Gu Qing could feel Lin Qianye's body heat radiating through his thin clothes.
Lin Qianye's presence was so strong it made her scalp tingle.
"Let me go, I won't be any threat to you." Gu Qing's heart was thumping uncontrollably.
Her heart-shaped tail subtly shifted.
"Don't move around, let me rest properly for a bit. How do I know you won't slit my throat once I'm asleep?"
Lin Qianye's voice was tired and hoarse. His arms around her tightened slightly.
"If you don't behave, you'll suffer the consequences. I'm not a kind-hearted person. The only reason I'm not doing anything to you is out of my own kindness, and that doesn't mean I lack the ability to do so."
Lin Qianye lifted himself, looking down at Gu Qing's exquisite face, his Dao heart still firm.
Hearing this, Gu Qing immediately froze, not daring to even breathe.
She was terrified she might actually help Lin Qianye achieve a breakthrough in his sword Dao, leading him to comprehend 'A Single Sword Opens the Heavenly Gate'.
She stared at the constantly refreshing distress messages in the chat channel, trying to distract herself.
【Dorm 17 Sun Qiang: Anyone have food? Can you spare some? My starter pack gave me a screwdriver, anyone want to trade?】
【Dorm 203 Li Na: Help! I heard the door of the dorm next door being broken down! Those zombie things are eating... his brain, ugh...】
【Dorm 658 Chen Chen: Anyone have wood? Can you give me a few units? My dorm door is being attacked, they're coming in!】
【Dorm 896 Zhao Qibing: Can anyone help me with some food? The rich should help the poor, I'll repay you!】
【Dorm 110 Ye Fan: The rich helping the poor? Do you think this is the real world? Are you still not awake? This is the apocalypse, everyone is a competitor!】
【Dorm 39 Shi Hao: Even in reality, the rich only help their own relatives and friends. What are you even talking about?】
【Dorm 999 Li Dageng: Ye Tiandi! Huang Tiandi! You two are still alive, can you spare some food?】
【Dorm 111 Wang Xiaolin: I'm Wa Xuedi, I'm hungry and thirsty. I'm not picky. Pretty sisters can give me their worn clothes, socks, shoes, leftover food and water. Only from beautiful women! The system will automatically identify if someone is beautiful during the trade!】
【Dorm 119 Wu Chengjing: Stop it, our Wa Xuedi doesn't eat just anything. He's a heretic. Our authentic Wa Xuedi only likes his mother's socks!】
【Dorm 110 Ye Fan: Holy crap, Wa Xuedi, you're truly twisted!】
【Dorm 39 Shi Hao: Although I can't imagine it, I understand. At this time, every bite of food and drink is precious. Oh, right, wasn't there a pretty sister selling healing potions before? Do you still have any? I'll trade you a fruit knife for it!】
【Dorm 9 Fu Er'er: Who can help me lure the monsters away? I'm a little sister!】
【Dorm 39 Shi Hao: Help you lure monsters? Not even if you were an animal!】
...A door-breaking sound came from somewhere in the dorm building, interrupting Gu Qing's reading of the chat channel messages.
This was followed by a heart-wrenching scream.
The number of survivors was constantly decreasing.
A layer of cold sweat instantly broke out on the back of Gu Qing's neck. She instinctively shrank further into Lin Qianye's embrace.
This action made her freeze—she had once again sought a sense of security from this hateful guy who had tied her up.
Lin Qianye woke up, seemingly sensing her retreat, and let out a low chuckle, his warm breath fanning her ear:
"Don't be afraid, I'm here. Such a panicked state of mind is not suitable for surviving in this apocalypse game. I'll help you adjust your mindset. Zombies aren't scary."
Gu Qing bit her lower lip and didn't answer.
Gu Qing was like a white moonlight, making people linger and making Lin Qianye unforgettable.
Fortunately, I am the superior one, Lin Qianye thought to himself.
The screams from a dorm outside gradually died down, replaced by a chilling chewing sound, disturbingly clear in the night.
Gu Qing's toes involuntarily curled.
"I... I just want you to let me go. I'm so scared and nervous. If monsters rush in, I won't be able to resist like this."
She said softly.
"Let me go, I won't be any threat to you. Or are you just doing this to me for your own twisted amusement?"
Ropes and such are too hateful.
"Reverse psychology won't work," Lin Qianye's eyes were full of amusement.
His muscles were well-defined, containing power that should not be underestimated.
He truly was helpless.
