Qi Xing, So Fragrant!

The one who had thrown the steel pipe was naturally Qi Xing.

He and Qin Feng had lured that horde of zombies into a house at the village entrance and locked the door from the outside.

Then Qi Xing had rushed back, arriving just in time to see Cao Yuan preparing to attack Jiang Zhaosu.

Although he did not know what had happened, what could Fortune, such a innocent and adorable little zombie, possibly have done to make him attack her?

As long as she did not eat people, they should be grateful.

Even if she did eat people.

Those people deserved it anyway.

After all, zombies had to eat human flesh to survive.

No matter how he looked at it, his Fortune had done nothing wrong.

That bastard Cao Yuan had actually dared lay hands on what belonged to him. He truly deserved to die.

Qi Xing's expression turned icy. He kicked Cao Yuan, who was still howling in pain, onto the ground and pulled a dagger from his waist.

He had already wanted to kill him earlier. He had only restrained himself and cut off one of Cao Yuan's ears because letting that bastard die so quickly would be letting him off too easily.

Right, didn't Fortune have several little rat underlings?

He might as well tie this man's head and limbs to those Mutated Giant Rats and let them run in different directions.

He had heard of Five Horses Dismembering the Body, but he had never seen five rats tear apart a body.

That sight would surely be quite nice.

But before that, he wanted to gouge out one of the bastard's eyes first.

Just as Qi Xing bent down to make his move, a halting voice came from above him. "Brother..."

The moment Jiang Zhaosu saw the look in Qi Xing's eyes, she knew his itch to torture and kill had flared up again.

Although she also felt that Cao Yuan, that beast, deserved what he got, now was not the best time to vent their anger.

Afraid Qi Xing would act on impulse, she awkwardly called again, "Brother..."

Then she met Qi Xing's dark eyes as he abruptly raised his head to look at her.

While all this was happening, Qin Feng was still striding toward them.

As he ran, he was astonished to himself.

He was a dignified Rank A Ability User, yet he could not even run as fast as a Healing Ability User.

He had fallen several hundred meters behind Qi Xing.

By the time he arrived, Qi Xing had already scaled the wall and leaped onto the roof in a few quick movements, pulling Jiang Zhaosu into his arms.

Qin Feng stood where Qi Xing had just been, staring in shock at Cao Yuan, whose face was covered in blood as he clutched his right ear and screamed in agony. He demanded sharply, "What happened here?!"

When Cao Yuan saw Qin Feng arrive, he seemed to see a savior after being frightened by Qi Xing's sinister expression.

He rolled across the ground like a flipped turtle, stretched out a blood-covered hand to grab Qin Feng's trouser leg, then looked toward the roof with hatred and venom in his eyes. With a pained expression, he said:

"Brother Qin, that woman pushed me off the roof just now. Li Ronghua came over, cut off my ear, and even tried to kill me with a knife! Neither of them is any good!"

Qi Xing on the roof ignored Cao Yuan's accusations.

He was bent over, one hand resting on Jiang Zhaosu's shoulder while the other wiped at her eyes. His voice was filled with the concern and worry of an older brother. "Fortune, are you okay? Are you hurt anywhere?"

"Mm..."

After smelling the blood, Jiang Zhaosu found it difficult to restrain her thirst for blood. Her eyes reddened, and her fangs showed faintly.

Fortunately, Qi Xing reacted quickly.

The instant he saw her appearance, Qi Xing leaped onto the roof and stood in front of her. Pretending to wipe away her tears, he raised his broad, warm palm and covered her bewitching red eyes.

The two people below probably had not noticed.

But Duan Yuanyuan was standing very close to them, and Jiang Zhaosu did not know whether she had noticed anything unusual about her.

"Hubby, after you left, he started cursing at me! He even hit me and tried to touch me!"

With her view covered by Qi Xing's warm, slender hand, Jiang Zhaosu heard Duan Yuanyuan complain tearfully to Qin Feng.

"Look, there are still finger marks on my neck from where he choked me!"

Jiang Zhaosu sighed in relief.

It seemed she had not been exposed.

Otherwise, with Duan Yuanyuan's timid nature, she would definitely have started screaming again.

Qi Xing picked her up and soothingly stroked her short hair with one hand.

Jiang Zhaosu immediately played along, pretending to be frightened as she buried her face in the man's neck, hiding her cheeks while making soft whimpering sounds in her throat.

"Brother Qin, my Fortune is so timid she would not even dare crush an ant. How could she possibly do something like that?"

