Chapter 37: Spiritual encouragement also counts as help

"No limit on food and drink, training intensity doubled!"

Zhang Su gave the order, and the two women looked at each other with wonderful expressions.

"Brother Su, I still dream of being a soft and cute girl. You're driving me on the road to becoming a muscular Barbie..."

Zheng Xin revealed an awkward smile, gently and tactfully expressing the grievance in her heart.

"Soft and cute girl?" Zhang Su shook his head and smiled: "If one day we really walk out of the residential area, dress as shabbily as you can, and get as dirty as you can! Soft and cute girl, wishful thinking!"

"Why?"

"Why is that?"

One was a streamer who played games but took the beauty route, the other was a mistress who climbed up to the powerful based on her figure and face. After hearing Zhang Su's words, they immediately expressed their strong dissatisfaction.

Zhang Su took out a cigarette, tapped it on the coffee table, lit it, took a puff, and exhaled smoke: "I don't have the energy to tell you so much now. Go replenish some energy and train. You'll understand slowly in the future!"

After saying that, he ignored their puzzled gazes, walked to the window, pulled back the curtain, and exhaled smoke quietly.

The scene like Shura hell came into view. Zhang Su looked again at the place where someone seemed to be hiding. Because he was three floors lower, the angle changed, and he clearly saw a leg!

"How did he hide there? Won't he be trapped to death? How is he going to escape?"

Just as Zhang Su was pondering in his mind, a line of subtitles appeared in his mind.

【How to treat the hiding man: A. Save him back, B. Give help, C. Watch him die】

【00:01:29】

Zhang Su looked back and indeed didn't see Zheng Xin and Zhong Xiaoshan. He figured they must have gone to the bedroom to change clothes.

"It seems no one seeing me is the key to triggering the challenge? But there are many times when no one sees me, there must be other conditions. Interesting..."

He couldn't help but ponder in his heart, then hurriedly pulled his thoughts back to the choice, because time waited for no one.

"Saving him is definitely not possible..."

Zhang Su first clarified this point. Looking at the dense crowd of at least a hundred zombies downstairs, he grinned. The difficulty of option A was the highest, but this difficulty was too high.

"However... being able to trigger a challenge for me, this guy should have some significance. Even if I can't save him, giving some help is still doable."

Zhang Su made up his mind and decisively chose B.

【Challenge completion time limit: A. Three hours, B. Twelve hours, C. Forty-eight hours】

Zhang Su raised his wrist to check the time; it was nearing noon. If he were to give him help, it would be better to operate during the day.

"The difference between A and B isn't big, let's go with A, let's gamble!"

【How to help: A. Lure away the zombies, B. Throw water, food, and weapons within three meters of the target, C. Give encouragement】

"What the hell is giving encouragement..."

Zhang Su couldn't help but twitch the corners of his mouth violently. He didn't understand why such an abnormal option appeared, but it was really attractive...

Just thinking about it, he didn't intend to really just give encouragement.

"Throw things within three meters of him..."

Zhang Su estimated the distance; it wasn't far, but accuracy was quite difficult. Just as he was squinting one eye to aim, a flash of inspiration hit him: "A, I choose A!"

【Challenge generated: Help the hider lure away the zombies within three hours. Difficulty: A. Timer starts 02:59:59】

The countdown started. Zhang Su heard the muttering complaints of Zheng Xin and Zhong Xiaoshan in his ears. He knew the magical bubble had dissipated.

"Ha, didn't expect the difficulty to rise directly from C to A. Really looking forward to it!"

Zhang Su felt slightly happy in his heart because he had already mastered the method of attracting zombies. The item that seemed the most difficult was actually the simplest for him!

"Hey, pervert, you make us train crazily, and you're there looking at the sky at a 45-degree angle with faint sorrow?"

Zheng Xin changed into a capable tight-fitting outfit and walked out of the bedroom. Seeing Zhang Su sitting by the bay window in a daze, she said very unhappily.

Zhang Su gently lowered the curtain and said seriously: "I found that the temperature is dropping very fast. Even with the sun shining, it's not warm. This looks like winter is coming early!"

In previous years, Qincheng at the end of September was comfortable in short sleeves, and early October wouldn't be that cold.

But this year's temperature was very abnormal. It wasn't even October yet, but it was already as cold as early November. Although there was no weather forecast, from the physical feeling, it was at most ten degrees or so!

Using a serious topic to divert attention was a very effective technique.

Zheng Xin was immediately led astray by Zhang Su's words and agreed: "Yeah, we have to cover with thick quilts at night. It's colder than when we had heating in winter. And this is because we haven't opened the windows; otherwise, it would be even colder!"

"I... was just about to say this." Zhong Xiaoshan said somewhat hesitantly: "That, can I come over to sleep? I don't have thick quilts on my side, it's really a bit cold."

Zhang Su shook his head and said: "This bit of cold is nothing. I can give you a big quilt, but you'd better sleep across the hall for now."

As soon as these words were spoken, Zhong Xiaoshan's mood dropped significantly. She thought she had gained trust, but it seemed she hadn't...

Because a sofa had been pulled away, the activity area in the living room had increased quite a bit, and the three of them training didn't seem crowded at all.

However, Zheng Xin and Zhong Xiaoshan trained for a long time, only to find that Zhang Su was still sitting by the window without moving.

"Brother Su, what on earth are you doing?"

Zheng Xin's face was flushed, and she sat on the floor, tilting her head to ask.

Zhang Su turned and beckoned to the two.

"Mysterious..."

The two got up and walked to the window.

"Look over there!"

Zhang Su pointed to the place where the man was hiding.

"Hmm? That is... there really is someone hiding there!"

"That's right, why hide under there."

Previously, the two thought Zhang Su might have had hallucinations due to too much pressure, so they teased him together. But now they saw it clearly; there was indeed someone!

"Don't know how long he's been hiding there. But the temperature is getting lower and lower. Even with water and food, I guess he won't last too long."

Zhang Su said in a deep voice.

Zheng Xin revealed a sad expression: "Yeah, it's colder at night, I'm afraid the temperature is only in the single digits. This... we can't save him either."

"If he were hiding downstairs from us, we could throw him some things. This distance is really a bit far, can't help."

Zhong Xiaoshan also frowned and shook her head.

"Is there really no way to help him?" Zhang Su seemed to be talking to himself, or asking a question.

The two women bit their lips and shook their heads, looking helpless.

"Don't you two know how to use your brains? If I were the one trapped there now, would you just watch me die?"

Zhang Su squinted at the two, feeling that these two guys still needed to be well-trained.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 38 =====