A Fake Holy Mother in the Zombie Apocalypse

Bei Nuan was so shocked she couldn't speak. Her only thought was to get up and run away.

Then she heard Sheng Yi say, "Excuse me, my eyes are not good. I can only see blurry shadows during the day, and when it gets dark, I can't see anything at all, as if I'm blind. I can't see you, but I can sense you coming over. May I ask who you are?"

So he didn't notice my invisibility at all, he just heard me coming over. Bei Nuan thought.

No wonder.

Suddenly, Bei Nuan remembered.

The book mentioned that Sheng Yi's legs were injured in a car accident and his eyes were also bad, but it was only mentioned briefly, probably because he was a supporting character who died early on and didn't get much attention.

Facing a half-blind person, Bei Nuan felt much more at ease. "I just boarded the ship," she said, "and wanted to look around."

Sheng Yi nodded and loosened his grip. "Did you board this evening? Thank you for saving our people."

He only mentioned saving people, not the supplies, which immediately gave Bei Nuan a favorable impression of him.

Not wanting to take all the credit, Bei Nuan replied, "It wasn't me. It was another member of our team. He's very capable. His name is Lu Xingchi."

Sheng Yi smiled slightly. "And what is your name?"

Since he couldn't see her, Bei Nuan answered frankly, "My name is Bei Nuan."

"A good name. Very warm." A slight smile played on Sheng Yi's lips.

He seemed very calm and easy to talk to, so Bei Nuan asked directly, "Why did you only allow ten people on board? Is it because there isn't enough food?"

Sheng Yi countered with interest, "Do you think we should take everyone from the fishing boat?"

Bei Nuan quickly said, "Of course not. Actually, I think it's best not to take anyone."

This was a rather absolute statement, so Bei Nuan backtracked a little. "The main thing is, in times like these, people are unreliable. We don't know who they are. If we let them on board casually, who knows what they might do."

After saying this, she felt a little embarrassed, as her own team had been allowed on board by Sheng Yi in the same way.

Sheng Yi, however, agreed. "You're absolutely right."

"Then why did you still take a few on board?" Bei Nuan asked, puzzled. "You said you wanted ten people. As I see it, maybe by tomorrow morning there really will only be ten people left on their boat."

Sheng Yi smiled.

"It's a gamble. If they're all still alive tomorrow morning, I'll take all twenty-one of them."

Bei Nuan looked at the distant sea and saw the small boat go over, stop by the fishing boat to negotiate with the people on board, and then return.

The apocalyptic moon hung high in the sky, its cold white light pouring over the entire sea, revealing everything that should have been hidden in the darkness, leaving nothing concealed.

Sheng Yi still faced the sea, silent, as if waiting for something.

The fishing boat across from them was completely silent.

Bei Nuan was also very curious about what would happen and didn't want to leave.

"What's happening over there?" Sheng Yi asked Bei Nuan.

Just as Bei Nuan was about to speak, she saw the middle-aged man who followed Sheng Yi, the one who looked like his secretary, returning and hurrying towards them.

Bei Nuan didn't dare to speak anymore.

If he saw his boss chatting with thin air, he would definitely think either his boss had gone crazy or there was a ghost.

Sheng Yi probably heard the approaching footsteps as well. He turned and waved to the middle-aged man. "Secretary Li, you can go back and rest. I'll call you if I need anything later."

The middle-aged man really was his secretary.

He left, and Bei Nuan breathed a sigh of relief.

As soon as Secretary Li left, there was movement on the fishing boat across from them.

"It seems someone's on the deck." It was too far away, and Bei Nuan couldn't see clearly.

Sheng Yi handed Bei Nuan a pair of binoculars. "I was going to ask Secretary Li to help me see what's happening over there. Can you help me?"

Since his eyes couldn't see and he needed help, Bei Nuan quickly took the binoculars and adjusted the focus on the fishing boat.

If someone came by now, it would definitely look terrifying, a pair of binoculars just floating strangely in mid-air.

This time, Bei Nuan saw clearly. A rather fat man was running forward on the tilted deck, and a man in a black short-sleeved shirt was chasing after him.

The fat man, in his panic, tripped on the deck.

The man in black immediately rushed forward and straddled him.

The distance was too far to see clearly, but judging by the man in black's repeated movements as he straddled the fat man, it was easy to guess what he was doing.

Bei Nuan acted as Sheng Yi's eyes. "One person is chasing another. It looks like he's stabbing him repeatedly with a knife in his hand."

After what seemed like dozens of stabs, the man in black finally seemed satisfied and stood up.

