Salted Fish Zombie

two lights glowed weakly in the darkness, making it even more lonely.

Looking around, there was no trace of any living beings.
The villas were all abandoned, making it a truly desolate ghost village.

“This is?” Zhu Shuangshuang exclaimed in surprise.
“The real Huaiyang Village five years later, which is now?”

In this silent and deserted village, a black dog led the way, while a bride in a red wedding gown slowly walked alone.

Nobody knew how long she would walk or where she was going.

But she was always in this Huaiyang Village.

In the dark village, a never-ending source of light moved slowly, like a lone star in the black night sky.

[Teleport countdown ten, nine, eight…]

As they were about to leave, the bride in the red wedding gown turned around to face them.

Her pale hands twisted together, and something seemed to be looking at a certain spot among them through the red veil.

Ning Su opened his mouth and hesitated for a moment before changing what he wanted to say.

“Goodbye, the only Ghost Master.”

The bride in the red wedding gown remained silent, and the night wind gently brushed her light yet heavy veil.

She slowly turned her stiff neck and continued walking her path.

As they were about to leave, Ning Su waved to her.
His arms and hands were so bright in the darkness that they were as dazzling as his eyes.

“After this dungeon instance is played a few more times, and the world of Huaiyang Village is further developed, I will bring the child back to travel here.”

He looked up at the blood moon in the night sky.
“Can I still stay at the Lily Flower Villa, then?”

“…”

【Congratulations to player Ning Su for successfully completing the game.】

As Ning Su was being teleported, he heard a familiar voice in his head.

On the ghost bus, the player’s data was only partially broadcast before the “alarm” went off, followed by the disappearance of system 9277.

【Now announcing player Ning Su’s “Ghost Animal” game results and rewards.】

【The player’s score for this round of the game is as follows:】

【System rating: A.】

【Core NPC rating: SSS (with commentary: he’s the best).】

【Overall rating: S+.】

【The player’s rewards for this round of the game are as follows:】

【Yin-Yang Realm: defense and storage items.
The player can have a small underworld in the back of the real world, capable of storing all living and non-living things, can be used as a defense tool, and the items can be upgraded.】

【Total points earned: 192,390.】

【Congratulations to the player, keep up the good work.】

Upon hearing his earned points, Ning Su’s beautiful peach blossom eyes lit up.

He calculated in his mind how many buns he could buy with so many points.

Little did he know that after system 9277 formally announced his achievements and rewards, it began to settle accounts with him.

The first thing it said was: 【You’re not human!】

Ning Su: “…”

9277: 【What are you then?】

Ning Su really wanted to stay here, where there was food, lodging, and fun, and he didn’t want to be sent back, so he honestly confessed: 【I’m not human, I’m a zombie.】

The system fell silent for a moment.

9277: [Just an ordinary zombie?]

Ning Su nodded lightly.

9277 seemed to let him go.

[Re-scan player data.]

[Player Name: Ning Su]

[Player Age: 23]

[Stamina: 32/100]

[Attack: –/100]

[Intelligence: 87/100]

[Health: 0.1/100]

[Sensitivity: 91/100]

[Agility: –/100]

9277: [……]

[Charisma: –/100]

9277: [……]

Ning Su: “…”

Ning Su’s mind was plunged into a terrible silence.

After the silence, came an outburst.

9277: “Are you really just an ordinary zombie? How come there’s a lot the system couldn’t detect?”

Ning Su looked guilty and said, “Ah.”

He was indeed an ordinary dark zombie.

He could absorb all dark things and convert them into his own energy and strength.
The dark places were like his world.

That’s why he could temporarily absorb the child into his body and take it out.

9277 remained silent for a long time.

Ning Su: “Hey, 77, are you okay?”

9277: “…”

Ning Su thought the matter was over, since 9277 didn’t respond.

However, when he was transported out of the instance and just landed at the entrance to the game base, he heard a string of 9277’s indifferent voices in his head.

[Notification received.
Player Ning Su brought out the core NPC from the instance without permission.
All player points and items in this round of the game will be deducted from Ning Su as compensation.]

[Player scores and rewards are being updated.]

[Player Ning Su’s score for this round is as follows:]

[System rating: F.]

[Core NPC rating: SSS (with the comment: he is the best).]

[Overall rating: B.]

[Player rewards for this round are as follows:]

[Gui Sheng: The only half-yin and half-yang, half-human and half-ghost existence in the world.
Please explore and nurture it on your own.]

【Total points earned: 0.】

Ning Su: “…”

He looked down at the child, who was holding onto his pants and looking up at him.

The child seemed to sense danger and immediately hugged his leg, and then took out an eyeball and held it up, using the black and round eye socket to face him.

 

It was a commonly used trick called a beauty trap.