Countless zombies rushed through the shattered glass door, oblivious to pain as they squeezed through and headed straight for Abby like a flood.
Abby somehow stood up and tried to run, but her leg suddenly went limp, and she fell again.
Glancing back, she saw her kidnapper, who had also turned into a zombie.
His eyes were teetering on his face, filled with crimson threads, as if they could fall out at any moment.
His rotted flesh trembled, and up close, maggots could even be seen crawling through the flesh.
His sharp nails pierced deep into Abby's leg, causing her to struggle to think.
She wanted to fight off the zombie in front of her and run, but pain and uncontrolled body movements kept her rooted to the spot, watching helplessly as the kidnapper zombie clutched her leg.
Meanwhile, countless zombies rushed towards her, opening their mouths full of pus and blood, biting towards her thigh, arm, neck, and cheek...
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'Abby? Abby! Are you awake?' A shout came from outside the door, and Abby suddenly sat up, gasping for air.
Was she awakened by the scream or by Mai'er's knocking?
Mai'er might be worried that Abby would be late for school on her first day, so he kept knocking even though it was late.
Taking several deep breaths, Abby tried to calm her trembling and replied with a steady voice: 'Yes, I'm up.'
'Great! I thought it was late, and I didn't want you to be late. Hurry and get ready. I'm going out to buy breakfast. Let's meet downstairs later,' Mai'er said, and after giving a few instructions, he hurriedly left.
After sitting for a couple of minutes, Abby got out of bed. The dream's impact and the sensation of being bitten were still vivid in her mind.
Thinking about possibly facing the scenarios from her dream in the future, like fighting countless zombies, Abby felt her future path would be full of hardships.
But this was her only option, and there was no turning back.
After collecting herself, Abby quickly changed clothes and went to wash up, just in time for the bathroom to be empty.
The cold water refreshed Abby completely, clearing her mind significantly.
After leaving the bathroom, Abby grabbed her things and was about to step out the door before a sudden electric shock and sharp pain shot through her brain.
Stumbling, Abby was about to fall when a pair of hands steadied her.
The pain and shock were sudden but disappeared just as quickly.
She looked up and saw a vaguely familiar face—Elliot.
Seeing Abby had regained her senses, Elliot quickly pulled his hand away, acting as if even a second more contact was unwanted.
Without waiting for Abby to speak, Elliot turned coldly and walked into the bathroom.
Abby was a little stunned but only paused for a moment before calling out, 'Thank you,' as Elliot turned to leave.
Elliot paused, nodded slightly without speaking, and then closed the bathroom door behind him as he went in.
Abby rubbed her temples and sat on the bed in her room, starting a conversation with the voice in her mind.
'Who are you? A system?'
'That's right, oh host,' it replied.
'So you're the one who brought me to this broken place?'
"Indeed, and thank you very much, oh host."
'Thank you, my ass!' The suppressed emotions suddenly found an outlet, and Abby couldn't help but curse when she heard the system's Beaming with pride
tone.
'Why are you cursing me, oh host?' The system sounded a bit aggrieved.
'Host, you would've been at the crematorium if it weren't for me binding you and bringing you here.
'Now, not only are you not dead, but you can also conquer various handsome and beautiful people and reach the pinnacle of life.
Shouldn't you be grateful to me? It's wrong for you to show ingratitude, and you'll be cursed by us systems if this continues...'
'Wait!' Abby suddenly interrupted.
'So far, I haven't properly introduced myself. Ahem, I am the most adorable, lovely, powerful, and amazing System Seven!'
Hearing this, Abby suddenly became calm and asked with an enigmatic tone, 'System? What to conquer? Zombies?'
'Not really! We're after handsome guys and beautiful girls, though. Zombies? Host, have you seen too many movies?' System Seven joked while laughing, but then it seemed to realize something was wrong.
'Uh... Host, are you joking?'
'What do you think?'
'... '
Abby listened as the voice in her mind suddenly cut off like a broken line, then got up with an expressionless face and started walking out the door.
Passing students in the corridor moved out of the way, avoiding Abby with a low vibe as if evading the plague.