《Apocalypse: I Have A Multiplier System》 Chapter 1:Replacing Su Yun chapter 1: chapter 1:replacing su yunin a dilapidated room. a sound of argument was attracting the attention of neighbors, however, surprisingly no one dared to interfere. "why can''t she replace her sister? isn''t she already an 18-year-old? till when is she thinking of occupying this home? shouldn''t she now think about moving out after all the things we have done for her so far? aren''t we miserable too? don''t you see that this house is not enough for 5 of us ?" said a shrill voice. this was wei xin, su jiyai''s foster mother. she had brown hair, partially green eyes, and an honest face, however, she wasn''t honest at all! each family had to send one of their members to get admitted into the army in order to strengthen the base, su family delayed it for a long time but during yesterday''s inspection, they got caught and it just happened that su yun who was the eldest child of su family got the enrollment letter. su jiyai looked at wei xin who said all those words with an angry face. not once did wei xin think about her, a young lady she raised for 15 years. yes, she was an orphan and she should be thankful that her foster parents raised her. but didn''t she pay them back? after the apocalypse, she did most of the heavy work, fought for food when they were homeless, and gave up the opportunity to study just so her foster siblings could have the chance. not enough? well, this was just the tip of the iceberg of what she did for them. from doing house chores to sacrificing whatever she has. even the clothes she was wearing now were what she owned before the apocalypse. all because she loved them and hoped that one day they would start loving her...but the result? "why don''t you understand, we can''t send jiyai to the army, she doesn''t even have superpowers while yunyun has the speed superpower. also isn''t yunyun already 22?" said su jin. su jin had dark black hair and a somewhat handsome face. due to the spectacle he was wearing, he looked very gentle and wise. sear?h the n?velfire(.)net website on google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality. the neighbor couldn''t help but praise su jin for his generous and kind personality. he was su jiyai''s foster father. su jiyai would have felt warm that at least someone was on her side, unfortunately, she knew her foster father''s true face and only felt disgusted when she heard him defending. did he care for her? no! it was more like him lusting after her body. the thought of how the previous night this seemingly gentle father came to the gallery, lifted her blanket, and asked her with a lustful face, "jiyai, daddy is very thirsty, can you quench daddy''s thirst?" any normal child would have thought that su jin was asking for water but su jiyai who has seen the dark side of her foster father, understood the real meaning. as usual, su jiyai screamed to gain wei xin''s attention who would then drag her husband back to their bedroom while glaring at su jiyai. su jiyai could almost see through wei xin''s thoughts. in her mind, wei xin was maybe calling her a b*tch for seducing wei xin''s husband. how laughable was that? su yun''s high-pitched voice brought su jiyai out of her thoughts, "no! dad, please! i can''t go to the army! i will die if i go there! isn''t she adopted why can''t she show her filial piety and replace me?" su yun said while sobbing. su yun even though having superpower was a coward. she knew that just the mere sight of a zombie was enough to make her faint. wei xin hurriedly nodded and said, "jin it''s up to you! if you don''t listen to me i will instantly report to the central authorities." su jin hesitated, his gaze shifting between his wife''s demanding eyes and su yun''s terrified expression. others didn''t understand what wei xin meant but all the members of the su family did. after they knew how deceptive their father''s appearance was. he may look honest and all but the truth is even the job he has was obtained through connections... su jiyai stood silently, her heart pounding in her chest. she had no superpower and she knew that if she got admitted into the army then she won''t be able to survive for more than 3 days. wei xin looked at su jiyai who had light blueberry pie balayage hair, pale skin, a beautiful face, and a beautiful body shape. she was the epitome of a national crush. her heart was filled with jealousy. thank god she always ensured that su jiayi wore ragged clothes and had dirt on her face while going out, otherwise god knows how many men would have been seduced by her. remembering how this vixen tries to seduce her husband time and time again, and how wei xin is not able to sell su jiyai even after trying for 4 years, wei xin stared at su jiyai viciously. "you! go and pack your clothes, right now!" Chapter 2: Sever Ties chapter 2: chapter 2: sever tiessu jiyai looked at wei xin and said in a calm voice, "don''t send me to the army, i don''t even have superpowers..." "bah! there are people in the army who don''t have any superpowers, but aren''t they still in the army? why can''t you sacrifice a little." indeed in the army, there were some ordinary people, but the treatment they get is... su jiyai''s face turned a little pale and she lowered her stance, s§×ar?h the nov§×l?ire.n(e)t website on google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality. "mother, please..." but wei xin wasn''t ready to listen to su jiyai at all. she wanted to kick su jiyai out of her house for a long time but didn''t get the chance, finally, heaven opened their eyes and gave her this opportunity how can she let go? hence she signaled su yun, who hurriedly went to pack su jiyai''s belongings. it took her less than 5 minutes to pack su jiyai''s belongings. there were 3 sets of clothes and 2 boxes that su jiyai had since she was adopted. su yun looked at the boxes for a minute before packing it. this wasn''t because she was kind but because she knew that these 2 boxes were just trash. for the past 15 years, they have been trying to open these boxes thinking that there was a mystery hidden in them but gradually they realized that these boxes can''t be opened. neither by them nor by su jiyai. hence su yun generously placed them in su jiyai''s belongings. when su yun returned she saw su jiyai who had lowered her stance a bit to beg. her heart was instantly filled with delight. she was always jealous of this beautiful b*tch, whose not only face but also aura was noble. finally seeing her begging made her heart feel happy. su jiyai was about to persuade wei xin when a cloth bag fell near her feet. when she saw the content her pupils dilated. all of her belongings were packed in a cloth bag. looks like the su family has decided to kick her out today at any cost. wei xin said in a harsh voice, "jin go and drop her in army admission center. su jiyai you should be thankful that we didn''t leave you even after the apocalypse..." su jiyai laughed suddenly. her laughter was filled with bitterness and sadness. everyone was stunned hearing her laughter but what shocked them more was su jiyai''s words, "thankful? indeed i should be thankful. to show my gratitude, i will sever the ties with all the members of the su family." wei xin was about to say something when su jiyai said in a calm voice, "after all if i die, then you will have to pay for burial. not to mention there is no monetary compensation for the death of ordinary people of the army." su jiyai was right. looking at the thoughtful expressions of all the members of the su family, su jiyai''s heart turned cold. this was the su family. before the apocalypse, they adopted her because of money, and once the apocalypse started, she experienced all the worst kinds of torture. su jin always tried to molest her, wei xin always tried to find various ways to sell her, while her dear foster siblings snatched things from her, asked her to do all the chores, and even forced her to live in the gallery. su jiyai had already figured out everything. do they want her to leave? then she will leave! but she will ensure that they won''t have any way to control her in the future. su jiyai just has to ensure that they won''t have control over her and the best way to do so is by severing ties with the su family. su jiyai laid a trap and these foolish people walked right into it. in the future when they will regret their decision, they won''t have any way to undo it. she always wanted freedom and even though going to the army meant an early death, she would fight hard to survive. did they think that she would die? then she will ensure to live well. wei xin who was silent for a long time, finally agreed. su jin was an agriculture expert before the apocalypse and after the apocalypse, he was lucky enough to get admitted into the agriculture cultivation department of civil services. hence after using some connections, su jin was able to change su yun''s name from military enrollment to su jiyai''s name. all this while su jiyai looked at her neighbours who were throwing sympathetic glances at her but didn''t dare to help her. there were even some who were rejoicing seeing su jiyai''s miserable state. su jiyai had long known the ways of the words. they will pity you but won''t help you. yet su jiyai was a bit disappointed. out of 100 people in the crowd who were watching her miserable state, 75% of them were once helped by her, yet now everyone was acting as if su jiyai was a stranger to them. when it was time to sever the ties, su jin was a little reluctant that he had to let su jiyai go without even taking advantage of her. but since wei xin was monitoring him, he didn''t dare to use any tricks. after all, because of wei xin''s brother who had awakened a rare type of superpower, he was able to consolidate his job in the agricultural cultivation department. Chapter 3: Ou Lin chapter 3: chapter 3: ou linwhen the procedure was over, su jiyai took the letter of severance with a heavy heart and looked at all the 5 members of the su family out of which 4 were looking at her with an evil smile as if they could already see her dead. "hmph! go away and don''t you dare tell others that you are related to us! and don''t even think about using the wei family''s name." wei xin said which directly blocked su jiyai''s only way to get somewhat better treatment and time to adjust in the military. "mom! now that she is going away, her portion of the meal will be mine right?" said a small boy with black hair and brown eyes. he was su han, a 12-year-old. it is said that a child has a pure heart but su jiyai believed that if you want to know how upright a family is, always start with a child. su han was the best example, even though he was a child, his heart was vicious. how can a pure-hearted child push her foster sister from the stairs? "yes." wei xin replied with a smile. su jiyai looked at this scene coldly. she knew that her adopted family never liked her for some reason, they hated her and adopted her purely because of money, but what she never understood was why they hated her so much. "huh! let''s see whether you are capable enough to find any backer for yourself with those vixen types of looks of yours..." su yun said. "sister, what are you saying? even if she is a vixen, in today''s world people always opt for those with superpowers, otherwise wouldn''t brother ou have chosen over you even her after knowing her feelings for him, didn''t he?" su rong said. s§×ar?h the n??elfir§×.net website on google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality. su rong was the second daughter of wei xin and su jin, she always hated su jiyai especially after she knew that her crush like su jiyai... su jiyai paused a little and asked calmly, "brother ou...knew about my feelings? but isn''t he away? and what do you mean by choosing su yun over me?" brother ou was the only warm person in her life. he was the only person who cared for her, brought her food in secret, and promised her that once he became capable he would take her far away from the su family. the su family was so cold towards su jiyai that even outsiders could sense it, not to mention brother ou who frequently visited the su family. su jiyai never believed in saving the damsel in distress, but she wished to get freedom. she was so desperate that she was ready to believe anyone who would promise her the freedom. and ou lin was the one who promised to get it for her. su rong saw su jiyai''s pale face and said with delight, "yes, in fact, let me tell you something..." su yun hurriedly interrupted her, "don''t rong!" but her stopping seemed kind of fake because her face had a shy smile. su rong smiled and understood that su yun wanted her to continue and said, "do you know that brother ou never liked you, the reason why he comforted you time and time again is because my sister asked him to do so...hahaha! brother ou always liked sister yun! she only wanted to see you getting mocked when you would have confessed to brother ou! hahaha! but...but...haha...but now that we know that you will die anyway, we can''t wait anymore..." saying so su rong laughed hard. su jiyai didn''t believe them and said instead, "nonsense..." but her words were cut in between by a manly voice, "they are telling the truth." ou lin, a 20-year-old young man strode toward su yun and looked at su jiyai with a mocking smile. su jiyai saw the evil look on ou lin''s face and it made her feel as if the seemingly sunny young man she had once interacted with was all her imagination. even though ou lin had an evil look on his face, he looked very handsome, his copper shimmer hair and hazel eyes made him look very attractive. and since he was a superpower user and exercised daily his body shape was well-built. even his family was very wealthy. it could be said that he was the dream guy of every girl. talented, rich, handsome, and gentle. it was not surprising that she fell for him but what su jiyai felt more ironic was even though she considered herself smarter than the su family, she fell for such a lame trick. su rong said with a cold face, "now i hope that you won''t pester my sister''s boyfriend in the future anymore, do you understand?" su jiyai''s heart was breaking when she knew the truth but she didn''t show it on her face, she wanted to maintain her dignity. even if she was only left with a bit of dignity, she didn''t want to let go of it and said calmly, "fine." Chapter 4: Army Camp chapter 4: chapter 4: army campjust a single word and it was enough to anger everyone present there. su jiyai looked at everyone with an emotionless gaze and said, "i will leave and won''t bother anyone. especially mr. ou." ou lin gritted his teeth when he saw su jiyai''s expressionless face. he hated this expressionless face. he understood su jiyai''s emotions and feelings better than anyone as he was the one who spent a lot of time with her. even though su jiyai always felt that she was attracted to ou lin, ou lin knew the truth. su jiyai was only misunderstanding her emotions. she was only dependent on him and had no other thoughts about ou lin. ou lin knew this because from the moment he laid eyes on su jiyai, he was attracted to her. he even wanted to marry her, since she was much more beautiful and noble-looking than su yun. but when he knew that she was just an adopted daughter of the su family, he gave up on her. after all, the reason why he visited the su family frequently was to gain the favor of the wei family. "we wish you will die and never return!" su rong said filled with anger. su jiyai indeed wished to die. she was never able to gain her family''s love and even got betrayed by the last person she trusted. to make it worse, she had to join the army even though she had no superpower. isn''t she just waiting for death? s§×ar?h the n?vel(f)ire.n§×t website on google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality. however, the moment she turned and saw the su family''s mocking smile, she decided to not give up. no! she has to live! if she died they would achieve their goal! she can''t let them have the satisfaction of seeing her dying. what was the best way to make your enemy jealous? by living a good life! then she will live a good life! yes! they were enemy! they never raised her, even the meals she had after the apocalypse were earned by her by working odd jobs such as gathering food and running errands, yet they snatched away her hard-earned food and only returned a little food that could help her survive. they used to beat her, scold her, and even starve her, all those incidents were enough for her to give up on them. but their act of sending her toward death by admitting her to the army woke her up and she decided that it was enough and hence severed ties with them. from now onwards she will survive and live her own life far away from their shadows. su jiyai closed her eyes and decided to not think about those tortures any further. she made her way towards the army camp after asking around. soon she reached the gate of army camp. after showing her enrollment letter and proving her identity by getting her eye scanned, she entered the camp. once she entered, her identity was again checked before she was told the direction towards her dormitory while handing her the military uniform. su jiyai noticed that when she told the receptionist that she was an ordinary person, the receptionist looked at her with disdain. the army camp was very big, with many soldiers in green uniforms training, just their tired faces was enough to tell how difficult the training was. there were various tents and small grounds for training, as well as some equipment. what attracted her the most was the superpower training hub. it was a huge dome-shaped building built with strong glass material. since it was evening the building was lit with the light and the hub was looking especially attractive. as su jiyai was observing the camp, many eyes were trained on her. it couldn''t be helped su jiyai was very beautiful. her beautiful face and cold aura were very attractive to many young talents training there. however, this interest and attraction faded the moment they saw her walking toward the ordinary people''s dormitory. su jiyai who sensed this change was a little upset. she thought, ''was everyone like this? if you don''t have a superpower you will be looked down upon.'' su jiyai shook her head and soon reached the ordinary people''s dormitory. on the way, she saw the dormitory of superpower that looked very spacious and luxurious. at least for su jiyai who had lived in the gallery of the su family''s apartment for 12 years of her life. Chapter 5: Li Yuan chapter 5: chapter 5: li yuanwhen she reached inside the dormitory of ordinary people, she felt as if someone had poured cold water on her. if the su family''s 500 square feet apartment was a dilapidated apartment then the dormitory in front of her was nothing more than a abandoned factory. the ceiling was leaking, all the lights were flickering, green moss was present on the walls and even the floor wasn''t cleaned. except for 2 speakers at the ceiling, everything else was either broken or uncleaned. for a moment su jiyai was speechless at her luck. how bad it was? just then she heard a sharp voice, "are you a new trainee?" su jiyai turned around and saw a black hair, amber eyes innocent-looking girl. the innocent-looking girl saw su jiyai nodding and said with a smile, "oh! so let me introduce myself, i am li yuan. other than me there are 4 people in this dormitory currently. all of them are in the training center, so i will introduce you to them once they come back, by the way, what is your name?" "su jiyai." li yuan said with a smile, "nice name. come i will show you around." su jiyai felt a little relieved that at least there was someone who could guide her and nodded. li yuan showed su jiyai the 5-year-old bunker bed, an uncleaned toilet, a bathroom with a broken door, and 3 broken cupboards. at last li yuan said with an embarrassed expression, "this...is the place where we live...it is a little dilapidated but you will get used to it." su jiyai wasn''t discouraged, after the initial shock, she felt that the dormitory was pretty big and at least had a basic facility. she was satisfied and said, "it is okay." li yuan''s eyes flashed a little hearing su jiyai''s words but she returned to her normal expression. just then 4 other roommates returned, out of which 2 were girls and 2 were boys. all of them were chatting happily with a tired expression and happened to see li yuan and su jiyai. for a moment they were astonished by su jiyai''s beauty. it was only after li yuan coughed a little that their attention shifted from su jiyai to li yuan. one of the girls walked up to li yuan worriedly and asked, "yuan, how are you now?" li yuan smiled weakly and said, "i am good, i was just showing the new trainee around." the girl was displeased and said to su jiyai, "can''t you see that she is sick? how can you ask her to show you around." before su jiyai could say anything in her defense, li yuan said weakly, "she didn''t ask me, i was the one who proposed it." the girl snorted and said, "hmph! still can''t you see that she is weak and isn''t in a condition to show you around?" su jiyai looked at li yuan''s face and found that her face was pale. su jiyai was sure that when li yuan entered her face wasn''t this pale. yet she said, "i am sorry." the girl choked on the words that she was about to say. "bao since she had accepted her mistake, leave it." the other girl said. wang bao snorted and the other girl turned toward su jiyai and introduced herself, sear?h the ¦Çovelfire.