Chapter 63 This is so environmentally unfriendly!
Fu Qing felt a strange sensation under his hand, as if a force was squeezing the dagger and pushing it outward.
The regrown flesh was repeatedly cut by the sharp blades that were deeply embedded in the body. When Fu Qing fought with the skeletons, he learned that although these people had been modified by the virus and their overall qualities had been improved, they still had a small amount of pain.
The woman's expression, however, was as calm as a stagnant pool.
Judging from her movement speed just now, the woman's speed is almost the same as that of the high-level zombies that Fu Qing encountered in the later stages of the apocalypse, but her fighting ability is much worse.
Fu Qing guessed that her evolution was mainly reflected in the regeneration of flesh and blood.
The woman didn't care about her oppressed situation. She maintained the position of being pinned to the ground by the dagger and continued, "You're a local from S City, so you should know that there was a big fire in the urban village eight months ago."
Fu Qing frowned.
Eight months ago, around May, before she was reborn.
For Fu Qing, May of that year in her previous life was nearly six years ago.
She struggled to recall the incident.
There is indeed a sizable urban village in City S that has not been demolished due to various economic disputes. The buildings are so close together that sunlight is almost nonexistent, sewage flows freely on the ground, garbage cans are always overflowing, and a dense network of black electrical wires crisscrosses overhead, pressing down on the heads of everyone living there.
One late night in May, a fire broke out in a house when an electric vehicle was being charged inside. The fire spread rapidly, but the fire trucks that arrived were blocked by illegally parked vehicles more than 200 meters away and were unable to get in in time. This eventually led to a major fire that resulted in dozens of deaths and serious injuries.
When Fu Qing saw the burn marks on the woman's face, he understood what was happening.
She didn't reply, and the woman continued, "The fire was huge that night. They say most people in fires die from smoke or toxic gases, but I didn't. The fire spread into my house along with the clothes hanging on the balcony. I had worked all day and slept too soundly. When I woke up, the fire had already spread to my blankets and to my legs."
“When I was rescued, they said I had burns over 70 percent of my body and that I couldn’t possibly live more than a week.”
“That week was hell... If you had experienced that kind of pain, you would have lost the ability to feel pain, just like me.” The woman touched her leg and said softly, “But I didn’t die. On the seventh day, He came to the hospital and saved me.”
“That was the day I was reborn. He turned me into a zombie. I no longer had to scream in pain day and night, nor would I die from burns.” The woman’s voice grew more and more excited. “He not only gave me a new life, but also gave me strength. In our organization, even a rich second-generation like Liu Yong has to obediently grovel at my feet and beg for my mercy.”
Her lips curved into an even wider smile as she coaxed, "Status, status, wealth—all of that will cease to exist in the new world. Even the most ordinary of us could break free from the shackles of our birth and rise to a high position. Isn't that wonderful?"
"The fire burned my flesh, but He gave me the strength to be reborn."
"He made the bodies of those who were distressed by their short stature indestructible."
"And what about you? What do you want? As long as you pray sincerely, He can give you anything!"
Fu Qing discovered that although this zombie king was not human, he was quite adept at exploiting human weaknesses.
It's no wonder that people in distress and despair, with nowhere else to turn, would want to believe in it.
"What do I want?" Fu Qing laughed under the woman's gaze. "I want you all to disappear from this world without exception. Can you give that to me?"
"you……"
Fu Qing, still straddling the woman, straightened up, pulled out the dagger, and wiped the bloodstains off it with his fingertip: "You've said so much, but I don't think you've really convinced yourself."
She recalled the woman's expression just now: she didn't react when the blade pierced her eye socket, but she lost control of her emotions when she lost her only intact hand.
"You crave respect, you crave equality, you crave rewards for your efforts, and even if your body turns into a zombie, you still yearn to be a complete person."
"But it can't give you these things."
Fu Qing's expression held a hint of pity: "I sympathize with you, but I'm sorry, I still have to ask you to die."
