man up!

don't try and fight the zombies with a wooden sword, that's just asking to get your face chewed off. keep digging until you find some iron/silver to make a proper weapon with. focus on a set of copper armour and tools as well. avoid the purple ground until you're outfitted with some decent equipment and have some dynamite on hand. don't walk around with too much money - the thirty five gold for the Megashark is worth every penny.

quin! i need to set aside some time this weekend for us to go digging.