¦Çet website on google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality. "hey, i am han weilin. this is wang bao." han weilin was a little masculine and tomboyish. she had short blond hair and sharp facial features. she pointed wang bao, then pointed at the boy who looked 18 years old and had light brown hair, "this is xi ziang..." xi ziang smiled and said cheerfully, "hii." he had a sunny aura around him and whenever he smiled his canine teeth were visible making him look cute. "hello." su jiyai said politely. then han weilin pointed at the boy with blue hair boy who looked somewhat cold and said, "this jing shan." jing shan nodded his head and greeted her. su jiyai greeted him back and han weilin said, "did you get your schedule? do you know about the rules?" su jiyai shook her head. han weilin looked at the time and said, "ah! the counter would have closed by now. it''s alright, tomorrow morning be ready by 5 o''clock and we can go and get your schedule." su jiyai nodded, waking up at 5 o''clock wasn''t a big deal for her. then everyone went to their bunker bed and li yuan suggested that she would give her lower bed to su jiyai. su jiyai declined politely and said she would take the upper bed. Chapter 6: Qin Feng chapter 6: chapter 6: qin fengsu jiyai looked at the ceiling, everyone was asleep by now due to fatigue. she too closed her eyes and slept. in the dream, she saw the same scene she had seen for the past 14 years. a distant voice apologizing to her, an anxious voice calling out for her, and a strange place surrounded by an electric fence. s§×arch* the n??efire.¦Çet website on google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality. and the same voice which said to her, "every end is the start of something." she was already numb to this dream. but this time, her heart was feeling anxious for some reason. just then the alarm clock rang and she woke up. su jiyai was covered in a cold sweat and the loud ringtone of the alarm clock almost gave her a heart attack. she looked around to stop the alarm clock but realized that the ringtone of the alarm clock was coming from the speaker. after 4 minutes the alarm stopped and everyone started getting ready. su jiyai too got ready. han weilin then led su jiyai to the counter where the schedule was handed out to su jiyai. han weilin checked her schedule and instructor name and instantly pity and envy appeared in her eyes. su jiyai felt that maybe her luck had played tricks on her again and sure enough she heard han weillin say, "jiyai i don''t know whether i should pity you or envy you. the instructor you got is captain of willow army, he is very strict but at the same time he is very handsome, powerful, talented, and rich too." the name of the base was willow land and hence the army was known as willow army. su jiyai automatically ignored all of han weilin''s words and asked, "why is the captain of willow army taking ordinary people''s training?" han weilin was a little surprised that su jiyai didn''t show curiosity toward the captain even after hearing her description and instead asked such logical questions. her impression of su jiyai improved a little and she said, "during training, there is no such thing as ordinary or superpower, everyone is treated the same. the training is conducted in batches, after the last inspection, all the new people who just got admitted will be placed in the current batch and have their training together. since it is very important to have a strong basic foundation, the training of every batch is conducted either by captain or vice-captain." su jiyai understood and nodded her head, and then han weilin told her some of the common rules and regulations and led her to the training site. then han weilin bade a farewell and left. su jiyai stood in the center, and soon 10 people joined her. all 10 of them were superpower users and since they hadn''t seen su jiyai in the superpower user''s dorm before they knew that she was an ordinary person. hence even though some men and boys who felt attracted to su jiyai''s beauty, they still didn''t talk to her and ignored her like others. su jiyai was left all alone. for a moment she was sad but when she thought about how she was treated in the su family, su jiyai felt that it was normal. maybe this is how the world is. just then the entire training ground turned cold, and the sound of footsteps approaching echoed across the area. the energy seemed to change, causing everyone to straighten up, a tension lingering in the air. a commanding voice broke through the silence, "attention!" su jiyai turned her gaze toward the source of the voice and saw a figure striding toward them with a distinct air of authority. tall, broad-shouldered, and exuding an aura of power, he was indeed a commanding presence. the man, dressed in a military uniform with distinct insignia, stepped forward with an air of confidence. his sharp eyes scanned the recruits, assessing them with a piercing gaze that seemed to look right through them. what was surprising was how handsome he was. black hair, sharp facial features, slightly dark skin, and blue eyes had the sharpness of an eagle and a masculine body. ''perfect.'' was all that su jiyai thought. just then the man looked in su jiyai''s direction and su jiyai felt her heart skipping a beat. the man looked at su jiyai for more than 3 seconds before looking away and su jiyai felt her heart beating fastly. a strange anxiety engulfed her and she couldn''t look away from that man. not only her all the girls present were mesmerized by that man. while all men and boys were in awe. the handsome man walked to the center and said in a serious voice, "good morning, recruits. i am qin feng the captain of willow army and your instructor for this training cycle." Chapter 7: Training chapter 7: chapter 7: traininghis words were firm, holding an undertone of strict discipline. "first i want everyone to introduce themselves with the name of their superpower." one by one everyone introduced themselves and when it was su jiyai''s turn, one of the girls commented, "don''t say beauty is your superpower because zombies won''t care about your beauty when fighting." instantly everyone laughed. su jiyai was a little discouraged yet she didn''t show it on her face and said, "i am su jiyai. i have no superpower." everyone again laughed while qin feng continued to look at su jiyai. su jiyai looked at everyone who wanted to look down at her and then looked ahead and said, "but i have strong willpower, also i don''t laugh at someone''s situation as laughing at someone won''t make me powerful, and i consider it as my superpower." her voice wasn''t loud but it reached everyone. all those who were laughing paused and felt awkward. indeed laughing at someone won''t make them powerful. a glint flashed in qin feng''s eyes and he signaled su jiyai to step back. su jiyai felt better when she saw the constipated look on the superpower user''s face and she stepped back to her position. want to mess with her? at least have some iq. qin feng looked at everyone and said, "we will start by running 10 km." one of the boys exclaimed instantly, "10 km? it will take us a whole day to finish." someone couldn''t help but say, "doesn''t matter to me i am a speed superpower user!" qin feng heard them and said to the boy who first talked, "you will run 20 km, otherwise you won''t get any food for the next 2 days. as for strength and speed type superpower user, you all will run 30 km." s§×arch* the n??el fire.n§×t website on google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality. the sound of gasps sounded, and before anyone could protest, qin feng continued, "i am ready to listen to any words of protest only after adding another 5 km." just when everyone was sighing su jiyai had already started running. she had read the board before entering that one lap of the training ground was 500 meters. in 20 laps she would be able to complete her 10 km. instead of wasting time, it''s better if she utilized it. seeing su jiyai running some of the superpower users felt ashamed and started running. soon the remaining people started running with reluctance. while running some of the girls kept on pushing su jiyai while passing by, but su jiyai ignored them. by the time she finished running 10 laps, su jiyai was already panting heavily, even after maintaining a moderate speed, her legs and chest were aching. as for other people, they were still fine even after completing their 20 laps. this was the gap between an ordinary person and a person with superpowers. soon everyone was finished with their task, while su jiyai was still on her 16 lap. some of the people couldn''t help but complain, "the training is so laborious! i almost couldn''t keep up!" "yeah! thank god i have the strength type power otherwise i would have stopped at the 10 laps, truly it was very difficult..." as the girl was saying this she noticed that su jiyai was still running, when everyone sensed that the girl had stopped talking and was looking in su jiyai''s direction, they couldn''t help but gasp. su jiyai was still running... su jiyai was even feeling dizzy and wanted to stop but she knew that if she stopped then others would have a chance to mock her and hence she kept on running. qin feng looked at the small girl whose entire face was flushed, and looked like she would collapse soon but surprisingly she only fell on her knees when she completed her 20th lap. su jiyai panted heavily and finally, after 10 minutes when her breathing turned normal, she slowly returned to position. everyone present was silent. qin feng, however, didn''t show any mercy and said, "let''s move to our next exercise." he asked them to do 100 crunches. around 70 or something everyone gave up, while su jiyai was only able to do 40. "take a break and have your lunch." qin feng announced after the alarm rang. all the people present felt relieved. su jiyai went to the cafeteria and got her lunch. the lunch was very plain, just like the one she had in the su family. a loaf of bread with half a cup of water. due to the apocalypse, the food became scarce. all the basic necessities such as water, clothes, and other facilities became rare. su jiyai could hardly remember the day when she was able to have a comfortable shower and drink enough water. feeling sticky and uncomfortable, su jiyai ate the dry bread and only drank water when she was finished even though the bread was hard to swallow. it wasn''t like there was no choice...she could buy pickles but they were way too expensive. a single packet of pickles costs around 2000 federal coins. she only had 26 federal coins, in her hand... soon their break was over and su jiyai returned to the ground. since she had been under the sun since morning su jiyai didn''t feel much but now that she had returned from the shed, the heat from the sun felt a bit unbearable... after the apocalypse the normal weather temperature of 35 degrees changed to 45 degrees. at first, it was hard to adapt to the heat but as time passed the humans slowly adapted to the heat. however, she didn''t have time to continue with her thought process, so the training started again. first qin feng asked them to run 10 laps as a warm-up. then it was time to do 300 lunges. around 200 everyone gave up while su jiyai gave up at 156. as the exercise went on su jiyai lagged, but qin feng said nothing to her by the time the training ended, su jiyai was already on the verge of fainting. yet her heart was filled with disappointment. why was everything so hard? why is she lagging so far behind everyone? qin feng looked at the tired face of every trainee and said, "today i was lenient on everyone by letting everyone give up halfway but tomorrow i won''t be so lenient. whoever won''t be able to finish the exercise, they will not get food that day." saying so qin feng left. Chapter 8: Han Weilin鈥檚 Consolation chapter 8: chapter 8: han weilin''s consolationthe moment qin feng left, many girls started gossiping, "gosh! he is so handsome! i feel like fainting just after looking at him!" "yeah! even his body is so toned, how i wish i could touch his toned muscles!" "you are such a pervert!" "hey! i wish i could be his girlfriend!" su jiyai listened to their words and nodded her heart. he was indeed handsome. however, she wasn''t able to understand why her heart was beating fast. she had heard that if someone falls in love, their heart will beat fast but she doesn''t believe in that saying. when she concluded that she liked brother ou she didn''t feel her heart beating fastly at all! even sometimes she felt somewhat reluctant when ou lin tried to hug her. so she was confused. s§×ar?h the n?vel?ire.net website on google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality. since the training was over, su jiyai left. this time the group of superhumans didn''t mock her but at the same time they didn''t talk with her. it was as if she didn''t exist. su jiyai was a little sad. why did so many people hate her? just when she reached the exit of the training ground she saw han weilin who was pacing around. han weilin heard the footsteps and looked in su jiyai''s direction, a smile appeared on her face and she asked, "are you okay? do you want me to carry you?" she walked forward to help her. su jiyai was indeed feeling weak, but her heart suddenly turned warm. at least not everyone disliked her. han weilin supported su jiyai and walked toward the dormitory. on the way she asked, "did anyone bully you?" su jiyai never liked to share her feelings but for some reason, she was feeling very low and said, "hm. they laughed at me and mocked me too." han weilin heard her low tone and said, "jiyai don''t be discouraged. let me tell you something. do you know why they mocked you?" "because they feel proud? or maybe because they found me too miserable?" su jiyai said with uncertainty. han weilin smiled and shook her head, "no, because they want to prove themselves to be superior. when i first joined the army, i was bullied too, at that time i felt very sad and hopeless. at that time i thought that maybe i was not powerful and hence they were bullying me, so i trained hard and became powerful. i became so powerful that some of the strength-type people even started worshipping me. yet some people didn''t stop bullying me. that was the time when i realized that they wanted to show everyone that they were superior or might be passing insulting comments because they wanted to gain my attention." su jiyai tried to relate han weilin''s words and found that it was indeed the case. maybe they weren''t targeting her, they were just trying to look superior and cool. her heavy heart felt a little relieved and she said with gratitude, "thank you so much!" han weilin shook her head and said, "it''s good that you understand. also, you might not be able to complete tasks in the starting as compared to others but don''t compare yourself with them. they are superhumans while we are ordinary. just push your limits and forget about everything." su jiyai felt motivated and she nodded her head. han weilin smiled when she saw su jiyai''s happy face. she remembered how she was feeling down on her first day, her senior had consoled her. remembering her senior han weilin''s eyes turned moist but she quickly turned normal and got dinner for su jiyai. su jiyai ate her dinner which was again a loaf of bread and half a cup of water and went to bed since there was no water for washing up... today she was exhausted to the point, where the moment she lay on her bed, she fell asleep. it was a dreamless night. the next day, su jiyai woke up, got ready, and went to the training ground. everyone ignored su jiyai, but this time su jiyai felt nothing and waited for qin feng. her heart was filled with a little excitement. even she didn''t know what she was waiting for. just then the sound of footsteps came and su jiyai turned to look at qin feng. today qin feng looked even more handsome, he was wearing a white uniform shirt with black pants. su jiyai stared at him and her eyes followed him till the time he stood up in front of them. Chapter 9: Punishment chapter 9: chapter 9: punishmentqin feng looked at everyone and his eyes stayed on su jiyai for a longer while before he said, "let''s start with the exercise." and their training started. today few of the superhumans were able to keep up while su jiyai and others still lagged behind. qin feng observed everyone and at the end of the day, he said, "just as i had said yesterday, those who aren''t able to keep up with the pace will not have dinner today." as he said this, he called out the names of the people who weren''t able to keep up including su jiyai''s. then he said, "tomorrow, if you all still aren''t able to keep up, your ration will not be cut down but whatever exercise you aren''t able to finish, you will have to complete it after training. also if anyone tried to sneak food from your friends today, you will have to do all the exercises double times." then he left coldly. su jiyai dragged her tired body towards her dormitory and lay on her bed. even though she was very hungry, su jiyai controlled her hunger. this wasn''t her first time anyway. during her time in the su family, she often had nothing to eat. just when she was resting, she heard the voice of chatting. her roommates had returned by now. but since su jiyai was exhausted she didn''t listen to their conversation. next day. su jiyai got ready and went to the training ground. all the people were there by now. s~ea??h the n??efire.¦Çet website on google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality. some were talking about how hungry they were, while some were talking about how they had sneaked food and that qin feng wouldn''t know about it. there was also a person who didn''t come because of exhaustion. it was only 2 days and everyone was starting to show their true colors. but su jiyai didn''t care about anyone, she was waiting for someone else. and she didn''t have to wait for long before qin feng arrived. qin feng first glanced at everyone and then called out the names of those people who had sneaked food, "all of you are punished for sneaking on food." some protested while some begged qin feng to waive their punishment but qin feng didn''t listen to anyone and said, "no more words." one of the superhumans said, "i won''t listen to you! if you are so powerful then kick us out!" the atmosphere turned silent and qin feng who had been serious till now suddenly smiled and said, "do you consider yourself very smart?" su jiyai understood his words. the person who said that line only wanted to get out of the army, and hence he provoked qin feng. but he was wrong in using this method against qin feng because the next moment, qin feng said in a loud voice, "george come here and drag ning wei to the cell where the zombie dogs are stored." ning wei was the boy who tried to provoke qin feng. george was qin feng''s subordinate. he was a middle-aged man with a slight beard and a stern face. like a wind, he appeared and dragged ning wei towards the cell. ning wei shouted, "you...you can''t do this! you can''t kill me! my dad would take revenge for me if he knew that you killed me." qin feng said leisurely, "there are always unfortunate events such as death due to accident." as he said his piece, he asked all the remaining people there, "does anyone want to say anything?" everyone shook their head. "good, now start the training. george go and drag those out who have not attended the training, they won''t have anything to eat for 2 days, and for a week straight they will do double exercise." all people who were thinking of bunking training tomorrow shivered and gave up on the idea. the training started and today most of them were able to keep up, except for su jiyai, a girl and a boy. qin feng eyed them, though he was looking at them coldly, he was a little impressed by the girl named su jiyai. even though she was an ordinary person, her performance was much better than all the ordinary people he had trained so far. at first, when he saw her beautiful face, he thought that she would be a slacker but surprisingly her confidence and willpower were very impressive. but he still wasn''t lenient on her and ordered, "all those who aren''t able to finish today''s task will complete it and only then they all can leave." su jiyai completed her training at 11 pm in the night and dragged her tired body towards the canteen. thankfully that handsome devil didn''t cut her today''s food ration. after her dinner, she went to her dorm. for the next 2 weeks, su jiyai''s day only involved 3 things. sleeping, training, and eating. Chapter 10:First Love chapter 10: chapter 10:first loveat the start, she was punished a lot. there was even a time when she was punished by training extra time since she couldn''t keep up the pace but as the days went by su jiyai gradually adjusted to the military life. her friendship with han weilin grew stronger and she always felt that li yuan was a little strange. sometimes li yuan would give her things such as sunscreen or food and when su jiyai decline, she would start sobbing. then wang bao will scold her and xi ziang will ask her to apologize even jing shan will look at her disapprovingly. only han weilin would stand by her side