Surviving the Game as a Zombie - Chapter 124

Tang Yu did not move with Song Lengzhu. Although they were both heading to the villa district, their destinations were different.

Song Lengzhu had told Tang Yu that Lin Zhongqi was a meticulous man. The citizens all believed his residence was in a high-end villa on the west side of the district, but in reality, that was just a place he used for receiving guests. His actual home was inconspicuous, just the most common type of house in that area—a three-story Western-style house with a small courtyard, far less luxurious than the custom-built villa used for receptions.

But this unassuming little house held some secrets.

Song Lengzhu judged that with the trouble in the city tonight, Lin Zhongqi, with his cautious nature, would likely return to the small house. She had Tang Yu secretly follow Lin Zhongqi, while she herself went ahead to the private villa to divert his attention.

Tang Yu wanted to follow secretly, but her Zombie King identity was a walking alarm trigger. The usual trick of “hiding in Lin Zhongqi’s car” was useless.

Driving was also not an option. The streets of Songming City were deserted at night, and following by car would be too conspicuous a target.

So Tang Yu discovered a new use for instantaneous movement. This ability wasn’t just for combat and escape; it was also exceptionally effective for chasing cars, at least much faster than running.

The four vehicles ahead drove at high speed. Tang Yu, like a glitched character in a game, stuck close to the rear side of the cars, frequently teleporting like a phantom, always maintaining a distance of three car lengths from Lin Zhongqi’s convoy.

The car headlights, cutting through the night, were the only light on this road, serving as a bright indicator in Tang Yu’s eyes.

The great thing about instantaneous movement was its lack of a distance limit. As long as Tang Yu could see her destination, she could teleport. It didn’t consume stamina and could be used frequently, making it excellent for travel. If anyone saw her, they would just think their eyes were playing tricks, or that they were seeing a ghost.

Lin Zhongqi brought three armed trucks and fifty guards to the villa district. He was very cautious, fearing that the continuous chaos in Songming City would have a chain reaction affecting him personally. Song Lengzhu choosing this moment to meet him made him wonder about her intentions, so he made a great show of force, bringing many men. Lou Yan, who was originally supposed to check on the Zombie King situation, was ordered to stay by his side, making the Zombie King matter a lower priority.

As Tang Yu hurried along, she assessed Lin Zhongqi’s combat strength. Other than shooting a guard, the old man hadn’t displayed any other aggressive actions. Tang Yu couldn’t gauge the true extent of his power.

She remembered Song Lengzhu had previously mentioned that Lin Zhongqi’s strength ranked higher than Li Luo’s. She wondered if this was due to his arsenal of weapons and guards, or if he truly possessed some formidable skills.

The villa district was located at the back of Songming City. There were few tall buildings here; the environment was quiet and serene, and the landscaping was well-maintained. The flowerbeds, left untrimmed, had grown to a state of extreme lushness.

Just as Tang Yu was enjoying her run, Song Lengzhu’s voice suddenly came through her left earpiece: “Tang Yu, it wasn’t convenient to talk in detail earlier. I suspect Lin Zhongqi’s residence has the ‘Anchor Point’ you’re looking for.”

Considering Tang Yu couldn’t reply, Song Lengzhu went on to explain the whole story. Her arrival in Songming City was no coincidence. After separating from Tang Yu in Xinzhou, Song Lengzhu’s team had stayed in the city for two more days, completing some small tasks. During this time, she met a player who mentioned Songming City, saying the place had no shortage of water and electricity, which was very strange. This piqued Song Lengzhu’s interest, and she decided to go to Songming City to investigate.

Only after arriving did she discover that this camp was of a high level, and its resources were richer than she had imagined. When Xiao Qi’s mission detector gave a notification, Song Lengzhu began to entertain the idea of conquering the city and seizing its resources.

Her team of four split up, investigating the armory and the water plant, and mapping out the terrain of Songming City. While investigating the water plant at night, she and Xiao Qi discovered that the water pipes were newly constructed. They followed the pipes to their source and, unexpectedly, found that the source was inside Lin Zhongqi’s residence. Combining this with Tang Yu’s experience in the library, Song Lengzhu guessed that Lin Zhongqi was very likely using the resources of an “Anchor Point.”

“But we were short on time last time and couldn’t investigate more thoroughly. Lin Zhongqi’s residence is guarded by ability users. Xiao Qi’s invisibility was almost detected, so you need to be careful when you act,” Song Lengzhu explained briefly, reminding Tang Yu.

