The stairs from the third to the fourth floor of the back door had no zombies. Xu Qian easily reached the fourth floor. The boys' and girls' dormitories could only be accessed from the fourth floor, with a stainless steel gate separating the two buildings.
Xu Qian took out a small clamp and began to pick the lock.
"Sister Qian, the girls' dormitory is locked at night, and there will definitely be many zombies inside," Gu Qing whispered in a hushed voice, trying to persuade her.
Xu Qian frowned. The map showed an unusually high number of zombies in the girls' dormitory. She wasn't confident she could charge through the zombie horde unscathed.
"Is there any other way to the sixth floor?"
Gu Qing's dark eyes darted around. "The sixth floor and above is the rooftop. I remember someone saying you could cross over to the girls' dormitory from the rooftop of the teachers' dormitory, but I can't guarantee the gate isn't locked."
Xu Qian's eyes flickered. She handed him the dagger tucked at her waist. "A thank you gift."
Gu Qing's face turned red. He excitedly took the incredibly sharp dagger. "Thank you, Sister Qian. Can I follow you? My name is Gu Qing."
Having someone who knew the school around was indeed beneficial.
Xu Qian scanned his small frame from head to toe, realizing she'd have to protect him, which was not cost-effective.
"You can follow me, but you'll be responsible for digging out the crystal cores."
Gu Qing's face turned pale. "You mean the things inside the zombies' heads?" He had seen the glittering object in the half-shattered brain just now. Could that be the crystal cores mentioned in those novels?
"Yes."
Gu Qing gritted his teeth and nodded. They weren't living zombies, just dead ones. What was there to be afraid of?
A faint smile bloomed on Xu Qian's lips, only to be instantly wiped away.
However, Gu Qing, who had been secretly observing Xu Qian, saw that fleeting smile. His heart tightened, and he instinctively held his breath, just to preserve that moment of her angelic smile.
"Let's go. You lead the way."
Gu Qing nodded dazedly.
The teachers' dormitory building was to the left of the boys' dormitory building, and they had to go down to the first floor to get there.
They retraced their steps and happened to run into six boys who were preparing to go downstairs.
Mei Yue Bai raised an eyebrow and darted to Xu Qian's side, whispering, "What, giving up?"
Xu Qian turned her head and glanced at his flawless profile. "Not at all. Gu Qing, let's go." Her warm breath brushed against Mei Yue Bai's face, making his cheeks flush and his skin erupt in goosebumps.
[Ding, Mei Yue Bai's favorability +5, total favorability 15.]
Mei Yue Bai reached out and grasped her slightly cool fingertips. "Who are you trying to save? I'll help you."
Xu Qian endured it but still chose to pull away. She admitted that because of Tang Zhiyuan, she couldn't accept intimate contact with other men for the time being.
"I'm looking for Li Lili."
"I know her. She lives in 606," one of the tall, sturdy boys replied softly, raising his hand.
"It's not like you don't call her dorm every day. She's already sick of you," a boy wearing black glasses retorted.
Mei Yue Bai clenched his empty palm and pulled a map from his backpack, opening it. "She's in 606, right in this room." His slender finger pointed to the dormitory room in the middle of the sixth floor.
Xu Qian took the map. Indeed, there were only three routes: one was to enter from the main entrance, the second was from the third floor of the boys' dormitory as the system provided, and the third was as Gu Qing had said, crossing from the balcony of the teachers' dormitory to the balcony of the girls' dormitory, which led down to the sixth floor.
Understanding the route, Xu Qian returned the map to Mei Yue Bai. "Thanks."
Mei Yue Bai didn't take it. He put his hands in his pockets and looked down at her fair, delicate face, which had a smear of blood. Her eyes were large and calm, without a trace of fear. He reached out a fingertip, intending to wipe away the bloodstain.
Xu Qian turned her head to avoid it.
The five boys, including Gu Qing, took a deep breath. This was the "Little Tyrant," the "Little Tyrant."
Mei Yue Bai lowered his gaze, glancing at her, and said in a light tone, "I'll help you rescue her. You, be my woman."
Those eavesdropping gasped.
A flicker of surprise crossed Xu Qian's eyes. Was he offering himself to be conquered? But his favorability was only 15 points, not right.
"No need, I'll save her myself." Her voice was very cold, with a hint of chill.