I Attacked Because I Was Afraid Of Death

Chapter 4: Nuclear smile

Faced with such a turbulent tide of corpses, coupled with the high-level zombie not far away, everyone believed they were finished. This was the biggest crisis mankind had ever faced; surviving was difficult and food and resources were drying up. Even in the once capital City A, now converted into a base, nobody dared to say they had the power to protect the world. Doomsday was the time when heroes were the most needed and the people who were witnessing today’s battle felt that they had found the hero they needed in their hearts.

Without the system’s help, Chi Xin was fighting with all her might in order to prevent the zombies from touching her, killing all of them as she moved. Her body seemed to have its own consciousness, reacting as soon as she thought about it, and no zombie could reach even a corner of her clothes.
The zombies had swarmed under the wall and Jing Xiubai was desperately trying to protect it from being captured; the number of ice swords protecting Chi Xin decreased and her eyes narrowed at the change of pressure. An arm stretched over even though she didn’t need it and overturned a zombie beside her. A young soldier looked at her with passionate eyes and said: “Girl, go ahead and charge! We will cover you from behind!”
“Yes!” All the soldiers responded loudly and surrounded Chi Xin, fighting fiercely to clear the way for her.
Chi Xin almost burst into tears: Actually, I want you to rush and stay behind! Why are you letting a delicate girl like myself kill monsters, aren’t you embarrassed? 
All the soldiers looked at the beautiful girl after hearing the determination in her voice. Compared to the zombie’s dead gaze, tears seemed to shine in her eyes; she turned out to be such a strong yet soft girl!

Chi Xin opened her mouth but before she could say anything, she thought the dog system would deduct more points and decided against it. She turned her head resolutely, grabbed her empty gun, and backhanded the zombie who had sneaked behind her in one swing. The men who saw this scene showed expressions of astonishment and one of them was almost bitten in his surprise. As trained soldiers, they naturally knew how much arm strength was needed to achieve this kind of effect. Was Base L hiding such incredible fighters? No wonder they dared to face high-level zombies, with this girl, they might be able to win!
The soldiers glanced at each other; infected by Chi Xin’s perseverance, their will to survive burned once again and their weak attacks regained their power.
Chi Xin didn’t know what they were thinking, she only felt that her body had a steady stream of strength and that all of her actions were more instinctive than anything. The more power she used, the obvious restraint became obvious; her body’s strength was much more than what she was using. She could feel the huge energy lurking in her vein but only one-tenth of it was exerted, but as time went on, she began to weaken. Although she was not tired, her body started to show signs of exhaustion.
Not good.
Chi Xin’s death warning instantly sounded. She did not want to die and the only way from avoiding that—
She looked at the high-level zombie who was still hiding in the middle of its army, much closer to them than before, with a green light in its eyes. The young soldier who had been guarding her side turned her head and saw her gaze and despite his rich combat experience, he couldn’t help but tremble. This was the look of a predator looking at its prey!

Chi Xin’s desire to live had surpassed her fear of zombies. Ignoring the current situation, she tore the hem of her shirt, held the empty gun she had just grabbed, and tied her long hair in a high ponytail under the cover of the soldier. She held the tip of her hair in her mouth to not have it interfere with her movements and to prevent her teeth from chattering.
She stepped on a ladder made of corpses, heading step by step towards the high-level zombie. The decisive battle that was about to erupt attracted the attention of everyone on the city wall and accompanied by the survivors’ horrified screams, the high-level zombie launched its attack.
It was as fast as lightning and its withered hands were as sharp as claws. Chi Xin avoided it and one word flashed in her mind: weak. She could do it!
Her body moved at will and Chi Xin stretched out an arm as she avoided the zombie and in countless gasps of shocks, grabbed its wrist. The monster tried to struggle but soon realized to its horror that despite its agility and strength, it could not compete with Chi Xin’s power. But by the time it did, it was already too late; Chi Xin had grabbed the top of its head with her other hand and a white, slender, well-defined, and graceful leg aimed at it.
The world spun.
Chi Xin held the zombie tightly in her hand, rotated half a circle, and landed on the ground before stabilizing her body. She had actually kicked down the head of the monster.
Chi Xin: Brain… Brain fluids… Is there any detergent in this era? I want to cry.
At that very moment, a cold chill covered her whole body and her hands tightened. She instinctively looked in the direction that made her feel threatened but only saw moving zombies; something hidden in the mass made her far more afraid than the high-level zombie she had just killed.

In the eyes of everyone, she held the head of the zombie, just like a triumphant warrior carrying his trophy, and looked back at the city wall. Her gaze was cold and empty, as if this victory was just a trivial matter for her. The zombies around her suddenly lost control; their will to attack disappeared and instinct to hunt for human flesh took over, making them much easier to kill.
A soldier, full of awe, carefully glanced at the head in Chi Xin’s hand: “This… Hero, what should we do now?”
Unknowingly, Chi Xin had just become their pillar and they were willing to obey her orders. The girl’s heartbeat was still beating wildly and her eyes were empty when she replied: “It’s over, let’s go back.”
Her mission was over and the system had added 20 points to her trouble value, which could be enough for now. Chi Xin’s mind was now only thinking about not having to be bossed around by the system for the time being.
She finally realized what she was carrying in her hand and a wave of nausea surged before she threw it out.
Vomit. Hadn’t she been on the verge of exhaustion, she probably would have puked all over on the spot.
The group of soldiers was panting, struggling to eliminate the remaining zombies, and watched the head of the high-level zombie fly in the air then looked at Chi Xin who wasn’t the slightest out of breath.
Soldiers: … 
They glanced at each other and saw the same helplessness and happiness in each other’s eyes. Mankind was so much weaker than high-level zombies but fortunately, they had some heroes on their side. There had been losses in this brutal battle but because of Chi Xin, the survivors who should have been annihilated had survived.

