Sickly Girl Doesn’t Die in Zombie Simulator 284

Chapter 284: Just a Tool

“Second-in-Command, once we’re past the toll booth up ahead, we’ll be in Ruili.”

“Okay… but why do you also call me Second-in-Command? I don’t think you were from the Panlong Camp, were you?”

“Heh, I heard everyone else calling you that, so I did too.”

“It’s fine, keep driving.”

On the last stretch of the Hangrui Expressway approaching Ruili City, a thin, middle-aged man leaned against the passenger seat of the lead vehicle, boredly watching the sun outside the window.

To save fuel and reduce weight, all the air conditioners and non-essential equipment had been removed from the vehicles. Driving in this heat for almost ten hours was far from pleasant.

Fortunately, it was already well into autumn, and the sun wasn’t as scorching. Otherwise, someone in the convoy would have definitely suffered from heatstroke.

“By the way, Second-in-Command, have you ever been inside that vine wall?” the young man driving asked, seemingly excited about this mission, chattering incessantly. “I live on the twentieth floor, but there are so many trees and vines, I can barely see what’s inside.”

With the increasing number of people settling in the ash area, the small residential area allocated within the Oasis Area had expanded to the twentieth floor.

Wan Zi had rearranged things, letting the younger people live on the higher floors, and those over forty on the lower floors, to avoid the older folks exhausting themselves climbing the stairs.

Thanks to Wan Zi’s careful management, there hadn’t been any complaints from the younger generation yet, but it was hard to say if that would last.

“Never been,” the man called Second-in-Command chuckled, leaning back in his seat. “And you know what? Pretty much no one living in the ash area has been inside.”

“That strict?” The young driver was surprised. “Then how do you get in? Do you have to earn merits or write an application? Or is there a selection process?”

“Don’t even think about it. Everyone I’ve seen go in has been at least B-rank.” Second-in-Command waved his hand dismissively, a little annoyed by the young man’s naiveté.

“Didn’t I hear that a team went in before?” the young man asked, swerving to avoid a bone on the road. “Like, just a few days before us?”

“They stumbled in by accident.” Second-in-Command knew about that group. They weren’t part of these three teams but had been sent to Wangxi City for a mission.

He continued after a moment of thought:

“After they were brought out, they were all terrified, like they had seen something horrifying. One of them still hasn’t recovered and keeps babbling nonsense.”

“That scary, huh…” The young driver gasped, then, as if he saw something, he slowed down. “Second-in-Command, look!”

“What?” Second-in-Command followed the young man’s gaze and saw a plume of gray smoke.

“Smoke. Is that the person who’s supposed to meet us?” the young man asked.

He remembered the mission details clearly and knew someone would be there to meet them.

“I don’t know… Let’s stop and check.” Second-in-Command decided to be cautious.

As their lead vehicle slowed to a stop, the rest of the convoy followed suit.

Second-in-Command opened the door, jumped out, and walked towards the minibus in the middle of the convoy.

“Knock, knock, knock—”

“Miss Kisaragi.”

Second-in-Command knocked on the window. As the window rolled down, he saw a young woman standing inside.

This young woman, dressed in a red and white miko outfit and with a long ponytail, was the strongest person in the convoy, sent by the Oasis Area to assist with the mission.

“What is it?” Kisaragi Mika asked, looking at Second-in-Command outside. “Have we arrived?”

“We’re almost there, Ruili is just ahead.” Second-in-Command pointed to the distant smoke. “Is that the person who’s supposed to meet us?”

He wouldn’t make the decision himself; he had to check with the big shots from the Oasis Area first.

“Wait a moment, I’ll check.”

Kisaragi Mika nodded, looked towards the smoke, and her body began to glow pink. She shot out through the open window, hovering in mid-air.

The city wasn’t large, and there weren’t any tall buildings. After ascending, Kisaragi Mika quickly located the source of the smoke.

It seemed to be by the river. The city looked deserted, without a single zombie in sight. Only the area with the smoke showed any signs of human activity.

