Dream prtay Hotel

After twisting off the iron lock on the rooftop door with his bare hands, Lin An led Wen Ya cautiously into the hotel through the fire escape.

It was already afternoon, and the hotel windows, designed for privacy, were tightly shut.

Without electricity, the interior was somewhat dim.

Several Zombies wandered mindlessly along the ninth-floor corridor.

The red carpet was dotted with dark-red stains.

Blood had splattered across the wallpapered corridor walls in grotesque patterns.

A female Zombie with only her upper body crawled back and forth awkwardly with one hand.

Behind her, a male student-looking Zombie cradled a plump severed leg as he gnawed on it, following close behind.

He looked like her boyfriend.

What a heartwarming scene.

Without surprise, they had probably been a young student couple who came here to rent a room.

Lin An swiftly identified his targets and prepared to clear the entire floor.

Zombies wandering in the open and exposing themselves were not frightening.

The real danger was the Zombies trapped inside rooms, hidden from sight.

Forehand Thrust.

Lin An burst out from the stairwell corner in a flash, driving the blade in his hand into the male student's brain like a sharp sword.

One strike killed him.

With its brain tissue destroyed, the Zombie swayed before collapsing.

Before the female Zombie crawling at its feet could react, Lin An crushed her skull beneath his foot.

Roar!

The Zombies farther down the corridor heard the noise, snapping their heads around with howls.

Unlike the slow Zombies in movies, Zombies in the Doomsday Game moved extremely fast.

The remaining Zombies charged madly at Lin An.

Upward Diagonal Slash.

His blade swept out. After cutting down one Zombie, Lin An took another step forward.

Backhand Downward Chop.

He shifted his footing and turned, two flashes of blade light vanishing in an instant.

With precise control over his strength, he effortlessly cut the remaining Zombies in half.

The combat skills honed over three years of Doomsday in his Previous Life combined with his powerful physical condition.

In close-quarters combat, Lin An was as efficient and cold-blooded as a killing machine.

In less than three seconds, every Zombie in the corridor had been cleared out.

Wen Ya gripped the Fire Axe in both hands and followed behind Lin An.

She had originally planned to finish off any Zombies he missed.

But seeing corpses split in half all over the floor, she could only lower her axe in embarrassment.

She really seemed useless.

"I'll look for keycards."

Perhaps she wanted to prove that she could be useful.

Wen Ya hurriedly crouched down and fought back her nausea as she searched through the corpses.

Lin An tilted his head slightly, looking at her with an odd expression.

"There's no power. What use is a keycard?"

Ignoring Wen Ya's embarrassment, Lin An grabbed the door lock with his bare hand.

The metal warped, and the doorknob was easily ripped out.

Nothing was simpler or more convenient than forcing open a door.

"Room 909."

They entered the room.

The room was not large. A waterbed sat in the center, and several erotic paintings hung on the walls.

There was a hanging chair, a yoga ball, and even several black straps connected to the ceiling and dangling beside the bed.

Blushing, Wen Ya lowered her head and followed behind Lin An.

She did not really know what any of it was for, but it all looked rather impressive.

"You stay here and rest. I still have something to do."

After confirming there were no hidden Zombies in the room, Lin An planned to let Wen Ya rest here.

The ninth-floor Zombies had all been cleared out, so this place was safe for the time being.

"Where are you going?"

"You don't need me...?"

Wen Ya raised her head, instinctively wanting to ask where Lin An was going and why he did not want her to follow.

"I still have something to do."

"This space is too small. You won't be safe if you follow me."

Lin An had not come to Meng Pa Hotel merely to find a temporary shelter close to the hospital.

If he remembered correctly, there was a Variant Zombie here.

Both his Awakener rank and Player Level were only one Mutant away from leveling up.

Once he reached Level 1, his strength would undergo another qualitative leap.

When he fought the Mutant later—

Wen Ya would only be a burden if she followed him.

Her real use would come in a few days after her Awakening, when Lin An brought her into battle against the Stitcher.

Or later, when he formed a faction and had her provide Mental Strength as logistics personnel.

Wen Ya said nothing more. She was not stupid enough to act tough and court death like a supporting actress in a movie.

Lin An walked out of the room, leaving some food behind for her.

Along the way, he had heard Wen Ya's stomach growl more than once.

She simply had never mentioned it.

When Lin An reached the end of the corridor and was about to head downstairs, he heard an unusual sound.

Click.

The door to Room 901 suddenly opened, and a middle-aged man emerged from the room with a young woman.

"Hello, comrade!"

The middle-aged man was somewhat excited, his face covered in unkempt stubble.

Out of habit, he tried to shake Lin An's hand. He looked like someone who worked in government.

Lin An took a step back, his gaze cold.

The man's outstretched hand hung awkwardly in midair.

"Please allow me to introduce myself."

The middle-aged man cleared his throat twice out of habit, while the young woman beside him secretly sized Lin An up.

"I'm the person in charge of the Forestry Bureau. My name is Wang Jianguo."

"Big brother, my name is Xiu Xiu."

The woman spoke in a coquettish voice and even shot Lin An a flirtatious look as she spoke.

She tugged the neckline of her clothes down a little farther.

Lin An remained unmoved and roughly understood their relationship.

"First, I would like to thank you, comrade, for resolving our predicament. I offer my utmost gratitude..."

Swish.

Lin An pointed his blade at the middle-aged man's throat, stopping his endless official spiel.

