Chapter 63 This is the kind of treatment the female lead should receive...
Seeing the zombie wander around the store for a moment before leaving, Sheng Hui breathed a sigh of relief.
Then I heard some noises, like something was blown up.
Sheng Hui straightened her back unconsciously as she sat on the small bed.
Someone is coming. Don't go out or make a sound.
Sheng Hui nodded.
Sure enough, there were superhumans who came. They worked together to defeat the zombies and then took the crystal core.
Afterwards, I searched around the supermarket for a while, lingered there, and picked up some things to take with me.
They also found the cubicle where Sheng Hui was hiding, opened the door, took a look, and left, but did not see Sheng Hui.
These people piled the zombies together, and the fire-type ability user set them on fire and burned them.
This is something that all superpowered individuals would do without needing to discuss it, and would do it in unison.
The rotting flesh of zombies can also produce some viruses. Unless it is an extremely urgent situation, it should generally be burned to prevent the virus from spreading further.
Sheng Hui peered through the crack in the cubicle at the outside.
After they left, Sheng Hui opened the door and went out.
Surprisingly, those superhumans hadn't left yet; their car was still here.
Sheng Hui avoided it and hid in the restaurant next door.
There were some things stored in the restaurant's kitchen, but after a few months, many of them had spoiled and were no longer edible. Sheng Hui felt it was a pity, but she still hid and didn't make a sound.
Knowing her unique physical condition and now with Xiang Bei's help, she currently has no plans to seek refuge with other superpowered teams.
She couldn't guarantee what kind of danger it would bring if she exposed herself.
She didn't come out until the superhuman had driven away, and then she found that the car she had driven there was also broken, probably because the superhuman had fought with the zombies.
She sighed and decided to find another car in the neighborhood.
However, she didn't dare to wander around, fearing she might encounter zombies, since she currently lacked the ability to defeat many of them.
Sheng Hui stayed at home for a few days, climbing nineteen floors every day. At first, she was exhausted, but later she could walk like the wind.
Ever since she inexplicably absorbed a crystal core while climbing the stairs, Xiang Bei now makes Sheng Hui hold a crystal core in her hand every time she goes up or down the stairs.
After several attempts, Xiang Bei finally discovered the reason: Sheng Hui would only unconsciously absorb crystal cores when he was extremely tired.
She consciously tried to absorb the crystal core, but it had no effect.
Moreover, after Sheng Hui absorbed the power of the crystal core, she did not feel that power at all, as if her body was a bottomless pit, and she felt nothing after absorbing the crystal core.
"System, what's going on?"
"Let me go ask."
How would the system know about this situation?
As the system on its first mission, it had already encountered enough strange things, so it planned to report the problems to the main system and then ask the veteran employee systems that had completed apocalyptic missions.
After talking with Xiang Bei, Sheng Hui remembered something strange.
Previously, Yan Ji and her team had collected a lot of crystal cores while fighting zombies. They would count them every night before going to bed. Since she didn't have any special abilities, the crystal cores were entrusted to Sheng Hui for safekeeping. They would count them again when they woke up the next day. At that time, everyone was not very familiar with each other and was still wary of one another.
However, every time we count them, we find that a few are missing.
After the crystal core was absorbed, it would disappear. At that time, everyone suspected that someone had stolen the crystal core to secretly enhance their abilities, but they couldn't find out who it was.
Because Sheng Hui lacks supernatural abilities and cannot absorb crystal cores, even if she is suspected, people generally believe it's unlikely. Yan Ji, on the other hand, can enhance his abilities without crystal cores, and no one suspects him.
Although those people don't say it, no one knows what they're really thinking.
But now that I think about it, back then, Yan Ji and the others would make her bleed before fighting the zombies.
Her bloodletting has a time limit; if she's unlucky and encounters several waves of zombies in a day, she'll have to bleed several times. The food they give her can only keep her from starving, but the frequent bloodletting leaves her extremely weak, likely because she unconsciously absorbed a few crystal cores.
