Chapter 20

Xu Zhou glared at Xun Chun: "Don't tear down my stage."

It should be good to look for spring.

Xu Zhou then said to the system: "If you say that again, I will...I will complain to you."

The system chuckled and admitted defeat, then kindly sang a lullaby.

Xu Zhou lay back down again, closed her eyes, and her mind became unusually clear. Now she really couldn't sleep.

At this point, Xu Zhou had to admit the fact: she was a zombie, a real zombie.

As for how she found out, the story line goes back to last night.

That curious zombie didn't even enter the yard. It had no tendency to attack, nor was it curious about humans. Its eyes only showed the boredom of seeing its own kind.

She had a hunch that something was wrong, and even though her mind was clouded by grief, she would have a flash of insight.

Xu Zhou turned around and asked Xun Chun, "Am I a human?"

Xunchun shook his head.

Xu Zhou asked the system again: "System, am I a zombie?"

System: “Yes.”

The double confirmation made Xu Zhou feel completely dark, his heart was in turmoil, and his thoughts were in a mess. For a moment, he didn't know whether he should continue to be sad or be surprised at his true identity.

never mind.

Xu Zhou closed her eyes calmly. Now she was also a monster.

If you go through the process again with the answer, you will find many details that were originally overlooked.

The reward targets zombies. When next to a group of zombies, the system tells you that you are safe and the red-light zombies won't attack you...

Most importantly, no wonder she refused to eat or drink! It turned out that zombies had no such concept in their minds. She said she seemed to have forgotten something important, but she couldn't remember it.

She always thought she was a human, but she didn't expect to become a zombie from the very beginning.

Looking back on the past, Xu Zhou shed a tear of bitterness for his boldness.

Xu Zhou cried, "System, you hid it from me so cruelly, not telling me anything at all."

"I always thought you knew," the system said, making sense and hitting the point. "Didn't I tell you at the beginning? Although I cleared the virus from your body, the transformation of a human into a zombie is irreversible."

"I won't listen to your excuses."

Xu Zhou would never admit that he didn't listen carefully at the time. The main reason was that who could have imagined that the zombies that woke up would look exactly like humans, could speak human language, could not understand zombie language, and even had thoughts?

It was so outrageous that she couldn't believe it herself.

Life is full of ups and downs, but Xu Zhou forces a smile.

The sky fell, and she didn't expect that the biggest "undercover" was herself.

The system comforted him, "Look at it this way. You won't become that undercover agent. You won't have to worry about zombies, and you can still have fun with humans. Isn't this killing three birds with one stone?"

"You mean I get along happily with humans and then get asked 'have you never experienced the apocalypse'?"

"It was just an accident. She's just too smart." The system used another person as an example. "Look at Dong Xuancai, didn't she notice it?"

"That's because he's focused on his teammates, plus I run fast."

The system was speechless and retorted in a low voice: "...It's meaningless if you say that."

Xu Zhou remained silent.

But I have to say that the system's three-in-one solution does sound very reasonable. As long as you are not discovered and are not caught by bad guys for research, nothing will happen.

It seems like, very happy?

The more Xu Zhou thought about it, the more hopeful he became.

Fortunately, Xu Zhou has a strong ability to accept and regulate herself. After a night of fermentation, her mood has remained stable.

Life must go on.

It was impossible to take a nap, so Xu Zhou got up and did some radio gymnastics for himself. Xunchun couldn't escape the clutches of the devil and was forced to follow him.

"He has recovered, what's the point of completing the mission?" During the break in exercises, Xu Zhou was not idle either, and asked the system in his heart.

"Save energy for me," the system said confidently, "I still have to go to the next galaxy to complete a mission."

Xu Zhou recalled that this was indeed the case. The system had led her to find her parents, and in exchange, she completed tasks to provide it with enough energy.

"You won't cheat, will you? I tell you, this won't do. The most important thing in life is integrity. What is integrity..." Not hearing Xu Zhou's answer, the system panicked, fearing that it would get the answer it didn't want to hear in the next second.

"I'm a zombie, thank you."

"Oh, then what's the most important thing for a zombie? It's integrity..." The system immediately changed its words and followed the formula.

"Stop," Xu Zhou interrupted immediately when he saw the system was about to start another short essay, "I didn't say I wouldn't do it."

"Why didn't you say so earlier?" The system was relieved.

Xu Zhou wanted to ask another key question: "If he continues to complete the mission, how will he change?"

If he couldn't turn back into a human, what would he become? A zombie among zombies?

The system faked a cough, putting on airs, and said mysteriously, "Guess what's more powerful than zombies?"

I understand.

Xu Zhou understood, and after she finished the last movement of the radio gymnastics, she had completed the task.

Xunchun couldn't see the electronic screen, he could only see Xu Zhou moving his right hand, and then he saw the flowers explode.

This flower explodes once a day and never falls, and no one knows what it is. Xunchun hesitated, but finally told Xu Zhou about it.

"You can see the flowers explode?" Xu Zhou asked in surprise. The system didn't specify that the task subject could see that special effect.

"Yes," Xunchun nodded, "Many times, I see it every day these days."

"It's okay, don't worry about it."

"You did it?"

"right."

