Chapter 2: Changing Trajectory
Lianyi suppressed the urge to scold the communicator. After all, the other party was offline now, and would definitely not come online until the task was completed.
This mission was thrown into her hands. She had to accept it whether she wanted to or not, and she had to complete it successfully so that she could challenge the group of men in black suits and put forward conditions when she returned.
Fortunately, the grab she dodged just now also avoided her fate of becoming a member of the zombie army. This was a good start! At least it changed her original trajectory of becoming a zombie.
Lianyi then stretched her neck, turned her wrist, and then looked at herself. She was wearing simple work clothes and flat leather shoes. She was thankful that the original owner had not worn high heels when doing business for a long time, which made it convenient for her to escape now.
He touched the cross-body bag and found the key to his original room in the bag. He wondered how Ma Tao and Yun Rou got in in his previous life. Lianyi frowned and searched through his original memory. He found that it was his own fault. There was a spare key under the doormat, and Ma Tao happened to know it.
Lianyi narrowed her eyes. This time she would not let her good fiancé get any advantage. She had been separated from the two men for more than ten minutes now. Given the current chaotic situation, they should not be able to reach her rental place so quickly.
The change must start from now on. The first step is to go back before the two of them occupy his house, and then hold the jade fruit core that seems to be a space in his own hand.
After determining the target, Lianyi adjusted herself to the darkness around her and happened to see a hollow iron pipe standing next to the trash can. She picked up the one-and-two-meter-long iron pipe and shook it in her hand. Lianyi felt light, as if she was holding a hollow straw. She knew that her divine power had come with her.
Fortunately, she had negotiated the terms carefully before becoming a tasker. If she lost her divine power, it would be extremely difficult for her to survive in the apocalypse.
Lianyi felt more at ease now. She quickly stood up and turned into the depths of the alley. She ran at full speed according to the route she remembered and quickly escaped from the hell on the main street.
The alley was dark and sparsely populated, so there were few zombies as well. Even if she occasionally encountered a few zombies blocking her way, she would smash their heads with an iron rod and kill them completely.
Lianyi forgot all the other sounds. As her running speed increased, her soul became more and more in tune with her entire body. After just fifteen minutes of running-in, she had become completely familiar with all the functions of this body.
Finally arriving at the gate of the community, Lianyi saw a number of zombies blocked outside the electric gate, and there were also zombies moving in the yard. It was obvious that some residents in the community had turned into zombies.
Lianyi counted and found that there were thirteen zombies in the yard, most of them gathered at the door of the unit where she lived. She had to think of a way to make them leave the unit door.
Lianyi subconsciously touched her small bag, then curled her lips and smiled. She had an idea. She took out her smartphone, turned it on, and directly called her original fiancé Ma Tao.
Now that there was still a signal and she could make an outgoing call, she immediately took out her room key, stuffed the outgoing phone back into her bag, and then threw the entire small bag into the yard like a ball.
The black cross-body bag landed accurately in a corner of the yard, farthest from the unit door, and then Lianyi quickly retreated back to the alley, waiting patiently.
According to the original body's memory, Lianyi discovered that the original body's fiancé Ma Tao was a hypocritical person. He looked honest and generous on the surface, but in fact he was narrow-minded and greedy. This call she made would definitely attract the attention of zombies for him, and the other party would definitely call back, so she just waited.
Lianyi's prediction of Ma Tao's behavior was very accurate.
"Honey, answer the phone." A voice came from Ma Tao's pocket, which also attracted the attention of the zombies. He was hiding in a self-service sex toy store with Yun Rou at this time, which was less than 500 meters away from the place where his original body rented.
In the narrow space, there was barely enough room for two people, who were very close to each other. This made Ma Tao feel very happy, but the sudden ringing of the phone broke the ambiguity.
The ringing of the phone startled the two people hiding in the small space, especially Ma Tao. The slow-moving zombies outside heard the sound and started moving towards this side.
A ferocious look flashed across Ma Tao's honest face, because this ringtone belonged exclusively to his fiancée Lianyi, but now it became a death warrant. Yun Rou's eyes also darkened.
Ma Tao hurriedly took out his cell phone from his pocket, quickly hung up the call, and then held his breath, hoping that the zombies that surrounded him would disperse as soon as possible.
Yun Rou bit her lip and whispered:
"Brother Ma, you shouldn't have abandoned Lianyi to save me. She called me now. Is she still alive and waiting for us to save her? How about we ask her where she is? Then find a way to reunite with her."
"What happened before happened too suddenly, I didn't realize it. Anyway, I don't regret saving you. If Lianyi wants to blame someone, blame me. I'll call her now and ask where she is."
Ma Tao seemed to have just realized his true feelings. He stated his position skillfully, then took out his silent cell phone and dialed Lianyi's number.
When Lianyi here was about to lose patience, a muffled phone ring sounded from the bag in the yard, which instantly attracted more than a dozen zombies in the yard. These human-like monsters moved over with stiff steps following the sound.
“Great timing!”
Lianyi curled her lips and smiled. After making sure that all the zombies in the yard were attracted over, she rushed out of the shadow of the alley, then swung the iron pipe, knocking a zombie moving towards her back and hitting it directly on the electric door, completely silencing it.
The noise here and the smell on Lianyi's body attracted the zombies in the yard. When they moved towards her following the smell, she stepped on the shoulder of the silent zombie leaning against the electric door, climbed up the electric door, and then jumped into the yard.
The moment he landed, Lianyi rolled forward to reduce the impact of the landing, and rushed towards the unit door before the zombies pounced on him.
The original residence was an old residential compound, and the property management company was just a decoration because all the people living in the compound were retired employees who were unwilling to pay the property management fees, so naturally they could not enjoy the considerate service. The unit door had been broken for a long time and was just a decoration that could be opened by pulling it from the outside.
Lianyi opened the door and closed it in one go, then started climbing the stairs. She rented an apartment on the sixth floor, where the rent was cheaper.
Because it is an old house, there is no elevator. Lianyi can only climb the stairs quickly. She also has to be on guard against mutated zombies that appear. The narrow stairwell is not convenient for dodging.
(End of this chapter)
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