Apocalypse: I'm the Landlady of the Refuge

Chapter 39: Chapter 39 Zombie Hunter

Chapter 39: Chapter 39 Zombie Hunter

The group was dumbfounded, unclear about what was happening now.

“Ah Li?!”

Ji Wanwan just felt heartache, tears falling heavily.

The next second, the girl curled up on the ground suddenly lifted her head and opened her eyes.

These were eyes Ji Wanwan had never seen in her two lifetimes.

The eyes of the girl, once lively as black grapes, now shattered into fiery red glass, blossoming with brilliant light in the dark night, ethereal and hauntingly beautiful beyond description…

She slowly stood up from the ground, her calm gaze sweeping over everyone present.

Her face was still the familiar Xia Li everyone knew, but her expression was so cold, cold as if she were looking at a group of insignificant ants.

This appearance was clearly different from those of low-level zombies.

Ji Xing and Xu Siming’s muscles tensed, already on guard. If Xia Li were to lash out and harm someone, they would immediately retreat with Ji Wanwan and Qi Hao.

“Ah Li?”

Looking at the familiar yet unfamiliar face of her friend, Ji Wanwan’s heart was filled with trepidation.

Hearing her voice, the girl turned her head mechanically and looked over emotionlessly.

Ji Wanwan couldn’t help but take a step forward, “Are you alright?”

The girl stayed silent, looking down at her hands.

The wound on her right hand had healed without anyone noticing, without even a scar left behind.

Unlike the mutated zombies with gray-white skin and hideous features, at this moment Xia Li’s complexion was fair and smooth, her muscle contours perfect and sleek, as if she had shed her old self and been reborn anew.

She lifted her head, blinked at the moonlight outside the window, and suddenly found her vision incredibly clear.

The bloodthirsty sensation that had filled her mind was also slowly subsiding, replaced by an unprecedented clarity and calmness.

She came to her senses.

She lifted her head, her beautiful eyes looking at Ji Wanwan with a hint of doubt, “I… seem to be fine…”

Ji Wanwan was initially startled, then overwhelming joy filled her mind. 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝚠𝚎𝚋𝗻𝗼𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝚘𝐦

Her mouth curved up, immediately breaking into a tearful smile, “That’s great, that’s the best…”

“Sister!!”

Just as Ji Wanwan was about to give Xia Li a hug, Ji Xing’s heart tightened, and he immediately stopped her.

The sister and Xia Li were best friends, but he was not.

His sister might be overjoyed and lose her mind at the awakening of a dear friend, but he wouldn’t!

Xia Li like this was clearly no longer a normal human being!

Who knew if she was an Evolved Zombie masquerading as an ordinary person?

Ji Wanwan of course knew what her brother was thinking, she turned to look at him, “Xingxing, don’t be afraid.”

When Ah Li had stood up, Ji Wanwan had already noticed that Ah Li had grown stronger.

If Ah Li really wanted to hurt them, there was no need to pretend.

She stepped forward and took Xia Li’s right hand, examining it closely, “The wound has indeed healed, but your hand is so cold, Ah Li, do you feel unwell anywhere?”

Xia Li narrowed her eyes and moved her fingers, shaking her head, “No, I just feel very energetic, as if I have endless strength.”

The words did not seem false, but the temperature of her hand was not like that of a living person, Ji Wanwan’s expression became serious as she pursed her lips, “To be safe, I’ll use Equivalence Healing to check on you.”

Xia Li nodded slightly, “Okay.”

Ji Wanwan placed her hand on the back of Xia Li’s right hand, and soon, a faint glow lit up.

[Healing Target: Zombie Hunter]

[Spiritual Power: 100%, Physical Strength: 100%]

[The target does not require healing]

Ji Wanwan was slightly taken aback by the System’s voice in her ear, [Zombie Hunter?]

System: [Zombie Hunter: Neither human nor zombie, the undead with extraordinary combat ability, the merciless reaper of zombies.]

