Chapter 46: 500,000 zombies = 10,000 points

"When my little sister arrived, I thought she wouldn't dare to come."

The guard bent down to wipe his precious heavy weapon. Hearing footsteps, he looked up and gave the newcomer a mocking glance.

A pair of malicious eyes followed the girl in the cleaning uniform as she quietly walked through the heavy metal door.

The girl kept her back tense and didn't utter a sound the whole time.

The guard smiled, unsurprised. He remembered the last time, when the girl had run out in terror, screaming that a pervert was going to kill her.

"Hey!" he called out to the girl.

The girl's stiff back trembled slightly; she dared not turn her head, but waited for the other person's intention.

"If the test subject tries to kill you, just scream as loud as you can, and I'll definitely come to your rescue."

The guard's voice was joking, not as serious as he said; he didn't care about the girl's fear at all.

There's no need. We might have been wary before, but not now. Even if we did kill them, it would just fill our experimental subject inventory. Making the most of them isn't a waste.

Li Nai walked along the white square floor of the corridor, turning her head to observe her surroundings, gripping the cleaning tools in her hand tightly. This place was indeed cleaner and more organized than the laboratory at the suburban base.

Sniffing the air. Hmm, the smell of death is even colder.

Zombies were crammed into glass rooms on both sides, which resembled hamster cages, and they stared at each other blankly.

"S04, where exactly is room S04?"

She wandered around, having already checked all five corridors and 60 ordinary rooms, but she didn't even glance at one of the rooms that was clearly more "luxurious" than the others—a one-bedroom, one-living room, one-bathroom, and one-kitchen room.

In her mind, these premium rooms were for experimental personnel, not experimental subjects.

I passed by again without looking back.

The woman, leaning back on the sofa with her back to the outside, sighed and laid the cookbook in her hands flat.

He stood up and, before Li Nai could circle back and pass by again, brazenly opened the door to the corridor.

She didn't take a step out; she just leaned against the wall and waited by the door.

"Where is it? Where is it? What kind of lousy room is this? I'm going crazy."

An annoyed female voice came from the end of the corridor.

"Damn this broken tool, why is it so heavy? It's killing me."

Li Nai complained with her head down, beads of sweat dripping down her face, wishing she could throw away the cleaning tools she was carrying.

The stainless steel bucket rattled and swayed, occasionally hitting the ground and making noise.

It's decided! Time to head home.

Passing by the premium room, I felt the air conditioning blowing inside.

"Hey beautiful, want me to help you carry this?"

A hand silently reached out and snatched the cleaning tools.

They even dragged her through the doorway as well.

"Qi Shuihan".

The person in front of me had long, flowing hair, straight and smooth black hair that looked like it had just been styled, and she wore a simple set of long-sleeved trousers and casual loungewear with a fashionable flair.

Li Nai took two steps back and stood outside the door.

"You've been locked up here?"

The fox-like eyes blinked confidently.

Li Nai peered intently into the room, marveling at the rich atmosphere of daily life. Then she looked at the open door before her, at the immense trust placed in her. A dangerous individual, and a valuable experimental subject, was allowed to come and go as he pleased.

"Are you sure you're a test subject? Or a VIP guest of the lab? Aren't they worried about you escaping and causing trouble? There's no security measure on this door either."

Knock on the glass door.

Qi Shuihan: "Of course they were worried about me, they were terrified."

Li Nai raised a puzzled look.

"I don't have the ability to escape now; I'm just an ordinary person."

Qi Shuihan made a "rela rela" gesture at her.

"This door is indeed unprotected, just a piece of anti-collision glass. The real danger lies in what's above."

Li Nai looked up following the other person's finger, but couldn't see anything special about it.

"If my body crosses the door line even a little bit, the instantaneous high voltage will electrocute me."

Upon hearing this, Li Nai jumped back in a panic.

Qi Shuihan chuckled. "The defenses are only against me. Weren't you already inside when I was helping you carry your things?"

She recalled that there was indeed no voltage after she came in.

"Come in quickly, I'll go check on the soup."

Qi Shuihan waved to her and turned to walk towards the kitchen on the other side.

Making soup? So that rich, homey atmosphere comes from Qi Shuihan cooking.