Ah, Tang Yu marveled internally. When Song Lengzhu showed her the glass eyeball, she was already mentally prepared for the existence of an Anchor Point in Songming City. But now, hearing Song Lengzhu, it seemed Lin Zhongqi also knew about the Anchor Point and was even using it to develop such a large camp. No wonder. Tang Yu had been puzzling over where the city’s water and electricity came from. It turned out Songming City was backed by a natural “mine.”

What else did Lin Zhongqi know? How much information did he have? Tang Yu’s mind was filled with questions.

She hummed in acknowledgment, and after her response, Song Lengzhu said no more.

Just as Song Lengzhu had predicted, Lin Zhongqi did indeed return to his residence before their meeting. His car weaved through the streets and stopped at the garden gate of a small Western-style house.

Tang Yu hid far away. She discovered that the security in this area was even stricter than she had imagined. The garden fence and gate were equipped with surveillance cameras, and there were four players on patrol in plain clothes, each with distinctive weapons, clearly not on the same level as the guards from the truck.

Tang Yu had originally thought Lou Yan was Lin Zhongqi’s only capable subordinate, but now she realized that wasn’t the case. Even Lou Yan had to bow his head respectfully to these players.

Because of Song Lengzhu’s prior warning, Tang Yu was well aware that someone among these players could see through her invisibility. So she didn’t use invisibility to approach the house. Instead, she teleported into the house directly across the street.

In a typical villa district, the distance between two houses wouldn’t be too great, enough for Tang Yu to observe in secret, but not too close. The safe distance of over 15 meters kept her Zombie King identity well hidden.

Lin Zhongqi was questioning the patrolling players: “Any abnormalities here tonight?”

He suspected that the series of disturbances tonight were deliberately orchestrated, with the goal being the contents of this small house. He had to come back to feel at ease.

A bald player shook his head. “Boss Lin, nothing’s happened here. With me around, not even a mosquito has flown in.”

“I’m going in to take a look.” Lin Zhongqi stepped into the yard, leaving Lou Yan to stand guard at the gate.

Tang Yu hid on the second floor of the opposite house, taking in the entire situation. She studied Lin Zhongqi’s small house and noticed that the yard, about the size of half a basketball court, was bare, with no flowers or grass planted. However, there were signs that the turf had been turned over, as if something was buried there.

All the windows of the house had their curtains drawn. The lights were on inside, but nothing could be seen.

Tang Yu did not act rashly.

Before long, Lin Zhongqi came out of the villa again. He gave the bald man a few simple instructions, then left with his group of guards to meet Song Lengzhu.

Hiding in the darkness, Tang Yu activated her enhanced vision and carefully observed the bald man. Ever since Lin Zhongqi left, a strange blue film had coated the bald man’s eyes. He moved his head like a detector, patrolling around the yard.

Based on the bald man’s earlier words, Tang Yu guessed his ability was likely related to detection and searching. He could probably identify any living creature that intruded, regardless of whether it was invisible.

She just didn’t know how large his detection range was.

Tang Yu looked up at the other three players. They just stood quietly in the yard, giving no clues.

Tang Yu was puzzled. Even if there was a so-called “Anchor Point” here, there was no need to dispatch so many experts to guard it. Could there be something else here?

This piqued Tang Yu’s curiosity.

She wasn’t worried about getting into the small house. Although her invisibility was countered, she could still use instantaneous movement. But the Zombie King mission’s alarm was a problem. So before entering the house, she had to find a way to eliminate all of them.

Tang Yu lay in wait for a while, figuring out the bald man’s patrol route. He would circle the villa on the outside, then go inside the building, and after ten minutes, return to the yard to repeat his previous patrol route.

This person was likely the type to do things by the book; his fixed patrol route wouldn’t change.

The other three players barely moved from their positions. They stood at the yard gate, guarding the small house’s only entrance.

So, when the bald man circled to the back of the small house, he entered his companions’ blind spot.

Tang Yu lowered the curtain, switched her ability to precognition, and mentally calculated her attack route for the next minute.

It had to be said, these strange abilities were a great help to Tang Yu. In the process of using them, she even discovered a new use for precognition: she could foresee the guards’ abilities without even having to fight them.

Among the three guards, one could control fire, one had a corrosion ability, and the last one had no ability but was extremely agile and a skilled fighter, making him the most difficult to deal with.

