Sasha gently furrowed her brows and turned to look.

Shen Yiyue, who had just relaxed, immediately tensed up again when she saw what was happening behind Sasha.
Xu Qiang’s corpse had turned a dull grey, and his veins were a dark blue.
His bloodstained face was rapidly decaying, becoming hideously grotesque.
The body struggled weakly on the ground before slowly rising to its feet.
Its eyes were mostly sclera, no longer resembling a human being.
A low growl came from its mouth, followed by a foul, rancid breath.
It had already turned into a zombie!

Shen Yiyue had seen many zombies from a distance, but never one that had just turned.
She almost screamed, but her remaining rationality made her cover her mouth.
If she screamed loudly, it would certainly draw the attention of the zombies outside and surround the supermarket.
She also had to suppress the urge to vomit.

[Ding! Newbie Task (3/3) Triggered: Kill a Zombie!]
[Task Reward: Low-level T-virus immunity capsule (3 hours) exchange permission, Points *150]

An icy prompt echoed in her mind, indicating this was the final part of the chain task.

This was Sasha’s first time seeing a real zombie outside of movies.
However, her expression didn’t change at all.
To her, both humans and zombies were just walking flesh.
As long as it was flesh, there had to be a weak spot!

The zombie finally stood firmly and, seeing two fresh living bodies, let out a low growl and charged forward.
Sasha decided to first lead the zombie away from Shen Yiyue’s direction.
So she moved to the side.
However, the zombie didn’t change direction and instead charged toward the corner where Shen Yiyue was sitting.
It seemed to have a very low IQ, Sasha thought.

Sasha walked straight toward the zombie, then nimbly sidestepped and tripped it.
The zombie’s feet lost contact with the ground, and it fell to the ground, attempting to get back up immediately.
Sasha didn’t take advantage of the moment to deal with it.
Instead, she quietly waited for the zombie to get back up completely.
This time, the zombie noticed Sasha and, with an angry roar, charged toward her.

“What is she doing?”
Shen Yiyue was full of confusion. She had created an opportunity but didn’t kill the zombie.
Was she planning to play hide and seek with the zombie?

In fact, Sasha was evaluating the overall situation of the zombie.
She wanted to study its basic characteristics using this freshly turned zombie, especially since there were zombies everywhere now.
Sasha moved like a nimble cat, easily avoiding the zombie’s swipes and grabs.
The zombie couldn’t even touch her shadow.
She dodged effortlessly while glancing at Wang Fuxiang’s body on the ground.
His body hadn’t changed at all—his skin wasn’t grey, and his veins hadn’t turned dark blue.
It seemed that not everyone turned into a zombie after death, and the time it took for a corpse to turn varied.

Soon, Sasha began her counterattack.
She dodged another aggressive lunge from the zombie, her bloodstained dress swirling gracefully with her movements.
She quickly crouched and used her dagger to sever the zombie’s Achilles tendons and tendons in its legs.
To her surprise, the zombie didn’t slow down at all.
If it had been an ordinary human, they would’ve been unable to walk at this point.
But the zombie didn’t show any signs of slowing down and lunged again.
Using the same method, Sasha severed the tendons in the zombie’s arms, but it continued to swing its arms as if nothing had happened.
What a terrifying monster!

Sasha wondered how this virus had altered the flesh. Ordinary human weaknesses didn’t seem to apply to these creatures anymore.
She calmly assessed the situation.
Next, she targeted vital organs, the spine, and other areas, but there was no effect on the zombie.
Sasha felt it was about time.
She switched her dagger to her left hand, then grabbed the axe from Wang Fuxiang’s corpse with her right hand.
With an elegant sidestep, she took advantage of the zombie’s body tilting forward and used the axe to sever its head.
The zombie’s body immediately ceased all movement and collapsed to the ground.
However, the head that fell to the ground was still twitching, its mouth opening and closing in a grotesque manner.
Without lungs, a throat, or vocal cords, it made no sound.
Sasha hadn’t expected that even after decapitation, this monster wasn’t completely dead.

Sasha expressionlessly walked up to the head and thrust the dagger into its brain.
The zombie’s head froze, then finally stopped moving.
It seemed that directly destroying the brain tissue was the best way to deal with zombies.
Sasha made her final evaluation.

Shen Yiyue watched in awe as Sasha dominated the zombie with an overwhelming, one-sided battle.
She recalled the “butcher” in the essay "The Butcher Who Dissects the Ox" from her Chinese class—this was a similar level of skill!
The zombie attacked clumsily, and Sasha danced around it effortlessly.
She elegantly sliced open one critical spot after another.
When Sasha killed the two criminals earlier, it was a sneak attack, but this was the first time Shen Yiyue saw her face-to-face combat.
She couldn’t help but feel a shiver run down her spine: if she had annoyed her earlier, the outcome would have been predictable.
At the same time, she felt a flicker of hope: Could she become stronger if she followed her?

[You killed a normal zombie, gained Points *10]
[Ding! Newbie Task (3/3) Completed: Kill a Zombie!]
[Rewards: Low-level T-virus immunity capsule (3 hours) exchange permission, Points *150!]

Sasha heard the system’s continuous reward notifications.
From the content, it seemed that killing a normal zombie granted points, which could be exchanged for items.
The low-level T-virus immunity capsule sounded intriguing.

Sasha cleaned the dagger and axe again before walking over to Shen Yiyue.
She resumed the conversation that had been interrupted by the zombie:
“I need you to cooperate with me and act together.”
“In exchange, I will protect your safety, teach you how to survive, and even give you a chance to reunite with your sister and family.”
“How about it? Isn’t that fair?”

Shen Yiyue looked at Sasha’s delicate face, with amber eyes that reflected peace and confidence.
She hesitated for just a moment before quickly making up her mind.
“Okay!”
She decisively agreed.
No matter what, as long as it gave her a chance to reunite with her sister and family.
She would do whatever Sasha asked!

Shen Yiyue struggled to get up from the dirty ground.
Her beautiful body had been kicked many times by Xu Qiang and must have been badly injured, causing her to move unsteadily.
Just as she lifted her head, she saw Wang Fuxiang’s body twitching faintly.
The grey and deep blue color was spreading over his body.

Sasha noticed this as well.
However, this time, she didn’t even turn her head.