sometimes. sometimes she tried to explain that it was a misunderstanding but no one was ready to listen to her. but thankfully, no one held grudges against her, except for wang bao, everyone still talked with her. as for the training, though it was tough su jiyai never gave up and accepted every punishment as a chance to improve. in between she would also stare at qin feng. well, she can''t be blamed! he was really too handsome. sometimes he would practice with them and his toned muscles would be visible from his white uniform that was drenched with sweat. su jiyai even had an erotic...cough! cough inexplicable dreams... in the dream, she was touching his abs and muscles that she always dreamt of, and even... just thinking about it made su jiyai feel ashamed. she was confused and wasn''t able to understand, why she had such dreams. one night when she returned early, she saw han weilin gazing at a photo with reluctance. su jiyai by now considered han weilin her best friend and tipped toe behind her. when she saw a boy and a girl''s photo who were holding hands, she asked curiously, "lin, who are they?" han weilin was surprised by the sudden voice and hurriedly hid the photo. when she saw it su jiyai, heaved a sigh of relief and said, "oh god, jiyai you almost scared me!" su jiyai giggled and han weilin was stunned by su jiyai''s beauty. su jiyai waved her hand and repeated her question. han weilin was a little hesitant and finally said, "i was looking at my first love''s photo." su jiyai was stunned and asked, "was that boy in the photo your first love ?" han weilin nodded and said, "yes, in fact, i too didn''t realize that i was in love with him, till the time i came here in the military. when i started missing him crazily, i was confused. s§×ar?h the n?velfire(.)net website on google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality. when he came to visit me for the first time in the military, my heart started beating fast when i looked at him, i couldn''t move my eyes away from him. it was then that i realized that i love him." su jiyai was in a daze hearing han weilin''s words. heart beating fast, couldn''t look away from him...wasn''t she feeling the same...so was she in love? oh god! su jiyai looked at the sky and was speechless, out of all the people, the god made her fall in love with someone whom she could never imagine being with. qin feng, though 21 years old, was the most powerful superhuman, his looks and even his background were top-notch. he was the person because of whom the entire willow land was protected till now. while she...uh...not to mention superpower...she doesn''t even know her real parents. from that moment on su jiyai started avoiding looking at captain qin. but was it enough to destroy her feelings for captain qin... well the answer was ''no'' in fact, she was getting more and more in love with qin feng. one night while she was fulfilling her punishment (can''t be helped whenever she tried to keep up, qin feng would increase the intensity of the training and hence she kept on getting punished), she felt dizzy, and just when she was about to faint a shadow leaped in front of her and held her. su jiyai smelled a unique but refreshing smell and lifted her head to look at the person who helped her. he was captain qin! but what was he doing here? however what was more surprising was she instantly felt better when he held her. "are you okay ?" he asked in his charming voice. su jiyai nodded her head and pulled away from his arms. though it was comforting, she didn''t dare to dream of something impossible. Chapter 11: Level of Zombies chapter 11: chapter 11: level of zombiesqin feng looked at her one last time and then left. it was then that su jiyai knew that she wasn''t the only person who stayed in the training ground till late, qin feng was also accompanying her. more like monitoring her. su jiyai felt very happy and she didn''t hate the punishments anymore. even though he was only monitoring her as an instructor, she was happy. one more thing that made her happy was there were changes her in body due to training. her body became more leaner and her height increased a bit, but her skin still remained pale which was surprising since the temperature outside was 45 degrees and the training was conducted in open ground with no shed. yet she didn''t have any tanning, because of which many girls in her batch were jealous and mocked her for having some strange disease, but su jiyai ignored them. what changes she liked the most was how powerful she felt. the su jiyai who once had difficulty running 20 laps, was now fine even after completing 35 laps. the su jiyai who once had difficulty keeping up with those groups of superhumans, was now on par with them. for su jiyai this was the biggest achievement and she felt proud of it. today when su jiyai reached the training ground, she heard her batchmates say, "hey! did you hear, from today till next week, our training will be conducted by vice-captain." "what? but why?" "didn''t you hear? the zombies have evolved again." "what?" "yes!" "god! how are we gonna survive now?" su jiyai''s ears stood up. if zombies have evolved again then it will be really difficult for humanity to survive. for the past 12 years, zombies have evolved around 4 times. even the plants and animals have been mutated. "the scientist wants this new category of zombie to know the level 4 zombie''s weakness, and it just happens that level 4 zombie has attacked the base." "level 4 zombie? are their levels among zombie?" "how can you don''t know the zombies have level?" "huh..." "it''s alright i will tell you." a girl with braids said. su jiyai too listened quietly. "level-1 zombies are simple and move slowly, so they are easy to deal with. s§×ar?h the nov§×l?ire.n(e)t website on google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality. level-2 zombies also known as brutes, are fast but their combat ability is not so good. level-3 zombies are known as strikers, they are fast and their combat ability is also good. level-4 zombies are the newly discovered ones and also the most rapidly populating type. they are called morphs. whoever they bit will turn into zombies within 20 minutes." "what 20 minutes?" everyone was stunned. usually, the person bitten by a level -1 and level-2 zombie transforms into a zombie within 2 hours or so. people bitten by level-3 zombies undergo transformation within 1 hour. so the level-4 zombie was indeed a bit dangerous. the girl with braids continued, "not only that. they are very fast, and agile, have good combat ability, and also have a developed brain, hence they aren''t easy to kill. most importantly, it releases poisonous gas, that could evolve any zombie''s level." everyone was scared. one of the girls couldn''t help but ask in a low voice, "would captain qin be okay?" "i don''t know, so far, no one has fought with those morph zombies." the girl with the braid replied. su jiyai felt anxious hearing their words. just then vice-captain arrived and started their training. the training lasted till the afternoon before everyone was led to the army hospital to learn basic medical skills. till the next week, everyone was taught basic medical skills. but what surprised everyone was su jiyai was very good with medicines, only by looking at the name of the medicine and its properties once, she is able to recite it word by word. she was even able to perform all the first aid measures and other medical treatments such as bone fixation with ease. it was as if she had a photographic memory. only su jiyai knew that she didn''t have any photographic memory. it was as if she knew everything and only needed to glance at it once before being able to perform it or remember it. if it was before the apocalypse then she would have been declared a genius but after the apocalypse, the emergence of healers decreased the value of doctors or medical genius. but su jiyai''s skill and hardworking personality did attract a few boys. yet they never came forward to propose to her and waited for her initiative, after all, she was an ordinary person while they had superpowers. Chapter 12: Blood Infusion chapter 12: chapter 12: blood infusiona week passed by and the team led by captain qin returned. qin feng was heavily injured, and by the time he reached the army hospital, he fainted. many onlookers lined up to see captain qin and su jiyai was among them. she looked at the heavy injuries and her heart ached. qin feng''s hand seemed mutilated, with deep gashes and cuts. his uniform was soaked in blood, indicating the severity of his wounds. su jiyai patted her heart which was filled with worry and stayed at the lobby where other onlookers stood. as the time passed, many of them left. at last only a few girls were standing at the door of the hospital. but they too left at 11 pm. only su jiyai stood there and looked at qin feng through the room''s glass window. george looked at su jiyai and waited for her to leave. he felt that like other girls su jiyai would leave too, but even after 3 am, she didn''t leave even though she was sleepy. george was a little impressed by su jiyai''s dedication. just then a doctor and healer came out and informed george, "the patient is in critical condition. he has lost a lot of blood, is there any blood multiplier present in the base?" blood multipliers were a special type of superhumans, they have the capability to multiply the blood inside a person''s body in case of blood loss. george''s face turned serious. blood multiplier was very rare. willow army base indeed has a blood multiplier but currently, he was on leave. geroge said, "i will go and call him." "yes please, and ask him to come within half an hour." george was stunned and informed, "doctor, he is in crest district now." the willow land was divided into 6 different districts. namely crest, silverwood, brook, maplewood, emerald and vista. the district in which the army base was located was in silverwood. the distance between silverwood and brook district was almost more than 300 km. even if that blood multiplier had a speed superpower, he wouldn''t be able to arrive within half an hour. the healer''s face turned serious and he said, "all the injuries have been healed but due to excessive blood loss, captain qin may go into a coma if a blood multiplier doesn''t arrive here on time." george asked with a hint of panic in his voice, "a blood multiplier is not possible, is there any other way?" the healer shook his head and george''s face turned pale. just then the doctor said hesitantly, "there''s another way too." the healer and george looked at them together and the doctor said, "blood infusion." healers didn''t know what the doctor meant, after the emergence of healers, almost all the doctors lost their jobs and medical terms like blood infusion became non-existent even more when superhuman like blood multiplier emerged. so only a few people still remember the technique called blood infusion. george asked, "which equipment is required for this blood infusion? i will gather it." the doctor shook his head and said, "equipment is already present, it is just..." "what doctor?" "do you know his blood group?" the doctor asked. george was stunned before saying, "yes." captain qin due to his special powers is always experimented on by those researchers. it just happened that once a researcher wanted to conduct some blood-related experiment and was asked about his blood group. at that time captain qin replied, "ab-." "ab-" george said and the doctor''s brightened face turned a little pale. "ab-? oh god!" the doctor sighed. "what happened doctor?" george asked worriedly. "for blood infusion, captain qin needs a person with healthy blood and no disease as well as the same blood group as him." george turned to leave and said, sea??h th§× n??elfir§×.net website on google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality. "i will find it right away." the doctor watched with a heavy heart and muttered, "that is the problem, only 0.20% of the current population holds such blood type." su jiyai who heard their conversation, looked at her hand and a voice echoed in her mind, "my baby is so lucky! she has the extremely rare blood type ab-!" the voice was very faint but su jiyai felt her heart aching and her head throbbing. she sat down on one of the benches and clutched her head. finally, when she felt better, she asked the doctor, "doctor, can you check my blood group?" su jiyai''s sudden appearance scared the doctor and he clutched his heart and almost wanted to scold su jiyai but when he noticed how beautiful su jiyai was his anger calmed down. the doctor shook his head irritably and said, "i am currently looking after a patient please leave..." but su jiyai said, "i heard your conversation now, i just happen to have an ab- blood but i don''t know whether it is compatible or not." the doctor was stunned and his irritation vanished. he instantly dragged su jiyai to one of the medical rooms and tested her blood group. soon the result came out and it was indeed ab- Chapter 13: Repay chapter 13: chapter 13: repaythe doctor was delighted he was about to drag su jiyai when george returned with a worried face. he said instantly without giving the doctor a chance to speak, "doctor, i am not able to find any person with ab- blood group, you..." but before he could finish he heard the doctor say, "don''t worry we have already found the person with ab- blood." george just then noticed that the doctor was holding su jiyai''s hands and instantly understood that su jiyai was a person with the same blood group. he couldn''t help but be moved and said to su jiyai, "thank you so much..." but before he could finish his words the doctor interrupted and said, "okay! okay, do this afterward, we are running out of time." george nodded and stared at su jiyai who was dragged into the hospital room by the doctor. when the doctor was about to inject the needle, he said in a patient tone, "don''t be afraid, it will only small pinch." even after waiting for 2 minutes he didn''t get su jiyai''s reply and looked at her, only to find her staring at the unconscious qin feng. the doctor injected the needle but su jiyai didn''t even frown and kept looking at qin feng. the doctor looked at the sky and said, "why didn''t you give me a handsome face?" saying so he sighed and repeated the words he had said to su jiyai when he entered the hospital room, "little girl, i am going to extract around 900 ml of blood, you will faint after this and might even feel weak, do you still want to continue?" (author: you are in the middle of extracting her blood, does this question still matter?) su jiyai nodded her head blood blankly. soon she felt dizzy and heard the doctor''s voice. "i guess this much is enough." su jiyai lay on the bed weakly and looked at qin feng. the doctor gave her some fruit juice, after which she fell asleep. in the morning, qin feng woke up from the coma, his eyes were filled with vigilance and when he noticed that he was in his hospital room, he relaxed a little. just then he sensed that he wasn''t alone and turned to look, only to find su jiyai sleeping. before he could understand why she was there, george entered the room and said with delight, "captain you are awake? great!" qin feng nodded and said with a serious face, "let''s talk about these things later, i have something very important to report to the chief." george saw qin feng''s serious face and asked, "captain, what happened? and can you tell me how you got so injured? i don''t believe that you can be so heavily injured by a level 4 zombie." qin feng looked out of the window on the left of his bed from where the scenery outside was visible and said, "i saw him. and i suspect that this time evolution isn''t as simple as it seems." "who?" "zombie king." qin feng replied. when he was fighting with a level 4 zombie, he felt a gaze on himself and looked in the direction only to find a zombie king. the zombie king''a aura was very powerful and menacing, unlike anything qin feng had encountered before. george''s face turned a little pale and he was about to ask for more things when qin feng asked, "what is she doing here?" george looked at the sleeping su jiyai and explained everything. sear?h the n?velfire.net website on google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality. qin feng was stunned before looking at su jiyai deeply. just then su jiyai woke up and qin feng''s face turned emotionless. su jiyai was a little surprised to see that both george and qin feng were looking at her and she said with a slight smile, "i will leave now." but qin feng stopped her and said, "have lunch before leaving." su jiyai was a little hesitant but when she thought about how she would be able to spend some time with qin feng she didn''t insist and stayed. qin feng then said, "thank you so much for donating the blood to me. in order to repay you i am ready to fulfill any one of your wishes." su jiyai shook her head and said, "no, you shed this blood while protecting us, it is our responsibility to protect you in return." Chapter 14: Xuan Jin chapter 14: chapter 14: xuan jinqin feng and george both were a little surprised by su jiyai''s thought process... after all, even when qin feng was injured no one from the higher authority bothered to send any help and just asked him to report once he became conscious. they didn''t even for once think that he fought with those zombies to protect them and instead were more concerned about what he saw and brought. on the other hand, su jiyai who had a chance to ask anything she wanted, said such a heartwarming line. both george and qin feng felt a little complex in their heart. after breakfast, su jiyai left the hospital room after reminding qin feng to take care. she didn''t pester and neither mention her help to qin feng. "boss...she..." george didn''t know how to express his feelings for su jiyai. he thought every beautiful girl was a scammer...but su jiyai''s help made him wonder if an extremely beautiful and pure-looking girl like su jiyai was an exception. if only this girl had superpowers...then he would have played the role of matchmaker and tied them together. not like he cared whether she had superpowers or not...but qin feng''s family and his surroundings were filled with complex people. if someone as innocent and as powerless as su jiyai gets together with qin feng...she would be dead even before she could enjoy a luxurious life. qin feng''s eyes darkened a bit. george turned toward qin feng. just as he was about to finish his words, the door was pushed open followed by a sweet voice, "feng''er are you okay?" su jiyai reached her dormitory with a tired expression. sear?h the ¦Çov§×lfire .net website on google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality. fortunately, the military training was going to be completed today. tomorrow will be a holiday and after tomorrow there will 3 days of practical practice before they will be officially declared as a soldier. meaning after 4 days, her countdown toward death will start. su jiyai suppressed the rising sadness in her heart. no need to be sad, other than han weilin there will be hardly anyone who would be sad after her death. and han weilin will too forget about her after some time. her death will hardly affect anyone, so what she was sad for? su jiyai was sure that she would die. after all, who could survive for more than a year or two in the army without any superpower? after getting ready she exited the dormitory and heard a sound of argument. normally su jiyai would not have paid any attention to the argument but han weilin''s angry and loud voice attracted her attention. su jiyaii walked in the direction from where the sound was coming and found han weilin, arguing with a few groups of girls. "hmph! weilin, do you really think that by using such a method of seeking death you would be able to awaken a superpower? how delusion could you be ?" "i thought that as an heir of..." however, before the girl could finish her words, han weilin shouted, "stop! i am telling you, kong guan, just because you are jealous of my status and want to become like me, you are not entitled to openly tell my identity!" the girl named kong guan, a tall girl with tanned skin and a normal feature face snorted. before they could continue their fight, one of the girls in the group said, "hey, xuan jin has come to army base!" "really? that powerful and beautiful telekinesis heir of the xuan family. the most dotted daughter of the xuan family? what is she doing here?" "do you really don''t know?" one of the girls asked with a sly smile and the other girl understood. "let''s go! we could deal with han weilin later. but we can''t meet xuan jin later!" "yes! yes!" su jiyai wanted to follow them too. xuan jin wasn''t someone unknown to her. scumbag ou had told her about his encounter with xuan jin and details about xuan jin. in his words, xuan jin was the luckiest, beautiful, smartest, talented, and dotted girl in the entire china. she was also the idol of many female soldiers. just like celebrity. well, that was what her neighbor called xuan jin. su jiyai always wanted to see the lucky girl xuan jin. however, sensing han weilin''s current condition, she gave up and walked up to her. her best friend was more important than some strange celebrity. "weilin?" su jiyai called out her name cautiously. han weilin whose eyes were closed, opened her eyes, a bit startled by su jiyai''s sudden