In Tang Yu’s several mental rehearsals, she was always tied down by this small player, unable to break free. His companions would get the chance to send out an alarm. What happened after that minute was beyond Tang Yu’s ability to predict, but she could imagine it wouldn’t be good. She would surely be wanted throughout the city.

However, she did gain a piece of information from this: there were no other guards on duty inside the small house. In Tang Yu’s rehearsals, no matter what kind of commotion was made outside, no one came out of the rooms.

One against four. This was a challenge for Tang Yu. She couldn’t use brute force against these players with abilities. She needed skill, and she needed to avoid the cameras to deliver a fatal blow to these players.

Fortunately, she also had abilities, and quite a few of them.

Usually, her abilities had limited effectiveness, but now was a good time to train her proficiency with them.

Tang Yu’s eyes snapped open, her mind made up. The overuse of precognition made her temples throb violently, but the surging excitement washed away this bit of discomfort completely.

She was going to make her move.

The night was deep and foggy. Tang Yu’s figure disappeared from the building, and when she reappeared, she had teleported to the building behind the small house. She found the right position, summoned her Shadow in advance, then drew Startling Dragon and made a cut on her palm.

Tang Yu smeared the scarlet bl00d on a piece of curtain cloth, cut off the bl00d-stained strip, and handed it to the Shadow along with a vial of level-one zombie serum.

The Shadow silently disappeared from before Tang Yu, and the wound on her hand healed in an instant.

When the bald man, as expected, walked to the surveillance blind spot behind the small house, the Shadow leaped down from the third-floor roof, its body, one with the darkness, plummeting rapidly.

The bald man was still observing the movements around him, completely unaware of what was above his head.

By the time he sensed the disturbance in the air, it was too late to react. The Shadow’s hand, like a sharp blade, directly slashed the bald man’s back. A piece of cloth with undried bl00d was pressed against his wound. The intense pain made the bald man want to scream, but he couldn’t make a sound; his vocal cords had been neatly slit by the Shadow. The zombie virus took effect not long after, and soon, the bald man became one of the zombies.

Immediately after, under Tang Yu’s control, the Shadow injected the red serum in its hand into the bald man’s body.

Tang Yu could have killed the bald man directly, but she didn’t. The bald zombie would be useful later.

It was just a pity she couldn’t copy the bald man’s ability. Tang Yu’s main body couldn’t get close, as it would trigger a system notification. Once she alerted the enemy, her best skill, the surprise attack, would be useless.

With the first strike successful, Tang Yu didn’t linger. She turned invisible and descended the stairs, counting her steps as she approached the small house. After deftly avoiding the surveillance cameras, Tang Yu stopped in a blind spot.

Tang Yu switched abilities with increasing ease. The moment her figure appeared, she switched to the control ability. The bald man, who had been injected with the zombie serum, followed Tang Yu’s command and walked from behind the villa along his patrol route back into the yard.

He stood with his head bowed, motionless. At first, the other three guards didn’t notice their companion’s abnormality. It wasn’t until the smell of bl00d in the air grew stronger that they realized something was wrong. The three guards approached the bald zombie and saw fresh bloodstains on his dark sweatshirt.

“A zombie!” the fire-controlling player exclaimed after seeing the bald man’s face. Suddenly, the bald zombie raised its head, and at that very moment, the Zombie King alert was transmitted to the three players’ wristbands via the system.

“He became a Zombie King!” The player standing at the back lowered his arm, his face filled with disbelief. He was a teammate just a moment ago, so how did a D-Class Zombie King appear in less than a few minutes? Was he just converted?

The player with the corrosion ability immediately opened his wristband, wanting to quickly report the situation to Lin Zhongqi. But as he looked down, a black shadow emerged from his own shadow. The shadow reacted swiftly, swinging its hand and severing his left hand. His pupils constricted, and he immediately activated his ability, moving away from the bizarre black shadow. Smoke rose from the shadow as it was corroded, but it was useless. The opponent was not a being of flesh and bl00d; after being corroded, it simply reformed its body, taking no damage at all.

Next, he felt a chill on the back of his neck, as if a malevolent ghost had touched his skin. The next moment, the pain of being scratched by fingernails spread across his neck. That wasn’t all. The instant he chose to remain in the game, a syringe was plunged into his skin. In just three seconds, his consciousness dissipated, and he stood frozen on the spot like a marionette, unable to move.

