Bite Me, Please

These zombies were specifically left behind by Qi Xing when he lured the zombies yesterday, with Qin Feng's help.

While not enough to defeat Pei Chixuan, it would at least give him a headache.

Coupled with the attacks from Qin Feng and Cao Yuan, Pei Chixuan was attacked from both front and back.

Two fists are no match for four hands; perhaps they could actually win this way.

Even though the plan was perfect, Qi Xing and Jiang Zhaosu still prioritized survival.

During the fight below, they both lay on the rooftop, observing silently.

Occasionally, Qi Xing would wave his hand, secretly giving Qin Feng and the others some healing.

After Cen Jiao fled, Pei Chixuan had only taken two steps in pursuit when he vaguely sensed something was wrong. He suddenly dodged to the side, narrowly avoiding a Lightning Ball thrown from behind him.

Before he could breathe a sigh of relief, two Water Blades followed closely.

An ambush!

Pei Chixuan finally realized that he and Cen Jiao had been set up. He wanted to warn Cen Jiao, but when he turned around, Cen Jiao was also surrounded by a large number of zombies.

What insignificant ants dare to ambush him?

Pei Chixuan gritted his back molars, gathering a fiery Crimson Flame in his palm, and swung it forcefully towards Cen Jiao's location.

Specks of blazing flames descended like dazzling meteors.

Upon contact with the zombies, they instantly began to burn, extinguishing only after reducing the zombies to dried husks.

This move instantly eliminated more than half of the zombies charging forward, giving Cen Jiao a brief moment to breathe.

"Jiaojiao, get another military vehicle from your space and hide inside!"

Pei Chixuan shouted to Cen Jiao.

"Oh, oh, oh!"

Cen Jiao finally snapped out of her fear and frantically pulled a heavy-duty military vehicle from her space.

The multi-ton military vehicle landed on the ground with a boom, kicking up a lot of dust.

Cen Jiao didn't even care about the dust choking her and quickly opened the car door to get inside.

Jiang Zhaosu and Qi Xing, who were lying on the rooftop, saw this and said in unison, "Damn it."

They could do that too.

With Cen Jiao safe, Pei Chixuan could focus on dealing with Qin Feng and Cao Yuan.

There is an unbridgeable gap between ability users of different ranks.

Qin Feng's Lightning Ability was indeed powerful, but against a Rank S like Pei Chixuan, he had no chance of winning.

Adding Cao Yuan was also futile.

Pei Chixuan could still cope with them when he was distracted. Once the distracting factors disappeared, Pei Chixuan easily dodged their attacks and counterattacked with a Fireball.

A sky full of embers rained down.

Qin Feng's Lightning Ability was good for offense but not defense. His face, hair, and eyebrows were instantly singed by the flames, and he fled in a panic, clutching his head.

Cao Yuan's protective barrier, formed from water, vaporized directly. The high temperature scalded his face, causing blisters and endless screams.

In the face of absolute power, the concept of elemental counters was completely invalid.

A smell of roasted meat filled the air.

Qi Xing watched for a while before shaking his head in disappointment: "No, they can't win this."

"Let's go…?"

Jiang Zhaosu, being the coward she was, just wanted to run quickly and get away from these terrifying protagonists.

"Let's go."

Just as Qi Xing was about to take Jiang Zhaosu away, he was betrayed by Qin Feng.

Beaten to the point of having no way to retaliate by Pei Chixuan, Qin Feng felt immense shame and anger.

He attributed all of this to Qi Xing's inadequate healing. In a fit of despair, he angrily shouted towards the direction where Jiang Zhaosu and Qi Xing were: "Li Ronghua, where's your healing?!"

"There's someone else?"

Pei Chixuan immediately turned his head to look in their direction.

"Ah, oh."

Qi Xing's foot, which had been halfway raised, stopped abruptly.

Jiang Zhaosu, who was tiptoeing, hands raised, and trying to sneak away, also froze.

This is really messed up. I knew we should have left earlier.

It's all that annoying Qi Xing's fault for wanting to watch the show here and still thinking about picking up scraps.

Now look at this, can he and I even go home for dinner?

In the brief moment of stunned silence, several thoughts flashed through Jiang Zhaosu's mind. She and the zombie exchanged glances, seeing a very strong intention in each other's eyes.

"Run!"

Qi Xing mouthed the words to Jiang Zhaosu, extending a hand towards her.

Jiang Zhaosu immediately leaped into Qi Xing's embrace, wrapping her arms tightly around his neck.

Qi Xing held her firmly with one arm, while the palm of his other hand burst with green light, striking the ground.

