Chapter 27: Oh My God, the Dead Has Risen!

Seeing that the young mistress was getting angry, Cheng One furrowed her brow, took several deep breaths, as if making up her mind, and leapt out right behind Wang Keyue. Cheng Two watched, feeling a wave of numbness spread across her scalp, her legs growing weak, even her hand gripping the knife trembling so much she dared not move. Beside her, Cheng Three glanced sideways, gripped her hatchet tightly, and declared, “I’ll go!” Without hesitation, she followed after them. Cheng Two sighed in relief, but soon regret filled her heart. Wang Keyue noticed Cheng One and Cheng Three following behind her, surprised but saying nothing.

The three approached the scattered corpses, back to back, with Wang Keyue leading them toward the flickering spheres of light that were about to vanish. The persistent urging of system 9538 echoed in her mind, making her wish she could curse outright. At last, they maneuvered around the bodies without incident, and Wang Keyue managed to collect four reward packs just before the light spheres faded. The constant dinging of the system as she picked up the rewards sounded sweeter than any music to her ears.

Cheng One and Cheng Three were bewildered. The young mistress had led them through the corpses, seemingly searching for something, but in the end, found nothing. She merely paused by a few bodies, nudged them with her foot, and that was all. Both were puzzled, yet dared not ask, making the scene all the more eerie.

On the way back, the courage of the three seemed nearly spent; their legs trembled, but they kept telling themselves they had to hang on. Suddenly, Wang Keyue spotted another reward orb hidden beneath a corpse. Out of habit, she kicked at it—“thud!”—her foot landed squarely in a large hand.

Mother of heaven! A corpse had moved!

Wang Keyue’s hair stood on end, cold sweat pouring down her back, her mind blank—her body reacting before her thoughts could catch up. “Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!” With a pale, numb face, she yanked her foot free and unleashed a barrage of kicks at the corpse with all her strength. “Run!” After a flawless four-hit combo, Wang Keyue wasted no time, fleeing with her two stunned attendants.

From afar, Cheng Two saw everything—so frightened she nearly wet herself, stumbling as she turned and ran back. Cheng One and Cheng Three had no idea what had happened, only that their usually fearless mistress had been scared out of her wits. Hearts pounding, they followed her, sprinting back to camp.

“Host, the person just now is suspicious. I recommend you check again,” system 9538 chimed in.

What person?! That was a corpse, just a twitch after death—post-mortem nerve activity causing a reflex. Wang Keyue patiently explained to 9538.

By then, she and the Cheng team had returned to their base, still shaken, not wanting to revisit that place.

“But the main program’s rewards only appear randomly on deceased characters. Just now…” 9538 tried to explain.

“You said it yourself—the rewards only appear on dead people. That means it was a corpse, just a reflex. Do you doubt the main program?” Wang Keyue retorted.

“Beep! Beep! The main program is not at fault. 9538 will immediately check and amend its error!” 9538 beeped earnestly and accepted Wang Keyue’s advice. It thought perhaps its chip hadn’t updated recently, causing a data misjudgment. Yes, that must be it. It would update right away.

Wang Keyue didn’t dwell on the incident. Such twitching corpses—though she hadn’t seen them in the apocalypse, she’d heard plenty of stories.

Though this posed no real threat, she couldn’t shake the unease in her heart. It was like knowing ghosts don’t exist, yet fearing them all the same—just the thought made her inexplicably afraid. So, Wang Keyue decided that tomorrow she would lead everyone around that eerie battlefield from another direction.

At night, three bonfires were lit, two people assigned to stand guard, and the team passed the night safely. Wang Keyue opened the five reward packs she’d picked up at the battlefield. System 9538 sighed, “Host, your luck is incredible! Out of a thousand, you managed to collect five random reward packs. You’re amazing!”

Wang Keyue scratched her nose, feeling undeserving of the praise. She’d never been lucky; she’d always had the worst luck growing up.

“Let’s see what’s inside,” she said, eager to discover the treasures this time.

She opened the first reward pack. A light sheet of white paper floated down from mid-air. This was…

“Congratulations! You have obtained a Pass Document of the Great Qin Dynasty!” According to the system, this pass was valid throughout the entire dynasty. With it, one could freely travel, buy property, settle down, and qualify for education without conditions.

“Oh! This is an ID card!” Wang Keyue exclaimed, delighted. The main program really was thoughtful!

Excited, she looked forward to the rest of the rewards.