Tang Yu appeared brazenly in the yard. Two other Shadows, holding several pieces of curtain cloth, had already thoroughly covered the four or five surveillance cameras at the gate. No one would see what happened here. In just half a minute, everything in the yard would return to normal.

Tang Yu, leading three Shadows, charged towards the two remaining players who had just reacted.

She ignored the one who controlled fire and went straight for the small, agile player. Startling Dragon cut through the air like a wind blade, clanging against the opponent’s weapons. The man held two curved blades, which firmly caught Startling Dragon in the gap between them.

A corner of Tang Yu’s mouth lifted. She didn’t use brute force to break his blades. Holding her knife with one hand, she freed the other to grab his wrist.

He retreated rapidly, but this move played right into Tang Yu’s hands. A Shadow suddenly appeared behind him, its arm bent to slit his throat.

At this moment, however, Tang Yu ceased her attack. Instead, she seized the opportunity to turn and reach for the fire-controlling player beside her.

The fire-controlling player was concentrating on dealing with two Shadows. These black things were impervious to blades and fire; the flames from his palms didn’t harm them in the slightest. Instead, he was caught off guard by the Shadows.

The moment Tang Yu’s hand reached out, the Shadow was forcing the fire-controlling player towards her. So, Tang Yu’s hand easily grabbed the back of the fire-controlling player’s neck. She pulled him in front of her, blocking the small player’s curved blades.

The fire-controlling player’s chest was cut open by his own companion. He reflexively shot a tongue of flame from his palm and was about to let out a scream when Tang Yu covered his mouth from behind.

Tang Yu deftly curled her fingers, scratched the corner of the fire-controlling player’s mouth, turning him into a zombie as well. The next second, she pushed the zombie in front of her away, tossing it to a Shadow to be injected.

In an instant, the situation in the yard became four against one.

Tang Yu, with her Shadows, fought with the momentum of four people, while three zombies stood quietly by, serving as an audience.

Sweat beaded on the small player’s forehead. He squeezed out a sentence from the corner of his mouth: “You’re the real Zombie King?”

He found out too late.

Tang Yu raised her knife, her toes tapping the ground. Her figure moved, and she swung her blade cleanly. Three Shadows surrounded the small player, leaving him no escape. He could only grit his teeth and attack.

He saw an opportunity, preparing to block Tang Yu’s blade while getting close to her for a melee attack.

As if she had read his plan, Tang Yu smiled faintly. The moment the tip of her blade lunged towards the small player, she suddenly switched abilities. Startling Dragon erupted in scorching flames. The small player didn’t have time to pull back; his skin and clothes were burned by the flames. Before he could react, Tang Yu agilely thrust Startling Dragon forward, piercing the small player’s abdomen.

The extremely high temperature of the flames made the tip of the blade red-hot. The skin, once cut, was seared into a charred mess before it even had a chance to bleed. Tang Yu didn’t strike a vital spot. While the player still had a breath left, she reached out and scratched him, turning the small player into a zombie as well.

Tang Yu deactivated her ability and raised her hand, plunging a needle into the player’s neck.

She became invisible again and pulled the curtain cloths off the surveillance cameras.

The four zombies in the yard stood quietly. Other than their tattered clothes and twisted faces, they looked no different from half a minute ago.

Standing in the yard, Tang Yu very slowly let out a breath. Every step, every action of hers was calculated. If she had been a second late in switching abilities, the outcome would have been vastly different.

Her forehead was beaded with sweat, yet she felt refreshed and invigorated. This surprise attack, accomplished entirely by herself, brought her a profound sense of pleasure.

She looked at the player with the corrosion ability. This player was the only one who chose to stay after being infected, which almost ruined her plan. Fortunately, the zombie serum suppressed him.

Professor Zhou’s modified level-one zombie serum was very effective. Even on a conscious player, it took effect almost instantly with no delay. This was far more advanced than Du Jiexu’s serum.

Now, this player had lost control of his own body, held firmly in Tang Yu’s grasp, and had lost his left hand. Without the system panel, as a player-zombie, he probably wouldn’t live for long.

Tang Yu was very “merciful.” She decided that once this was over, she would swiftly send him out of the game. As for now, he could just play the role of a guard.

Tang Yu opened her panel for a look. She had acquired two new abilities, “Corrosion” and “Blaze.” The only pity was that she could only use one ability at a time. If she could use them simultaneously, Tang Yu would probably have swept the battlefield and become a genuine super Zombie King.