So even though Li Lulu suspected that she had secretly hoarded crystal cores and caused conflict within the team, she couldn't find any evidence that she was the one who did it.
Even she herself was unaware of this matter, and no matter how they probed, Sheng Hui did not show any unusual behavior.
Moreover, this kind of thing has happened several times before. Yan Ji later personally took care of those crystal cores, and the problem of missing crystal cores never occurred again.
He thought it was possible that the people in the team saw that she didn't have any special abilities, making it easier for them to take action. No one knew who did it; everyone in the team had their own agendas. They hadn't found out who it was, but they were all wary of each other.
"Now that I think about it, I must have absorbed the crystal core unconsciously, but no one else knew it, not even myself."
[So what if you absorbed it? Consider it compensation for your emotional distress. You lost so much blood; if it weren't for absorbing a few crystal cores, you wouldn't have survived this long. I think you're really missing out by carefully absorbing it.]
Xiang Bei truly believed this; they were using the female lead as a blood bank, so what was wrong with her absorbing some of their crystal cores?
The system went to ask the veteran employees. Xiang Bei stroked her chin and thought for a while. In this situation, Sheng Hui must have superpowers.
However, not all superpowers are the same. For example, the male protagonist's superpower in the original text is set to be the strongest lightning-type superpower.
The most useless ability in the original text is spatial ability. It is useful, but apart from storing things, it has no combat power at all.
Xiang Bei guessed that the male lead and the others also knew that the female lead's inability to be infected by the zombie virus was a kind of superpower. However, since the female lead had no fighting ability and did not take her seriously, they could bully her however they wanted.
As for the female lead's specific superpower, even the system might not be able to find out. The situation in this book is based on the author's own settings, and different authors have different worldviews.
Of course, from another perspective, this setting is also quite good. Since it's not accurately described in the book, it means that the female protagonist's superpower has no limitations.
What she needs to do now is help the female protagonist unleash her special abilities.
Set a small goal first, so that she has the ability to protect herself.
She can slowly plot another big move. It's the apocalypse, and she's the female lead; becoming the ruler of the apocalypse isn't out of the question.
[This situation is actually a good thing; at least it's been discovered that you still have superpowers. Protect yourself first, and try to absorb more crystal cores to see what happens.]
Xiang Bei gave all the crystal cores she had dug up to Sheng Hui. Although the crystal cores were quite beautiful, she really didn't need them.
Sheng Hui was also very happy to discover that she could absorb crystal nuclei.
She sat on the bed and talked to Xiang Bei.
"I want to go to the nearby base to see if my parents have escaped to the nearby base."
She had previously been in Yan Ji's team and had heard a lot about people with superpowers.
The base will take in some ordinary people. Although superhumans are powerful, they still need to eat and drink. Crystal cores can only enhance their superhuman abilities, but they can't fill their stomachs.
Those with superpowers will also go out to find some seeds, which will be cultivated into fruit by those with wood-type superpowers, and ordinary people will help harvest them.
If you're lucky, you might even catch some prey.
Animals can also mutate. Some become zombies after being infected with viruses, while others become more aggressive after mutation, but they are still edible.
"I've heard that edible plants and animals after mutation can also enhance superpowers, but we've never eaten them, so we don't know if it's true or not."
If we happen to meet again, I'll catch some for you to try, and you'll see.
Catching a mutant animal is something Xiang Bei can manage.
Sheng Hui laughed.
After absorbing a few crystal cores, she felt much better. Sheng Hui took her mother's black sunshade mask from home.
After absorbing the crystal core recently, climbing to the nineteenth floor in one go is no problem for her.
She cannot absorb the crystal core unless her physical strength is exhausted.
