Selina was startled by those words. She lifted her head to look at Nanoe, then glanced toward Rover, who was holding the gun and warily watching the surroundings.
She pressed her lips together, then slowly shook her head.
Nanoe had already expected Selina to refuse. After all, it had been less than two days since they arrived in this world. Many people, like Selina, still clung to their pride and the belief that someone would come to save them.
She said, "Selina, you need to think carefully. This is an opportunity that many people would probably kill for right now. You have to understand, this world is different from Earth. No one is coming to save you."
"Fame, money… those things no longer exist. In this world, only the strong can win. You and I have nothing that can resist monsters. The only thing we can do is rely on someone stronger."
"Selina, you can think it over, but time is limited. If you…"
Crack!
Suddenly, the door of Room 2701 opened and an impossibly cute, beautiful face peeked out.
But when she saw both Nanoe and Selina looking at her, she immediately grew flustered and hurriedly shut the door.
Nanoe frowned and said, "You saw that, didn't you? If you keep hesitating, someone else will take that spot. After all, each room can only have a maximum of 2 Tenants. I've already taken one spot, and I hope the other one will be yours."
"Compared to your lousy husband, Rover is a thousand times better. He will definitely protect you and will not hurt you."
Selina pressed her lips together, then gave a small nod and said, "I… I want to think about it more."
She hugged the food Nanoe had given her and staggered away.
Nanoe let out a sigh, a trace of disappointment inevitably appearing in her eyes.
"She refused?" Rover asked with a frown.
Nanoe nodded slightly and said, "Maybe she just needs a little more time."
Hearing that, Rover replied, "If someone comes before she makes up her mind, I will take them instead."
Nanoe pressed her lips together and sighed, then said, "This room is yours. You are the one who makes the final decision. It is just… I feel a bit sorry for her. In the end, whatever happens to her will depend on the decisions she makes."
With that, Nanoe went back inside. Rover wrapped an arm around her waist and said with a grin, "Let's continue."
Nanoe's face flushed red, but she still nodded, wanting to savor that feeling of being a woman a little longer.
Even though today's harvest of Omni Points from Nanoe had already been completed, that did not mean Rover could not enjoy that pleasure one more time.
Besides, his required sleep time in bed was not yet over. He still needed to sleep a few more hours to collect his Omni Points.
Crack!
Just as Rover's door closed, the door to Room 2701 opened again. The girl from before poked her head out, wanting to step outside, but her hand trembled slightly and, in the end, she closed the door again.
…
On the 4th floor.
Selina hurriedly carried the food to the room next door, Room 2402, and knocked anxiously.
BAM! BAM!
"It's me!" Selina's tired voice rang out.
A moment later, the door slowly creaked open, revealing the plump face of a middle-aged man. His anxious eyes darted around the hallway before turning greedily toward the food in Selina's hands.
"Where… where did you get that much food?" the man asked excitedly.
Selina answered honestly, "From Nanoe. She is staying with another man. They traded and got a lot of food."
"Tsk!" Selina's husband clicked his tongue in disdain. "That the girl who used to come see you? Damn it. Back then I thought she had some looks on her and wanted to make her famous, but she acted all high and mighty, saying the entertainment world was dark and filthy."
"Huh! Now she is letting herself become another man's woman just for a bit of food. How is that any different from a bitch in heat?"
Hearing her husband insult Nanoe, Selina felt a surge of extreme discomfort, but in the end she still held herself back.
The man took all the food from her hands, leaving her with only one piece of bread and one bottle of water. He said with a grin, "You're a model after all. Eat a little less and keep your figure if you want to keep earning money. Once we get out of here, I'll make it up to you."
"Who?" Selina frowned. "Who is going to save us?"
"Don't worry," the man said, clearly unconcerned about Selina's feelings as he spoke mockingly. "I am a major shareholder of an entertainment company. If I disappear, someone will definitely notice and start looking for me. If I'm not wrong, the police will probably find us in a day or two."
Hearing that, Selina found it completely absurd. "Do you really not understand our situation right now? There are zombies in this world. There is no way anyone is coming to save us."
"Huh!" The man snorted disdainfully. "Do you take me for an idiot? Zombies in the real world? They're just some extras playing along, that's all."
"Then what about the System?"
"Fake. You can do that with 3D simulation."
"You…"
"Selina, even if zombies are real, so what? What are you going to do? Fight them?"
Hearing the man refute her again and again and then hit her with that question, she suddenly did not know how to answer.
He was right. Did she have the courage to face zombies? No. Just hearing those wails and screams out there was enough to make her clap her hands over her ears, shaking uncontrollably in fear.
"Going out to fight right now would be the most idiotic thing to do. It's better to just survive in the room and wait for rescue." The man spoke with supreme confidence. "I don't believe a building this big, with so many strange things happening, won't attract attention from the public and the government."
"You… you…" Selina wanted to say more, but suddenly the man spoke up again, cutting her off.
"That's enough. Next time, get me a bottle of soda. If you can't, then just bring back as much food as possible."
BAM!
With that, he slammed the door shut. Selina could not get another word in. All she could do was let out a long sigh and return to her own room.
Sitting on the old, worn-out bed, she forced herself to chew the hard bread, then used water to wash down the dry chunks, trying to fill her stomach.
However, the images of Rover and Nanoe kept flashing through her mind.
Selina and Nanoe were close friends and often met up, so Selina knew very well what Nanoe's situation was like.
Ever since marrying that man, Selina had always worn a sad smile. Sometimes, she even saw in Nanoe's eyes a deep, bottomless despair.
But just now was different.
Even though this place was a bizarre world full of zombies and severe food shortages, Nanoe was glowing with a brightness and joy completely unlike before.
That was a smile from the bottom of her heart.
And then there was that young man. The way he stood guard with a gun in his hands made Selina's heart pound wildly.
Back on Earth, she would definitely have snorted in contempt at someone like Rover, dismissing him as nothing more than a brute who only knew how to use violence.
Yet how ironic that now, she was relying on the food given by the very kind of man she used to look down on, and even entertaining the thought of becoming his woman.
But when she actually compared Rover to her own husband, her heart began to waver violently.
She got married because he was the only son of a major shareholder at the biggest entertainment company in the city.
After marrying him, she would definitely have more chances to become famous and get rich.
Even if the man himself was useless, as long as she became famous, as long as she became rich, that was enough.
But after being brought to this world, his uselessness was laid bare so clearly that it left her in despair.
Was anyone really going to come save her?
When would they arrive?
Selina had the feeling that by the time she was eaten clean by the zombies outside, no one would have come.
She clenched her teeth, her body trembling a little, then it was as if she finally made up her mind. She stood up at once and headed out.
Supporting herself against the wall, Selina slowly made her way up to the 7th floor, but when she saw a pretty, pure-looking female student standing in front of Room 2705, shyly talking to Rover, her heart lurched in panic.
"Wait!"