The man before him was probably a government official. He talked too much nonsense.

"If you have something to say, say it."

A trace of Killing Intent made the two of them stagger back two steps, nearly losing their footing.

After coming back to his senses, dissatisfaction flashed through the middle-aged man's eyes.

He held a high position and was ordinarily treated with respect. Who would not flatter him upon seeing him?

But he had been trapped inside the room these past few days and had no idea what the outside world had become.

Having spent years in official circles, he still knew how to assess the situation.

Just now, through the peephole, he had watched Lin An casually cut down the Zombies surrounding him.

The thought of having Lin An protect him had then arisen in his mind.

If there were many more monsters like these outside, then Lin An was his only hope of getting out.

"Comrade, if you are willing to escort me to the government office, I will definitely apply to my superiors for official commendation on your behalf."

"This would greatly benefit your future development. It would not be difficult to secure you a government post afterward."

Suppressing his displeasure, Wang Jianguo spoke to Lin An ingratiatingly.

Lin An snorted at that, sheathed his blade, and turned to leave without bothering to respond.

Seeing that Lin An remained unmoved, Wang Jianguo suddenly felt a surge of anger.

He was a leader, after all. What kind of attitude was this?

"Young man, think carefully. I carry some weight in the Forestry Bureau."

"The phones aren't working right now, and the government people can't find me, which is why I'm asking for your help."

"Don't waste such a good opportunity."

Xiu Xiu leaned against Wang Jianguo and added, "Big brother, Director Wang's position is no ordinary one. If you take us with you, what request couldn't you make later?"

Hearing Xiu Xiu try to persuade him, Director Wang nodded in satisfaction.

Lin An gave a cold laugh.

Idiot.

Government?

If nothing unexpected had happened, the Administration Building had already become a Zombie nest. According to his memories from his Previous Life, at least ten Mutants were entrenched inside.

Seeing that Lin An's steps did not pause in the slightest, Xiu Xiu's expression turned anxious.

The Zombie corpses in the corridor were simply too terrifying.

"Director Wang, how about we follow behind him first?"

Wang Jianguo's face darkened, but he nodded.

Over the past two days, he had seen the horrifying sight of Zombies eating people. If Lin An had not cleared the corridor, he would never have dared to leave the room.

Seeing Lin An getting farther and farther away, the two hurried after him at a jog.

Eighth floor.

Lin An pushed open the heavy fire door, his eyes narrowing.

More than a dozen Zombies had gathered outside a room in the middle of the corridor, relentlessly crashing into its door.

It looked like someone inside had made noise.

Inside the room, a couple huddled in the corner, terror in their eyes.

The doorframe had begun to come loose under the Zombies' nonstop battering through the night. The Zombies outside were about to break in.

A fist-sized hole had already been clawed into the cheap wooden door.

"Yu Shihao, what are we going to do!?"

The girl asked the boy beside her through tears, trembling all over.

Yu Shihao turned to look at her, resentment written across his face.

"You're asking me what to do?!"

"You bitch, you came to rent a room with me while you were on your period. Is something wrong with your brain?!"

In his fury, Yu Shihao slapped the girl across the face, then kicked her again with a look of unwillingness.

After the Zombie outbreak, having watched plenty of movies, he had immediately locked the door and hidden inside.

From what he had observed, quite a few guests on this floor were still alive.

Yet since yesterday, the Zombies had only been attacking their door and not looking for anyone else.

It was clearly because the girl beside him smelled too strongly of blood!

"Yu Shihao, you're not like this, are you? You said you would love me and protect me."

Clinging to her last shred of hope, the girl's face was streaked with tears.

She instinctively tried to excuse Yu Shihao. Maybe he was just too scared?

"Fuck off. If it weren't because you were a virgin, do you think I'd have been interested in you?"

Her heart turned to ashes.

Yu Shihao irritably pressed at the new phone in his hand, trying to make a call.

It was completely useless.

A phone without a signal was no better than a brick.

In a fit of rage, he smashed it onto the floor to vent his frustration.

The phone had been bought with money the girl earned from part-time work.

Yu Shihao had told her that his phone was difficult to use, and that if she wanted to keep in touch with him often, she should buy him a new one.

The floor was covered in fragments.

The girl covered her face in disbelief and sobbed silently, her hand slowly releasing the boy's arm.

The girl was named Zhou Fang, and she and the boy had been university classmates.

The boy had pursued her for a long time, always gentle and considerate, constantly checking on her and tending to her needs.

Plain-looking and somewhat insecure, she had never had anyone treat her so well before. Moved by his kindness, she accepted Yu Shihao's pursuit.

Before the Doomsday broke out, the boy had begged and coaxed her into coming out, saying this was a private cinema.

Inexperienced and naive, she agreed without really understanding.

She never expected Yu Shihao to reveal his true colors the moment danger struck.

"Roar!"

The Zombie snarled as a rotten arm reached through a hole in the door.

The boy's face was filled with terror as he stared fixedly at that hand.

I can't wait any longer!

The sobbing girl failed to notice the boy beside her suddenly rise to his feet, a vicious gleam in his eyes.

He pulled a pocketknife from his keychain and stabbed it straight into Wang Fang's ankle!

"You filthy bitch, didn't you say you loved me?"

With a savage grin, he stomped on the girl's other leg and did the same thing.

"If you love me, then die in my place."