Going for a run during the day isn't really suitable either, as zombies are most active at night. Human zombies are somewhat better off, but if snakes, insects, rats, or ants mutate, it will be troublesome. Therefore, people with superpowers will not go out at night unless absolutely necessary.
Sheng Hui won't get infected, but she doesn't want to get hurt either; it would be terrible if someone found out about her condition.
She didn't want to be taken back for research.
However, she could do some research on it herself.
She had previously tried sprinkling blood on zombies, but it had no effect.
Sheng Hui recorded this discovery, which means that her blood cannot restore mutated zombies, but it can prevent normal people from being infected with the virus in the early stages.
"I don't know if I'm the only one experiencing this, or if others are experiencing the same thing," Sheng Hui said worriedly.
What she was most worried about was her parents. What if she inherited her constitution from them? If her parents were kidnapped, it would be even worse.
Currently, you seem to be the only one in this situation.
After all, she's the female lead, so her body is definitely extraordinary. The female leads in angst-filled novels are practically indestructible; they might have their legs broken one day, but they'll be running around again the next.
If you get a kidney injury, you don't even need to rest; you can immediately lose heart and fly away.
The female lead's parents might be the ones to have this possibility, but no one else is.
The main problem is that most people couldn't withstand such abuse.
The biggest advantage of female protagonists in angst-filled novels is that they can't die no matter how much they're tortured.
What Xiang Bei needs to do now is to let the female lead maximize her overpowered abilities.
However, after reading the book, Xiang Bei learned that apart from Sheng Hui mentioning at the beginning that she wanted to find her parents, she never mentioned it again, let alone went to find them.
Therefore, it was also unable to help Sheng Hui find her parents.
She has no choice but to find her parents herself.
Sheng Hui didn't leave, but she would go to those residential buildings every day to look for useful things.
Supplies are most easily found on the higher floors.
There are several residential communities nearby. I haven't been to those shopping malls yet. The supermarkets around the residential buildings are all sold out of food and drinks, not to mention the big shopping malls.
When they passed by a flower shop, the potted plants had all mutated and almost wrapped themselves around Sheng Hui.
Fortunately, they were repelled by Xiang Bei. Although those mutated plants couldn't speak, they were much smarter and dared not go forward again after being repelled once.
When you see mutant plants, you can't help but talk about wild animals.
There are naturally no wild animals in the city, but a mutated black Groandaren Shepherd was found. I wonder how its owner is doing. When the Groandaren Shepherd was found, it was attacking a lone zombie.
With a single swipe of its claw, it smashed the zombie to pieces, then lowered its head and bit out the zombie's crystal core.
When I saw Sheng Hui, I was on guard.
The Groanda Shepherd Dog is very large. It was already large before it mutated, and after the mutation, it is like a giant. Even if it is struggling, it would be easy for it to kill Sheng Hui now.
Looking at the enormous thing in front of him, Sheng Hui felt a great sense of pressure.
There was no way out. Despite their large size, Groenha sheepdogs are quite agile when they run.
She wanted to try it herself, but as the Groanda sheepdog lunged at her, Sheng Hui rolled to the ground, preventing herself from being slapped by the sheepdog's paws.
This big guy doesn't seem to have any weaknesses.
Just as Sheng Hui was about to be cornered, and Xiang Bei was about to make a move, the Groanda Shepherd suddenly collapsed to the ground, whimpering in pain.
Forced into a corner, Sheng Hui turned pale and knelt down with a thud.
Are you alright?
Sheng Hui only saw words floating in front of her, but her vision was blurry and she couldn't see what Xiang Bei was saying at all.
She felt a sharp pain in her head, as if she were being pricked with needles, and cold sweat trickled down her face.
She thought she heard the Groanda sheepdog's pitiful howl, and felt as if something had appeared in her hand.
It's glucose.
Her hands were trembling, but she still forced herself to drink the glucose in her hand. When it touched her mouth, she swallowed it in big gulps, not even noticing the water sliding down her chin.
