9: Chapter 9: Discovery of a Zombie Horde (Extra Content!)

"Let's go!"

Ye Fan said to Ji Yuyan beside him.

Ji Yuyan brushed a strand of hair behind her ear, nodded slowly, and then spoke to Ye Fan with some concern.

"Mm! But shouldn't we observe a bit more first to see if there are zombies outside?"

"Don't worry, I've already checked. The vicinity is safe; there are no zombies."

Ye Fan said with a confident face.

Ye Fan had already used the Zombie Monitoring Function to scan the surroundings and hadn't found a single trace of a zombie.

Although the range of his Zombie Monitoring Function was only fifty meters, it was already enough.

Immediately after,

Ye Fan led Ji Yuyan toward the outdoors.

This was the first time Ye Fan and the others had stepped outside since the zombies arrived; the rest of their time had mostly been spent refueling and completing system tasks.

"Holy crap, what's that smell? It's so damn stinky."

As soon as the two of them came out, a foul stench instantly hit them. They immediately covered their noses, speaking with utter exasperation.

"Yeah, it's so smelly! I can't stand it."

Ye Fan and the other tightly covered their noses and slowly walked toward the main gate.

However, that foul stench grew even worse as they approached the gate.

Looking closely,

This stench was precisely emanating from the two corpses lying at the main gate.

These two corpses had already rotted beyond recognition and were covered in crawling insects.

One of them was Li Yang, who had turned into a zombie.

The other was the zombie that Li Yang had killed.

"Blegh!"

Seeing this scene, Ji Yuyan instantly started retching.

"Are you okay?" Ye Fan asked with concern.

"I'm... I'm fine! Blegh~"

Before Ji Yuyan's voice could even fade, she vomited again.

Ye Fan also kept his nose tightly covered as he gently patted Ji Yuyan's back, saying softly,

"Let's get out of here first."

"Mm!"

Ji Yuyan tightly covered her mouth and nose, jogging quickly to open the gate and leaving that den of trouble where the two corpses lay.

"This... it's so disgusting!"

Just as the two were about to leave,

Ye Fan suddenly stopped for some reason, slowly turned around, and swept his gaze over those two completely decomposed bodies.

He slowly raised his right hand.

In the next moment,

A flame slowly appeared in Ye Fan's right hand.

With a casual wave, the flame in his hand split into two streaks, each flying toward one of the rotting corpses.

They were ignited instantly.

In just a few moments,

The fire grew more and more intense.

The two bodies were surrounded by a raging fire, eventually turning completely into ash.

After doing all this, Ye Fan finally lowered his left hand from his nose and said in a low voice,

"The smell is finally a bit lighter."

"This... what is this? A fire-attribute Supernatural Ability?" Ji Yuyan froze in place again, asking with a face full of disbelief.

"Yeah! It's no big deal. Besides, I am the child of destiny."

A smile appeared on Ye Fan's face as he spoke smugly.

"Ye Fan, you're just too amazing!" A look of admiration subsequently appeared in Ji Yuyan's eyes.

"It's alright, it's alright. Just average, probably the best in the world!"

Hearing Ji Yuyan's words, the corners of Ye Fan's eyebrows unconsciously twitched upward, his chin lifted slightly, and the smile on his lips couldn't be hidden.

"Sigh, if only I could have a Supernatural Ability like you. Unfortunately..."

Ji Yuyan then felt a bit dejected. She tugged at the corner of her clothes and spoke in a small voice, sounding as if it had been crushed by the wind.

Seeing this, Ye Fan quickly reached out and rubbed Ji Yuyan's head, comforting her in a very gentle voice.

"It's okay. Maybe you'll awaken a Supernatural Ability tomorrow! It's not impossible. Besides, don't you still have me? As long as I'm here, what's the use of having an ability?"

"Alright, alright. Just rest assured. As Ye Fan's woman, I will never let you get hurt."

"Ye Fan, thank you."

As Ji Yuyan spoke, she turned and threw herself into Ye Fan's arms, looking up at him and speaking tenderly.

"What are you thanking me for? If you want to cherish me, then just sing a few more songs for me to hear."

At this moment, Ye Fan looked at Ji Yuyan in his arms with a wicked smile.

"Hmph!"

Ji Yuyan's face instantly turned a deep shade of red again, and she gave a shy, soft hmph.

"Alright, I'm done joking with you."

"Where should we go first?" Ji Yuyan asked.

Ye Fan thought for a moment before slowly speaking, "Mm, let's go check out the convenience store next door first! We can scavenge that place while we're at it."

"Mm."

Ji Yuyan nodded and followed closely by Ye Fan's side.

The two quickly rushed toward the location of the convenience store Ye Fan had mentioned.

That convenience store wasn't too far from their current location, but it wasn't exactly close either.

It was about five hundred meters away.

At Ye Fan's current speed, it would take at least five or six minutes.

It was very quiet all along the way.

They didn't encounter a single zombie.

Even the Zombie Monitoring that Ye Fan kept active didn't detect any zombie activity.

"Strange, where did all the zombies around here go?"

The journey was so quiet that Ye Fan was a bit puzzled, muttering in a low voice.

