I was used as cannon fodder at the start, but my superpower came into play!

boom!

A piercing gunshot rang out behind Su Yu, startling him quite a bit.

Watching helplessly as a zombie crawled up from the ground was shot in the head, feeling the bullet graz his face, Su Yu felt his scalp tingle and the hairs on his body stand on end.

Compared to the fear brought by zombies, it was the moment the gunshot reached his ears and the bullet whizzed past his head that truly made Su Yu smell the breath of death.

Damn it, if the bullet had missed even a fraction of its mark, I would have been dead!

What are zombies? Let alone ordinary zombies, even the Lickers that have appeared in movies don't have the ability to take people's lives from a distance.

Unless a person has an acute heart condition and is so frightened by the licker that they have a heart attack on the spot, a normal person can run away. Even if they can't escape, they can still struggle for a while.

But when faced with something as unreasonable as a bullet, especially one that came from behind, Su Yu was completely helpless.

If that bullet had hit the back of his head, Su Yu was certain that he wouldn't have had a chance to even think, let alone run away or struggle; he would have collapsed and died instantly.

Before the second shot rang out, Su Yu reacted quickly, pushing off with his feet and slamming into the wall on one side of the corridor. The instant he hit the wall, he rolled over, his back pressed firmly against it.

Not only that, Su Yu also raised the arm closest to the elevator to protect his head from stray bullets hitting his vitals.

The Red Cube had said that the protective suit could not only improve the wearer's physical fitness but also resist the bites of ordinary zombies, which meant that the protective suit had some bulletproof effect. Su Yu now only hoped that the other party was not lying to him.

Out of the corner of his eye, Su Yu saw the identity of the shooter, which calmed his tense heart a little.

The one who fired the shot was Chen Bin, who was holding a silver Desert Eagle.

Seeing Su Yu hide to the side and protect his head with his arm, Chen Bin's lips curled up slightly, thinking to himself that this newcomer's manners were really good.

Bang bang bang!

With his finger on the trigger, Chen Bin fired four shots in a row, blowing the heads off all the remaining zombies.

After doing all this, Chen Bin lowered the hand that was holding the gun and calmly walked out of the elevator.

Following closely behind Chen Bin, Chu Tianyang, Fu Xueying, An Qiluo, and Mao Xingzhou also stepped out of the elevator.

The newlyweds exchanged glances, hesitated for a moment, and then followed one after another out.

Only the female bank employee who had been bumped by Su Yu remained in the elevator, shouting at her companion who was walking ahead of her.

"Xiao Li, Xiao Liu, Xiao Song, and Supervisor Chi, I twisted my ankle, could you please help me up?"

Watching her colleagues walk further and further away, the female bank employee wearing black stockings was almost in tears.

Holding a metal box containing protective clothing in her arms, the female bank employee laboriously crawled out of the elevator.

The three women and one man walking in front hesitated slightly when they heard the shouts from behind, but quickly resumed their normal pace, as if they hadn't heard their colleague's plea for help.

Standing in the corridor, Su Yu faced the approaching crowd and took in their expressions.

"What are you standing there for? Hurry up and open the door."

As Chen Bin passed by Su Yu, he said something in a nonchalant tone.

Su Yu gave a soft "hmm" and didn't move. When Fu Xueying passed by him, he took out the room key for room 1603 and handed it to her.

Fu Xueying was stunned for a moment, then reacted and reached out to take the room card from Su Yu.

"Ugh..."

With one hand supporting herself against the wall and the other struggling to drag a metal box, the female bank employee, wearing black stockings, lowered her head, trying hard not to let tears fall from her eyes.

This bank employee wasn't as pretty as An Qiluo, or even as pretty as Chu Tianyang's wife, Fu Xueying, but in reality, she would still get a 70 out of 100 in looks, and she had no shortage of suitors.

Even though her suitors weren't there, her usually close colleagues now acted like strangers, refusing to even lend her a hand, which nearly drove the bank employee, who was wearing black stockings, to a mental breakdown.

Are you alright?

An unfamiliar male voice rang in her ears. The female bank employee stopped and looked up, only to find that it was the young man who had bumped into her in the elevator and caused her to sprain her ankle.

The bank employee didn't respond; to say she wasn't at all blaming the other party would be a lie.

It was the other party who caused her to end up in this predicament, and the female bank employee subconsciously thought that Su Yu was there to laugh at her.

"Give it to me."

Seeing that the other party ignored him, Su Yu was not annoyed. He reached out and took the bank clerk's metal box, then went around to the side where she had sprained her ankle and put the woman's arm on his shoulder.

Perhaps the system was more humane and assumed he had no intention of stealing other new players' initial equipment. In any case, the punishment mentioned by the red cube did not occur as expected.

The bank employee was stunned, and with Su Yu's help, she walked forward woodenly.

What is this? Is he trying to make amends to himself?

"Sorry, I was too nervous in the elevator and didn't pay attention to what was behind me. Let's find a safe place later and I'll take a look at your foot injury. I think it's nothing serious and it will be fine after a rest."