appearance, and hurriedly wiped her tears. su jiyai was stunned seeing han weilin''s tears and her heart was filled with anger towards the group of girls who made han weilin cry, she also blamed herself for not arriving early. Chapter 15: Trigger Test, Mass Death chapter 15: chapter 15: trigger test, mass death"weilin why are you crying?" su jiyai asked worriedly. "nothing." han weilin dodged looking into su jiyai''s eyes. su jiyai didn''t continue to ask further and directly hugged han weilin, "it''s okay. everything will turn out well in the end." han weilin''s eyes turned moist and she hugged su jiyai with all of her strength. "jiyai, i am unwilling...i am unwilling to accept my fate!" su jiyai thought, that just like her han weilin didn''t want to die, and hence knowing the bitter reality her eyes turned moist too, yet she said with a smile, "if you are unwilling then fight. you shouldn''t be affected by the words when you want to make a change." han weilin still cried bitterly but in some corner of her heart, she felt su jiyai was right. "if you want i can fight for you!" su jiyai said in a heroic voice. han weilin pulled away, looked at su jiyai seriously, and said with a worried expression, "they have 2 strength types, 2 psychic types, and one-speed type people on their side." su jiyai: "..." why can''t you offend less powerful people. maybe han weilin could read su jiyai''s emotion or maybe su jiyai''s blank expression was so comical that han weilin couldn''t help but laugh. "hahaha! jiyai you are so funny!" su jiyai heaved a sigh of relief when she saw han weilin laughing and pouted. han weilin was struck by su jiyai''s pout and she couldn''t help mutter, "jiyai you look like a fairy!" su jiyai touched her face and asked with excitement, "really? where are my admirers?" she looked around as if she wanted to find one and then with a disappointed expression she said, "ah! how could i forget? just like gold digger, now we have superpower diggers!" han weilin laughed at su jiyai''s antics. su jiyai laughed along with han weilin unaware that a pair of eyes was watching and hearing their interaction with a smile. qin feng looked at the beautiful yet comical girl through the window of the room and for a moment his heart skipped a beat. he suddenly wanted to know more about her and hence ignoring the disgustingly sweet voice behind him, he said to george, "i will continue taking the newbie batch''s training." since his back was towards the 2 people in the room didn''t see his expression, otherwise, things would have progressed in a very different direction... han weilin stopped laughing and softly said, "thank you jiyai." su jiyai made an angry face, "just a thank you? i expected a slice of bread piece. i guess i need to work more next time." towards the end a sad expression appeared on her face and han weilin laughed. finally, after joking for a few minutes, han weilin stopped su jiyai and asked, "aren''t you curious about what they were talking about?" "honestly i am. but i will never force you to tell me, everyone has their own secret." su jiyai said with a serious face. han weilin looked at her face seriously, and when she sensed that su jiyai was sincere, han weilin told explosive news, "i wasn''t forced to be admitted in the army. i voluntarily got admitted here. not because i want to seek death or i am patriotic, but i hope to awaken superpower." "what?" su jiyai was confused. superpowers are very mysterious things, they can be awakened by only a few people. a trigger test is used to determine whether a person can awaken a superpower in his/her entire lifetime. if someone fails the test, it is concluded that the person could never awaken a superpower. at least that was what she had known till now. however, han weilin''s words, made her surprised. "yes. my dad is in one of the important positions and he got to know that as long as we fight against zombies or are in some near-death situation then there are chances that a very powerful superpower can be awakened. many such examples have been found in the military." s~ea??h the n?vel?ire.net website on google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality. su jiyai was stunned before asking, "so why is it not known to a general audience? if the army releases this news to the general public, then i am sure that the admission rate of the army will rapidly increase." han weilin admired her best friend''s intelligence. as always she can point out the important points easily. in the face of such temptation, she was still able to calmly analyze the crux problem. "because the investigation has not been conducted fully, and the government doesn''t want to see a mass death scene. have you ever thought what those desperate youths, families, and people would do once they knew this news?" su jiyai said with a serious expression, "they would directly fight without any training and might die, leading to already declining humanity to extinction." "exactly." han weilin said. "what a smart girl." qin feng thought. Chapter 16: Hope chapter 16: chapter 16: hope"captain, did you say anything?" george asked. qin feng focused on the conversation between han weilin and su jiyai, ignoring george''s words. "can it be triggered...by anyone?" su jiyai asked with hope that even she didn''t believe she had. "yes." han weilin nodded. su jiyai''s eyes brightened. if...if only....if only she could awake a powerful superpower then she won''t be looked down on. she won''t die early and she can even dream of being together with him.... no! what was she thinking? even if she awakened a superpower, there would be a vast difference between him and her. yet the hope in su jiyai''s heart didn''t extinguish and her whole mood brightened. "jiyai, what are you thinking? why are you blushing so hard?" han weilin''s words stunned su jiyai who hurriedly touched her hot cheeks. sear?h the n??elfir§×.net website on google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality. su jiyai suddenly hugged han weilin, "thank you! thank you so much for telling me this information! i hope both you and i can awaken a superpower." han weilin interrupted her and said, "jiyai, it won''t be easy..." "who cares, life has never been easy on me anyway. if by working hard i could awaken a superpower i would gladly do all the work! weilin, i was born without superpower but i don''t want to die without superpower. i want to contribute to this country, make a name for myself, and find my parents. i don''t just want to be a beautiful vase! and without giving it a try i can''t give up right?" the shine in su jiyai''s eyes stunned han weilin. she felt all the darkness fading away after hearing su jiyai''s words. especially the line, "i was born without superpower but i don''t want to die without superpower. i want to contribute to this country" with a touched heart han weilin patted su jiyai''s head and decided not to care about those b*tches. qin feng felt his heart skip a beat again. not because of how beautiful su jiyai looked but because he realized how beautiful su jiyai''s soul was. her thought perspective and the shine in her eyes... especially her words. after dropping han weilin in the dormitory, su jiyai walked towards the training ground expecting to see the vice-captain. but to her surprise, today''s session was getting conducted by qin feng. can she say she was happy? of course! today was her best day. when qin feng looked over at her, she kept a straight face, even with her fastened heartbeat. by the time the training was completed, everyone was already on the ground, only su jiyai was filled with vigor, even though she had punishment pending for herself. "soldiers, today your basic training will end here. for the next 3 days, you all will practice the real-time combat. rest well." saying so qin feng left. "finally! it''s over!" "yes! yes! yes! finally, i can rest." "how sad...i won''t be able to meet the handsome instructor from now on..." "yeah, i am sad about that fact too!" even su jiyai agreed with them. her vigor instantly vanished when she thought how difficult it would be from now to see qin feng. but then again, at least she would be able to see him from afar, right? after everyone left su jiyai started doing crunches with extra effort and a big smile on her face. qin feng looked at the hardworking figure in the training ground and he was affected by her smile too, "you are so happy just because of a small piece of information? silly." the sun was setting and a warm hue enveloped the entire ground, warming the atmosphere between the two, where both of them were unaware of each other''s feelings yet were happy. su jiyai finished her punishment and wiped away the dust on her face. "done?" qin feng''s voice startled su jiyai who turned to look at him. "yeah." su jiyai said and tried not to blush. in her mind, she was wondering how some could smell so good. "thank you." qin feng said. "no need! no need!" su jiyai waved her hands. qin feng noticed su jiyai''s slightly embarrassed expression and didn''t continue to express his gratitude. "come i will drop you by the dormitory." he said and su jiyai almost pinched herself. what can be nicer than getting to know that you can survive and even fulfill your dream? to get dropped by her crush! "sure." su jiyai said and turned her face away to hide the blush on her face. they started walking towards the dormitory and han weilin who came to pick up su jiyai, hid in the bushes. a sly smile appeared on her face when she saw the blush on her bestie''s face and she cheered in her heart, "go bestie! bag that captain." su jiyai has been living with her for the past month and of course, she guessed her feelings for captain qin. and in her belief, both of them were a match made in heaven. beauty and power, together! Chapter 17: Qin Feng鈥檚 Promise chapter 17: chapter 17: qin feng''s promiseunaware of han weilin''s presence, su jiyai and qin feng soon reached the dormitory. su jiyai was a bit regretful in her heart. if only...the distance between her training ground and dormitory was huge, she could have had the chance to spend more time with qin feng. however, just like how everyone has to wake up from their beautiful dream, su jiyai too had to face the bitter reality. "jiyai." qin feng called out softly. su jiyai''s heart skipped a beat as she shifted her gaze to qin feng. does he know her name? oh! right! he knows everyone''s names in the newbie''s batch. "if you have any request, that i can fulfill, please say so." his tone was serious. su jiyai softly asked, "any?" "any." qin feng nodded. ''even becoming my boyfriend?'' su jiyai thought. however, she knew that she couldn''t be greedy. "someday, if i don''t return to the army during one of the wars against zombies and my best friend conducts a burial for me, please attend it." su jiyai said. she was sure, han weilin would conduct a burial for her. even if she was dead, she wished to see his crush for one last time. maybe not in this life but in the next life, they can be together if he sees her off. qin feng was surprised and gloomy. he felt as if it was getting a little difficult to breathe. how could such a young girl, talk about her death so calmly? and why did she ask for such a thing when she had the chance to ask anything else? swallowing the lump forming in his throat, qin feng suggested, "why don''t you change your request? i can use my connection to get you out of the army. you can return to your family and will never have to die." he didn''t want to see her die... he can''t... just the mere thought was enough to make him a bit uncomfortable. su jiyai chuckled, "no." what family? she doesn''t have any family. the su family will never accept her, and survival in an apocalypse without shelter is very difficult. not to mention, as her best friend said if they fight enough zombies, they would be lucky enough to awaken a superpower of their own. if she remains in the army, fights with zombies, and dies without awakening a superpower, at least she would have contributed to the army. however, once she is outside the army, no contribution would be made by her and she would at most roam in the willow land without any purpose. qin feng stopped persuading when he saw a determined expression on su jiyai''s face. "okay." su jiyai smiled. her smile was so beautiful that qin feng was a bit dazed. "thank you." qin feng came out of his daze and said, "fine, you go back to the dormitory." however, when he shifted his gaze to the dormitory, qin feng was stunned. was the dormitory for ordinary people so bad? as far as qin feng remembers, the dormitory of ordinary people was supposed to be a normal building, so why was it looking like some haunted house? qin feng made a mental note to talk with the administrator and talk about the renovation of the dorm. "i will but before that, i wanted to ask how are you feeling captain?" su jiyai''s voice broke qin feng''s thought process. su jiyai knew that it was too late to ask that question but she was so excited the first time that she forgot about that question. "i am fine." qin feng said with a slight smile. su jiyai nodded and turned to enter the dormitory, before leaving she didn''t forget to wave a bye to qin feng who nodded at her. what su jiyai and qin feng didn''t know was...a figure from the window of the dormitory was watching them. once in the dormitory, su jiyai found that her other roommates had yet to return and went to her bed. today was her luckiest day! captain qin talked with her! he even promised to attend her burial! what more she could ask? suddenly a tap on her shoulder, made su jiyai''s face turn pale and she turned to look at the person who tapped on her shoulder. "hu! weilin you scared me!" su jiyai patted her shoulder. han weilin didn''t answer and only looked at su jiyai with a complex look. "what happened?" su jiyai asked in confusion. "jiyai why did you say that i will conduct your burial? i will not conduct a burial if you don''t return to the dormitory in one piece." han weilin said in a calm voice. the moment she heard that line, only god knows how hurt han weilin was. she can''t see su jiyai dying! not when she had finally found a good friend! su jiyai felt a bit emotional and hugged han weilin, "weilin, i am taking precautions for my future. i don''t feel i will die for sure." su jiyai consoled. han weilin hugged su jiyai back her grip tightened around su jiyai''s waist. for the next two minutes, no one spoke. s§×arch* the novelfire.net* website on google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality. finally, han weilin asked, "how was your little date with captain qin?" su jiyai rolled her eyes, "what little date? he was just there to drop me." however, su jiyai''s blushing cheeks betrayed her. "you little liar! looks like i will have to force a confession out of you!" han weilin said and lifted her hand. su jiyai instantly backed away and shook her head, "no! weilin you can''t! no!" "it''s tickle time!" han weilin said with an evil time. su jiyai started to run while han weilin tried to catch her. it was a rare leisure time for both of them. in the end, han weilin caught up to su jiyai and tickled her to the point, that su jiyai couldn''t take any more and begged for mercy. the two friends chatted for a while before going back to the bed. ...... next day. su jiyai got ready and just as she was about to leave the dormitory, her stomach started to ache. confused su jiyai placed a hand on her stomach and a familiar ache made su jiyai''s face change. god! her aunt flow is here! su jiyai gritted her teeth and looked for sanitary pads or tampons. however, even after looking around for a long while she found none. just then han weilin who had got ready too, saw su jiyai. "what happened?" "periods." su jiyai said with a sad face. it wasn''t like she never had periods. just the previous month she got her first period and thanks to the counterwoman she was able to get sanitary pads. however, the counter woman had warned su jiyai to buy her own sanitary pads the next time. su jiyai didn''t have money. sanitary pads during the apocalypse were so expensive! a single packet of sanitary pads or tampons costs 2000 federal coins! han weilin smiled with a helpless face, "why are so worried, am i not here?" then han weilin walked towards her luggage and took two packets. she passed it to su jiyai, "here." su jiya took the packet and said with a determined expression, "weilin, i will repay you later!" this wasn''t the first time, that han weilin helped her. one time when han weilin saw su jiyai eating only bread, she bought 10 packets of pickles for su jiyai so that su jiyai wouldn''t have to eat the dry bread. she also bought two new sets of clothes for su jiyai. han weilin''s family was well-off, but it wasn''t to the point that she could give away such a precious thing without any consequences. she would for sure have to answer her parents, yet han weilin didn''t back down. to have such a best friend, su jiyai was filled with delight. it wasn''t like she would never repay her though...once she started to earn a monthly wage, she would slowly repay han weilin. "wow! what a liver-touching friendship. weilin, when yuan asked for sanitary pads, you only gave her 7 pieces, while you are giving her entire two packets! how selfish you are! and you, jiyai, you are just using weilin! both of you are a perfect match b*tch and b*tch!" wang bao said in a sour tone. "bao stop causing trouble." li yuan said in a soft voice. her eyes turned red and she would occasionally look at su jiyai and the sanitary pads. han weilin narrowed her eyes, "three things. first, it is my thing, i will decide who to give the sanitary pads to, you are no one to question me, you should be grateful that i helped. second, when yuan first came to the dormitory and didn''t have enough money, i lent her a packet too. she still hasn''t paid me the money yet, but i never fussed over it. you too received the sanitary pads from me, but never repaid me. and third, my bestie is not using me!" Chapter 18: Weakness of Zombies chapter 18: chapter 18: weakness of zombiesfor the past few days, due to the constant clashes, han weilin realized that wang bao and li yuan both of them were strange. when she helped them earlier, they were sweet. now that she was helping someone else, they were instantly offended and even accused her of being selfish. wang bao and li yuan''s face turned red. however, wang bao didn''t want to give up and changed her target. "su jiyai at least you should be sensible enough to share the packet, right? i don''t want much, just give us a packet..." "i won''t." su jiyai didn''t let wang bao finish her words. she had heard too many such comments from wang bao that slowly even without her finishing her words, su jiyai knows what wang bao meant. "what? how dare you..." wang bao was furious and li yuan''s eyes turned teary as she said, "jiyai please don''t be harsh on bao, she was just being straightforward! she thought that since we have helped you so much, you would help us in return." li yuan said with red eyes. if outsiders watched the scene they would think that han weilin and su jiyai were bullying li yuan and wang bao was protecting her. su jiyai shifted her gaze to li yuan and stated, "wrong." li yuan stiffened. whenever they previously had an argument, su jiyai to avoid trouble, wouldn''t bother to argue. sear?h the n?vel_fire.