Shayla's nostrils flared in anger. "You're shameless."
"Well, who asked you to lie about owning the van when it's not yours? You can only blame yourself." Sienna shut the door behind her. "Next time, tell your friend to watch their hand, or I won't be nice."
Without another word, she left the scene.
"That bitch!" Shayla balled her fist, her eyes blazing with rage.
Damn.
This little wench really knew how to humiliate her, didn't she?!
Now she had embarrassed her in front of her friends and even hurt them!
Unforgivable.
She fished out her phone from her bag and made a call to Ashton. Her voice cracked the moment he answered, and she went on to complain about how overhearing Sienna was.
Sienna, on the other hand, had already returned to her room. She played with the cat for a moment before getting to work.
The first thing she did was to make a list of everything she would need — food, water, bedding, electronics, clothes, personal care items, condiments and several others. Even if she couldn't cook, she had a sister that could, and she could always learn. In fact, she even downloaded a bunch of cooking tutorials and watched some.
By the time she was done, the sun had already completely set. She had gained a thing or more from the videos, and the list was so long she wondered if she could actually afford everything.
She checked her phone out of habit, only to realise she had missed several calls from Ashton.
Her expression changed slightly.
Was he backing out after sending her the address?
She immediately called him back.
It was as if he had been waiting for her call as he answered almost instantly. But the words that came through the phone were nothing like she expected.
"Why did you hurt Emily? She was kind and polite, but you actually pushed her and made her sprain her ankle. Are you trying to get back at Shayla—"
Sienna directly hung up.
She rolled her eyes as she switched off the phone. She'd make sure to block his number once their deal was done tomorrow.
She turned off the light and slipped into bed.
*****
At exactly 7 a.m. the next morning, she woke up.
She ate a banana before preparing for a run. After all, one had to be strong to fight zombies or corrupted beasts.
The mansion was massive, and Sienna couldn't really gauge its perimeter.
If she could run at least 5 km daily…
It was either she had overestimated the original Sienna's ability, or she had forgotten she was in a new body now. This could have been easily achievable in her own body, after all, she wasn't playing sand in the military.
But the new Sienna's body was different.
She was a spoiled heiress who never had to do much, and by the time Sienna had run for less than three minutes, her lungs were already burning and her knees wobbling.
"What the fuck—" she gritted her teeth, wiping away the sweat on her forehead as she sat down to catch her breath.
She pulled out her phone and checked the running app to see the distance — 0.5 km. Half a damn kilometer and she felt like she was about to die?
So weak.
Too weak!
Just as she was ready to keep going, she heard a ding in her head.
[Congratulations, Host, on successfully completing a 500 m run!]
[You can now summon your attribute board in advance and view your stats.]
[Several missions have been activated. Completing these missions will benefit you immensely]
Sienna immediately summoned her profile board, and saw that the sparse page now had two additional panels. Attributes and Missions.
She clicked the first one.
[Name: Sienna Song
Race: Human
Age: 19
Strength: 24
Agility: 23 (+0.5)
Stamina: 22 (+0.5)
Physique: 22
Survival Exp: -
Karma Exp: 0
Level: -
Ability: -
Skills: -
Weapon: -
]
Below average?!
'I got lots of work to do…' she thought in exasperation.
She clicked on the Mission panel, and several tasks were displayed.
Mission: (Run 1 km on the first day) (0.5/1) ongoing
Reward: Fatigue Reducing Pill
Mission: (Run 1.5 km on the second day)
Reward: Boost Pill
Mission: (Train with 5 kg weight and run 500 m)
Reward: ?
Mission: (Train with 5 kg and run 500 m within 10 minutes)
Reward: ?
Sienna's eyes lit up.
Fatigue Reducing Pill and Boost Pill… she had a strong feeling they were exactly what their names suggested.
She just had to keep running at this pace.
Moreover, she was extremely excited when she saw how her endurance and agility had increased just within the first 500 m. But this was still not enough, she had to at least be above average before Doomsday arrived or she'd be doomed.
Feeling fired up, she dragged herself up, took a deep breath before continuing.
Over the next several minutes, Sienna alternated between sprinting and jogging. Sometimes she almost fell, but she pushed herself to the very limit.
By the time she was done, she was drenched in sweat.
She collapsed onto the ground, unable to stand. Her chest heaved, her cheeks flushed, and her breath came in hot gasps.
Cissy's voice echoed in her mind.
[Congratulations, Host, on successfully completing your first mission!]
[You have been rewarded with a Fatigue Reducing Pill]
[Keep it up and you will be above average when Doomsday comes]
Sienna took a deep breath and summoned the Fatigue Reducing Pill.
She examined it. It looked like any other pill, but a comforting scent seemed to radiate from it.
She tossed it into her mouth, and to her utmost shock, the fatigue she felt miraculously faded away!
Her muscles loosened, her heart rate slowed. Even her weak legs regain some strength.
She exclaimed. "This is such good stuff!"
It was simply magical.
[There are several other rewards available, Host. As long as you complete the missions, they will be yours.]
Sienna nodded and
summoned her profile window again.
She smiled when she saw the +1 increase in her attributes… though for some reason, there were no changes in her physique and strength yet.