Chapter 9

【How to solve the zombie outside the door: A. Capture alive, B. Kill, C. Lure away】

"What is this?"

Zhang Su shook his head vigorously and found that the characters in his mind still existed, and a row of words appeared below.

【Please make a choice before the countdown ends. If the countdown ends, a random choice will be made】

【00:01:29】

"I see..." Zhang Su suddenly calmed down.

Since such an absurd and bizarre zombie outbreak had occurred, it was reasonable for him to have a few little helpers.

Now was not the time to worry about why the words in his mind appeared; he needed to make a choice within a minute and a half!

"First, rule out capturing alive..."

Zhang Su was speechless at option A. He knew that in some film and television works, there were instances of capturing zombies alive and keeping them in captivity for special purposes, but that was definitely not something he should be thinking about now.

"Lure away, or kill..."

Zhang Su struggled in his heart. He had no doubts about how to kill a zombie. Based on his experience with related works, it was nothing more than a headshot, or severing the connection between the brain and the torso—that is, cutting off the head...

"I feel luring away is harder."

His understanding of the outside world was almost zero, and without handy equipment, how could he risk his life to lure away a zombie?

"Whatever demons or monsters you are, kill them all! Right, killing them is the most reliable way!"

Zhang Su felt he hadn't wasted any time, but the countdown was less than half a minute. He hurriedly answered in his mind: "B! I choose B, kill the zombie!"

He thought that after the choice was made, the reward for this task would be announced, but he didn't expect there to be a second one immediately after.

【Completion challenge time limit: A. One hour, B. One day, C. One week】

【00:01:30】

"Wait... a challenge, huh? What happens if I can't complete the challenge?"

Zhang Su asked anxiously in his heart, but after waiting for ten seconds, the text in his mind didn't change at all...

"Better choose first. As for the time limit..."

Zhang Su clenched his fists and said: "B, one day!"

One hour was too rushed, and one week was too slow, which would lead to countless unexpected changes. Long nights bring many dreams; one day was the most appropriate.

After choosing, he specifically set a twenty-four-hour countdown on the Mudmaster on his wrist, but after clicking start, he found the time didn't move at all.

"Time stop!?"

This technology was awesome, often appearing in Japanese movies—it was an extremely high-end technology.

Zhang Su exclaimed and then hurriedly withdrew his thoughts. Even if it was really time stop, it was only for a few minutes. He still had to make choices. Could he really intend to do something with this time? It was impossible.

And he didn't even know how he had triggered this thing in his mind.

Before Zhang Su could continue to ponder, the subtitles in his mind flashed again.

【Challenge completion members: A. Alone, B. With others, C. Entrust others】

【00:01:30】

"Damn, it's quite rigorous..."

Zhang Su couldn't help but complain. Since it added an option for challenge completion members, it must definitely have an impact. As for what the impact was, he didn't know.

"Entrusting others is out of the question. Who can I entrust at a time like this..."

Thinking of this, Zhang Su's gaze moved to Zheng Xinyu's half-open bedroom door. His heart moved, and he silently said: "B, I choose B!"

Zhang Su pondered in his heart: if the outside world was in the same state as Shengqin Garden, and there was no possibility of rescue for the time being, the future would definitely involve fighting zombies. Zheng Xinyu would either become an asset, or...

Even if he didn't have the heart to abandon her, she wouldn't be able to keep up.

【Challenge generated: Kill the zombie outside the door with others within one day. Difficulty: C. Timer starts 23:59:59】

"C..."

Zhang Su recited silently. When the second option appeared, he had a guess in his heart that it would be linked to the difficulty, but he didn't expect three Bs to finally be exchanged for a C. However, he didn't struggle with it, because there was no other information, and he could only make decisions based on his own situation. He must not be reckless!

"Is it that rushed?"

Zhang Su looked at the countdown that wouldn't go away in his mind, feeling very helpless. No introduction, no explanation, no communication—it just started the challenge.

"Hey, do all survivors have to participate in the challenge?"

Zhang Su asked in his mind, but there was no response.

"Is there a reward for completing the challenge?"

"Is there any punishment for failure?"

"Hey? Speak up, hello, hi?"

After asking repeatedly, there was still no response. Zhang Su had to give up this stupid questioning behavior and turned to think about the challenge.

Putting aside the fear in his heart, Zhang Su believed he could completely kill the zombie at the door, of course, including protecting himself from being bitten. Based on his knowledge and the observation just now, being bitten would definitely lead to infection. As for scratching, he didn't know!

"Overcome the fear in your heart..."

This was the most critical point.

Zhang Su stared fixedly at the front door, took a deep breath, stood up, and intended to press against the peephole again to see the situation.

Just at this moment, Zheng Xinyu walked out of the room, looking at Zhang Su, who was walking blankly toward the front door, with a strange look, and asked curiously: "What are you doing?"

Zhang Su stopped his steps and looked at Zheng Xinyu, who had already put on her underwear, and asked tentatively: "Is everything okay?"

Facing Zhang Su's sudden, strange counter-question, Zheng Xinyu shook her head in confusion and spread her hands: "Everything is fine."

"Oh, that's good..." Zhang Su confirmed that Zheng Xinyu didn't have subtitles popping up in her mind like he did; otherwise, with her personality, she couldn't be so calm. He pointed to the front door: "I'm going to observe the zombie!"

After saying that, he pressed against the peephole.

"You... why are you observing the zombie?" Zheng Xinyu followed Zhang Su step by step and said softly: "That thing is too terrifying, why don't we just not provoke it?"

"If we reach a situation where we have to face it, what then?"

Zhang Su turned his head and asked in Zheng Xinyu's ear.

Before she could feel the tingling itch, Zheng Xinyu was left helpless by Zhang Su's question.

Have to face it?

Can we really not escape?

Seeing that Zheng Xinyu didn't answer for a while, Zhang Su didn't say much and continued to observe Brother Li, who had turned into a zombie, through the peephole.

Earlier, his heart had been in shock, and he hadn't had time to observe carefully. This time, looking carefully, Zhang Su discovered more details.

The skin on the arm exposed from the sleeve was dry, and the muscles were in a state of tension, as if they were always tensed, having a sense of power. Facts proved that the zombie's strength was indeed great, which could be seen from the force of the door-pounding.

Then there was the mutation of the mouth!

The teeth in the zombie's mouth were completely different from humans, becoming sharp while also having an extra row of teeth, just like some sharks—the unique structure increased the ability to bite and chew.

The nose was slightly collapsed, the nostrils were enlarged, which looked somewhat comical on the terrifying face. The scarlet eyeballs couldn't distinguish the pupil from the iris; even when quiet, one could feel a faint ferocity.

Even though the scenes he had seen before were replaying in his mind, observing at close range again, Zhang Su still couldn't help but feel some rejection.

Facing a monster mutated from a peer, there was a primitive dread in the depths of his soul. It wasn't entirely fear of the zombie's attack power, bite power, or tearing power; it was more fear of turning into that ghostly state himself!

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(End of chapter)