Qi Xing began performing as well, declaring righteously, "Before I left, I repeatedly told him that my sister's safety was the most important thing. I would rather die than see my sister hurt, yet when I came back, I saw this man trying to attack my sister with his Ability. Wasn't it because he had done something shameful and wanted to silence her?"

"Zombies aren't the scariest thing in the apocalypse. What's frightening is the wickedness of people's hearts. Staying in a team with someone so malicious would be less safe than continuing to wander with my sister!"

Qin Feng's expression was uncertain as he looked from Cao Yuan, whose face was filled with hatred, to Duan Yuanyuan upstairs, who had finger marks all over her neck and was crying miserably.

He had long known that Cao Yuan lusted after Duan Yuanyuan and often deliberately provoked her with harsh, insulting words.

But he did not care.

To survive in the apocalypse, they needed clean water.

Men, after all, all had a few dirty desires.

Duan Yuanyuan belonged to him now. No matter how much Cao Yuan took verbal advantage of her, he could only look and not touch, merely indulging in a bit of verbal fantasy.

He had not expected this guy's ambitions to grow bigger and bigger.

If he dared lay hands on her now, would he dare cuckold him later and try to take his place?

The more Qin Feng thought about it, the angrier he became. He was not angry because Duan Yuanyuan had been humiliated, but because Cao Yuan had dared challenge his position and authority within the team.

He lifted the skinny Cao Yuan from the ground as though picking up a chick, then gave him a vicious slap. "You piece of trash, what did I tell you when I left?"

"I told you to protect Yuanyuan and Brother Li's little sister! You can't even handle such a small matter! Useless!"

"You even dared cuckold me? I think you've got more guts than sense!"

Qin Feng slapped Cao Yuan across the face again and again.

As an offensive Ability User, he was far stronger than an ordinary person. One slap left Cao Yuan's cheek swollen, blood spilling from his mouth. Before long, his eyes lost focus and he passed out.

Qin Feng threw Cao Yuan, whose face had swollen into a pig's head, onto the ground. He raised his head and said to Qi Xing, who was still holding Jiang Zhaosu upstairs, "Sorry, Brother Li. I didn't think things through this time. I've already taught him a lesson."

"But the apocalypse is dangerous, and there is strength in numbers. We still need Cao Yuan for tomorrow's plan, so let's give him one more chance. If he does it again, I'll kill him with my own hands!"

When they had been luring the zombies away earlier, Qin Feng had already witnessed Qi Xing's ability.

With Qi Xing's Ability enhancing him, the Lightning Ball he unleashed was far more powerful than before, easily blowing up a large swarm of zombies!

If he could maintain that state tomorrow, he would definitely be able to easily take the Crystal Core and the space from that man and woman. Then he would possess inexhaustible resources.

Food, water, medicine—everything he wanted would be in that space. Why would he need to keep this bunch of useless people around?

For the sake of his future good life, Qin Feng spoke to Qi Xing with false sincerity. In truth, he was calculating that once he obtained the space tomorrow, he would kill these people to silence them and find a new group of stronger, more capable teammates.

That way, he would not have to worry about news of his space leaking out like it had with that man and woman.

Qi Xing seemed moved by his sincere words. The stern look on his face eased, and after hesitating for a moment, he said, "Fine. Then I'll trust you one more time, Brother Qin."

After changing residences, Qi Xing used not wanting to see Cao Yuan again as an excuse and, just like the previous night, carried Jiang Zhaosu into the room next to Qin Feng's.

Only after they were alone in the room did Jiang Zhaosu lift her head from Qi Xing's neck and jump down from his arms.

Qi Xing took out a handkerchief and wiped his damp neck, saying helplessly, "Fortune, the drool you left could practically give my neck a bath."

Jiang Zhaosu's eyes had not yet turned black. With red eyes and bared fangs, she awkwardly slurped back her drool.

She was a zombie. With such delicious meat right by her lips, who would not drool?

She had been enduring it with great difficulty too, okay?

"You... smell good..."

Jiang Zhaosu stared at Qi Xing, drooling.

Qi Xing looked at her with a smile. "Fortune means I smell too good, so it's my fault?"

Yeah.

Jiang Zhaosu wiped her drool with her sleeve and nodded her little head.

She had not eaten for nearly two days. How could Qi Xing not smell delicious to her?

Qi Xing knew that too. Looking at Jiang Zhaosu's skin, which was much duller than it had been the day before yesterday and gradually losing its luster, an idea came to him. "Want something to eat, Fortune?"

Qi Xing pulled the dagger from his waist and, without hesitation, sliced his own palm. Bright red beads of blood immediately seeped out from the wound.

He held out his hand to Jiang Zhaosu and said with a smile, "Want some?"