Apocalypse: I Have A Multiplier System - Chapter 43

Chapter 43: Chapter 43: Lin Hao

By the time Su Jiyai finished her workout, it was lunchtime.

After having her lunch, Su Jiyai set out on the journey to distribute flyers.

This time she decided to move towards the direction of Willow land.

Maybe…she could investigate a bit and get to know something?

Halfway through, a man suddenly jumped in front of Su Jiyai’s car.

Su Jiyai slammed on the brakes, her heart racing.

The car skidded to a stop just inches from the man. She quickly got out, ready for anything.

The man was disheveled and clearly desperate. He was 5’5, and had fair skin, and blue hair. His eyes were blue too.

Handsome was the only word that could be used to describe him.

“Please, help me,” he gasped, his eyes wide with fear.

Su Jiyai took a cautious step forward. “What happened?” she asked, keeping her distance.

“The zombies… they attacked my group. I was the only one who managed to escape,” the man explained, his voice trembling. His head was lowered.

Su Jiyai carefully observed the man and realized that the man was gravely injured.

She couldn’t afford to trust just anyone, especially in these times. But leaving him here to die wasn’t an option either.

“Get in the car,” she finally said. “I’ll take you to a safe place.”

The man gratefully climbed into the car, and Su Jiyai resumed driving.

Thinking she could get another tenant, Su Jiyai was happy.

Suddenly the man ducked down.

Su Jiyai who was observing the man raised an eyebrow and subconsciously became alert.

“Please don’t hand me over them! Please, savior! I beg you!” The man suddenly started to beg.

“What’s your name?”

“Lin Hao,” he replied, still looking around nervously.

“Lin Hao, I want you to answer my question truthfully, otherwise I will kick you out.” Su Jiyai said in a cold voice.

Lin Hao’s body trembled under Su Jiyai’s cold gaze.

Though he can’t see Su Jiyai’s face, he can sense the coldness in the air.

(Author: Um…are you sure it’s not from AC?)

“Did you or did you not lie to me before?” Su Jiyai asked.

“I…” Lin Hao swallowed but under the pressure, he told the truth, “I lied…”

“What is the truth?” Su Jiyai continued to ask.

Logic says she should kick out a liar, however, her instincts as a soldier told her…Lin Hao was an honest man.

Though…it looks like he was hiding something…

Lin Hao was slightly taken aback by Su Jiyai’s words.

He expected Su Jiyai to kick him out the moment he answered the first question, but Su Jiyai continued to inquire.

This shows Su Jiyai wasn’t an unreasonable person.

And maybe…just maybe she will help him…

“I was a normal citizen just a year ago. To survive I joined an institute that promised to give me proper meals and a safe place to stay.

However, before accepting me, they asked me to take a vaccination. They would inject some medicine in me to prevent me from turning into a zombie even if a zombie bite me.

I instantly declined. If such a vaccine existed, why would humans be on the verge of extinction?

Later in charge person talked with me for 10 minutes. For some reason, I agreed. After the medicine was injected into me, I felt as if I would explode.

My bones started to crack and my skin was turning red. My body swelled and I thought I would die for sure.”

Horror appeared in Lin Hao’s eyes.

Just reminiscing those memories was enough to make him tremble.

“By the time I opened my eyes, I was lying…among skeletons…tons of skeletons. To be precise it was a huge hall with high walls and just a small window as an exit.

Just as I was wondering as to why I was there, the footsteps sounded and I heard some conversation.

‘How sad! I thought with the death of that person, we would have some extra meat! But his skin was poisoned…I still feel angry at the mere thought of how the institute lost an awakening potion and in the end, all we got was poisoned meat. Loss! It was a huge loss! Uh! Neither meat persevered nor a superhuman was created!’

I understood they were talking about me. After they finished their conversation, they opened the exit and threw a human skeleton in…”

Lin Hao almost puked when he remembered the scene.

“So you escaped and asked me for help?” Su Jiyai asked.

