3: Chapter 3 Returning to the Hotel

Seeing that Mu Cheng remained silent, Lu Yuxuan continued speaking.

"I know you must be very strong. Please, take me with you. I'll do anything as long as I can leave this place."

[I've said all this, and I've been starving for three days already. What should I do if he doesn't agree?]

After hearing her inner thoughts again, Mu Cheng decided to give her a chance and spoke.

"Do you see the zombies on the ground? If you dare to take action, I'll take you away."

In the near future, no... it has already gradually begun!

In a world where women have to beg for survival and basic needs every day, they were already a vulnerable group, making them easier to conquer. As long as they were given what they wanted, they would obediently listen.

However, school beauties were a dime a dozen; he didn't necessarily need Lu Yuxuan. That being said...

There were ultimately three reasons why Mu Cheng gave her a chance! Three reasons that made him decide to invest in Lu Yuxuan.

First, she was one of the ten strongest experts of the future Xinning City. Of course, if he didn't see any growth, he would abandon her without hesitation.

Second, Mu Cheng could hear inner thoughts. If she became strong in the future and dared to betray him...

He would naturally take care of her without a second thought!

Third, and most importantly, to survive in this global survival game, one must have their own faction.

Of course, if she truly was one of the future ten strongest in Ning City, Mu Cheng would be more than happy to use his strength to conquer her, satisfy her, and make her obediently follow him!

After all, he remembered very clearly that even biological brothers could kill each other over a bottle of mineral water. Why couldn't a person change?

"Fine, I'll dig!" Lu Yuxuan looked at the blood on Mu Cheng and almost wanted to vomit.

The zombie heads on the ground were even more disgusting. However, having starved for two days and only drunk a little water, she couldn't even throw up.

She slowly walked toward a zombie head near her, flipped it over, and reached out her fair right hand to grope inside.

Her luck was explosive—she hit the jackpot on the first try, pulling out a grey crystal!

"Your luck... is a bit too good!" Mu Cheng's jaw dropped as he watched.

Could this girl be the Goddess of Luck? He had to do a ten-pull just to get one?

As the protagonist, is this even reasonable?

With a trembling hand, Lu Yuxuan handed over the grey crystal and asked, "You... wanted this thing, right?"

"Very good, keep digging," Mu Cheng said after taking the strange crystal.

Practice makes perfect. Although Lu Yuxuan's hands were now covered in dark, grimy blood, she was clearly less afraid.

She pulled out another grey crystal! Just like that... she dug out ten in a row.

The first time could be called a coincidence, but the tenth? It seemed somewhat impossible, yet a certain probability still existed.

"Are you really the Goddess of Luck? Keep digging. When we find treasure chests later, I'll let you try those too," Mu Cheng had just finished saying.

Suddenly, a woman's scream came from nearby. "Zombies are coming! Save me! Is anyone there to save me!"

At the same time, Mu Cheng saw a new prompt.

[Warning! Warning! A large batch of zombies is approaching.]

"Looks like I overthought it. It's just like my past life: a small wave every three days and a big wave every seven days," Mu Cheng pondered.

There should be a few hours of a buffer period! As for the zombies that didn't attack people, he really couldn't figure it out.

What exactly was the situation? Why would they suddenly start attacking people again?

However, at this moment, Mu Cheng wasn't afraid at all. "You keep digging; leave the zombies to me!"

"Mhm, I'll keep digging."

Although Lu Yuxuan was terrified, she swallowed hard and continued to grope through the zombie heads.

Intelligent as she was, she understood the situation perfectly.

[He walked through that pile of zombies just now to open a treasure chest; he's definitely not the impulsive type!]

[Plus, he just cut down all those zombies alone. With someone of that strength by my side, what do I have to worry about?]

[If he's really willing to take me in, just giving me some food to fill my stomach is enough. Anyway, he's quite handsome... giving myself to him wouldn't be a loss!]

"Come then, if you're here to deliver experience, then come at me!" Mu Cheng thought after hearing these inner voices.

The black gold blade in his hand swung with even more vigor. It was the kind of fight where he took on many and got more excited as he fought. Each strike took down a minor zombie, and soon the stadium was piled with zombie corpses.

Almost all of them had their heads severed from their bodies.

More than four hours later, both of them were covered from head to toe in dark blood; there was hardly a clean spot on them.

Mu Cheng finally finished off the last zombie and fished a slightly damp cigarette from his pocket.

He lit one, let it hang from his mouth, and asked, "How much did we get today?"

"A total of one hundred and eight pieces," Lu Yuxuan reported the situation.

She had used tattered zombie clothes to wrap them up, and being able to quickly state the harvest...

It was enough to see that... her coping ability was very strong!

Holy crap, what kind of luck is this?

To actually pull out one hundred and eight grey crystals, could she really be the Goddess of Luck?

Mu Cheng was instantly shocked.

Not being a heavy smoker to begin with, he decisively threw away the cigarette in his mouth, kept ten crystals out, and stored the rest away.

At the same time, he took out some food. "Very good, no need to dig anymore. Swallow these ten grey crystals, then eat something to replenish your strength, and you can come with me!"

