Chapter 42 Reappearance of Civilization

The dormitory door was opened, and An Qian breathed a sigh of relief when she saw Rong Yi standing at the door. "You're here. Something happened outside." She pointed to the balcony as she spoke.

Rong Yi returned to the dormitory. "What did you guys see?"

Hu Dan, having seen something, covered her mouth as if about to vomit, while Jiang Zhuyu, pale-faced and frowning, looked like she was about to throw up.

Looking down from the balcony, their dormitory was in the first row, and they could see the wide plaza between the dormitory and the teaching building, with large patches of glaring bloodstains on the concrete.

At this moment, several people were lying on the square, and without exception, each of them had a "person" lying on top of them.

Rong Yi knew that these were the zombies that Uncle Lan Qi had mentioned.

Rong Yi's strength has improved, and his eyesight is now excellent, allowing him to clearly see the zombies' movements.

Hu Dan and the others realized that there were "people" eating people, and they were so disgusted that they almost vomited.

An Qian called the police with trembling hands. The call rang for more than ten seconds but no one answered. "What should I do? Even if it's the weekend, surely the police are all off work?"

Of course, it's not a break; it's just that the virus has entered the air, and countless people have been infected. These people come from all walks of life, and the social cycle is naturally affected as a result.

An Qian and Hu Dan were anxiously waiting, while Jiang Zhuyu's breathing became increasingly heavy.

"Jiang Zhuyu, are you alright?" Hu Dan asked cautiously.

Jiang Zhuyu looked rather frightening; her face was completely bloodless, her chest was heaving more and more, and her eyes were staring blankly with little life.

When Hu Dan asked her a question, Jiang Zhuyu slowly turned her head, her eyes wide and her pupils dilated.

Seeing this, An Qian silently hung up the phone. "Do you...should I take you to the hospital?" She mustered up a lot of courage to keep from running away.

Jiang Zhuyu opened her mouth, but instead let out a low growl.

She seemed to realize something was wrong, and frantically touched her mouth, trying to say something, but she just couldn't utter a word.

Hu Dan pulled An Qian back slowly. The man-eating monsters downstairs looked just like the madmen Jiang Zhuyu had described last night. And Jiang Zhuyu's current appearance... needless to say.

Fear and unease overwhelmed Jiang Zhuyu, and she growled as she tried to walk into the room.

"Don't come any closer!" Hu Dan screamed, shaking off An Qian's hand and running away.

An Qian followed her steps and rushed to the door in one breath, while Rong Yi retreated to the bedside. Judging from Jiang Zhuyu's appearance, she had already been infected and was in the flare-up stage.

There is a full-length mirror in the dormitory, which was bought by several girls together when the semester started.

Jiang Zhuyu's limbs were somewhat stiff. She staggered to the mirror and, after seeing her own appearance, she became agitated and shouted wildly, unable to accept that she looked like the madman from last night.

The color drained from her skin, and her pupils dilated to cover almost half of the whites of her eyes, making her look strange no matter how you looked at it.

“Monster, just like the monster downstairs! No, she encountered it last night, so she got infected.” Hu Dan was agitated, pointing at Jiang Zhuyu and yelling.

An Qian pursed her lips, ready to run at any moment.

Jiang Zhuyu saw the fear in her two roommates' eyes, and fear completely overwhelmed her. In the mirror, her pupils dilated rapidly, and soon her eyes were filled with black.

A few seconds later, Jiang Zhuyu turned her head quickly, showing no trace of her previous stiffness, and let out a roar.

"ah!"

Hu Dan yelled and ran away, and An Qian disappeared without a trace.

With no one else around, Rong Yi's dagger appeared, and Jiang Zhuyu ran over.

He kicked her with his foot, and when he lunged again, he reversed his grip on the dagger and slashed horizontally, leaving a large gash on Jiang Zhuyu's neck. Not a drop of blood splattered out, as if all the blood in her body had congealed inside her.

