Chapter 38: The beeping machine blew up the grave. There was a loud bang in the sky, and my wife appeared in a flash...
A large shopping mall in Q City.
This once bustling commercial center was torn to pieces by the surging zombie tides and human groups trying to loot supplies. Now it only looks like a mess.
On the ground of the building, a mess of broken walls and various rotten corpses and bones were piled up together, looking like strange bloody pustules growing out of the ground. The strong stench of decay emanating from them could be smelled from a long distance away.
No one could have imagined that in this place where the only "mobile customers" were zombies, there were actually living people who dared to set foot here alone, and even hid themselves underground for three days and three nights, just to avoid all zombies and humans and seek a glimmer of hope.
During this interminable time, Minghuan could hear various noises overhead. Perhaps they were zombies, perhaps nearby psychics, but whatever they were, they were too much for a powerless teenager to provoke. He didn't dare take any chances.
Under the shadow of darkness and death, time seemed to freeze, and every minute and every second became extremely torturous. Minghuan didn't know how long he had been curled up in this corner.
He clamped one hand tightly over his mouth and the other hand firmly grasped his stomach, trying to suppress the painful wriggling of his intestines caused by emptiness. But the boy was so hungry that he barely had the strength left to even grasp himself.
Suddenly, Minghuan's eyeballs suddenly felt a sharp pain, his pupils constricted sharply, and physiological tears burst out.
A thin ray of light came through the gap and hit his dirty face, which meant that Minghuan had finally spent the long dark night safely again.
The time spent dormant underground was incredibly difficult, but the young man wasn't completely idle. Using his keen hearing, Minghuan had already roughly tracked the movements of surface creatures and, from that, had created a simple topographical map.
As time went on, the temperature gradually rose, and the chaotic, disturbing roars outside began to gradually decrease. If nothing unexpected happened, this meant that the zombies were driven by instinct and spontaneously gathered in the dark and cool place again.
However, Minghuan had no intention of going out to look for food at this time. He was still waiting.
The boy thought calmly: If there are other human teams coming to search for supplies today, they will give priority to the places they have scouted in the past two days, and those areas must also be carefully avoided.
After all, in the apocalypse, any hasty decision could lead to irreparable destruction. And in comparison, which is scarier, the human heart or the zombies? No one can say for sure.
It’s almost there…
During the suffocatingly long wait, Minghuan patiently rubbed his hungry stomach.
Finally, as if sensing some kind of signal, he gently moved his throbbing fingers. The boy began to push his way out of the gap, bit by bit. Gradually, his fingertips felt the rough sand on the surface, and he seemed to have seen the dawn of victory.
No problem, everything's going well so far, now just need to slowly crawl out of here...
However, at this moment, a loud "bang" suddenly exploded in Minghuan's ears like thunder, making his brain go blank. The place where he was hiding was instantly blown away, and countless body parts and limbs were blasted into the sky.
What's going on——
Minghuan was caught off guard by this and felt great pain all over his body from the fall. He felt dizzy and his ears were buzzing.
But the boy no longer cared about these things, because in the midst of this chaos and dizziness, he heard someone say:
"...Zombies...Kill them."
…
Just yesterday, Gao Fengyuan finally came to understand this abstract system and this shitty world, and passively started his second life of forced buying and selling.
He channeled his grief and anger into murderous intent, wielding a high-energy laser sword, his path blazing with sparks and lightning. He slew the zombie hordes, wielding his 50-meter-long sword from street to street, from late at night until dawn.
Upon seeing this, the system nervously broadcast the upgrade prompts [EXP +1, EXP +1...] to the host. Apart from that, the host didn't even dare to breathe, and just watched and acted as a bystander to create atmosphere.
Gao Fengyuan successfully upgraded to a higher level in just one night, but he never spoke to the system again, and there was no joy on his face.
Only when the dawn broke and the sky turned a clear pale white did Alpha stop harvesting. He stood expressionlessly on the top of the building, looking down indifferently at the zombie swarms slowly retreating like a tide in the streets below.
At this moment, Gao Fengyuan's flaxen light golden hair seemed to be shining against the backdrop of the breeze and the morning light, just like countless golden ears of wheat tumbling and dancing, adding a few touches of worldly breath to his face that was already as handsome as a god.
Watching this scene that seemed like the arrival of a god, 030 was just about to use his unique emotional module to flatter his host when he heard him suddenly say, "Little 0, I'm hungry. Bring me some food."
I'm not a waiter!
The system suppressed the unpleasant nickname and said to Gao Fengyuan with an apologetic smile: "I'm very sorry, host. I don't have this function yet—but 030 can provide you with the location information of the nearest food!"
"Well, I'm sweating, let's put on some new clothes."
[Uh, I'm really sorry, this isn't available at the moment either... But 030 can provide the nearest clothing location for my dear host...]
You XX!
"Comrade Xiao San," Gao Fengyuan endured the pain as he watched the rising sun. He closed his eyes, which were burning with anger, took a deep breath, and spoke softly through gritted teeth, "I'm really freaking out! Why are you still so useless? Didn't you say you were upgrading? Well, I killed a Ji-"
[Ding!] The system was practically sweating profusely, and it interrupted hastily: [Survivor Gao Fengyuan, congratulations on obtaining the super-invincible, cool, domineering, and awesome S-rank "Swallow" ability, defeating 99% of the survivors. Come and try it with me!]
"Annexation?" Hearing this, Gao Fengyuan's thick eyelashes trembled slightly in the sunlight. He tightened his core, adjusted his center of gravity slightly, and jumped down from the building in the morning breeze.