Su Yu gently comforted the woman and led her toward room 1603.

"What's your name?"

The female bank employee looked Su Yu up and down; this was the first time the two had spoken.

"My name is Su Yu, what's yours?"

Su Yu smiled, but his gaze inadvertently swept over the zombie corpses in the corridor.

To be honest, Su Yu didn't feel disgusted or scared, which may be related to his life experiences.

From childhood to adulthood, Su Yu has never been afraid of corpses. Even corpses with extremely gruesome deaths are nothing to Su Yu.

In his mind, there was not much difference between human and animal corpses. The only difference was that pigs, cattle, and sheep could be eaten, but humans could not.

The reason why people cannot eat humans is not because the creature is disgusting and hard to swallow, but more because of the psychological aversion to cannibalism.

When it comes to zombies, they are more threatening when they are alive. Once they are dead, they are dead and no longer a threat.

"My name is Cheng Li."

Following Su Yu's gaze, Cheng Li saw the zombie corpses in the hotel corridor.

The stench of decay and blood in the air made Cheng Li feel nauseous, and she almost vomited.

She didn't know how the citizens of Water Bear City, who were just like normal people before, could have turned into zombies and their bodies had decomposed so quickly.

"Relax, don't think about these things. The more you look back, the more you'll get used to it."

Su Yu spoke in a way that diverted Cheng Li's attention.

Helping Cheng Li to the door of room 1603, Chi Feng, the bank's front desk supervisor, was already waiting there.

Upon seeing Cheng Li enter the room, Chi Feng casually closed the door.

The other three female bank employees also gathered around, showing concern and care for Cheng Li.

Cheng Li couldn't be bothered with them. These guys hadn't even offered to help her up earlier; the friendship between colleagues was over.

"Lily, don't blame us. I was so scared by the gunshots and the zombies that my mind went blank, and I didn't even notice that you twisted your ankle."

"Yes, does your foot hurt? Let me massage it for you."

"There's still room on the sofa over there. Let me help you over to sit down for a bit."

The female bank employees surrounding Cheng Li kept explaining, afraid that if they were indifferent to their colleague who had sprained her ankle, it would tarnish their image in the eyes of others.

Seeing this, Su Yu sighed inwardly, thinking that no matter how dissatisfied Cheng Li was, she shouldn't have shown it at this time.

But he wouldn't remind the other person; in this unfamiliar place, Su Yu just wanted to do his own thing.

"Cheng Li, don't blame them. We're all colleagues, we should stick together."

Chi Feng also came to persuade Cheng Li, acting as if this matter had nothing to do with him.

"Could you please take a look at my feet?"

Cheng Li ignored Chi Feng and turned her gaze directly to Su Yu.

Su Yu was completely stunned. She never expected that Cheng Li's falling out with her colleagues would drag her into it.

But Cheng Li has already said that, and since the person hit the car himself, Su Yu definitely can't pretend to be dead.

"Um."

Helping Cheng Li to sit down on the sofa, Su Yu squatted down beside her feet and slowly took off her shoes.

Cheng Li was wearing black stockings, which made Su Yu frown.

Through the thin stockings, Su Yu couldn't determine how serious Cheng Li's sprain was.

"Help me take it off."

Cheng Li noticed Su Yu's predicament, so she took the initiative to speak.

"I'm sorry, I was rude."

In front of everyone in the room, Su Yu reached his hand above Cheng Li's knee.

Just centimeters from her knees, Su Yu grabbed one end of Cheng Li's stockings and deftly ripped them off.

Cheng Li's legs were very white and felt very soft to the touch, but Su Yu had no interest in enjoying them.

After confirming that Cheng Li's ankle sprain was not serious, Su Yu breathed a sigh of relief and shared the good news with her.

Noticing that Cheng Li's four colleagues were looking at her unfriendly, Su Yu deliberately avoided eye contact with them, acting as if nothing was wrong.

"Alright, introduce yourselves and how you died."

Sitting casually on a sofa with his arms draped over the backrest, Chen Bin addressed the people in the room.

Mao Xingzhou sat next to Chen Bin, while Chu Tianyang and Fu Xueying sat on another sofa.

As for An Qiluo, the woman stood by the window of the room, looking out at the street through the glass.

Chi Feng, Li Ping, Liu Xin, and Song Yuewen, along with their colleague Cheng Li, all five bank employees suffered food poisoning unexpectedly while having dinner together after get off work.

Their last memory was of being in a hospital, surrounded by a cacophony of noise.

Two petty thugs, one named Lu Renjia and the other Xiao Bingyi, accidentally spilled their drinks on the computer case while surfing the internet at an internet cafe. Afraid of being discovered by the boss and made to pay for it, they hurriedly fiddled with the power cord, resulting in their electrocution and death.

The migrant worker's name was Jun Zhongding; the cause of death was a construction accident.

Only the deaths of the fat boss Zeng Fuyuan and his secretary Xu Zhiwen caught Su Yu's attention, because these two guys had died in a traffic accident.

