The Worker

With a bang, the cold-storage door shut.

The girl happened to reach the doorway and, like a madwoman, desperately pounded on the door.

"Open the door! Open it, now!"

But no matter how much her fists hurt, there was no movement from inside and no sign that anyone intended to open it.

Despair filled the girl's heart. She would never forget the savage look on her boyfriend's face when he shut the door. Just moments earlier, he had kept saying he would protect her.

Scumbag!

At that moment, a gust of wind rushed at her from behind. The girl turned around, and her expression instantly filled with terror.

The Female Zombie was already before her, less than five meters away.

In the next second, it would pounce on her.

In a flash of inspiration, the girl shoved Su Xiaorou beside her to the front, hoping she could buy her a little more time.

"Ah—"

Su Xiaorou cried out. She felt a tremendous force strike her, and her body fell to the ground.

The Female Zombie leaped up and landed astride her, its claws gripping both her wrists and pinning them firmly to the floor.

No matter how Su Xiaorou struggled,

it was useless.

"Hehehehe~~"

The Female Zombie laughed. Perhaps because it had gone hunting with Lin Dong and eaten plenty of flesh and blood, it was exceptionally excited today, laughing whenever it saw someone...

But that eerie laughter was truly terrifying.

Su Xiaorou stared at the face inches from her own, its expression full of madness. Terror overwhelmed her, and she had completely given in to despair.

Now, she only hoped for a quick death.

So she stopped struggling and simply closed her eyes.

She waited for that bloody maw to bite down.

However, after the Female Zombie finished laughing, it did not attack. Instead, it released Su Xiaorou, sprang forward, and pounced on the girl ahead.

"Ah!"

The girl immediately let out a scream as sharp pain tore through her neck.

The Female Zombie bit into her neck. The intense pain made her body tremble and convulse uncontrollably.

The girl's eyes widened, filled with despair.

Yet she could not understand why the zombie had given up on Su Xiaorou and attacked her instead...

But soon, her screams abruptly stopped, and she lost consciousness as well.

At that moment,

Su Xiaorou was still lying on the ground with her eyes tightly shut.

But she felt strangely confused.

Why didn't it hurt?

Had she already died?

But that did not seem right. She should not have died yet...

So,

she cautiously and slowly opened her eyes. As her vision gradually returned, she saw a tall, slender figure standing before her.

His skin was pale, and his face was extraordinarily handsome. He was looking down at her.

"Bo... Boss?"

Su Xiaorou's eyes widened. She was utterly shocked as she recognized him as Boss Lin, the owner of the supermarket where she had worked before.

She had never expected to meet him here!

Lin Dong tilted his head and looked her over.

His reason for not killing Su Xiaorou had little to do with their previous acquaintance.

He merely thought the girl was quick and efficient at work.

He happened to be short on a servant to clean, do laundry, wash dishes, and so on.

If he treated Su Xiaorou as nothing more than a lump of flesh, it would be somewhat wasteful.

Besides, he was not short on food.

He could keep her alive for the time being.

"Get up," Lin Dong said stiffly.

Only then did Su Xiaorou realize something was wrong. Lin Dong seemed to have become a zombie as well, and the tall, powerful Tank was actually standing obediently at his side.

Her legs had gone weak. Su Xiaorou had to brace herself against the wall before she could shakily get to her feet.

"Boss, are... are you okay?"

"Mm."

Lin Dong nodded. Perhaps because he had killed Xu Shan today, he was in an especially good mood, so he asked,

"Are you willing to come back and work?"

"I... I am! Of course I am!"

Su Xiaorou was no fool. She immediately realized this was her chance to stay alive and nodded frantically.

She was terrified that if she said no, Lin Dong would kill her on the spot.

Though she still did not understand many things,

she had to save her own skin first.

Back then, she had worked for Lin Dong to earn money for tuition. Now, she was working to earn her life!

After receiving her answer, Lin Dong ignored her and walked straight past her.

He led Tank to the cold-storage door.

The "supplies" Lin Dong needed were inside.

Tank stepped forward, raised his enormous fist, and smashed it into the cold-storage door.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Every punch landed like a heavy hammer.

Even the ground trembled.

Dust rained down from the walls.

Yet the cold-storage door did not budge. Instead, the impact left Tank's arm numb.

Inside the cold storage, the three people had their backs pressed against the door.

Their nerves were wound tight as clock springs. They were so tense that they held their breath, not daring to make the slightest sound.

"This zombie... why is it so strong?" the boy said with a deep frown.

But the chef still had some confidence.

"Don't worry. This freezer door is made of five-centimeter stainless steel. Even a truck couldn't smash it open. No matter how strong that zombie is, it can't get in."

"Oh..."

The other two relaxed slightly upon hearing that.

Outside, Tank continued pounding on the door, but after a while, he still made no progress.

Roar—

Tank let out an anxious roar and grew increasingly violent.

Once he got inside,

he would pound those people into minced meat and eat them!

But with his current strength, he truly could not get in.

Lin Dong watched from behind.

Since Tank could not do it, he would have to act himself.

He was just about to make a move personally,

when Su Xiaorou walked over, determination shining in her bright eyes.

She was also filled with hatred toward the three people who had locked her outside.

"Boss, I have the cold-storage key!"

"Oh?"

Lin Dong raised an eyebrow. That was quite useful.

It would save him a lot of trouble.

As expected of the strongest worker—she had just joined the team and had already made a contribution.

As the warehouse manager, Su Xiaorou naturally had the cold-storage key. It was simply too large to carry around, so it had always hung on the wall in the room next door.

After retrieving the key, she handed it to Lin Dong.

Lin Dong ordered Tank to step back, then personally walked forward with the key in hand.

As for his actions,

Tank naturally could not understand them.

Even his sandbag-sized fists could not smash the door open. Could that little stick of his do it?

At that moment,

the three people inside heard the outside suddenly go quiet, and joy immediately rose in their hearts.

"Hmph! I told you that zombie couldn't break it open. It must have given up already," the chef said smugly.

The boy nodded. "Yeah. If we wait a little longer, the zombies should leave, and we can return to the warehouse."

But just as he finished speaking,

a series of clicking sounds suddenly came from the lock at the edge of the door.

It was the sound of the lock cylinder turning.

"Th-this...???"

The chef's eyes instantly widened, his expression like he had swallowed a dead fly. He had realized that the zombie was actually picking the lock!

The boy was equally incredulous, his face ashen.

"How is that possible?"

"Wuwuwu~~ What do we do?"

The girl trembled all over and whimpered as she cried.

Even if they racked their brains, they could not figure out why a zombie could open a lock.

As the lock cylinder turned, the door was about to open.

"Quick, move something over and brace the door!"

The chef hurriedly spoke. It was a desperate measure, the last thing they could do.

Of course,

it was all futile.

The instant the lock opened, Tank suddenly exerted force and, with a bang, shoved the door open. Everything bracing the entrance was smashed and scattered in every direction!