However, in her mind, she doubted the time frame. Didn’t he say he went to the institute a year ago? So was he in a coma for a year?

But…how can the human body survive the coma if no nutrition is supplied?

Her case was different since she had the system by her side.

“No…I woke up just an hour after I was thrown…I tried to quietly escape but was caught. When the researcher of the institutes saw me, their interest peaked.

For the past year…they have been injecting all kinds of medicine into me. Finally today I was able to escape.” Lin Hao explained.

Su Jiyai stared at Lin Hao’s expression and finally realized what Lin Hao was hiding…

“You want me to help you?” Su Jiyai asked calmly.

“Savior, can you? It would be a great favor if you can! Please! Please savior…” Lin Hao started to beg.

“I can’t.” Su Jiyai calmly said.

“Why?” Lin Hao was shocked.

According to the interaction just now, he evaluated Su Jiyai as a kind person.

So why is she refusing to help?

“My first condition for helping you was…you will tell me the truth. However, you are still hiding something from me. Do you think I am a fool?”

“No savior! I didn’t! I am not hiding anything from you…”

“Get out.” Su Jiyai said calmly.

“No please listen to me…”

“Get out.” Su Jiyai didn’t budge.

Lin Hao suddenly lowered his head,

“I truly am not lying…”

His aura turned gloomy suddenly.

A hint of loneliness appeared in his eyes.

“Are you leaving on your own, or shall I personally throw you out?”

“Why do you want to know the truth?” Lin Hao suddenly asked. His voice was frighteningly calm.

His demeanour changed too.

Earlier he looked like a pitiful puppy but now, he looked as if he was indifferent to the worldly affair.

However, his words indicated that Su Jiyai’s guess was correct.

“You are wrong.” Su Jiyai said calmly and looked at Lin Hao through the rearview mirror, “I wanted to know the truth, I don’t want to know it anymore. You can leave.”

Lin Hao indifferently gazed at Su Jiyai. His beautiful blue eyes slowly filled with malice and he chuckled,

“Are you a member of the institute too?”

Su Jiyai paused.

Why did Lin Hao suspect that she was a member of the institute?

“What if I am and what if I am not?” Su Jiyai didn’t answer him straightaway and asked instead.

“If you are then sorry…I will have to kill you.” Lin Hao’s eyes color suddenly changed.

[Host! Danger detected! Initiating emergency measures!]

Suddenly two seatbelt straps shot out from the seats, binding Lin Hao tightly. The car doors automatically locked, trapping him inside.

Su Jiyai’s system wasn’t taking any chances.

Lin Hao only chuckled, because, the next moment an invisible force wrapped around Su Jiyai’s neck.

“Do you think, physically restricting me save you?”

[Danger! Danger detected! Host in danger! Initiating emergency measures!]

Before Su Jiyai could feel any tightening around her neck, a single strand from Su Jiyai’s veil wrapped around her and protected her from the invisible force.

Lin Hao’s eyes darkened. In a gloomy tone, he said,

“So you are from those institutes.”

There was certainty in his tone.

“Why do you think so?” Su Jiyai asked. She looked as if she wasn’t the one who was attacked just now.

Lin Hao didn’t answer Su Jiyai,

“Do you plan to hand me to them?”

Su Jiyai leaned on her seat,

“Now I am much more comfortable. Your previous act…was too unfitting.”

How could a human tortured for a year, act so pitiful?

Humans who bear too much torture slowly turn cruel. They wouldn’t turn weak, they would gain a strong will.

A will that will not bend in front of others…

Adversaries make humans strong not weak. And if someone acts weak even after enduring so much…it could only mean they are faking it.

There were also some loopholes in Lin Hao’s story.

He was caught just because he was alive? Even if the researchers were curious about him, they wouldn’t experiment on him for a year straight if he didn’t have something valuable on him…

Su Jiyai’s words caught Lin Hao off guard and he frowned slightly.

“You…don’t belong to the institute?” Lin Hao asked with uncertainty.

For the first time in the last year, he was doubting his judgment.