I'm a zombie, what's the point of awakening the yellow-haired system?

"Those statues..." Honglian discovered with horror, "are gone!"

There was only an empty pedestal left on the ground. In the distance, there was the sound of stones rubbing against each other, and footsteps were getting closer and closer...

As they passed through the dense jungle, sharp branches mercilessly scratched their combat uniforms.

"Be careful!" Wang Yuxin reached out to support the staggering Xiao Qi. The latter's combat uniform was severely damaged, revealing large scars.

As dusk deepened, they finally found an old Victorian castle in the center of the island, with vines climbing up the blue-gray stone walls and a Gothic spire lost in the thick fog.

"Let's go in and rest first." Wang Yuxin looked around. The ten girls were exhausted, and their combat uniforms were torn in the jungle.

The interior of the castle was surprisingly intact. A mahogany staircase wound upwards, a crystal chandelier hung in the center of the hall, and there were still unburned embers in the fireplace.

"It seems... someone has lived here before." Lin Yue said softly. The cloth on her body was no longer enough to cover her body, so she could only hug her arms tightly.

As night fell, the girls found several bedrooms on the second floor. The heavy velvet curtains swayed silently, and the air was filled with the faint smell of perfume.

At midnight, strange changes began.

"Did you hear it?" Xiao Qi suddenly sat up, "It sounds like... a violin?"

The sound of a piano drifted from the corridor, accompanied by a woman's whisper. At the end of the corridor, a figure in a white dress flashed by.

“Don’t be afraid,” Wang Yuxin gripped the gun tightly, “We have seen things scarier than zombies.”

But her voice was trembling, because the figure in the white dress was approaching, leaving a puddle of dark red water with every step.

"Oh my God!" Linlin covered her mouth. Countless distorted faces suddenly appeared in the mirror, all with painful expressions.

"That's..." Mo Xue pointed to the ceiling. The original relief had somehow turned into countless wriggling human faces, dripping with black liquid.

Xiao Nan tried to light the fire, but found that her power was completely ineffective. The temperature of the whole room dropped sharply, and her breath turned into white mist.

Suddenly, all the candles went out at the same time.

In the darkness, there was a giggle like a puppet. In the corridor, there was a sound of dragging chains, getting closer and closer...

"Hug...hug together!" Wang Yuxin's voice had changed. The ten girls cuddled together, but they felt cold hands caressing their naked skin.

"Don't look back..." Lin Yue said in a breathy voice. But it was too late.

In the corner of the room, a rotting bride's body was smiling at them, the flesh on her face peeling off...

"Chief! Something happened!"

Zhang Chen's communicator suddenly rang. He was checking the assessment data in the monitoring room of the headquarters when he suddenly discovered that all signals were interrupted.

"what's the situation?"

"There's something abnormal on the island... on the island!" The communicator's voice was trembling. "The energy readings are completely beyond expectations. This is not included in the assessment plan!"

On the surveillance screen, a strange fog was engulfing the entire island. The originally clear thermal imaging picture became blurry, and finally only a snowflake remained.

"Damn it!" Zhang Chen punched the console. This assessment was supposed to be a standard sea survival test, but now...

"Mobilize the Shadow Squad immediately," he ordered decisively, "I will lead the team myself!"

Ten minutes later, three high-speed boats broke through the waves. Zhang Chen stood at the bow, with twenty elite psychics behind him. Each of them was equipped with the latest tactical equipment, but their expressions were extremely solemn.

Chapter 747 Bride

Because the fog covering the island was spreading at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"Leader," the deputy leader of the Shadow Squad whispered, "that's not ordinary fog."

It was indeed not an ordinary fog. Countless distorted human faces seemed to appear in the fog and then quickly dissipate. The air was filled with a smell of decay.

"Full speed ahead!"

But as they approached the island, something strange happened.

No matter how fast they sped up, they always stayed the same distance from the island. The GPS showed they were spinning in circles, but everyone could see they were moving forward.

"Damn it!" Zhang Chen gritted his teeth. He could see the outline of the castle on the island, but he couldn't get close to it.

"Chief," the communicator's voice sounded again, "some kind of... force field has appeared on the island. It's distorting space!"