That pity seemed to have completely enraged the woman, who suddenly erupted in fury: "How could you be so... ungrateful?!"
A tremendous force erupted from that small body; she pushed herself up with one hand, her upper lip curling up to reveal fangs.
Fu Qing had already dodged before being overturned. Looking at the woman's ferocious face, she realized this was her true nature. It was remarkable that she had concealed her true identity and talked to her for so long; it seemed she genuinely wanted her to join.
But why? It can't be that just because she killed a skeleton, she has a bright future.
"You...go to hell!" the woman said haltingly, as if she was so angry that she could barely speak.
“I don’t want to,” Fu Qing said.
The other person ignored her and charged towards her at high speed, pulling a long knife from his lower back.
"Wouldn't it have been better if you had done this sooner?" Fu Qing said with emotion as the blade collided with the object. "I hate empty talk."
system:【……】
Why did it feel like the host was quite eloquent just now?
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Lu Yan and Hao Zhenye noticed something was wrong from the map and rushed over one after the other. By then, Fu Qing and the hooded woman had already been fighting for five or six minutes.
Scattered on the ground were broken limbs; two people had managed to knock off three arms, seven hands, and more than forty fingers.
Because clothing is non-renewable, the long sleeves of the hooded women's clothes have all become sleeveless.
Lu Yan was shocked and stammered for a long time before blurting out a condemnation: "This is so environmentally unfriendly!"
Hao Zhenye, who shouldn't have believed that he could spout any good nonsense: "..."
The clanging of weapons was incessant. It was too dark in the forest, and neither Fu Qing nor the hooded woman had thought of using a light during the fight. The two could only locate each other by the sparks from the friction of metal.
Hao Zhenye was still hesitating whether to help when he suddenly felt an emptiness beside him. He turned his head and found that Lu Yan had already bent down and started collecting the broken arms and legs on the ground.
He was holding two arms and a leg in his arms when he noticed Hao Zhenye standing there staring blankly at him. He frowned and said, "Don't just stand there, help me pick them up."
Hao Zhenye: "..."
Is he just sitting around doing nothing? Shouldn't the most important thing at a time like this be helping the principal?
He hesitated for a moment, then glanced at Fu Qing and saw that she was unharmed except for two tears in her clothes. Only then did he decide to help Lu Yan.
While Fu Qing was fighting, he actually had the leisure to observe their movements. As he passed by the two, he asked, "Want more?"
Lu Yan didn't stand on ceremony with her: "If you can, have some more."
Fu Qing grunted in agreement, then with a swift motion, sliced off another half of an ear.
It's like slicing noodles with a shaving knife.
—A thought of complaint popped into Hao Zhenye's mind.
The dagger in his hand had long been bent, but taking advantage of the woman's distraction in her rage, Fu Qing pulled a military knife from Hao Zhenye's lower back and blocked it with a "clang!"
Before Hao Zhenye could react, he felt a slight lightness in his lower back. He reached back and found nothing. After a moment of silence, he retreated to a more distant spot to pick up his fingers, so as not to affect the principal's performance.
Fortunately, I didn't cooperate with Bai Tang and the others' provocations and confront the principal during the monthly exam, otherwise I would have lost miserably.
The two stopped worrying about Fu Qing and quickly collected most of the limbs on the ground. Hao Zhenye put the small pieces like fingers, ears, and eyes into a bag, while Lu Yan carried the arms and legs. At first glance, it looked like they had just brought back a bag of baguettes from the supermarket.
He weighed each of them in his hand, finally confirming his guess—
“Fu Qing! The weight of her limbs is decreasing. The regrown parts consume energy from her body. The more times they are cut off, the more her weight decreases.”
After saying that, he muttered, "I told you, no matter how unreasonable it is, it still has to conform to the law of conservation of energy."
Weight affects many aspects of life, and it is a significant determining factor in combat.
Fu Qing didn't respond. Hao Zhenye was still wondering if she had heard him when he saw her stride forward, use the tree trunk next to her for leverage, and kick the hooded woman five meters away, sending her crashing heavily into a large tree.
