I snagged a bargain in a melodramatic novel and became incredibly wealthy!

Chapter 127 Going Downstairs

Wei Yan looked solemnly at the few remaining large bees, and then looked through the window at the densely packed infected creatures below. A sense of unease welled up in her heart.

He felt that there seemed to be more infected creatures downstairs than on the first day, which made him realize that the situation might be worse than he had imagined.

The windows were covered in black, dried bloodstains, making them look particularly eerie and terrifying.

Cai Yi looked at Zhang Ye, who seemed hesitant to speak, and subconsciously turned to look at Wei Yan, only to unexpectedly meet his gaze.

Both of them were silent for a moment, and then Wei Yan slowly walked towards Zhang Ye.

"Now everyone is in your hands, we will follow your orders."

Wei Yan's tone was firm and steady, which made Zhang Ye subconsciously swallow and nervously point to himself: "Me?"

Wei Yan nodded.

In the morning, he carefully pressed his face against the office door, listening intently to any sounds coming from behind it.

There was a distinct rustling sound coming from inside, like countless insects crawling.

He hadn't heard such a sound when he pressed his eye on the door yesterday, but it was so clear today, which could only mean that a large number of infected creatures had gathered inside this dilapidated building.

Unlike the protagonists in other post-apocalyptic novels who possess superpowers, they naturally cannot easily traverse so many infected creatures to escort these people safely away from here.

In the original storyline, Zhang Ye led these people to survive for a period of time, so Wei Yan believed that he must have some understanding of the game world's plot and perhaps knew how to deal with the current predicament.

It's a pity that it wasn't written in the book, leaving them at a loss.

Zhang Ye felt a little uneasy, but at the same time, he also felt a sense of excitement.

He knew that these creatures, having not been in contact with flesh and blood for a long time, had gradually developed a certain degree of intelligence.

They don't act rashly; they first need to confirm whether there is flesh and blood present.

Because the city has been deserted for a long time, they will not move easily in order to conserve energy.

Although their sense of smell becomes less sensitive in this scent, their hearing remains exceptionally acute.

As long as you stay quiet, everything will be fine.

This is why they were able to hide safely in the office building yesterday and stay there until dawn.

Cai Yi and Wei Yan began to dismantle the infected creatures they had killed the day before, and followed Zhang Ye's instructions to smear the contents onto their bodies.

Zhang Ye didn't tell them, but his actions showed them that this method could mask the smell of blood and qi on their bodies.

If they remain quiet, hold their breath, run down to the first floor, and then go into the basement, they can gain a few days of buffer time.

The compressed biscuits and bottled water piled up in the corner of the basement were precious food resources left behind by the previous batch of mission takers who died in City A.

According to the game's setting, soon this abandoned city will welcome a group of superhumans on a mission.

Their goal is to hunt down a special infected creature because it carries key materials needed for vaccine research.

If we can successfully obtain these materials, we might be able to find a way to combat the virus and save more lives.

Therefore, as long as that zombie continues to be active, these superhumans on missions will come one after another to their deaths, even at the cost of their own lives.

Yes, they're sending them to their deaths.

Zhang Ye was familiar with the game's storyline and knew that it was all a carefully designed scam.

In the game's storyline, he learns that the zombie in City A is not capable of helping humans develop a vaccine, but rather possesses memories of its past life, giving it a higher level of intelligence. It uses this advantage to spread rumors about the vaccine, attracting people with special abilities to become its "delivery," thereby continuously strengthening its own power.

After digesting these superhumans, he will spread the news that all the superhumans on the mission have been wiped out, thus obtaining the next batch of food.

This was all a complete scam from the very beginning, and the world was already doomed to destruction.

Li Yue struggled and twisted her body desperately, while protesting in a low voice, "I don't want to! This stuff is disgusting! You're not allowed to put it on me!"

Cai Yi looked at Li Yue, who stubbornly refused to smear the rotting flesh and blood, and a cold smile appeared on his lips: "Then you can just wait here to die."

Although Li Yue was afraid, she still mustered up her courage and retorted, "You're a police officer, you have a responsibility to protect me!"

Cai Yi knew perfectly well that she was deceiving her. Not only because of Li Yue's special identity, but even just considering Li Yue's status as the protagonist, she absolutely could not let her die here, much less let her energy be devoured by the system.

Otherwise, if the system grows ever larger, it will definitely not be beneficial.

This lousy system selects protagonists for its tasks; it must be plotting something.

Aside from luck, what else can wealth possibly be after?

Therefore, Li Yue cannot die; if she must die, she should die at home!

Li Yue turned her head and looked at her brother with a wronged expression.

Holding the bloody flesh in his hand, Li Huai suppressed his nausea and looked at his younger sister, Li Yue, trying to comfort her. Between vomiting, he said, "Li Yue... ugh, we must live... ugh... listen to me..."

When Li Yue was forcibly smeared with that putrid flesh and blood, she finally couldn't help but sob softly.

This is disgusting! What kind of lousy game is this?! If she can find the mastermind behind this, she will definitely kill him with her own hands!

Of these people, apart from Cheng Xin and Ren Tangyi, who were not a major concern, Wei Yan and Cai Yi were not entirely at ease with the others.

Therefore, Cai Yi looked at Li Yue, while Wei Yan stared at Baili Tu.

Li Huai's determination to live remains strong so far, so he shouldn't cause any trouble.

Cheng Xin looked at Ren Tangyi and said softly, "Let me cover the baby for you. You can't bring yourself to do it."

"I will walk very fast."

Ren Tangyi looked at the child, gritted her teeth, and handed the child to Cheng Xin.

Once everything was ready, we set off together.

Despite being mentally prepared, everyone still couldn't help turning pale.

Shaking his legs, he went downstairs shoulder to shoulder with the infected creatures.

The office building is quite tall, sixteen floors, so they can't walk through it all at once. They usually go through two or three floors, then clear out a room with fewer infected creatures to use as a resting place.

After resting for a while, we continued down to the next level.

Overall, things went smoothly. As night fell, we had already climbed seven floors.

But Wei Yan glanced at the infected creatures blocking the doorway with them, and a thoughtful look flashed across her cold face.

During their previous rest periods, no infected creatures followed them. But as they descended, these creatures... seemed to be getting closer and closer?

They had clearly been subconsciously avoiding infected creatures in many places.