Just as Xiang Han turned around, corpse 'bro' suddenly leapt up from the riverbank with a 'swoosh'. In the process, it even lost a hand.
When Xiang Han heard a crack, he instinctively turned back to see corpse 'bro' picking up his hand and biting on it before casually throwing it away. Like an arrow, it shot forward towards him.
"Mommy!" Xiang Han broke into a sprint. He called desperately for System and Big A. [How is this thing running so quickly?]
Big A calmly replied, [This is an ability world. If the zombies don't have some power, isn't it game over?]
[The problem is, the data hasn't been transferred. How should I know to use abilities?] Xiang Han wanted to collapse.
After running until he was out of breath, he turned around only to see that corpse 'bro' had already caught up and was throwing itself at him.
Trembling, Xiang Han could only throw out a kick. But pushing the corpse two steps back only caused it to sway for a few seconds before it redoubled its effort.
Xiang Han hadn't caught his breath. He could only hurriedly retreat before the other side tore into him. When it charged forward once more, he caught the zombie's neck and squeezed with force.
But something was up with its neck. No matter how much strength he used, it couldn't be broken, just like cotton.
Since the original host hadn't gotten much training, Xiang Han was somewhat discouraged. He had ran for so long and was nearly out of breath but the zombie's strength was still full. A stray nail continuously brandished before him as it intermittently made an 'err err' sound. Maggots occasionally fell from its rotting face and the stench of blood wafted over.
This sight made the hair on Xiang Han's arms stand. He only felt that his arms weren't his, yet he couldn't release his hold. Watching as the zombie was pushing closer and closer, and the worms were nearly falling onto him, Xiang Han could no longer hold back from shrieking to his system. [Little Nine, hurry up and help me!]
Once the system took over, it used one hand to grip the zombie's shoulder while the other one grabbed its neck. With some force, it directly pulled off his head just like plucking grass.
In a supermarket from afar, a bearded man was watching this scene with a telescope. He couldn't help cursing and slapping his thigh. "This brother is a talent!"
The man dressed in leather beside him suddenly glanced over and opened his mouth with disinterest. "Be quiet."
Xiang Han wiped away his sticky fingers before looking at the severed corpse bro whose mouth was stuck in a cycle of opening and closing. He felt nauseous, [Little Nine, why didn't you evade him? I got some of his blood on my body.]
[Oh, I didn't control your legs.] System was embarrassed.
[The data has been sent to you. You just need to calculate the time in accordance to the original host's memories. In addition, this world is a little special. If you constantly need 009's help. I'm afraid we might as well have 009 control your body at all times. That's why we've inputted two sequences into you using 009. You'll understand once you read it.] Big A interrupted.
[Really?] Xiang Han was agitated. He had planned to take a look at what Big A had given him but once he discovered it was a gun and an ability, he was astonished. [Didn't you say the most you could do was restore the data? I thought we couldn't change the world's data?]
A gun was a physical entity. It was impossible for it to appear without making changes to the world's setting.
Big A explained, [We didn't. We only implanted 009's data into the database so you can share it in the future?]
[Oh, then why don't you implant a few more?]
System: […]
Big A coughed, [You need to consider 009's feelings. There's a limit to 009's storage capacity, we can't just delete its combat abilities.]
[Oh.] After seeing the benefits, he began to read the data.
In a distant supermarket, Beardy stared into a pair of binoculars for a while. He couldn't help shaking his head. "What's the matter with this kid? He caused such a big ruckus just now. The zombies have probably already noticed, but why isn't he rushing to find a place to hide?"
"Why are you so nosy?" A woman wiping her blade snorted coldly.
The man in leather clothes grabbed the binoculars, took a look, then threw it back. He instructed, "Watch him." Don't let him lure the zombies over and implicate them.
Xiang Han was still looking over the data. He finally understood why Big A had opened up a cheat for him. The original host… didn't have any ability?!
To be precise, if the original host succeeded in slagging the female lead yesterday, he should have obtained an ability. However, the female lead had been reborn yesterday and thus, he failed. This time, he was abandoned by his own team.
That's right. This was the story following the rebirth of the female lead who abused the scums. Xiang Han's identity was a wealthy second-generation scum who was abused just like this.
"It's a romance novel?" Xiang Han was surprised. "After going through so many worlds, I thought that the server you found was from a danmei's1 website."