¦Çet website on google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality. this was the first time, li yuan saw su jiyai contradicting her. "you can''t label someone''s greediness to straightforwardness." with just one sentence su jiyai exposed the problem in li yuan''s words. suddenly li yuan fell to the ground. "yuan!" wang bao shouted. "hey!" han weilin was surprised. "oh god! how could you be so mean jiyai? see! because of your loud voice and unreasonable words, yuan got scared and fainted!" wang bao started to blame su jiyai. su jiyai calmly pointed out, "just because of my words, she can never faint. also, she is pretending to faint. i have studied medicine and at least know that once you faint you don''t have the time to cover your face." wang bao: "..." han weilin: "..." li yuan: "..." an awkward silence ensued in the dormitory. su jiyai thanked han weilin and left. today was her real-life combat training, so she needs to focus on that. once in the training ground, su jiyai saw the excited faces of others and couldn''t help but sigh. what was there to be excited? soon qin feng arrived at the training ground. su jiyai: i take my words back. qin feng glanced at everyone, his gaze stayed on su jiyai a little longer than others, before he shifted his gaze and said in a stern voice, "today, you all will face zombies for the first time. remember when fighting zombies, you don''t need to be powerful, you only need to be smart. zombies are divided into 4 levels. level-1 zombies don''t move fast, you can easily kill such zombies. their weakness is their brain. as long as you can deal a blow to their brain, there are 99% chance that you will survive. level-2 zombies also known as brutes, are fast, however their combat ability is their disadvantage. these types of zombies mainly focus on infecting humans, so try to maintain distance while fighting. their neck is their weakness. as long as you slash their neck, there are 98% chance that you will survive. level-3 zombies are known as strikers, they are agile and have good combat ability. these types of zombies are hard to deal with, however they have one weakness. they don''t have the intelligence. if you can think of a solution that only humans can, there are 40% chances that you will survive." su jiyai noted down each detail in her head. she prayed to god that she never encounter a level-3 zombie. "to identify the zombies you need to look at the skin of the zombies, the lighter the skin, the more chances that it is a higher rank zombie..." one by one qin feng gave the instructions and told them survival tips. after 1 hour, qin feng was finished with the speech and asked them to follow him. on the way, one of the girls from the superpower group suddenly turned toward su jiyai and said, "hey, don''t die during the training, it will be a bad omen for us." the remaining 9 people laughed upon hearing her comment su jiyai looked around as if she was searching for someone. "hey, i am talking to you!" the girl shouted at su jiyai. su jiyai however made a confused face and said in a loud voice, "which dog is barking? and where are the rest of the dogs that are following it?" silence. the people in the superpower group couldn''t help but be speechless. qin feng''s mouth twitched. "you..." "silence." qin feng warned. he was a little dissatisfied with the girl. why is she so noisy? can''t she be like su jiyai? the girl could only shut her mouth but she resentfully glared at su jiyai. on reaching the training area, qin feng asked them to stand in a line. "before starting, i would like to clear one thing. once on the battlefield, you all are a team, instead of just thinking about yourself, if you have the chance to save your teammate, do so. you all will fight the zombies together. if i find any of you breaking this rule, i will throw them in an area filled with zombies." the girl who was about to take the opportunity to teach su jiyai a lesson gave up instantly. "select your weapons first." su jiyai selected a dragger, while most of them selected sword and whip. "now let''s begin the training." qin feng announced. before anyone could react, 20 zombies were released in the training ground. it was su jiyai''s first time seeing zombie and to say that she wasn''t scared was a lie. the zombies stumbled out of the darkened enclosure, their decayed flesh and soulless eyes sending chills down everyone''s spine. despite her earlier bravado, su jiyai''s heart pounded in her chest. "remember the weaknesses," qin feng''s voice echoed in her mind as she tightened her grip on her weapon. the group quickly formed a defensive circle, their backs to each other, weapons raised. the zombies advanced slowly at first, their movements jerky and uncoordinated, but as they got closer, their speed increased, a horrifying realization that the threat was real and imminent. "level-1 zombies, aim for the head!" qin feng shouted, his own weapon slashing through the air with precision. one of the boys beside su jiyai couldn''t help but shout in fear. "ahhh!" "don''t shout!" su jiyai warned him, but the boy was so frightened that he kept on shouting attracting the attention of zombies. su jiyai: "..." why do i have the worst luck? "silence!" qin feng said and the boy finally stopped shouting. he gripped his weapon with fear and swung it to a nearby zombie, killing the zombie in just one move. "ah? i have killed? yay!" the boy said with surprise. "i said silence." qin feng''s voice was cold this time and the boy instantly realized his foolishness. su jiyai''s eyes darted to a zombie stumbling towards her. it was a grotesque figure, its skin pale and rotting. she swung her weapon, aiming for its head, and with a sickening crunch, it fell to the ground, motionless. first win... su jiyai couldn''t believe that she killed a zombie with her own hand. however, the situation doesn''t give her the time to think and she continues to fight. "superpower users, for the next 10 minutes you have to use your superpowers to fight against the zombies. you can''t use your weapons." the sudden announcement from qin feng caught everyone off guard. the superpower users glanced at each other, their expressions looked as if they wanted to die. for some, their powers were second nature, but for others, especially in such a high-stress situation, it was a challenge to rely solely on their abilities. su jiyai, not being a superpower user, continued to fight with her dagger. she noticed how the dynamics shifted as the superpower users began to utilize their unique abilities. fireballs, ice shards, and bursts of energy filled the training ground, each attack aimed at the approaching zombies. for a moment, a hint of envy appeared in su jiyai''s eyes. if only...if only she too had awakened a superpower... qin feng''s voice rang out again, "remember, control your powers. precision is key. wasting energy will only make you vulnerable." su jiyai took down another level-1 zombie, her movements becoming more fluid with each kill. the training ground was a cacophony of chaos, but amidst it all, su jiyai felt a strange sense of clarity. she could see the pattern in the zombies'' movements, the way they hesitated just before attacking. it wasn''t much, but it was enough to give her an edge. Chapter 19: Mei Ling chapter 19: chapter 19: mei ling"switch partners every two minutes," qin feng instructed. "this will help you learn to fight alongside different abilities." su jiyai found herself paired with a girl who could manipulate fire. the girl''s name was mei ling, and her fiery attacks were both impressive and intimidating. "cover me," mei ling said, her eyes locked on a group of zombies. she raised her hands, and flames erupted, incinerating the closest zombie. su jiyai stood ready, her dagger poised to strike any that got too close. they worked well together, their movements synchronized. mei ling''s fire attacks kept the zombies at bay, while su jiyai''s quick strikes finished them off. "five minutes left!" qin feng''s voice cut through the noise. the zombies kept coming, but the group''s confidence was growing. even the boy who had shouted earlier was now fighting with determination, his fear replaced by a newfound resolve. suddenly, a level-2 zombie, a brute, burst through the line, heading straight for mei ling. su jiyai''s heart raced. the brute''s speed was terrifying, but she remembered qin feng''s words: the neck is the weakness. "to the left!" su jiyai shouted. mei ling dodged, her flames missing the brute by inches. su jiyai lunged forward, her dagger aimed at the brute''s neck. with a swift, decisive motion, she slashed through its neck, and the brute collapsed, its head rolling away. "nice one!" mei ling said. the last few minutes were intense, but the group held their ground. when qin feng finally called for a halt, the field was littered with the remains of zombies. the trainees, though exhausted, stood tall, their faces reflecting pride. "you all did well for your first encounter. remember, this was controlled. out there, it will be much harder. stay alert, stay together, and never let your guard down. now let''s start with the new batch." qin feng said and couldn''t help but look at one particular girl who looked as if she was about to collapse, yet she bravely killed as many zombies as superhumans did. sear?h the n?vel?ire.net website on google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality. qin feng felt a bit suspicious. is su jiyai sure that she doesn''t have any superpower? her body constitution was definitely not normal at all... "what?" all the superpower users and su jiyai were stunned. however, before they could complain, new zombies started to flock. this time not only there was level 1 zombies but also level 2 zombies... ........ by the end of the day, all the trainees were so exhausted that they couldn''t even lift their legs, su jiyai felt that if she was given a bed, she would immediately lay on it and start sleeping. "alright, you all can leave now." qin feng left after saying his piece. "my god! i thought he would never ask us to stop..." one of the superpower users sighed. mei ling who was lying beside su jiyai said, "you have good combat skills." "thank you." su jiyai replied. "let''s be friends." mei ling said as she extended her left hand. "just because i am able to fight now, doesn''t mean i will continue to fight well in the future. you should find someone else." su jiyai exposed her without mercy. "tsk tsk...too clever. however..." mei ling turned to face su jiyai and said, "i like it." su jiyai rolled her eyes. one by one everyone left, however, su jiyai stayed on the ground. mei ling was about to ask why she wasn''t leaving but su jiyai didn''t give her the chance and said, "i want to practice more." mei ling was stunned and turned to leave. su jiyai could hear her say, "crazy." after everyone left, su jiyai started to practice. even though her body was tired, su jiyai knew that the difference between and the superpower user was too much, if she wanted to live, she had to fill the gap by practicing more hours. of course, su jiyai underestimated her body''s limits because, after an hour, she suddenly felt nauseous and almost fainted. however before she could fall, familiar arms wrapped around her, and a unique but refreshing smell hit her nose. qin feng... su jiyai lifted her head and their eyes met. the time seemed to have paused and su jiyai couldn''t think of anything other than the mesmerizing eyes of a certain gorgeous captain... qin feng was utterly mesmerized. his heart skipped a beat when he saw those clear and pure ocean-blue eyes... how mesmerizing! he thought. after a while, qin feng came out of his daze and helped su jiyai to stand up, "you should have rested, why are you still practicing?" "nothing." su jiyai said with a small smile. her heart was beating as if it was some drum! qin feng shook his head, "it''s better if i drop you at the dormitory by myself." his tone sounded as if he wanted to ensure that su jiyai didn''t over-practice. su jiyai felt sweet in her heart and nodded. "ma''am just like i had said, something is going between them." a figure said to a tall figure. the tall figure was silent before saying, "deal with that girl after 5 months. make sure to throw her in an isolated place filled with zombies, it is best if she becomes a zombie, if feng kills her with his own hands, he will learn his lesson." "okay, ma''am." "don''t take action right away. wait for the right time." su jiyai and qin feng soon reached the dormitory. today they weren''t silent along the way, they talked about various things. for once qin feng was stunned. su jiyai''s way of thinking was too unique... according to her, death doesn''t separate two people from each other. death is just a phase, just like how mortality is a phase. afterlife is another phase. and maybe there was something more than the afterlife... then her life philosophy. if you are doomed to die, you will die anyway but if you can''t even try then you are wrong, what if a miracle happens? it is just like praying to god to win a lottery but not even buying a lottery ticket, so how could god help? so try whenever you can. on reaching the dormitory, qin feng bade a farewell and siu jiyai made her way to the bunker bed. unsurprisingly she felt the cold gaze of xi ziang and jing shan on her. of course, they were angry because li yuan was crying and wang bao was whispering something to them. su jiyai ignored them. however from then onwards she noticed a significant change in the members of the dorm except for han weilin. no one from the dorm was ready to lend her anything and they would sometimes even pass sarcastic remarks. at first han weilin fought with them, but su jiyai stopped her and told her, "not everyone is inclined to like and help us. since they don''t want to help it is their choice." han weilin could only reluctantly give up under su jiyai''s repeated persuasion. the day of the training ended and su jiyai joined the army officially. many things changed. the initially fearful su jiyai was now filled with a fighting spirit for her country. the army life was hard. there weren''t resources. not much to eat, tiredness from the battles, fear of not being able to see the next day. however, su jiyai gradually adjusted. coincidentally she and han weilin were in the same group. days passed one by one. clashes in the dormitory increased and with each passing day, new trouble would arise. just after 2 months in the army, su jiyai''s adoptive parents arrived at the army camp and made a scene, they refused to leave and asked for monetary compensation since they had raised su jiyai. wang bao openly criticized su jiyai for being unfilial and even started to spread rumors about her. su jiyai however refused to give in and didn''t give a single federal coin to her adoptive parents. after all, to not sully their names, the adoptive parents had hired someone else to pretend to be her adoptive parents, how could she let them succeed? su jiyai even tried to explain but except for han weilin, a few of her new friends, mei ling, and qin feng, no one was ready to listen to her. was su jiyai affected? a little, but that was all. she was grateful that she wasn''t alone. other than getting pointed and called out names, there were not many changes in su jiyai''s life. what made su jiyai happy was, she survived 2 months! even though she was heavily injured sometimes and it was very difficult to endure the pain and the cold while still continuing to fight, she was happy. how couldn''t she? 5 months before she was sure that she wouldn''t even last 2 days. but now? she could easily fight level 2 zombies! however, she was not powerful enough to fight level 3 zombies. su jiyai believed that someday she would be able to fight level 3 zombies! there was also su yun and ou lin. the shameless couple even came to invite su jiyai to their grand wedding. Chapter 20: Han Weilin鈥檚 Awakening. chapter 20: chapter 20: han weilin''s awakening.su jiyai refused to meet them. she heard of their grand wedding, later. turns out they had held their wedding in one of the luxurious hotels. they also offered 6 different types of dishes to the guest! su jiyai regretted her decision. if she had gone, at least she would be able to eat those yummy dishes. when she told qin feng about it, he laughed. su jiyai pouted and said, "why are you laughing? don''t you know how luxurious it is for us army people?" for the past 5 months, su jiyai ate only 3 things for every single lunch and dinner: bread, pickles, and water. qin feng paused and made a ''hmm'' sound. that evening su jiyai was invited to qin feng''s personal office. "you called?" su jiyai asked as she peeked inside the office. "hm. come and sit." qin feng said. su jiyai was quite familiar with qin feng by now. after that blood infusion, su jiyai donated her blood to qin feng many times. the reason was simple. blood infusion heals qin feng''s injuries much faster. su jiyai proposed qin feng choose blood infusion every time. george helped su jiyai in the task. he started to list down the benefits of blood infusion to qin feng. even after qin feng''s repeated refusal, geroge and su jiyai joined hands, and when qin feng was unconscious, they would ask the doctor to do a blood infusion. each time qin feng could only ask su jiyai to stay in his office and recuperate. so su jiyai was very familiar with qin feng''s office by now. su jiyai sat down on the sofa and, qin feng called someone, "bring it in." su jiyai raised an eyebrow. what was her dear crush doing? wait. could he still be called a crush, if she wanted to see him all day and night, spend her all time with him, become worried when he goes on a mission even though she is a soldier herself, wait for him to return, become jealous when someone else comes near him... was he still her crush? or... su jiyai stopped herself from thinking any further. even though qin feng and she have become friends, su jiyai never dared to dream of anything more. just as she was lost in her thoughts, someone knocked on the door and soon few staff with plates entered the room. one by one they placed the plates on the table and left. su jiyai was in daze. was this truly what she was thinking? qin feng smiled and teased her, "what? didn''t want to have a taste of some other dishes? now that they are in front of you why aren''t you eating." su jiyai''s heart skipped a beat and she pointed at the food and asked, "you asked someone to make this for me?" "yes." qin feng nodded nonchalantly. su jiyai checked the dishes one by one. dumplings, kung pao chicken, mapo tofu, rice, spring rolls, and noodles. these dishes may seem simple, but only survivors of the apocalypse know how expensive and precious these dishes were. a single plate of dumplings costs 15,000 federal coins, while kung pao chicken costs 30,000 federal coins! if she wasn''t wrong then qin feng had at least spent more than 100,000 federal coins on just a single meal! "you...how could you spend so much money! how can i repay you?" su jiyai held her head. the first thing that came into her mind was the price of the dishes and how difficult it would be to repay the money! that was 100,000 federal coins! even if she saves her army salary every month, she won''t be able to pay off 100,000 federal coins even in 10 years! qin feng laughed, "aren''t you repaying me already? and i did it for you, so don''t look at the price and eat to your heart''s content." su jiyai paused and suddenly something clicked in her mind. so the reason why qin feng bought all of those dishes was because she had complained that she had only eaten bread for the past 5 months? why does he care so much for her? does he... no! even though su jiyai knew that it was impossible her heart was beating loudly. what if he, like her... has some feelings for her too? the mere thought made su jiyai''s mood bright. su jiyai shifted her gaze to the dishes and said, "i will repay you someday, i promise." "okay." qin feng said with a chuckle. what could she give to him, that he wants? the things he wants are something that could only be given by god. he didn''t want to demotivate su jiyai with his thought process and smiled. what he didn''t know was...in the future, su jiyai would indeed give him what only god could give according to qin feng. "you come and eat too, otherwise i would feel like a pig." su jiyai said. qin feng chuckled. this girl doesn''t hesitate to berate herself. "sure." sea??h th§× nov§×l?ire.n(e)t website on google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality. su jiyai and qin feng ate the dishes while chatting. it was another wonderful evening. "oh right. i will leave for a mission and this time it may take time." qin feng informed. su jiyai suppressed the sadness and asked, "how long?" "1 month." qin feng said with a serious face. su jiyai was even more sad and this time qin feng sensed it too. he placed his hand on her head and patted her, "alright don''t be sad, i promise i will try to return soon." su jiyai nodded reluctantly. after some thought, she decided to take a risk and said, "wait for me tomorrow. i want to tell you something." qin feng froze and nodded. a small smile had appeared on his face. su jiyai happily returned to her dormitory and saw that today the dorm room was particularly lively. han weilin was surrounded by all the dormmates and she was saying something with an excited face. su jiyai didn''t want to interrupt, especially when she was finally able to get along with the other dormmates. however, han weilin had different plans. how could she forget her best friend? "jiyai!" she called with an excited expression, "come here!" su jiyai thought for a moment and walked up to her. "see this." han weilin said and suddenly a small fire appeared on her fingertips. "what!" su jiyai was shocked before she was delighted and hugged han weilin, "congratulations!" su jiyai was truly happy for han weilin. her bestie was trying so hard to awaken a power for the past 2 years and she was finally able to, how couldn''t su jiyai be not happy for her? han weilin hugged su jiyai back with excitement, "jiyai, i have finally awakened a superpower! my father would be so proud of me! i will not die as an ordinary human!" "hm." su jiyai smiled. "so weilin will you leave the dorm?" li yuan asked in a small voice and everyone fell silent. even han weilin was stunned. "what are you saying yuan, even if han weilin awakens a power she has to stay with us. after all, we are friends!" wang bao said with confidence. "yes! she is our friend. even if she awakens a superpower she would have to stay with us. in fact, all of us stay together till everyone else awakens a superpower." li yuan said with red eyes and a small smile on her face. she sounded as if she was motivating everyone else. han weilin looked troubled. su jiyai interrupted them and said, "why should she stay in the ordinary dorm? she has awakened a superpower, of course, she has to go to the superpower dorm and learn from other ability users and interact with them. and what do you mean by staying together till we all awaken? i am sure if you and your best friend awaken a superpower, you both will be the first to leave. you would act as if you want to stay and your best friend will ''convince'' you to leave." "you!" wang bao instantly became furious. "jiyai i don''t mean to force weilin to stay in the dorm. i just thought that since she is our friend she would stay with us..." li yuan said with red eyes. xi ziang couldn''t help but defend li yuan, "hey