Chapter 3 Terminator Lina
Thump! Thump!
The off-white door shook.
Four people inside were bracing against the door. Li Nai was holding the child and bracing her back against the door, while Mimi was using all her strength to prop herself up on the door with her two little hands.
A foul, bloody stench filled the air among them.
His clothes and hair, which were neat just a moment ago, are now stained with a lot of thick, dark red blood.
"Why is there such a huge ghostly thing?" Tian Chao was covered in sweat and panting heavily.
The others remained silent.
“Luo Li, the richest man in City A,” Ma Ziqi suddenly said. “He contracted an illness two months ago and hasn’t recovered.”
Luo Li. Li Nai recalled the middle-aged man in the news who was heavily pregnant and moved like an emperor penguin. What impressed her most was the sharp nose stuck in the center of his round face.
Unexpectedly, after two months apart, Luo, the richest man, had swelled into a ball, almost taking up the entire elevator. His smooth skin was flawless.
The banging behind the door suddenly stopped.
The four hesitated for a moment.
The next second, there was a loud bang.
The upper bodies of the group leaned back suddenly, and Li Nai, who was facing away from the door, fell to his knees on the ground, almost being crushed by the little host.
"Hold on!" the man shouted.
Tian Chao and Su Momo reacted quickly, using both hands and shoulders to close the door that had a small crack.
Ma Ziqi followed closely behind, blocking the door.
Li Nai got up, supporting his aching knees, and looked down to find a trickle of blood and yellow pus flowing from the crack in the door.
"Don't just stand there, hurry up and help."
Silence returned outside the door. Ma Ziqi's face twisted slightly as he roared and urged Li Nai on.
Li Nai quickly stepped forward, his hands about to touch.
Bang!
The door split open, and the people were thrown out in all directions.
In the instant he was thrown out, Li Nai tightly surrounded the little host, his head hitting the ground, curled up and slid under the hospital bed, a small wood shaving stuck in his black hair on his forehead, and a drop of blood slowly flowing out.
"System-body integration rate: 98%"
Li Nai's mind was in a daze. The child's crying was intermittent, and the low shouts and sounds of throwing things came and went.
A pair of soft, cool little hands cupped her cheeks.
"Sister, sister, don't die."
Li Nai blinked, and the double image of the bed floor returned to normal. The unbearable stench contained a hint of panic, and the sounds coming from afar could be heard clearly.
Tian Chao held a single sofa in both hands, its four wooden legs inserted into the belly of the massive body to barely keep it still. Ma Ziqi held up a mobile IV crutch, its four wheels wedged into the fleshy neck to prevent the zombie from moving and biting. Su Momo held a long stainless steel pole and kept pushing and hitting the hideous, pus-filled head.
Li Nai's gaze fixed on the long pole, wondering if he could kill the zombie by stabbing it into its eye and then into its swollen head, thus gaining 800 experience points.
Li Nai was surprised to find that she couldn't get up; she could only turn her head.
While I was considering it, a short shout came from the other side.
Li Nai turned her head away.
The swollen zombie retreated to the outside of the door frame, then suddenly charged in, crushing Tian Chao under the sofa. Ma Ziqi had already run away, and Su Momo seemed to be caught in a struggle between heaven and man.
Tian Chao roared and strained, veins bulging on his arms, forehead and neck, trying to struggle out from under the sofa.
"Tian Chao!" Su Momo stepped forward with a sob in her voice, holding a long stainless steel pole against the zombie's large head.
She turned around: "Ma Ziqi, come quick and help!"
Ma Ziqi stared in disbelief, hesitating whether to go up, when he saw Su Momo being swept away by a fat arm, the long pole falling to the side. He took two steps back, his legs trembling.
The grayish-blue body, weighing hundreds of kilograms, continued to press down. Tian Chao's struggles became less intense, his ribs cracked and splintered, and he tilted his head back, his eyes wide open, his mouth agape, like a drowning man.
The system's physical body has been fully integrated.
Li Nai closed his eyes, and the operating interface appeared out of thin air. In addition to the function of upgrading with the host, all the system's own functions were activated, and the system's special abilities were also lit up.
'Activate special abilities'
The swirling white chaos before Li Nai's eyes suddenly spiraled inward, and the next second, he was sucked into a container.
When she opened her eyes, she saw herself with her eyes closed.
"Protect me, kill that zombie."
The childish voice was drowned out by the deafening roar of the zombies.