Flying closer, with her enhanced vision, Kisaragi Mika clearly saw the bonfire and the figures standing beside it.

Recognizing a familiar figure in a black windbreaker, Kisaragi Mika froze. After a long moment, she descended and returned to the minibus.

“It’s them. Let’s go.”

“Alright!”

After receiving confirmation, Second-in-Command returned to the lead vehicle and patted the young driver’s shoulder. “Let’s go, it’s them.”

As the convoy started up again, Kisaragi Mika was still thinking about what she had just seen, a puzzled look on her face.

She had actually seen the Saint… Lin Jiayao. Hadn’t she returned to the villa to rest? Before leaving, she had seen Lin Jiayao napping in the courtyard, leaning against the insect chair.

After spending these past few days together, Kisaragi Mika had learned a bit about Lin Jiayao’s habits—namely, sleeping. Whether day or night, she often slept for several hours, sometimes even more than ten, occasionally even sleeping elsewhere for the night.

Like a perpetually sleepy Sleeping Beauty.

Lin Jiayao had clearly been asleep when she left, so why was she here?

With this question in mind, Kisaragi Mika kept her eyes fixed on the plume of smoke in the sky.

As they drew closer, after rounding a bend, Kisaragi Mika finally saw the bonfire at the end of the road and the two figures standing beside it.

Before the convoy stopped, Kisaragi Mika jumped out of the car and ran towards the bonfire.

The arrival of the convoy and the sound of her running seemed to attract the attention of the two figures by the bonfire.

The girl with long golden hair, who looked like she had stepped out of a dream, slowly turned, her mismatched emerald and gold eyes looking at Kisaragi Mika. After a moment, Lin Jiayao turned her head and looked in Kisaragi Mika’s direction.

Who was the girl beside Lin Jiayao? Why was she so beautiful… What was her relationship with Lin Jiayao? Why were they here alone?

A flurry of questions filled Kisaragi Mika’s mind. She slowed down before reaching Lin Jiayao.

“Lin Jiayao-sama?” Kisaragi Mika asked, still a little uncertain, as if she couldn’t quite believe that the person standing before her was really Lin Jiayao.

Although it sounded a bit outrageous, this seemed to be the first time she had seen Lin Jiayao standing. It felt a bit strange.

“Yes,” Lin Jiayao looked at Kisaragi Mika standing before her and nodded. “You’ve arrived.”

“Yes, we brought the truck.” Kisaragi Mika said, her eyes glancing towards the bonfire.

Having focused all her attention on Lin Jiayao just now, Kisaragi Mika only now noticed something unusual about the bonfire.

The flames seemed a bit too crimson, and looking closely, she could see a large number of red, sparkling objects burning within—they seemed to be Blood Crystals.

This discovery didn’t surprise Kisaragi Mika too much.

After all, after defeating the terrifying A-rank offspring by the sea with Lord Ino, she had also seen Blood Crystals piled higher than a person. Seeing so many Blood Crystals again wasn’t as shocking as it was before, it just felt normal.

And the girl beside Lin Jiayao…

Kisaragi Mika could sense that she was very, very powerful, even just looking at her gave her a strong sense of oppression…

The pressure she exuded was even stronger than that of the giant A-rank offspring by the sea.

Was she also an A-rank powerhouse?

Kisaragi Mika suddenly felt a little numb.

She already knew that there were two terrifying A-rank creatures in that small villa in Kun City, but she didn’t expect to see another A-rank after coming out this time.

As expected, the competition among blood crystals on the continent was not something that a small island nation could compare to.

“Okay, after the fire dies down, you can load these Blood Crystals onto the truck and bring them back to me.” Lin Jiayao nodded and instructed, “I’ll leave them in your care. Try not to lose any, but if there’s an emergency, you can use some.”

Hearing Lin Jiayao’s words, Kisaragi Mika felt a heavy responsibility fall upon her shoulders.

She nodded seriously. “I will definitely bring all the Blood Crystals back to you, Lin Jiayao-sama.”

“Yes,” Lin Jiayao looked at Kisaragi Mika, thought for a moment, and then asked, “Are you interested in learning Burmese?”