jiyai don''t be so harsh on yuan! she only..." Chapter 21: Confession. chapter 21: chapter 21: confession.however, before he could finish su jiyai interrupted him, "..have good intentions? sure. i would have considered that she had good intentions, if she didn''t use the line ''since we are friends we have to stay together.'' it''s more like ''since i can''t awaken a superpower you have to suffer with me''. what friendship she is even talking about? the one we had? for your information for the past 2 months, we all have been ignoring each other. you all were ignoring weilin too." silence. xi ziang, li yuan, and wang bao, three of them turned silent. jing shan too didn''t have words to refute. for the first time, jing shan felt, that li yuan was wrong. su jiyai turned towards han weilin and said, "superhuman weilin, don''t forget your bestie!" han weilin smiled. in fact, her thoughts matched with su jiyai''s, but as the person who was in an advantageous situation, she couldn''t defend herself. thank god su jiyai was on her side. han weilin shifted from the ordinary human''s dorm to the superpower users'' dorm. li yuan watched from the dorm''s window as han weilin left and her eyes turned cold. she suddenly walked up to her bunker bed, took out a phone and called someone, "i am already to do that task you make the arrangement." the next day han weilin was transferred from su jiyai''s army division and the friends were quite sad. they promised to meet each other at night every day. su jiyai walked up to qin feng''s office and clenched the letter in her hand. after encouraging herself time and time again, she entered the office and saw qin feng. su jiyai walked in with a nervous expression and said, "um...feng?" qin feng lifted his head and his handsome face under the sunlight was looking even more beautiful. su jiyai''s breath hitched and she stuttered as she said. "c-can y-you re-ad this." a glint flashed in qin feng''s eyes and he took the letter. "what is it?" he asked softly. su jiyai was so nervous that she didn''t even notice, that the great captain qin had lowered his voice! "you...first read it." su jiyai said clenching her fist. qin feng slowly opened the letter and started reading the letter, his face had no expression at all. after finishing the letter, qin feng was silent before shifting his gaze to su jiyai. "i can''t give you an answer for now." su jiyai''s heart skipped a beat. what was that answer? does he like her or not? in a daze, su jiyai saw qin feng standing up and walking up to her. he placed a hand on her cheeks and said, "wait for me." and then he left. su jiyai''s heart thumped loudly. was that a ''yes''? if he wanted to reject her, he could have done it right away! so why didn''t he do it? not to mention he even placed a hand on her cheeks! su jiyai placed her hand on her cheeks and blushed. that could only mean... su jiyai patted her loudly beating heart. she scolded herself for overthinking. as she exited the office, she saw han weilin, who instantly slightly lifted her head and moved her eyebrows, as if asking what was the outcome. su jiyai ran in han wielin''s direction and hugged her. "weilin, he said he can''t answer for now! he said to wait for him!" han weilin was stunned before smiling happily and hugging her back, "bestie, our luck has improved!" "yes!" su jiyai said with an excited expression. "let''s do one thing. the day after tomorrow is an army holiday, so we can go somewhere to celebrate." "okay! my treat!" su jiyai proposed and han weilin could only agree. however, due to an emergency, han welin had to leave the army just 2 days later. su jiyai was sad. after all, with qin feng and han weilin''s departure, she hardly had any friends. the next day. su jiyai got to know that due to the lack of manpower, she was shifted to some other division temporarily. su jiyai knew that it was one of the common problems in the army and hence packed her supplies. she also got to know that the trip would be long unlike the previous one-day return trips, so decided to pack most of her belongings. li yuan and wang bao hold grudge against her. what if they destroyed her belongings or sold them? not to mention, su jiyai always takes the two boxes gifted by her real parents with her. if one day she dies, she will die with those two boxes in her hand. god knows if she will be able to find it someday because of those boxes. su jiyai soon arrived at the specific army division. the leader glanced at su jiyai with a uninterested expression and su jiyai couldn''t help but feel a bit anxious. was something bad going to happen? "you will be stationed at the gate number 19." the leader said. su jiyai froze. gate number 19 is said to have the least zombies. su jiyai shook her head, she was truly not in her right mind. as she made her way to the gate number 19, a question appeared in her mind. didn''t say that the manpower was less? so why are they sending her to a gate where almost no zombies are present? su jiyai had reached gate 19 by now. she decided to ask about it later. other than su jiyai, there were 3 more people stationed at gate 19. one of them was the leader, who just happened to be li yuan. li yuan ignored su jiyai and instructed the other two on what to do. then she turned toward su jiyai and said, "jiyai you have come on right time. for the past few hours, strange noise has been detected, you have to go and survey the area ahead." su jiyai paused and said in a neutral tone, "i can''t, it can be dangerous." "i am not asking you to go too far, just 40 steps would be enough." li yuan said in a soft voice. one of the two men whom li yuan had instructed before muttered in a voice that su jiyai could hear, "what a coward! can she still be counted as a soldier?" "i know right?" hearing their words li yuan''s face suddenly had a smile. she turned towards su jiyai and asked in a low voice, "will you or will you not?" su jiyai found li yuan''s expression very strange at that moment. feeling a bit dizzy, su jiyai nodded, "okay." "oh and take your bag with you." li yuan said. su jiyai didn''t find it strange and nodded. suddenly one of the men patted su jiyai''s shoulder and said, "it is just a small survey no need to be so tensed." su jiyai dodged him and nodded with a blank expression. soon su jiyai completed her 40 steps. she wasn''t far from them but she wasn''t close to them too. as she started to walk one of the two men standing beside li yuan shouted, sear?h the novel?ire(.)ne*t website on google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality. "now look..." however, before he could finish his words, a roar sounded. su jiyai blinked and realized that she had unintentionally walked up so far. she was about to run back when suddenly a few zombies obstructed her path from the front. how strange! su jiyai thought. now even if she wanted to return, she can''t. after all, there were not just 1 or 2 zombies there were at least 20 or so zombies. when did they come near her? why didn''t she hear their movements before? "hey come back!" one of the men shouted but su jiyai turned around and started to run in the other direction. li yuan looked at her left and nodded. suddenly su jiyai felt that the zombies behind her were much more than before. worried that it might cause trouble su jiyai ran as fast as she could. su jiyai didn''t even realize that more and more zombies were coming in her direction. as if she were some magnet. "hahaha! what a good plan!" one of the men xiao cui laughed. "xiao cui the illusion created by you looked so real!" the other man named gao michen said. "brother the zombies attracted by towards her after that are much more amazing." xiao cui praised. "okay let''s not waste time we need to create evidence that su jiyai ran away from the army on her own and has died." the plan was simple. li yuan would convince su jiyai to leave, xiao cui would create an illusion and the energy left by gao michen would then truly start to attract zombies. gao michen was the guy who had patted su jiyai on the back. his powers were rather unique. as long as he wants he can leave a trace of energy on the other person because of which zombies will start to flock to that person. "she is not dead yet though." xiao cui said in a cautious tone. .................... special note: author: my dear readers i am fulfilling my promise of updating regularly, and i sincerely hope that you can show some support. any type of support is sufficient. comments, power stones, or reviews! i welcome them all! Chapter 22: Gate 19 chapter 22: chapter 22: gate 19"do you think she will escape from the hordes of zombies following her? and did you forget why we chose gate 19? even though the zombies at gate 19 are fewer, it doesn''t mean there are no zombies. on the contrary, once you leave gate 19, you will soon realize that the surrounding has more zombies than other areas." li yuan explained. "so that means she would die for sure?" xiao cui asked. "not until a miracle happens." li yuan said with a smile. "don''t worry my energy will stay on for the entire day. even if she wants she won''t be able to escape from the zombies." gao michen patted his chest. li yuan smirked and muttered, "i hope you become a zombie jiyai. you are beautiful...and that is the reason for your downfall." then she took out her phone and called someone, "hello? yeah, the work is done. it''s time to create evidence." ... su jiayi ran when she realized more and more zombies were starting to chase her. she made her way toward gate 18, where the most powerful superhumans were present however the path was obstructed. su jiyai noticed all the paths that could lead back to the military were blocked. sweat formed on su jiyai''s forehead. is she going to die? su jiyai didn''t know. she didn''t even know where she was running to. she was only following her instinct. but it was clear that her instincts were wrong because more and more zombies could be seen in the direction she was running. more than 500 zombies were chasing su jiyai. to say she wasn''t frightened would be an understatement. ..... qin feng who was travelling with his superiors, suddenly felt a strange kind of anxiety in his heart. he placed his hand on his heart and muttered, "what is happening?" he looked around thinking someone was playing tricks on him but didn''t find anyone. was he thinking too much? or did something happen to his close one? wait. is su jiyai okay? qin feng''s heart skipped a beat. he instantly called in the army camp. when the call was connected, he asked his subordinate, "where is jiyai?" "reporting to captain, she is stationed at gate 19." "why there?" qin feng instantly felt wary. sear?h the novelfire.net* website on google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality. "reporting to captain, a few more superpower users have completed their training and are getting trained in the area where miss su and other soldiers used to patrol. so miss su has been shifted to other areas." qin feng knew that it was one of the common scenarios in the army and finally gave up. "okay. when she returns, inform me." "alright, captain!" the subordinate said. in his heart, he couldn''t help but wonder, whether his captain has fallen for miss su. was this the reason why his captain was opposing the engagement proposal? once the call hung up, qin feng felt regret in his heart. if only...if only he had given her an answer... he wanted to hug her, kiss her, and even tell her that he had slowly fallen in love with her... however, the circumstances involving her were very complex, so he first wanted to clear it up and then propose to su jiyai. he patted his heart and muttered, "it''s alright, soon she will be mine." a small smile appeared on qin feng''s face. his eyes turned a bit dreamy as he thought about the future he was going to share with her. he made a firm decision in his heart to give su jiyai an answer for now and ask her to wait for him. qin feng didn''t know that soon, su jiyai would never return army. for a long time, he would regret, not asking her to wait. ... su jiyai too was thinking about qin feng. if only...if only she could have hugged him. there was also han weilin... su jiyai regretted not writing any last letter to han weilin. she would soon die. and it was sure that her dead body would never return to the army. she might even end up becoming a zombie. she was abandoned by her parents, yet she tried to live her life. she was abused and tortured by her foster parents, yet she strived to live every day. even when her foster parents kicked her out, she didn''t shed a single tear. the life in army was difficult but she never gave up. her foster parents ruined her reputation in the army, but even then su jiyai didn''t give up. however, today su jiyai felt like crying. why was life so hard? when her hard work had finally paid off, things were turning stable, and soon she might have a boyfriend who loved her, everything was snatched away from her. did god hate her so much? a tear formed in her eyes and su jiyai cursed, "why? why? why do you make my life hell time and time again? am i so unlovable? why don''t just for once you make my life easy... i hate you! i hate you!" su jiyai cried as she ran. she was feeling vulnerable at that moment. life is unfair. su jiyai understood it at that moment. she never complained, was hardworking, and always tried to look at every situation from a different perspective, but was the result of all those efforts? death. more and more zombies started to flock around su jiyai. su jiyai didn''t even need to think, she was sure that at least 1000 zombies were flocking behind her and would soon catch up to her. for a moment su jiyai thought of stopping and throwing herself into the hordes of zombies and becoming a zombie. it''s better if she dies. anyway, she doesn''t have any good future considering how bad her luck is. despair wasn''t the only negative emotion su jiyai was feeling. she started to even doubt whether qin feng''s answer would be a yes or not. no! what was she thinking? she doesn''t know his answer and she can''t die without knowing it. she has to live! she has to know it! "please...please help! somebody, please help." su jiyai shouted. but in the vast land, other su jiyai and zombies, there was no help. "brother feng! sister weilin! please help!" su jiyai''s tone was filled with begging. tears kept streaming down her cheeks. suddenly some more zombies started to flock from the front and su jiyai fought with them to make a way for herself. till now only level 1 zombies were flocking to su jiyai hence she was still safe. however, seeing the level 2 zombies joining the force, a chill ran down her spine. the level 2 zombies were faster, stronger, and more cunning than the ones she had been battling so far. su jiayi scanned her surroundings, searching for anything that could give her an advantage. she noticed a narrow alleyway to her left, partially blocked by debris but still passable. it was a risky move, but it might slow the zombies down. she sprinted towards the alleyway, leaping over the debris and squeezing through the narrow passage. the walls were close, scraping against her shoulders, but the confined space worked in her favor as it forced the zombies to slow down and come at her one by one. panting and sweating, su jiayi emerged on the other side of the alley into a small courtyard. for a brief moment, su jiyai thought that she was finally safe. but that hope was quickly dashed when she saw more zombies pouring in from the other side. she was surrounded again. desperation clawed at her, but she refused to let it consume her. she looked up and saw a fire escape ladder on the side of a building. it was a long shot, but it was her only shot. she ran towards it, jumping up to grab the lowest rung and pulling herself up with every ounce of strength she had left. as she climbed, the zombies reached the base of the ladder, their rotting hands grasping at her feet. she kicked at them, her boots making contact with decaying flesh, and kept climbing. when she reached the rooftop, she collapsed, gasping for breath. the rooftop was relatively safe, but she knew it was only temporary. she had to keep moving, find a way to signal for help, or at least find a place to hide until she could come up with a better plan. su jiyai took a deep breath and rested for a while. her heart was pounding. she looked around warily and surveyed her surroundings. she was trying to find if there was any army camp nearby. however other than a metallic blue color shaped square, su jiyai didn''t find anything. su jiyai knew about the square. in fact, it wasn''t a square. it was a 5000 sq ft area surrounded by large metallic blue walls that emitted electricity whenever someone dared to go near it. what was even more amazing, was that it was the only place, zombies couldn''t go near to. Chapter 23: Activation Gem chapter 23: chapter 23: activation gemno one knows who lives there and who has built that place. the higher authorities of different lands even tried to force their way in, however, due to some reason they weren''t able to enter at all. maybe someone indeed lived inside because the moment the authorities tried to enter the square using helicopters, they were instantly attacked. the strange part was, the moment su jiyai saw the square a strange sense of anxiety enveloped her. su jiyai''s heart suddenly turned heavy and she felt a strange sense of gloom in her heart. clang. clang. clang. su jiyai''s heart started to beat fast. she turned around in horror when she heard the sound. did a zombie make it to the rooftop? su jiyai clutched her bag and gritted her teeth. with the heavy bag, she won''t be able to run for long. su jiyai hurriedly took out all the clothes and threw them away. she looked at 200 federal coins, which she had saved with difficulty and the two boxes given by her parents. her gaze then shifted to the blueberry pie color gem given by qin feng. it was her birthday gift. qin feng said that he thought of her when he found the gem. however, before she could make the decision about it, a rotting smell wafted up to her. she froze for a moment, realizing the danger was even closer than she thought. a single level 3 zombie had managed to climb up the fire escape and was now on the rooftop with her. su jiayi quickly stuffed the federal coins and gems into her pockets and grabbed the two boxes, clutching them tightly. she knew she couldn''t afford to lose what little she had left. her heart pounded in her chest as she tried to come up with a plan. the zombie lunged at her, and su jiayi dodged to the side, narrowly avoiding its grasp. she swung her backpack at it, using it as a makeshift weapon to keep the creature at bay. the zombie stumbled but quickly regained its footing, advancing on her again. desperate, su jiayi glanced around the rooftop for anything she could use. she spotted a metal pipe lying on the ground, likely left behind by some previous inhabitants. she dashed towards it, grabbing it just as the zombie lunged again. with all her strength, she swung the pipe, connecting with the zombie''s head. it staggered but didn''t go down. she swung again, and again until the zombie finally collapsed, its skull caved in. a shiny crystal-like thing popped out of the zombie''s head. "zombie crystal?" su jiyai muttered. she has heard zombie crystals are extremely rare things and are used to enhance superpowers. though su jiyai knew that she didn''t have superpowers she still put away the crystal. what if...what if by keeping the zombie crystals, she awakens a superpower? su jiyai knew that she was foolish, however, she couldn''t let go of the last hope. if only she could awaken a superpower! however su jiyai knew that like han weilin, she didn''t get a chance to train her body for 2 years, so it was very unlikely that she would be able to awaken a superpower... su jiyai looked back and walked toward the edge of the rooftop. she was thinking of trying her luck and going to the square. sear?h the n??efire.