The effect of Corrosion was obvious; it worked on both living and non-living things. The only limitation was its range, which could not exceed three meters. After reading the explanation, Tang Yu felt this ability was somewhat lackluster. External corrosion couldn’t be instantly fatal in a battle.

What surprised her was Blaze. Blaze could generate fireballs or streams of fire from her palm, with a temperature higher than ordinary flames. Instead of using it directly, Tang Yu coated Startling Dragon with it.

Coincidentally, the hilt of Startling Dragon remained cool to the touch, not hot at all, and the blade was tough enough to withstand such fire. Tang Yu had effectively turned a military knife into a flame blade.

By a strange twist of fate, Tang Yu discovered that the tempered Startling Dragon had leveled up again, its attack power increasing from “+30%” to “+50%.”

Tang Yu sheathed her knife with satisfaction, her eyes sparkling. She was in an exceptionally good mood. She wanted to share her joy with Song Lengzhu, but considering the other person wouldn’t understand, she just let out a couple of happy chuckles.

Song Lengzhu, who was in conversation with Lin Zhongqi, was momentarily stunned. No matter how well she usually concealed her emotions, she had to lower her head and cough to cover her lapse in composure.

Lin Zhongqi’s face darkened. “What? Does Miss Song disagree with what I said?”

“Not at all. Many unexpected things have indeed happened since I entered the city, but none of them have anything to do with me. If they did, I wouldn’t have come to see you alone.” Song Lengzhu said this without batting an eye. “I’m here to talk business today, not to take responsibility.”

“What business?”

“I want to buy weapons from you. As for the payment, you can set the price.”

Lin Zhongqi turned his back and glanced at his system interface. On the monitor, the four guards at the small house were standing quietly. The lights in the yard seemed a bit dimmer, somewhat dark, but there were no other figures. He only looked for a moment before closing the interface and putting his hands behind his back.

“What do you want?”

“Five shoulder-fired grenade launchers, fifty grenades, three rocket launchers, fifty hand grenades, plus thirty radio transceivers, and thirty fully automatic rifles.”

“You… what do you need so many weapons for?” Lin Zhongqi turned around in surprise.

Song Lengzhu calmly lowered her left hand, closing her panel. “I have a small team that uses guerrilla tactics. It’s not as stable as setting up a camp like Songming City. It’s always good to have more weapons. Besides, you, Mr. Lin, don’t lack weapons here, so I thought I’d purchase some.”

Lin Zhongqi’s expression became serious. “The payment I want, you probably can’t afford.”

“Let’s hear it.”

Lin Zhongqi’s eyes darted around. “There are no monetary transactions in the game, and points can’t be transferred. There’s nothing to talk about. Why don’t we talk about things outside the game?”

Song Lengzhu’s detached expression finally showed a ripple. “Oh? Please elaborate.”

“You’re on good terms with Miss Li Luo, and you’re very calm and composed. I imagine your background is not insignificant. How about this: you tell me your identity, and then I’ll state my terms.”

Hearing this, Song Lengzhu sighed helplessly. This old man, Lin Zhongqi, was quite the schemer, trying to probe her identity both overtly and covertly. If he latched onto her in the interstellar world, would she ever be able to shake him off?

“My family is also in business. But I’m a bit curious. The things we discuss in the game can’t be exchanged immediately. Can Mr. Lin afford to wait?”

“That’s not a problem,” Lin Zhongqi said. “I have people monitoring my game feed outside. As soon as we reach an agreement here, my butler will come knocking.”

Song Lengzhu’s expression didn’t change, but she was inwardly shocked.

Lin Zhongqi probably wasn’t talking about the game’s livestream, but his own people secretly monitoring his situation. Thinking about it, the Lin family ran a tech company, so they might have connections with Star Research. With his status, it wouldn’t be hard to get such a privilege.

But, this meant that those who had targeted him in the game might face trouble in real life. Generally, people could distinguish between the game and reality; grudges made in the game shouldn’t be carried over to the real world.

But Lin Zhongqi probably wasn’t that kind of person. His mind was as small as a needle’s eye, and he was sinister. It was really hard to say.

Fortunately, “being in business” was a background Song Lengzhu had made up on the spot, without revealing too much information. It was also fortunate that Li Luo wasn’t involved, and even more fortunate that she had drawn Lin Zhongqi away, preventing him from meeting Tang Yu directly tonight.

