Liu You'er opened her eyes and found herself surrounded by swirling gray mist, unable to see anything.
What’s going on? Am I dead? That shouldn’t be the case; even though my skin is cracked, I shouldn’t be dead as a Zombie.
She walked slowly through this strange environment, feeling inexplicably calm, as if this was a part of her.
"I'm hungry."
Suddenly, an inexplicable voice echoed from all directions. She looked around but couldn’t find the source.
"I'm so hungry."
"Huh? That voice sounds a bit familiar… Is that my voice?!"
A scene suddenly appeared before her, the surrounding environment becoming clear. She could see, hear, and smell everything, but she couldn’t control her own body.
"I'm so hungry..."
Listening to her own suppressed and slightly hoarse voice, she felt a bit confused.
Could it be that because she had just exerted herself to transform into a Zombie, she hadn’t reverted back yet, and her consciousness was trapped?
As if to confirm her thoughts, a pair of hands with long black nails about five centimeters long appeared in front of her.
They were slender and pale.
At that moment, it seemed like she was lurking somewhere and could still see the place where she had just fought.
"I'm hungry..."
The voice came out again. Liu You'er frowned; it seemed that she was being controlled by the consciousness of the Zombie.
This was the first time she had encountered such a situation, and it made her a bit anxious.
She still hadn't found the W Doctor or figured out Liu Yue's condition. When would things return to normal? Would it be like this forever?!
She thought carefully about what was wrong.
During her previous training in the forest, she had overdrawn her Ability countless times without experiencing anything like this. Why was that?
Could it be because of the power manipulating space in her brain?
After pondering, she checked her physical condition and found that the power in her brain was almost gone, while her Ability was unprecedentedly heightened, nearly double what it used to be.
This was troublesome...
She struggled a bit and realized that she couldn't regain control of her body; it felt as if the computer couldn't connect to the internet, leaving her helplessly waiting for "herself" to quickly find a Spiritual Zombie or Evolved Creatures to absorb energy and see if her guess was correct.
But why hide from herself?
She sniffed and noticed a familiar fragrance that made her swallow involuntarily as she looked in that direction.
She saw a timid figure approaching the place where the battle had just taken place.
"Hey? Where's that female Zombie?"
Little One noticed one less and was startled, quickly scanning the surroundings while maximizing her Mental Power coverage.
Low-Level Zombies scattered around, Common Zombies fighting for territory, but there was no sign of the Zombie from earlier.
There was one possibility: she was dead, having lost all mental activity, or her Mental Power level was higher than Little One's!
She squinted, recalling how heavily injured the other had been; it was very likely she had died. Still, she decided to act quickly and took out a knife, swinging it fiercely toward Lu Feng's head.
"Slash!"
Zombie Liu You'er had no thoughts or sympathy for weak creatures; as long as she could kill them, she would do it as quickly as possible. With a single Ability, she struck down like a bolt from the blue, and the Little One didn't even have time to hide before meeting his end.
"Hehe~"
A satisfied laugh escaped her throat as she slowly approached the Little One. One hand reached for his head while the other grasped his neck, giving a gentle tug.
"Hiss"
The sound of flesh tearing made Liu You'er's scalp tingle with awareness, but the one controlling her actions seemed as happy as a child who had just received a toy.
Eighth-Stage Zombie, with the intelligence of an eight or nine-year-old child.
On the screen, one hand inserted through the severed neck, gradually pulling away bits of bone, excess skin, and hair.
Leisurely, it was as if she were doing crafts.
"Thud"
The sound of something hard hitting the ground revealed that she had also pulled out the Core while extracting brain matter and tossed it aside.
"Dirty..."
She held the dust-covered Core for a moment before dipping it into the blood from the Little One's neck and then wiping it on his clothes.
"Hehe~ Eat!"
Accompanied by her delighted voice, that hand delivered the Core to her mouth in the eyes of Liu You'er, who had been resisting it in her consciousness.
The Spiritual System Core provided a good energy supplement, allowing Liu You'er to regain control of her body. However...
"Ugh"
The first thing she did was throw away the corpse she had been holding and ran to one side to vomit. Although she had killed before, she had never done so without reason.
Moreover, in such a playful manner, she consumed the opponent's Core. From the sound of her chewing, one could imagine the expression of enjoyment on her face...
"Ugh..."
Not knowing how long she had been vomiting, Liu You'er finally gave up. This was something only humans could do; Zombies simply couldn't manage it. Any meat or energy-rich substance that entered their bodies would quickly be converted into energy, leaving nothing behind.
And, shit! The fishy sweetness in her mouth lingered a bit...
She shook her head, deciding to temporarily forget about it. She walked to a secluded spot and took out Dumpling from the space.
"Hey, hey, wake up!"
Dumpling frowned and slowly opened his eyes, only to see a blood-soaked figure with white hair obscuring their features. He screamed and prepared to run.
Unfortunately, he barely took two steps before being pulled back.
"It's me."
Dumpling paused at the sound of the voice, turned around to examine Liu You'er for a moment, then squinted to take a closer look before finally recognizing her.
"Sister, where's Uncle?"
Given that her electric energy had shattered his Core and affected his internal organs, what could she say?
Of course, she wouldn't voice that thought.
"He left and threw you to me."
Dumpling fell silent for a moment, looking down before raising his head to ask, "When will he come back?"
"...When you grow up."
Dumpling seemed like he wanted to say something else but suddenly felt the sky darken. Curiously looking up, he saw a flock of birds blocking the sky.
"Sister... Sister."
Liu You'er looked up and said, "It's fine, these are evolved sparrows. They won't attack unless you harm their kind."
"Kind..."
Did Lu Feng kill a bird earlier?
She felt a chill in her heart; with this many, there were thousands...
"Chirp chirp."
One of the largest sparrows, nearly two meters long, spotted them and let out a sharp cry. The flock suddenly seemed to have a target and flew toward them.
"Oh no."
Liu You'er picked up Dumpling and started running toward the outskirts of the city, the wind rushing beneath her feet.
"Bang!"
She swerved to avoid an attack and took the chance to glance back. Red, yellow, blue, green, cyan, and purple energies were shooting toward her from the birds' beaks.
Indeed, in this apocalypse, even animals at the top of the food chain had transformed; even sparrows that used to be only 14 centimeters long had become a swarm of monsters.
Just under 500 meters from the city limits, the little one in her arms suddenly said, "Sister, danger!"
Liu You'er instantly released her Mental Power and felt an energy wave ahead. She came to a sudden stop just 30 centimeters from the Barrier. At the same time, energy from behind surged toward her like a tidal wave.
Although the highest level among these birds was only Sixth Level, too many ants could crush an elephant; being hit by so much energy would surely be fatal.
Truly, misfortune does not come alone; it seems she was cursed with bad luck.
"Crackle crackle."
Liu You'er used Teleportation to move one meter at a time between Abilities, reaching her speed limit, even creating six or seven afterimages.
The energy struck the Barrier and was reflected back, making it difficult for her to evade, but it wasn't without gains.
No matter how powerful this Barrier was, it would eventually run out of energy, and sure enough, it began to show signs of instability.
Now was the moment.
Thunder rumbled!
A blinding beam of light surged toward the Barrier in the form of a light wave, shattering it completely.
"Crack!"
Seeing the Barrier break, she hurriedly dashed out, a Well Water appearing in her hand as she gulped it down. It had been so long since she needed this water to recover her body; it was frustrating.
It was evident just how desperate her situation was as she was being chased.
As the sky darkened and clouds gathered, it looked like rain was imminent. Unfortunately, this did not deter the determination of this group of birds seeking revenge for their Buddy.
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