[Task completed, reward 200 points.]
[Settling your points. 300 points remaining. Host, would you like to participate in the lottery?]
—No need, you can leave now.
System: ...Is she cosplaying as the emperor?
After leaving that place, Lin Xi touched the five low-level crystal cores in his pocket, decisively stopped the car, and began to absorb the crystal cores.
Honestly, in this apocalypse, you have to be wary of zombies, but even more so of humans.
Although there are still many good people in this world, it can't stop those who are greedy and malicious.
If she, like Lu Mingxing and the other two, kept the crystal cores hidden, she would probably end up like them—either having them stolen or robbed.
It's not worth it.
She didn't want to be such a traitor; she'd rather absorb and improve her own strength as soon as possible.
After absorbing everything, Lin Xi realized that her superpower didn't seem to have changed at all.
How is that possible?
These are five low-level crystal cores, not ordinary zombie crystal cores!
Lin Xi was now secretly regretting it: If only she hadn't given them that intermediary zombie crystal core.
Three days later, Lin Xi finally realized that something was wrong.
Turn on your phone's front-facing camera.
She was horrified.
Who is this unfamiliar face?!
Why hasn't my face changed back yet?
--system!
[Host, this is because you have taken the advanced version of the Disguise Pill.]
This disguise will last for one month.
Lin Xi: ...
—Can we end this early?
The medication will naturally wear off after one month.
Lin Xi completely broke down!
She only wanted the three-day disguise pill, how did she end up getting a one-month one?
"Help!"
An unfamiliar voice came from inside.
Lin Xi's expression changed, and her voice sounded like a child's.
"Jiaojiao, run!"
This is a rural school.
The teaching building is only four stories high, with the first floor being teachers' offices.
Across the street are teachers' apartments.
It was dilapidated, with exposed cement and red bricks.
It looks like a decades-old school.
Lin Xi parked her car at the school gate.
On the playground, a young man wearing gold-rimmed glasses was using his body to tightly trap a low-level zombie.
A few meters away, a girl wearing a white short-sleeved shirt and light blue jeans sat on the ground and cried loudly.
"Teacher Chen! Come back!"
The school gates were tightly shut, so even if the two wanted to escape, they had nowhere to run. Moreover, the young man simply couldn't let go now.
If they let go, neither of them will escape death.
Lin Xi quickly jumped over the school gate, leaving only a fleeting afterimage in the air.
Chen Jin only felt a gust of wind blow by, and then his body felt instantly light.
Then he saw a little girl grab the zombie's arm, twist it quickly, and pin it to the ground.
Do you have a dagger?
She turned to look at him with a cold expression.
"Huh?" Chen Jin quickly realized, "Wait here, it's in my desk drawer."
Fortunately, the school grounds weren't large, and he returned in less than ten seconds, carrying a fruit knife.
Lin Xi knelt on the zombie, using all her strength to suppress it, leaving her no free hands.
She pointed with her chin at the back of the zombie's long hair, "Poke it in hard."
Chen Jin's hand trembled, and the fruit knife fell to the ground.
"I...can't do it."
Lin Xi was puzzled.
"She's my colleague, Teacher Lin. We've known each other for several years. I'm sorry, I really can't bring myself to do anything to her." Chen Jin's face was extremely pale, and he took a few steps back in a panic.
Lin Xi's face turned cold. "She has turned into a zombie. She has no consciousness and bites anyone she sees. She can't be considered a human being at all."
"Are you not going to kill her now, or are you waiting for her to come and kill us?"
“If I hadn’t seen you in danger, I wouldn’t have needed to take this risk to come in and help you.”
"Are you so indecisive that you want me to die here with you all?"
Faced with the sudden accusation, Chen Jin turned pale.
She's right.
Teacher Xiaoya is dead.
If he can't bring himself to do it, he, Jiaojiao, and this little girl who rushed in to help him despite the danger will all die here.
He gritted his teeth, picked up the fruit knife from the ground, and walked closer with trembling hands.
Countless emotions flashed across his face: conflict, hesitation, and reluctance.
"hurry up!"
Whoosh!
With a thud, brain matter splattered out.
It felt cool and hit his face.
He froze for a moment, then suddenly squatted down, clutching his head in pain.
Lin Xi understood his feelings very well.
In the apocalypse, it must be extremely painful to wield a knife against loved ones and friends.
But people...
No matter the circumstances, you must always learn to weigh the pros and cons.
Compared to their mutated friends who had already died, the lives of the survivors were clearly more important.
Jiaojiao, her face red from crying, stumbled over and squatted down beside him.
"Teacher Chen..."
The zombie beneath him twitched twice, still struggling.
Lin Xi took the dagger from him, pushed it a few times, and the zombie gradually stopped moving.
The light green crystal core was revealed, and Lin Xi put it into his pocket before standing up.
"If your colleague knew about this, she would be very grateful to you for freeing her from this situation."
"Teacher Chen, is it? Put yourself in my shoes. If you were the one who turned into a zombie today, would you want to become a mindless demon that bites anyone it sees, or would you want someone to help you and free you?"
Chen Jin was still deeply mired in his pain, unable to extricate himself, while Jiao Jiao stood beside him with tears in her eyes.
Lin Xi just watched from the side.
The sun was blazing at two or three o'clock, and fine beads of sweat had already appeared on her forehead.
Chen Jin finally raised his head, his gold-rimmed glasses slipping off his nose, making him look somewhat disheveled.
"Have you recovered yet?"
He nodded.
"Now please answer my question properly."
Chen Jin calmly adjusted his glasses and looked up.
Why are you still in school?
"On the first day of the zombie outbreak, the school was placed under lockdown, and all teachers, students, and other staff were not allowed to leave."
"How long has it been?"
"More than a month."
How have you survived until now?
"I've been hiding in the dorm with Jiaojiao, and we've been hiding until today."
Why did you suddenly come out?
“Because there was no food left, I decided to risk going to the cafeteria to take a look.” He paused, his voice choked with emotion. “I saw that the number of zombies in the school had decreased, so I thought it would be safer. When I came down, I forgot to lock the door. I didn’t expect Jiaojiao to come down with me.”
With red eyes, Jiaojiao said, "I'm sorry, Teacher Chen. I was so scared to be alone in the room that I couldn't help but come down with you."
Lin Xi continued, "So what are your plans next?"
Upon hearing this question, Chen Jin's eyes immediately went blank.
"I have no idea."
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