A safe shelter, plenty of food, and a clean water source.
Safe shelter went without saying for Su Yan. With his Nen abilities, he could live like Homelander in this world if he wanted to.
There was probably nowhere safer in the entire world than by his side.
If such a place existed, it would be next to Busujima Saeko.
He smirked playfully.
Next was an ample supply of food.
This was crucial.
It was hard to imagine that a graduate from a top-tier university like him, who knew a zombie crisis would break out, wouldn't stockpile food in advance.
After all, almost every person with his background had a 'hoarding rat' gene buried in their bones.
They loved saving money for houses while working, hiding private stashes after marriage, and hoarding resources in video games.
Su Yan was no exception.
Months ago, he had dug out Minami Rika's property deed and had Marikawa Shizuka use the house as collateral for a bank loan.
Perhaps because of Shizuka's status as a doctor, the bank not only granted a massive sum but also processed the funds quickly.
Su Yan then used that money, along with Shizuka's savings, to take over a medium-sized cold storage warehouse nearby.
The meat stored inside was enough to last them for over a decade, long enough for it to become legendary 'zombie meat.'
The Nen techniques Su Yan had used on the infirmary door at Fujimi Academy were actually skills he had honed while securing that very warehouse.
So, food was not a concern at all.
Finally, there was the clean water source.
The keyword wasn't 'water,' but 'clean.'
Su Yan remembered a plot point from the manhua Zombie Brother that had left a deep impression on him.
The story went something like this:
In the setting of Zombie Brother, the source of the virus was a thousand-year-old corpse named Long You who had been resurrected in modern times.
Because Long You woke up at the bottom of a river in the protagonist's city, the entire city's tap water became infested with the virus leaking from his body.
Consequently, anyone who drank the local tap water would be infected and turn into a zombie.
What stuck with Su Yan most was a scene at the airport.
In the story, the authorities had arranged for people to be evacuated by plane.
However, a greedy merchant decided to profit from the disaster by filling mineral water bottles with tap water to sell.
As a result, everyone at the airport who drank that water turned into a zombie.
Right now, Su Yan didn't know how infectious the virus in this world was.
He wasn't sure if water contamination would occur, leading to people turning into zombies just by drinking from the tap.
But it was better to be safe than sorry.
So, even though there was a river not far from where they lived, Su Yan had stockpiled a massive amount of bottled water ahead of time, just like he had with the food.
After all, compared to meat, the price of drinking water was practically negligible.
With a safe home, plenty of food, and clean water...
Su Yan felt like Shendu from Jackie Chan Adventures after collecting all twelve talismans.
He could shout at the top of his lungs: "I have everything I need now!"
All he had to do was follow his plan and use Busujima Saeko's awakened Soul Slash to clear out zombies. Sooner or later, both he and Saeko would become absolute stat monsters.
If they ever traveled to the world of Hunter x Hunter, he could probably crush the Chimera Ant King, the ceiling of that world's power, with a single punch.
Even though neither of them were Enhancers.
Did people even understand what stat suppression meant?
After dinner, Su Yan turned on the television.
Sitting on the sofa under Miyamoto Rei's envious gaze, he held a Snowball Beast in each hand, stroking their fluffy, pure white fur.
Snowball Beast: (>ᆺ<)
As Fresh-level Digimon, the Snowball Beasts were undoubtedly adorable.
Most girls wouldn't be able to resist wanting to pet them.
If you told a girl you had a kitten at home that could do a backflip, she might ignore you.
But if you told her you had a cute Snowball Beast, she'd find any excuse to come over and see it.
They were basically the ultimate tool for picking up girls.
However, both Snowball Beasts were somewhat aloof. Aside from their masters, Su Yan and Marikawa Shizuka, they wouldn't even let Busujima Saeko touch them, despite her contract with Su Yan.
Even with Marikawa Shizuka, the most she could do was pet and hold them; the Snowball Beasts would never take the initiative to get close to her. They only showed their clingy side to Su Yan.
Miyamoto Rei stared at Su Yan with wide, expectant eyes.
It was obvious she really wanted to pet them.
But Su Yan chose to ignore her.
Although he could force the Snowball Beasts to let her pet them to get on her good side...
He wouldn't choose to do that.
In his eyes, the Snowball Beasts and Miyamoto Rei were of equal status.
If he were being honest, the Snowball Beasts who had been with him for over a year held a higher place in his heart than this girl he'd known for less than a month.
Not to mention, these two Snowball Beasts had the potential to evolve into Angewomon in the future.
If it was something the Snowball Beasts were unwilling to do, he wouldn't force them.
Seeing that Su Yan hadn't moved or spoken for a long time, Miyamoto Rei could only stare at him with a resentful gaze.
"The outbreak is really intense, isn't it?"
Su Yan ignored Rei's resentment and sighed as he watched the news broadcast on the television.
In just half a day...
The TV reported multiple outbreaks of serious violence across Japan simultaneously.
Needless to say, it was all caused by zombies.
Even if the original anime had an unfinished ending and Su Yan didn't know the plot beyond that point...
He could bet that the zombie crisis in this world would only get worse and would likely never be resolved.
The reason was simple: this was the 2D world!
A team of ordinary high schoolers could easily weave through hordes of zombies.
Meanwhile, a nation with advanced modern technology could only sink like the Titanic hitting an iceberg the moment the crisis hit.
High schoolers saving the world.
Everyone gets it; it's a classic anime trope.
That's just how the 2D world works.
Su Yan didn't spend even a moment mourning for this wretched world; because next to step up was...
"Su Yan, I know we don't usually talk much and I have no right to ask this, but I still can't help but beg you."
"If it's you, you could do it easily, right?"
"Please, take me home. I... I'll do anything!"
After Su Yan finished his lament about the TV, Takagi Saya seemed to have made a decision. She knelt on the floor in a seiza position and made her plea.
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