The swollen zombie, unable to reach its prey beneath it, roared towards the sky, its mouth torn open in a bloody gash, its foul-smelling saliva stretching into long strands.
Two large, fleshy arms grabbed the sofa.
Before Tian Chao could catch his breath, he opened his eyes to see the raised sofa smashing into his face.
"ah!--"
A sudden gust of wind whistled and swept across Tian Chao's face.
A loud bang.
A large bed suddenly flew in and slammed into the zombie.
The zombie, taller than the bed, swung its fat arms, leaving long trails of marks that stretched from the ward to the smashed doorframes, the corridor, and the walls.
A swollen, giant zombie was embedded in the wall. The four long legs of the bed were half-inserted into the thick wall, the edges of the wall plaster were cracked and falling off, and the ceiling light tubes were tilting and swaying.
Three pairs of eyes turned to look behind them simultaneously. Two pairs of dull eyes lit up with hope, while the other pair turned meaningful.
Li Nai held the baby in one hand while keeping the other hand in a throwing motion. He exuded a certain aura and walked in with a proud and imposing manner, causing all the dust in his path to avoid him.
"Please take care of her."
Li Nai expressionlessly pushed the doll on her arm into Su Momo's arms.
Then, without looking to the side, he raised the long stainless steel pole with one foot, gripped it, and swung it in a flourish, the end of the pole slamming heavily against the marble floor tiles. His upright 1.6-meter frame displayed the posture of an ancient warrior.
"Wow! He's so handsome!" The little girl's eyes sparkled.
On the opposite wall in the corridor, a swollen zombie's hands braced against the bed board, its four legs gradually emerging, about to break free of its restraints.
Standing like a statue, "Li Nai" suddenly had a pair of bright eyes. He charged forward a few steps with his gun raised, and then jumped, his feet striking out first, stomping hard on the bed board.
The zombie roared, and just as it had pulled out a large section of the bed leg, it plunged even deeper, the edge of the bed sinking into smooth, fatty flesh.
"Wow! That's so cool! I'm practically the female Terminator!"
The little girl's waving fist was covered by a hand.
The little girl paused for a moment, then cautiously looked up, her peach blossom eyes smiling.
Oh no! I almost forgot that my body is that of a child.
Li Nai responded with a sweet smile, then clapped her hands innocently like a child. "So amazing, so amazing! My sister is so amazing!"
Su Momo's smile faded slightly. "Children shouldn't use foul language."
He rested his chin on the top of her head and gently massaged it in circles, then inhaled the fragrance of her hair through his nose.
Li Nai blinked her big eyes in bewilderment, her body trembling inexplicably. She turned her head to look at Terminator Li Nai, her voice sickeningly sweet: "Mmm, Mimi should be a good girl."
Roar—
The zombie roared in resentment.
Li Nai stood up straight and stared into the zombie's eyes. The whites of his small eyes were stained deep red, and his dark pupils were split into pieces, each piece flashing with a cold light.
Pfft!
A stainless steel pipe, about two fingers wide, was pierced into an eye socket.
The hand gripping the pipe tightened, and the two-meter-long steel pipe was instantly submerged by more than half. From the exposed end of the pipe, a viscous, dark red liquid slowly dripped from the core.
The zombie reluctantly closed its gaping maw and slowly lowered its head.
Kill the bloated giant zombie and gain 800 experience points.
Li Nai clapped her hands happily, her gaze drifting to the upgrade bar on the panel, which was more than half full.
Wait a minute? Where are my points?
Li Nai turned and went back, crushing the heads of the remaining zombies that lunged at her on the way. After she finished, she didn't look to the side, letting Tian Chao and Ma Ziqi follow her with shocked gazes.
"Thank you for taking care of me."
He took the girl into his arms and then stood motionless, occasionally blinking to indicate that she was still alive.
Ma Ziqi helped Tian Chao, who was badly injured, to his feet, with Su Momo assisting him from the side.
"Li Nai" received the order to clear the way and kill zombies, and took the lead.
Su Momo, fearing that the child would hinder Li Nai's performance, volunteered to carry the child and walk behind Li Nai to point the way, while Ma Ziqi and Tian Chao became the injured ones under protection and followed at the very back.
As they left the ward and passed by the bloated, giant zombies that had all died, "Li Nai" pulled out a long stainless steel rod, held it in front of him, and turned to lead the way.
Su Momo followed, carrying the child.
[WARNING: The swollen giant zombie will self-destruct in five seconds. Five...]
