You call this a love game?

So, it was only natural that I agreed to let him go out alone.

After all, they won't get infected. As long as they run fast enough and don't get surrounded and caught by zombies, they can come back intact even if they are injured.

But it's different for them. For ordinary people like them, being bitten or scratched could lead to infection and death. It's obvious that if they go out with others, they'll just be a hindrance.

Besides, someone needs to stay here in case the zombies suddenly mutate. Hui Feixu Ze Hu Tao is the only one present who still has some fighting ability. If she stays, she can put up a fight. The others have almost no fighting ability and would only be a burden if they go out with Bai Yu.

Knowing her own limitations, Yuri Wakasa immediately decided to stop worrying about this matter. All she could do was take good care of her family so that they could live a more stable and comfortable life when Shiraha returned.

Only after Bai Yu's figure disappeared into the morning mist, and even the sound of his footsteps could no longer be heard, did she sigh, withdraw her gaze, and return to the stronghold on the fourth floor.

"Yuki, it's time to check the vegetable greenhouse." Wakasa Yuri shook the watering can in her hand, and water droplets splashed onto the back of Takeya Yuki's neck, making her shiver from the cold.

"Ugh—Yuri is so cunning!" The girl frowned as she tried to grab the water droplet on the back of her neck, while puffing out her cheeks and glaring at Yuri Wakasa with a dissatisfied expression.

She was hoping to take advantage of Bai Yu's recent departure to sleep in a bit longer, but now she has to work right at dawn. How exhausting...

"If you don't want to water the plants, do you want to go down and reinforce the defenses with Walnut?" Yuri Wakasa tilted her head, pointed to the hordes of zombies downstairs, and gestured for her to think it over before speaking.

Yuki Takeya glanced at the scene below through the broken window, then quickly pulled her head back.

"I...I'd better go water the plants..." Yuki Takeya's tone began to become timid.

Compared to physical labor like reinforcing the defenses, she felt that technical work like watering was more suitable for her, and it was definitely not because she was afraid of those monsters!

"Then hurry up. I already taught you the method yesterday, so don't get it wrong." Wakasa Yuri narrowed her eyes, half-threateningly making her agree, and then showed a gentle smile. "After you finish watering, you can come down for breakfast. Don't keep everyone waiting too long."

"Yes!" Yuki stood at attention; she would never be ambiguous about eating.

......

An hour after Bai Yu left alone, he finally found Sakura Megumi's car amidst the zombie horde in the underground parking garage, started the car, and drove off smoothly.

However, there were several obvious dents and suspicious bloodstains on the front of the car, clearly indicating that it had passed over many speed bumps.

Since it was a basement, there weren't many zombies, but as soon as he started the car, the zombies that heard the sound were all attracted to it. And they happened to be on his way out, so he had no choice but to run into them. Fortunately, the car was not badly damaged. He could only hope that Sakura Ji wouldn't be so sad as to cry when she saw her beloved car being treated like this.

Although he got on the road smoothly, his driving skills were actually not very good, otherwise the stolen taxi would not have easily crashed into oncoming vehicles.

He still doesn't have a driver's license, which means he's driving without one. He's only able to drive because he's played a lot of racing games and has some 'minor driving experience' from the simulations, which is why he doesn't crash into walls as soon as he starts driving.

Since it's an automatic transmission, all you need to know is where the accelerator and brake are. If there's no one around, just floor the accelerator; if there's someone you can't avoid, just crash into them. You can't expect them to brake unless you reach your destination.

All he could do was hope that Sakura Megumi's Beetle would hold up, at least until he got to the police station.

The journey was relatively peaceful, with few people on the streets. The zombies he could see were mostly in office buildings, where the lobby was packed with people, like waiting for an elevator in peacetime, with people pushing and shoving back and forth in front of the revolving door.

"That's really dedicated..."

Unable to resist laughing at the zombies' comical movements, Bai Yu simply stepped on the gas again and sped through the block.

