bring this guy into his ho. Then he thought of the man’s tal powers, maybe they could reach a mutually beneficial agreent?

Luo Xun’s heart pounded, the man’s ability was powerful! Although he had never heard of any powerful tal users on base in his previous life, tal powers were useful to oneself and others during the apocalypse.

Before Luo Xun worried about his small amount of ammo but if there was a tal user then the number of crossbow bolts would be inexhaustible! Not to ntion a whole bunch of other things, maybe even a bomb!

Luo Xun had never heard of the man but that did not an he was unknown. His knowledge ca primarily from propaganda for gang recruitnt. The real powerful ability users were unknown to the general public.

So ability users were sheltered by the army after discovery so they did not mingle with regular people. If the man was really powerful than Luo Xun naturally would not know of him. Moreover many ability users were killed for various reasons at the start of the apocalypse.

If one could secure good dealings with such a benefactor then one could have a long term continuous supply of weaponry in the future. Luo Xun’s heart raced and his gaze burned with desire.

Yan Fei subconsciously touched his mask in reaction to the other’s gaze. Could the person see his face through the mask? Yan Fei was fully aware of how attractive he was but not now while he was wearing a white face mask, bloodied with unkempt hair.

Was this person still in puberty? He raised his hand and the tal shifted, snapping Luo Xun from his thoughts.

The tal user had limitless potential. Luo Xun may have been reborn but he could not force the man to stay and any help would not be guaranteed reciprocation. However he could sow the seeds of goodwill and reap profits in the future.

"There are so empty hos upstairs." Luo Xun suggested since he had too much to hide to let a complete stranger live with him.

Yan Fei loosely nodded, he had hidden in this building and slowly climbed since he was currently not a match for his pursuers.

"Yes, those things, could you put them back? Otherwise the stairs are useless." Luo Xun referred to the floating weapons.

The steel rods returned and the nails fell to the ground. The staircase seed sturdy but Luo Xun was worried since the handrails had been temporarily removed. Yan Fei’s injury was quite serious, he had a strong constitution to have sohow climbed up while coughing blood, though he could not walk at the mont. Luo Xun grabbed his stuff ready to help the man.

"My ho is at the end of the hall, the other three are empty and these three have no owners, peephole or furnishings."

After a brief overview of the floor, Yan Fei pointed to the room next to Luo Xun. Even if the guy had bad intentions, it would be easier to live next door since he needed to rely on the other for now.

Yan Fei raised an eyebrow when Luo Xun brought out a bunch of small tools to skillfully open to door to room 1603. The apartnt room walls were rough with cent residue and without paint. In their thin clothes, both Luo Xun and Yan Fei shivered.

Empty room, kitchen, bedroom, living room, uninstalled pipes and air conditioning. Even with so things, definitely not warm! Yan Fei sighed, if he had known about such a strange event he would have bought several furnished hos in the suburbs.

He sat on the floor and heard barking, there was a dog next door? Thinking of the crazy dogs on the road Yan Fei tensed, then relaxed. That person was cautious, he would not stay here if the dog was rabid.

Upon relaxing, Yan Fei felt dizzy as everything began to blur. He was not sure if this was caused by blood loss, starvation or lack of rest...

Luo Xun returned ho and Puppy perked up from inside her cage. He dragged his tired body to prepare milk and dog food. In the building only the penthouse and corner hos were equipped with a terrace so Luo Xun’s ho had a different layout – the living room was ridiculously large.

Luo Xun kept the dicine in boxes on the second floor. He searched through while reviewing the man’s injury. Luo Xun was not experienced in dicine but with ti he knew certain injuries corresponded to specific drugs. Anti-inflammatory dicine was essential but if the broken ribs cause internal bleeding, the man may not survive.

He brought the dicine down and checked the hallway, good – no people or zombies. Luo Xun slipped back to 1603 and walked in. Yan Fei was on the ground curled into a ball with scrunched up eyebrows.

Luo Xun hurried over and checked the man’s forehead temperature – damn a fever! He must have gotten that from his injuries.

"If he dies, wouldn’t I as well?" Luo Xun sighed, he had thought the man had died earlier – ambushed, wounded and now feverish...

Luo Xun went to lift the mask to give dication when he suddenly heard sounds, soone was nearby! He rushed to the stairs, definitely from below! Was soone trapped leaving or had outsiders entered?

Thinking of the injured man, Luo Xun’s heart sank as he quickly grabbed the scattered clothes and nails. After tidying up he returned to the stairs and confird that the sound was closer. It took a lot of effort to force open the door. It was likely that if not after the man, then it would be going house to house and looting for food!

Luo Xun’s mind flashed to the tal user in 1603, if he left him there the intruders might kill the man. But if left in his ho, all of Luo Xun’s resources would arouse suspicion. The tal user was currently an unknown, neither ally nor enemy.

Was the risk worth the reward?