After saying that, ignoring the blood covering him, he sat directly on the ground and opened a bottle of 'Happy Fat House Water' and a large pack of bread.

strange crystals had two uses: one was to trade with the mysterious Trader, and the other was similar to Modification Potions, though it took ten grey crystals to equal the effect of a First-order Modification Potion.

Lu Yuxuan was already exhausted, and they still had to return to the hotel later!

Since he had chosen to invest, he naturally had to let her increase her strength to relieve some of his own pressure.

Forget swallowing the grey crystals, Lu Yuxuan felt like vomiting just seeing Mu Cheng eating bread in that state.

But... having starved for three days, she couldn't even pass waste, let alone throw up!

Sure enough, after experiencing despair and then seeing hope, a person would definitely cherish the opportunity.

Lu Yuxuan was exactly like that; one by one, the First-order strange crystals were swallowed down her cherry-red mouth.

[It's death either way, I'm going for it! As long as I'm with him... I will surely live.]

Although Mu Cheng heard her thoughts again, he didn't speak further and continued munching on his bread!

Even Lu Yuxuan herself didn't know how she managed to swallow those ten strange crystals.

"I'm finished eating."

Even though the modification was complete, she was so hungry that she couldn't feel any changes at all.

"Come over and eat something first, then see if you can pick this up." Mu Cheng took out the black gold dagger and stabbed it hard into the ground.

"It can't be that simple. Could it be that eating those things makes you stronger? Why think so much, I'll know after I eat."

Although she was hungry, Lu Yuxuan also wanted to know if she had become stronger. She first tried to pull the black gold dagger, and after confirming she couldn't lift it, she picked up the bread on the ground.

She began to munch on it as well!

Mu Cheng heard Lu Yuxuan's inner thoughts again.

"This girl seems quite smart," Mu Cheng thought to himself.

He had to admit, Lu Yuxuan was indeed a talent worth cultivating!

After resting for half an hour, the sky had begun to slowly darken.

This was quite normal; in the current world, daytime only lasted six hours, while nighttime lasted eighteen.

"Have you recovered some strength? It's time to head back. Remember, from now on, just call me Brother Cheng." Mu Cheng didn't take the remaining snacks and stood up.

"Okay, Brother Cheng."

Lu Yuxuan also gave it a try, and as a result... the black gold dagger was easily pulled up by her.

"This... I've really become stronger?" It was so incredible that she could hardly believe it was herself.

[Warning! Warning! A large number of First-order Zombies are approaching.]

Mu Cheng couldn't care about that once he saw the prompt. He took out his black gold blade and led the way.

"Keep up! No need to dig for strange crystals."

Lu Yuxuan had experienced a lot in a short time; she didn't bother asking where they were going and just focused on keeping up.

The zombies at night... were indeed more frenzied, but Mu Cheng was no pushover now.

Plus, since he didn't need to protect Lu Yuxuan, the journey to the hotel... took only about ten minutes.

Could he have prepared in advance? Or does he know something?

Seeing it was the Xinhua Hotel, the clever Lu Yuxuan... began to make guesses.

However, she still couldn't be sure if it was true!

"This girl is just too smart. I really don't know if she'll be a blessing or a curse in the future." Mu Cheng felt a bit of regret hearing her thoughts.

But on second thought, since he chose to invest, he would see it through to the end.

There are pros and cons... but this risk is worth taking. After all, with my cheats, why should I be afraid of a little girl?

"Brother Cheng, could there be danger inside?" Lu Yuxuan asked weakly.

Mu Cheng also saw a new prompt. [Warning! Warning! There are 50 First-order Zombies in the hotel ahead.]

"There's no other way. Stay close, I'm going to fight our way in."

The hotel lobby was quite large, but this was no challenge for Mu Cheng.

This battle had to be quick; if it took too long, it might alert the zombie army outside, which would be even more troublesome.

Taking a deep breath, Mu Cheng quickly rushed into the hotel lobby.

The commotion immediately attracted the attention of the zombies in the lobby, who lunged at him with howls.

At this moment, he had the aura of a lone warrior holding a pass against ten thousand!

Soon, all the zombies were dealt with.

Lu Yuxuan had been observing the zombie army outside. Seeing them approaching, she immediately shouted!

"Brother Cheng, this is bad! The zombies are coming!"

"Quick, close the glass doors." Mu Cheng thought for a moment and, for safety's sake, decided to lock the main entrance.

The presidential suite wasn't perfectly safe either; closing the main doors would provide an extra layer of protection.

Lu Yuxuan also came to help, pushing hard on the hotel's glass doors.

A large wave of the zombie army outside swarmed over fiercely, but the two of them couldn't close the glass doors; they were clearly broken.

Fortunately, at the critical moment, they finally managed to push the doors shut!

But the problem was... they couldn't be locked!

Suddenly, a huge impact caused the weak Lu Yuxuan and Mu Cheng... to lose their footing.

They flew back five or six meters. Lu Yuxuan was pinned underneath Mu Cheng, the two of them facing each other.

Their mouths almost touched!

Perhaps it was the so-called attraction between opposites; the two of them looked into each other's eyes affectionately for a while, motionless...

[It's over, my chest hurts so much, I hope it's not broken! Brother Cheng is really something, knowing full well the door wouldn't close and still doing this.]

Mu Cheng suddenly heard this inner thought and was a bit baffled. At a time like this, what was this girl's head full of?