Li Nai sensed something was wrong and struggled to climb onto Su Momo's shoulders.
"What's wrong, Mimi?"
Looking back at Ma Ziqi and Tian Chao, who had just passed by the swollen, giant zombie, they saw...
"Small--"
Ma Ziqi remained on edge as he helped Tian Chao pass the hideous and terrifying giant zombie. He seemed to have an unwavering intuition that, as the flesh exploded, he hid behind Tian Chao's well-trained and robust body, letting him bear most of the damage.
"Ahhhhh!"
A scream of pain pierced through the rapidly spinning pole, and the slightly corrosive viral flesh and blood that splattered around it was swept away by the pole in "Li Nai's" hand.
"Tian Chao?"
The long pole swinging stopped, and Su Momo stepped out, noticing that Tian Chao's tattered clothes were smoking.
They stepped forward and clearly saw that half of Tian Chao's face was disfigured, with large and small blood blisters swelling and bursting.
"It's poisonous!" Ma Ziqi exclaimed, not daring to get any closer.
For the first time, Su Momo glared at Ma Ziqi in front of Tian Chao.
Ma Ziqi shut his mouth guiltily.
"What should we do? Tian Chao, are you alright?"
Tian Chaoqiang forced a smile: "We can hold on. Let's escape from here first and find the rescue team."
“Yes, let’s find the rescue team first. My dad has a lot of connections; one of my uncles is an officer in the army. He can take us to a safe place. Tian Chao, I will definitely find someone to heal you.”
Ma Ziqi speaks quickly, but his mind works even faster.
Ma Ziqi's words brought hope to everyone.
The group swiped Ma Ziqi's VIP card and took a private elevator directly to the underground parking garage without stopping.
The underground parking garage is filled with dozens of private cars, belonging to the wealthy and powerful.
"Ziqi, what's the license plate number of the car you were driving today?"
Su Momo didn't need to cover the rear; her body was intact and agile, and she could find a car to drive over while carrying the child.
“865.” Ma Ziqi looked up with a strange expression.
Su Momo stopped walking for a second without looking back, then said "Oh" and went to find her car, quickly disappearing from sight.
"Tian Chao? Tian Chao?" Ma Ziqi called out tentatively.
Tian Chao didn't say a word after getting off the elevator; he could sense that the other person's body was changing.
Ma Ziqi really wanted to shake them off immediately. He looked back at Li Nai, who was responsible for covering their retreat and following them.
If this woman tells Su Momo, then he will never have another chance. Besides, Tian Chao is a mutant, so he has nothing to fear with her around. She can take care of him.
A red convertible sports car drove up from a short distance away, screeched to a halt in front of them.
Su Momo got out of the car and slammed the door shut.
"Ziqi, are any of your other multi-seater vehicles parked here?"
"No, there's only one."
"How can four adults squeeze into a double seat?" Su Momo was at a loss.
In the silence, Tian Chao's body twitched, and blood trickled from the corner of his mouth.
Ma Ziqi's eyes widened, he decisively shook off the person, hesitated for a second, and then left with Su Momo's hand.
He saw the cute little girl with big, blinking eyes in the passenger seat, picked her up without thinking, and casually put her on the ground.
"Get in the car!"
"Ma Ziqi?!" Su Momo could hardly believe it.
"Momo, get in the car, don't worry about them."
Ma Ziqi got into the driver's seat and started the engine. Seeing that Su Momo was not moving, he could no longer maintain his good temper and angrily slammed the car door.
"Get in the car!"
After yelling, seeing two lines of tears streaming down Su Momo's face, his angry expression changed, and his tone softened: "Momo."
Su Momo didn't speak, but only shed tears weakly, making her already pure and lovely face even more pitiful.
She turned to leave, but Ma Ziqi jumped out of the car in a panic and grabbed Su Momo's hand in two quick steps.
Su Momo forcefully shook him off and shouted, unable to bear it any longer, "Ma Ziqi, I've already wronged Tian Xin, do I have to wrong her brother too?! I can't take it anymore, I don't want to bear this pain for you anymore, I don't want to help you cover up Tian Xin's death."
"What nonsense are you spouting!"
Ma Ziqi questioned Su Momo with an innocent look that seemed to say, "I don't know what you're talking about."
Su Momo lowered her head and sobbed, no longer speaking.
"What are they arguing about? It sounds like they have some secret they're hiding."
Li Nai quietly circled around to the front of the car, her small, short frame unable to suppress her gossipy nature.