“Huh?”

Kisaragi Mika blinked, a puzzled look on her face.

“Never mind… forget I asked.” Lin Jiayao shook her head, looked at the bracelet on Kisaragi Mika’s wrist, and called out, “Huayibai.”

The crimson mycelium bracelet on Kisaragi Mika’s wrist quickly twisted and deformed, and a tiny Huayibai appeared on Kisaragi Mika’s wrist, jumping directly towards Lin Jiayao.

“Mommy!” Huayibai opened her arms in mid-air, and then was caught steadily by Lin Jiayao’s palm.

Huayibai, caught by Lin Jiayao, happily rubbed against Lin Jiayao’s fingers, and then noticed the golden mommy standing beside Mommy.

“Eh?” Huayibai blinked, dumbfounded.

Why was Golden Mommy also here?

Then who was she hugging in America?

Huayibai closed her eyes and confirmed again that she was indeed hugging Golden Mommy.

Opening her eyes again, Golden Mommy was indeed in front of her, and their auras were exactly the same, just a little weaker, but she was still an A-rank powerhouse.

In just the time it took to blink, Huayibai felt that her CPU, which hadn’t burned out for a long time, was about to burn out again.

“Have your other bodies get ready, find a safe place, and don’t fly or move around,” Lin Jiayao rubbed Little Huayibai’s head with her finger and said, “Tell me when you’re ready, Mommy will give you a lesson.”

“A lesson?” Although Huayibai blinked with some confusion, she still nodded. “Huayibai is ready.”

Lin Jiayao controlled her main body and slowly opened her eyes, looking at the little Huayibai sleeping by her thigh, gently pinching her and shaking her.

After Huayibai was awakened, as soon as she opened her eyes, she saw a strange golden vertical pupil, and countless wriggling maggots in the dark pupil.

Huayibai, without any defense, was directly pulled into the spiritual world. In this space similar to the training ground, Lin Jiayao was giving her a hard lesson in Burmese and Hindi.

After about ten minutes, Huayibai slowly woke up, with a look of despair on her face.

Huayibai really hated learning anything other than biology. If it wasn’t Mommy who was teaching, Huayibai might not be able to learn it even after a few more years.

Under this forceful indoctrination, Huayibai finally learned these two languages. Otherwise, Lin Jiayao would have to consider finding a few Indian or Burmese zombies for her to swallow.

“You will act as Kisaragi Mika’s translator later, do you understand?” Lin Jiayao in Ruili City looked at Huayibai, who had just woken up in her palm, and said.

“Mmm…” Huayibai was still half-asleep at this time, and it would probably take another half a minute for her to fully recover.

And Lin Jiayao, during this time, started to tell Kisaragi Mika, who was waiting beside her, about the things she needed to do.

While waiting for the bonfire to die down and the Blood Crystals to be transported, the survivor convoy from Myanmar might arrive. By then, Huayibai would act as the translator, and Kisaragi Mika would communicate and lead the way, taking them back to Kun City.

After explaining the details, Kisaragi Mika nodded, indicating that she had understood the mission.

Just as Lin Jiayao felt that she had explained everything and was preparing to control Goldie to leave directly, finding a deserted place to destroy the descended body, Kisaragi Mika suddenly spoke again.

“Lord Lin Jiayao… who is this?” Kisaragi Mika finally couldn’t help but ask.

Although the golden-haired girl hadn’t said a word from beginning to end, Kisaragi Mika still felt a strong sense of crisis.

Mainly because the other party was too beautiful… she felt as perfect as Lord Lin Jiayao, which was definitely a big crisis for Kisaragi Mika, who wanted to have children with Lord Lin Jiayao.

“This?” Lin Jiayao followed Kisaragi Mika’s gaze and saw Goldie.

Thinking that the characteristics of the descended body were a bit difficult to explain, Lin Jiayao simply replied: “Just a tool.”

The descended body was meant to be used and discarded, and it did the most difficult, tiring, and dangerous work, so it was very accurate to summarize it as a tool.