CH 38

After Hao Jian hurt her forehead, Lian Ru Ning wanted to take her to the infirmary to get bandaged, Although they didn’t end up going to the infirmary, they did meet quite a few people on the way who were injured and needed to go to the infirmary to get fixed up.

One of them was carried by two people. They had a hard time walking because the man seemed to have passed out. His white T-shirt was stained with blood and anyone who saw it would think that he was seriously injured.

Hao Jian and Lian Ru Ning thought that they were injured by An Minghui and they originally didn’t care if the ‘Wugui’ man was either dead or alive. They were only attracted by the blood on his clothes which made them take a look.

But when they thought about it carefully, in order to distinguish their own people, they all wore a similar attire, but why was that person wearing a white T-shirt?

Looking at the photo again, they figured it out, “The infirmary is in the corner, and anyone who comes with the purpose of saving lives will not notice that kind of location at first. They want to divert everyone’s attention on the two main buildings so that they can take advantage of the opportunity to sneak out!”

Kong Ying Sheng immediately said through the wireless dispatch radio, “I just learned that the commander-in-chief is likely to be held hostage by the Xiangzhu in the infirmary. Please send personnel to the infirmary for reinforcements!”

As he reported, he also ran out the room and Lian Ru Ning asked, “Should we follow?”

Hao Jian glanced at the deformed army knife after smashing the lock and let out a breath, “This time, we won’t be of any use.”

Lian Ru Ning was silent for a while and asked, “What does ‘Xiao Ning’ mean?”

Hao Jian tilted her head, “Isn’t your name Lian Ru Ning? Or do you think ‘Xiao Ning’1 isn’t intimate enough?”

“That’s why—” Lian Ru Ning’s heart was pounding once again, “It’s intimate, but my parents also call me that.”

“You’re younger than me.”

“How much younger?” Lian Ru Ning asked.

“You’re only twenty, I’m twenty-three, so wouldn’t you say you’re younger than me?” Hao Jian thought about it, “You’re still half my junior sister. If you don’t dislike it, why don’t I call you little sister?”

No one has ever called her that. most of the school’s senior bothers and sisters call her ‘little sister Lian’2 . But seeing that Lian Ru Ning didn’t reject the nickname, Hao Jian smiled and stood up and said, “Let’s go, Little sister.”

Lian Ru Ning was stunned, “Where to?”

Hao Jian opened the door and looked at the setting sun from the floor-to-ceiling glass in front of them, “To do the mission.”

Although ‘Wugui’ had taken advantage of the post-apocalyptic rhetoric and attracted many members and believers, its foundation is still relatively weak. When planning the ‘Citizen Park and Conference Center Incident’, they had the advantage that the officials were temporarily unprepared.

However, when their information leaked out and were confronted by the fierce members of the escort team, how could the members who weren’t familiar with firearms be a match for an elite guard?

Even if they were outnumbered, they would have been defeated by the other side.

The invasion of the zombies caused the loss of half of the members of ‘Wugui’, not to mention the members who were annihilated by the escort team.

Hao Jian and Lian Ru Ning went back to the bathroom on the third floor of Block B and took out her axe and wireless radio. After giving it some thought, she decided to head upstairs.

At this time, the battlefield had shifted to the area around the infirmary, so the main building was relatively safe apart from the zombies – yes, in Hao Jian and the others’ perspective, humans are more terrifying than zombies.

She didn’t find the remains of A Tao in the signal control room. She went another floor along the blood trail and found A Tao’s cold remains in a VIP meeting room.

His body was covered with the escort team’s uniform. It was obvious that he couldn’t hold on when he came up to find An Minghui. When An Minghui found him, he covered A Tao with the team uniform that symbolizes their identity and glory.

At that moment, the system put a prompt in her mind.

Hidden Task: Help An Minghui go to the conference center to investigate [Complete]

Gained experience: 100; gained points: 500

The host has accumulated 507 experience and has 806 remaining points!

The host’s experience points has reached the 500 experience cap required to upgrade to level 3. Please choose whether to upgrade.

Hao Jian knew that An Minghui must have rescued their commander-in-chief.

She closed her eyes. Why didn’t she upgrade sooner? What if her upgraded authority could have saved A Tao’s life earlier?

She didn’t think too deeply but looked at the records of experience and points she had gained, only to find that she had killed over thirty zombies today and had saved more than a dozen people.

Among the people she knocked down, none had actually died after losing too much blood?

“It wasn’t the host who gave the fatal blow.” The system explained in a rare moment.

“In other words, someone ‘made up for it’ later on. . .”

Hao Jian’s heart seemed to have relaxed a little, only to weigh down a bit.

Although she resented the system for instigating her to kill, it was also an unnecessary action during those times. However, in today’s situation, even if the system didn’t instigate her, she would really not care about the other party’s life.

But because her aim was not to kill, she had not cared about the death of the people she had knocked down.

“I’ll practice my marksmanship next time!” She muttered.

The system asked her again if she wanted to upgrade and she chose ‘Yes.’

After upgrading to level 2, it took her two days to level up again, which should be considered fast. But without the rewards of the hidden mission, she might have to spend a few more days to make such progress.

The host agrees to upgrade. Getting information about opening level 3. . .

Acquired successfully!

