No problem, for a university dormitory with four foodies, stockpiling food is not a problem at all. The only thing to worry about is the safety of the dormitory.

The four of them immediately took stock of a lot of food, with each person having at least one or two boxes of instant food. In particular, Shi Yin had placed an order recently, and there were four boxes in the cabinet: one box of tomato beef brisket noodles, one box of tonkotsu ramen, one box of sour soup noodles, and one box of self-heating hot pot...

And coincidentally, during this period, the water supply to their floor was cut off, so they couldn't boil water and were too lazy to run up and down the stairs. Each of them bought several large bottles of purified water.

So, Shi Yin and the others immediately reinforced the windows and doors.

Back then, the zombies were much weaker, unlike the zombies of today who have such a strong desire to attack. As Shi Yin quickened her pace, the zombies' strength continued to increase.

Back then, the zombies only had aggression; they were all ordinary zombies, with no berserkers or manipulators, let alone those who could climb the dormitory walls and smash the glass with their heads.

It was only when Shi Yin was washing up at night that she realized something was wrong when she rolled up her sleeves.

During the day, they were full of enthusiasm, planning how to survive the apocalypse. Although she felt a little uncomfortable at the time, Shi Yin just thought that she was frightened during the day.

But now, Shi Yin looked at the thin wound on her wrist and her face turned pale.

The wound had scabbed over, but it was an eerie bluish-black color. The veins around the wound were bulging, and the eerie bluish-gray had spread to the upper arm.

Is there a wound?

Shi Yin immediately realized that she might have been scratched by the zombie's fingernail during her hasty dodge that morning.

Am I going to die? Am I going to turn into a zombie?

I don't want to die!

Shi Yin closed the door and huddled alone on the balcony, trembling as she dialed the phone. No matter how much time had passed, Shi Yin still remembered the fear and anxiety she felt that night.

Fear, panic, despair, resentment, reluctance...

Shi Yin hesitated for an hour while holding his phone. He felt that he should say goodbye to his parents, after all, he had made many jokes before, such as "If you can live, you will live; if you can't live, you will die."

Death might just be falling asleep, and besides, she didn't feel any pain; maybe she became a zombie without pain...

But given the current situation, she should talk to her parents, and then talk to her roommate, reminding them that if she turns into a zombie, she shouldn't hurt the people around her...

Shi Yin sat on the balcony for an hour.

Just when Shi Yin thought she was mentally prepared, she dialed the phone and heard her father's voice, but suddenly choked up and couldn't say a word.

[Hello? Still awake?]

In short, Shi Yin almost dropped her phone.

"Hmm." Shi Yin couldn't speak. She wanted to quickly adjust her emotions so as not to worry her parents, but she choked up as soon as she opened her mouth and could only say one word, trying to buy time to adjust her mindset.

【What's wrong? Are you tired? Don't put so much pressure on yourself. High school was so tiring, you can rest in college. Is your allowance not enough? How about going on a trip to the surrounding area?】

"No, Mom and Dad, please don't go out recently." Shi Yin gritted her teeth and briefly explained the situation she had encountered: "Those news reports are true, please don't go out."

"It's best to stock up on as much food as you can before it spreads to your area and stay home. Don't go out at all."

[...]

The parents remained silent for a long time, clearly because this was explosive news that left the couple from the previous generation unable to process it.

However, they also roughly understood that this was probably something like a serious SARS virus, and they should quickly get some food and stay at home.

"Is it still possible to buy food where you are? Is your school closed yet? Do you want us to come pick you up now? We have a car. What you called...zombies, right? They shouldn't be able to breach a car, right?"

Or should we drive over and bring you some food? I remember your uncle has a drone; how about we drive to your school and use it to deliver some food to you?

[Do you still have any medicine in your dorm? I've told you before to stock up on medicine, but you never got into the habit. What are we going to do now? What if you get sick? Do you have any fever reducers or anti-inflammatory drugs? We can't go out, so your mom and I are driving there now.]

If you don't have any food, ask your roommates if they have any. I'll give you extra money so you can buy more. Even if things are a bit expensive, it's better to have food on hand beforehand...

"No need, Dad, I have everything I need." Shi Yin suddenly didn't know how to tell her parents the truth.

It feels like anything I say is cruel.

The words that came to my lips were reduced to just one sentence.

"Dad, I don't want to die..."

Having been a teacher for decades, she was usually calm and gentle, but she was a little flustered when she heard her daughter crying uncontrollably.

Don't say such unlucky things. What are you saying? You'll be fine. As long as you keep the doors and windows closed, you'll be alright. Don't be afraid.

Shi Yin didn't know what to say.

Your daughter has been infected with the zombie virus. Please be careful in the future.

From now on, I'll leave you to my care. You must survive.

Or rather, I'm not afraid, but I'm sorry, I love you all...

He couldn't utter a single word; it was all a lie. Only one thought was true.

I don't want to die.

What happened? Don't just cry.

Shi Yin took a deep breath and finally stopped crying. When she looked at her arm, she was completely stunned.

The large arm, which had just been covered with grotesque bluish-gray marks resembling tree roots, had now quietly faded. If it weren't for the dark bluish-gray ring around the fine wound, Shi Yin would probably have thought it was all her imagination.

What's going on?

[Tokyo? Speak up! Hello?]

The man on the other end of the phone became increasingly anxious.

Shi Yin touched her chest and head, and surprisingly, she no longer felt uncomfortable. Only then did she stammer out the story of what had just happened.

After hearing what Shi Yin said, Shi Huaiyuan asked Shi Yin to take a picture for him.

However, when Yin took the photo under the light, the bluish-gray color next to the wound had turned dark red, just like a normal wound.

There was absolutely no sign of infection!

Could it be that I was hallucinating from the fright this morning?

Shi Huaiyuan also felt that Shi Yin was too nervous. Just in case, he asked Shi Yin to take her temperature, and everything was normal.

Afterwards, Shi Yin recorded several videos of zombies injuring people and spreading throughout the campus downstairs in the dormitory building and sent them to the family group, telling her family to be careful.

Shi Yin never expected that her crying would have such a bad consequence. Shi Huaiyuan couldn't drive, but Chu Ning could. Because she was worried about her daughter, Chu Ning actually drove over that very night.

When Yin found out, Chu Ning was already on her way.