The chat channel refreshed with a few more messages:
【Dorm 203 Li Na: They're in... they... Ah!!!】
【Dorm 17 Sun Qiang: I heard the screams too, oh God, I'm right next door to her... will they come for me next?】
【Dorm 658 Chen Chen: My door can't hold much longer! Does anyone have weapons? Please!】
Gu Qing could feel his breathing become slow and even.
He seemed to be falling asleep.
To be able to sleep in such an environment, this man either had extremely strong psychological fortitude or was truly exhausted.
She cautiously looked up, using the faint light from outside the window to observe Lin Qianye's sleeping face.
Without the sharpness of his waking hours, his features appeared much softer in sleep.
Long eyelashes cast a shadow beneath his eyes, and his thin lips were slightly pursed, revealing a hint of stubbornness.
Just then, a chaotic sound of footsteps suddenly echoed in the corridor.
Gu Qing tensed up. Those weren't human footsteps.
They were too dragging, too heavy, accompanied by the sound of dripping liquid, and roars.
Lin Qianye suddenly opened his eyes, a flash of alertness in them.
He silently made a shushing gesture to Gu Qing.
"Thump, thump, thump..."
The sound stopped outside their dorm door.
Gu Qing held her breath, feeling her heart almost leap out of her throat.
She could smell the foul stench of rotting corpses seeping through the door crack, mixed with the metallic scent of fresh blood.
The thing outside the door let out a low growl and began to ram the dorm door with its body.
The zombies had arrived!
Each impact made Gu Qing tremble.
"Don't be afraid," Lin Qianye whispered in her ear, beginning to untie Gu Qing's ropes.
"The Tier 1 door's defense and durability are sufficient. You just need to use wood to increase its durability.
Let me rest properly for a while. How can I sleep with you squirming around so restlessly?" Lin Qianye said irritably.
Freed, Gu Qing got up from the wooden soft bed and rubbed her wrists.
She escaped from Lin Qianye and came to the dorm door, watching the constantly decreasing durability of the wooden door.
Gu Qing had already prepared the materials for repair.
Fortunately, after a few minutes of continuous banging, the zombie seemed to lose interest and left.
Gu Qing let out a long sigh of relief, only then realizing she was covered in a fragrant sweat.
Outside the dorm building, the moonlight was obscured by dark clouds, and the entire building was shrouded in dead silence.
Occasional screams and gnawing sounds reminded the survivors that death was imminent.
Gu Qing opened the trade channel again.
【Dorm 111 Wang Xiaolin: I'm Wa Xuedi. Pretty sisters can give me their socks, Wa Xuedi's lunchbox, worn clothes, shoes, leftover food and water, etc.
The system will automatically identify if someone is beautiful during the trade. I have the blueprint for a washroom. Let me have one good meal before I die!】
A washroom blueprint, this was a good item.
Gu Qing immediately messaged Wang Xiaolin, wanting to trade for other food.
However, this Wang Xiaolin was also a strange one, insisting on trading only for Gu Qing's worn clothing.
Gu Qing had no choice. Her dorm was just a simple dorm, with no toilet or washroom.
Gu Qing didn't want to miss out on this washroom.
She was terrified, afraid that Lin Qianye would wake up and discover what she was doing.
What a twisted Wa Xuedi, at a time like this, he still insists on this kind of thing.
"What are you doing?" Suddenly, Lin Qianye appeared in front of Gu Qing.
"Someone wants to trade," Gu Qing explained, embarrassed.
"Huh? Trading for that, is that reasonable? Is that polite? Isn't this person a bit crazy?" Lin Qianye expressed his incomprehension.
"One can only say that people's joys and sorrows are not the same. What is poison to you is fodder to him..." Gu Qing felt utterly humiliated at the moment.
And to be humiliated in front of Lin Qianye.
Lin Qianye's gaze swept over, then he smiled faintly and turned away.
Ten-odd seconds later, Gu Qing stood up, opened the trade channel, and traded a small piece of clothing to Wang Xiaolin.
At the same time, she obtained a blueprint for a washroom.
Gu Qing didn't have any psychological barriers. In the apocalypse, people without food and water would eat anything. In the chat channel, people without food were already drinking their own urine.
She looked at the blueprint.
【Washroom Blueprint, Type: Building, Construction Material Requirements: 20 units of steel, 30 units of stone, 50 units of wood.
sleep dream coin: Consumes 120】
It required a lot of materials, but fortunately, it could be built using sleep dream coin.
Now she could shower. Just imagining the scene of herself bathing in warm, fragrant water, her skin smooth and soft, Gu Qing felt it was a dream-like picture.
Wait, Lin Qianye wouldn't break in then, would he?