Chapter 52 The disappeared cockroach
Next, Wang Qiushui was playing dress-up on the side, while he started exercising again after having enough rest.
And the rain outside never stopped.
They didn't go out that day, and the buckets and basins outside were already filled with water. However, they were in no hurry to go out and get it back, so they left it outside first.
The next morning, the rain finally stopped. The two got up early and went down to carry water.
They had already observed it upstairs beforehand and saw no zombies outside the building, so they could move with confidence. Moreover, Wang Qiushui was wearing a dark dress, so she was not afraid even if she was attacked by a sneak attack.
He directly lifted a bucket of water, and then said to Wang Qiushui, "Be careful when lifting it, so as not to splash it. We don't know yet whether this water is harmful."
Wang Qiushui nodded and carefully lifted a bucket.
Then, the two of them walked upstairs and came to an empty room on the second floor. Everything here has been cleared away and is specially used to drain water. Several rooms next to it are also used for this purpose, otherwise there really wouldn't be room for so many buckets and basins.
After putting down the water, he brought a plastic bag and wrapped it directly in the bucket.
Wang Qiushui asked curiously, "What are you doing?"
He wrapped another bucket and explained at the same time, "This will prevent bugs such as cockroaches from falling into the water and drowning. You don't want to drink water with added ingredients."
Wang Qiushui suddenly felt a chill. "Stop talking, it's disgusting. However, it seems that we haven't seen cockroaches or other insects since the end of the world."
His movements paused, "Really?"
Wang Qiushui nodded, "Yes, I remember there used to be a lot of cockroaches, and I could see their corpses on the stairs from time to time, so I also bought a lot of cockroach medicine. Now that I think about it, I haven't seen them for a long time. ."
He thought about it, and it was indeed the case. If it was just that their room didn't have it, it would make sense. However, it was a bit unusual that they had cleaned so many rooms and not even seen a single cockroach.
In particular, this is a suburb and not a high-end community, so the health aspect is naturally not very good.
Of course, cockroaches are also indispensable. After all, cockroaches are famous for their tenacity, and they like to hide in dirty and smelly places until they come out to look for food at night. He once even saw corpses of cockroaches everywhere. It was said that they escaped because the manhole cover of the sewer was opened.
He thought for a while, "Maybe he felt the danger and ran to other places. Maybe this apocalypse is not only a disaster for humans, but also for all other creatures."
Wang Qiushui nodded, "That's probably it."
After finishing it, the two of them went to carry the water again.
However, he kept frowning and thinking about cockroaches. Because he always felt that the cockroach thing might not be that simple.
He thought for a while and asked directly, "System, you said last time that zombies may gain the abilities of high-level zombies after eating their corpses. Does this apply to other creatures?"
System: "Originally, this question should wait for the host to explore and discover it, but it is rare for the host to ask such a good question, so I will make an exception and answer it. The answer is applicable."
He suddenly took a breath of air, he was in big trouble. He quickly asked, "Then do they want to eat the whole body or just part of it?"
The system did not reply.
Wang Qiushui felt something strange about him and asked, "What's wrong?"
He turned back and smiled, "It's okay, I just bumped into it accidentally."
Wang Qiushui responded, "It's okay. Just be careful. I just saw you in a state of disbelief."
He nodded, "I'll pay attention." Then he carried the water and continued walking forward.
At the same time, he was thinking about the problem just now.
Since the system also applies to animals, that means that as long as the animal eats part or all of the corpses of zombies, it is possible to obtain the abilities of zombies.
He had already been mentally prepared for this. After all, mutant beasts such as cats and dogs have appeared in movies and novels. Moreover, large mammals such as cats and dogs originally eat meat. In the end of the world, it is also possible to eat the corpses of zombies.
However, if they gain the ability of zombies, they will definitely become more difficult to deal with.
In addition, there may be some scavenging birds. However, in modern cities, the living space for birds is not large. Therefore, even if there are such birds, they are not in large numbers and the chance of encountering them is not high.
On the contrary, what troubles him more now is flesh-eating insects such as cockroaches. There are not many flesh-eating insects, but the most common ones in big cities are definitely cockroaches.
Many people think that cockroaches are omnivores that eat kitchen waste and the like, but many people don't know that cockroaches will also eat people when they have nothing to eat. Of course, this does not mean that they will eat people directly, but that they will eat the hair, dander, etc. that fall on the ground.
Therefore, in the end of the world, when food is not sufficient, cockroaches are likely to eat the corpses of zombies. The problem now is that he doesn't know how many corpses the cockroaches have to eat to gain zombie abilities. If he had to eat a whole corpse, he would be relieved, but if not, he would be in big trouble.
That means that he is likely to face countless cockroaches with zombie abilities. Because cockroaches live in groups, even if you only see one cockroach, it means there are countless others hiding in the dark.
In addition, cockroaches have extremely strong reproductive capabilities, and one female cockroach can lay 180 eggs. If it were a zombie female cockroach laying eggs, it would really be a nightmare.
In the same way, there are rats, but the reproductive capacity of rats is far less than that of cockroaches, and their numbers are not as numerous. And due to size limitations, it is impossible to penetrate as pervasively as cockroaches.
He shook his head and stopped thinking about it. Anyway, he didn't see the zombie cockroach appearing now, so everything was just his guess. It is also possible that those cockroaches really fled to other places, just like animals fleeing en masse before an earthquake. They have the instinct to seek good luck and avoid evil.
It's not even certain that those cockroaches will simply become extinct when the end comes.
He took a breath and tried to carry the water. This was the most important thing at the moment.
While the two men were carrying water, no one came up from the apartment upstairs, and no one scolded them. After the rain, it seemed a bit lonely.