According to the secretary, Xu Zhiwen, they had just finished a drinking party, and both of them had drunk quite a bit.

There was supposed to be a driver, but the driver happened to be on leave. Zeng Fuyuan's wife called again, saying that their son was sick. The fat boss was in a hurry and didn't bother to find a designated driver. He drove himself with his secretary, Xu Zhiwen, to their home.

As a result, at an intersection in Liaocheng, they hit a pedestrian and their car overturned.

"I was probably too tired. Something happened while I was sleeping. You can tell how much work I have and how much my unscrupulous boss has exploited me by looking at me with my clothes still on."

When it was Su Yu's turn to explain his cause of death, he scratched his head, his words full of self-deprecation about being a corporate slave.

But is that really the case?

Let everyone chat first, don't worry about him. Su Yu got up from the ground and walked towards the bathroom in room 1603.

Here, Su Yu found a broom, unscrewed the sweeping part, leaving only the metal frame. He forcefully twisted the front end of the metal frame together, creating a pointed tip a few centimeters long.

When Su Yu returned to the living room carrying his homemade weapon, everyone's eyes widened in surprise. No one had expected that this young man would adapt to the rhythm of the survival killing game in such a short time and begin preparing for the upcoming battle.

"The weapons are a bit subpar, but they're enough to deal with ordinary zombies, as long as you don't encounter multiple zombies."

Chen Bin nodded and gave his evaluation of Su Yu's homemade weapon.

"Kid, I've got my eye on you. How about you become my underling from now on?"

The energetic young man, Mao Xingzhou, chimed in, saying that he felt he was qualified to take on a newcomer as a follower.

His underlings were Chen Bin's little underlings; since they were all part of the same team, there was no need to be so clear about who they were.

Mao Xingzhou's idea was good, but it was met with ridicule from Chu Tianyang.

"Come on, you can't even do your job as a subordinate properly, and you're thinking of taking on followers?"

Chu Tianyang looked down on Mao Xingzhou and didn't take him seriously at all.

"Unfortunately, I've already taken this brother in. If you want to take him as your follower, you'll have to get my permission first, right?"

Fu Xueying covered her mouth and chuckled, her words causing Chu Tianyang, who was standing to the side, to widen his eyes.

"When did this happen?"

Looking at Su Yu, then at his wife, Chu Tianyang asked, completely bewildered.

"Just when you went to gather information."

Fu Xueying's words were undoubtedly meant to help Su Yu out of a difficult situation.

Mao Xingzhou's character is terrible. If Su Yu can survive this game, it's because his ancestors in the underworld used every possible connection they could to help him.

If Su Yu refuses, it will incur Mao Xingzhou's resentment.

"Ms. Fu..."

Su Yu thought to himself that Fu Xueying was too good at handling people. He knew that the other party was doing him a favor, but he couldn't help but feel grateful to this married woman.

"Have you forgotten what I told you to call me?"

Fu Xueying raised her eyebrows and pretended to be displeased.

"Sister Xueying."

The other person was indeed a bit older than her, so Su Yu felt perfectly comfortable calling her "sister."

An Qiluo glanced at Su Yu indifferently, said nothing, then looked away and looked out the window again.

The newcomers now only felt envy, jealousy, and hatred towards Su Yu. No one expected that this guy would be so lucky, being the first to integrate into the five-person team led by Chen Bin.

Cheng Li was secretly relieved. Judging from Su Yu's appearance, he didn't seem like a heartless man. Since he had bumped into her and caused her to twist her ankle, she guessed that this guy would offer her some help.

If she wants to integrate into Chen Bin's team, it will be difficult for her with her abilities. In that case, she might as well take a roundabout approach and stick to Su Yu's coattails first. This is much more reliable than following Chi Feng and the others.

Is Cheng Li really that stupid?

The answer is obvious: when it's time to be smart, she's not stupid at all!

As Su Yu faced the gazes directed at him, he lowered his head, seemingly somewhat embarrassed, but out of the corner of his eye, he glanced at Zeng Fuyuan and Xu Zhiwen in the corner, a hint of murderous intent flashing in his eyes.

The whole "corporate slaves being exploited by unscrupulous bosses" thing, the "accidents happening while sleeping" thing, that's all nonsense.

While Zeng Fuyuan and Xu Zhiwen were explaining the cause of his death, Su Yu realized one thing: he was hit and killed by those two idiots while crossing the road!

He wasn't a corporate slave at all; he said that simply to conceal the real cause of his death and avoid alerting Zeng Fuyuan and Xu Zhiwen.

Su Yu didn't care what their reasons were for driving under the influence. They had wives and children, and he had parents too. He couldn't swallow his anger unless he found a way to kill those two bastards.

Wise people are good at hiding their thoughts, while fools are always trying to show off their status and position.

If these two guys weren't so eye-catching, Su Yu felt he wouldn't have harbored murderous intent towards them.

The saying "the wise play with their wisdom, and the foolish play with their foolishness" refers to this situation.