When the apocalypse started, it was early morning, so there hadn't been many students in the area. However, delivery workers and cafeteria staff had already begun their shifts, meaning the kitchen and warehouse were likely crowded with zombies.

Checking her watch, Jiao Lizhi saw that it was 8:10 a.m.

Before she entered the cafeteria, she retrieved a bottle of water from her space and drank half of it in quick gulps. As she stored the bottle back, she noticed a group of people in the distance.

Leading the group was a man with silver hair, followed by five other men and two girls. Jiao Lizhi's gaze turned cold the moment it landed on one of the girls. Her fists clenched tightly and her nails dug into her palms as a wave of killing intent surged in her heart.

She took a deep breath to calm her emotion, let out a chuckle, and muttered, "Mo Binxue, I never thought I would meet you so soon in this life."

"It seems the world truly is small, as enemies are destined to cross paths," she said coldly.

Even though she wanted nothing more than to kill Mo Binxue, Jiao Lizhi knew it was impossible in her current condition.

The reason was none other than the silver-haired man and his team. He was one of the rare few who awakened their abilities early during the apocalypse.

In her previous life, this man was renowned for his terrifying thunder-type ability-power. While she was recalling details about him, a loud explosion echoed from their direction, pulling her from her thoughts.

Crack! Boom!

Jiao Lizhi sneered as she watched them fight the zombies. Though his thunder ability was very powerful, the attack caused too much sound. The deafening sound of his attacks would definitely attract nearby zombies.

As expected, scattered zombies began rushing toward the group, roaring with their mouths open wide.

For Jiao Lizhi, this was an opportunity she wouldn't waste. Since someone was willing to act as bait for her, she would take full advantage of it.

She looked at them and whispered with a smile, "Thank you for your help!"

While they were occupied with the zombies, she slipped into the cafeteria through the back door. Thanks to their commotion, most of the zombies had been drawn away, leaving only one or two zombies trapped inside the kitchen.

Spotting a kitchen knife on the ground, she picked it up and walked towards the kitchen door with light steps. The moment she opened it, a pair of rotten hands reached out for her face. As the rotten hands almost touched her face, the rancid smell hit her nostrils and made her dizzy.

"Roar!" The zombie roared with excitement as the delicious food was delivered to its doorstep

Bam!

Jiao Lizhi slammed the door shut without hesitation, trapping the zombie's hands between the door and the frame. Raising the knife, she swung it down, aiming at the rotten hands.

Crack!

The knife wasn't as sharp as the dagger she had used in her previous life and it failed to sever the rotten hands in one strike.

'If one swing isn't enough, then two will do!' she thought inwardly.

Gritting her teeth, she swung the knife again. This time, she used as much strength as she has and finally cut off the rotten hands.

Afterward, she pushed the door open as hard as she could and sent the zombie stumbling backward, colliding with another behind it. Seizing the opportunity, she lunged forward and slashed the knife across their half-broken necks in one fluid motion.

Crack!

With the added momentum, the power of her attack increased, and with a single swing of the knife, the zombie's head was severed cleanly from its body. As the zombie's head rolled to the ground, the decapitated bodies collapsed with dull thuds.

"ROAR!"

Before she could take a breath, another zombie lunged at her with its mouth open. Seeing the sharp teeth coming, she turned her body and kicked the zombie in the chin with an aerial move.

Duagh!

Crack! Bam!

The sound of cracking bones echoed through the kitchen, along with the sound of something hitting the countertops.

When the zombie struggled to get up, she bent her knees and lunged at the zombie. She gripped the kitchen knife tightly and slashed across the zombie's neck.

Crack!

The rush of adrenaline gave her more strength than usual, and her attack successfully cut off the zombie's head. When the head fell to the ground with a thud, black blood spurted out from the headless corpse, staining the walls and ground red.

Jiao Lizhi leaned against the wall, looked at the rotten body on the ground, and breathed a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, the zombies' necks were almost bitten off and the heads barely hung on the neck. Otherwise, it would not be so easy for her to kill the zombies.

Wiping black blood from her cheek, Jiao Lizhi scanned the kitchen. She wasted no time gathering supplies, taking only those items that were clean and free of zombie's blood or rotten flesh. Anything contaminated was left behind.

After collecting the supplies, she turned her attention to the cooking equipment. She stored stoves, gas cylinders, a full set of knives, two sets of boning knives, and cleavers into her space. With these, she wouldn't need to rely on the wooden stick anymore.

After cleaning up the supplies, she quickly left the cafeteria and went to the warehouse.