Ji Yuyan spoke up from the side, "What's wrong? Is there a problem?"

"I feel like it's been way too quiet on this trip. Isn't it a bit strange? I don't think it should be like this."

"Mm, it really is. But isn't this good? We're much safer this way."

However, just as Ye Fan was still wondering,

The system's notification sound quickly rang in Ye Fan's mind.

"Host, please take note: several zombies have been detected moving fifty meters to your right."

"The monitoring map has now been synchronized to the host's mind."

In the next moment,

A map quietly appeared in Ye Fan's mind.

On that map, five or six red dots were all gathered in one spot.

These red dots represented the locations of the zombies detected by the system.

At the bottom of the map,

There was also a line of red text—

"All currently monitored zombies are Level 1, with relatively weak strength."

Looking at the map that appeared in his mind, Ye Fan was first stunned, then he instantly stopped and stood still.

"This... this place is the convenience store. What's going on? Why are all these zombies gathered there?" Ye Fan muttered to himself, full of confusion.

Seeing Ye Fan stop, Ji Yuyan also slowly stopped. She revealed a look of confusion and looked up slightly at Ye Fan.

"What's wrong now?"

"Don't go over yet, there's danger ahead!"

"Ah? Are there zombies ahead?" Ji Yuyan was first confused, then a look of fear appeared on her face as she quickly moved behind Ye Fan.

"Exactly!"

Ye Fan nodded slightly, and with a thought, the Star Blade was instantly held in his hand.

Afterward,

He slowed his pace and stealthily crept toward the location of the convenience store.

The two of them pressed their bodies against the edge of the wall, approaching step by step.

At this moment,

A woman's cry for help quickly came from within the convenience store.

"Help! Is there anyone who can save us?"

"Help!"

Currently,

The one calling for help was a woman wearing a blue halter-neck qipao with dark patterns.

Beside her were two men following along.

"Miss, stop wasting your energy. There probably won't be anyone," one of the men said slowly.

The other man also chimed in at this time, "Yeah, Miss, doing this will only attract more zombies. Then we'll really be out of options."

Hearing what the two men beside her said, the qipao woman's expression became even uglier, and she said somewhat angrily,

"What? Are the two of you questioning me?"

"No, how could we dare to question you?" As the two men spoke, a flash of killing intent appeared in their eyes.

"So many zombies have us surrounded here, so what are we supposed to do now? If we don't call for help, are we just supposed to wait here to die?"

The woman's voice grew louder as she spoke to the two men in a questioning tone.

"We have a way! If it weren't for accompanying you to find your brother, how would we have been surrounded by so many zombies?"

The man who spoke first suddenly erupted, speaking in a fierce tone.

"Alright, alright, A-Wei, stop talking for a moment," the other man saw this and quickly intervened.

"Hmph!"

"What is your status? As my father's servants, you dare to speak to me like this? I think you're looking for death."

"Fuck you, Li Shiya! I've been sick of you for a long time. Do you fucking believe that I'll just throw you out to feed the zombies outside?"

The man named A-Wei cursed while pointing at Li Shiya's nose.

It looked as if he would strike at any moment.

"A-Wei, that's enough, say less."

The other man grabbed A-Wei's shoulder and said quickly,

"We must first find a way to break out, otherwise only death awaits us."

"Hmph! If you dare to provoke me again, I won't mind throwing you out immediately," A-Wei snorted and said in a serious tone.

"Miss Li, please don't mind him; A-Wei just has this kind of temper."

"Hmph!"

Li Shiya also gave a cold snort and stopped talking.

Because just now, she really had been frightened by A-Wei.

...

At a corner less than twenty meters away from the convenience store.

Ji Yuyan looked at Ye Fan and said in a soft, low voice, "Ye Fan, did you hear someone calling for help?"

"Mm, it seems so," Ye Fan nodded slowly and said quietly.

"Then should we go save her?"

Ye Fan was silent for a moment.

Then he finally spoke, "Uh, I guess so!"

While he didn't particularly want to save anyone in his heart, he had to hunt these zombies regardless.

Every single zombie was worth valuable system points, and they could even drop zombie crystal cores that improved physical fitness.

This was still very attractive to him.

Moreover,

The cry for help that came from the convenience store just now was from a girl.

Although he hadn't seen her and didn't know how high the girl's score was, it was still worth a try.

With the apocalypse arriving, eighty percent of humanity globally had turned into zombies.

Finding a living girl was still very difficult.

"Yuyan, you hide here first. Wait until I've killed all these zombies before you come out."

Ye Fan slowly sized up the five or six zombies ahead, then slowly turned to look at Ji Yuyan beside him and spoke softly.

"Ah! But, I'm a bit scared!" A trace of reluctance appeared on Ji Yuyan's face; she only felt safe when she was by Ye Fan's side.

"Don't worry, I've already checked. Within this area, besides this group of zombies, there are no others."

"Al... alright!"

"Be good, just wait for me here." Before leaving, Ye Fan rubbed Ji Yuyan's head again and said gently.

Afterward, he no longer concealed himself.

With the Star Blade in hand, he walked toward the zombie horde in front of the convenience store.

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