Chapter 215 Ambush (4000 words)
The hybrid Persian cat Bai, at this moment, was heading towards the row of clay pots in the corner, evidently attracted by the strange scent emanating from within.
However, it was stopped halfway when Yan Junze pressed down on its back.
"Meow—"
Bai suddenly crouched, its white fur bristling, but it was already caught by Yan Junze.
Yan Junze reached out with his other hand, picked it up, walked to the curtain in the bathroom, and violently ripped the curtain aside, then hung it on a hook on the doorframe, where it couldn't fall down.
Instead of turning on his phone's flashlight, and with the bathroom light also broken, Yan Junze held Bai a bit higher so it could get a clear view of the inside of the bathroom.
At this moment, Bai, while staring into the pitch-black bathroom, had its pupils slightly change color, narrowing into vertical slits.
A cat's eyes, unlike human eyes, are incredibly adaptable, and even though Yan Junze could not see Shen Wanqiu standing in the bathroom at all, Bai could see her very clearly.
And at this moment, Bai was not only looking at Shen Wanqiu but also staring intently at her eyes.
After being stared at by Bai, Shen Wanqiu's corpse, which was originally motionless, started to tremble slightly, then she moved, taking a step forward, then a second, and a third...
Before long, the corpse walked out of the bathroom, fully visible in front of Yan Junze.
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Yan Junze, holding Bai, slowly backed away, noticing that Shen Wanqiu had no eyelids anymore, so she couldn't close her eyes and could only stare straight ahead, at Bai, who was staring back at her.
At this moment, Shen Wanqiu's zombified body clearly underwent an abnormal change.
"Didn't they say it had to be a black cat? How come a white cat works too?" Yan Junze was somewhat puzzled.
But now was not the time to ponder deeply, for after Shen Wanqiu stepped out of the bathroom, she couldn't, due to the distance, grab the cat and eat it as before, so she was left with no choice but to maintain eye contact.
During the staring contest, white fur visibly began to grow on the surface of Shen Wanqiu's body, first on her cheeks, then her arms and the calves exposed under her skirt, and even copious amounts of white fur appeared under her clothes.
"Click click click..."
A strange noise came from Shen Wanqiu's throat, and her steps began to falter, but she kept moving towards Yan Junze, who was holding Bai.
Yan Junze kept backing away precisely to allow Bai to stare at Shen Wanqiu a little longer.
It now seemed that using a white cat to stare at a zombie was also effective.
Just then, a voice came from outside the door: "Is anyone there? I'm sorry, my Bai has run in here, please open the door."
Yan Junze immediately retreated quickly, knowing that soon after the fat uncle finished speaking, Cheng Jingtian would appear, so he had to hide quickly.
In its current state, Shen Wanqiu had grown white fur all over her body, presumably due to the effect of being stared at by Bai.
So, it was worth waiting to see if her, now covered in white fur, could pose a threat to Cheng Jingtian.
Indeed, Cheng Jingtian's voice came shortly after, starting a conversation with the fat uncle.
Yan Junze, now holding the white cat, had retreated behind the computer desk, near a corner where it was even darker. If Bai didn't make any noise, no one would notice them hiding there.
The door opened.
A young man with delicate features entered, a faint smile on his face. Following him was a fat old man wearing a traditional Chinese jacket, fanning himself with a palm-leaf fan.
Yan Junze's hiding spot was well-concealed, and at this moment, he slightly lifted his head to look towards the doorway, clearly seeing the young man.
This guy must be Cheng Jingtian.
Cheng Jingtian, who had maintained his faint smile, had all his attention on the fat old man behind him at first, but upon entering the room, his whole body shook violently.
His gaze fixed on Shen Wanqiu, who was standing not far from the door, and the smile on his face was replaced by a look of horror.
At this point, all parts of Shen Wanqiu's corpse were covered with white hair. Originally, she was being made uncomfortable by Bai's gaze, but Bai suddenly hid behind the computer desk at the same time the sound of the door opening came from behind her.
Shen Wanqiu turned around, her eyes meeting Cheng Jingtian's.
"Ahh!!!" The fat old man behind Cheng Jingtian let out a terrified scream, "Strangenesses!"
The old man's voice was certainly powerful; that shout, if not heard throughout the entire building, could at least be clearly heard by several floors above and below.
The shout was so loud it made Yan Junze's ears ring and caused Cheng Jingtian to shudder, successfully drawing Shen Wanqiu's attention.
Shen Wanqiu bared her mouth, revealing the sharp fangs that had grown alongside the white fur on her body, and lunged at Cheng Jingtian, who was closest to her.
A chill swept over them, and the strength of the corpse stench emanating from Shen Wanqiu was so intense that it rivalled that of the Back-faced Woman, an oppressive feeling descending upon them.
Cheng Jingtian was too near to her, from the moment he saw Shen Wanqiu, to the fat old man's scream of terror, to Shen Wanqiu lunging at him, it had been only two or three seconds.
In desperation, he reached back and grabbed the fat old man's clothing with such force that he yanked the old man forward, placing him between himself and Shen Wanqiu.
Thud!
Shen Wanqiu's sharp right fingernails slashed across the fat old man's cheek, and at this instant, he was too paralyzed with fear to scream. His face was divided into four parts by Shen Wanqiu's nails, sliding down like scattered blocks.
Cheng Jingtian took this opportunity to push the old man's bulky body towards Shen Wanqiu, blocking her attack, while he himself escaped outside the door.