"Let's see... Oh~ Two survivors on this floor! Their zombie neighbors must've spared them. Such harmonious community relations." Magic Cube's wheels hummed in the dim corridor as it scanned, its right arm morphing into a bayonet. Swaggering up to a zombie, it measured the target before sighing—the blade only reached knee height. What a cruel reality.
_Swish!_
The blade severed rotting kneecaps. A follow-up stab to the cerebellum dropped the zombie's vitality gauge to zero.
"Clear." Zhang Xiaowen emerged from the shadows, torn between exasperation and envy at the robot's casual slaughter.
At the first apartment, knocking elicited a shrill screech: "Monsters go away! No one's home!"
"Charming. We should publish her zombie negotiation tactics—'How to Yell Your Way to Safety.'"
Zhang Xiaowen knocked again. The door flew open to reveal a hawk-faced elderly woman squinting through bifocals. "Why did you take so long? Taxpayers fund you parasites for emergencies!"
Magic Cube discreetly scanned police databases: *Li Chunhua, 68. Arson conviction. Chronic complainer.*
"I'm here to evacuate survivors to a safe camp," Zhang Xiaowen said through gritted teeth.
"Good! Carry these." The woman dragged out three washing machine-sized trunks. "My valuables can't stay here!"
"You're moving house, not fleeing apocalypse." Zhang Xiaowen turned to leave.
"How dare—" _Zap!_ Magic Cube's stun arm sent the woman crumpling. They shoved her inside and slammed the door.
At the next apartment, thermal imaging revealed two entangled figures. "Biological data indicates mating ritual. Elevated heart rates, perspiration levels—"
"Shut up!" Zhang Xiaowen's ears burned crimson.
To knock or not to knock? The apocalypse waits for no libido.