Chapter 29

"System, God wants to kill me." Xu Zhou stood by the artificial lake and sighed to the sky.

"Don't be afraid. God has short legs. You have a chance to run." The system offered ineffective comfort. "Be strong, child."

Continue to smile during the day.

Being trapped in Qiuxi City these few days is just like the days when I first arrived in Loujiang Town. It’s like an adaptation period with nothing to do.

Xu Zhou's daily routine is to check in on time in the morning to complete the reward task and report safety, and then go for a walk in the city during the day. After a half marathon, I didn't see anyone or zombies.

In the empty city, only the red dot shining on her arm gave her a strange sense of security.

Xu Zhou pointed at the red dot and said to the system happily, "Look, there are still people who care about me."

"Yes, not only do people care about you, but there are also zombies in the distance who care about you." The system was ashamed.

"There's nothing I can do about it. It's because I'm so charming." Xu Zhou admitted generously.

system:……

Given the situation where there are no zombies, it’s no wonder that the woman said that Qiuxi City is the safest place.

So what is the most dangerous place?

Xu Zhou felt that this question could only be answered by going into school.

In addition, regarding the 24-hour surveillance personnel mentioned by the woman, please look at the red dot on Xu Zhou's arm for details. It is obvious that there must be such personnel, and they are hidden quite well.

To sum up, although the woman's position is unclear, her words are true and she has never harmed Xu Zhou.

It's just that her identity is unclear.

Xu Zhou also looked for opportunities to ask about the woman's situation, but she couldn't get her to talk. So far, she still knew nothing about her.

The woman didn't even tell him her name, and he didn't want to fool her with a fake one.

This is a bit like the old-time friends online.

You can chat about all sorts of topics and share secrets that cannot be told to outsiders, but you have never met and don’t know each other’s true identities.

Xu Zhou felt that this was the case between her and the woman, except that the chat mode had changed from the Internet to reality.

I don’t know how long this will last.

Xu Zhou slowly walked back to the vicinity of the school.

In contrast to Xu Zhou's life, the woman went to the school every day. She was still full of vigor before entering, but when she came out, her face was tired and she seemed to have aged several years.

Xu Zhou remembered the old saying that going to work makes people haggard, and the current state of women is just like that of workers in the old times.

Sure enough, going to work is like a curse.

Xu Zhou felt a little pity for them: "It's the end of the world, and these poor humans still have to go to work."

"No matter what era it is, you have to go to work. Otherwise, what's the difference between you and the walking dead?" said the system. It also gave an example, such as their system also has to go to work.

The so-called "going to work" is just a nickname. In fact, it is the same process of going to work, but the form, content, etc. of work are different.

“But I don’t seem to have to go to work.”

"You are doing reward tasks every day, isn't that just work?" The system listed a series of similarities between reward tasks and work, and successfully made Xu Zhou accept the setting that he was at work.

It’s just that this “job” is very easy. In the old days, this type of job would be what she pursued.

It must be the end of the world, otherwise how could she have been so relaxed in the old days.

Xu Zhou likes his zombie identity even more.

We chatted all the way back to the school, and the woman just came out of the school.

When Xu Zhou saw her, he stopped and thought about walking back with her.

The woman didn't make her wait long and came over quickly.

Xu Zhou looked at her and intuitively felt that she was in a better mood today.

"Are you in a good mood?" Xu Zhou asked directly.

The woman smiled slightly and nodded affirmatively: "Not bad."

They didn't talk much outside. When they arrived at their residence, the woman stopped in front of Xu Zhou's door first. Xu Zhou understood and opened the door for the woman to go in first. She went in later and closed the door behind her.

The woman said that there was no one eavesdropping in the residence here, so there was no need to worry about endangering her life by saying anything casually.

In the past few days, their conversations were all conducted in the women's room, and now they suddenly moved to her room. Xu Zhou thought that something big must have happened.

Xu Zhou poured water for the woman.

The woman got straight to the point: "Are you ready?"

The question was nonsensical, but Xu Zhou knew what she was asking.

Over the past few days, there have been a constant stream of vehicles approaching the school gate. These vehicles are all sending people to the school, with only four or five people at a time, and a small number of people arriving frequently, but the total number of people arriving is dozens.

Many of these people are used for experiments in the new sequence.

All in, no out.

Every time Xu Zhou saw new people being taken in, she wanted to go in and save them more strongly.

The card the woman gave was a pass to the new sequence, and the holder of the card could enter the school.

She wanted to rush in several times, but was stopped by the woman.

Xu Zhou asked her, "Didn't you say I could get in with the card? Why are you stopping me?"

"You can go in, but I don't recommend going in now." The woman met Xu Zhou's gaze and said seriously, "You're not prepared. What are you going in for? To experience its new experiments?"

"I..." Xu Zhou was speechless.

She knew very well that her thoughts were just a spur-of-the-moment emotion, and she had no preparation or plan at all.