Zhang Chen raised his telescope. Through the strange fog, he seemed to see figures flashing in the windows of the castle. Was it those girls? Or... something else?

"Prepare for a strong attack!" he ordered, "All superpowered people, prepare..."

Before he finished speaking, an invisible force suddenly pushed all the ships away. The fog instantly became thicker, forming an almost substantial barrier.

"This is impossible!" The Shadow Team's superpower expert exclaimed, "This kind of energy... does not belong to any known superpower type!"

Zhang Chen clenched his fists. He knew that the ten girls on the island were in danger of being out of the scope of the assessment. And they might be their only hope.

But at this moment, they were blocked by a force that far exceeded human cognition.

In the mist, there was a faint laughter...

The early morning sun shines into the castle, but it cannot dispel the haze in the girls' hearts.

"Oh my god..." Xiao Qi curled up on the sofa, her eyes bloodshot. She didn't sleep all night, "It's a hundred times more terrifying than zombies..."

Linlin hugged her knees and sat by the fireplace. Her ponytail, which usually flew up, now hung down listlessly. "That bride..." She shuddered, "I can still see her face even when I close my eyes."

Wang Yuxin was trying hard to check the map. Her hands were still shaking slightly, and there was a crack on her glasses. Last night's experience made everyone feel like a frostbitten eggplant, unable to muster any energy.

"It looks pretty normal outside." Lin Yue looked out the window. The sun was shining, the birds were singing, and the flowers were fragrant, completely different from the horror of last night. But the fog on the sea in the distance was still thick, isolating the entire island from the outside world.

"We have to find something to eat." Mo Xue stood up with difficulty, "We won't be able to hold on for long if this continues."

"I'll go with you." Honglian stretched her stiff body. Her combat uniform was already tattered, and she could only use curtain cloth to barely wrap her body.

The two walked along the path into the depths of the jungle. The sunlight shone through the leaves, casting mottled shadows on the ground, which looked particularly beautiful.

"Wait!" Honglian suddenly stopped.

There were countless bones scattered on the open ground ahead. Some looked like they belonged to animals, and some... were obviously human. There were signs of gnawing on the bones, but they didn't look like they were left by any known creature.

"Here..." Mo Xue squatted down, "It should be a camp."

Indeed, the broken tents, rusty tools, rotten backpacks... There was once a group of people stationed here. But now there are only bones.

"Look!" Xiao Nan pointed to a relatively complete skeleton. Its hand was still tightly holding something.

It was a diary. On the last page it said: "They move at night... The day is an illusion... We are trapped... Oh God..."

With a "crack", a branch not far away broke.

"Go back quickly!" Wang Yuxin shouted in a low voice.

The girls quickly retreated back to the castle. Although the sun was shining brightly outside, they realized that this might just be some kind of terrible disguise.

"What the hell is this place?" Tian Tian slumped on the carpet. "At least I can fight the zombies, but these... these things..."

Before he finished speaking, the sound of a piano suddenly came from the second floor.

Everyone froze. Because that song was exactly the melody that the rotten bride sang last night...

Ten girls gathered in the living room of the castle. Although they had experienced a night of terror, their unique temperaments were made more attractive by their miserable appearance.

Wang Yuxin leaned against the fireplace, her eyes showing fatigue behind her gold-rimmed glasses. Her black combat uniform was already torn, and her skin, which was barely visible, shone like pearls in the firelight.

“We must find out the truth,” she whispered, her slender fingers unconsciously twirling a strand of her long hair.

Lin Yue sat beside her, her usually meticulous professional attire now in disarray. She crossed her long legs and thoughtfully flipped through the ancient books she had found in the library.

"There seems to be a legend about this island..." She said softly, "A hundred years ago, a grand wedding was held here."

Xiao Qi and Lin Lin snuggled on the sofa. Their ponytails had been untied, and their long, smooth hair was scattered on their thin shoulders. They were wrapped in silk sheets found in the castle, which made them look even more pitiful.

"That bride..." Xiao Qi's voice trembled, "Why the bride?"

