CH 1

TN Notes: Hii, Livanonymously here! this is my first work as a translator. I’m not a native Chinese speaker and only rely on a lot of translator software so kindly bear with me. I tried my best to edit it so that it makes sense. Please don’t hesitate to comment or something if there’s something wrong with my translation. Thank you and may the Abyss be with you. 

‘Beep–‘ With a short beep, the ten-inch display screen lit up.

Hao Jian gathered her long loose hair into a bunch and casually tied it into a bun, then gracefully took a sip of hot tea from the stainless steel cup next to the computer.

The voice in her mind that she desperately wants to block kept ringing.

“Host, it has been the fifth day since the zombie outbreak level raised to 3. For the sake of your physical and mental health, please start the survival mission and increase the level as soon as possible.”

The voice sounded mechanical and cold. Hao Jian associated it to the prompt sounds in games several times but couldn’t tell which game specifically.

“Don’t harass me, my mind and body are very healthy.”

Hao Jian said vaguely as if talking to herself, but the system received her feedback very well.

“Reminding the host that it is your honor for the system to bind you.”

Hao Jian almost couldn’t contain her laugher. The system was afraid that the person who programmed the system had entered strange codes such as ‘dominant president’.

Her slender fingers tapped quickly and skillfully on the keyboard a few times. Hao Jian put down the glass as her amber pupils quickly skimmed through a piece of information.

Saturday, June 14, 2018

Edition A06: International

Attacks in India

Twelve people were killed and fifty were injured in the Old Delhi and Mumbai attacks

Monday, July 18, 2018

Edition A02: Highlights

Sudden panic incident at Nanfang City Fuyun Airport

Sunday, July 22, 2018

Edition A01: Highlights

Violence broke out in first-tier citied across the country -| Chaos

Wednesday, July 25, 2018

Riot-| Chaos continues to escelate

Hao Jian raised her left wrist and glanced at her watch. It was July 27, 2018, five days have passed since the system appeared.

“What the, I didn’t lie to you!” The system’s annoying voice rang again.

Hao Jian was holding the glass with her right hand while using her left finger to slide on the touchpad. The latest news that can be searched are still dated on July 25. She suddenly stopped, thought for a moment then asked.

“Is there a direct or indirect relationship between your appearance and the outbreak of the zombie virus?”

“This is not in the scope of the system response.”

“Then I can judge that the zombie virus outbreak is caused by you. Since you’re the culprit, I have the right to reject any of your proposals and requests. And according to the law of equality of transactions, I have not accepted your help. Under the premise of having the right to refuse your existence.”

“If the system can’t recognize the host, just keep it simple.”

Hao Jian was silent for a moment. I’m afraid this system is not a fake or shoddy product!

“I mean, lift your so-called binding and get out of my mind.”

“The host’s request exceeds the system’s capabilities and is rejected.”

Hao Jian curled her lips, she knew this would be the result.

After taking a sup of the cold tea, she walked towards the window. She saw the crisscrossing farmlands and the cascading mountains and forests outside the window. She realized that the midsummer music has been singing in this mountain-and-water country, accompanied by the whirling sound of branches and leaves as the wind blows.

“The news didn’t say in detail. I want to ask you, when, where. and why did the zombie virus break out?”

Hao Jian retracted her gaze and returned to the computer.

As the system took a long time to reply, she asked again.

“System?”

“Please add the prefix when the host wants to activate the system-dialogue feature. Otherwise, the system cannot determine who the host is talking to.”

With the overbearing president’s speaking style, Hao Jian was quite sure that the person who programmed it is an avid fan of overbearing presidents.

“The scientific name of the zombie virus is ‘Qunaytirah’, or Q virus for short. Its origins is unknown. The first confirmed infection appeared on March 12, 2018 and the victim was a resident of Qunaytra.”

“Since it was discovered four months ago, why did the countries not respond?”

“The incubation period of the virus varies from 12 to 48 hours, depending on the individual’s physique. When the first confirmed infected patient was sent to the hospital, he was already showing symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, changes in skin color, and organ failure. The virus in the body began to spread, controlling the infected person’s mind to attack living creatures. Reminding the host that a civil war was also threatening the country at that time.”

Hao Jian calculated it. The date of the armistice was in the middle of May. If someone discovered the strange occurrences and started investigating and taking measures to isolate it, the speed of the outbreak will not be too fast if it was suppressed.

