Chapter 324: Chapter 319: Apocalypse Sisters
Name: Ye Qiu
Merit Points: 42000
Skills Exchanged: Hacker God
Light of the God of Cooking Level 7
Body Forging Technique Level 8
Ten Times of Luck Bonus (6 Remaining)
Emperor System (Achievements Acquired: Skin like Jello, Charming Eyes, Aroma, Voice Like a Pearl)
Poison Scripture, Medicine Manual
"Task completed, would you like to enter the next world?"
"Yes!"
When Ye Qiu regained consciousness, the room was dim and there was none of the usual clamor of a large city outside. Yesterday, volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, and tsunamis seemed to have occurred simultaneously around the globe. Even An City, an inland city far from the ocean, away from seismic and volcanic zones, was hit by tornadoes and hail.
The Earth seemed to be ridding itself of germs, with humanity as its cancerous cells. In the face of merciless natural disasters, frail humanity had no power to resist. In less than a day, electricity and network systems were destroyed, buildings collapsed, numerous water sources were contaminated, and countless people died in the disaster. Those who miraculously survived inside buildings all fell into a coma shortly after the catastrophe.
Ye Qiu knew that humanity had fallen into a coma because they had inhaled toxic gases emanating from the Earth’s depths. The toxins would trigger mutations in the body; the unfortunate would become mindless zombies like those in movies, while the lucky ones would acquire superpowers. However, it was rare to find someone like her who became neither a zombie nor acquired any superpower.
She was a student at the Medical University. When the apocalypse broke out, it was during the summer vacation. She and several classmates stayed in the school laboratory to assist the professor with experiments, but now she was the only survivor.
Ye Qiu quickly organized her thoughts and then stuffed all the lab equipment into her space. Then, holding a steel pipe, she cautiously entered the school’s power supply room and also placed the small generator inside.
At the early stage of the apocalypse, the first to awaken were ordinary people like Ye Qiu, so there was little danger. She then went into the school’s supermarket, took some daily necessities; she had plenty of fresh food in her space, so she didn’t bother with that, leaving some chance for those who would come after her.
After dealing with these matters, Ye Qiu immediately found a vehicle and headed towards the suburbs. She was a local from An City. In earlier years, her parents had died in an accident, leaving her and her younger sister Ye Dong to rely on each other for survival.
Her rebirth this time was also to prevent the tragedy involving herself and her sister. Even knowing that in her past life her sister had not encountered any accidents before finding her and had even awakened Ice Element power, she was still worried as accidents are unpredictable.
Inside the school, she didn’t feel much, but once she left, Ye Qiu could acutely sense the cruelty of nature.
The towering buildings on both sides of the street had their billboards ripped off by tornadoes, glass shattered, and the cars parked on the roads were beat-up beyond recognition by the hail. Along the way, she saw the bodies of citizens who had died, unable to find shelter in time.
The sky was gloomy, as if a giant beast with a gaping mouth was about to swallow this world, which was full of wounds. Although she had experienced countless worlds, at this moment, Ye Qiu’s heart was still deeply shaken.
The road home was difficult to traverse, with many streets blocked off. After detouring through several routes, Ye Qiu heard the awakening roars of zombies and knew she must hasten her pace. If her sister woke up before she could get back, they might miss each other.
In a suburban house, a pretty girl about eighteen or nineteen-years-old lay on a lake-blue bed. Her eyes were tightly shut, her forehead covered with sweat beads, and her face flushed as if she was in great discomfort. Before long, frost covered her eyebrows and hair, yet there were no signs of her awakening.
Outside the house, a gray shadow approached, its entire pupils were a pale gray, and its teeth and nails extremely sharp. Emitting raspy, sand-like sounds from its mouth, its movements were slow, like a puppet on strings.
Inside the house, the girl seemed to be in even more distress. Frost now covered her cheeks, and her whole body resembled a person encased in a block of ice.
On the streets, some zombies and ordinary people had already appeared, clueless individuals gazed blankly and painfully at this ravaged world. Drawn by the scent, zombies approached, and Ye Qiu shouted at those who were dazed or curious: "Move aside quickly, they are zombies, don’t let them bite you, aim for their heads when you attack."
Those with quicker wits reacted rapidly, grabbing anything nearby to smash at the zombies’ heads, thankfully years of zombie movies had well educated most people about their weakness.
After issuing her warnings, Ye Qiu no longer paid attention and drove the car to its limit.
In the suburbs, the zombie outside the house smelled the scent of live humans, but the door was closed. It couldn’t get in and could only subconsciously scratch at the door with its nails, all the while growling and oozing disgusting fluid.
Ye Dong felt extremely uncomfortable; it felt as though something inside her body was about to burst uncontrollably. She suddenly opened her eyes and then noticed the oddity of her body – where did all this ice come from? Covered in frost, she couldn’t help but shiver.
"Roar..." The zombie outside seemed to sense something, its instinctive actions becoming more violent.
Ye Dong, hearing the noise, cautiously got out of bed and went to the kitchen to grab a handy kitchen knife. She felt afraid but continued to psych herself up.
"Who’s there?" Ye Dong asked warily, leaning against the door.
But the zombie outside could not possibly answer her. Sensing the increasingly strong scent of living beings, it intensified its scratching at the door, its already sharp nails sending wood chips flying from the heavy wooden door.
Ye Dong heard the noises, her heart beating even more fiercely. After some thought, she barricaded the door with any movable cabinets and sofas she could find.
This action quickly made her aware of her own differences; it seemed her strength had greatly increased from before. Could this be related to the frost on her body since she got up?
Ye Dong was not a foolish person. Considering the bizarre weather from yesterday, her own inexplicable fainting, and the odd noises outside, she had a vague guess, yet it also felt incredibly absurd.
How could things that happened in TV shows and novels happen in reality?
But when the door was finally clawed through, Ye Dong had to acknowledge her speculation. Such disgusting things couldn’t even be replicated by special effects makeup artists!
"I’m warning you, don’t play pranks anymore, or I’ll be unkind." Ye Dong’s nerves were taut as she spoke.
No matter how smart she was, she was just a young girl who had recently come of age. Someone who usually wouldn’t dare to kill a chicken, how could she dare to attack a person? Even though this person had become different from her, Ye Dong still didn’t dare to strike.