Sickly Girl Doesn’t Die in Zombie Simulator 221

Chapter 221: Delicious Wind Serpent

After waiting for her hand to reach the edge of her heart and for her strength to recover slightly, Lin Jiayao lifted the object in her hand to her remaining right half-face.

Through her blurry vision, Lin Jiayao could see that she was holding a small, blood-soaked figure.

Blood trickled down its hair and clothes, dripping onto Lin Jiayao and being reabsorbed. Its breathing was faint; it had been unconscious for an unknown amount of time.

Kisaragi Mika?

How did she end up in her heart?

Did she crawl in herself? Or did the system put her there?

It couldn’t be that she just happened to fall in during the fall from the sky, right?

But regardless, being immersed in her blood had shielded Kisaragi Mika from the Living Weapon’s detection, and the low concentration of Perfect Self-Healing blood had kept her alive.

When Lin Jiayao lifted her just now, the slight movement

caused Kisaragi Mika to cough up blood and slowly open her eyes.

In the darkness, her eyes still glowed scarlet, her body seemingly barely under control.

“Lord… Ino…” Kisaragi Mika slowly raised her head, looked at Lin Jiayao’s half-face, and forced a smile. “Thank you… we succeeded…”

Before Lin Jiayao could ask anything, Kisaragi Mika’s head lolled to the side, and she lost consciousness again.

It seemed she needed more time to recover. She had pushed her body too far, and there were even signs of zombification. This was usually irreversible, and only Blood Crystal Serum could alleviate the process somewhat.

Fortunately, it wasn’t too severe and wouldn’t require as much serum as Sharma in India.

But now, the priority was to repair Ino’s body.

She would give Kisaragi Mika her remaining five bags of Blood Crystal Serum later, as payment. After all, Lin Jiayao had promised ten bags to each participating Awakened, and Kisaragi Mika, who had fought alongside them, would receive her share.

Lin Jiayao raised her right arm, shifted slightly, placed Kisaragi Mika on a relatively flat stone slab, and then dripped some blood from her heart onto her.

After doing this, Lin Jiayao took out all the remaining Blood Crystal Serum from the Safehouse and poured it directly into her heart.

“Whirr—”

The damaged Turbine Heart Pump began to whir, the bags of Blood Crystal Serum instantly shredded.

With the influx of blood crystal liquid, Ino’s shattered heart began to sprout new flesh buds, reconnecting the heart pump.

After about ten minutes, the whirring from Lin Jiayao’s heart intensified, emitting a blue glow.

The Turbine Heart Pump was now operating at full speed.

With the heart pumping, a large amount of blood was produced and transported to the wounds all over her body.

To conserve resources, Lin Jiayao didn’t choose to fully repair herself, only the essential muscle tissue, blood vessels, bones, and a layer of Divine Skin Armor on the surface. She didn’t bother restoring the purple skin.

Driven by the heart pump, the blood continuously repaired the blood vessels, then flowed through them to the wounds, mending the damaged limbs.

The newly regenerated flesh and blood weren’t as strong as the original, and would require repeated blood circulation to regain their previous strength.

Just like this, after about two hours, Lin Jiayao, lying on the ground, finally felt sensation returning to her left leg and left arm.

She lightly clenched her left fist, a crisp “clink” echoing.

She could move.

Most of her body had been repaired, and she could perform less strenuous movements. Pushing herself up with both hands, she slowly sat up.

Finally, she no longer had to stare at the dim sky.

Lin Jiayao sat cross-legged, looking down at her body.

Illuminated by the blue-violet glow from her heart, she could see the extent of her injuries.

The previously injured areas were now covered with muscle and amethyst-like Divine Skin Armor, clearly distinguishable from the original, undamaged parts.

Most of Ino’s body had been torn apart. The left side was almost entirely newly regenerated muscle covered in crystalline armor. She could even see half of her heart exposed through the Divine Skin Armor.

The other side hadn’t regenerated the purple skin, making Lin Jiayao look like a creature pieced together.

The Blood Crystal Serum hadn’t been fully absorbed yet. Lin Jiayao roughly estimated that after complete absorption, she would return to her previous state.

It seemed the system had calculated it precisely; twenty-five bags were just enough.

Lin Jiayao looked around. The Extraction Points were all within a few hundred meters, and she had three hours of extraction time remaining.

It seemed the system determined the Extraction Points based on the zombie’s current state upon login. This time, the system’s criteria for No. 5, Ino, was simply—being able to move was enough.

Looking towards the Extraction Points, Lin Jiayao also saw the scattered Blood Crystal fragments, remnants of the battle, untouched.

