Bite Me, Please

Those zombies had been deliberately left behind by Qi Xing when he lured the zombies over yesterday.

They might not be enough to defeat Pei Chixuan, but they could at least give him a headache.

Combined with Qin Feng and Cao Yuan's attacks, Pei Chixuan was trapped between enemies on both sides.

Two fists could not beat four hands. Maybe they really could win this way.

Although the plan was perfect, Qi Xing and Jiang Zhaosu still prioritized staying alive.

While the fight raged below, the two of them lay quietly on the rooftop and watched.

Every now and then, Qi Xing waved a hand, secretly giving Qin Feng and the others a little healing.

After Cen Jiao ran off, Pei Chixuan had only chased her two steps when he sensed that something was wrong. He abruptly dodged to the side, barely evading the Lightning Ball hurled at him from behind.

Before he could breathe a sigh of relief, two Water Blades came right after it.

An ambush!

Only then did Pei Chixuan realize that he and Cen Jiao had been set up. He wanted to warn Cen Jiao, but when he turned around, he saw that she was also surrounded by a huge mass of zombies.

Where had these insignificant pests come from? How dare they ambush him?

Pei Chixuan ground his back teeth. Crimson Flame gathered in his palm, and he swung it fiercely toward Cen Jiao.

Sparks of flame descended from the sky like dazzling meteors.

Any that landed on a zombie immediately began to burn, and would not go out until the zombie had been incinerated into a dried corpse.

That move wiped out more than half the zombies charging at the front, giving Cen Jiao a moment to catch her breath.

"Jiao Jiao, take another military vehicle out of your space and hide inside!"

Pei Chixuan shouted at Cen Jiao.

"Okay, okay, okay!"

Only then did Cen Jiao snap out of her terror. In a panic, she pulled a heavy-duty military vehicle from her space.

The several-ton military truck crashed onto the ground with a boom, kicking up a cloud of dust.

Cen Jiao did not even care about choking on the dust. She hurriedly opened the door and climbed inside.

Jiang Zhaosu and Qi Xing, lying on the rooftop, saw this and cursed in unison.

That worked too?

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

There was an insurmountable gap between Ability Users of different ranks.

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

Adding Cao Yuan to the mix would not change anything.

Even while distracted, Pei Chixuan could handle them. Once the distractions affecting his focus were gone, he effortlessly dodged both their attacks and tossed a fireball back at them.

Flaming sparks rained down from the sky.

Qin Feng's Lightning Ability was good at offense but weak at defense. Flames instantly singed his face, hair, and brows, and he fled in disarray with his head in his hands.

The protective barrier Cao Yuan had formed from water vaporized immediately. The high heat blistered his whole face, and he screamed without end.

In the face of absolute strength, elemental counters meant nothing.

The air filled with the smell of roasting meat.

Qi Xing had only watched halfway before shaking his head in disappointment. "No. There's no way we can beat him."

"Leave...?"

The cowardly Jiang Zhaosu only wanted to run as soon as possible and get away from those terrifying protagonists.

"Let's go."

Qi Xing was about to leave with Jiang Zhaosu when Qin Feng sold them out.

Beaten by Pei Chixuan until he could not fight back at all, Qin Feng felt deeply humiliated and enraged.

He blamed it all on Qi Xing's ineffective Healing Art. Giving up completely, he shouted furiously toward where Jiang Zhaosu and Qi Xing were hiding, "Li Ronghua, where's your healing?!"

"There are more people?"

Pei Chixuan immediately turned to look in their direction.

"Uh-oh."

Qi Xing's raised foot froze midair.

Jiang Zhaosu, who was standing on tiptoe with her hands lifted, ready to sneak away, also stiffened.

For fuck's sake. She had said they should have left earlier.

It was all that stupid Qi Xing's fault for insisting on watching the show and still thinking about scavenging leftovers.

Well, that was great. Would she and Qi Xing even make it home for dinner now?

In that brief second of stunned silence, countless thoughts flashed through Jiang Zhaosu's mind. The zombie and the human looked at each other, both seeing an extremely clear intention in the other's eyes.

"Run!"

Qi Xing mouthed at Jiang Zhaosu, extending one hand toward her.

Jiang Zhaosu immediately jumped into Qi Xing's open arms and wrapped both arms tightly around his neck.

Qi Xing held her firmly with one arm while green light burst from his other palm and struck the ground.