However, things became clearer, and I could see things clearly again.
Sheng Hui felt that her body was still weak, and she had to use both hands to support herself while holding the glucose, otherwise she would fall to the ground.
Seeing that the Groanda Shepherd Dog wasn't much better off than her, Sheng Hui simply lay down on the ground.
She has absolutely no strength left.
Are you alright?
Sheng Hui didn't even have the strength to speak. She shook her head slightly and felt dizzy.
She felt this way, even when she had lost a lot of blood.
Where's the crystal core? Take it out and use it.
Sheng Hui reached into her storage ring to retrieve the crystal core, only to find that the crystal core that had been stored in the ring was gone.
"The crystal core... is gone?"
Xiang Bei couldn't have taken it, and no one else had touched the storage ring. If it was emptied and disappeared, it could only mean that Sheng Hui absorbed it unconsciously.
Ke Xiangbei didn't have any extra crystal nuclei.
The groans of the Groanda sheepdogs still echoed in my ears.
"Sir, can you check what's wrong with it?" Xiang Bei asked.
She felt that Groanda's sheepdog was in so much pain, which might be related to Sheng Hui's supernatural abilities.
The system scanned the sheepdog's body before saying, "Its brain seems to have been attacked by some force."
What power?
Of course, it's the unknown power of Sheng Hui.
She said that the female lead can provide the male lead with superpowers, but it's impossible that she can only provide them to the male lead.
Since she is the female protagonist of a female-oriented novel, she is the center of this world, and everything should revolve around her.
She can provide power not only to the male protagonist, but also to others.
Similarly, she can provide power, and she can also take it back.
This is the kind of treatment the female lead should receive.
Sheng Hui drank a few more sips of glucose and felt much better, but she still didn't have much energy.
She propped herself up and sat up.
The Groanda sheepdog's eyes were fixed on her, and its voice was whimpering, as if it were begging for mercy.
Sheng Hui staggered over. Although this Groanda sheepdog had mutated, it had only gained strength and had not lost its mind like a zombie.
It is very large, especially after the mutation, its head is even larger than its body.
According to Xiang Bei, it was probably too dangerous just now, so she unleashed her supernatural power to attack the mutated Groanda sheepdog.
Seeing its pained expression, Sheng Hui finally softened and poured the last bit of glucose she had into its mouth.
He touched its large head and said, "I'm sorry, I don't know how to ease your pain."
She didn't even know what her own superpower was. It was probably similar to that of Xiang Bei, a person with a textual superpower, and it was also a very rare superpower.
The Groanda sheepdog stopped whimpering. It huffed and puffed at Sheng Hui and actually spat out a few crystal cores. It moved its head, as if it was rubbing against Sheng Hui's hand.
The system chirped and squeaked beside them, "The power that attacked the sheepdog has dissipated, and it has expressed its gratitude to the female protagonist."
Those few crystal cores were bitten off from the zombie earlier, and they're probably still in my mouth.
Dogs are naturally intelligent animals, and the mutated dogs have become much smarter, even knowing how to store crystal cores for themselves.
This Groenha sheepdog seems to really like you.
The Groanda sheepdog must have gone without food for a long time; it was probably able to hold on for so long because it absorbed the zombie crystal core.
Large dogs like the Groanda Shepherd Dog are already quite intimidating just by looking at them, especially after mutation, they might become very aggressive and indiscriminate in their attacks, biting anyone they see.
But now, squatting in front of Sheng Hui, it appears unusually well-behaved.
He even gave her the crystal core.
Looking at the empty glucose bottle in her hand, Sheng Hui looked at the Groanda Shepherd and asked, "Are you hungry?"
The Groanda sheepdog seemed to understand human speech, and actually stood up and nodded.
Xiang Bei took a large piece of bread from her own space and handed it to Sheng Hui.
If this sheepdog is well-behaved, keeping it by Sheng Hui's side might be a helpful asset.
