Thriller Hunting Program

Chapter 4: Who is the One in Advantage

Translated by: Milky

That pair of handcuffs, how exactly did they lock on, and how exactly did they lock their hands together?

This question must be metaphysical, Ling Chengmu could not explain either.

Anyway, she was mad now.

Especially when she learned that the key to the handcuffs was with the man in black and not with Qin Ce, her anger grew larger.

“Execute Officer Qin, will you die out of exhaustion if you bring another pair of keys?”

Qin Ce glared at her coldly: “It was to completely eliminate the possibility of thugs like you snatching the keys.”    

“Oh, that’s so thoughtful of you, Execute Officer Qin. So where are those men in black of yours? Could you please call them back to deliver the keys?”

“They’ve gone back to the headquarters.”

“Then why didn’t you go back with them? You’re here for a pack of lollipops and to try out handcuffs play with me?”

“The System’s bug is uncontrollable.” Qin Ce swayed his arm, crisp sounds sounded as the handcuffs on him followed his movements, obviously he was pissed too, “Or else how would I even want to waste my time here with you?”

Ling Chengmu’s blind cane pounded the ground: “What's the use of talking this nonsense? Why don't you show a little selflessness and let me saw off your right hand so we can both regain our freedom?”

He was silent for a moment, eyes narrowed dangerously.

“How about sawing your left hand instead.”

Chang Su standing beside them was anxious: “Y-Your hand…i-it can’t…b-be sawed…”

“Guys, could we stop the ‘which hand to saw’ problem now?” Chang Su’s words was not very articulate, and his brain wasn’t not too flexible either, so the burden of persuading two Big Bosses fell on Wu Shijiu's shoulders, “The zombies will catch up real soon, we should first put aside our personal grudges and face our enemy so we won’t be cannon fodders so soon.”

As if to prove how true her words were, the familiar growls and shrieks came from the outskirts of the supermarket after two seconds.

There was no doubt that the zombies were coming and would take over this area in any minute.

The door of the supermarket had been destroyed so the zombies could not even be stopped.

Ling Chengmu wanted to walk towards the right as she picked up her blind cane yet at the same time, Qin Ce wanted to walk towards the left. The handcuffs were instantly straightened and both of them paused. A “hiss” sound of inhalation sounded from both of their mouths.

Qin Ce’s tone was like the cold winter snow, chilling through one’s bones when he talked:

“Learn to restrain yourself a little if you are blind.”

“What's the matter? Executive Officer Qin looks down on the blind?” Ling Chengmu snorted, “My words are sharp even if I’m blind, not only do I have sharp words, I also have a dirty heart, and I am even more ruthless - you may not survive longer than me if we’re in real combat.”

“I hope you can keep this kind of toughness even when you go to the headquarters prison in the future.”

“Only if you can go back alive and live to see me blow up your prison.”

“My Lords!” Wu Shijiu was so anxious she stomped her feet, “It doesn't matter if that prison blows up or not, it's not our top priority now. Please take two steps outside first, let's find a safe place before we continue arguing, okay?”

Still, she and Chang Su did not stop moving even when she talked to them. As they try to persuade them, they were busy stuffing things into their backpacks.

Chang Su also got her two shiny kitchen knives and insisted that she keep them.

“I-It’s for…s-self-defense, k-kill the zombies…w-when you see them.”

Holding onto two knives in both hands, Wu Shijiu reluctantly nodded her head.

“Alright then, thanks Bro Chang.”

Then as the two turned around again to find Qin Ce and Ling Chengmu, they found that they had gone far away and were almost walking down the stairs.

…Can’t they have some team spirit and consciousness?!

The supermarket was just a material replenishment station, it could not be a stronghold for them to hide themselves. The sudden attack of the zombies was like pouring a scoop of hot water into a boiling frying pan, making everyone panic, forcing the players inside to flee again.

The players who ran a little slower and had no combat skills were chased up and pounced by the zombies very soon. A large number of zombies swarmed in and engulfed the players. At that moment, the tearing sound of flesh and blood sounded incessantly, it was total chaos and tragic.

And most of the players were currently unarmed, all they could do was grab anything they could use as a self-defense weapon, coat hangers, skateboards, frying pans…There were even players who took electric vacuum cleaners, though it was unclear how they planned on using it.

In contrast, the players who initially had their own weapons in hand seemed to be more at ease and looked special among them.

One of the most extraordinary ones was Ling Chengmu.

Even if Ling Chengmu’s hands were handcuffed, it did not affect her movements. Her blind cane on her right hand was used efficiently, swaying all the way as she walked down the stairs, knocking the brains of zombies like chopping melons and cutting vegetables, at the end some of her sways were close to directly knocking on Qin Ce’s head beside her.