Because he was driving, he couldn't directly cross the buildings in front of him; he had to take a detour, which meant more uncertainty.

As he drove onto a familiar street, he suddenly noticed someone calling for help in a nearby shopping mall.

The muffled sound echoed in the mall, and he couldn't hear it very clearly.

Bai Yu parked the car at the main entrance of the shopping mall, got out of the car, and took a quick look inside through the glass door.

There were some obstacles piled up at the entrance, indicating that someone had organized a resistance force here when the outbreak first started. However, a group of zombies were wandering around the lobby on the first floor. He frowned and did not find any trace of living human activity.

Are they all dead?

He had indeed heard a faint cry for help, but now he couldn't find the person, and the person hadn't made any further noise. Was he too late...?

After thinking it over, he still felt that the mission was the most important thing. He made a mental note of the place, got back into the car, and continued on his way to the destination.

As for the person who called for help... it's hard to say whether he's even human anymore. Even if he wasn't saved, it doesn't matter. Saving him isn't an obligation or a responsibility; it's just that he wanted to help out of kindness.

Besides, he still hasn't found the female lead. He came out this time hoping to try his luck and see if he could find her.

This time, since he possesses the powerful talent of being immune to all poisons, he wants to try to complete all the strategies in one go.

If a second simulation were to be held, he would be more constrained in his actions without this talent. However, if he had a talent that could enhance his combat power, then disregard what I said.

Leaving the shopping mall, he encountered almost no obstacles on his way to the police station, except for a few stray zombies.

After parking the car, he looked at the unremarkable police station in front of him, and after thinking about it, decided not to rush in.

It's the only place with weapons to fight violence with violence, so there might still be survivors inside. Although it's highly unlikely given the zombies roaming around the first floor, what if there are? Maybe the prisoners in the temporary detention center are still alive.

Bai Yu stood at the entrance of the police station. The glass door had been smashed, and police badges and documents were scattered on the ground. Several zombies in uniforms wandered around the reception desk. One of them was wearing a police hat askew, and its rotting fingers were unconsciously typing on the keyboard, as if it were still on duty.

"What a dedicated worker..." Bai Yu muttered to himself, gripping the short blade formed from the fragment of divine power, and slipped inside silently.

He moved forward close to the wall, avoiding the sight of the patrolling zombies.

The situation inside the police station was more chaotic than he had imagined; desks were overturned, computer screens were shattered, and dried blood was splattered on the walls.

He crouched down and found the police officer's badge on a corpse.

Naoki Takashiro

The man in the photo was laughing heartily, a stark contrast to his current ashen face.

"Excuse me, may I pass?" Bai Yu said softly, gently pushing the corpse aside and continuing deeper into the corridor.

A low growl came from around the corner. He held his breath and peeked out. Three zombies were scratching at an iron gate, the sound of their nails scraping against the metal making his teeth ache.

A label reading 'Weapons Storage Room' was affixed to the iron gate, and a faint trace of dark red liquid seeped from under the door crack.

"Looks like there's something good." Bai Yu narrowed his eyes, raised his short sword, and tiptoed around to the back of the zombie.

With a flick of his wrist, he instantly severed the head of one zombie, the head hitting the ground with a dull thud. As the other two turned their heads, the short knife followed closely behind, slicing across their necks, and the two heads fell to the ground almost simultaneously.

"Done." Bai Yu flicked the black blood off his knife, wiped it on the corpse's clothes, and then looked at the iron gate in front of him.

After casually searching the body, they found no keys or similar items, and were momentarily stumped by the door in front of them.

The door lock was an ordinary lock, but through the semi-open window next to it, he could see that there was another lock inside, and that lock was an electronic combination lock, so the weapons were probably stored inside.

However, even if he redeemed the master key, it seemed he wouldn't be able to open the inner door, as the electronic combination lock wasn't a lock with a keyhole.

Although the city's power system went out quickly, the police station must have backup emergency power, and the electronic door locks are unlikely to fail, making it difficult for him to open this thing.