¦Çet website on google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality. suddenly she heard a slight glitching sound, "zzzzz h-zzzz zzezz" "huh?" su jiyai''s heart skipped a beat. she hurriedly took back a step and the sound stopped. what was that sound? she took a deep breath and approached the edge of the rooftop again, trying to pinpoint the source of the strange sound. however this time the sound didn''t come. "am i hallucinating?" su jiyai muttered. su jiyai shook her head and went near her bag. she ate some dry biscuits and took out a small handbag, stuffed the two boxes in it, and secured it around her waist. clang. clang. su jiyai''s eyes widened. more zombies? and just from the dangerous aura, su jiyai was sure that the zombie wasn''t a ordinary zombie. su jiyai started to think of a way to exit the rooftop. looking around, she spotted another building nearby, close enough that she might be able to jump across. it was a risky move, but it seemed like her best option. she took a deep breath and leaped. her heart pounded as she flew through the air, but she managed to land safely on the other side, rolling to absorb the impact. she quickly got to her feet, glancing back to see the rooftop she had just left swarming with zombies. breathing heavily, she moved quickly across the new rooftop, looking for a way down. she found another fire escape and began her descent, pausing every few steps to listen for any signs of danger. the streets below were eerily quiet, but she knew she couldn''t stay exposed for long. once she reached the ground, she ducked into an alleyway, trying to stay out of sight. her mind raced as she considered her next move. the square was still her best option, despite the dangers. she made her way through the maze of alleys and side streets, avoiding the main roads where zombies were more likely to be. however, she still encounters zombies and to su jiyai''s dismay, they are all level 3 zombies. su jiyai could only fight. her physical energy was long drained. the reason why she was still able to fight was because of her willpower. soon su jiyai reached close to the square. when she turned around, su jiyai''s soul almost left her body. from where do these level 4 zombies chase her? su jiyai never thought that her luck could be so bad! she could hardly deal with a single level 3 zombie on her own, how was she going to deal with those level 4 zombies? su jiyai looked in front and realized that she had reached the square. what to do now? how to enter it? su jiyai was extremely worried. suddenly su jiyai heard the same buzzing sound, "bzzzzzz. " su jiyai covered her ears due to how irritating the sound was. by now the level 4 zombies had caught up with su jiyai. one of them lunged at su jiyai. su jiyai tried to dodge but she wasn''t as fast as the zombie. the very next second a deep gash opened up on su jiyai''s arm as the zombie''s claws raked across her skin. pain shot through her, and su jiyai almost screamed. su jiyai moved backwards. her energy was long drained and after getting injured, su jiyai couldn''t even walk properly. the level 4 zombie as if taking pleasure in su jiyai''s pain smiled creepily. su jiyai bit her lips. "bzzz bzzz...h...bzz. ho-st....p-pu-t act-acti-vat-ion ge-m." a mechanical voice sounded in su jiyai''s ears. even though the voice was not stable, su jiyai understood the words for some reason. it was asking her to put some activation gem...where and what activation gem? "what do you mean?" su jiyai asked as she looked around. was someone playing a prank on her? "ge-em i-n h-bzzz-ost''s po-cket. g-bzzz-o to l-bzzz-eft." her pocket? su jiyai touched her pocket. there was only one gem in her pocket, and it was given to her by qin feng. but why does this strange thing want that gem? and most importantly who was it? "who are you?"su jiyai asked but before she could receive her answer, level 4 zombies started to attack su jiayi. su jiyai moved away and due to the inertia, the zombie crashed into the metallic blue wall. bzzz. the zombie was electrocuted and died on the spot. seeing this the other zombies became crazy and started to attack su jiyai like crazy. having understood the trick, su jiyai moved close to the metallic blue wall, not too close that she would be electrocuted, just close enough so that whenever the zombies lunged at her she would dodge. at the same time, she fumbled in her pocket and retrieved the blueberry pie-colored gem that qin feng had given her. holding it tightly, she looked around, searching for any clue on how to activate it. the mechanical voice buzzed again, clearer this time, "g-bzzz-o to l-bzzz-eft." left? what did it mean? su jiyai glanced around frantically, trying to decipher the message amidst the chaos of the zombie attack. her instincts told her to trust the voice, though it sounded robotic and unfamiliar. without hesitating further, she turned to her left and saw a peculiar indentation on the wall, a slot, perhaps meant for inserting something. could this be where the activation gem was supposed to go? Chapter 24: Galaxy Color Portal chapter 24: chapter 24: galaxy color portalthe level 4 zombie lunged at her again, its claws slashing through the air. su jiyai dodged narrowly, feeling the wind of its attack graze her skin. she gritted her teeth against the pain and focused on the task at hand. with trembling hands, she pressed the gem against the slot in the wall. to her surprise, it slid in smoothly, as if it was meant to fit there all along. a faint hum filled the air, and a beam of light shot out from the gem, illuminating the surroundings with an eerie glow. the mechanical voice buzzed once more, "a-cti-vat-ing t-th-e s-sy-stem." system? s~ea??h the nov§×l?ire.n(e)t website on google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality. su jiyai was confused. however, the zombies didn''t give her the time to think about the baffling situation. they started to attack su jiyai and she could only passively defend herself. "1% loaded." "5% loaded." "7% loaded..." ..... su jiyai was completely speechless. in 30 minutes only 7% system was loaded. by the time it reached 100%, su jiyai was sure that she would be dead by then. and what the hell was this system? the next hour was just a one-sided beating. su jiyai''s body was bruised and battered, each minute feeling like an eternity as she fended off the relentless attacks from the level 4 zombies. her vision blurred with fatigue, and every muscle screamed in protest with each desperate move she made. the mechanical voice''s updates on the system''s progress seemed painfully slow, adding to her growing sense of despair. "10% loaded." "15% loaded." time dragged on, and the percentage seemed to inch upward at an excruciatingly slow pace. su jiyai''s movements became sluggish, her strength waning. she knew she couldn''t hold out much longer. blood dripped from her wounds, mixing with sweat and dirt, her breath coming in ragged gasps. just as her legs began to buckle under her, a sudden surge of energy coursed through the air. su jiyai''s eyes glimmered with hope and she turned to look at the metallic blue wall, however, the loading was still struck at 16. so where was this light coming from? su jiayi realized that her body was emitting the light. was she going to die? is the king yama sucking her soul out of her body? great. that was the last thought su jiyai. whoosh. the next second she heard the mechanical voice again, "host! don''t die! you have awakened your superpower! you can''t die!" superpower? su jiyai opened her eyes with difficulty and realized that at some point the zombies moved away from her. did she awaken an extremely powerful superpower? was this why the zombies were scared away from her? however, this fantasy didn''t last long, because the next second, she heard the system''s panicked voice, "host be careful! host be careful! don''t die! you have to survive 2 hours! you have!" die? what the f*ck. and what does the system mean by surviving for 2 hours? the next second su jiyai''s confusion was cleared as a mesmerizing, galaxy-colored portal materialized before her. the portal hovered in mid-air, framed by a dynamic ring of swirling cosmic energy. its edge shimmered with hues of deep blues, purples, and sparkling silvers, like the vast expanse of a star-filled night sky. before su jiyai could understand, she heard the system say, "host! host absorb the zombie crystal you have obtained to heal your injuries! and collect the cores you will receive in another dimension!" what? su jiyai''s brows furrowed and the next second she was sucked into the portal. .... on a unknown planet. the atmosphere was filled with a strange smell and the land was dry. occasionally the sound of someone stomping its feet could be heard. the planet was entirely brownish. even the trees and water on the planet were brown. there were almost no buildings, houses or humans present on the planet. in the middle of the vast area, a figure was lying on the ground. after an hour or so, the figure moved and opened her eyes with difficulty. su jiyai looked around and her heart skipped a beat. where was she? around her was just vast brown land. it was as if she had entered some abandoned island. "hello?" su jiyai called out softly. feeling fatigued, su jiyai took out the zombie crystal she had obtained from the zombie she had killed on the rooftop. what did that system thing say? absorb the crystal would heal her injuries, and she has to survive for 2 hours. right. su jiyai held the zombie crystal and thought for a long while as to how to absorb the zombie crystal. since she didn''t live in a superpower dormitory, she didn''t know much about superpowers. should she eat it? no! su jiyai felt disgust at the mere thought. suddenly su jiyai started to feel her vision turning blurry. at the same time, she felt a heavy vibration in the ground. dun. dun. dun. su jiyai looked around and saw a strange beast. the beast was in red color and was almost 20 feet high. a few vending machines that su jiyai had seen before were popping out of the beast''s body. it was truly...very strange. however, the scarier part was how excited was the beast to see her. it was as if, su jiyai was almost in his mouth. su jiyai''s heart chilled and she tried to back away, however, due to her injuries, she couldn''t move much. su jiyai truly wanted to cry. for a moment she wished that few of her friends or qin feng was present with her. how could she deal with this beast in such an injured state? su jiyai clutched the zombie crystal and suddenly had an idea. what if she tried to pull the energy out of the zombie crytsal by imagining it? su jiyai closed her eyes and tried to suck out the energy. however, due to her panic and the nearing danger, su jiyai was hardly able to concentrate. having no choice, su jiyai was about to give up, when suddenly she felt a warm current in her veins. su jiyai was excited and continued to extract energy. it didn''t take her much time to completely extract the energy out of the zombie crystal and by now the beast too had reached near her. su jiyai opened her eyes and looked at the approaching beast. with shaky legs, she stood up. even though she knew that she wasn''t capable of fighting the beast, one thing that su jiyai knew was even if she didn''t fight the beast she would die. when the beast reached su jiyai, su jiyai clenched her hand into a fist and threw a punch. at the same time, the beast pounced on her. su jiyai knew that her death was near. this beast looked about 500 kg, even if she didn''t die from its weight, she would die after he ate her. however... an unexpected thing happened. the moment the punch landed on the beast, it roared in pain and was thrown back several meters, crashing into the brownish ground with a thunderous impact. su jiyai stared in shock at her fist, which was now glowing faintly with the same cosmic energy as the portal. she could hardly believe what had just happened. the beast, which she had thought was invincible, had been significantly injured by her punch. su jiyai turned her attention back to the beast, which was struggling to get back on its feet. the vending machines embedded in its body clanked and whirred, making it look even more bizarre. she didn''t have much time to think. the beast roared again, clearly enraged, and charged at her once more. but this time su jiyai wasn''t scared. she focused all of her energy on her hand and threw another punch. the force of the blow caused the beast to collapse, its body twitching before going still. su jiyai stood over it, panting heavily, her body trembling from the exertion. finally, the beast stopped moving. su jiyai sat on the ground and took a long breath. after lying on the ground for 20 minutes, su jiyai stood up. she suddenly remembered the instructions of the system. "collect cores!" she needs to find the core of the beats, right? su jiyai first started with a skull. she threw a punch and the head blew off, spraying blood and strange metallic fragments. amidst the gore, she found a glowing core, pulsating with energy. with trembling hands, she picked it up. the core was warm, emitting a soft, steady light, and was in red color. su jiyai tried to absorb the core however she wasn''t able to extract any energy at all. finally, she placed the core in the bag she was carrying. suddenly the ground began to shake. su jiyai looked around and saw a huge group of beasts rushing towards her. if the beast she had just not defeated was 20 feet tall, then the beasts before her eyes were at least 40 feet tall! not to mention there wasn''t just one beast, there were at least 20 such beasts. Chapter 25: Binding With the System chapter 25: chapter 25: binding with the systemno! su jiyai had a bad feeling in her heart. su jiyai only had one thought. run. and so she did. su jiyai hurriedly ran towards her left. alas! her luck was truly bad because the next second, a few more beasts rushed from the left side. she complained in her heart, "if you want to kill me, then just kill me! why are you going me the hope of survival and then dashing it?" unfortunately, she couldn''t continue to complain further because the beast had already reached her. from the looks of it, they were either the family members of the beast she had killed or the clan members. were they here to take revenge? how unfair is this? your son was the first per...beast to attack me! i just defended myself! su jiyai had such thoughts and she turned in another direction. the beast followed behind her and soon caught up with her. one of the beasts used its massive hand to swipe at su jiyai. she only felt a strong force hit her back, sending her flying several meters through the air. she landed hard, skidding across the dry, cracked ground. her vision blurred, pain radiating through her body. with the previous injuries and new injuries added, su jiyai could hardly breathe. exhausted, injured, hungry and weak. everything was going worse for her! su jiyai gritted her teeth. no! that system said that as long as she survived for 2 hours, she would be able to return. once she returned, she could meet qin feng! the beasts were closing in, their eyes filled with a savage hunger. su jiyai knew she couldn''t outrun them in her current state. she had to fight. su jiyai tried to stand up, but maybe her body was truly at its limit because even after giving herself constant reminders to stand up, su jiyai couldn''t. thump. one of the beasts that had reached su jiyai lifted its leg, to crush su jiyai. su jiyai''s eyes widened in horror. a few beautiful moments flashed past su jiyai''s eyes and her eyes turned a bit blurry. those beautiful memories she had spent with han weilin and qin feng flashed before her eyes. they would be sad if she didn''t return, right? su jiyai gritted her teeth and hurriedly rolled to her side. she narrowly avoided the crushing blow, feeling the ground shake violently from the impact. the beasts roared in frustration, their eyes locking onto her with renewed intensity. su jiyai wished that a portal could appear if the time was over. without su jiyai''s realizing, her eyes colored changed into the color of a galaxy and the beast retreated in fear. the next second a sound came - whoosh. suddenly a galaxy-colored portal appeared just a few distance away. su jiyai''s eyes brightened! before the beast could charge at her again, su jiya simply rolled in the direction of the portal. since it wasn''t far, su jiyai was smoothly able to enter the portal. the moment she entered the portal, su jiyai''s eyes turned blurry. the last scene she saw was a beast trying to enter the portal. they won''t enter the portal, right? su jiyai thought so and closed her eyes. the portal threw su jiyai out at the exact location where she had activated the gem. the surroundings looked eerily familiar, but the level 4 zombies were no longer there. su jiyai was in an unconscious state when she heard, the system''s voice. "65% loaded" "80% loaded." so fast? why was the loading so fast? what su jiyai didn''t know was...the system was loading at its own pace. she was the one who was becoming conscious and unconscious time and time again. "99% loaded." "100% loaded!" [congratulations host for activating the multiplier system. would you like to bind with the system?] [host would you like to bind with the system?] [host would you like to bind with the system?] [host would you like to bind with the system?] su jiyai who was half-conscious, gritted her teeth and said, "yes." [congratulations on binding with the system.] [congratulations to the host for acquiring a newbie package. you will get a double-room house x 1, white rice x 5 kg, a powered milk bottle x 10, dried fruit packet x 10, spices packet x 10, jerky beef packets x 10...] the system listed a few more items, but su jiyai wasn''t able to listen to its words. [host''s condition is in danger! emergency measures have been implemented. host, please extend your hand!] [warning! host, you are about to die! please extend your hand!] su jiyai didn''t feel she could move. slowly she felt as if she was losing control of her body. [host your life is in danger, please extend your hand and register your biometrics!] the system constantly bugged su jiyai. [host please think about your family and friends! they would be extremely sad if you die] su jiyai begged her body to respond and tried her best to take control. finally, with difficulty, su jiyai lifted her hand and placed it on the activating gem. as soon as her fingers made contact, the gem emitted a bright light, scanning her biometrics. the mechanical voice buzzed again. [host biometrics registered. initiating emergency healing protocol.] su jiyai didn''t know what happened after that. she only knew one thing. she slept for a long time. the sleep was so relaxing that su jiyai didn''t want to wake up at all. after a long while, when su jiyai opened her eyes, she realized that she was in a room. what made her surprised was the bed under her. she touched the bed in surprise and muttered, "my god! how could such a soft thing could exist?" however, her thoughts were soon diverted. "huh? i am alive?" the moment she thought about it, su jiyai was filled with delight. the delight soon faded. su jiyai was worried about qin feng and han weilin. did they try to find her? were they sad? do they think that she is dead? many thoughts appeared in her mind. [host you are awake?] su jiyai was stunned by the sudden voice and placed her hand on her heart. [host don''t be scared. it''s me, your system] s~ea??h the n?velfire.n§×t website on google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality. "my system? what are you and what do you mean by my system?" [host a system is a tool that is designed to assist their host. the system will give some tasks and if you fulfill them you will get the reward. at the same time, if you fail to fulfill them, you will be punished. also, you will earn points after completing the mission. you can exchange those points for some item, from the system mall.] su jiyai was stunned and asked, "wait! this...how did i acquire you?" [i can''t answer.] su jiyai frowned, "that...why would you help me?" [i am not helping you host. you finish the task assigned by the system and you will get the reward. it is a win-win] su jiyai nodded and finally asked, "oh, right! how long have i been sleeping?" su jiyai was truly satisfied by the sleep she had and was wondering for many days she had fallen asleep. [a year host.] "what?" su jiyai felt as if her ears were ringing. "what did you say? a year? you are kidding right?" how could she fall asleep for a year? "yes, host." "you..." however before su jiyai could say anything, she felt hungry. the hunger was so intense that su jiyai forgot her question and asked, "is there something to eat?" [yes, host! you can open your newbie package, there is food in it.] "really?" su jiyai was suspicious. how could someone be so nice? su jiyai tried to analyse the situation but hunger overpowered her logical thinking. "okay. so please give me the food." [host i have a suggestion.] "say." [if you give 20 points, i can deliver a cooked meal to you.] "ah? what points? i don''t have any points." su jiyai said with sadness. just the mere thought of a cooked meal, made su jiyai feel overwhelmed. how tasty is a cooked meal? how could su jiyai not know? [host don''t worry, you have been gifted with a newbie package. through the newbie package, you have acquired 100,000 points.] 