There wasn’t even a single zombie in this area.

These Blood Crystals must have precipitated from Ino’s body and the bodies of those Awakened.

After a moment of silent contemplation, Lin Jiayao picked up the unconscious Kisaragi Mika and placed her in her mouth.

She slowly climbed to her feet and pushed all the Blood Crystals and building debris together, forming a small pile.

Having Ino collect these scattered Blood Crystals, smaller than grains of sand compared to her hands, would be too difficult, and she didn’t want to swallow them all at once.

Most of these Blood Crystals were precipitated from the bodies of those two Japanese Awakened. Feeding them to any of her other zombies didn’t seem right. Lin Jiayao planned to store them separately in the warehouse for upgrading the system Hideout.

Those who died couldn’t be resurrected. Letting their “remains” be preserved within the system was another form of immortality.

Just as Lin Jiayao finished piling up the Blood Crystals and debris, she felt a slight movement in her mouth.

She opened her mouth and used her tongue to roll out Kisaragi Mika, placing her on her right palm, which still had skin.

The girl was covered in Ino’s healing saliva. She opened her eyes slightly, glanced at the devastation around them, and then turned, her crimson eyes fixed on Lin Jiayao.

The brutal battle seemed to have silenced the usually boisterous girl.

“I’m sorry… Lord Ino… for taking shelter in your heart…” Kisaragi Mika reached up and wiped some of the saliva from her face, then accidentally tasted it, freezing momentarily.

“It’s okay,” Lin Jiayao replied.

Because she hadn’t wasted Blood Crystals repairing non-essential parts like her vocal cords, her voice, passing through the crystalline Divine Skin Armor, had a metallic quality.

Like an ethereal Transformer.

But Kisaragi Mika hadn’t finished. After a moment of silence, the girl, dressed in her blood-stained miko robes, suddenly smiled.

“But I didn’t find them, the controller they talked about… As expected, Lord Ino is a true god, they were all lying to me.”

Lin Jiayao initially thought the girl was grieving over the recent battle, but she was wrong.

Perhaps she had already guessed something, but was still desperately trying to prove the existence of the “Ino God”.

Alone, without other fanatics to reinforce her beliefs, Kisaragi Mika’s faith seemed to be wavering.

To prevent her world view from crumbling, she could only deceive herself.

Those words about someone controlling the body from within were probably spoken by the two deceased Japanese Awakened while Lin Jiayao was traveling.

After all, who wouldn’t want to help a girl being clearly misled by a false religion?

Even in the previous battle, Lin Jiayao had used religion to deceive her.

Although what Lin Jiayao did before was inhumane, it was time for the “Ino God” dream to end.

Otherwise, Lin Jiayao suspected that if No. 5, Ino, died in the next battle, the fanatical girl in front of her would unhesitatingly follow her in death… That would be something to regret for a lifetime.

But after waking the girl from her “dream,” where would she go?

She had no family in Japan, and even the cult she belonged to had scattered after the disasters. The only one she could rely on seemed to be the “Ino God.”

She was still young, just instinctively wanting to follow someone she could depend on.

Lin Jiayao looked at the girl in her palm, who was now swaying as she used Lin Jiayao’s thumb to steady herself, and sighed inwardly.

This was a difficult situation… but the girl had truly helped her. She couldn’t just abandon her here.

At the very least, she had to ensure the girl received a proper education and could survive after leaving the cult.

Before figuring out how to handle this, she would take her along.

“How are you feeling now?” Lin Jiayao asked, looking at the girl, a smile gradually returning to her face as she clung to Lin Jiayao’s thumb.

“Much better,” Kisaragi Mika replied, smiling at Lin Jiayao.

Although Kisaragi Mika said so, Lin Jiayao could sense that the amount of blood crystals remaining in her body was pitifully low.

If she didn’t replenish her blood crystals, the blood crystals fused with her flesh and blood would gradually zombify her and rob her of her sanity. Kisaragi Mika’s already bloodshot eyes indicated her current unstable state.

Fortunately, she had saved some blood crystal liquid just now, and without affecting her own bodily functions, she could spare some for the girl.

Lin Jiayao opened her mouth, the Turbine Heart Pump whirring rapidly, and a small amount of blood crystal liquid spewed out, pooling in her palm.

Although the method of delivery wasn’t aesthetically pleasing, this puddle of Blood Crystal Serum, mixed with saliva, was definitely a top-tier tonic for a blood crystal being.

It turned out that this kind of thing really depended on appearances.

This kind of blood crystal liquid, or blood, squeezed from Lin Jiayao’s main body, even without any healing effect, would feel incredibly sweet if drunk while looking at Lin Jiayao’s face.