Enormous, thick green vines, catalyzed by his ability, instantly erupted from the ground with lightning speed. They wrapped around Qi Xing's waist and, at an incredibly fast pace, whisked the two of them away from that spot, landing them beside the white military vehicle at the village entrance.

Duan Yuanyuan, who had stirred up trouble and fled, was already waiting there.

Seeing them, the woman anxiously rushed forward and asked, "Only you two? Where's Qin Feng?"

Pei Chixuan could pursue them at any moment; there wasn't a second to spare for escape.

"Couldn't win, he's dead."

Qi Xing answered concisely as he used the recently acquired key to quickly open the car door, placed Jiang Zhaosu in the passenger seat, then circled the car and jumped into the driver's seat.

The startup method for this modified military vehicle was different from ordinary cars. As Qi Xing was figuring out how to start it, he heard Jiang Zhaosu stammering to Duan Yuanyuan, "Get... in..."

Ever since Duan Yuanyuan heard Qi Xing's answer, her eyes had lost their focus. She stood blankly by the passenger car door, lost in thought.

Suddenly, she curved her lips and gave Jiang Zhaosu a bleak smile.

"I won't get in. I don't have any abilities. It would make sense to be a burden to Qin Feng, but I don't want to bring you two down."

Duan Yuanyuan said to Jiang Zhaosu, "Fugui, you're a mutated species, aren't you? I saw your eyes turn red yesterday. No wonder you weren't afraid of Cao Yuan."

Jiang Zhaosu froze for a moment.

"I'm so envious of you, Fugui."

Duan Yuanyuan said this again, took a deep breath, and asked her.

"Can you bite me? I want to be a mutated species too. If other zombies bite, it must hurt a lot. If you bite me, I don't think it will hurt as much."

"..."

Jiang Zhaosu looked at Duan Yuanyuan.

The woman's eye sockets were very red, but she wasn't crying like before.

Duan Yuanyuan took off her luxurious coat, wearing only her slip dress.

She stood on tiptoe, leaned forward, and hugged Jiang Zhaosu tightly. Tilting her head up, she offered her fair neck to her.

"Bite me, Fugui, please."

"The car can be started now."

These two sentences sounded in Jiang Zhaosu's ears simultaneously.

Her nose was filled with the fragrant, alluring scent from Duan Yuanyuan, but she felt no appetite.

Pei Chixuan would catch up soon; there was no time for her to hesitate.

Jiang Zhaosu opened her mouth, revealing fangs, and bit Duan Yuanyuan's neck fiercely. Then, she quickly pushed her away and closed the car door.

Duan Yuanyuan was pushed to the ground, but her eyes held a smile.

The military vehicle's engine roared like a wild beast, and the heavy vehicle finally began to move slowly.

Jiang Zhaosu was practically plastered against the car window, watching Duan Yuanyuan, who was sitting on the ground, smiling and waving at her.

The car sped up, leaving Duan Yuanyuan behind.

Jiang Zhaosu crawled down from the passenger seat and ran to the back of the car, clinging to the rear window and looking back.

Duan Yuanyuan was still waving. Her face turned increasingly pale, then her eyes rolled back, and she foamed at the mouth before collapsing on the ground.

When she got up again, Duan Yuanyuan's limbs were twisted into a non-human state. She tilted her head back, sniffed the air forcefully a few times, and then, in an extremely bizarre posture, she rapidly ran back into the village.

After that, Jiang Zhaosu couldn't see anymore.

She listlessly returned to the front seat, resting her chin in her hands with a dejected expression.

She was still wearing the goose-yellow dress Duan Yuanyuan had given her, and the crystal hairpin Duan Yuanyuan had given her was in her hair.

Although Duan Yuanyuan wasn't exactly a good person, like Qi Xing, she had been good to her.

The novel she had read didn't mention whether being bitten by a mutated species would also turn you into one.

So, Jiang Zhaosu didn't know if she had fulfilled Duan Yuanyuan's wish.

Jiang Zhaosu could only ask Qi Xing, "Will she... become...?"

As Jiang Zhaosu watched Duan Yuanyuan from the rear window, Qi Xing was also watching her through the rearview mirror.

"Hmm?"

Qi Xing was looking straight ahead, his foot on the accelerator. "Fugui, are you asking me if that woman will become a mutated species?"

"Uh-huh..."

"The conclusion from the research so far is that most humans who become mutated species had some strong obsession in life. If their obsession is powerful enough, there's a high chance they will spontaneously mutate from a zombie into a mutated species."

So, whether Duan Yuanyuan could become a mutated species depended on herself.

The sky had long since darkened. Jiang Zhaosu looked back at the dark rear window one last time.

Finally, she lowered her gaze sadly and sighed softly.