Upgrade successful!

The host is currently at level 3.

Obtained permission to open the map.

Increased maximum purchase of goods; 50 servings of food per day; 10 non-prescription drugs per day; 10 household items per day.

Weapon special corner [Open]: 1 cold weapon purchase per day.

Map [open]: Visualization range of 1km radius.

Base rewards received: 1 pack of spicy shrimps; 1 set of military binoculars; 1 set of solar charger.

Experience required for the next level: 1000

Before Hao Jian had the time to look at the new functions, she was shocked by the experience points required for level 4, “You guys are growing exponentially, huh? I have a rough idea about your system. Level 5 should then require at least 2,000 points, right?!”

The system didn’t say anything and Hao Jian knew that there was no point in nitpicking it for protest. After all, the experience points and tasks are issued by the central system.

She turned her attention to the newly available function, “Are the ‘map function’ and ‘map visualization range’ be what I think they are?”

The system can naturally monitor her thinking process, so it answered, “It is exactly what the host thinks. As long as the host thinks of using the map, it will show an area within a radius of 1km with the host in the center. The data will be sent to the back of the host’s brain and will not block the host’s vision. It can also provide the host with a clear and accurate map.”

Hao Jian listened to it expressionlessly before replying, “It’s a bit useless.”

According to the system, even if there’s a map, there is no orientation and navigation. Not to mention that it only provides a vision of 1 kilometer. If she drives a little faster, her naked eyes may see the actual situation before she can look at the map.

But having the map is better than not having one, so it’s only a little useless.

“If the host works hard in upgrading, there will be bicycles, cars, and airplanes.” The system encouraged.

Hao Hao Jian twitched the corners of her mouth. Of course she would not think that there would really be an airplane or a rocket as a reward, because those words are buzzwords before the outbreak of the zombie virus.

Before she could pay attention to the rest of the features, Lian Ru Ning came looking for her, “There are more and more zombies gathering. They’re calling us to retreat.”

Hao Jian nodded and followed Lian Ru Ning downstairs. Most of the zombies below were attracted by the gunshots produced by the escort team. Only the people who were bitten by the zombies on their necks and were zombifying rapidly, blurring their reason and craving for the living, rushed towards them.

Hao Jian ignored them and took Lian Ru Ning’s hand before running towards the evacuation point.

Some of the people who came to support them came from the square while others broke in from the back door. Hao Jian and Lian Ru Ning’s motorcycles were at the back door so they chose to retreat towards that direction.

But when they killed the zombies along the way to the parking lot, they found that their vehicle was missing. Recalling that they didn’t pullout the keys and so many people had escaped from the conference center, their vehicle should have been stolen away.

“. . .” The two who lost their vehicle for the second time were a bit speechless.

Just as the two were about to take the ’11 bus’3, An Minghui drove the ‘Bian San’ and stopped beside them, “Get in!”

Seeing that the zombies chasing them were catching up, Hao Jian and Lian Ru Ning had no time to think about why An Minghui was alone. They immediately got in the side car.

After An Minghui drove far away, Hao Jian, who was sitting beside him, divided her attention and asked, “Where’s Liu Feng?”

The car shook slightly and An Minghui said, “He was bitten and killed himself.”

In order to not force himself and his teammates to attack each other, Liu Feng chose to kill himself. But before he did, he desperately killed as much zombies as he could before he ran out of ammunition.

Lian Ru Ning’s eyes were gloomy, Liu Feng’s hobby was talking with other people and gossiping, but a very heroic figure appeared and burned a mark in her memory.

Of the five people who travelled, only three of them survived. No matter whether it was A Tao or Liu Feng, they were both real heroes.

Hao Jian also didn’t ask why he didn’t bring their remains. It was because they couldn’t be buried in Jiangxin island, thus covering them with their team uniforms is another form of being ‘buried with honors’.

Perhaps one day, they’ll return to the conference center and have the time to properly bury Liu Feng and A Tao.

They were silent the entire ride.

When they returned to Jiangxin Island refuge base, the sun had already sunk halfway below the horizon.

Seeing Yi Gao and the others standing by the door, An Minghui’s tears fell.

He handed the dog tags4 of A Tao and Liu Feng to Yi Gao, who stared at them for a long time before patting An Minghui on the shoulder, “You have completed your mission honorably, welcome home!”

Yi Gao let An Minghui in for disinfection and a check up. He then looked at Hao Jian and Lian Ru Ning, his gaze stopped on Hao Jian’s forehead for a moment. Although it was only for a moment, Hao Jian still noticed it.

“I won’t ask why you guys didn’t come back. In the first place, if it weren’t for the both of you, maybe our losses would have been worse.” Yi Gao said.

Kong Ying Shen had already returned a step ahead of An Minghui and the others. He had reported the basic situation to Yi Gao using the wireless dispatch radio before and then in detail when he returned. Yi Gao had taken into heart Hao Jian and Lian Ru Ning’s contribution.

“Go in and wash your wounds!” Yi Gao said to Hao Jian.

“Not worried that I’m infected?”

Yi Gao froze for a moment and smiled faintly, “Today’s events made me understand that you’re not someone who would hide the truth whether you were bitten by a zombie.”

“Thank you for your trust.”

“You deserve trust.”