“What about the mode of transmission?”

“The infection is transmitted through physical contact of the body-fluid of the infected person to the wound. And there is also sexual-intercourse.”

“Pfft. . .!”

Hao Jian sprayed a sip of tea on the computer screen.

“This way of spreading is simply terrifying, and it’s no wonder that the people of the world were not prepared at all.”

With such a long incubation period and this method of infection, when the governments around the world began to notice the appearance of zombies, it was too late. And no one knows that if he just asks for a gun or is scratched by someone, he will become the next infected person.

When the level is at 1, no one will be vigilant, but will only think that this is an attack. When its upgraded to level 2, in order to avoid panic, the government will try and conceal it. Until it was upgraded to an uncontrollable level 3, it could not be concealed anymore, and the only thing waiting for all mankind is doomsday.

“Unexpectedly, it was only after the Internet was disconnected for five days that so many things happened.”

Hao Jian said with emotion. When she wanted to open Weibo to see if there was more useful information other than the official news, the Internet connected immediately.

No more, “I finally got the network cable from my neighbor’s house, so it was only broken for me?!”

She looked around and found that it was impossible to access the network directly from the operator. While thinking hard, she suddenly remembered that she still had her mobile phone with her so she took her phone from her room. Not surprisingly, it had no signal. Considering that in this 18th-line rural area there is only one signal on weekdays, she thought about it, grabbed her mobile phone and quickly ran downstairs.

After leaving the yard, Hao Jian raised her phone high and finally saw two bars of signal. Relying on the meager signal, she quickly opened the appstore, ready to download Weibo. But before it finished downloading, the signal disappeared.

She raised her phone again, struggling to reconnect but to no avail. Fortunately, even if there is no signal, she can still part of the history of her internet search. When she opened QQ, the notification sound kept ringing ‘di di di di’, and a mountain of news bombarded her phone to the point that it froze. All she saw was panic and desperate words.

“Ah! I knew it wasn’t a terrorist attack at all, it was a zombie outbreak!”

This was the latest message left by You Xiaoxiao two days ago, a friend she met while playing games as well as the one who brought her to be a game anchor. Although the name ‘You Xiaoxiao’ sounds coquettish, he’s a real man.

You Xiaoxiao lives in Pearl City, a major city in the east. Judging from the impact of the zombie virus outbreak, it is undoubtedly the first city to be affected. In other words, two days ago, he either had an accident, or communications there was paralyzed.

According to the news dated on July 18th, an outbreak of infected people had already appeared in the Southern City. And as a stranger girl who basically doesn’t surf the Internet except when playing games and live broadcasts and doesn’t pay attention to the news, it’s basically too late for her care about the news after all this time.

“Host, it’s good that you know you’re weird.”

The system turned on its taunt mode in perfect timing.

“I only want two things in life, making money and reading books. Playing games live is my way of making money. I don’t waste time on meaningless things aside from that. There are very few people who’re as pure as me.”

“It’s not uncommon to be as shameless as you.”

Hao Jian ignored the system and also didn’t know how to retort.

When this system appeared, she was still on her way back home. She was drowsy at the time when an alarm sounded in her mind, which made her think that she played too much games that caused her to have auditory hallucinations.

The zombie virus outbreak level has been raised to level 3, triggering the activation system conditions!

Doomsday Survival System Version 2018 has been activated!

Loading host information: Hao Jian, female, 23 years old, single.

Height: 170 cm

Weight: 54 kg

Measurements: 83/63/90

. . .

Successfully Loaded!

Matching system version 2018 and host. . .

The match is successful and the binding requirement is fulfilled!

Binding successful!

Hao Jian turned to look at the little girl seated next to her who was playing with their phone. The latter must’ve noticed and looked up at Hao Jian for a while. Between the silent stare, the little girl’s face quietly turned into a shade of pink. She lowered her head and quickly tapped a series of numbers on her phone and stretched her hand out in front of Hao Jian.

“This is my phone number.”

Realizing that the sound did not match, Hao Jian retracted her gaze. She thought the voice came from the person beside her, but the voice she heard in her mind was mechanized and cold unlike the shy tone of the little girl.

‘It seems that I should visit the hospital after paying homage to my mother!’ Hao Jian thought secretly.