Surviving the Apocalypse After Becoming a Beautiful Girl: Chapter 41

Driving the car back.

Keeping close beneath the outer wall, I moved through the grass. I hardly saw a single Zombie along the way; they had probably all been drawn away by that thing's noise.

I made my way smoothly

to the gatepost at the north entrance. There were no Zombies on either side, making it easy for me to slip past and arrive directly at the entrance to the underground

parking garage.

It was gloomy inside, and I immediately hesitated. If I went down just like this, would I run into something? And if I did, would I be able to see it clearly?

"I wonder if there's a flashlight in the guardhouse?"

Having made up my mind, I headed toward the north gate's guardhouse. The door was unlocked and wide open, and the furnishings inside could be seen at a glance. I

walked up the stairs. It was hardly any different from the guardhouse at the south entrance—

almost identical.

"There really is one!"

Seeing a flashlight placed in front of the window, I was instantly delighted. I rushed over and grabbed it, only to discover in shock...

"There's barely any charge left?"

Thinking about it, that made sense. It had been left sitting there for an entire month. No matter how good the batteries were, their power would slowly drain away. Seeing that the display on the flashlight had only

one bar left, I couldn't help frowning in hesitation.

But... since I was already here, I couldn't exactly return empty-handed. No matter how dangerous it was, I had to get some means of transportation.

Gritting my teeth, I tightened my grip on the flashlight and turned toward the underground garage.

Standing at the entrance, staring down the steep slope below, I took my military knife in one hand and the flashlight in the other, then switched it on.

Because of its low battery, the beam was weak. I could only see roughly three or four meters ahead.

I cautiously entered the underground parking lot, my nerves stretched taut. The surroundings were as silent as a grave.

I shone the flashlight upward. This underground parking lot was probably five or six meters high, about the height of two stories. The ceiling was concrete, and the floor had also

been smoothed over with concrete.

After thinking for a moment, I took the Maserati key from my pocket. I hesitated, then suddenly pressed the unlock button. The next

second, a series of "beep beep" sounds suddenly rang out from inside. Accompanied by flashing lights, an engine abruptly roared to life!

"Vroooom~~~"

Then, before my blank stare, a bright red supercar slowly drove out of the garage. Its streamlined body and the light

reflected from my flashlight held my gaze completely.

"Damn... an autonomous driving system?"

"So cool!"

The smooth feel of the car's surface beneath my hand made it hard to let go. After hesitating for a long while, I ultimately didn't get into it. Instead, I looked in the direction

the car had come from.

But there were still only cars parked beside it.

"Strange... where's that Yamaha?"

That was right... my main target was still that motorcycle. Compared to a sports car, a motorcycle could handle more terrain. If I got the chance later, I could find a pickup truck or

some other four-wheel-drive vehicle. That way, I'd have both a place to rest and a means of escape.

After thinking it over, I took out the Yamaha key and pressed it.

"Beep~~"

It's inside!

Gritting my teeth, I rushed straight in. But just then, I heard it too... from somewhere inside, an eerie cry suddenly rang out.

"Wuu wuu wuu..."

What is that?! A monster?! Or a Zombie?!

My nerves instantly tightened. I hurriedly hid myself and peered inside...

But... when I saw the garage within, I finally let out a breath of relief.

"So it was just the wind..."

There was an iron gate in the inner room. The wind blew through the gaps in it, creating that howling, monster-like sound.

After letting out a long breath, I headed toward the inner room. At the same time, by the weak glow of the flashlight, I saw rows upon rows of motorcycles parked inside... and three silhouettes.

Chapter 40: Scaring Myself Half to Death

A faint breeze passed through the gaps in the iron gate, producing a "woo-woo" sound in the empty space. In the dim underground parking lot, beyond that iron gate, the beam cast by my flashlight actually... reflected three swaying shadows!

"Gasp!!!"

My heart clenched violently!! I sucked in a sharp breath. This dim underground parking lot was already creepy enough, yet a scene straight out of a horror movie had appeared. Every hair on my body stood on end!

What are they!! Zombies?! Monsters?! Or people??!

Unsure and alarmed, I hurried behind a load-bearing pillar and pressed myself against the cold concrete. The chill seeped straight into my body, making me shudder!!

But... nothing happened!

Could they be... waiting for me to deliver lunch?!

As I imagined myself being eaten... a chill ran through me again, and the fear in my heart swelled without limit.

After hesitating for a moment, I slowly raised the flashlight and shone it over there again... In the underground parking lot, that "woo-woo" sound rang out from time to time, while the three swaying shadows made my heart clench again!

The wind... seemed to brush lightly past the three shadows. The next instant! I suddenly sensed something strange about them!

Their movements... were astonishingly identical!!!

What are those! Some new kind of monster?!

Coldness filled my entire body. I even considered forgetting about the motorcycles, getting straight into that Maserati, and leaving this place as fast as I could.

But!

"No matter what... I have to take a look. As long as I keep quiet, I might not alert them!"

For some reason... they showed no reaction whatsoever to the light. Even the sound of me sharply sucking in a breath just now hadn't drawn their attention!

Quietly... I bent low, pressing my body close to the ground. Mimicking the movements I had seen soldiers make, I held the flashlight in my mouth and slowly crawled forward. Through the undercarriages of the cars, I once again aimed my gaze toward the inner room. Those three swaying shadows... were still... drifting there!

After letting out a long breath, I slowly shifted forward again, keeping my eyes fixed on the inner room. The three shadows swayed along with the flashlight beam, occasionally overlapping into two shadows before becoming three again as the light moved!!

Several minutes passed... By the time I had finally crawled past more than a dozen cars, I had gradually approached the iron gate of the inner room. The flashlight beam finally covered the space within...

"Whew..."

I suddenly let out a breath, as though all the strength had been drained from my body at once!

That shadow was...

Slowly turning my head back around, I suddenly came face-to-face with a rotten human face!!!

In that instant!! It felt as though I had fallen into an ice cellar in the height of summer!! The cold pierced all the way to my bones and heart!!

With all my attention focused on the inner room, I had completely failed to notice that I had crawled right beside a corpse!!

"Drip!"

The flashlight fell from my mouth onto the cold concrete floor!

My heart clenched violently! Cold sweat instantly covered my entire body, and every thought in my mind came to a complete standstill...

When I finally recovered... I sucked in a sharp breath!!

"Hiss!!!!"

For that brief instant, I had even stopped breathing! I almost suffocated to death because I couldn't catch my breath!

"...This damn world!"

Grumbling, I got to my feet and looked at the corpse lying on the ground, its face turned directly toward me.

For some reason, the corpse hadn't been buried beneath flies. That was rather strange.

Lowering my head for a closer look, I realized that aside from the stench of decay, this person's entire body carried a strange

fragrance.

"Was it the perfume... that kept the flies away?"

What truly strange perfume... It still hadn't completely faded after all this time, and it could even repel insects?

It was a woman's corpse. Her long hair lay scattered across the floor, much of it already withered; if I pinched it lightly with my fingers, it would break into strand after strand.

Carefully bending down, I reached out and took the small bag from her body. Inside... were several kinds of touch-up cosmetics, each

in brilliantly vivid colors, along with a