At this time, another tall, thin man came onto the deck and stood facing the man in black at a distance. The two seemed to be talking.

Then the tall, thin man walked over and helped the man in black lift the motionless fat man, carry him to the railing, and throw him overboard.

The two of them leaned on the railing and looked down together.

"Another person has come," Bei Nuan gave Sheng Yi a live commentary. "He helped throw the body into the sea, but I think…"

Bei Nuan scoffed inwardly. Glancing sideways, she suddenly saw a slight smile on Sheng Yi's lips.

They were thinking the same thing.

Sure enough, just as Bei Nuan had expected, the tall, thin man suddenly grabbed the back of the man in black's waistband and pushed him overboard.

A faint scream seemed to echo from afar. The man in black struggled and flailed in the air before falling into the sea, just like the body before him.

"The one who did the killing was pushed down by the one who came up later. The mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind." Bei Nuan reported to Sheng Yi.

"But he seems to be able to swim. He's circling the boat, probably trying to find a way back on board."

Bei Nuan carefully observed the sea.

"…Now he can't get back on. The one on the boat is throwing things down at him, dark things, I don't know what they are. He threw several, and it looks like he finally hit him."

After hitting the man, the tall, thin man turned and walked back, bending down to pick something up from the deck along the way. Bei Nuan guessed it was the knife.

He went back down into the cabin with the thing in his hand.

The fishing boat's deck was now empty and quiet, while the cabin, who knew what was happening inside, probably wasn't so peaceful.

Bei Nuan pondered, "At this rate, will there be ten people left on that boat by tomorrow morning?"

Sheng Yi replied indifferently, "It's their good fortune if they all die over there."

Bei Nuan turned to look at him.

In the book, Sheng Yi was a generous shipowner who maintained order and operation on the ship, did his best to keep everyone alive, and would help those in need.

He wasn't a murderer.

Sheng Yi turned towards Bei Nuan. "Do you think I'm scary?"

Bei Nuan shook her head, suddenly realizing he couldn't see her. And since she was invisible, even if his eyes were fine, he still wouldn't be able to see her.

Bei Nuan quickly said, "No, I think the people on that boat are not good people. Actually, we could just sail away and ignore them, couldn't we?"

Sheng Yi replied gently, "I don't want to ignore them."

He paused. "Since you'll be disembarking soon anyway, it doesn't matter if I tell you. I've already died once, at the hands of these people last time."

Bei Nuan didn't understand.

Sheng Yi continued, "After I died, I came back to life. I opened my eyes and found myself back on this ship, a few days before I died."

This time, Bei Nuan understood and was utterly shocked: He meant he was reborn.

In this world, there were actually people who were reborn?

Lived a second time?

Sheng Yi continued, "In my previous life, I let these people on board, and then they attacked in the middle of the night, robbed the ship, killed people, and threw the passengers into the sea." Sheng Yi smiled at Bei Nuan. "Fortunately, you helped us take the ship back."

It seemed that what he experienced in his previous life was the same as what was written in the book.

So when he knew Lu Xingchi and the others wanted to board, he let them on immediately, arranged comfortable rooms for them, and sent them delicious food.

This was a man who clearly distinguished between gratitude and resentment.

As they were talking, there was new movement on the deck across from them.

A person crawled out of the cabin with difficulty, only halfway out before being dragged back in.

"They're still killing people." Bei Nuan raised the binoculars, looked, and reported to Sheng Yi.

Sheng Yi nodded, not looking surprised at all.

It was the first time Bei Nuan had encountered someone reborn, and she was incredibly curious. She ignored the fishing boat across from them and continued to interview him. "So, after being reborn, have you made up for any regrets?"

Sheng Yi smiled and answered patiently, "When I was reborn, I only went back a few days. The zombie virus had already broken out, so I didn't even have a chance to prepare more."

He added, "And I don't have any regrets in my life. My biggest dream as a child was to have a ship, to be the captain, and to sail it wherever I wanted. Later, I had a car accident, and my legs couldn't move. I couldn't be a captain, but my wish to have a ship still came true. My life is complete."

"But before I died, I did one thing wrong," Sheng Yi's tone became low, "and that was letting these people on board, which ultimately led to the deaths of many people."

Bei Nuan understood. He was planning revenge.

He had only thrown out a small bait and easily confirmed that the people on the boat across from them were the same as in his previous life.

This time, the victims had become the hunters, digging a trap and waiting for them to walk right into it.

Bei Nuan yawned.

