"Peony Garden Hot Spring Villa"!
Here it is! This is the place!
Looking at the huge sign in front of her, Lin Qingqing knew she had found the right place.
She couldn't wait to step through the gate. What she wanted to do most right now was to take a good bath.
Last night, she was forced to jump into the fishpond. The fish - raising water, which had been stored for God - knows - how - long, was really dirty and stinky. She had spent the whole night in those smelly, sticky clothes. And today, after being baked by the sun, the clothes had become like a hard shell. Lin Qingqing felt that she was no different from a stinky salted fish at the moment.
However, even though she was at the hot spring villa, she couldn't soak in the hot spring. Lin Qingqing still remembered those streaking zombies. She glanced regretfully in the direction of the sign that read "Bathing Pool". She definitely didn't want to take a bath in a spring pool that zombies had been in.
At this time, all the mobile zombies in the entire hot spring villa had been lured away. The remaining ones were either locked in rooms or stuck somewhere and couldn't move.
Lin Qingqing randomly found an unoccupied room, dropped her backpack, and rushed straight into the bathroom.
She didn't mind the lack of hot water. As an ice - type superpower user, a cold shower had no real impact on her other than being less comfortable.
After taking a shower, she put on a clean bathrobe prepared for guests in the cabinet of the room and planned to go out to find some clothes to change into.
Generally, a resort like this would have a laundry room, and sometimes it would also offer dry - cleaning services for guests.
Lin Qingqing found the laundry room. There were three zombie - turned staff members inside. After easily dealing with them, she started rummaging through the room for clothes that would fit her.
Most of the clothes here were staff uniforms, with the majority being female staff's uniform skirts, which she didn't consider. She directly picked out two sets of black long - sleeved shirts and long trousers worn by security guards.
Then, on another shelf, she found several women's windbreakers and sweaters. She didn't mind the men's hoodies either. Anyway, they were all clean.
After changing out of the empty bathrobe, Lin Qingqing returned to the room and ate something.After eating, she flopped onto the soft big bed.
"Actually, living alone isn't too bad. This huge hot - spring villa is much more comfortable than that kindergarten!"
She thought she could easily stay here alone for a month or so. Just the snacks and instant noodles she found in every nook and cranny were enough for her to eat for a long time, not to mention the comfortable bed and bath water.
She locked the door and had a good sleep. Here, she didn't have to worry about danger or enemies, so Lin Qingqing slept soundly.
When she opened the room door again, it was already noon. The room had good sound - insulation. The empty corridor was quiet, but Lin Qingqing knew there were zombies in many rooms. As long as she got close to the door panel, she could hear the sound of zombies hitting the door inside.
Although they didn't pose a threat to her life, Lin Qingqing didn't like having so many zombies as neighbors.
Moreover, zombies were corpses, and over time, they would surely smell awful.
"Since you're no longer human, I'll send you to where you should go!"
With that, she turned back to the room, rummaged through her bag and found a mask, preparing to "clean up" the entire hot - spring villa.
The reception desk had the keys and access cards to all the rooms in the villa. Lin Qingqing, holding an ice - knife, opened each room one by one. If there was no one inside, she locked it; if there were zombies, she eliminated them.
She spent the whole afternoon cleaning three floors. The zombie corpses were piled up in the yard, doused with oil and set on fire.
She stood not far away, watching quietly until the flames burned out. Then she returned to her room with a small bag of crystal nuclei.
"I'll do the rest tomorrow."
Stretching, Lin Qingqing sat on the bed and started to meditate.
Since last night's dream about the chain, that super - power chain seemed to have grown in her mind. As long as she wanted to, she could close her eyes and enter that white consciousness space.Captain Xiao hadn't told her anything about the super - power chain, but Lin Qingqing thought this was something everyone might have.
"Maybe Captain Xiao thought he knew it already?"
Lin Qingqing wasn't sure. Perhaps due to her poor physical condition, her super - power had awakened later than others, and this chain had only appeared after she had reached the second - order for some time.
"If I were to tell others that there's such a thing in my mind, I'd probably be regarded as a monster!"
Lin Qingqing thought that if she were Captain Xiao, she probably couldn't say it either. If everyone had it, there was no need to mention it. But if this thing was unique to her, it was right not to say anything. Otherwise, she'd surely be taken away for dissection.
After figuring this out, Lin Qingqing stopped dwelling on it. To be honest, in her opinion, apart from telling her that there were nine levels of super - powers, the significance of this chain was just like an experience bar.
She didn't believe that others didn't have such an "experience bar".
Lin Qingqing withdrew her consciousness from the white space and focused on meditating.
The days that followed were simple and fulfilling. Besides searching for food every day, clearing zombies had also become her regular daily activity.
In less than half a month, she had cleared all the zombies even from the nooks and crannies of the entire hot - spring villa.
During this period, she tried various ways to kill zombies, such as burning, hitting with a stick, smashing with a hammer, etc.
Finally, she found that for ordinary people, blunt weapons were actually the most useful.
Although sharp weapons were also handy, they required certain skills. If the angle and position weren't right, the weapon would easily get stuck in the zombies' bones. Zombies were different from humans; if they couldn't be killed with one blow, cutting them with a knife several times wouldn't work.
Of course, for Lin Qingqing, the quickest and most convenient way was to directly stab into the zombies' eye sockets. This part had no protection and could directly hit the inside of the skull.
So during this period, she had become extremely proficient in using ice blades, able to hit the vital points from even the most tricky angles.Not only that, but the number of ice blades had also increased to eighteen, and the super - power chain in her mind had risen a little bit as well.
It was the fifty - fifth day after the end of the world.
As usual, a fierce flame rose in the yard. Watching the last zombie turn to ashes in the fire, Lin Qingqing turned around. This time, instead of going back to her room, she got into a black SUV.
All the zombies in the Peony Garden Hot Spring Villa had been cleared, and she planned to leave this place.
She found the car in the parking lot. It was a well - known high - end business vehicle of the Lightning brand, almost brand - new, with a comfortable interior and a large space. However, its appearance was not ostentatious. It should have been the vehicle of some wealthy boss.
Since tourists coming to this hot - spring villa would all drive, there were quite a few cars in the parking lot.
Lin Qingqing chose the one she liked the most, but she didn't overlook the others.
Each car was carefully searched. She even siphoned out the fuel from the gas tanks, filled up her SUV, and stored the rest in the trunk for backup.
In addition to that, there were food, blankets, and medicine on the back seat. These were all taken from the hot - spring villa. It could be said that she had ransacked the entire hot - spring villa from top to bottom.
Moreover, there was a leather suitcase under the passenger seat, which was full of crystal nuclei.Captain Xiao had once said that besides being used to make super - power potions, crystal nuclei were also the main currency in circulation in various bases. Although she didn't need potions, crystal nuclei could be exchanged for supplies in the base. Therefore, Lin Qingqing didn't let any crystal nuclei go when she was clearing zombies.
These were all her possessions.
The black SUV slowly drove out of the hot - spring villa. However, before leaving, she still had one more place to go.