“Drink this…” Lin Jiayao initially intended to explain the purity of the unknown liquid, but before she could, Kisaragi Mika lunged forward.

The intense craving for blood crystal liquid in Kisaragi Mika’s body wouldn’t care about the cleanliness of these nutrients.

Quickly, Kisaragi Mika gulped down the mixed liquid, about two bags worth of Blood Crystal Serum mixed with bodily fluids.

Essentially, this concoction was no different from “Huayibai Happy Water,” just without Lin Jiayao’s own blood.

After drinking the liquid, the redness in Kisaragi Mika’s eyes receded significantly, the whites now visible.

As Kisaragi Mika absorbed the Blood Crystal Serum, Lin Jiayao’s gaze shifted to the calm sea.

The dark ocean, reflecting the moonlight, was like a monstrous beast with gaping jaws and sharp fangs, waiting for its prey to step in.

Lin Jiayao stood up, bypassed the nearby Extraction Point, and walked towards the sea.

At this time, Kisaragi Mika, having absorbed the Blood Crystal Serum, her belly slightly swollen, lay in Lin Jiayao’s palm and looked at Ino’s head curiously. “Lord Ino, where are we going?”

The girl turned over in Lin Jiayao’s palm, saw the sea through the gaps between her fingers, and looked puzzled.

Wasn’t the battle over? Why were they going to the seaside?

“It’s not over yet,” Lin Jiayao said, “We only invaded a small part of its body… Two seriously injured A-rank zombies are still dormant on the seabed.”

Only a… small part?

Kisaragi Mika sat up in Ino’s palm.

Everyone had fought so desperately, suffering heavy casualties, just to create a single wound… and it wasn’t even the full strength of the A-rank?

Kisaragi Mika felt a wave of dizziness. For the first time, she truly understood the gap between A-rank and B-rank.

It was even more exaggerated than the gap between B-rank and C-rank.

“Lord Ino…”

“Just call me Ino,” Lin Jiayao said, “Wait for me on the shore.”

“Why? Honorifics are necessary… Lord Ino, are you going in? I want to go with you!” The girl looked agitated. Having recovered some of her strength, she stood up in Lin Jiayao’s palm, determined to share her fate.

“Just call me Ino, and stay here and wait for me,” Lin Jiayao said calmly, “These are orders.”

Lin Jiayao slowly crouched down and placed the girl on the sandy beach.

She would start correcting the girl’s thinking little by little from these small things, and orders were necessary.

When the girl started to disobey her orders, it would mean her mind was no longer controlled by the cult.

This should be the gentlest method.

“Okay… Lord… Ino…”

The girl sat on the beach, looked up at the somewhat unfamiliar “Lord Ino,” and responded softly.

Lin Jiayao stood up and walked towards the sea step by step. Just as the water reached her calves, she heard the girl’s call from the shore.

“Ino—”

“You’ll come back—”

“Right—?”

Lin Jiayao didn’t turn around, gave an OK sign, and said, “I will.”

After saying that, Lin Jiayao plunged into the water, and following the direction in her memory, with the help of the half blue glowing heart in her chest, she swam towards the depths of the sea.

With the system’s rich swimming experience, Lin Jiayao swam extremely fast. Soon, she saw the faint blue lights in the distance.

At this distance, it should be where the Living Weapon was, no doubt.

Lin Jiayao paused for a moment, confirmed that the Living Weapon had not been triggered, and continued to swim towards the light.

Soon, Lin Jiayao reached the light source, the huge Living Weapon half-buried in the seabed.

Compared to its previous formidable state, the current Living Weapon was like a wooden ship that had been corroded on the seabed for decades, full of holes.

Almost all these holes and the surface of its skin were covered with a dense mycelium blanket. The tiny mycelium on the surface of the blanket swayed with the waves, occasionally emitting a red glow.

Seemingly sensing the approach of a blood crystal, the long vertical pupil on the Living Weapon’s head lit up, but the dim yellow light was very weak and even flickering.

It just stared at Lin Jiayao like this, as if it didn’t even have the strength to pull its body out of the seabed.

Lin Jiayao swam to its side, stood on the sandy seabed, reached out, and gently stroked the Living Weapon’s chest.

Of course, Lin Jiayao wasn’t into some kind of giant creature fetish, she was just stroking the mycelium blanket on the Living Weapon, which was Huayibai.

After sensing the touch, the seemingly dormant mycelium blanket suddenly came alive, rapidly multiplying and spreading. The mycelium also extended continuously, wrapping around Lin Jiayao’s fingers.

