"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!"
Poapasi's shout was a blessing for the zombies. They were now sure of the location of their food. Erik and the other zombies started banging and clawing the door to Poapasi's unit. The door showed signs of breaking. In a couple more seconds the door would break and the zombies would come in.
Even after when the zombies are about to break down the door Poapasi wont stop screaming. He kept on saying things that a System is what allows a normal person to survive an apocalypse. System, the dream of every webnovel app user. Then he added that its technically true because he doesn't really know what the other readers want. But who among those that knew what a System is would throw it away? And I was left with a teeny tiny transformer who uses an umbrella? What gives?
"Looks like I have to earn my keep." Ye Qiu said while placing his umbrella in front of him. When he let go of the umbrella it changed form into a keyboard and mouse and Poapasi lost control of his body. It looks like Ye Qiu is playing Glory and Poapasi is his game character. Theres just one problem. Poapasi doesn't have any guns.
Three zombies entered and moved in for the kill.
Poapasi is down on the ground when the zombie attacked. Ye Qiu is calmly watching as the zombie moves in for the kill. Then his hands moved across the keyboard and mouse. Each time his hands move, Poapasi would also move.
From a sitting position, Ye Qiu made Poapasi do a backward jump to evade the zombies. This placed Poapasi near the curtains. A powerful yank and the curtain fell. With presice movements, Poapasi pulled the metal tube from the curtain and stabbed it at the neck of the zombie. A roundhouse kick was then added to the end of the metal tube so that it would also stab into the neck of the zombie at the back. Then he used the curtain to cover both zombies and threw them over the railing in his terrace.
The last zombie is about to bite into Poapasi when Ye Qiu's hands almost vanished from the keyboard. Poapasi followed the commands perfectly. He crouched and rolled back then opened the window and jumped to reach the terrace after that he closed the window and moved to the door of the terrace. The zombie followed through the door and Poapasi quickly grabbed the zombies ponytailed hair with his right hand and and pulled to make it lose its balance. The zombie hit the railing when Poapasi used his left hand to grab the foot of the zombie, lift it up and toss the zombie over the railing. Then he dashed to the hallway to check if there are other zombies and closed the door of his condominium unit.
Only after the zombie threat was removed did Ye Qiu remove his hands from the keyboard and mouse. At this point it returned to being an umbrella and Poapasi regained consciousness. Ye Qiu looked at Poapasi and asked "How was it?"
Poapasi was shocked. When the zombies managed to break down the door a message box appeared in front of him.
"Zombies are coming.
Let Ye Qiu Help?
YES/NO?"
When Poapasi clicked YES he lost control of his body. He found himself trapped in the void with a giant screen in fron of him showing the room from Ye Qiu's point of view. He saw his own body move every time Ye Qiu pressed a key on the keyboard or move the mouse. These movements cannot be done by Poapasi. That means that if Ye Qiu didn't take over him then he would be dead right now. Whats more, Ye Qiu clearly didn't move but his vision would change angles as if he is looking at a camera or drone camera. The last thing Poapasi saw through Ye Qiu's eyes was when he was locking the door of his condominium unit. After that he regained control of his body.
"What was that?" Poapasi said while moving his hands and legs. He couldn't believe what happened. Though he can understand exactly what happened. He didn't read all those novels for nothing.
Poapasi sat in front of Ye Qiu to talk to him. He didn't forget to say thanks and ask if this is going to be his powers. Is his fate and Ye Qiu connected? What more can Ye Qiu do?
Ye Qiu explained that Poapasi gained a gaming avatar's body. A body that can be upgraded through a leveling system and stat allocation and also use items in the TKA universe. Although the leveling system and stat allocation is available only when Ye Qiu is in control of Poapasi's body. That means that if Poapasi kills a zombie then he gains no experience points. But if Ye Qiu kills a zombie by controlling his body then he will get experience points. And when his level increases he cannot allocate the stats. Only Ye Qiu can do that. Basically it looks like Ye Qiu gained a toy robot instead of Poapasi gaining a skill.
This is a bit of an unfair arrangement but this also ensures Poapasi's survival. That's why he can bear with it. He then asked Ye Qiu how can he purchase items? Does zombie have item drops? Or does coins appear when you kill a zombie? Or crystals in their heads?
"You need to read the novel 'The King's Avatar'" explained Ye Qiu. "For every chapter that you read you will get coins. Those coins can be used to purchase items. Only items mentioned in the chapters that you have read can be bought. Plus there is a limit based on your level." Ye Qiu added some more information that he didn't mention earlier.
When you kill a zombie you get energy points. Each energy points will allow me to control your body for a minute. The higher your level becomes, the higher number of energy points I would need to control your body. Its just that you can only obtain energy points by killing the zombie yourself. You can also absorb the crystals formed in the zombies to obtain energy points.
"In short, if you, Ye Qiu, kills the zombie using my body then I get experience points. If I kill a zombie I get energy points. I need energy points to allow you to control me. And as my strength increases so does the amount of energy points that you would need. Is that right?" Poapasi asked.
Ye Qiu nodded.
"Theres one just more thing.." Ye Qiu looked Poapasi in the eyes as he continued "most chapters are locked so you would need spirit stones to unlock them."
"How am I supposed to get spirit stones? Its not like webnovel would continue their services in the apocalypse?" when Ye Qiu mentioned spirit stones, Poapasi became troubled. There is no way people would continue to work while zombies are roaming around.
"Don't worry. That's actually the easy part. All you need to do is to claim an area and protect it. For everyday that your area remains free of zombies you will get random spirit stones. Of course the number of people living in your area will affect how many spirit stones you get."
Ye Qiu said that as if its an easy thing. Does he have any idea what happens in an apocalypse? People and zombies will grow stronger over time. Plus where can I get enough food to feed the people in my territory. Wait, he said I can purchase items mentioned in the novel, right? So if it mentioned that they ate burger and fried chicken then I can purchase it right?
"Yes you can purchase food that I have eaten on the chapter that you have read." Ye Qiu answered when Poapasi asked him about food.
"Hey, I remember a friend saying that in the first few chapters you only played in games, drank coffee and smoked cigarettes. Is that right?" Poapasi asked thinking that would be troublesome if all he can purchase would be coffee and cigarettes. But then again, he can binge read and finish fifty chapters in a couple of hours. Its possible that he ate something and its mentioned in the novel.
While Poapasi tried to comfort himself, something Ye Qiu said made him go crazy.
"I forgot to tell you that you can only read one chapter a day. The good news is that it doesn't matter what chapter you want to read. As long as its only one chapter per day."
"Ye Qiuuuuuuuuuuuuuu."