Fortune, Bite Him!

Jiang Zhaosu had no idea what Qi Xing meant by that.

There was obviously nothing edible in this supermarket, yet Qi Xing showed no intention of leaving.

Qi Xing stuffed her into a gap formed by several tilted shelves, then returned to the corner where he had been sitting and closed his eyes again to rest.

Jiang Zhaosu lay stiffly on her side behind the shelves, staring at Qi Xing and drooling.

Qi Xing seemed to have foreseen everything.

After a while, Jiang Zhaosu sniffed and caught the scent of fresh flesh in the air.

But it did not smell as good as Qi Xing.

Then, one light and one heavy set of footsteps sounded at the supermarket entrance.

"Old Ma, are you sure that kid is in there?"

"He's definitely in there. He took a bullet, so he can't have gone far. Look, there's still blood he dripped on the ground over here!"

After becoming a zombie, Jiang Zhaosu's sense of smell and hearing had evolved. Even though the two men were still some distance away, their footsteps and conversation were crystal clear to her.

She wondered if Ability Users were the same.

After the two men finished speaking, Qi Xing's breathing suddenly became heavy.

Qi Xing covered the wound on his shoulder with one hand, his face twisting in pain. He even coughed from time to time, as though he were severely injured and at death's door.

The coughing drew the two men's attention.

The footsteps grew heavier and heavier as the two men approached.

The fragrance of human flesh in the air made Jiang Zhaosu drool profusely. A low growl rumbled in her throat as her entire body entered hunting mode, eager to move.

Then Qi Xing lifted his eyes and glanced at her, and she instantly behaved herself.

Less than two minutes later, two men entered Jiang Zhaosu's field of vision, one tall and one thin. They roughly matched the people Qi Xing had described when questioning her earlier.

"Look! Isn't that Qi Xing?" The skinny man, an uncle who looked to be in his forties or fifties, spoke first.

The other man was younger, in his twenties, tall and powerfully built, with a chest full of firm, bulging muscles.

Seeing Qi Xing slumped against the wall, pale from blood loss and unconscious, Muscle Man burst into laughter. "Haha! Old Ma, you were right. He really is here!"

The moment Muscle Man appeared, Jiang Zhaosu's eyes went straight to him from beneath the shelves. Without blinking, she stared at the man's taut muscles and kept swallowing.

He would definitely have a great texture when bitten.

Qi Xing had hidden her well, and the two men did not notice her at all.

"Damn it, he's just relying on being an Ability User, acting all high and mighty. I've hated the sight of this brat for ages!"

Muscle Man spat on the floor and walked toward Qi Xing with a pistol in hand. "I'd like to see whether your ability is stronger, or my 744 is."

Even when Muscle Man reached his side, Qi Xing kept his head lowered without responding. His heavy breathing grew weaker and weaker.

"Dying already?"

Muscle Man kicked Qi Xing, disdain written all over his face. He snorted through his nostrils and mocked, "Hmph, I thought Ability Users were so amazing. But after taking a bullet, aren't you still half-dead?"

"With that delicate skin and tender flesh, anyone would think you were a woman."

In the apocalypse, everyone was struggling to survive. Food and clothing were already problems, let alone other needs.

In such an environment, some people's vile desires were magnified without limit, and they were capable of every filthy, depraved act.

Looking at Qi Xing's handsome, fair face, Muscle Man, who had gone a long time without venting his desires, could not help but entertain wicked thoughts.

It was the apocalypse. After being repressed for so long, who cared whether it was a man or woman? A hole was a hole.

When Qi Xing had first been transferred to their squad, Muscle Man had already had designs on him.

But Qi Xing was one of the few Wood Ability Users, and his ability was quite powerful. Ordinary people simply did not dare to provoke him.

Muscle Man was not ordinary. He was a Physical Enhancement User, but in Qi Xing's eyes, he was still nothing worth mentioning.

Although Old Ma was also a Wood Ability User, he was only C-rank. He could not even beat one of Qi Xing's fingers.

Like him, Old Ma had coveted Qi Xing's ability for a long time.

The two hit it off immediately and decided to kill Qi Xing during this mission and take his ability for themselves.

At first, things had gone very smoothly.

Qi Xing had always been aloof and arrogant. Relying on his ability, he looked down on everyone. With almost no hesitation, he had given the two guns issued by their superiors to Muscle Man and Old Ma.

After the three of them had dealt with the zombies, Old Ma shot Qi Xing.

But that brat was crafty and did not fully trust them. When the two were not paying attention, he had actually managed to escape.

Fortunately, he had not gone far. Now he and Old Ma had found him again.

"So arrogant! Why aren't you acting arrogant now?!" Muscle Man loudly mocked the weak and powerless Qi Xing.

Old Ma, standing behind him, was more cautious. He watched their surroundings while saying to Muscle Man, "Shen Qiang, put another bullet in him first. There are cracks in the floor here. If there are plants underground and Qi Xing wakes up to use his ability, it'll be troublesome."

"No." Muscle Man refused. "What's fun about a dead man?"

Shen Qiang licked his chapped lips, planted his huge foot on Qi Xing's knee, and said with a savage grin, "I'll break this brat's hands and feet, cut out his tongue, and see how he uses his ability then. Once I'm tired of playing with him, I'll dig the Crystal Core out of his chest."

Lying beneath the shelves, Jiang Zhaosu heard what he said and thought, As expected of the apocalypse. Some people are even more deranged than a zombie like me!

Just as Muscle Man put away his gun, crouched down, and reached out to touch Qi Xing's face, Qi Xing finally opened his eyes as if waking from a dream.

The Qi Xing who had been as weak as a snowflake moments ago flashed with cold light in his eyes. He sprang up abruptly, seized Shen Qiang's hands with swift strength, and cleanly snapped his wrist bones. At the same time, he activated his ability with lightning speed.

Thick, enormous vines burst from the ground in an instant and rapidly bound Old Ma's body.

In that instant, Jiang Zhaosu felt every restraint on her body vanish.

She heard Qi Xing shout, "Fortune, get him! Bite him!"