Sheng Yi, with his excellent hearing, immediately heard it. "Go to sleep. Don't worry, nothing will happen. You can come up and see tomorrow morning. I bet they'll have exactly ten left."

Bei Nuan didn't think so.

Killing was something that, once started, was hard to stop, especially when it became a chaotic free-for-all.

"I bet they'll kill each other until there aren't even ten people left alive," Bei Nuan said.

"Alright, we'll see the results tomorrow morning." Sheng Yi's tone was as calm as if he were discussing the ending of a movie.

He turned his head towards the silver-rippled sea. "Goodnight."

Bei Nuan said goodnight to him and left the stern, intending to return to her cabin.

Just as she rounded the waterslide of the swimming pool, she saw a small figure, also leaning on the railing and looking towards the fishing boat.

Bei Nuan recognized him at a glance. It was the handsome little boy named Yuanyuan from earlier in the day.

Bei Nuan looked around. His parents weren't there. What was he doing out alone at night? What if he fell into the sea?

Bei Nuan walked over to him, thinking she could scare him a little, ensuring the little boy wouldn't dare to wander around at night again.

As soon as she reached him, he turned his head.

"Sister?" He looked at Bei Nuan.

Bei Nuan: !!!

Before she could scare the little boy, she was scared to death herself.

Wasn't the whole point of being invisible that she should be scaring others? Why was it that every single time, it was her getting scared?

Yuanyuan calmly looked at Bei Nuan, his gaze clearly focused on her face. He glanced at her and then turned back to look at the fishing boat.

"You can see me?" Bei Nuan was incredibly frustrated.

Yuanyuan, leaning on the railing, replied, "Yes. You're like a shadow, not very clear, but I can still see you."

He could really see her, not like Sheng Yi, who relied on other senses.

Bei Nuan was shocked. "Don't you think I'm a ghost? Aren't you afraid?"

"Afraid of what? Aren't you the sister I saw on the deck during the day?"

Yuanyuan frowned, looking worriedly at the distant fishing boat.

"What's the use of having an ability? My parents don't believe me. They don't believe anything I say. Those people on that boat are bad. They'll come over and kill a lot of people and throw us all into the sea."

Bei Nuan was shocked a second time: How did this little boy know the plot from the book?

Then it dawned on her. Could it be that the little boy, like Sheng Yi, was also reborn?

Bei Nuan hesitantly asked, "You… couldn't have… lived a second time, could you?"

Yuanyuan glanced at her and didn't hide it. "That's right. Last time, my mom, dad, and I were all thrown into the sea by those bad people. Dad tried to hold me up at first, but then he couldn't anymore and sank. Mom put me on her back, trying to save me, but in the end, we all sank into the sea."

Yuanyuan rested his chin on the railing, his voice sad.

"Then I woke up, and someone let me draw a rebirth gift package. I drew the ability to see invisible people. When I opened my eyes again, I was back home. My mom and dad were still alive. I told them everything, and I didn't want them to get on the boat, but they thought I was just a kid, talking nonsense. They didn't listen to me and insisted on buying tickets."

He really was reborn.

Bei Nuan originally thought she was a transmigrator, the only special case in this world, but tonight she had encountered a reborn Sheng Yi, and immediately after, a reborn little boy.

So was this world a sieve?

Bei Nuan called out to Little Three in her mind: "Little Three, what's going on with this world? I've found two reborn people in one go. So how many reborn people are there?"

Little Three's voice was awkward, "…No comment."

"Sister," Yuanyuan was asking, "do you believe me?"

"Of course, I believe you," Bei Nuan said firmly.

Her answer was unexpected, and Yuanyuan turned his head away from the fishing boat.

Bei Nuan said, "Not only do I believe you, but others will believe you too. We all know that the people on that boat are bad and will come to rob the ship, kill people, and do bad things."

Yuanyuan's eyes lit up. "Really?"

"Really." Bei Nuan thought for a moment. "And I know that the leader of the bad guys has a thin face and a mole at the corner of his eye, right?"

"Yes, that's right! There's also a tall, thin guy who's also very bad. He was the one who threw me into the sea!" Yuanyuan was completely relieved and let out a sigh. "Sister, how did you know? Did you also live again?"

Bei Nuan said, "I can't tell you that, but don't worry, we've got everything arranged. You should go back to sleep now. This time, absolutely no one will throw you into the sea again."

Bei Nuan put her arm around Yuanyuan's shoulders and escorted him back upstairs to the cabin he shared with his parents.

His parents were still sound asleep, snoring loudly, completely unaware that their son had gone missing.

After seeing Yuanyuan back, Bei Nuan took the elevator back to her floor.