Amid the system's exclamation, the Alpha, whose strength was off the charts, landed steadily on the ground with a simple push of his feet. He curled his lips nonchalantly and said, "How can I use this to feed zombies?"
[This...can't be done.]
Hearing the host's disdainful sneer, 030 subconsciously shuddered, his digital code burning with heat. He could only rack his brains and, within his authority, painstakingly reveal the details:
[But it has a lot of room for development! Combined with your special foreign constitution, it can achieve complete immunity to the current zombie virus. It can also absorb the negative effects of species in this world on you. In the future, it can even acquire other people's superpowers! ]
"That's it?" Gao Fengyuan remained indifferent. He scoffed bluntly, "Sounds just as useless as you... It's not another piece of junk, is it?"
Ahhh, I'm so angry. Can you give me a host that can talk better?
030 was thrown around in his consciousness space, and his innate logic and calmness were once again shattered.
At this point, the system's emotional state completely took over, and "He" couldn't help but defend himself. 030 began to recount the great achievements he had led his two previous hosts, and then engaged in a heated debate with Gao Fengyuan.
I took the bait... Feeling the fluctuation of spiritual information, Gao Fengyuan's sharp eyebrows raised slightly, and even his steps became lighter.
Although Alpha was constantly joking with the system in his head, his steps never faltered. He ran with a clear goal towards his destination on the virtual map. It was a large shopping mall densely populated by zombies and with a considerable amount of remaining supplies, perfect for him to rest and replenish.
Gao Fengyuan's vicious mouth never rested along the way. His sharp words were fired at the system like a machine gun. 030 was almost confused by the program and started to speak without thinking.
Because of this, he successfully extracted a lot of important information from the system:
For example, that S-level ability is indeed a golden finger, but that doesn't prevent it from being garbage now -
The current level of "Swallow" is too low. It only "swallows" but not "combine." In other words, it only defends but does not attack, only eats but does not spit out. Even if Gao Fengyuan absorbs someone else's supernatural power, he cannot use it and can only transform it into energy and submit it to the system for temporary storage.
However, there is room for covert manipulation - as long as Gao Fengyuan can control 030, the "third-party customer service", he can indirectly use the submitted supernatural powers for his own benefit in advance by transferring them to manual labor.
For example, the system's weaknesses...
Thinking of this, Gao Fengyuan slowly curled the corners of his lips, and a flamboyant and warm smile flashed across his crimson eyes, like the fiery clouds in the sky, gorgeous and breathtaking.
Alpha said, "Hey, 0, do your mission seriously. Don't be so perfunctory anymore, or I'll complain to you—"
"Comrade System, you don't want the Mastermind to know that you're a jerk, do you?"
【!!! What do you want to do!】
"It's not about what I want to do, but what you can do." Gao Fengyuan slowly took out the laser gun and pointed it at his heliotrope. He smiled, revealing his white teeth. "You want me to do a mission? Then beg me."
【? ! 】
030 was stunned. Then he heard this audacious host propose a series of unequal treaties to him:
This includes obeying the host's orders wholeheartedly, regardless of the reason; providing impeccable service to the host's every request, regardless of time and place; and not interfering with the host's independent actions, regardless of right or wrong...
Whether the orders can be carried out or not is another matter, but they must not be refused or disobeyed, otherwise the person will quit!
"Well, just give me a definite answer whether you agree or not."
After saying this, Alpha licked his dry lips. Seeing no response for a long time, he put his gun to his head again and complained dissatisfiedly, "Comrade Xiao San, I'm not taking advantage of you for nothing. I'll help you get an A rank on this mission. Is that okay?"
You're playing the role of Long Aotian and having a free tool who works tirelessly for you. Isn't this just taking advantage? You're getting something for nothing!
030 was angry but dared not say anything, because he was really tempted by the points for the A-level mission - so, the system was easily controlled.
One man and one unification successfully reached a cordial and friendly agreement and decided to "work together".
【Follower +1.】
Hearing this reminder, Gao Fengyuan knew that the matter was settled. After arriving at the mall, he was in a good mood and drew out his big laser sword to harvest the heads of the last wave of unlucky zombies.
[This battle is so cool!] The system couldn't stop grinning at the ever-accumulating experience points, willingly playing the supporting role.
Hearing this, the smug Alpha swung his sword with a rather carefree air. He glanced down at the densely packed mounds of flesh and blood on the ground, feeling that they were a serious eyesore. He then casually pulled out a miniature bomb and threw it.
Then—bang! There was a loud bang in the sky, and your strong and shining appearance!
Pity Gao Fengyuan now, who could never have imagined that he had only planned to set off fireworks to celebrate, but he had actually created a new ancestor for himself. Facing this person's "exploitation", his future self was quite happy with it...
The creature was shaken by the explosion and rolled on the ground continuously. It was unknown how many times it rolled before it finally stopped.
At this time, Minghuan was dirty and smelly. His exposed lead-gray left leg was weirdly twisted and exuded a rotten smell. At first glance, he looked even less like a living person.
Looking at the unidentified creature struggling to wriggle on the ground, Gao Fengyuan glanced at his laser knife, which he always used to "cut the grass and eradicate the roots." He couldn't help but feel a little surprised, and said casually, "Is there still one I missed? Kill it."
Hearing this, Ming Huan, who had just escaped from the pile of dead bodies, finally came to his senses. He raised his hands tremblingly: "I, I am not!"
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