UWP - Chapter 35 - Cutting Through the Fear

It is often said that bad luck comes in threes, while fortune vanishes in a breeze. There was no better way to describe Bai Zhi's current predicament.

On top of the black markings on his neck, which sapped more of his stamina with each passing second, his right arm was beginning to feel numb where the zombie had bitten him, and he was having trouble controlling it.

All he could do was lie perfectly still under the bed, holding his breath, until he heard the zombie's retreating footsteps. With a small sigh of relief, Bai Zhi retrieved some supplies from—where else—his Inventory and set about dressing the wound.

It was a brutal affair.

Bai Zhi didn't even flinch as he dumped high-proof alcohol over the wound to wash all the black blood away, exposing the raw flesh that had been infected by the zombie bite. Using the remaining alcohol to sanitize a small knife, he steeled himself for what lay ahead. With as steady a hand as he could manage, he cut and gouged all the infected flesh away, then forcibly stapled the wound shut. Finally, he bound everything up tightly... with industrial-grade duct tape.

He took inspiration from a certain mafia drama about a man who dreamed of becoming a gang-star*.

Despite the violent, unpolished methods he used, the result was undeniably effective. Bai Zhi wiped the sweat that had beaded on his forehead and tested out his newly patched-up arm by clenching and unclenching his fist a few times. Satisfied that it would last until the end of the scenario, at least, Bai Zhi decided to leave his hiding place.

He made his way carefully over to the door, but just as he was about to take a peek, a menacing hiss, followed by a nauseating wave of putrid, rotting smells, came from above him.

The zombie had not left at all.

It seemed that the homemade grenades he had used on the zombie had had some effect. Thanks to the countless lacerations it suffered from the flying shrapnel, the already beat-up looking body of the zombie had become more tattered and torn, and it was missing a foot.

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Translator Notes

*Jojo's Bizarre Adventure: Vento Aureo. I was unable to find a particular scene that might have inspired his technique, so if anyone knows the l o r e please let me know.
**A magical fruit from the One Piece universe that allows the user to be immune to slashing attacks and to be able to split their own body apart into pieces and control the said pieces however they wish. "Bara bara" is Japanese onomatopoeia for split or cut.

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Underworld Player Chapter 35 - Cutting Through the Fear

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