As soon as she stepped out of the elevator, Bei Nuan saw Tang Tang coming out of the room he shared with Jiang Fei.

Tang Tang had none of Yuanyuan's abilities. His eyes scanned aimlessly over Bei Nuan's direction, not seeing her at all.

He opened the door to Lu Xingchi and Du Ruo's room and went in.

Tang Tang went in but didn't close the door properly, leaving it slightly ajar.

The gap wasn't big, but Bei Nuan wasn't big either. She estimated she could definitely squeeze through sideways.

A mischievous thought suddenly occurred to Bei Nuan.

This time, she was invisible with her clothes on, so Bei Nuan felt very confident and bold.

Even if she suddenly reappeared, there was nothing to be afraid of. They might think she had slipped in unnoticed at some point.

Besides, she had clearly acquired the super invincible invisibility skill today, but after wandering around outside, it had been exposed time and time again, which was very frustrating.

She had to regain her self-esteem by using it on these guys.

Bei Nuan glanced at the invisibility countdown. There were still more than forty minutes left, plenty of time.

Bei Nuan followed Tang Tang, carefully squeezing through the crack in the door and entering Lu Xingchi's room undetected.

The main lights in their room were already off, only the dim bedside lamp was on. They were almost asleep.

In fact, Du Ruo was already lying down, completely covered by the quilt, only half of his face and a tuft of soft hair visible. The quilt on Lu Xingchi's bed was pulled back, but he wasn't there. He was probably in the bathroom.

Tang Tang had come to look for something.

He insisted that he had left his phone here and was searching high and low for it.

The cabin wasn't large. With a bed, sofa, and coffee table, it was almost full. Bei Nuan followed Tang Tang around, looking everywhere.

She kindly helped him look for his phone while being careful not to let him bump into her when he turned around. It was quite amusing.

Du Ruo, half-asleep, mumbled, "Are you sure it's here? It might be somewhere else."

Tang Tang retorted, "It's definitely here. I brought it over to play with and didn't take it back."

Tang Tang searched frantically, even checking the crevices of the sofa, but still couldn't find his phone.

Bei Nuan helped by looking under the bed. She saw it at a glance. The phone was lying under Du Ruo's bed, against the wall. She didn't know how it had fallen there.

Bei Nuan quickly reached in, but she couldn't reach it. She crawled further in, her upper body now under the bed.

Then she heard Du Ruo say faintly from above, "I think there's someone under my bed."

Bei Nuan: ?

Tang Tang looked down. "Where's the person? Oh, I see my phone!"

Tang Tang reached for it.

Bei Nuan quickly crawled to the side, but the space under the bed was too narrow. She wasn't fast enough and Tang Tang touched her shoe.

"Huh? What did I touch? Something hard." Tang Tang was puzzled.

Du Ruo, without moving, yawned and said slowly, "I told you, I think there's someone under my bed."

Tang Tang forgot about his phone and picked up Du Ruo's phone from the nightstand, turning on the flashlight and shining it under the bed.

Of course, he couldn't see anything.

The situation was very unfavorable for Bei Nuan.

Du Ruo's bed was against the wall, the vertical board at the foot of the bed was too close to the floor to crawl under, and the only way out was blocked by Tang Tang.

She had to find a way to crawl out past him without him noticing.

As Bei Nuan was trying to figure out how to quietly get out, she heard him say to Du Ruo, "It's a pity you don't have your Minghong Dao. Otherwise, I could poke around with it."

Poke around? Poke around? Was that really necessary?

Trapped under the bed, Bei Nuan was distressed.

"Hey, this hanger is perfect!" Tang Tang turned and picked up the shirt on Lu Xingchi's bed, taking off the hanger and holding it like a sword.

Bei Nuan: "…"

Just as she was about to be poked with a hanger, Tang Tang's attention was suddenly diverted. He turned around and called out, "Lu-ge…"

This was her chance.

Bei Nuan quickly turned around under the bed and scrambled out past Tang Tang on all fours.

She heard Tang Tang continue to Lu Xingchi, "…Why are you coming out like that?"

Bei Nuan looked up.

Instantly, she forgot about being invisible, about Tang Tang trying to catch her, about everything in the world.

Lu Xingchi was walking out of the bathroom, apparently having just showered, his body carrying the moisture of the bath.

He wasn't wearing anything.

Not even a basic towel.

In the dim light, his skin shimmered like satin, his smooth muscle lines a breathtakingly beautiful sight.

From top to bottom, he was completely, frankly, and unreservedly exposed before Bei Nuan.

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