‘Are you out of your mind?’—Si Xuanyang had the urge to curse, but the words stayed stuck in his throat.

He looked helplessly at Si Nan, then at the sly Yu Sen, clenched his fists, his eyes twitching, and mentally recited ‘Amitabha’ ten times, managing to avoid making a scene of ‘angrily confronting my in-law.’

The wound on his forearm was neither deep nor long, but normally, it would take three to five days to heal completely without leaving a trace.

Yu Sen smiled and said, “Let’s see if you have this wound on your hand when we get back safely. If you do, it means our bodies in this world are our own. Scrapes are scrapes, broken legs are broken legs, and death… probably also means real death.”

Si Nan looked at Si Xuanyang’s arm with great seriousness, then, after hearing this, looked up with a smile: “So smart, Yu Ge! Great idea! Just as expected of you!”

Shit!

Si Xuanyang’s expression twisted uncontrollably.

—Is your brother, who’s lived with you for more than twenty years, just a tool for you to please your boyfriend!?

And ‘just as expected of you’?

Just as expected of him, to injure your brother’s arm with such artistry, right?

Do you think I’m an emotionless AI?!

Yu Sen looked at Si Xuanyang, whose anger was about to make him choke, and gave him a friendly, innocent smile to show goodwill.

Si Xuanyang’s inner thoughts: Shit it! So infuriating! I want to punch you to death!

Yu Sen glanced down. If he remembered correctly, they were in a department store, with a clothing store next to the convenience store on the ground floor.

The rooftop door was also locked, and opening it recklessly might lead to unknown consequences. Moreover, the noise earlier had attracted quite a few zombies, which were now wandering in groups on the street.

“Is our car wrecked?” Si Nan pointed.

Yu Sen looked down carefully. Their beat-up little car had been hit by an off-road vehicle. The front was skewed, one tire was missing, and it was slumped by the roadside.

“…Clearly.”

“So what do we do now? Should we jump from here?” Si Xuanyang raised an eyebrow sarcastically.

He was just speaking in anger. Yu Sen glanced at him with a faint smile, cleared his throat, “We will have to jump a bit, but not from here.”

“Seriously, sir,” Si Nan said with a gloomy face, “We have to jump? Are you trying to get me killed? Just say it directly, I’m ready to give you my life!”

“I don’t want your life. You’re more valuable alive than dead.”

“Well, that’s true…”

Si Xuanyang watched the back-and-forth banter in silence. While Yu Sen was inspecting the edge of the rooftop, he quietly tugged on Si Nan’s sleeve and asked in a low voice, “Aren’t you angry?”

“Huh? Angry about what?” Si Nan stared at him in confusion, “Little brother, are you that sensitive? You can’t be like this, or you’ll have trouble making friends in society.”

Hehe…

Si Xuanyang sneered. Is this about making friends? He could already imagine if he ever had a girlfriend, and she said, “I don’t want your life because you’re more valuable alive than dead,” he’d probably end up saying goodbye to this world.

But it was also true; one person was willing to fight, the other was willing to take it. It was a match made in heaven. Why should he worry about it!

But this in-law… was indeed a tough character. Probably a crazy one—Si Xuanyang concluded.

Yu Sen surveyed the surroundings of the rooftop, then turned around to find Si Xuanyang’s eyes gleaming with an eerie light, staring directly at him.

Cautiously stepping back a few paces, he carefully asked, “Are you infected?”

Si Xuanyang: “…You’re the one infected! Your whole family is infected!”

“Just kidding, don’t be so irritable,” Yu Sen pointed in a direction, “I checked; we should head that way, take the subway, and walk through the tunnel.”

“What? Which way exactly? Can you be more specific!” Si Xuanyang was about to go crazy. This person’s casual attitude was like going shopping, with a nonchalant gesture as if saying, ‘Let’s eat at this hotpot place today,’ with no sense of urgency at all!

“That way,” Yu Sen stifled a laugh and made a circular motion towards the side, “That way!”

Then he turned to face Si Xuanyang’s murderous gaze.

Yu Sen innocently swallowed and seriously explained, “If we go in that direction, it won’t take long to reach the subway station. I thought about it; our car is undriveable, and we don’t know if other abandoned cars can be driven. Being exposed on the street is too dangerous. It’s better to go through the tunnel.”

Si Nan hesitated, “Will we make it?”

“In theory, yes. There’s a direct route to the city center from the subway station here,” Yu Sen said.

“But the tunnel is dark and full of potential dangers.”

