Chapter 2146: Mr. Zombie (5)

Chapter 2146: Chapter 2146: Mr. Zombie (5)

Zhao Yingjun looked over at Chuzheng.

The latter maintained that posture, calmly gazing out the window.

Perhaps because Chuzheng was overly composed, Zhao Yingjun also calmed down a bit.

But his body honestly leaned towards Chuzheng: "Bi... Big boss..."

Hiss——

The sound continued, coming closer and closer to them.

Zhao Yingjun gripped the only weapon in his hand tightly, staring into the darkness outside.

The sound interrupted intermittently for almost five minutes and then disappeared.

Zhao Yingjun: "..." Is the crisis resolved?

He turned his head to look at the big boss, who sat there with an air of composure, posture unchanged.

A big boss is indeed a big boss.

The aura is entirely different.

[Hidden Task: Please obtain a Good Person Card from Bei Chi and save the darkened Good Person Card.]

Chuzheng: "..."

Chuzheng remained calm, showing no signs of anger.

[Miss, please go save your Good Person Card! Cheer up! You can do it!!]

Whew...

Your card, if you don’t save it, who will? You can do it!

My card.

Mine!

Calm down.

Chuzheng brainwashed herself for a moment.

Under Zhao Yingjun’s worshipful gaze, Chuzheng calmly stood up: "I’m going down to take a look."

"Bi... Big boss, isn’t it unsafe like this?" Running into zombies at night is much more dangerous than encountering them in the daytime. No, meeting zombies is dangerous at any time.

"It’s fine." I am the girl who will become the Zombie Queen!

-

Chuzheng headed downstairs, the area below was pitch-dark, and the air was filled with a foul, nauseating stink.

Chuzheng carefully avoided the debris on the ground and followed the direction of the sound earlier.

Chuzheng found traces on the ground, formed by something being dragged over it, with marks resembling those made by metal objects.

The buildings lining the street were like monsters standing in the darkness, casting an invisible oppressive force.

In the faint light, Chuzheng followed those traces to arrive in front of a tall building.

Those traces led upstairs.

Chuzheng clutched her little heart, standing hesitantly at the entrance of the building.

The corridor was dark, not a hint of light, resembling a beast with a gaping mouth, waiting for its prey.

And at this moment, Chuzheng was that prey.

Chuzheng silently exhaled and stepped into the darkness.

The zombies in this world, during the night, can see as if they’ve used eyedrops, spotting things from far away. In the daytime, however, they are almost like blind, relying only on hearing and smell.

Chuzheng was vigilant of her surroundings, wary of a sudden zombie leaping out, fearing she might crush it into a meat patty.

As someone who was destined to become the Zombie Queen, she had to restrain herself since they were going to be her minions later on—though she was yet to figure how to command them.

Chuzheng moved slowly with her flashlight, in the silence, any slight sound could be heard.

The building’s elevator was long out of service, Chuzheng found the stairs leading up, with the door open and somewhat dark stains on the ground, unsure whether it was blood or something else.

Just as Chuzheng reached that door, a sudden shadow rushed out from inside, directly pouncing towards her.

What the...!

Chuzheng instinctively kicked forward.

The shadow didn’t dodge at all, just rushing straight over, allowing Chuzheng to kick it dead on.

The flashlight swung, illuminating what had darted out.

It was a woman, dressed in a work uniform, her hair hanging down and completely looking like a zombie version of Sadako.

The woman staggered back from Chuzheng’s kick, her back hitting the door, halting her motion.

"Huh huh..."

The woman made indistinct sounds from her throat, pouncing towards Chuzheng again.

Chuzheng: "..."

She initiated the attack first!!

Chuzheng flicked her wrist, a silver light shone faintly in the darkness, like a shooting star suddenly glittering, now and then visible.

The silver light twisted through the air, wrapping around the woman’s body, loosely encircling from bottom to top.

Chuzheng pinched her fingers in the air, making the silver light tighten abruptly.

The woman’s forward motion halted abruptly, yanked backwards by a strong force, pinned against the wall.

"Huh huh!!"

The woman continued snarling at Chuzheng, baring her teeth.

Chuzheng shone her flashlight on her, then looked around to find something to bind her to the stair railing.

"Huh huh..."

Hiss——

Chuzheng raised her head, looking upstairs.

"Huh..."

Chuzheng casually grabbed something to shove into the zombie’s mouth.

The zombie quieted down, and the upstairs fell silent, as if she’d been hallucinating the noises just now.

-

Chuzheng continued up the stairs, finding the corridor strewn with numerous items, while the walls bore imprints of bloody handprints and scratch marks.

Hiss——

The sound was a little far, prompting Chuzheng to pick up pace, quickly ascending two floors.

Hiss——

This time, the sound was closer.

Hissl——

Very close...

Wind blew past her ears, prompting Chuzheng to instinctively dodge the attack from behind.

Pale fingers flashed past Chuzheng’s eyes, changing direction with her movement, aiming at her face, with nails so long and sharp they nearly pierced her cheek.

Chuzheng pinned the opponent’s hand fiercely outward.

The crisp cracking of bones resonated eerily in the dark corridor.

Chuzheng gave him no chance, quickly pinning him down to the ground.

Squelch——

[Congratulations, Miss, for completing the first rewind in this plane, loading save...]

"???"

As Chuzheng’s head spun with question marks, the scene shifted.

Sharp nails skated past her once again, causing Chuzheng to instinctively grasp the zombie’s wrist and press...

[Congratulations, Miss, for completing the second rewind in this plane, loading save...]

Chuzheng almost lost her breath.

Is this my fault?

Bamboozling me!

I just lightly pressed down!

And it ended up dead?

The scene before Chuzheng flashed once more; this time she learned, swiftly dodging to the side without daring to come into contact.

In the moment Chuzheng pulled away, she shone her light in that direction, revealing her attacker... a zombie?

"..."

A hint of wanting to close off from the world.

The zombie before her had a long steel pipe penetrating its chest, and the exact place she’d pressed twice earlier also had a pointed object, conveniently aimed at the head.

The zombie appeared somewhat filthy, but not overly bloodstained.

The skin color was akin to other zombies, a ghastly white face revealing the blue veins beneath the skin.

But distinct from other zombies, he wasn’t displaying any signs of decay.

However, despite all this, he was still a zombie!

Hissl——

The steel pipe scraped against a nearby wall, emitting a piercing sound.

Immediately, the zombie beside lunged at her.

Chuzheng leaped up the stairs in shock.

No more rewinds!!

The zombie cared nothing about this, targeting Chuzheng relentlessly, relying purely on brute force to try capturing her.

The steel pipe scraped against the walls and railings, incessantly ringing, causing Chuzheng’s eardrums to thud.

Fearing she’d clumsily touch the steel pipe on him, Chuzheng found it tricky to handle, eventually managing to avoid vital parts and pin the zombie down.

"Huh huh..."

The zombie growled in its throat, roaming the stairway at a slow pace.