Chapter 28: The Future, the Zombie Territory, and Parting Ways

After finishing watching Li Weiwei’s memory orb, Su Bai remained silent for a long time, her mind repeatedly replaying that shocking memory.

She had never imagined that the world she lived in was actually the story within a novel, and that she was merely a character in the book.

This absurd truth was difficult to accept at first, filling her heart with complex emotions.

Yet, Su Bai did not fall into despair.

She quickly pulled herself together. “Even if I’m just a passerby in a book, I will live as the protagonist of my own story!”

Her tone was laced with an unwavering determination.

Clearly, acquiring a profession and increasing her strength had given Su Bai some confidence.

She no longer felt lost because of the world’s truth; instead, she became more resolute in her beliefs.

“However, from this memory, I also saw some useful information—the future development of this world,” Su Bai murmured softly as she began carefully sorting through the details.

First, she learned that Linghai City, where she lived, would soon be digitized into a new game zone.

And this zone would become an extremely terrifying and dangerous player no-go area in the future—the Zombie Domain.

“Zombie Domain… just the name sends chills down the spine.”

Su Bai furrowed her brows, a subtle unease creeping into her heart.

She recalled the description in the memory: the monsters in the Zombie Domain were not ordinary zombies but those infected by a terrifying virus, like those from horror films.

They possessed virus abilities that could evolve.

They were not only fast and fiercely aggressive but also highly infectious. Once infected, the consequences were unimaginable.

Especially the infected professionals turned zombies—their destructive power was even more horrifying.

Although the novel mentioned healer professions like priests, offering a chance to cure non-zombified players, the success rate of curing fully zombified beings was nearly zero.

Not to mention how difficult it was to acquire the priest profession.

The novel barely featured a few.

Su Bai was well aware of the difficulty in obtaining profession cards.

In that light, she realized she was somewhat fortunate.

“It seems evacuation is unavoidable. The virus zombies are too dangerous; getting infected would be a disastrous loss,” Su Bai said softly, her voice tinged with urgency.

She continued recalling the memory and discovered that the Zombie Domain was ranked among the “World’s Top Ten Most Dangerous Game Zones” in the book.

This meant that once Linghai City transformed into the Zombie Domain, it would become an extremely perilous forbidden zone where ordinary people could not survive.

“Moreover, the storyline mentioned that as the number of safe zones reaches a certain scale in the early stages, the disaster system would further increase the difficulty!”

This news made Su Bai’s brows knit even tighter.

Because various natural disasters—torrential rain, extreme temperatures, and so forth—would also occur.

Su Bai understood that this meant future survival challenges would become more severe, with potentially unpredictable natural calamities.

“It seems evacuation is the only choice,” Su Bai murmured, having already made her decision.

She could not face nature alone; reluctantly, she would have to enter a safe zone.

And she had to leave Linghai City quickly—once it digitized into the Zombie Domain, she and her companions would be in grave danger.

Su Bai sprang into action, preparing for the evacuation.

She reorganized the supplies in the Thief’s Space, ensuring all food, water, and medicine were accounted for.

“Pearl, Jade, Tianba, we might have to leave Linghai City soon.”

Tianba looked puzzled, as if saying: Why leave when we’re leveling up here so well?

Su Bai could only explain patiently.

The three pets were intelligent and immediately understood the danger.

Pearl flew to Su Bai’s shoulder, gently pecking her ear as if offering comfort.

Jade wriggled and climbed to her hand, making soft “sss” sounds.

Tianba stood nearby, its single eye gleaming calmly, as if saying, “Wherever we go, I will protect you.”

Su Bai looked at her three companions, feeling a wave of warmth.

Gazing out the window at the thickening mist, despite the urgency, she remained calm.

She turned to Tianba, Pearl, and Jade and said, “Don’t worry—we can still stay here for at least a week. During this week, we’ll continue gathering supplies and food to prepare for the future.”

Tianba yawned, stretched lazily, then pointed its paw outside; its eye sparkled with eager anticipation.

It seemed to say, “In that case, I’ll go level up and prepare for stronger enemies ahead.”

Su Bai immediately understood Tianba’s intention and nodded. “Go ahead, be careful.”

She had great confidence in Tianba’s strength, especially with its life-saving skill, Flash Step, enabling it to escape danger swiftly.

Moreover, Tianba’s leveling up would bring her additional experience—truly a win-win situation.

However, just as Tianba was about to leave, Pearl and Jade began chirping excitedly.

Pearl flapped her wings and flew before Su Bai, chirping as if saying, “I want to go too!”

Jade, though usually lazy, wriggled and climbed to Su Bai’s feet, making soft “sss” sounds, eyes full of expectation.

Su Bai smiled at the two. “What? You want to level up with Tianba too?”

She didn’t mind them acting separately.

After all, she planned to search for more useful items in Linghai City.

Once the city digitized into the Zombie Domain, everything would become monster territory. Rather than letting supplies go to waste, it was better to collect them early.

“Pearl and Jade leveling up with Tianba wouldn’t be bad,” Su Bai thought quietly.

Though not as strong as Tianba, Pearl and Jade had their own talents and skills; fighting to increase their levels would greatly improve their chances of survival.

“But you have to get Tianba’s approval,” Su Bai said with a smile, leaving the decision to Tianba.

Upon hearing this, Pearl and Jade immediately rushed before Tianba and began their frantic “performance.”

Pearl fluttered around Tianba, chirping, “Take me with you! I promise I won’t hold you back!”

Jade wriggled to Tianba’s feet, nuzzling its paw, eyes full of pleading.

Tianba stared at them coldly, its single eye flashing a hint of helplessness.

Clearly, it was overwhelmed by their enthusiasm but finally nodded.

Pearl and Jade erupted with joyous chirps upon Tianba’s consent.

Jade climbed onto Tianba’s back, settling firmly.

Pearl flew to Tianba’s head and hovered behind.

Tianba flicked its tail helplessly but did not refuse.

With graceful steps, it led Pearl and Jade out of the room, heading toward the Misty Forest.

Su Bai stood at the doorway, watching their retreating figures, unable to help but smile.

Tianba was like an elder brother, followed by two younger siblings—aloof on the surface but truly reliable.

“They’ll train and level up over there. I have to speed up gathering supplies here. More disasters are coming, and the materials needed will be more diverse.”

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