Sickly Girl Doesn’t Die in Zombie Simulator 173

Chapter 173: The Northern Alliance

Lin Jiayao lay in bed, motionless for a long time after her consciousness returned to her body. It wasn’t because of the sorrow of the No. 6 zombie’s first login ending in extraction failure, nor was it because of Jiang Chun’s fate. It was because of the choice Jiang Chun made in the face of such a tragedy.

Lin Jiayao wasn’t a compassionate person. Her world was small, previously only big enough for her sister, now with a little extra room for Huayibai, and that was it.

Honestly, if Jiang Chun’s fate befell her, she would probably go mad, transferring her hatred to all blood crystal beings, slaughtering indiscriminately, friend or foe. Not killing ordinary people would be considered restraint.

But Jiang Chun’s choice was to temporarily bury everything, to pass the torch of hope to those who had a chance to survive, even if the road ahead was dangerous.

Lin Jiayao felt nothing but admiration for such a person, because she herself couldn’t be so noble.

Although she couldn’t do it herself, she could at least do something for such a person. She could go to the north in advance to investigate and tell the people there to send someone to pick up Jiang Chun, who had no means of radio communication.

Perhaps she was also moved by the tears in Jiang Chun’s eyes at the end.

But Lin Jiayao still found a suitable excuse for her actions – to prevent her sister, who shared the same ideals as Survivor’s Light, from being too sad.

Lin Jiayao opened her eyes on the bed and casually glanced at the evolutions brought by the zombie crow.

Unsurprisingly, the D-rank zombie crow didn’t bring any unique or powerful evolutions. They were basically the same as before.

Only [Flight Lv.1] became [Flight Lv.2].

This time, Lin Jiayao chose the [Scavenger] evolution.

Although she really didn’t want to eat any rotten corpses, considering that she might one day choose A4’s devouring evolutionary ability.

By then, it wouldn’t be a question of whether she wanted to eat or not. With such a powerful devouring ability, Lin Jiayao would definitely be able to eat it. She knew herself very well.

After choosing [Scavenger Lv.1], Lin Jiayao felt a warmth in her lower abdomen and stomach, and then a slight hunger.

This hunger was suppressed by [Hunting Rhythm], weak but lingering.

It couldn’t be that she was really hungry, because she had just finished eating canned food not long ago. This might be the side effect of the Scavenger ability that was not described in the evolution description.

It might be a side effect to help her have an appetite for eating rotten things.

After feeling that the hunger did not affect her physical functions, Lin Jiayao stopped paying attention to her physical condition and opened the login interface again.

Logging into D-rank zombies twice was no burden for Lin Jiayao at all. The consumption of logging into a D-rank zombie once might not even be as much as her mental recovery speed.

After opening the login interface, Lin Jiayao moved her gaze away from the No. 6 zombie slot, which was in cooldown, and looked at No. 7.

Her consciousness clicked on No. 7, and the familiar virtual map unfolded again. Lin Jiayao found the China region and slowly moved her gaze upwards.

All lit up.

The entire north and northeast, every city was lit with a log-inable blue light, which meant that there were basically zombies available for login in every city.

This was not good news.

Lin Jiayao had also heard the content of the radio broadcast, which clearly stated that there was a camp alliance in Jingzhou in the north, and this alliance also had people stationed in surrounding cities.

The last one that claimed to have successfully cleared the city but still showed available logins was Donghai City.

This was not good news.

For some reason, Lin Jiayao’s heart tightened when she saw Jingzhou lit up with blue light.

No one would want to see someone struggling to climb out of a deep abyss of despair only to fall into another abyss.

Taking a deep breath, Lin Jiayao’s consciousness clicked on Jingzhou City and entered the capital of China before the apocalypse.

[Inherited same type evolutions: [Bone Regeneration Lv.1], [Bone Hardening Lv.2], [Mutated Self-Healing Lv.1], [Divine Skin Armor Lv.1]]

Was it… a zombie similar to the purple-skinned zombie in Japan?

“Buzz—”
“Ding ding ding ding—”
“Clang—”

Before Lin Jiayao could think too much, the high-speed rotation of the motor, the hammer hitting nails, the heavy object falling to the ground… the noisy sounds in her ears interrupted her thoughts.

These rhythmic sounds didn’t seem like something zombies could make.

Her body… couldn’t move.

Feeling the restraints on her body, Lin Jiayao slowly opened her eyes and looked at everything in front of her.

There were grid-like iron bars in front of her, dividing her vision into strips, as if she was wearing a medieval knight’s helmet.

Soon, a pair of hands reached out in front of her and covered her face with a piece of iron, followed by a flash of light and the sound of electric welding, “Zzzzt—”.

In front of her, there was only a line left, a visible space about the size of two fingers side by side.

And the “clanging” sounds around her gradually stopped, and she heard human voices talking beside her ears.

But she didn’t know if it was because of the zombie’s ears, she felt that the voices were very soft.