As we all know, if a door is harder than a wall, then it is not a door; the wall next to it is.

However, there are many ways to open the door. The key is to open it quietly without alerting the large group of zombies outside.

After thinking for a long time, he still couldn't come up with a good solution.

But when he redeemed the master key and opened the first door, he realized that he had worried for nothing.

Even the most advanced electronic locks will be equipped with high-strength mechanical locks as an additional security measure.

Using a short knife to pry open the keyhole cover, Bai Yu picked up the master key. The key was cold to the touch, shaped like a piece of liquid metal, and could automatically adapt to any keyhole. He simply inserted the master key and turned it casually. With a soft 'click', the sturdy blast door was opened.

As the blast door slowly opened, he couldn't help but gasp when he saw the scene inside.

"hiss......"

The armory shelves were neatly arranged with various firearms, shotguns, submachine guns, pistols, as well as various types of bulletproof vests and grenades. Ammunition boxes were piled in the corner, enough to arm a small team.

Seeing this, Bai Yu's lips curled up uncontrollably, and his fingers gently brushed across the cold gun barrel, as if caressing a lover's skin.

"This is a huge profit." He chuckled softly, and without hesitation, put all the weapons into the system item inventory.

Just as he had emptied the armory of all its weapons and was about to leave, he suddenly heard a faint knocking sound behind him.

Bai Yu turned around alertly and slowly walked towards the source of the sound, holding a short knife in his left hand and a pistol in his right, the safety off and ready to fire at any moment.

"Help...help..."

As he passed through another corridor, he noticed a door with iron bars in the corner, next to which was written "Temporary Detention Room".

Through the iron bars, he saw a thin man locked inside, with a stubble beard, bloodshot eyes, and handcuffs on his wrists.

Upon seeing someone approaching, the man instantly became excited.

"Help...help me..." came a hoarse voice from behind the door, as if he hadn't had water in a long time.

Bai Yu frowned, not responding immediately, but first confirming that there were no zombies around before slowly walking over.

"Are you a police officer?" Bai Yu asked.

"No, no," the man shook his head, his voice weak. "I'm just... temporarily detained..."

"Oh? What's the charge?"

“Drunk driving…” The man swallowed hard, his eyes darting around. “But it was a misunderstanding! I, I can explain! My wife was in such a hurry to get to the hospital that I had no choice but to drive drunk. Please, take me out of here!”

"What illness does your wife have that's causing such a rush?"

"She...she..." The man lowered his head and thought for a long time before finally managing to say, "She's about to give birth, yes! She's pregnant. I was so anxious that I had no choice but to drive drunk to take her to the hospital."

"Oh," Bai Yu replied calmly.

Seeing that he seemed to believe him, the man immediately became agitated again, "So please let me go! I haven't had water for days, please let me out! I want to see my wife and my children."

Bai Yu stared at him for a few seconds, then suddenly laughed, "Take you out? What benefits can you offer me?"

The man was taken aback, then said urgently, "I... I can help you find supplies! I know where there are safe shelters!"

"A shelter?" Bai Yu raised an eyebrow. "There are monsters all over the outside now, where would we find a shelter?"

"It's true! It's at the military base in the west of the city! I...I know someone who used to work there, and he told me!"

Bai Yu chuckled and shook his head. "Sorry, I have no interest in working with drunk drivers."

"Wait!" The man lunged at the fence, his handcuffs rattling. "You can't just stand by and watch them die!"

"I can," Bai Yu said calmly, and then used the master key to unlock the detention cell door.

"Huh? What's this...?"

The man was completely baffled. He had just said he wouldn't cooperate, so why was she so kind as to unlock the door for him? He couldn't understand it at all.

"I'll give you a chance," Bai Yu grinned. "Let's see if you can outrun a zombie."

After saying that, he turned and left, casually opening the fire door at the end of the corridor a crack and knocking on the iron door a few times. The 'clanging' sound carried far, followed by the sound of messy footsteps in the distance, and the low growls of zombies getting closer and closer.