Big A: [There's actually girls' love, harem, and even S&M2… Mr. Xiang, do you want to try something different?]
[N-No thanks.] Xiang Han was sweating. He felt that the weather was simply too warm so he found a shady area to continue reading.
The original host was called Wu Han, a licentious rich kid. Before he went to high school, he was kept under tight rein by his family so he never had the chance to fool around. Once he graduated, he deliberately went to a school in the southern part of the country for the sake of his freedom. But just as he got a girlfriend (also known as the female lead), and held her hand, the apocalypse arrived before he was able to do anything else.
The Wu family was well-connected in the city. Once they learnt of this matter, they sent someone to his school to pick him up. Unfortunately, the original host had brought his girlfriend abroad for a vacation and accidentally lost his cellphone. In the end, his family never found him.
By the time he discovered something amiss, the apocalypse was in full swing. All communications and transport were disrupted. It was impossible for him to reach his family so he could only follow his girlfriend and her family as they shuffled between bases while finding a way to return.
Before the female lead was reborn, she felt that people's hearts were prone to change during the apocalypse. Friends and family could easily betray one another. Since she and the original host hadn't been going out for long, she decided it was time to test his loyalty.
With this test, two whole years passed. The original host spent his days thinking of returning home, so he didn't have the time to do anything foolish. The female lead was finally appeased. She took out a pair of rings she had bought before the apocalypse, wanting to give it to the original host.
No one expected for the jade on the ring to be so special. Once it came into contact with his blood, it revealed a space ability. Thus, the story went down the path of a scum man who lost his loyalty once he tasted a little power. He even began to flirt with the female lead's sister.
Xiang Han disliked story lines where two sisters fought over the same person so he hurriedly skimmed through it. Unsurprisingly, the female lead was set up by the scum man and her sister and eventually died. Then, she was reborn to a time after they exchanged rings, which was just yesterday.
After discovering that the ring had already been given out, the female lead was full of anger and bitterness. She held back her disgust as she flirted with him in order to retrieve the ring. Later, she found an excuse to cast off the scum man and her sister. However, her sister was sharp and quickly abandoned the scum man.
Xiang Han sighed. [Why haven't we seen Yan Ze?]
[Ahem, he's one of the concubines in the female lead's harem. He doesn't have many scenes, only appearing at the end.]
Xiang Han immediately fell silent. Some time passed before he silently muttered, [This is an NP3 novel…]"
Big A: [We didn't intend to send you here at first, but things happened.] For the sake of playing matchmaker, he only chose danmei novels.
Xiang Han suddenly felt curious. [Ahem, that… if I didn't come, would he really have gone with the female lead…]
[Probably not. To be honest, no matter which world the general goes to, it will always end up without a CP.]
[Oh.] Xiang Han didn't know why he felt inexplicably relieved.
[Then… Big A, the audio technology over there is a surround sound system, right? Did you hear anything?]
[Not only did I hear, I even saw.] Big A muttered.
Xiang Han stiffened and observed his surroundings as Big A alerted him. [Behind you.]
He immediately turned around and nearly cried out in fright. A zombie had appeared without him noticing. It was currently ten metres away from where he stood, moving closer to him, slowly but surely.
It was most likely his frantic breaths that caught the zombie's attention. When it was only a few steps away, it abruptly gained speed and rushed towards him.
Xiang Han was still crouched on the ground, where would he have the time to stand up? He immediately broke out in a cold sweat when he heard the system's reminder. [Mr Xiang, the new program has been successfully installed.]
[Alright, alright. Where's the gun?] Xiang Han rambled nervously. Almost immediately, a few lines appeared in his palms and soon, it took the form of a gun.
Seeing that the zombie was about to be upon him, he didn't have time to think before lifting the gun and pulling the trigger.
With a bang, the corpse's head was blown back and dark-coloured blood pooled around it. However, its body was hurtling towards him from its momentum previously before it collapsed to the ground.
The tens of people hiding in the supermarket were stunned. Beardy cursed, "Is this person a fool? Firing a gun in a city centre without a silencer. Does he think we don't have enough zombies here?"
The others immediately readied their weapons as they went on alert for any disturbance to their surroundings. The atmosphere was extremely tense. The leather-shirt man took the binoculars once more, annoyance evident in his eyes.
Xiang Han was somewhat frozen. Although he hadn't experienced an apocalypse, he had read a couple of novels on it. He naturally knew that loud noises would attract the zombies' attention.