“Be careful next time you’re on a mission… repairing this thing is tiring…”

“Okay, okay, I know… How would I know these iron sheets aren’t acid-proof… I’ll definitely be careful next time…”

“You’d better not come next time…”

“Hee hee, unlock it, I’m leaving.”

“What are you doing standing there, Erzheng? Move, you’re in the way…”

“Okay, okay…”

The two voices got closer and closer, and she heard a loud “clang”, and a “click” sound came from her limbs and neck.

The moment she felt the strength return to her limbs, Lin Jiayao lowered her head discreetly and looked at the ground.

From the height difference, Lin Jiayao could roughly judge that her current height was about three to four meters.

And below her was a middle-aged man in work pants, bare-chested, and muscular, and a girl about seventeen years old standing beside him, looking at her with a smile.

“Snap—”

“Let’s go, Gundam! Time for a mission~” The girl smiled and snapped her fingers at Lin Jiayao. Then, Lin Jiayao felt a weak controlling force, directing her body to slowly lift her legs and move forward.

This was… a control-type awakening ability?

Did she possess her “Pokemon”?

Feeling her body involuntarily moving forward, Lin Jiayao was speechless for a moment.

But at the same time, Lin Jiayao also felt optimistic about the situation in Jingzhou City.

At least from what Lin Jiayao had seen so far, there were ordinary people working, Awakened people carrying out missions, and electricity. It didn’t look like it had been occupied by zombies.

As for the girl’s control over her… this weak mental power could control zombies, but Lin Jiayao’s mind could easily break free.

Mental power was not like strength, which could be increased at will. Most Awakened with mental abilities could only control zombies with extremely low mental power. Controlling people was basically impossible, at least until they reached B-rank to have some brainwashing effect.

In order not to cause chaos, Lin Jiayao did not act rashly, but let her body be controlled by the girl and left. Meanwhile, she took the time to glance at the Extraction Point and extraction time.

The extraction time was two and a half hours, and none of the four Extraction Points in different directions were more than 10km away. If she wanted to extract, she could do so at any time.

Of course, the premise was not to alarm the guards here.

Because the zombie Lin Jiayao was currently controlling only had D-rank strength. Even if it inherited the stronger Divine Skin Armor evolution, it didn’t have enough blood crystals to activate it.

She didn’t know if she could condense a fingernail-sized Divine Skin Armor even if she burned all the blood crystals in her body.

If she made any noise with this zombie, she probably wouldn’t be able to extract.

The best way now was to follow this “cutscene”-like perspective, observe the surroundings, and then find an opportunity to transmit information.

Lowering her head slightly, Lin Jiayao looked at the seemingly defenseless girl below her, who was still walking forward quickly with some excitement. The girl didn’t seem to notice that the zombie she was controlling had been “possessed”.

The girl took Lin Jiayao out of the factory, and the outside instantly became brighter.

The bright afternoon sun shone down, and the sky in Jingzhou City, without smog, was exceptionally clear. A gentle autumn breeze blew from time to time, making people feel refreshed.

After leaving the factory, the girl’s pace changed from walking quickly to jogging, as if she had something important to do.

Lin Jiayao followed behind her, looking around from time to time, observing the surrounding buildings and the gradually increasing crowd.

Perhaps because this was not the central residential area, Lin Jiayao did not see many people, but more corn kernels drying on the roadside.

It was just that these corn kernels were slightly green, reminding Lin Jiayao of some unpleasant things.

It made her feel a little nauseous.

Soon, as the girl ran, Lin Jiayao was brought to a huge bird’s nest-like building, which seemed to be a stadium inside.

After entering through the main gate, the girl skillfully turned around and snapped her fingers, saying, “Bend down, Gundam.”

Lin Jiayao’s huge body couldn’t pass through the gate standing upright, so she could only bend down, curl her body as much as possible, and “squeeze” herself through the door.

While passing through the door, through the transparent glass at the entrance, Lin Jiayao finally saw her current appearance.

Um…

What was this?

A Pinduoduo version of Armored Warrior? (TN: Pinduoduo is known for selling cheap knockoffs)

Lin Jiayao could see that besides her light purple skin and legs wearing a pair of tattered shorts, the important parts of her body, such as her chest, fists, and face, were all covered with a layer of steel plates with patterns.

From the different coatings on them, it could be seen that these steel plates might come from different airplanes or tanks.

And her head was now wearing a round steel helmet that covered her entire head, with a slit in the middle for observation.

She didn’t know if it was intentional or accidental, but the pattern on the steel headgear on her forehead happened to be a red five-pointed star with a gold border.

As if to increase her attack power, Lin Jiayao’s arm armor also had sharpened steel inserts.

The feeling of using them was actually not much different from A4’s, but the strength and flexibility were far inferior to A4’s weapons.

Was this a kind of artificial enhancement of zombies?

The girl took Lin Jiayao and skillfully bypassed the venue, entering the open football field inside.

At this time, the football field had been covered with sand, and the track and grass were gone. There were about twenty Awakened people practicing inside, making a lot of noise.