Li Nai waited for a while, and the two stopped arguing. The male protagonist then began to coax the female protagonist.
Feeling bored, she turned to examine the luxury cars.
At this moment—
Tian Chao, who was lying on the ground, stopped convulsing and staggered toward Su Momo and Ma Ziqi, who had started arguing again.
They argued fiercely and even started fighting.
Su Momo cried and punched Ma Ziqi, and with the last blow she pushed Ma Ziqi away, right in front of Tian Chao's face.
Tian Chao raised his head, opened his bloody mouth, and uttered a sentence: "Ma Ziqi, you stole the person I liked and even killed my sister."
After saying that, his face instantly twisted into a violent expression, his mouth split open, and his mouth, bigger than a fist, bit down hard on Ma Ziqi's shoulder.
"Ahhh!"
Hearing screams, Li Nai turned around and saw Tian Chao and Ma Ziqi fighting.
"What happened? Best friends finally turned against each other over the school beauty?" Li Nai watched the romance novel plot with great interest.
Less than a minute later, Li Nai realized something was wrong.
"Momo, save me!" Ma Ziqi reached out to Su Momo.
Su Momo lowered her head, her bangs obscuring her eyes and brows. She bypassed Ma Ziqi's hand and walked towards "Li Nai".
"Don't stand there, come with me."
Like a block of wood, "Li Nai" blinked at her but didn't move.
Su Momo's eyes flickered as she pointed at the little girl: "Go protect her."
As soon as she finished speaking, "Li Nai" walked towards the red convertible luxury car, passing by the two struggling figures with indifference. Su Momo followed slowly behind.
"Momo, save me!" Ma Ziqi was pinned to the ground, his hands still stubbornly resisting.
Su Momo stopped, brushed her long, straight, black hair behind her ear, and bent down to wave the keys in front of his face.
"Thank you for the car."
A pair of peach blossom eyes that should have been filled with tears turned into a pair of captivating fox eyes when she smiled.
Ma Ziqi was stunned; Momo seemed like a completely different person.
A car? She's going to abandon him!
As if waking from a dream, Ma Ziqi's face contorted with rage. He mustered his last strength and reached out to grab the woman to take with him.
Su Momo's smile remained unchanged, but her eyes were cold. As she turned around, a flash of silver light appeared, and Ma Ziqi's severed hand flew to the side.
Ma Ziqi stared intently at Su Momo's tall and graceful figure as she walked away, but his roars and shouts were of no use.
"Get in the car."
Su Momo lowered her head, suppressing her smile. When she looked up again, her eyes were tired and on the verge of tears. She walked past Li Nai and the other person, opened the door, and got into the driver's seat.
"Them?" Li Nai, still a little girl, asked hesitantly.
"It's hopeless. Let's get out of here."
Su Momo started the car.
Li Nai sat in the passenger seat with the little girl in her arms.
They drove out of the underground parking garage, and with the help of Li Nai's long pole and Su Momo's driving skills, they approached the back gate of the hospital without any major incidents.
Su Momo floored the accelerator, smashed through the barrier at the entrance, and sped away from the hospital.
[Assigned mission: Escape from the hospital completed. 3000 experience points and 15 credits have been earned.]
[Congratulations, host! You have reached level 2. The points redemption shop is now open.]
Li Nai excitedly kicked her foot, just about to check what items she could exchange for in the store.
Am I a bad person? Am I selfish?
Su Momo suddenly asked.
Li Nai turned her little head and looked at the other person's beautiful profile with her big eyes.
Li Nai didn't answer, and Su Momo glanced at him sideways with her head slightly turned.
The girl, Li Nai, felt that the person in that glance was looking down at her.
“I have no choice, I have to do this. Once he’s bitten, there’s no way to save him.” Su Momo answered herself.
Li Nai saw her raise her hand to wipe away the tears on her face, but the more she wiped, the more tears she shed.
"I'm sorry, I'm so sorry." Su Mo tried hard to suppress her sobs. "I'm a useless person."
"Sister, don't cry. Anyone would have done the same, I would too."
Li Nai couldn't stand seeing girls cry since he was a child, let alone pretty and slender girls.
"Thank you, little sister."
"By the way, what's your sister's name? We've been through thick and thin together, and we still don't know her name."
"Li Nai. Li as in 'wooden seed,' Nai as in 'helpless.'"
"And you, little sister?"
"Mimi".
"Oh? Mimi."
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