Massive, thick green vines, catalyzed by his ability, burst through the ground with lightning speed. They wrapped around Qi Xing's waist and carried the two of them away at incredible speed, landing beside the white military vehicle at the village entrance.

Duan Yuanyuan, who had fled after stirring up the mess, had already been waiting there.

When she saw them, the woman rushed over anxiously and asked, "Just you two? Where's Qin Feng?"

Pei Chixuan could catch up at any moment. Not a second could be wasted escaping.

"We couldn't beat him. He's dead."

Qi Xing answered curtly as he quickly unlocked the door with the key he had just obtained. He put Jiang Zhaosu in the passenger seat, then circled around and jumped into the driver's seat.

This kind of modified military vehicle started differently from ordinary cars. Qi Xing was studying how to start it when he heard Jiang Zhaosu stammer to Duan Yuanyuan, "Get... in..."

After hearing Qi Xing's answer, Duan Yuanyuan's eyes had lost focus. She stood blankly by the passenger door, seemingly lost in thought.

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

"I won't get in. I don't have any abilities. It was one thing for me to drag Qin Feng down, but I won't burden you two as well."

Duan Yuanyuan said to Jiang Zhaosu, "Fortune, you're a Mutated Species, right? Yesterday, I saw your eyes turn red. No wonder you weren't afraid of Cao Yuan."

Jiang Zhaosu froze.

"I envy you so much, Fortune."

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

"Can you bite me? I want to become a Mutated Species too. If another zombie bites me, it would definitely hurt a lot. But if you bite me, I don't think it'll hurt as much."

"..."

Jiang Zhaosu looked at Duan Yuanyuan.

The woman's eyes were terribly red, but she did not cry as she had before.

Duan Yuanyuan took off her luxurious coat, leaving herself in only her Sling Dress.

She stood on tiptoe and leaned forward, trying her best to hug Jiang Zhaosu. Tilting her face up, she voluntarily exposed her pale neck.

"Bite me, Fortune. Please."

"The vehicle can start now."

Those two sentences rang out by Jiang Zhaosu's left and right ears at the same time.

Duan Yuanyuan's fragrant, enticing scent filled Jiang Zhaosu's nose, but she had no appetite at all.

Pei Chixuan would catch up very soon. She did not have time to hesitate.

Jiang Zhaosu opened her mouth, bared her fangs, and bit hard into Duan Yuanyuan's neck. Then she quickly shoved her away and closed the door.

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

The military vehicle's engine let out a beastlike roar, and its heavy body finally began to move slowly.

Jiang Zhaosu pressed her entire body against the window and saw Duan Yuanyuan sitting on the ground, smiling as she waved at her.

The vehicle went faster and faster, leaving Duan Yuanyuan behind.

Jiang Zhaosu climbed down from the passenger seat again and ran to the rear of the vehicle, gripping the back window with both hands as she looked behind them.

Duan Yuanyuan was still waving. Her face grew increasingly pale and bluish, then her eyes suddenly rolled back and foam spilled from her mouth as she collapsed to the ground.

When she rose again, her limbs were twisted into an inhuman shape. She tilted her face up and sniffed the air hard a few times, then ran swiftly into the village in an extremely bizarre posture.

After that, Jiang Zhaosu could no longer see her clearly.

She listlessly returned to the front seat, propping up her face with both hands in dejection.

She was still wearing the Goose Yellow Dress Duan Yuanyuan had given her, with the crystal hairpin Duan Yuanyuan had given her in her hair.

Although Duan Yuanyuan was not exactly a good person, like Qi Xing, she had been good to Jiang Zhaosu.

The novel Jiang Zhaosu had read never mentioned whether someone bitten by a Mutated Species would also become a Mutated Species.

So Jiang Zhaosu did not know whether she had fulfilled Duan Yuanyuan's wish.

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

While Jiang Zhaosu had been watching Duan Yuanyuan through the rear window, Qi Xing had also been watching her through the rearview mirror.

"Hm?"

Qi Xing kept his eyes on the road, his foot on the accelerator. "Fortune, are you asking whether that woman will become a Mutated Species?"

"Yeah..."

"According to the conclusions currently reached by the researchers, most humans who become Mutated Species possessed some kind of obsession before they died. If that obsession is strong enough, then there's a high chance they'll mutate from zombies into Mutated Species."

So whether Duan Yuanyuan could become a Mutated Species still depended on her.

Night had long since fallen. Jiang Zhaosu looked back once more at the pitch-black rear window.

In the end, she lowered her eyes sadly and let out a soft sigh.