“Exactly. It’s the relatively feasible method, just ‘relatively’,” Yu Sen smiled, “The best method would be to lie down here and fall asleep, then wake up back in the real world.”

“Dream on,” Si Xuanyang muttered, accompanied by a roll of the eyes.

“Then it’s this route,” Yu Sen pulled out a small flashlight from his pocket and tossed it.

He had packed it just in case while scavenging in the convenience store, and he didn’t leave it behind when he hurried up. It turned out to be useful.

“Wow! That’s impressive, Yu Ge! Are you Doraemon? Do you have all sorts of magical tools?” Si Nan hugged him with excitement.

“No, no, no…” Yu Sen humbly said, “No tool is as impressive as your clock. You’re the best.”

Si Nan: “……”

Seeing them hugging made Si Xuanyang’s eyes sting. After coughing twice, he turned away and walked towards the direction Yu Sen mentioned.

Yu Sen smacked Si Nan on the head, put the flashlight back in his pocket, and followed.

From here, the view was full of ruins and debris, with smoke rising in some places. The city was in tatters, silent, and gray with no signs of life.

They seemed like the only survivors in this apocalyptic world, with no support.

But Yu Sen knew that in certain parts of this apocalyptic city, there must be others with similar experiences, those… who had been sent here by strange items.

“How do we get down? Use the stairs?” Si Xuanyang asked.

“What do you think?” Yu Sen replied with a smile.

The latter stared at the stairs for a few seconds, then turned away, looking at Yu Sen with a complex expression, “Going down the stairs is too dangerous; we still need to jump.”

“Indeed, at least we must avoid this densely populated zombie area to get down,” Yu Sen patted Si Xuanyang’s head with satisfaction, “Yang Yang, you have foresight.”

Si Xuanyang shook his head, “……You’re insane.”

“Tsks, why are you still cursing? Be careful or your brother will teach you a lesson.”

“Teach what?” Si Nan walked over with a confused look, “What are you talking about? Your relationship seems pretty good.”

“No, not really, not that good. Uh, I mean… it’s not that good…” Si Xuanyang’s expression was stiff.

Si Nan looked at him with confusion and turned to Yu Sen, “Have you figured out what we should do next?”

Yu Sen waved his hand, “Jump from there!”

Si Nan: “……Jump again? Jump again!? Are you a jumping tiger or something?!”

Yu Sen said with a straight face, “If you don’t want to jump, then wait here while we get the serum and come back to pick you up.”

“Really? Is that really okay? Yu Ge, you’re so nice,” Si Nan’s eyes sparkled.

Yu Sen looked surprised and said, “Of course it’s not okay. What are you thinking with that pig brain of yours?”

“……”

“Pfft!” Si Xuanyang let out a chuckle. Yu Sen looked over and happened to meet his smiling eyes. Si Xuanyang was momentarily stunned and slowly looked away.

“……Alright, stop being so talkative. The distance to the rooftop over there is even closer than before, so it’s not a problem. Let’s go!”

Si Nan was on the verge of tears: “Can’t we just take a normal route?”

“Si Si, we’re in an unusual place, so don’t think you can survive with conventional methods. Just accept it.”

“You seem quite perceptive after all.” Si Xuanyang murmured softly.

Yu Sen had excellent hearing and clearly heard him. With a teasing smile, he said, “I’m very perceptive. Yang Yang, you’ll get to know me slowly.”

“……No need. It’s unnecessary.”

“Heh.” Yu Sen turned away.

Si Xuanyang cautiously sighed in relief and wiped the sweat from his forehead.

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Playing recklessly is like a boy dressing up as a girl. Once you’ve done it once, you can’t just stop at one.

Young people often have a martial arts fantasy of scaling walls and roofs. After a couple of jumps, Yu Sen, drenched in sweat under the scorching sun, felt a sense of exhilaration from the inside out.

“You know, it’s actually kind of fun,” Si Nan said, “but I’m afraid that if we go back to the real world, even if I’m standing high up, I might want to jump down. Will I die then?”

“No, you’ll get caught,” Yu Sen rolled his eyes, “and be locked up as a mental case.”

“……”

When they jumped for the third time, they were completely facing away from the street they were on earlier, and there were almost no signs of zombies on the street below.

Yu Sen had specifically chosen this building, and they were lucky. Although it took a bit of a detour to the subway station, this building was an abandoned construction site, with only a concrete frame. It was estimated that there were no people inside when the zombie outbreak occurred, making it relatively safer.