"I'll go clean up the neighboring villa later, and I'll drag the Spider Monster over there."
It was possible for twenty people to live in one villa, but it was not convenient. Villa No. 9 and Villa No. 10 were quite close to each other, separated by a fence wall with plants in between.
If the fence was opened up, using both villas together would be even more convenient, and Su Han also had his own considerations.
Since creatures could fuse, he would certainly need to hunt monsters in the future, and he might need to keep them captive first.
After all, one could only fuse one type of material at a time. If the Fusion Degree wasn't full, another monster could at most become another fusion material, which would be a pity to waste.
So he had already made up his mind—if he encountered any special creatures, he would keep them captive and look for an opportunity to fuse them later, just like with the Spider Monster this time.
And if there were many monsters kept captive, it would be inconvenient to be with everyone else.
"You guys start moving stuff; I'll go next door to check."
After instructing Yan Meiyu, Su Han took the Four-armed Corpse and went towards the villa next door, easily leaping over the fence that was taller than an average person without even using the gate.
With his current physical condition, at the very least four to five times that of an ordinary person, lifting hundreds of pounds and leaping one or two meters effortlessly were trivial things.
No sooner had he vaulted over the fence than the Lamp Tree crystals shone, and suddenly he saw a corpse of a flesh body under the bushes at the edge of the lawn.
He looked surprised, called the Four-armed Corpse over, and flipped the body.
The corpse had no response; lying face up, the spot between its eyebrows had a deep Blood Hole, pierced by a sharp object.
"The wound is neat, and there's little blood; it doesn't look like a gun wound, seems more like an arrow."
Su Han pondered, his eyes flickering. This wasn't something a monster could do; it was likely the work of a living person.
'Looks like I need to be careful.'
He quietly activated his Iron Skin skill, then called out to the Four-armed Corpse: "Let's go, take a look inside the villa."
Approaching the villa's entrance one after the other, just as he was about to break in using Metal Control as he had smoothly done before, he barely touched the door, and it slowly opened.
This further confirmed Su Han's judgement. He thought, "The question is whether it's someone from this villa, or from another."
Cautiously stepping into the villa, his footsteps echoed throughout. Su Han found no other signs of movement.
Bai Xiao'e, who was more delicate in nature, teared up as she spoke softly under the dim yellow light, "I'm worried about my parents."
Xia Ning, sitting nearby, felt a twinge in her heart and lowered her eyebrows, hugging Bai Xiao'e. She felt the same way, thinking of her own family.
Seeing the two like this, Zhao Hui's heart softened. She gently patted their backs and spoke softly, "Don't worry, everything is going to be okay."
All in their early twenties, it wasn't easy for them, young and striving in the big city when such an event occurred.
Each person had their own concerns. Su Han didn't try to comfort everyone as he wasn't good at it, and some emotions truly needed to be vented.
The group remained silent for a long while, quietly eating, with the sound of chewing becoming increasingly clear in the stillness of the night.
Fortunately, Zhu Xiong, the old hand, managed to lift the mood with a few words after a while.
After some conversation, Yan Meiyu began to arrange sleeping accommodations. For safety reasons, she planned not to let people separate but to gather them to sleep on the living room floor for the next few days.
The villa's living room was spacious enough to accommodate everyone.
Every two hours, a group would take turns on night watch, with each shift including at least one contractor of the Giant Macrophage Dog and the Rot Skin Rat to ensure a swift response to any disturbances.
Of course, Su Han was not included in this arrangement because he was to stay in the neighboring villa, where he was going to perform the Fusion with the Spider Monster tonight.
Back at Villa No. 9, Su Han was not greatly affected by the dinner atmosphere. Alone, with no attachments, he naturally had no sadness or worry—those concerns had been dealt with years ago.
Facing the apocalypse, he discovered within himself a desire, not for power, but for Evolution.
To grow stronger step by step, to possess Transcendent strength, and to survive in such an apocalypse was a peculiar feeling.
In the yard of Villa No. 9, neither the Tentacle-mouthed Spider's corpse nor the Spider Monster's corpse had been moved inside; they were piled up in a corner.
The Spider Monster was still securely tied up with climbing ropes, its upper body covered with a bedsheet and bound tightly, looking like a wrapped dumpling.
Strangely enough, if it had been a normal person, they would have been long dead from such restraint.
But the Spider Monster still had considerable strength and struggled from time to time.
Su Han never doubted that if he released the Spider Monster, it would be capable of immediately unleashing a deadly attack.
"Four-armed Corpse, begin the Fusion," he said.