Chapter 3 Realization

• Philip obviously ignored the shout from the fat guy that had appeared, with a zombie chasing behind him. Why should he be involved in fighting a zombie right now, considering the risk involved?
• He might be slightly capable, but the zombie only needed a simple scratch for him to be infected. Once infected, his entire life would be over.
• As for the $1,000 that the other person was mentioning, what was the use of the money in this apocalypse? In the apocalypse, money was going to be useless, so, there was no need for him to risk his life for nothing.
• Thinking about that, he immediately accelerated. It was not that he was inhumane, but he understood that this was the apocalypse. In the apocalypse, only strength was what mattered.
• “I will-will add the amount to $50,000! Just-just help me, please! Or, I-I will give you… all my wealth!” The man shouted once again. And as he continued speaking, his voice got more desperate.
• Philip completely ignored him. And in a few seconds, screams came from behind him, indicating that the zombie had somehow caught up to that guy. Well, even though the zombies were quite slow, the man that was being chased after was not fast either.
• And according to the information that he possessed about zombies from all the series, movies and novels that he had read, he understood that zombies seemed to have infinite stamina. So, if you do not shake off a zombie as soon as possible, or kill it, you would only end up being killed by the zombie instead.
• Philip was running, but he was no longer heading in the direction of the park. After all, since a zombie had appeared, the park, which had quite a number of people, definitely had more of them.
• And at the moment, he did not have any good weapon that he could use. Even though he trained in kickboxing, he was obviously not going to compete against zombies in terms of kicks and punches. That would be a death wish.
• It was only after running for more than a minute that Philip finally began walking. He was moving cautiously, considering that he was still within the city. While he was in the outskirts of the city, that did not imply that there were no people here.
• So, he had to be prepared in case he faced a zombie. He was not ready to die, considering that there were quite a few things that he needed to do.
• As he was moving, he finally approached a road that was close by. He did not immediately move to the road, but instead, he hid in one of the bushes, observing the road.
• While this road was not usually busy, a car or two would occasionally pass by. And right now, on this road, there were quite a few cars, and some of them had actually been involved in an accident.
• He could see that there were quite a few people that were still alive, some were running away, others were fighting against zombies, while others were being… eaten by zombies.
• The bloody scene on the road made Philip feel nauseated once again. But he still managed to hold back, as he realized that he would need to get used to this.
• The blood that was splattered all over the road indicated that quite a number of people had been victims of the zombies or the accidents.
• The shouts of pain, anger, and fear filled the air. Simply put, the situation was currently chaotic.
• Philip continued hiding in the bushes, wondering what he should do. If he went back to his apartment that was located near the heart of the city, he would definitely be risking his life.
• The number of people that could be found within this city was over 600,000. And considering the rate at which the zombies infected ordinary humans, turning them into zombies, it was clear that there were definitely more than 100,000 zombies in the city. And that was just a conservative estimate.
• Philip was after all not sure about the situation within the city, as he was still in the outskirts, and had only encountered two zombies so far, other than the other three on the road at the moment. So, it was quite difficult for him to be able to make a correct estimate of the possible number of zombies within the city.
• Regardless, even 100,000 zombies were deadly. After all, just a single scratch from one of them was enough to be able to infect a person, turning that person into a zombie. One could already imagine what would happen if even just a hundred of them were allowed to spread into a city.
• After contemplating for a moment, Philip decided to visit a convenience store that was close by. He needed to stock up. He needed to get as much water as possible, together with canned food and other things that would enable him to be able to survive in this apocalypse.