Chapter 4: The Strange Zombie
Xiao Yi slung the cloth bag over his body, then picked up the Mo Dao and swung it a couple of times.
It was a bit strenuous, but he could still manage it. Xiao Yi figured he could swing and chop a dozen or so times without any problem, but any more than that, and his stamina would definitely give out.
He touched his somewhat shrunken stomach. Xiao Yi felt that time was of the essence; he had to find a way to collect corpses and food now!
"Open the gate!" Xiao Yi shouted towards the city gate. The heavy iron gate slowly creaked open.
Outside the city gate, a few student zombies who were wandering about were startled by the sound of the gate. They hissed and charged towards the gate where Xiao Yi was.
Holding the Mo Dao, Xiao Yi held his breath and silently counted.
"One... two... three... four..." He waited until four zombies had charged in before ordering the gate to be closed.
These zombies were all of the lowest rank, the "Living Corpse" stage. They only possessed the instinct to crave flesh and blood, and their movement speed was about the same as a normal person's.
Watching the four zombies charge at him, Xiao Yi let out a great roar, swinging the Mo Dao and chopping down fiercely...
In less than five minutes, Xiao Yi had slain all four zombies. Although he had sustained a minor injury, it was nothing serious.
Looking at the corpses lying on the ground, Xiao Yi felt as if he were in a different world. These people had been his classmates just a few days ago, but now, they were dead bodies under his blade.
Dragging one of the zombie corpses to the side of the burial pit, Xiao Yi directly threw the body into the bottomless pit.
Immediately, a line of red numbers appeared on the tombstone of the burial pit.
[Zombie is being buried...]
[Estimated time: 1 hour...]
It takes an hour to bury one zombie?
Seeing the words on the tombstone, Xiao Yi couldn't help but frown. He walked back to the rest room and lay down.
The previous fight had consumed a lot of his stamina, and he had been wounded in two places. Taking advantage of the downtime while the corpse was being buried, he could just rest and recuperate in the rest room.
Time flew by. The wounds on Xiao Yi's arm and back had already healed, and a system prompt sounded in his mind:
[Ding! Corpse burial complete!]
[Gained 3 Doomsday Coins.]
[Gained 2 Constitution attribute.]
[Primary Burial Pit has been emptied. Please bury another corpse.]
The electronic synthesized voice faded.
Xiao Yi felt a scorching heat flow through his body, as if every bone, meridian, and cell had been nourished.
Even the world he saw with his eyes became a bit clearer, but this feeling was fleeting, and Xiao Yi quickly returned to normal.
So this is what it feels like to have his Constitution increase?
Xiao Yi stood up, went outside, and threw another zombie corpse into the burial pit.
He repeated this process. Four hours later, he had finally buried all four zombie corpses.
Feeling the changes in his body, Xiao Yi thought in his heart, "System, display my physical attributes."
[City of Sin (Primary) Lord's Name: Xiao Yi]
[Gender: Male]
[Constitution: 72]
[Mental: 60]
[Strength: 68]
[Endurance: 63]
[Agility: 62]
(The average value for an adult male human is 60)
[Skills: None]
[Items: Blade of Sin (Primary), Spatial Pouch (Primary)]
[Doomsday Coins: 14]
"Both my Constitution and Strength have improved. My current Constitution should be comparable to a national level-3 athlete. But in this apocalypse, it's still far from enough!"
Xiao Yi stood up and glanced at the sky.
It was already noon. The fierce sun made the zombies much more lethargic, and most of them began to gather in shady places. There were not many zombies left on the sports field.
He could take this opportunity to cross the sports field and get some food and water from the convenience store opposite.
He now possessed the City of Sin, so his safety within the city was naturally guaranteed. However, food and water were the resources he urgently needed.
Hunger and thirst were already making Xiao Yi feel dizzy.
"Open the gate!" Xiao Yi shouted in a low voice. The moment the gate opened, he charged towards the convenience store across the way.
There were only three zombies wandering aimlessly inside the convenience store. Xiao Yi recognized one of them. It was the penny-pinching owner of the store. The other two had probably been students in life.
Xiao Yi rushed into the convenience store. Before the three zombies could even react, Xiao Yi fiercely swung the Blade of Sin in his hand, slaying all three of them.
Ignoring the zombie corpses on the floor, Xiao Yi hurriedly opened his Spatial Pouch and started stuffing all the snacks and water from the shelves into it.
The commotion was too loud, however, and a few zombies wandering in the distance had also noticed the movement at the convenience store, beginning to slowly lurch towards it.
Xiao Yi frowned slightly. He collected the three zombie corpses from the ground into his Spatial Pouch and was about to charge back when he suddenly noticed a strange zombie appear at the entrance to the City of Sin.
This zombie was different from the others. Its body was clearly much more burly, and it was constantly trying to ram the city gate of the City of Sin.
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