Hell’s Handbook

d finally chose to go along with Su Jin and the rest, since she wasn’t going to take a gamble on her life.
She took a deep breath to suppress the irritation she felt and said, “I’m Ju Xinlan, a company director and a Big V.”

“A Big V?” Kano Mai looked at Su Jin with a confused expression.

Su Jin laughed.
“Do you know about Weibo? Big Vs are people who’ve been verified.
So she’s like an internet celebrity.” 1

“Ah! I see.” Kano Mai nodded.
She understood that much.

Ju Xinlan said in an annoyed voice, “What do you mean by ‘internet celebrity’? Don’t use such crude terms on me.
I’m just someone who speaks up on the internet for those who’ve been treated unjustly.”

Su Jin just smiled faintly.
He didn’t really care who Ju Xinlan was in her universe.
He was more focused on the task at hand.

He turned to discuss things with Chu Yi and Kano Mai, “At the moment, there’s no information on the Safe Zone, but I’m sure we’ll find something once we step out of this place.
Mai, you’ve taken one elixir and Chu Yi, you’re a martial artist, so we should be safe as long as we don’t run into any Level 2 mutants.
You two take the front and the back of the team, while I’ll clear the path in front and get rid of any threats.”

Both of them were fine with the plan.
Actually, they could choose to ignore the newbies, since they had nothing to do with one another.
But Kano Mai knew that Su Jin and Chu Yi were kindhearted people and would choose to save lives if they could.

“So…what do we need to do?” Zhang Lei asked.

Su Jin and Chu Yi exchanged glances.
Chu Yi sighed and said, “Just stay alive.
Like literally.”

Zhang Lei’s eyes nearly popped out at that response.

“Well, while it’s true that newbies aren’t very useful in a Challenge, especially if they’ve got nothing to fight with, if you’ve got a good memory or observation skills, it’ll be helpful if you could take note of anything that might be of use,” Su Jin comforted Zhang Lei.

Before heading out, Su Jin used some of the scraps he found around them to make some armor.
To put it more accurately, he was just trying to cover any exposed skin up.
The zombies could pass their zombie attributes on with an injury, and even though they were owners and the humans in this world, Su Jin didn’t think they had any immunity against the zombies if they were to be bitten or cut by them.

The plan was straightforward.
Su Jin would hang around the group to get rid of anything coming their way.
Kano Mai was the leader of the group, the four newbies would follow behind her, while Chu Yi would cover the back.
Once everyone was properly briefed, they walked out of the safe area.

Immediately after they left the safe area, a large number of zombies came towards them.
Thankfully, the zombies moved very slowly.
As long as they did not remain standing in one place and curse and shout like the first man did, it was possible to outrun these slow moving zombies quite easily.
But of course, their best defense was Su Jin.

Despite losing the ability to use his Spirit Power and equipment, Su Jin was still a killing machine in this Challenge.
He managed to find a metal rod among the rubble, and he used his bare hands to flatten one end of the rod to turn it into a spear of sorts.
Once he had his eye on any zombie, that zombie was doomed.

These Level 1 zombies were easy to deal with and he could earn points by killing them too, so he dealt with them as quickly as possible.
The zombies were dead before they could even get within 10 meters of the group.

“Boss, leave some for me, won’t you? Look at how many points you must have accumulated by now!” Chu Yi wished he could just abandon these newbies and go on a zombie massacre like Su Jin.

“You’d better stick to the plan! You can’t use any internal energy, so you’re not as formidable as you usually are.
It’s not so bad if you end up getting killed by the zombies, but if you get bitten and turn into one, we’ll be worse off.” It wasn’t that Su Jin couldn’t bear to share these points with Chu Yi, but Su Jin knew that it was more dangerous to allow Chu Yi to fight these zombies.

Su Jin’s body was so strong now that even if a lion or tiger tried to bite him, his skin wouldn’t break, so he wasn’t afraid of getting infected.
But the same couldn’t be said about Chu Yi.
It was too horrifying to imagine what would happen if Chu Yi were bitten.

Chu Yi was disappointed, but he obediently stuck to his post and followed behind the group.
The group just kept walking on, hoping to find some clues about this Safe Zone they needed to reach.

More than an hour later, the group arrived at a supermarket.
Su Jin stopped because he felt something that he never felt during Challenges.
He felt hungry.

They had only been on the move for slightly over an hour, but he was feeling hungry already.
That didn’t sound right.

Kano Mai explained, “Since your Spirit Power has been sealed up, you’re relying entirely on your body and you’ve been clearing all these zombies during this time.
It’s only natural for you to feel hungry after expending so much energy.”

After hearing Kano Mai’s explanation, Su Jin decided it was best to get some food.
The supermarket was a good place to get some, and it was vital that they got food quickly, since it wouldn’t be long before the rest also got hungry.

“Be careful, everyone.
There are many hidden corners in a supermarket, so beware of zombies hiding in the shadows,” Su Jin warned the group before pushing the glass door of the supermarket open.“

But immediately after he pushed it open, something black pushed Su Jin to the floor and screeched loudly.

Most articles I’ve read online equate Weibo verification to Twitter verification, but as far as my personal experience with Weibo goes, I feel that Weibo is a bit looser with who gets to be verified compared to Twitter.
That’s just my feeling, no stats nor papers to back it up. ↩️