She saw someone go in, and she also knew that the new sequence was going to do something bad, so she wanted to stop it from happening. After all, one less person being hurt was a success.

So, she wanted to go in.

What if she gets lucky... and is saved?

The woman seemed to know what Xu Zhou was thinking, and pointed out directly that if she went in now, she would be like a sheep walking into a tiger's mouth, which would be of no use at all and would only waste her life.

The woman asked Xu Zhou to think carefully, and only when she was ready would it be a good time to go in and save people.

What preparations have you made?

Of course, preparation for death.

Xu Zhou collected his thoughts, sat side by side with the woman, and looked out the window together. They could just see the red and yellow school in their sight.

The woman had advised her: "Don't doubt it. The new sequence is as dark as you imagine. Perhaps even darker."

So, if she is not ready to face the darkness, she might as well stay away from it as soon as possible.

Once Xu Zhou's mind becomes active, he will think of many irrelevant things.

To be honest, she is not a righteous person who would rush to save others without hesitation at the first moment.

Often, she would rely on a surge of adrenaline to take the first step, and then she would persuade herself to take the next step until the matter was over.

Similarly, her escapist mentality is also very serious. Can she really save these people? Or is it worth saving them?

Whenever she hesitated about her actions, the desire to seek profit and avoid harm would try to take control of her thoughts.

Xunchun had said that she sometimes hesitated and always imagined the worst possible outcomes. So he had spent a long time trying to help her overcome this. Unfortunately, the results were minimal.

This time was no different. The woman's words had indeed made her avoidance instincts emerge without a doubt, and they would always pop up when she was trying to make a decision, screaming in her mind.

For example, now, she is thinking again whether it is necessary?

"Of course, I'm ready." Xu Zhou said in a light tone. The moment she finished speaking, she felt as if a burden of ten thousand pounds had been lifted off her body, and the noisy voices in her mind disappeared completely.

Of course it was necessary. She successfully defeated her escapist mentality when the short-haired girl handed her the biscuits.

Sometimes people always have to engage in some meaningless struggles before they can complete the first choice they made at the beginning.

The same goes for her.

Oh no, she's a zombie now.

Then she is still the same.

"Excellent! I knew you were ready." The woman's words were filled with satisfaction at Xu Zhou's answer. "I have good news for you. The second phase of the experiment is complete."

"What?" Xu Zhou was shocked. "The experiment has already reached the second stage?"

Didn't she waste a lot of time these days?

The woman seemed to know what Xu Zhou was thinking. She explained, "The first phase of the experiment had already ended before you arrived. And during the experimental phase, the school's security was even tighter, so you couldn't do anything."

"So, you asked me today if I was ready, because we are going to take action tomorrow?" Xu Zhou's mind was working quickly.

We can't do much during the experimental phase, but we can take action during the blank period. Phase 2 is over today, so tomorrow will be a blank period, perfect for rescuing people.

"That's right," the woman continued. "The third phase of the experiment will begin the day after tomorrow, and with that, the entire experiment will be concluded. If the experiment is successful, a new chapter of apocalypse will begin."

"There's only one day left tomorrow, time is very tight." Xu Zhou frowned, feeling that this operation would be difficult.

It is still unknown what the new chapter of the apocalypse refers to, but she infers that it will definitely not be a good thing for mankind.

The woman said in a heavy tone: "Yes, only tomorrow. This is your only chance to succeed, and there is only one chance." If the experiment is successful, there will be no better time.

"I can do it." Xu Zhou said affirmatively.

The woman tilted her head to look at the energetic Xu Zhou, her eyes full of admiration. As expected, this was the person she had her eye on, not afraid of anything at all. Seeing her like this, she felt much more relieved.

"In that case, I will introduce you to the new sequence." It's time to tell her some things.

The woman's thoughts went back to the past and she began to tell the story of a new sequence.

…

"The story is over, I should go back and rest. You already know everything you need to know, and you still have one night to think about it." The woman stood up and touched Xu Zhou's head. "Whatever you choose, I look forward to your tomorrow."

The door was closed gently, and the woman left, leaving Xu Zhou sitting alone as a zombie. She was still immersed in the story the woman told, with complicated emotions, and she didn't even react when the woman left.

After a while, she stood up and walked to the window. Seeing the car parked at the school gate drive away, she unconsciously tapped the windowsill. At this moment, the sun was hanging above the school, and the light danced on the back of her hand.

In the sunlight, the spherical building in the center of the school shines brightly.

"Zizizi——" The harsh sound of electric current caught me off guard.

At this moment, a white light flashed in Xu Zhou's mind, the system exclaimed, and said hurriedly: "Ah, it's over. I need to upgrade. I probably won't be able to catch up tomorrow. Remember to protect yourself..." The voice became smaller and smaller.

The next second, the sound disappeared completely.

Xu Zhou stood there in a daze for several seconds before coming to his senses.

"System?" Xu Zhou called several times, but there was no response. Her heart sank. Before the operation even began, a major support was missing.

Will tomorrow's mission go smoothly?