Hao Zhenye: "..."
Fu Qing landed and nodded: "I felt that her blocking force was not as strong as before, and it was indeed much lighter."
The woman spat out a mouthful of blood, which mingled with her lipstick and spread across the corner of her lips, creating a strikingly alluring effect.
She looked at the three people in front of her with a dark and unfathomable expression, then suddenly turned around and ran away.
Fu Qing was stunned.
Just a moment ago they were locked in a life-or-death struggle, but now they've run away so decisively.
She was about to give chase when Lu Yan suddenly called out to her in a deep voice, "Look over there."
A wildfire had suddenly broken out in the distant mountains, its flames illuminating half the night sky.
"There was a runner-type infected person who got away in that direction, and the simulated zombies couldn't catch up." Hao Zhenye thought for a moment, "It must have been him who set the fire."
There are limits to how realistic zombies can be, and the group that the hooded woman brought were probably all top members of their organization. They were not only highly capable, but also extremely loyal. After being captured, they had already made preparations to commit suicide. In the end, all that was left were the twenty vials of blood that Lu Yan collected and the hooded woman's body parts.
Of course, considering that apart from Yu Cheng, Qin Yufei and others being injured, the students suffered no other losses, while several believers died, this battle was clearly a great victory for Fang Zhou's side.
"If the people who come to put out the fire run into a large group of us in the woods, they won't be able to explain it. We should quickly call the students and leave," Lu Yan advised.
Fu Qing watched the direction the hooded woman left in, finally gave up, and instead had the system issue a notification.
The assessment ended early, and all students quickly gathered at the foot of the mountain.
In addition, she arranged for several physically fit students to carry the body down the mountain and bring it back to school.
Several other teams were responsible for escorting the students carrying the bodies near the area.
The hooded woman was too busy to care for herself, and this time, finally, no one bothered them.
However, considering that this group of people appeared and disappeared unpredictably and might follow them from a distance, and given the commotion this time, which could potentially lead to the investigation of students, Fu Qing did not try to dispose of the body this time as she had done before. Instead, she took the body back to the school and handed it over to Zhao Yunxiao and Lu Yan, who were in the same major, for research.
As for whether it was safe to hide in Fangzhou, she didn't even consider that question.
Before the virus outbreak, this was the safest place in the world, thanks to the system in place.
It was late at night, and everything was asleep. No one noticed that a group of people had descended the mountain in a well-trained manner.
Xu Mingyue had already driven Fu Qing's car back, and let the lame student and the student who couldn't walk fast due to food poisoning get in the car. After they were settled, she told the others to make room inside, and then threw three corpses into the car with a bang: "It's a bit crowded, please bear with it."
The five people: "..."
After placing the body down, Xu Mingyue, worried that the forest ranger might not have discovered the fire in time, called the fire department again.
She had no identity and therefore couldn't get a SIM card. The SIM card she used was obtained through the Fuqing Baituo system, so she wasn't worried about being exposed at all.
The five people and the corpse huddled together and staggered on their way back to school, while Fu Qing was still cleaning up the mess in the woods.
Even after confirming that all students had left Xishan, she was still worried. She circled the area around the fire site twice to make sure no one who had gone up the mountain was trapped. Just as she was about to leave, she heard the urgent calls of firefighters nearby.
She hid in a tree and watched as fully armed firefighters carried water hoses up the mountain.
If they happen to look up, they will find a person covered in blood standing in the tree.
Watching them leave, Fu Qing felt a sense of relief, and only then did she have time to sort out everything that had happened that night.
“System,” she suddenly called out.
【I am here. 】
Rarely, Fu Qing stared blankly at the military knife in his hand, bent from repeated slashing, seemingly lost in thought: "In the previous life, which zombie had the ability to regenerate flesh and blood?"
[...In the previous life, no zombies possessing similar abilities were discovered until the host's death.]
One person, one unification, fell silent.
An extremely uneasy premonition arose in my heart.
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