100,000 points? su jiyai was delighted and commented, "your newbie package is truly generous." [thank you, host. so do you want a cooked meal?] "yes!" [20 points deducted. remaining points: 99980. your cooked meal will be delivered in 10 minutes.] su jiyai nodded. she wasn''t expecting much. as long as she can have a decent meal, it would be enough. after 10 minutes, a mechanical voice sounded. [host, the meal is prepared and has been served on the dining table.] su jiyai subconsciously walked up to the door, opened it, and exited the room. Chapter 26: Safety Points. chapter 26: chapter 26: safety points.after crossing the corridor, su jiyai saw a small living room. on the right side were two sofas that were facing the tv and on the left side was the dining table. three huge bowls were placed on the table. each of them was emitting an amazing fragrance. su jiyai''s mouth watered. [host for the starters we have, honey and nut granola. for the main course, we have bean chilli with rice and for dessert, we have rice pudding with maple syrup. enjoy your meal host!] suddenly su jiyai remembered something and asked, "is there no water here?" [host don''t worry here, there is no shortage of food and water.] "really?" su jiyai felt as if she was a country bumpkin. [yes, host] su jiyai gulped and sat down at the dining table. with a calm expression scooped some honey and nut granola. su jiyai''s eyes widened in surprise when she tasted the dish. "oh my god! how could something be so delicious?" su jiyai closed her eyes in delight savoring the taste and almost biting her tongue in the process. "how could this dish be so tasty?" su jiyai asked. [host, this is cooked by our level 1 chef] "level 1 chef?" su jiyai was curious. "was the food cooked by a robot?" [yes, host.] su jiyai was surprised and for a moment she doubted whether it was all her illusion. however, the taste of the dishes was so real and authentic, how could she be in an illusion? thinking so, su jiyai continued eating. the more she ate, the more surprised she was. she liked honey and nut granola because it wasn''t greasy even though it was sweet. not to mention, in the apocalypse, sugar became a rare commodity. hence for su jiyai, it was the best dish she had ever eaten. bean chilli rice exceeded her expectations too. su jiyai thought that if there was a ranking she would give bean chili rice the 1st position and honey and nut granola second. however, rice pudding made her take back her words. how could such an amazing desert exist? su jiyai thought. what made her feel even more amazed was...how such a meal could only cost 20 points. su jiyai paused and looked around. before she was too hungry to notice properly, but now when she did...she realized that the house she was living in was...too beautiful! the house had a color theme of black and golden. it looked luxurious. what caught her attention was tv! su jiyai hurriedly walked toward the sofa and turned on the tv. she expected some cartoons or some kdramas but what she was just...blank screen. "system?" [yes, host] "why is the screen blank?" [host, depending on the thing you want to see, the tv will project it.] su jiyai was puzzled but decided to give it a try. "okay... show me... um, news?" the tv screen flickered for a moment and then displayed some worldwide places. the scene changed every 5 minutes. su jiyai''s heart skipped a beat. earlier, zombies were the main force of attack but now even plants and animals were becoming dangerous! no! dangerous wasn''t the word to describe them. they have become mutated beasts and mutated plants! the venus trap plant which used to only eat insects, was now eating humans too! the loyal dogs who used to protect their owner were now turning into ferocious beasts, attacking anything that moved. the sight of once-familiar animals and plants becoming deadly predators was both heartbreaking and terrifying. su jiyai felt a chill run down her spine. "system, why is everything mutating like this?" she asked, her voice trembling. [host, the mutation is a result of the virus that caused the apocalypse. it has affected not only humans but also the environment, leading to the evolution of new and dangerous species.] su jiyai nodded, trying to process the information. the world she once knew was gone, replaced by a nightmarish landscape. but she couldn''t afford to dwell on the past. suddenly she thought of qin feng and han weilin. "um...system could you...show me my friends?" [i am sorry host you have to describe their facial features or show some picture before i can locate them] su jiyai knew her drawing was bad and she didn''t have any photos of qin feng and han weilin. she tried to use a different approach and said, "can you locate the army base camp at a distance of 10 km?" [wait a minute, host. finding the coordinates...locating the base camp...location found!] su jiyai''s heart almost leaped, but when she saw the base camp, her heart ached. the base camp was completely destroyed! there was no one present in the base camp! su jiyai shook her head in disbelief. "no! no! where are qin feng and han weilin? where did they go? i want to find them!" saying so su jiyai stood up. "system where is the exit?" after looking around for a long while, when su jiyai didn''t find any exit, she asked. [host you can''t leave.] s§×arch* the novelfire.net* website on google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality. "what? are you kidding me? let me go!" su jiyai panicked. to be honest, since she woke up, everything was strange for her. why would someone take care of her for a year? why would they cook such a declious meal for just 20 points, not to mention they were the ones who had given those points in the 1st place! and how could such a luxrious house exist? su jiyai became suspicious and anxious. [host calm down. the reason why you can''t leave is because you won''t be able to survive. host your current level is too low and your body is weak too!] su jiyai froze and asked suspicously, "you are not lying to me, right?" [yes, host.] su jiyai frowned and asked, "but i can''t just sit here all the time, right? you said i should fulfill the task. how would i be able to fulfill the task if you don''t allow me to leave?" [host, i didn''t mean you can''t leave forever. as long as your safety is ensured, you can leave the place.] su jiyai asked with confusion, "so you mean...as long as i become strong, you will let me leave this place?" [host, i mean as long as your safety is ensured you could leave.] su jiyai felt a headache and asked, "okay. so you tell me what level of safety i am at?" [10] su jiyai''s eyes brighetned, "10 out of 10?" [no, host. 10 out of 10,000. that is just for level 1.] su jiyai: "..." she almost vomited blood. taking a deep breath she asked, "ok! tell me how to increase my safety?" [host, you can either work out to increase the safety, or buy some max-level equipment.] su jiyai asked curiously, "i could buy max-level equipment?" [yes, host] "show me." su jiyai was curious. suddenly a light blue projection-like panel appeared in front of su jiyai. the panel displayed a list of items ranging from basic survival gear to advanced weaponry and armor. each item had a description, cost, and safety rating associated with it. "wow, there''s so much here," she murmured to herself. but when she saw the price, su jiyai''s eyes widened. "wait! 10,000 points just for an f-rank dragger? and 10 million points for an a-rank dragger? no! wait! why are there so many gray items? and why is their price not visible?" [host, these points are allocated according to the capability of the items. the gray items can''t be bought due to your low level. those gray items are s-rank, ss-rank, or sss-rank.] su jiyai became dizzy and hurriedly stopped him, "okay! stop! stop! can you tell me by how many points of safety would be achieved if i buy an e-rank item?" [2000 points.] "what?" su jiyai was instantly furious. "2000 safety points for 10,000 points worth of an f-rank dagger? are you kidding me?" su jiyai fumed. [host, higher-level items provide exponentially greater safety boosts, but their costs are proportionally higher as well. lower-level items like f-rank are affordable but offer limited improvements.] su jiyai sighed in frustration. [host you have a chance to use the lucky draw. maybe this will help you find a better deal.] "a lucky draw?" su jiyai asked, intrigued. "how does it work?" [there is a chance to win high-level items, rare materials, or additional points. it''s a gamble but could be worth it.] su jiyai''s eyes brightened. "alright, let''s do the lucky draw." the panel shifted again, showing a spinning wheel with various items and point amounts. su jiyai glanced at the prizes. sss-rank car, 3x points, 10x points, a downward thumb, sss-rank van, sss-rank dragger, d-rank car, a downward thumb, supreme medical kit, mystery box, a downward thumb, 100x points, 3 more chances to draw. su jiyai''s eyes brightened. su jiyai pressed the "start" button, and the wheel began to spin. she watched anxiously as it slowed down, finally stopping on a segment labeled... Chapter 27: Mission chapter 27: chapter 27: missionsss-rank car! su jiyai''s eyes brightened. [congratulations, host! you have won an sss-rank car. this vehicle comes equipped with advanced defense mechanisms and autonomous driving capabilities, significantly increasing your safety rating.] su jiyai couldn''t believe her luck. "system, how much does the sss-rank car increase my safety?" [host, the sss-rank car increases your safety by 100 million points.] "what?" su jiyai was surprised. so much? "a hundred million points? are you serious?" [yes, host. the sss-rank car is equipped with state-of-the-art defense mechanisms, including automatic turret guns, reinforced armor, and an energy shield. it also has autonomous driving capabilities, allowing it to navigate through hostile environments without any input from you.] su jiyai''s eyes sparkled with hope. this car was her ticket to safety and freedom. "system, where is the car? how do i access it?" [host, the sss-rank car is stored in the garage. would you like me to guide you there?] "yes, please," su jiyai replied eagerly. a panel on the wall lit up, displaying a map of the house. a path to the garage was highlighted. su jiyai followed the directions, her heart racing with anticipation. as she reached the garage door, it slid open with a soft hiss, revealing the sleek, futuristic vehicle inside. the car was a masterpiece of engineering, with a streamlined body and a glossy black finish. sea??h th§× n??elfir§×.net website on google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality. its design was both intimidating and beautiful, exuding an aura of power and sophistication. the doors opened automatically as su jiyai approached, inviting her to step inside. once seated in the plush, comfortable interior, the car''s control panel lit up. a holographic interface appeared, displaying various options and controls. [welcome, host. please select your destination.] su jiyai hesitated for a moment. where should she go? the base camp? suddenly the system''s mechanical voice sounded. [ding! a mission has been triggered. rent out 1st room(0/1). reward: 100,000 points,1000 experience points and unlocking 10 more rooms.] "room? which room?" su jiyai was baffled by the sudden announcement. the system was silent for a while before answering, [i am sorry host for not announcing everything in advance! the place above where the host is living is a house with 3 rooms. the system will assist you in multiplying the things, at the same time, in its side quest it will assist you in becoming the richest landlord in the apocalypse.] "what?" su jiyai felt her ears ringing. everything was too...mystical! landlord? multiplying things? what the heck was going on? however, su jiyai couldn''t think for long because the next second she heard another system prompt, [ding! mission 2 has been triggered. devolve the core crystal of red monster(0/1). reward: 1000 points, 100 experience points.] "hey! wait! first answer me something!" su jiyai interrupted the system. [host, if you have any questions please feel free to ask.] "you said i could rent out the rooms in the house above the surface, right?" from the system''s sentence, su jiyai understood that she was currently living under the surface. [yes.] "what if the real owner comes back and why would someone rent a house here?" [i am sorry for not being clear since the beginning. host the land belongs to you and you can build and rent it out as you please.] su jiyai frowned, "it belongs to me? from when?" [since your birth.] "what nonsense, i am an orphan how could i..." midway through her sentence su jiyai stopped, her eyes widened a terrifying thought came into her mind. "wait! you know my parents, right? otherwise, how would you know that this place belong to me? even i didn''t know that this place belonged to me! so where are my parents now? tell me about their coordinates! " su jiyai exclaimed. if she knew that she owns such a place she might never have to live with that disgusting su family! [i am sorry host, i don''t know what you are talking about.] su jiyai almost begged, "no! you know! please! please tell me!" she couldn''t control herself. her parents have always been her sore point. she wanted to meet them, question them, and ask them as to why they left her! however, even after investigating for a long time, she didn''t get any news about them. were officials in high places? was this the reason why she couldn''t find them? or were they captured by some bad guys? [host i truly don''t know.] su jiyai was disappointed. she closed her eyes and muttered, "where are you? mom, dad, weilin, brother feng?" her entire aura turned gloomy. [host, no need to worry. once you become powerful you can easily know about them.] Chapter 28: Devolve chapter 28: chapter 28: devolvesu jiyai took a deep breath and nodded. the system was right. as long as she becomes powerful she can find her people and take revenge. yes, revenge. su jiyai still remembered how desperate she was when the zombies were chasing, and how many times she almost died. her 1 year was wasted and god knows how hurt weilin and brother feng were... su jiyai gritted her teeth and said, "you are right. i didn''t give up when i was about to die. how could i become sad on such a small matter!" if the system was truly genuine and not her imagination then, she could not only find details about her parents but also give a stable life to her loved ones. thinking so, a small smile appeared on su jiyai''s face. [yes, host. you are most powerful!] "okay tell me about the second mission. is it by changing the core i obtained earlier?" [yes, host.] "but how can i devolve and what type of strange superpower has i awakened?" [host you just need to permit me to devolve it, and i will fulfill the mission for you.] "is it...so easy?" su jiyai asked with uncertainty. [yes, host.] "okay then...you can devolve the red crystal.] su jiyai exited the car and returned to the house. just as she sat down, she heard the system''s voice, [ding! vending machine detected! congratulations to the host for obtaining the vending machine x ¡Þ! the host can start buying vending machines for 200 federal coins] "huh? wait! how did i obtain this vending machine?" su jiyai was stunned. [host after devolving the red crystal, we were able to retain one thing the red monster ate a lot. and it just happens to be a vending machine.] su jiyai felt as if she would faint. what type of fairytale she was living in? how could a crystal be converted into a vending machine? and how could she have infinite vending machines? isn''t this apocalypse, where everything is scarce? "no! no! do you mean to say you devolved this vending machine from the things eaten by the red monster? won''t that have germs?" just the mere thought of eating what the monster had swallowed made su jiyai disgusted. [host, you are misunderstanding. we use the core as the medium to travel through time and retrieve one thing that is the most valuable.] su jiyai was stunned, "is it possible?" why can''t she believe it? [yes, host. it is a different kind of superpower but it does exist!] the system was so powerful? [ding! congratulations host for completing mission 2! you have been rewarded with 1000 points and 100 experience points!] "what are these experience points?" su jiyai asked. [host, with the experience points you can level up. even by renting you can increase your experience points.] "okay. so can i start with renting the house?" renting was pretty easy and she just needed to rent a single room. how difficult can that be? it was truly not difficult [host, you first need to complete the basic requirement.] "huh? what requirement." su jiyai asked. [basic requirements for a room are: a bathroom, a washroom, a bed, a gas stove, and a few kitchen utensils.] su jiyai: "..." so it wasn''t that easy, right? "uh...do i need to buy them?" s§×ar?h the ¦Çov§×lfire .net website on google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality. [yes, host. before completing this requirement you can''t rent the room.] "ok. can you first show me the room?" [sure. you just need to walk to the east room. there is an elevator there. you will be able to reach the room. ] su jiyai followed the system''s directions and walked to the east room. she found the elevator, which looked surprisingly modern and well-maintained, a stark contrast to the ruined world outside. she stepped inside, and the elevator smoothly ascended. when the doors opened, su jiyai stepped out into a spacious, clean, and well-lit room. the room was 50 square feet not too big. su jiyai asked, "system can i buy the bed and all the other stuff from you?" in the apocalypse, people hardly cared about furniture! so there wasn''t much shop from where she could buy furniture. [yes host. you can.] "then show me the shopping interface." [okay. just wait a moment.] a virtual screen appeared before su jiyai, displaying a shopping interface filled with various items. she browsed through the options, noting the prices and descriptions. "alright, let''s see... i''ll need a bed first," su jiyai muttered to herself. she selected a simple yet comfortable-looking bed from the list. [item: bed. cost: 250 federal coins. confirm purchase?] "ah? 250 federal coins?" su jiyai forgot that she only had a few federal coins in her hand! Chapter 29: Federal Coins chapter 29: chapter 29: federal coinssu jiyai said with uncertainty, "system i...i lack money currently, could you give me a small loan?" [no.] sear?h the n?velfire(.)net website on google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality. su jiyai: "..." so stingy! sensing su jiyai''s mood, the system reminded her. [host you can exchange the points for federal coins. the ratio is 1:1.] "ah? really? that is great!" su jiyai was overjoyed, "then let''s exchange." [how many points would you like to exchange, host?] su jiyai thought for a moment. she didn''t want to exhaust her points, but she needed enough coins to get all the necessary items. "let''s start with 2000 points." [2000 points will be exchanged for 2000 federal coins. confirm exchange?] "yes, confirm." [ding! exchange successful. 2000 points have been deducted from your balance. you now have 2000 federal coins. remaining points: 97980] "okay, now we can start!" su jiyai said with a smile and selected the bed. [item: bed. cost: 250 federal coins. confirm purchase?] "yes," she confirmed. [ding! purchase successful. the item will be delivered to your room shortly.] next, she picked a gas stove, a few kitchen utensils, and some basic furniture like a table and chairs. the interface was user-friendly, and the items were reasonably priced. [item: gas stove. cost: 300 federal coins. confirm purchase?] [item: kitchen utensils. cost: 200 federal coins. confirm purchase?] [item: table and chairs. cost: 750 federal coins. confirm purchase?] "yes, yes, and yes," she confirmed each purchase. within minutes, the items started appearing in her room, as if by magic. though it was out of expectation for these things to magically appear, su jiyai wasn''t too shocked. by now su jiyai had adapted to the strange surprises a little. su jiyai stood back and admired the now-furnished room. it looked cozy and functional, a perfect place to rest and regroup. the bathroom and washroom, though looked congested and small, looked modern and beautiful. [ding! congratulations host for reaching the basic requirement to rent a room. you can now start renting the room.] su jiyai smiled. finally! she walked out of the room and realized that the wall covered the elevator. she pushed gently, and it moved aside, revealing the elevator once more. su jiyai suddenly asked, "system could you shift all the furniture to another room? keep this room for me." the entrance of the elevator was in that room. if she rented the room, how would she exit the room? [sure host, no problem.] then within 2 minutes the furniture magically vanished one by one and finally, the room became empty again. [room no. 2 has reached the basic requirement. you can now rent the room.] su jiyai smiled and walked out of the room. a long corridor appeared in front of her. after crossing the corridor su jiyai saw an empty but clean living room. exiting the house, su jiyai saw the orangish glow in the sky. so, it was evening? su jiyai looked at the vast space. around her house, there was hardly anything else. just plain land. what made her intrigued was the metallic blue walls that were marking the end of her territory. "system those blue walls..." [host those are electric fence walls. they prevent zombies from entering your territory.] su jiyai asked curiously, "these walls can protect zombies? any levels?" [yes, host. there is an sss-rank electric fence.] "oh..." su jiyai was truly stunned. just now she was wondering why would anyone rent a house in such an isolated place. but now it makes sense. after all, who would not want to live in a place protected from zombies? su jiyai walked back into the house and went to the underground room prepared for her by the system. [host, when a room is rented, you can''t show your face to the tenants until you reach level 5.] "why?" su jiyai asked. by now she understood that whatever demands the system made was for her own good. [host, you don''t know how black human''s heart had become in the apocalypse. you are very weak now, it is better if you work hard and increase your power and then make an appearance.] "oh." su jiyai nodded. she somewhat understood the system''s concern. a poor person''s biggest mistake is having treasure they can''t protect. [host, it is time for dinner. do you want me to make dinner for you?] "sure." [okay host! 20 points deducted. remaining points: 99760] after dinner, su jiyai did some stretching and asked, "have i awakened any superpower?"