…Of course, she did it on purpose.

The seventh time she repeated this action, Qin Ce finally raised his hand and steadily clutched the top of her blind cane.

Her blind cane was two inches away from his forehead.

He glanced at her: “Are you done?”

“Well, I’m blind, as you said.” Ling Chengmu cheerfully, “I’m trying so hard to fight the zombies, it’s understandable that my hand slipped occasionally, but you, on the contrary, just leisurely looking at me do all the work and commenting on my actions, way to go.”

“Seeing how much fun you are having, I was afraid I’ll affect your movements.”

“You’re lazy and a coward, admit it. The Time and Space Administration trained such useless officers who are good at quibbling, just wonderful.”

Qin Ce sneered, he backhandedly pulled out his pistol from his waist and loaded it sharply on the spot.   

With a gun on his left hand, he aimed at a zombie raging behind her, and decisively pulled the trigger.

He shot its head.

The recoil of his gun was so strong that Ling Chengmu felt her arm was shaken.

She put away her blind cane and let him tug herself forward, her eardrums buzzing a bit as the gunshots came unceasingly from her ears.

This bastard is cheating.

She thought, everyone is using primitive weapons, even a pan was used, yet he has a gun, is that even legal?!

In the end, before she had time to spit out her words, the gunfire stopped.

“Hey, what's up Executive Officer Qin, out of bullets?” She said at ease, “Next time when you’re here for a system inspection, remember to bring a box of ammunition to avoid such embarrassment.”

Qin Ce answered, “And you thought I only had guns?”

He casually threw away the empty gun, and pulled out a slender rejection stick from the back of his waist. The rejection stick was black and shiny, engraved with golden patterns. At first glance, it seemed extremely high-quality, probably a quite expensive one.

He slightly twisted his wrist and the stick suddenly stretched out, hitting on a zombie's head and crashing it into pieces.

He dodged sideways flexibly, so the zombie's sticky, fishy brains and foul blood were all splashed on Ling Chengmu's body.

Ling Chengmu had no words.

She was expressionless as pulled over the collar of his uniform and began to wipe her face.

Qin Ce coldly slapped her hand away: “Have some dignity.”

“Now you’re talking about dignity? You dropped my sunglasses first, and then destroyed my clothes. Whose problem is it here?!”

The roar of the zombies were close at hand, Ling Chengmu slightly turned her head, with an extremely tricky angle, the blind cane from behind stabbed over and the blade within popped out, accurately penetrating into the zombie’s forehead.

She then pulled her blind cane back, it was stained with blood so rubbed it on the clothes of Qin Ce.

An eye for an eye, the principle of life she had always insisted on implementing.

Not far away, Wu Shijiu held two kitchen knives in her hands and wielded them indiscriminately, with the help of Chang Su, she chopped off the head of a zombie.

Then she turned around and saw that the two Big Bosses fighting with each other, the murderous aura spread hundreds of meters around, whoever went near would shiver.

She sighed: “If it weren't because they’re both being handcuffed and encountered the zombies here, I guess they could actually blow up this place just through fighting.”

Chang Su also had a headache: “T-They are like… like the p-...police and bandits…h-how would they…l-like each other?”

All said and done, but thanks to the handcuffs, the police and bandits were forced into a united front.

…

The four of them took a shortcut and ran out the back door through the supermarket's staff aisle after cutting down dozens of zombies.

In contrast to the other three who were so calm and collected, Wu Shijiu obviously could not keep up physically, she was covering her stomach and panting all the time, not to mention it took her a long time to straighten up her body when they stopped.

“Sis Cheng! Where do we go next, let’s look at the map and see?”

Ling Chengmu immediately handed over her left hand which wore the metal wristwatch: “See for yourself.”

Yet she forgot that her left hand was still handcuffed to Qin Ce's right hand, and the force was so strong that Qin Ce was pulled over by her as he was unprepared.

Qin Ce reacted quickly and immediately raised his hand to press her shoulder, pushing her away from him.

He said in a deep voice: “I hope you will have the self-awareness to keep your distance.”

Ling Chengmu spoke the most enigmatical words in her softest voice.

“What are you saying Executive Officer Qin, we’re both cuffed together, I’m the one suffering here and you have taken advantage of other girls, what else do you want?”

Qin Ce glanced at her with cold eyes, “So you are a girl now?”

“If I’m not, then who is? You?”

Chang Su hurriedly eased the situation: “D-Don't argue…b-both of you…are.”

Wu Shijiu who was speechless, decisively jumped up and covered his mouth, “Bro Chang, don’t talk if you don’t have the brains to think things through.”