The wound on his neck did not affect the zombie's movement. Rong Yi dodged the pounce, darted under Jiang Zhuyu's arm, and slashed her spine with a backhand.

Jiang Zhuyu collapsed to the ground instantly, but her hands could still move. She struggled to crawl toward Rong Yi, opening her mouth to roar as if she wanted to bite him.

Once he reached her, Rong Yi pierced the back of her head and twisted it. Jiang Zhuyu became completely still, her eyes wide open.

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Screams echoed throughout the dormitory building as more and more people became infected and began to attack their roommates who were nearby.

There was also some commotion on Rong Yi's floor. She was squatting next to Jiang Zhuyu's body. The girl who was so bright and beautiful last night was now a ghost. It was such a pity.

Suddenly, the gray text that had been silent for a long time popped up, flickered a few times, and changed font: [A non-tiered crystal core was detected at the back of the head]

Rong Yi glanced at the back of her head, which she had poked so badly, and raised an eyebrow: "The back of your head?"

Unable to reach out and search, she had no choice but to stab back with the dagger, the tip slowly stirring, until it touched something completely different in hardness from the soft brain tissue.

With a flick of his wrist, the tip of the knife plucked out a small piece of flesh, which he then tossed to the ground. A tiny bean, the size of a red bean and covered in blood, rolled once on the smooth surface.

After examining it for a while, Rong Yi said in a calm tone, "You're not going to let me touch this so you can absorb it, are you?"

The gray text didn't react at first, but after a few seconds it seemed to resign itself to its fate: 【Using a dagger as a medium】

Rong Yi pressed his blade against the bead, and in the next instant the bead vanished without a trace. A familiar gray message popped up, displaying a bright 0%.

She stood up, her mood becoming increasingly cheerful. This time, there was no penalty for completing the dungeon, so even if she failed the mission, she could still kill more zombies to provide energy for the gluttonous Gray Text.

Rong Yi couldn't explain why, but subconsciously he felt he had to activate it.

The Canglan dagger flashed with a sharp and beautiful dagger at his fingertips. "This time, let's go all out and try to feed you as much as possible."

The corridor has about twenty rooms from left to right. The dormitory building is divided into two buildings, left and right, with the middle building connecting the entrances and exits on both sides.

Taking advantage of the initial stage, Rong Yi planned to leave the school as soon as possible to avoid more people getting infected and having difficulty leaving. Besides, it was the weekend, and there were almost no people in the teaching buildings. Few people went to the cafeteria early in the morning. At most, the library was a bit crowded, but that could be avoided.

As the sound of hurried footsteps approached, Rong Yi, having cleaned the dagger from his wrist, saw a flustered figure pass by the dormitory entrance. The girl hadn't even noticed that there was anyone standing in the room.

Following closely behind was a zombie. When it passed by, it didn't chase after the girl, but instead stopped and looked at her.

This zombie had probably just woken up; its hair was almost disheveled, with the hair tie at the ends. Its pure black eyes stared straight at her, and after giving a beast-like attack signal, it swung its arms and attacked.

Rong Yi adjusted her grip on the dagger, strode forward, and before the zombie's hand could touch her, the dagger pierced straight into the back of its head from its jawline...

Stepping out of the dormitory, screams of alarm filled the air, from both men and women, as the male and female dormitory areas were separated by a narrow path.

Rong Yi lived on the third floor, but as soon as he came out, someone called out to him, "Rong Yi! Rong Yi, wait for us!"

The two girls she didn't know called her. They hurriedly closed the door and locked it from the outside, trapping their zombie roommate inside.

The two were still wearing loose pajamas, looking utterly shaken, and seeing her as a lifeline.

“Rong Yi, your father will definitely come to pick you up, right? He can take us out with him too.”

A girl on her right grabbed her hand and said, "Yeah, your dad's the mayor, he can definitely call the police over."

What's the point of transferring her? Her father, with his status, already has his own troubles.

(End of this chapter)