Li Nai stepped inside, relieved that nothing unexpected happened, and walked into the living room. Her eyes caught sight of the menu on the coffee table.

"Qi Shuihan, you're living a good life, aren't you?" He said, gritting his teeth a little.

Qi Shuihan lowered her head and tasted the soup in the spoon. "It's really good. And you, are you back to being a cleaning maid?"

He raised his fox-like eyes, smiling as he scrutinized her uniform. He said with a pitiful air, "Your life isn't going so well, is it? Missy doesn't want you anymore?"

"So what if I have a cleaning maid? It makes things easier for me. I'll be looking for you often from now on."

"What do you want?"

Qi Shuihan scooped out a bowl of soup and walked towards her.

"Try my cooking. Don't worry, it won't be poisoned."

Li Nai: "I didn't think that way."

He took the bowl and took a sip. His expression paused, then he took another sip, until he finished the bowl.

"Wow, not bad, not bad. You're quite good at this."

Qi Shuihan smiled gently: "I'm glad you like it." She turned her back and picked up a soup spoon to refill her bowl.

"I'm looking for you, of course, to fulfill my promise and give you your freedom."

The spoon moved without the slightest hesitation, as if it hadn't heard a word.

Qi Shuihan turned around, holding the bowl in one hand. After she took it, he asked quietly, "How will you give me freedom?"

"Use points to redeem Divine Axes. Divine Axes can accomplish anything you desire. However, you only have one chance."

"Oh, really? You're not just making this up to fool me?"

"It's true."

It was indeed true. After Li Nai woke up, she found a new item in the system's points exchange shop—the very same divine axis she had made up.

These past few days, she'd been pondering that her progress in winning over Qi Shuihan might have increased overall. In simpler terms: In the entire world, she was the only one who had truly opened Qi Shuihan's heart.

Thinking of this, she suddenly froze. A force in her mind pulled her away from delving into it further.

"What are you spacing out for? The soup's getting cold. Have some side dishes."

Take the bowl away and replace it with a new one, filled with meat and mushrooms.

Qi Shuihan: "Bring out the Divine Scroll and let me see something amazing."

Li Nai snapped out of her daze, "Not yet. I don't have enough points to redeem."

"How many?"

"10,000."

How do I obtain it?

"Do missions, or kill enough zombies."

"There are plenty of zombies here."

She shook her head: "Not enough. You only get one point for killing 50."

The fox-like eyes glanced at her casually. "I've never seen such a stingy system."

"You're already being lenient by not giving you 100 points to exchange for one!"

Damn it, what does the system's stinginess have to do with Li Nai?

She glared at Qi Shuihan, who then started calculating the costs for her.

"50 points = 1 point. If it's just about killing zombies, you'd need to kill at least 500,000. What about the mission?"

"I don't know." Seeing that the fox-eyed man was about to mock him again, he quickly added, "The missions are random. They usually appear during operations."

"The lab's supply definitely isn't enough. 500,000... well, that's not impossible, but you'll have to go to the city. But how will you get out? And how will you get to the city? As far as I know, this is some unexplored, remote mountain area."

“I understand. I will do everything I can to persuade Missy to send me there.”

Li Nai's eyes shone brightly, clearly indicating that she had already come up with a reason.

"It seems you already have a plan in mind, so why bother asking me? This old minister will take his leave."

Qi Shuihan's smile didn't reach her eyes; she left jokingly to clean up the kitchen.

"I'm not here to dash your hopes. I'm here to ask for your help."

"Oh? What do you want me to do?" Qi Shuihan didn't even turn his head, his tone slightly relaxed.

"Teach me how to fire a gun."

The hands that were washing dishes paused.

"Learn to shoot zombies?"

"Yes."

"Why? With your special abilities, there's no need for you to use a gun."

"Well, here's the problem. I'm currently under punishment. I can't use my abilities for ten days, and I don't want to waste any more time. I need to give you your freedom as soon as possible."

A muffled splashing sound came from in front of Qi Shuihan.

The tap is turned off.

"Alright. Seeing how much you've done for me, how could I possibly refuse?" He turned around, his fox-like eyes narrowing into slits with a smile.

"I'll teach you."