This Groenha sheepdog is large and eats a lot. This huge piece of bread is enough for several days' worth of food, and it finished it in one bite.
They also drank half a bucket of water.
Although it looked like it hadn't eaten enough, if it was allowed to eat its fill, then the food that Sheng Hui had collected wouldn't be enough.
The Groanda sheepdog rubbed against Sheng Hui and then lay down in front of her.
"You mean you want me to go up?"
The Groanda sheepdog actually nodded.
Sheng Hui grabbed its long fur and climbed onto the sheepdog's back, and then the Groanda sheepdog carried Sheng Hui and ran.
It was very fast, faster than a car, so Sheng Hui had to hold on tightly to the fur of the Groanda sheepdog to avoid falling off.
The Groanda sheepdog ran faster and faster, and Sheng Hui had no choice but to lie on its back, not daring to move at all.
When we finally stopped, we realized we were already out of the city and could see the mountains in front of us.
Sheng Hui jumped down and exclaimed in amazement, "You ran fast!"
She and her parents had been here before. There are mountains here, and when they have free time, she would accompany them to climb the mountains and breathe in the fresh air.
But it takes more than two hours to drive there, and this Groanda sheepdog arrived in such a short time. It runs incredibly fast.
[It ran for half an hour; its speed is normal, probably because it has mutated.]
Xiang Bei asked Tongzi to keep an eye on the time.
"Now, I'm not surprised if something unexpected happens."
Sheng Hui smiled. Facing the Groandaren sheepdog squatting beside her, she had to be able to call it, seeing that it was all black. So she named it Dahei (Big Black).
This person's terrible naming skills are comparable to Xiang Bei's.
Big Black seemed very familiar with this place, and entered the mountains as if it were a well-trodden path.
A short while later, it brought back a mutated pheasant and threw it in front of Sheng Hui.
Several mutated vines were still tightly bound to Dahei's body, and the vines had thorns that pricked Dahei, causing it to bleed.
Then Dahei spat out a piece of emerald green crystal core to Sheng Hui, its big head jutting out as if seeking praise.
The system paused for a moment, as if it was receiving some message, but it suddenly came back to normal.
The message came from its predecessor, so naturally it didn't get anything out of its predecessor.
Seeing the emerald green crystal core that Dahei spat out, he started explaining things to Xiang Bei again.
"Plant nuclei are green. The lower the level of the mutated plant, the darker the nucleus, which is dark green. The higher the level of the plant, the more transparent the nucleus, which is a pure light green."
The system glanced at the crystal core in Sheng Hui's hand and said, "This crystal core is quite powerful; it's probably a mid-level mutated plant."
The mutant plant's abilities are similar to those of humans, and it can also advance in levels. Moreover, a low-level mutant plant can kill ten low-level zombies at once.
The higher the grade, the more beautiful the crystal nucleus.
"Those novice zombies in the book will also level up later on," the system explained.
Sheng Hui had already dragged the mutated pheasant over; this pheasant was half her size.
The feathers are quite beautiful, glistening in the sunlight.
Sheng Hui can cook. Even when she used to cook, she would buy pre-processed chicken. Later, after joining Yan Ji and his team, she learned a lot more.
Killing a chicken is nothing difficult; she's more concerned with how to eat the meat than with being afraid of killing it.
Xiang Bei doesn't know either, but she has data and can remotely instruct Sheng Hui on what to do.
Xiang Bei just couldn't understand how Da Hei had discovered this place; the mutated Groanda Shepherd Dog was exceptionally intelligent.
"The mutated plants and animals in the mountains aren't easy to deal with either. Big Black probably came looking for them, but he got injured quite a bit," the system said.
It wasn't just Big Black that mutated; many plants and animals in the mountains also mutated. Big Black is still covered in vines, and it looks like it wants to perish together with the mutated creature.
It must have taken quite a bit of effort to catch that pheasant.
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