Xunchun thought that only the system that Xu Zhou mentioned could do it. Although he didn't know why it was called "exploding flowers", he was no longer worried after she said that. He knew that his Dengdeng would definitely not harm him.

"System, you are quite considerate. You even specially remind the task targets." Xu Zhou commented.

"You're welcome." The system responded with tears in its eyes. Who knew the beta version was so unreliable? Next time when filling out the questionnaire, it will definitely have to write a thousand-word long review.

Listening to the system's trembling voice, Xu Zhou didn't have the heart to explain that he was speaking in a sarcastic way. Never mind, this wasn't very important anyway.

As a newly reborn zombie, Xu Zhou's first action was to ask the system to find the nearest zombie. The system was puzzled, but its powerful execution quickly mapped out the optimal route, finding three zombies within 500 meters.

After receiving the news, Xu Zhou took Xunchun and set off.

There is a difference between the straight line and the actual distance. The actual distance is more than 500 meters. The two zombies shuttled through the maze and took three turns before they found the three zombies.

Xu Zhou asked Xunchun to stay where she was while she went to attack alone.

Xu Zhou put his hands behind his back and swaggered towards the three zombies.

The three zombies were encountered by chance on the road.

One of the fun-loving brown-haired zombies said that he had played on a plant trampoline and used rich body language to describe how fun it was. Finally, he tried hard to invite the other two zombies to play with him.

The other two zombies were also wandering around. After listening to the brown-haired zombie's story, they all wanted to try it, so they responded one after another.

Three zombies came to the rockery.

The rockery was covered with plant vines. The brown-haired zombie demonstrated by climbing up the rockery by grabbing the vines with both hands, then leaping onto the net woven with vines at the bottom of the rockery. He was bounced up as soon as he touched the net, and bounced several times before stopping.

The brown-haired zombie lay on the web and waved to the other two zombies.

The other two zombies looked at each other.

It seems good. Do you want to try it?

The brown-haired zombie played it again.

The other two zombies then joined the plant trampoline.

When Xu Zhou walked towards the three zombies, they had just climbed to the top of the rockery and jumped down with their arms outstretched.

"Bang," "Bang," and "Bang" three sounds rang out one after another. Xu Zhou was so scared that he subconsciously jumped to the side. Before he could move, he heard three zombies shouting.

When the three zombies saw the new zombies coming, they all lay down on the Internet to promote the plant trampoline.

It is no exaggeration to say that these three zombies were really noisy, chattering at the same time, just like disobedient crying children. Especially when Xu Zhou couldn't understand what they were saying, she could only judge that they were very excited by the zombies' tone and body language. Of course, this excitement was not the kind of excitement that came from meeting humans.

The experiment proved that she was really a zombie.

"What are they talking about?" Xu Zhou waved Xunchun over and asked Xunchun loudly.

There was no way, neither she nor the system could understand zombie language.

She had also asked the system why she, a zombie, couldn't understand zombie language. The system's explanation was that the virus in her body was cleared too early, and her language ability was strangled in the cradle.

Xu Zhou finally understood that some things, once missed, will be gone for a lifetime.

She only has the identity of a zombie, but she is a deaf and dumb zombie.

"They're inviting you to play on the plant trampoline," Xunchun came over and explained to Xu Zhou, "It's like jumping off the rockery and onto the trampoline."

With this explanation, Xu Zhou finally understood what she had just witnessed. The sight of three zombies jumping together was still quite frightening. For a moment, she even thought that they had jumped because they were attracted by her being human.

The system said: "Well, even if you are a human, zombies are not so stupid."

"Shut up."

The three zombies were very enthusiastic and kept inviting new zombies to play with them.

Xu Zhou waved his hands repeatedly and asked Xun Chun to tell them, "Tell them I don't want to play."

Xunchun yelled at the three zombies. The three zombies finally shut up and climbed up the rockery to continue playing.

Xu Zhou and the others didn't stay long. After saying goodbye to the three zombies, she dragged Xun Chun to find other zombies. Without exception, she felt like a fish in water among the zombies, as if she had returned to her happy hometown.

"Face the reality." said the system.

Xu Zhou accepted his fate: "I already knew it a long time ago. Is there no way for me to understand zombie language?"

"Unfortunately, no."

On the way home, Xu Zhou sighed.

"You don't understand zombie language. Do you want me to teach you?" Xunchun followed her for a whole day and acted as her translator.

Xu Zhou was very tempted by the proposal, but she still refused it: "I don't have a talent for languages."

She wanted to, but she couldn't. All the zombie words she heard were "Ahhhh", without any distinction. She almost doubted whether the word "Ah" could represent everything in zombie language.

Xunchun explained this and conducted experiments. Actually, there are many words in zombie language, but Xu Zhou can only hear "ah" and no other frequencies.

Once again, Xu Zhou couldn't make out any other words and decided to give up.

No amount of post-natal efforts could save her, so she might as well just be a deaf-mute zombie.

Nothing happened on the first day that Xu Zhou returned to his zombie identity.

The next day after Xu Zhou returned to his zombie identity, nothing happened.

…

In the following days, Xu Zhou's life was extremely regular. After finishing his tasks in the morning, he would go out for a walk with Xunchun, and the area they went out for a walk with Xunchun never left Loujiang Town.