The System is Abstract, Luckily, So Am I

Chapter 221 : Lin Li Truly Feels Heart-Wrenching Pain This Time

The white light flashed and disappeared. Before Lin Li was a familiar scene of ruins and rubble, only it seemed a bit dimmer because he was wearing a helmet.

But the overall sky looked about the same as last time.

The location where he appeared should be the exact spot where he returned last time.

Lin Li abruptly turned his head, but the good news was that the beautiful lady who should have been chasing him was gone.

Time in this world flowed normally.

The time he returned was not the same as the time he left.

Oh no, I've been gone for a whole week. Could the beautiful lady have wandered far away?

Could she have already taken someone else's shape?

Lin Li scratched his green helmet. Even if the beautiful lady had met with an accident, he hoped the killer had left a hand for him.

But before looking for the beautiful lady, Lin Li began to check his own condition.

The steel pipe at his waist, the fruit knife in his tactical backpack, the dagger on his thigh—they were all there.

Lin Li opened his hand. The small plastic box was also there, but the ant inside was gone.

It wasn't dead, just gone.

Did it stay in the modern world? Or was it obliterated during the crossing?

If it stayed in the modern world, does that mean I'm the only living creature the system can bring across the two worlds? Then perhaps the viruses in this world won't use me as a medium to spread?

All of this could only be a deduction; more evidence and experiments were needed to verify it.

He took his phone out of his pocket. It worked.

China Mobile is really trash. It can't even cover the signal in another world. What kind of carrier is this?

Lin Li turned on Wi-Fi. Not a single network, completely blank.

I wonder what the people in this world do on days without the internet. Don't they scroll through TikTok?

The compass function seemed to be working normally too? It could actually point steadily in one direction. Did this world have a similar magnetic field?

Lin Li opened the camera, started recording, and then put the phone in his chest pocket.

Recording was necessary, but next time it would be more appropriate to buy a body cam.

He didn't buy one this time because he had no money.

"Phew—"

He could go look for the beautiful lady now.

But he couldn't act rashly. He didn't want to end up not finding the beautiful lady, but instead finding a few hooligan gentlemen, failing to get a date and getting bent instead.

As for how to find her, sound should be able to lure out the nearby zombies.

Lin Li's idea was to first climb onto a relatively "tall" structure among the ruins, then throw things down to make noise and see if he could attract any nearby "creatures."

Then he would look for the beautiful lady's figure in the "crowd."

After all, even though he was prepared, Lin Li didn't think he, someone who had never actually hacked anyone, could fight zombies for long.

He definitely had to defeat them one by one.

"That building over there, it's quite tall."

Having determined his target, Lin Li took out his high-powered flashlight but didn't turn it on. Holding it like that, he carefully began to move towards the building while activating [Ear Divine Power].

The helmet was quite inconvenient at this time, severely restricting his vision. Next time, it would be best to modify it or change to other protective gear.

Before he had taken a few steps, Lin Li suddenly stopped and narrowed his eyes.

There was a sound behind the broken stone wall.

Some light, some heavy, definitely footsteps.

Confirming this, Lin Li immediately ran to the nearest pile of rubble. He first listened and confirmed there were no other guys hiding in the rubble before crouching down.

The only footsteps approached and emerged.

Dirty hair, a hole in the head, half a cheek sliced off...

It was the beautiful lady!

She didn't leave! She has me in her heart!

Lin Li, who originally thought it would take a long time and be very dangerous to find the beautiful lady, was now indescribably excited that she had actively appeared before him.

If the beautiful lady returned to her beautiful appearance before the infection, Lin Li would even be willing to hug her and give her a kiss!

The other party also seemed to be looking for something. Every few steps, she would sway her head left and right, "looking" around.

Perhaps...

Are she and I running towards each other?

This incredible thought appeared in Lin Li's mind.

Could it be that during this week, she has been looking for me in this area? Otherwise, why hasn't she left this area for so long?

Lin Li couldn't help but shed a few tears.

What sincere love this was. The system really didn't lie to him; it was indeed love at first sight.

"Perhaps... she is more worthy of my cherishing than Xiao Jing." Like Spider-Man and Deadpool, the more nervous and dangerous the situation, the more Lin Li had to say some trash talk to keep himself calm.

This could also be called the "Trash-Talking Calming Method."

Do not entertain suffering, unless the suffering is yourself.

Then, Lin Li tightened his grip on the steel pipe in his hand, and the face under the helmet licked its lips.

Amidst the fear of the unknown and combat, his emotion was a strange kind of excitement.

People are always pursuing thrills.

Lin Li wasn't in a hurry to go out and reunite with the beautiful lady. Instead, he kept [Ear Divine Power] on and listened for a while.

