Sang Jin ran all the way to the supermarket entrance. She barely encountered anyone on the way, and there were only three or four people inside the supermarket, including the owner.
Sang Jin did not rush inside. Instead, she hid in a corner beside the supermarket. She did not know whether the people inside would turn into zombies.
Although the novel said that the zombie outbreak at the school began in the auditorium, she had no idea whether these people had been infected as well, and she did not dare take the risk.
Two minutes later, the three people came out. From the direction they were heading, it seemed they intended to go to the auditorium.
“Hey, don’t go to the auditorium. It’s almost over.”
Unable to bear watching them walk into danger, Sang Jin called out to them before quickly retreating into the corner.
The three people turned around and glanced at her in confusion, but they still thanked her before changing direction and no longer heading toward the auditorium.
“Leave it to fate.”
Sang Jin glanced silently at the distant auditorium. She knew she was not kind enough to risk her own life on a gamble. If she ran to the auditorium and told everyone to leave, they might simply think she had lost her mind.
“Gugu, how much longer until the zombies appear?” Sang Jin asked.
“Host, the campus zombie virus will break out and the zombies will appear in one minute.”
“Oh no, oh no! How could I forget the original owner’s parents?”
Sang Jin took out her phone and called the original owner’s father.
Beep, beep.
“Hello, Dad.”
“Hey, Xiao Jin.”
“Are you and Mom at home right now?”
“Yes, we are. What happened?”
“Listen to me. Lock all the doors and windows immediately. Gather up everything edible and drinkable in the house and hide it somewhere safe. Collect as much water as you can using anything available.”
Sang Jin spoke anxiously. When she looked up, she saw the supermarket owner convulsing violently, his eyes rolled white. It was obvious that he had already turned into a zombie. Sang Jin was relieved that she had not recklessly entered the supermarket.
“Dad, are you listening? A virus has broken out. Anyone who gets infected will turn into a zombie. Zombies will bite people, and anyone who gets bitten will become infected and turn into a zombie.”
“The outbreak started in our A City. I don’t know what the situation is like where our house is, so make sure you protect yourselves and wait for me to come find you.”
“And don’t trust anyone too easily. We still have a signal for now, but who knows what the situation will be like later. Just wait for me.”
“Okay, okay. You need to protect yourself too. Don’t worry about us.”
“Okay.”
After saying that, Sang Jin hung up because the supermarket owner had already come outside and was heading toward her. The zombies were still very slow at this point, so Sang Jin took a baseball bat out of her space and held it tightly in her hand.
She attacked first with her ability, but since her ability had only just awakened, her ice-type ability was clearly much weaker than her space-type ability. She could only create tiny ice spikes, which did not do much damage to the zombie.
Sang Jin mustered her courage, gripped the baseball bat, and swung it hard at the zombie’s head, but all she managed to do was knock its face to the side without causing any real damage.
Sang Jin raised the bat again and launched another attack, cursing inwardly the entire time. Why did she have to go through all of this? Just a few minutes ago, this had still been a living, breathing person.
Finally, after exhausting a great deal of her strength, she killed the zombie. A few drops of blood splattered onto her body, and she felt both her legs and hands go weak.
“Ugh.”
She dry-heaved several times.
“Oh, my God, I killed someone. No, I mean, I killed a zombie!”
Sang Jin picked up the baseball bat and entered the supermarket. After locking the door and making sure there was no one else inside, she headed straight for the supermarket’s storeroom.
Bread, collect. Snacks, collect. Tissues, toilet paper, toothpaste, toothbrushes, towels, collect. All kinds of instant noodles, self-heating hot pot meals, self-heating rice, collect.
She took roughly two-thirds of everything in the storeroom into her space.
After returning to the main area of the supermarket, she also collected some of the goods from the shelves, leaving most of them behind. She had to leave something for other people, and she also wanted to avoid making anyone suspicious if they came here later.
Sang Jin cleared a space on the floor behind the checkout counter, found several pieces of cardboard to lay underneath, then took out her dormitory bedding and spread it over them. She planned to spend the night there.
The main reason was that the spot was close to the entrance and concealed by the checkout counter, allowing her to hear what was happening outside while keeping herself hidden.
Sang Jin lay down on the bedding and took out her phone to call her father again, but there was already no signal.
The original owner’s family lived in a neighboring city, while she had been admitted to A University and had come here to study. Luckily, she had managed to call her parents in time today. In her previous life, her parents had passed away when she was very young, leaving her to live alone, so after transmigrating into this world, she had completely forgotten that the original owner still had parents.
Just as the sky was beginning to brighten, there was a commotion outside the supermarket entrance. The door was locked, and the people outside immediately realized that someone was inside.
“Is anyone there? Could you open the door?”
A clear, melodious female voice came from outside.
“Host, it’s the female lead.”
Gugu suddenly spoke.
The female lead had arrived?
Sang Jin stood up and walked toward the entrance. Through the glass door, she saw three girls standing outside. The girl in front had a sweet appearance and delicate features. Without a doubt, this was the female lead.
Sang Jin opened the door, let them in, and immediately locked it again.
“Hello, I’m Su Rui. Thank you for letting us in.”
“Hello, my name is Wang Xuan.”
The red-haired girl introduced herself.
The slightly shorter girl beside her followed suit. “Hello, I’m Liu Yiman.”
“Hello, I’m Sang Jin. There’s no need to thank me. This place isn’t mine anyway, so anyone can come in.”
After all, you are the female lead blessed with a protagonist’s aura. I’d be an idiot if I didn’t let you in.
“I’ll call you Xiao Jin. Xiao Jin, judging from what happened at the entrance, you must have already encountered them. Yesterday, someone suddenly went berserk in the auditorium, and after the people around them were bitten, they all turned into monsters that eat people. The entire school is in chaos now.”
Su Rui stood in front of Sang Jin and explained the situation to her.
“Yes, I know. The owner at the entrance turned into one too.”
I also know that you’re the female lead.
“This sounds like the zombies from those apocalypse novels, doesn’t it?”
The red-haired Wang Xuan was a true web-novel enthusiast. She had never imagined that an apocalypse would actually happen in real life, and she shuddered violently. She looked quite frightened.
That was understandable. It was impossible for anyone not to be afraid. The only difference was whether they showed it or kept it hidden. Later on, there would also be those who adapted to the situation and those who failed to adapt.
Sang Jin’s heart was not calm either. Even she could not convince herself that she was not afraid. It was simply that she knew a little more than the others.
“You should find something to eat first. Let’s talk after you’ve had your fill.”
Sang Jin told them to find something to eat while she quietly put away her bedding. This was her sleeping equipment, after all. If she could not find another place to sleep for a while, she would definitely feel heartbroken if she had to throw it away.
“Ding! A mission has appeared. Help the male and female leads meet and resolve their misunderstanding.”
“Gugu, these are the protagonists. They have a protagonist aura of their own. Do they still need me?”
“Host, this arrangement naturally requires you to help accelerate the development of the plot.”
“Fine, fine.”
Sang Jin stopped worrying about it. If she had to push the plot forward, then so be it. The mission was simple and would benefit her anyway. She was merely a minor supporting character who had to help advance the protagonists’ storyline. She understood now. She knew exactly what to do.
From now on, she will raise the Ruiqi banner high.
She was, after all, a good young woman of the modern era who loved helping others.