46: Chapter 46 is completely hopeless.

Lin Wanrou's eyes revealed terror, and she stammered, wanting to speak, but no words could come out.

Holding the knife, Ye Qingqing imagined the scene of her own flesh being carved in her past life, and now she was retaliating against Lin Wanrou in the same way.

Lin Wanrou couldn't make a sound, but her mouth opened and closed as blood continuously seeped out.

With each cut, Ye Qingqing's blade went deep into the bone.

Then, following the bone, she slowly gouged the piece of flesh from Lin Wanrou's leg.

Large beads of sweat poured from Lin Wanrou's forehead like rain, and her complexion changed instantly, turning pale like a squid.

"Does it feel good?"

"This is exactly how you treated me before."

Hearing Ye Qingqing's words, a flood of memory fragments suddenly flashed through Lin Wanrou's mind like a slideshow.

When Lin Wanrou finally breathed her last, she even mouthed the words: "Ye Qingqing, you will die a horrible death!"

Looking at Lin Wanrou's state, a cold sneer appeared on Ye Qingqing's lips. With a swift stroke of her blade, she gave Lin Wanrou a quick end.

She had delayed here for too long; it was time to leave.

When Ye Qingqing walked out of the room, Huo Sixian was still standing at the door.

He was leaning against the wall, one foot propped up for support, holding a cigarette in his right hand with a glowing red tip.

Upon seeing Ye Qingqing come out, he immediately threw the cigarette on the ground and crushed it.

"Finished?"

Ye Qingqing's eyebrows twitched. She looked at Huo Sixian without speaking; after all, it was still a civilized society, and murder was not something that could be discussed openly.

But Huo Sixian seemed to know exactly what Ye Qingqing had done and wasn't surprised at all.

"Yeah."

Ye Qingqing let out a faint hum of affirmation.

After finishing off Lin Wanrou, Ye Qingqing felt a sense of relief, as if the hands that had been squeezing her heart had suddenly let go.

On the way back, Huo Sixian and Ye Qingqing didn't speak to each other, as if what had just happened never occurred.

As they approached the 32nd floor, they noticed that the survivors upstairs had already received their supplies and were heading down.

Some people greeted Huo Sixian and Ye Qingqing warmly when they saw them.

After all, without Huo Sixian and his group, they wouldn't have received the supplies.

There was no telling when they might have ended up trapped at home and starved to death.

When they reached the 32nd floor and Ye Qingqing was about to go home, Huo Sixian called out to her.

"Tomorrow morning, we continue."

For some reason, Ye Qingqing felt an inexplicable sense of relief upon hearing Huo Sixian say those words.

That night, Ye Qingqing slept exceptionally soundly. When she woke up the next morning, it was even a few minutes before her scheduled alarm.

After getting up, Ye Qingqing didn't stay idle. After washing up, she took out four bowls of steaming hot noodles from her space.

It was impossible for Ye Qingqing to wake up this early to cook, but she could eat what she already had in her space.

They were just simple homemade noodles. Ye Qingqing had confirmed they were no different from what she usually made at home, and noodles wouldn't arouse suspicion.

Fortunately, there were alcohol blocks among the supplies distributed yesterday.

Otherwise, Ye Qingqing wouldn't have known how to explain how these noodles were cooked.

Ye Qingqing carried the noodles and knocked on the door of Room 801 with her foot.

Lu Huan opened the door. He was extremely shocked to see Ye Qingqing bringing noodles so early in the morning.

He hurriedly took the noodles from Ye Qingqing and invited her inside.

But Ye Qingqing refused directly: "No, I'm going for a run first this morning. I'll come over to cook lunch."

After saying that, Ye Qingqing immediately returned to Room 321. Ah Huang was still sitting at the door waiting for her, and he jumped up excitedly as soon as he saw her return.

It looked like he was hungry.

Feeling a bit helpless, Ye Qingqing rummaged through her space and finally took out some tuna-flavored dog food for Ah Huang.

Then, she prepared a luxurious breakfast for herself.

Because she slept well last night, Ye Qingqing felt full of energy this morning, enough to eat a bit more for breakfast, even though her muscles were a bit sore from yesterday's training.

But at the thought that the current Post-Apocalyptic World was far more cruel than the previous one, Ye Qingqing immediately found her motivation again.

A croissant paired with black coffee, plus a bowl of rice noodles and two eggs!

Although the combination was a bit eclectic, since Ye Qingqing was alone, she could eat whatever she wanted!

After eating, Ye Qingqing placed another treadmill next to Ah Huang's original one.

She pressed the start button and began running alongside Ah Huang.

Two kilometers was not a short distance.

At first, Ye Qingqing didn't set a high intensity, not even adjusting the incline.

But after running two kilometers, she started to feel tired.

By the time she reached five kilometers, she had completely reached her limit.

Ye Qingqing wanted to give up, but then she thought about how one's body is the foundation for surviving the Post-Apocalyptic World, so she gritted her teeth and finally...

After running seven kilometers, she took a nasty tumble right off the treadmill.

Anxious, Ah Huang jumped off his treadmill and barked frantically around Ye Qingqing.

At this moment, Ye Qingqing lay on the ground, her face looking terrible—pale and covered in a cold sweat.

Ye Qingqing forced herself to take a tube of glucose from her space. After drinking it, she finally felt a bit better.

"Still not good enough. My current body is too fragile," Ye Qingqing thought to herself, especially after seeing Huo Sixian and the others fighting zombies.

Ye Qingqing felt more and more pathetically weak. In her previous life, she hadn't encountered any powerful opponents, so she had thought her mediocre skills were enough.

But now, there were not only people who could appear beside her at any moment to stab her but also flesh-eating zombies.

Ye Qingqing even felt that if she didn't get stronger quickly, let alone surviving, she might not even be able to keep her space.

Ye Qingqing lay on the ground gasping for air and unconsciously passed out.

When she opened her eyes again, she was woken up by Ah Huang's whimpering and barking beside her.

The moment she opened her eyes, Ye Qingqing found herself in her own room. As soon as Ah Huang saw her wake up, he immediately pounced on her.

When Ye Qingqing sat up, she still felt a bout of dizziness in her head.

Huo Sixian, who had been dozing nearby, immediately felt relieved when he saw Ye Qingqing wake up.

But his tone was not very pleasant.

"Ye Qingqing, I know you want to become stronger, but you can't ignore your physical condition. Two kilometers a day is still too intense for you right now, which is why you fainted."