Chapter 2

Perhaps my smile angered Lily.

I was assigned to be the first person to kill zombies.

In our previous life, when Lily chose the lightning ability, she was also full of confidence.

The reason she wasted her talent was that the ability needed to be upgraded.

Initially, the lightning ability could only produce weak electrical sparks, at most causing zombies to pause for a second.

She had fully believed she could dominate the battlefield with her ability, unstoppable and invincible.

Yet during her first zombie encounter, she ended up in a miserable state. In her panic, she discharged electricity wildly, causing numerous casualties among James' team, earning his resentment.

Countless zombies began moving towards us, like beasts drawn by scent.

My hand, gripping the knife, trembled slightly.

In my previous life, I had been heavily protected and hadn't directly confronted zombies for a long time.

I stared intently at the nearest zombie, focusing all my attention.

I activated my ability precisely, the weak electrical shock causing the zombie to pause for a moment. Seizing that second of opportunity,

I plunged the knife deep into the zombie's brain!

Blood sprayed out as I quickly withdrew the blade, stabbing again and again.

Before another zombie could approach, I finally finished it off.

I swiftly discharged another electrical shock, repeating the process with the next zombie.

By the end, my hands were too stiff to lift, my entire body covered in blood and gore. With my ability exhausted, I lay numbly on the ground.

"You... you're quite impressive," James' clear voice rang out, a smile in his tone. "You, a woman, single-handedly killed ten zombies."

I opened my tired eyes to see Lily's face twisted with jealousy.

She forced a smile, feigning concern, "Emma, you're amazing, but with all that blood... you weren't bitten, were you?"

A cold glint flashed in my eyes.

James' smile faltered for a moment as he glanced at Lily, quickly resuming his pleasant expression. "You're right, we should definitely check thoroughly. We absolutely cannot allow any internal threats to our group."

I lay indifferently on the ground.

As long as James saw my value, he wouldn't easily abandon me.

But once he labeled me as "useless," I'd truly be in trouble.

Thinking of this, I turned to look at Lily with a knowing smile.

"Shouldn't you be treating the wounded? Why do you have time to chat here?"

Anger flashed in Lily's eyes, but mindful of James' presence, she obediently went to tend to the injured.

As I watched her walk away, my gaze grew increasingly cold.

In our previous life, after Lily and I activated our abilities, she immediately abandoned me.

So she didn't know.

Although the lightning ability needed upgrading, it could truly become an excellent weapon against zombies in the later stages.

The healing ability, however, had a fatal flaw.