But after a while, these mycelia seemed to realize who was touching them, and their movements of wrapping around her fingers became gentle, as if hugging them.

After gently rubbing these red mycelia wrapped around her index finger with her thumb, Lin Jiayao carefully pulled her hand away and waved at the mycelium.

The red mycelium also seemed to see Lin Jiayao’s movements, and the already extended mycelium tangled into a ball, like a hand waving back at Lin Jiayao.

Huayibai was in good condition, which was good. Next, it was time to check on the Blue Serpent.

Lin Jiayao lowered her head and saw the blue thread half-buried in the sand. These clustered blue threads, which had been cut off before, were now reconnected.

Lin Jiayao slightly bent down, reached out, and grabbed a bundle of threads in her hand.

Now, these threads, like the Living Weapon, had no ability to resist.

Lin Jiayao felt the threads. The end connected to the south should be the main body, and it seemed to have already broken and retracted.

And the side to the north was probably connected to the Giant Blue Serpent.

Lin Jiayao followed this bundle of threads and kept moving forward.

With Lin Jiayao’s movements, the glowing thread bundles originally buried deep in the sand were pulled out in clumps, showing Lin Jiayao the way.

But the further she went, the more Lin Jiayao felt that something was wrong.

If she remembered correctly, the Giant Blue Serpent shouldn’t be so far away, and it should be very bright.

Did the Living Weapon change its position?

No… it didn’t have self-awareness, it was just operating according to a preset “program”.

Something was wrong…

Lin Jiayao couldn’t help but speed up, but soon, she slowed down.

There was no Giant Blue Serpent in front of her, only a huge pit.

The pit indicated that a giant creature had once stayed here, but now, the other end of the glowing blue line in Lin Jiayao’s hand was broken at the edge of the pit.

The Giant Blue Serpent… an A-rank blood crystal… was gone…

Lin Jiayao instantly felt suffocated. She never thought that the Living Weapon wasn’t dead yet, but this comatose giant serpent had disappeared.

Had she failed? Where was the A-rank corpse? Was all her effort in vain?

Was everything she had done, and the sacrifices of those Awakened, all for nothing?

Lin Jiayao threw away the blue line in her hand, quickly swam to the edge of the pit, and looked inside with some unwillingness.

Nothing… The giant pit was empty. Every corner was illuminated by Lin Jiayao’s heart, but still nothing…

Damn it…

She should have logged in earlier, repaired No. 5 Ino, and directly dived into the seabed to find a way to kill it!

Of course, these were just Lin Jiayao’s angry words. If she really did that, Mask might have already been lost. At the same time, even if she really repaired Ino, Ino might not be able to break through the Giant Blue Serpent’s defense.

Compared to killing it, the probability of alerting it in advance was even higher.

Damn it!

Lin Jiayao half-squatted at the edge of the pit, punched the ground in frustration, and the attack caused a slight tremor on the seabed, kicking up a large amount of sand and dust.

“Swish—”

Amidst the murky sand and gravel, there seemed to be the sound of a creature swimming from the bottom of the pit.

Lin Jiayao waved her hand, using the water current to sweep away the rising sand in front of her, and saw the movement at the bottom of the pit.

There was a smaller pit at the bottom of the original pit. At this time, because of Lin Jiayao’s movements, something seemed to have broken out of the small pit.

It was a relatively well-developed little blue serpent with wings, about the length of one of Ino’s fingers.

This little serpent seemed to be very agile. After circling rapidly a few times on the seabed, it twisted its body, flapped its wings, and created a stream of light blue water, rushing to Lin Jiayao before she could react.

This was…

The little serpent flicked its tail, floated in front of Lin Jiayao, slowly moved to Lin Jiayao’s forehead, and gently pressed its head against it.

The blue serpent’s forehead emitted an astonishing blue light, and at the same time, Lin Jiayao felt the same feeling as when A4 devoured the blue serpent.

She suddenly saw countless memories and suddenly understood the way blue serpents communicated… just as strange as the system teaching her languages.

You, really, came.

Thank you, you, save, me.

Ha, ha.

A few simple blue serpent vocabulary waves formed in Lin Jiayao’s mind, and the little serpent quickly swam to Lin Jiayao, rolling a few circles in front of her.

Thank me… for saving it?

Did it know that she was the little zombie that was dragged into the A-rank’s vesicle area before? Could it sense all her individual bodies like Huayibai?

Lin Jiayao knew before that they could communicate.

But now it seemed that they didn’t know that she wanted to eat them.

Instead… they were thanking her for saving them?

Things…

seemed to be getting a bit complicated.