The system was unusually guilty. "Host, listen to me quibble—no, explain."

"This… wasn't there a magnetic field interference from the apocalypse during the transmission process? This System just finished positioning, you see."

Yu Wantang couldn't be bothered to listen to its nonsense and directly cut it off.

"Fine, I forgive you. What kind of script is this time?"

The system immediately got into character: 【Mission World No. 005, apocalyptic rebirth novel.】

【Plot synopsis: Female lead Su Qingqing is a healing-type esper. Before her death in the previous life, she accidentally learned that Original Host had a spatial jade pendant on her. Waking up reborn, the timeline has just returned to this trip to scavenge supplies.】

【After rebirth, she set a trap to have Original Host surrounded by zombies. Original Host died a miserable death, the jade pendant fell into her hands, and the space was successfully bound. From then on, relying on the space and healing abilities, she cheated her way through all the way, becoming the universally revered saintess of Dawn Base.】

Yu Wantang lowered her eyes and glanced at the scrape on her palm that was no longer oozing blood.

"That makes sense then."

Su Qingqing's push earlier was by no means a panicked accident, but a premeditated murder.

She knew Original Host was bound to die, knew the jade pendant could open up a space, and knew that once the space was in hand, the future would be smooth sailing all the way. That was why she dared to send her into a pile of zombies at that most dangerous juncture.

Novels automatically coat protagonists in a halo.

Pity that Yu Wantang was the one who had opened the god's-eye view.

Stripping away that female lead skin, Su Qingqing was nothing more than a robber who murdered and looted, wearing a shell of kindness while doing things in the gutter.

The system continued: 【This mission: protect the space, expose Su Qingqing's true face, make those who harmed Original Host pay the price, and establish a truly safe survival order in the apocalypse.】

"The dead end has been avoided, so the mission is barely considered half complete," Yu Wantang said casually.

The system fawned, "Host's efficiency is as terrifying as ever."

"Less flattery."

She turned and walked deep into the warehouse.

The shelves emptied layer by layer, cardboard boxes vanished row by row; her movements were smooth and fluid, crisp and neat.

A few boxes of instant noodles and a few packs of bottled water were left on the outer layer, and the originally full warehouse visibly became empty.

The system watched in amazement: "Host, your techniques are way too practiced, aren't they?"

"With free supplies laid out right in front of you in the apocalypse, only someone who can hold back would have a problem."

The system: "Fine, you're right."

The system thought about the grandpa and grandma who took a two-hour bus ride just to snatch free eggs, and nodded in agreement.

Outside the warehouse door, there was a deliberately lowered sound of footsteps.

Yu Wantang's eyes chilled slightly, her figure flashing extremely fast as she silently pressed against the shadow on the rear side of the iron door.

The next second, the blue iron door was pushed open a crack from the outside.

Su Qingqing poked half her head in.

She clearly didn't expect Yu Wantang to be standing right by the door; her shoulders suddenly shuddered, and the smile on her face squeezed out somewhat stiffly.

"Wantang, so you're here. I've been looking for you for a long time."

Yu Wantang leaned against the door frame with a lazy posture.

"Something the matter?"

"I was worried you wouldn't be safe alone."

Looking at Su Qingqing's little white lotus-like face, her watery eyes, coupled with that gentle aura unique to the healing-type, it indeed had a bit of a deceptive quality. If it were someone else, they might really fall for it.

Yu Wantang brushed past her side: "I won't trouble you to bother. You'd better worry about yourself."

The smile on Su Qingqing's face stiffened for half a second, a trace of shadow flashing in the depths of her eyes.

She made a mental note of this score.

Dying in the apocalypse was the simplest thing ever.

At the supermarket front desk, Captain Shen Jibai was spreading out a route map.

The man furrowed his brow slightly, and hearing footsteps, he looked up.

"How many supplies are in the warehouse?"

Su Qingqing blurted out first: "Not much left, just a few boxes of instant noodles and a few packs of water."

"Mhm, not much," Yu Wantang calmly added.