Mo Xue stood by the window, the sun shining through the stained glass casting colorful shadows on her perfect figure. The curves that were faintly visible under her torn combat uniform reminded people of ancient Greek sculptures.

"There's more than just the bride here," she said suddenly, "look outside."

Everyone turned to the window. In the sunlight, countless translucent figures floated in the garden. They were all wearing dresses from different periods, with strange smiles on their faces.

"Oh my god..." Honglian took a breath, "These are..."

"Brides." Tian Tian took over the conversation, "They are all brides!"

A century ago, a mad scientist conducted evil experiments on this island. He used some unknown energy to imprison the souls of countless young brides here in an attempt to create eternal beauty.

The rotten bride was the first victim and the one with the most powerful superpowers. She had accumulated a strong resentment during her hundred years of imprisonment, turning the entire island into a huge cage.

And now, these beautiful girls just suit her taste...

"I always feel..." Su Xiaoqi folded her arms, "They are looking for something."

Indeed. Those translucent figures kept wandering around, as if looking for a bride to replace them...

What the girls don't know is that each of them has been marked. When the clock strikes midnight, these wandering souls will choose their own "replacement"...

"We have to find a way to leave here," Wang Yuxin clenched her fists, "before dark."

But as soon as she finished speaking, the bright sunshine suddenly dimmed.

The hands of the clock tower are turning faster...

Chapter 748 SSS Level Zombie

"I found it!" Lin Yue's voice rang out in the library.

A yellowed experimental record was spread out in front of her.

In the archive room deep in the laboratory, the air was filled with a musty smell.

The dim emergency lights on the ceiling flickered, casting swaying shadows on the walls.

Wang Yuxin squatted in front of a dusty filing cabinet, her shoulder-length black hair tucked behind her ears. She was wearing protective clothing, revealing a pretty but slightly tired face.

Her white-gloved fingers gently brushed across the yellowed pages, as if she could feel the madness that lingered on them.

The archive room was eerily quiet, with only the rustling of papers flipping through the air.

"These notes..." Wang Yuxin frowned, "The handwriting is so sloppy that it looks like someone has gone crazy."

Lin Yue, who was standing behind her, held up a flashlight, and the beam of light moved over the documents.

Lin Yue has a high ponytail and a tall figure, and her military boots and tactical vest highlight her professional characteristics.

"Keep reading." Lin Yue whispered, "Maybe we can find clues to the device."

Wang Yuxin turned to the next page, and the paper made a crisp sound as if it could not bear the weight.

Records show that the scientist was completely immersed in his own delusion, viewing Mary as a vessel of eternal beauty rather than a flesh-and-blood person.

"Oh my God..." Wang Yuxin gasped, "He even recorded every scream of Mary during the experiment." Wang Yuxin's hands trembled slightly and cold sweat oozed from her forehead.

The temperature in the archive room seemed to drop suddenly, and even breathing became heavy.

Suddenly, the emergency light above my head flashed violently several times, making a sharp sound of electricity.

Lin Yue's flashlight also began to flicker abnormally.

"Something is wrong." Lin Yue looked around vigilantly, her right hand already on the weapon at her waist.

Wang Yuxin continued to look through the documents, her pupils suddenly contracted: "It says here... the moment Mary's soul was extracted, the equipment in the entire laboratory went out of control."

"Her pain and despair turned into some kind of energy that made all the electronic devices resonate."

"Like now?" There was a hint of nervousness in Lin Yue's voice.

There was a metallic clanging sound deep in the archives room, like something tapping gently on a pipe.

The sound came from far away, with a strange rhythm, like some kind of signal.

Wang Yuxin's finger slid across the next page of text: "After Mary gained new abilities, she began to look for female souls who had similar experiences as herself. She called them... "sisters."

"Yuxin!" Lin Yue suddenly shouted, "You breathe!"

Only then did Wang Yuxin realize that the breath she exhaled condensed into white mist in the dim air.

The room temperature continued to drop and it was freezing cold.

The edges of the document began to frost, but the handwriting became brighter, as if it had been stained by something.

"This is not an ordinary file..." Wang Yuxin said tremblingly, "These words... are written in blood."

At this moment, the iron door of the archive room slammed shut with a deafening bang.