Song Lengzhu looked directly at Lin Zhongqi and suddenly relaxed her expression. “Then let’s forget it. It’s not convenient for me to disclose my situation. It seems I can’t afford these munitions.”

She couldn’t afford to buy them, but she could afford to steal them. The long list of weapons she had rattled off wasn’t what she wanted to buy, but a message to Xiao Qi and the twins about what she wanted to steal.

Lin Zhongqi was completely unaware and laughed. “To do business, you need capital. Without capital, Miss Song, what’s the point of even coming to talk?” His words were laced with contempt, as if he never intended to make the deal in the first place.

Song Lengzhu wasn’t annoyed. “Then let’s not talk business. Let’s talk about something else, like… the ‘Anchor Point’?”

She uttered the two words lightly, but saw the muscles on Lin Zhongqi’s face twitch twice.

It wasn’t just Lin Zhongqi who was shocked, but also Tang Yu, who had already slipped into the house. She could hear Song Lengzhu’s conversation through her earpiece. Hearing the words “Anchor Point,” Tang Yu was startled. Was she probing so directly?

But Song Lengzhu had her reasons for doing things. Tang Yu’s mind raced for a couple of turns, then she calmed down and focused on her own task.

The small house seemed to have been damaged and then repaired. Lin Zhongqi’s bedroom was on the first floor, and his clothes were still hanging in the walk-in closet. Tang Yu went in and searched around, finding nothing special apart from the lavish decorations.

But there were many wires on the living room wall. Tang Yu followed the lines all the way to the third floor, where all the wires and pipes converged inside an open door.

This was a bedroom with an en-suite bathroom. The room was large; besides a bed, a large-screen TV, and a sofa, there was also a desk. The water pipes led into the bathroom, but the electrical wires were connected from within the room.

This time, the special room wasn’t a small bathroom, but the entire bedroom.

The defense mechanisms in the bedroom seemed to have been broken. After Tang Yu entered the room, she wasn’t attacked, but she had a very strange feeling, as if someone was secretly watching her.

The sound of gushing water masked a faint electrical hum in the room. It took Tang Yu a moment to realize that the eyeball she carried with her was buzzing.

Tang Yu took the eyeball out of her pocket. Upon closer inspection, there was nothing special about it. It was still as smooth as before, with a notch in the pupil. The buzzing electrical sound, which had been present when Tang Yu took out the eyeball, suddenly stopped.

Tang Yu steadied her nerves and double-tapped her wrist, discovering that the system was indeed blocked. However, the radio transceiver was still working. Hearing Song Lengzhu’s voice, Tang Yu felt a little more at ease.

The previous special rooms would drop a core-like item, such as the eyeball. She didn’t know if the core of this bedroom had been taken by Lin Zhongqi or what, but she couldn’t find any special clues in the entire bedroom.

Tang Yu’s gaze fixed on the oversized TV screen.

She picked up the remote from the bookshelf and turned on the TV.

The TV turned on as commanded, and a picture appeared.

But the scene on it was very ordinary, some promotional videos of Earth’s natural landscapes. A mechanical voice introduced these beautiful sights. No matter what button she pressed, this was all that would appear.

The tension in Tang Yu’s heart subsided. The sudden change she had anticipated didn’t happen. It seemed this room, apart from having water and electricity, was nothing special.

She sighed and looked up to see a broken computer on the desk.

Tang Yu remembered her promise to Jian Che to bring back a computer for her, so she casually opened the laptop’s lid to check if it could still be used.

This laptop was very old, like a product from ancient Earth. The screen was black, and there was a pink pig sticker on the corner. Tang Yu glanced at the keyboard and reached out to press the round power button.

The constantly lit lamp in the bedroom suddenly went out for a second, but then it suddenly lit up again. Immediately, the computer in front of her made a buzzing electrical sound. Just as Tang Yu thought the computer was about to explode, a light blue holographic screen suddenly rose from the keyboard, hovering in front of Tang Yu’s eyes.

“Sys… system… starting… up.” A stuttering mechanical voice filled the entire bedroom. Tang Yu’s eyes widened in astonishment, staring at the strange phenomenon before her.

The holographic screen quickly turned black, and a cursor blinked continuously. Although Tang Yu hadn’t touched anything, a line of text appeared out of thin air on the screen:

“I didn’t expect you to find your way here.”