Ji Wanwan was shocked.

It took her two seconds to find her bearings, “Can it be understood that, because Ah Li’s body lost its activity due to the zombie virus infection, and the concentration of the virus she was infected with was low, the virus and her own immune ability reached a subtle balance while resisting each other, which didn’t damage her brain. Therefore, she has become this state where she retains both human intelligence and zombie combat strength?”

System: “The System is currently unable to answer this question, the Host needs to explore on her own.”

Ji Wanwan: “…”

Forget it, it’s not important now.

At least she knew that Ah Li was on the same side as her.

With this, their small team gained an extra-strong combat presence!

On the other side, Xu Siming silently observed Xia Li.

He noticed that Xia Li, while still retaining her intellect, had become much less emotional toward human feelings.

If one were to assess, Xia Li now resembled an emotionless synthetic robot.

He had the intention to remind Ji Wanwan, but seeing her so full of joy, he didn’t have the heart to say anything more.

Forget it, it’s enough to just be cautious around Xia Li. After all, everyone is living together; there would be opportunities to remind Wanwan in the future. There was no need to insist on it at this moment.

Having finished discerning, Ji Wanwan withdrew her hand, “Ah Li, your body is no longer in serious trouble, but your heartbeat is much faster than that of an ordinary person. When we return to the refuge, may I take some of your blood for research?”

Xia Li nodded, “Of course.”

“Crack, crack…”

The sound of cracking ice was exceptionally clear in the quiet night.

Only then did everyone remember that Mrs. Xia was still frozen like an ice sculpture, trapped in the Space Barrier.

As time passed and with the struggles of Mrs. Xia, the ice had already begun to crack, and it wouldn’t be long before the entire layer of ice would be shattered.

Xia Li glanced at her mother, yet her beautiful eyes were void of the previous sorrow and pain or, more precisely, any emotional ripples.

With just a glance, Xia Li withdrew her gaze.

She looked past Ji Wanwan to Xu Siming, her voice cold, “The machete, give it to me.”

Xu Siming was slightly taken aback.

Regaining his composure, he immediately threw the machete in his hand to Xia Li.

Xia Li caught the knife and didn’t even wait for Ji Wanwan and Xu Siming to withdraw their superpowers, she simply performed a stylish slash, completely shattering the Space Barrier and the ice layer.

The only ordinary person present, Qi Hao, gaped in shock, staring at Xia Li speechlessly.

So… So powerful with just one slash!

Others were no less shocked than Qi Hao; they just didn’t show it as obviously.

The moment Mrs. Xia regained her freedom, she lunged at Ji Wanwan, the living person nearest to her.

Xia Li, the Zombie Hunter, didn’t give her the chance to get close to Ji Wanwan.

A flash of the blade, and Mrs. Xia’s head was severed from her body. Everyone hadn’t even seen how Xia Li made her move when Mrs. Xia’s scream had already stopped.

Due to inertia, Mrs. Xia’s body still maintained its lunging posture, while her hideous head had flown into mid-air.

Ji Wanwan instinctively reached out to catch Mrs. Xia’s body.

Xia Li lightly touched her toes to the ground and elegantly leapt into the air, catching her mother’s head in her arms.

Landing on the ground, Xia Li tossed the knife back to Xu Siming with one hand and carried the head with the other, turning to walk towards Ji Wanwan.

She took her mother’s body from Ji Wanwan’s arms, a hot tear sliding from the corner of her eye.

Strange, she didn’t feel sad, so why the urge to cry?

She was no longer a mother, just a zombie. Why did she still wish for her to be laid to rest with dignity?

“Drip drop…”

The tear fell to the ground, and Xia Li gently laid her mother’s lifeless body flat on the ground, neatly arranging her head as well.

Standing up again, Xia Li’s tear tracks had dried.

From this moment on, she was no longer mom’s Xiao Lizi, but a heartless zombie reaper…