The remaining soldiers willingly guarded Chi Xin and followed her all the way back to the city wall.
Jing Xiubai’s face was pale, exhausted by such intense use of his ability, much more than he had done in the movie. When Chi Xin had been “fighting bravely”, he had firmly defended the rear, and not one zombie had broken through his protection and reached the wall.
He looked at Chi Xin as she returned from her bloodbath and strong emotions flashed in his eyes; a few colors returned to his calm and handsome face and whether it was hatred, admiration, or surprise, his feelings were obviously complicated but he wasn’t determined to kill her anymore. After realizing this, Chi Xin finally relaxed a little.
Great, no need to end up with an ice spear in my face.
Chi Xin wanted to show her gratitude and tried to smile at him. The corners of her lips curled on her bloodied face. The faces of the few young soldiers who happened to see her murderous, beautiful yet aloof smile turned red instantly.
“Chi Xin— Catch!” With a call from the top of the wall, Chi Xin instinctively raised her hand and steadily caught the thing thrown at her. As soon as her palm touched the warm and heavy gun, its model came up in her mind: Barrett XM109 25mm sniper rifle.
Wow, I am now a firearms encyclopedia, she mumbled in her heart before looking up. Many people were staring at her like she was some rare superstar, and Yu Xiang who had just thrown the gun at her was waving his arms at her in excitement.
“Become a hero— Chi Xin!”
Hero… This was a title Chi Xin had never imagined getting one day; if a coward terrified of death like her could become a hero in the eyes of those people, the box office of this movie was over.
She was holding the gun and was about to turn around to shoot when she noticed everybody’s gazes on her.
“… what’s wrong?”
“The XM109 rifle weighs more than 30 pounds.” Shock filled Jing Xiubai’s eyes and he tried to push back his glasses like usual, only to find an empty space, “Throwing one down from more than ten meters should be enough to create a one-meter hole in the ground.”
And Chi Xin had caught it casually. She looked at the gun in her hand that was worth a small cannonball, unable to explain how she knew that. She lifted it up and faced the group of zombies.
A soldier muttered softly: “This is a sniper rifle…”
Another slapped him on the head: “The Goddess is better with her hands than you are with a gun, what are you talking about!”
Chi Xin listened to their words, admonishing herself for not concealing her abnormality. With a guilty conscience, her gaze swept through the distance where she noticed the tanks surrounded by zombies. An idea came to her mind.
She looked back at the young soldier who had been following her: “Those tanks, do you still need them?”
The man, who had been secretly peeking at her, realized she was talking to him and his face turned red before he stammered: “Ah, no!”
Chi Xin was stunned and the shadow of a smile reached her eyes: “Well, whether you do or not, don’t ask me for reimbursement.”
After she said that, she took the rifle and aimed. She was so fast people had not even time to blink and a loud noise resonated the next second.
“Bang—”
Instead of shooting without a target, she aimed at the fuel tank of one of the vehicles. In the short second she took to make her plan, Jing Xiubai formed a huge wall of ice to protect their group and the wall behind them from the explosion.
On one side were the most impressive fireworks in the last days, on the others were all the dumbfounded people. Today should have destroyed the city and killed them all but it had been solved in an incredible way.

When the gate of the city opened, all the survivors consciously divided into two teams and everyone looked at the people outside in silence, with the tragedy of the aftermath.
The soldier who kept following Chi Xin raised the head of the high-level zombie with a serious face, staring at the girl with scorching eyes as if she was the light in his heart. This was the first time in human history someone had killed a zombie that powerful, and whether it was the act itself or from a research perspective, this was a glorious milestone. Of course, he needed to keep the trophy for the Goddess.
When Chi Xin turned around, she saw the decapitated head right when the eyeballs fell out after wobbling for a while, attached only by a bloody thread.
Chi Xin, looking at the empty bloodshot eye sockets: …
She almost passed out but the more frightened she was, the colder her face became and the soldier stared blankly at her indifferent expression yet vaguely disgusted look as she glanced over at the head. His heart started beating faster and his eyes grew hot but he still held that head and walked into Base L with Chi Xin.
Chi Xin moved under the complex gazes of the survivors, only to find out that Jing Xiubai was receiving the same treatment as she was; between his psychic abilities and her sudden battle prowess, getting past this hurdle wouldn’t be that easy. She raised her head to look at Jing Xiubai; his face was very calm, as he had been expecting such a scene for a long time. Perceiving her gaze, he looked at her and without the cover of his glasses, his flawless features were on display. And in his clear eyes was a complicated inquiry.