Li Nai jumped up happily, spun around in thought, and even couldn't help but waltz and slide around.

"What do I need to prepare? A gun? That might be difficult, but it's not impossible. Shooting practice definitely requires hands-on experience, and I can find a place for that."

She was engrossed in her plan and didn't notice that Qi Shuihan was already standing behind her.

While she remained still, he reached out from behind her and grabbed her arms.

"Let me teach you the basics first," she whispered.

A hand from another person slid slowly down her inner wall, guiding her to raise her hand.

"If it's a pistol, beginners should hold it with both hands. This provides stability to prevent it from slipping out of their hands and also makes it easier to aim and hit the enemy."

Li Nai tried her best to concentrate, but the close contact between their backs, exchanging body heat, always made her lose focus.

"Before firing, be sure to lean forward slightly. Be careful of the recoil that could send you flying."

Softness pressed tightly against her, pushing her back forward.

Li Nai couldn't help but tilt her head slightly. Why always speak so close to his ear and breathe on it?

"Pause, my ear itches."

She broke free from her restraints and scratched her ears vigorously.

After scratching for a while, she turned around and found Qi Shuihan sitting on the sofa, crossing her legs and quickly drawing with a notebook on her knees.

"What are you doing?" I leaned closer to look.

"I'll draw you a complete guide to firearms. You're not dealing with humans, so you don't need to learn to be so cunning with guns. Just pick up any gun you can and start shooting at the zombies."

"What if I run into someone while I'm far away?"

Qi Shuihan didn't even look up, and said with a smile, "If you can get out, Misi will definitely send someone to follow you. What are you worried about? Just think of it as going to a zombie amusement park."

Li Nai watched Qi Shuihan draw for a while, then practiced the postures and gestures on her own.

"You've already exceeded the cleaning time. Be careful your boss catches you slacking off."

Qi Shuihan propped up her neck and twisted it a couple of times.

"I almost forgot."

Li Nai glanced at the time and hurriedly ran to the door.

"Don't forget your things."

She turned back and grabbed the untouched cleaning tools.

"Come here tomorrow, and I'll teach you about common firearms."

Qi Shuihan watched Li Nai leave, then picked up the remote and pressed a button, causing the glass door to close automatically.

She leaned her head against the sofa, looking up at the ceiling, her fox-like eyes slightly open, glancing around almost imperceptibly before closing them again.

...

The guard stared strangely at the girls who had been coming and going these past two days. Gone was their usual restlessness; they even seemed somewhat expectant?

Perhaps he's come to terms with it. The guard lowered his head and continued wiping his precious weapon.

Li Nai had never worked so hard before; he even stayed up all night memorizing the key points of the gun structure he had just learned.

We've learned enough theory; it's time to put it into practice.

She was puzzled about how she got the guns, but when she arrived at Qi Shuihan's place, there were all sorts of guns on the floor and table.

"How...how did you do that?"

“I asked Merck to help me apply.”

"Did Missy agree?"

The fox-like eyes blinked amusedly.

Li Nai was utterly astonished. What was going on?!

"Is it strange? I'm an assassin, and it's a perfectly normal request for me to play with guns to pass the time."

"I don't think you're normal." Li Nai muttered with her eyes closed.

"Don't just stand there, come on, let's get acquainted."

Not only that, Qi Shuihan meticulously arranged everything Li Nai observed during her experiments—where the zombies were kept, how to get in, and the timing—for her. She even arranged for her new host, the panda cub, to be included. This laid a crucial foundation for Li Nai to earn points.

Two more days passed.

Late at night, Li Nai skillfully sneaked into the laboratory, attached a silencer, and pointed his gun at the unsorted, fresh zombies.

Bang!

The overhead lights were bright.

To her surprise, she found herself surrounded by a group of people who had been waiting for her.

"Li Nai! It's you! Why did you kill my zombies!"

Merck's incredulous voice came from behind him.

She stiffly turned her neck.

Behind the tall and thin Merck stood Misike and Liang Ge.

The group stood in silent confrontation when Li Nai's magnificent chest suddenly rumbled, and two round ears popped out. Various gazes converged on his chest, where a fluffy panda head suddenly emerged, its small mouth sticking out a pink tongue as it gasped for breath.