Su Qingqing quietly breathed a sigh of relief.

Captain Shen Jibai didn't ask much more, turning to instruct Zhou Bin and Liu Cheng, "You two go, move them into the car."

Not long after, Zhou Bin's cursing voice came out from the warehouse.

"Damn, we fussed around for half a day and just got this little stuff? This supermarket is way too poor."

Liu Cheng hoisted two boxes of water and lowered his voice to say: "Be content; having anything is already not bad. If it weren't for that group of things outside blocking the door, we might not even have these supplies."

Yu Wantang stood beside the cashier counter with a calm expression.

It seemed she was still too generous; had she known, she wouldn't have left even a bottle of water.

If not for not wanting to alert the enemy and let Su Qingqing know she had already opened up space.

She fished out a peppermint candy from her pocket that she had casually collected earlier, leisurely unwrapped it, and tossed it into her mouth. The cool sweetness melted on the tip of her tongue, suppressing the surrounding stench of decay.

The supermarket back door was an alley where a modified off-road vehicle was parked; this was their ride for this fieldwork trip.

Several thick steel bars were welded onto the car body, a heavy crash bar was installed, and iron mesh was welded to the outside of the car windows.

Liu Cheng shoved the supplies into the trunk and went to the driver's seat. Captain Shen Jibai got into the passenger seat.

"Get in the car quickly, while the zombies are all at the main entrance, hurry up and go."

Yu Wantang directly pulled open the other rear car door and sat inside.

The off-road vehicle's engine gave a low roar.

The car body vibrated, and the tires rolled over the accumulated water, splashing a patch of murky water.

The atmosphere in the carriage was pressed very low.

Su Qingqing sat next to Yu Wantang, occasionally glancing at her stealthily.

Yu Wantang closed her eyes and leaned against the seat back, as if she hadn't noticed.

The system reminded her softly in her mind: "Host, Su Qingqing has been looking at you the whole time."

"Let her look."

"She should be thinking about how to take your jade pendant."

Yu Wantang's fingertips gently rested against the edge of her collar, the jade pendant clinging to her skin, its temperature slightly cool.

"I'm just afraid she won't make a move."

The system suddenly felt that Su Qingqing was a bit pitiful.

Reborn once more, thinking she held the prophet script, she ended up running into someone who specialized in dismantling scripts.

The car turned a street corner, and ahead, three zombies suddenly swayed out from behind an abandoned bus. Captain Shen Jibai turned the steering wheel, and the off-road vehicle rushed past against the roadside, the crash bar brushing past the foremost zombie and knocking it tumbling to the side.

The remaining two were stimulated by the car sound and lunged at the car body.

Liu Cheng cursed and was just about to reach out when Yu Wantang in the back row suddenly opened her eyes.

A severed section of iron bar on the roadside guardrail trembled slightly.

The next second, the iron bar detached from the guardrail, flew out diagonally, and accurately nailed into the center of one zombie's forehead. Another piece of iron closely followed, hitting the second zombie's knee bend, making it pounce and fall before the wheels.

The off-road vehicle rushed out from the side and continued driving toward the base direction.

The car's speed suddenly dropped.

Up ahead, a small group of zombies blocked the ramp entrance, about a dozen or so, not too densely scattered. Next to them, a flipped white van blocked half the road.

"Captain Shen, should we detour?"

Captain Shen Jibai glanced at the fuel gauge, then glanced at the sky.

"A detour will take at least an hour more, not enough fuel. Deal with them."

After speaking, he pushed the door open and got out of the car.

Thunder light gathered in his palm, crackling.

Zhou Bin and Liu Cheng also jumped out of the car, one clenching flames in his hand, the other raising his hand to control the gravel on the roadside.

Su Qingqing stayed in the car and said softly, "You guys be careful."

Yu Wantang also got out of the car.

Captain Shen Jibai glanced at her: "Don't go too far from the car."

Yu Wantang nodded.

She hadn't planned to force it, but having just awakened her ability, if she lacked skill she just needed to practice more.