A minute passed. Lin Li could be sure that within his hearing range, the beautiful lady was the only one making a sound.

This was good news.

It wouldn't be too easy to draw out other zombies later.

But Lin Li still didn't go out.

Lin Li wasn't a straight man (in the sense of being unromantic). He knew very well that no matter how old a woman was, she preferred surprises over routine. If he just walked out like this, how could he do justice to her week of bitter waiting?

Wait a little longer.

When she walks a few more meters forward, I can appear directly behind her and give her the steel pipe in my hand as a gift.

The beautiful lady will definitely be very happy then, maybe even faint from the surprise.

Click-clack... click-clack...

For a moment, the only sound in the space was the beautiful lady's twisted legs rubbing against the gravel on the ground.

She walked past.

Lin Li stood up with a sinister smile, ready to approach.

She turned her head.

Three eyes met—the beautiful lady was missing an eyeball.

Lin Li: "?"

Bro, seriously?

Did you activate Conqueror's Haki?

I didn't even make a sound, why did you turn your head? Can the zombies in your world smell scents?

Then shouldn't you have noticed me when you walked past just now?

While Lin Li's brain was thinking, the beautiful lady's brain also seemed to be thinking.

Perhaps love can transcend everything. The beautiful lady recognized the person under the helmet as the Lin Li she coveted. The next second, with a low growl, she lunged at Lin Li.

Lin Li took out the steel pipe and stuffed it into his ear: "According to universal law, no one is allowed to attack someone who is picking their ear!"

The beautiful lady was quite immoral. She didn't listen at all and only wanted to hug Lin Li.

Then there was no choice but to give her the gift early. [Soul of Close Combat], specified weapon: steel pipe, activate!

There was nothing to hesitate about. A lion uses its full strength even when hunting a rabbit. At worst, he would just run away and wait for the cooldown. So Lin Li used this ability very decisively.

Two hours was enough.

As for the specified weapon, although he had a more powerful dagger and fruit knife with him, their attack range was too short. Lin Li liked things long and thick.

The moment it was activated, Lin Li felt the steel pipe in his hand was like a part of his body. His mind was flooded with information thousands of times richer than usual—how to wield the pipe in this situation to maximize crippling or even killing the opponent.

And there was a sense of confidence that as long as he thought of it, he could do it!

Is this the difference mastery makes?

The beautiful lady running towards him now was full of flaws in Lin Li's mind.

So Lin Li stood still, activated [Charge], and the distance between the two grew closer and closer. When his mind gave the instruction "now," his body had already moved. The steel pipe swung in a huge arc, tearing through the air with a sound.

"Lady, take a blow from Old Lin!" Lin Li suppressed his voice and growled low.

Crack!

Lin Li didn't aim for the arm, but went straight for the fatal neck. The steel pipe easily passed through the rotten flesh on the surface and struck the cervical vertebrae.

The heavy and powerful gift directly surprised the beautiful lady so much that she flew out and hit the wall, then fainted on the ground.

He actually one-shotted her.

But to be honest, the beautiful lady was a bit of a turn-off.

Her head was between Lin Li's legs, peeking at his crotch.

It looked like she was in heat. This was really, really a turn-off.

"Beautiful lady, off you go!" Lin Li smiled slightly.

Whoosh—

Lin Li kicked the beautiful lady's head, which had rolled to his feet, away with a powerful kick. Then he discovered a terrifying and heart-wrenching fact.

Zombie skulls are also very hard.

Fuck!

"Hiss—hah—hiss—hah—my big toe!"

But Lin Li quickly put his foot down because he found that the beautiful lady's headless body was actually still moving, seemingly trying to stand up.

Motherfucker, can this version of zombies even be played without a nerf?

Not finishing off an enemy is something only stupid villains do. Lin Li was the kind of person who would shake the eggs in someone else's house if he was executing their nine generations.

Therefore, seeing this scene, Lin Li didn't hesitate. He rushed forward and unleashed his beastly nature: stripping clothes! Entering the body! Messing around! Stick!

After the performance of the above vocabulary.

Her chest was completely smashed by Lin Li. Those disgusting and weirdly colored internal organs spilled all over the ground. Even the thing that might be called a heart was shattered, and the beautiful lady finally stopped moving.

She should be dead for sure now, right?

Lin Li still didn't let his guard down. Who knew if the zombies in this world even had the concept of death? Even if she resurrected and stood up right now, Lin Li wouldn't be surprised; he would just curse the system's mother.

She didn't move.

She should be dead.

Now he could finally get down to business.

Lin Li took a deep breath, lifted his foot, and grabbed it:

"Hiss—hah—hiss—hah—my big toe!"

(End of Chapter)