"Huh? Me?" Ji Chuan suspected that Shi Yin had misspoke: "I know nothing about astronomy or geography, my sports skills are so-so, I haven't passed IELTS or TOEFL in English, and I even failed my driving test once."

Shi Yin: "?"

Why does she feel like someone is targeting her?

When it comes to fighting, Yin has never backed down, but if you talk about these things, she won't be able to respond.

"Ahem..." Nan Zhu had read Shi Yin's information and knew what Shi Yin's silence meant. He almost burst out laughing.

Shi Yin shot a sharp look at him, and Nan Zhu immediately stopped smiling and looked away.

Shi Yin: What are you laughing at?

Nan Zhu: I am naturally cheerful.

Ji Chuan didn't know what he had said wrong, but he felt that the atmosphere had suddenly become very subtle.

"Don't you have a system? These kinds of knowledge and things would be easy to exchange if you complete the tasks properly." Shi Yin snorted lightly, "You have a cheat code, he doesn't, shouldn't you be proud?"

"A cheat code is cheating, isn't it?" Ji Chuan said dejectedly. "If he had a cheat code, the world might have been saved, and I wouldn't have had a chance."

Shi Yin: "?"

"Ouch!" Ji Chuan covered his head and bowed silently, looking aggrieved.

"Saving the world is a matter for me, not him. What are you talking about?" Shi Yin withdrew her hand, speechless. "Then why don't you think about why the system chose you instead of him? Luck is also a kind of strength. Why didn't it choose him?"

"In my opinion, you are good enough. There is no need to have any extra expectations for you. You just need to move forward step by step to become heroes."

"Just like no one ever expects me to save people, because it's something I do easily, your family's expectations of your older brother are something you can easily obtain. Shouldn't you feel great about that?"

Ji Chuan: "..."

Okay, that's a great new perspective. He hadn't thought of that before.

Is it possible to interpret "not being expected of" in this way?

Is this how it was resolved?

"Anyway, since we've run into you, you might as well come with me." Seeing Ji Chuan's dazed expression, Shi Yin didn't think much of it and picked up her phone to send a text message: "Just one more question, how is your pain tolerance?"

"Is it...okay?" Ji Chuan blinked. "I got beaten a lot when I was little, often with broken arms and legs. Does that count as being used to it?"

"Hmm... give it a try, come here." Shi Yin waved her hand.

Ji Chuan walked up to Shi Yin with a blank look on his face, but Shi Yin turned him around.

"Don't move." Shi Yin patted Ji Chuan's shoulder, took a deep breath, closed her eyes, and when she opened them again, her extremely focused attention made Ji Chuan feel a sharp edge on his back, and his spine stiffened for a moment.

Then a gentle breeze blew, and Ji Chuan and Nan Zhu heard the sound of a sword being drawn. The snow-white blade flashed like lightning in the night sky, and a familiar rift was once again cut in the space in front of them.

The instant the crack appeared, Shi Yin had already twirled her katana in a beautiful flourish before sheathing it. Instantly, Ji Chuan felt a sharp pain between his brows, his vision went white, and he fell backward. Fortunately, Nan Zhu reacted quickly and caught Ji Chuan's shoulder.

The spatial rift rippled slightly before stabilizing. Shi Yin grabbed Ji Chuan and Nan Zhu by the collars and threw them directly into the rift.

The whole process was completed in one go, flowing smoothly and effortlessly.

Ji Chuan's mind went blank. He hadn't recovered from the pain when he was suddenly thrown in.

Nan Zhu reacted quite well, changing her hand from pressing on Ji Chuan's shoulder to wrapping around Ji Chuan's waist, performing a somersault in the air to find her center of gravity, and landing safely with Ji Chuan.

[Warning: An unknown danger has been detected. Automatic protection mode has been activated.]

[Warning: Zombie attack detected. Entering zombie apocalypse alert mode in advance. Detected as first-generation zombies.]

The alarm sounded so suddenly that Ji Chuan was still in a daze and hadn't come to his senses. It seemed that the system wasn't just speaking to Ji Chuan; Nan Zhu also heard the sound.

Nan Zhu had just landed when she immediately smelled a strange metallic scent mixed with the smell of blood. When she looked up, sharp fingernails were right in front of her.

Nan Zhu reacted extremely quickly, knowing that dragging Ji Chuan, a burden, would prevent them from getting far away. With her left hand, she pressed Ji Chuan to the ground, while her right palm struck the zombie's wrist with precision.

A bluish-gray hand, with its sharp nails, brushed past Nan Zhu's ear, shaving off a strand of hair.

Nan Zhu put Ji Chuan down, then grabbed the zombie's wrist with his right hand and pulled it. The zombie that was lunging at him lost its balance and fell forward. Then, with a beautiful side kick, he sent the zombie flying several meters away, knocking down two or three other zombies in the process.

Nan Zhu looked closely, and even someone as composed as him couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat.

The area was swarming with zombies. Looking around, there wasn't a single normal person in sight. They were currently on a rooftop, and zombies were still climbing up the water pipes. Some of them even seemed to have some brains.

Not far behind them, Shi Yin was standing side by side with a man.

As Nan Zhu's gaze fell upon her, Shi Yin took a step forward.

The moment the black boots stepped forward, the ice spread from beneath their feet, covering the entire rooftop with each breath and continuing to spread downwards, freezing the entire building into ice crystals almost instantly.

The entire building, including the zombies on the roof and those climbing upwards, were all frozen together into an ice sculpture.

There were still zombies downstairs trying to climb up, but the ice was too slippery. They tried several times, but could only slowly slide down the wall, which was quite comical.

"You're still ridiculously strong as ever." The man beside Shi Yin, with his sharply defined features, looked more like an artist than a warrior.

His voice was pleasant, like the standard accent heard on an English radio broadcast, and his black curly hair draped over his shoulders, making him seem out of place in this chaotic era.

It's more accurate to say that this place is completely out of step with the current state of the Yanlong Kingdom.

Everything around here looks like a wasteland. The towering buildings look abandoned, the screams of zombies are incessant, and there is a bloody and strange smell in the air.

This place has become a wasteland.

Ji Chuan squatted on the ground. He was not a reincarnated person; he had only obtained the system and heard about the apocalypse.

Seeing such a scene for the first time, Ji Chuan felt his legs go weak. Their building was very tall, and all he could see below were a series of bluish-gray dots moving chaotically.

Even among the zombies, there seemed to be no peace. They pounced on each other, biting and tearing at one another, and more often they wandered aimlessly, stopping from time to time to look around, as if searching for every possible survivor.

"Agare, you came alone?" Shion, holding a katana, walked to the edge of the rooftop: "I thought someone would come to protect you, given your importance."

"Oh my God...you mean they should come and protect me? If they come along, won't they turn into zombies and attack me instead?"