At the entrance, there was also a wooden table, and a middle-aged woman was dozing off beside the table.

“Auntie Ran, I’m here again!”

The girl ran to the woman’s wooden table and slapped it hard. The woman was startled and instantly woke up.

“Oh my little ancestor, why are you here again? Didn’t I tell you that the Pioneer Team doesn’t accept minors…”

“I’m an adult! I just lied about my age before, and I’m already D-rank. You said that after reaching D-rank and completing 10 missions, you would let me join the Pioneer Team!”

Seeing the woman’s expression, the girl seemed a little anxious. Ignoring the oil stains on her hands, she grabbed the woman’s hand and acted coquettishly:

“Auntie Ran, Sister Ran, good sister…”

The woman looked at the black oil stains on her hands, raised her eyebrows slightly, and then looked at the oil stains on the girl’s face that hadn’t been cleaned yet. After a while, she sighed slowly.

“Sigh… I can’t control you anymore, let them deal with it…” The woman called Auntie Ran straightened her waist slightly, opened a notebook in her hand, picked up a dip pen and dipped it in ink, “Name.”

Hearing this, the girl’s eyes instantly lit up, and she quickly replied: “Qiu Ruan!”

“Gender.”

“Female!”

“Education.”

“High school!”

“Ability.”

“Controlling zombies!”

“Rank.”

“D!”

Auntie Ran quickly filled out the form for the girl, and then waved her hand: “Go in.”

“Okay!”

“Let’s go! Gundam!”

The girl even turned around and waved at Lin Jiayao, as if she had completely forgotten that these zombies were all controlled by her.

After taking Lin Jiayao out of the passage, she saw the vast field in front of her.

“Why is it you again?” A young man sitting in the stands above leaned over the railing and sighed, “I told you, we don’t accept…”

“I’m an adult today!”

“Uh…” The young man’s words were stuck in his throat. After a while, he said, “Okay… happy birthday.”

“But you know the rules, right? You have to pass my battle test to be qualified to enter.” The young man added.

This stadium was the place where the Zombie Pioneer Team trained and tested newcomers.

This Pioneer Team was the largest team in the joint camp, with a full fifty Awakened, undertaking the most arduous work of the entire camp.

The young man was the tester, and the girl at the entrance below…

Her father was the previous captain of the Pioneer Team, and he died in Heilongjiang Province before merging with Jingzhou, sacrificing himself to cover the retreat.

These team members were originally prepared to support this girl for the rest of her life and let her live carefree, but unexpectedly, the first thing the girl did after recovering from the grief of losing her father was to set the goal of joining the Pioneer Team, and she had been working hard for it until now.

But… the Pioneer Team was too dangerous, don’t blame me for being heavy-handed…

The young man also had a mission. He was a C-rank close-combat Awakened, and the current captain had told him in advance that no matter how many times Xiao Ruan came, she couldn’t pass the test.

The last time, the tester was another Awakened. She was even more ruthless, almost scrapping Xiao Ruan’s zombie, but unexpectedly, Xiao Ruan created another one so quickly.

It could only be said that everyone gave her too much pocket money in the form of Blood Crystals.

The young man stood up from the audience stand, loosened his muscles slightly, then bent down slightly, leaped forward, and landed heavily in the center of the field.

At this time, the other people who were training in the field also turned their attention to the center, seemingly happy to watch.

They were all low-level Awakened preparing to join the team. Some had just awakened not long ago, and being able to see how a C-rank Awakened fought could also make them excited.

“Hello, instructor!”

“Hello, instructor.”

“Okay, you guys make some room, it will be over soon.”

The young man standing in the center responded to the people around him while casually raising his hand and waving to Qiu Ruan.

It was just fighting a D-rank zombie, using one hand was already giving it face.

He just wanted to end the battle quickly so that Xiao Ruan would completely give up on joining the Pioneer Team.

And Qiu Ruan, seeing the young man waving, was also full of fighting spirit.

This time… she must succeed…

She didn’t want to stay in Jingzhou all her life as a protected chick. She wanted to become a goshawk like her father.

This was not only her own wish, but also her father’s last wish before his death. He hoped that his daughter would be a capable person, someone who could protect herself and others after he left.

“Phew…”

The girl slowly exhaled.

She naturally knew that every time she was tested, the difficulty was several times that of other new Awakened, and as she became stronger, the difficulty of the test would also increase.

Those older brothers, sisters, uncles, and aunts obviously didn’t want her to go to such a dangerous place like the Pioneer Team.

For them, the girl was the orphaned daughter of the former captain. Her father died to protect them, and they had to protect the girl.

But for Xiao Ruan, it was not like this.

She felt that she was an Awakened, and had obtained more resources and abilities than ordinary people, so she had to shoulder more responsibilities like her father.

“Gundam,” the girl walked to the zombie, gently patted its thigh, “Come on, Gundam.”

Then, Lin Jiayao’s body was controlled and walked towards the C-rank Awakened.

Lin Jiayao: “?”