A Change

Sakayanagi Arisu shook her head.

They were all useless good-for-nothings.

"If only I could get in touch with Ayanokoji-kun!"

After all, the boy she had feelings for was quite capable, and she would surely be safe if she teamed up with him.

Unfortunately, she didn't have Ayanokoji Kiyotaka's contact information.

Speaking of contact information, she couldn't help glancing at the only boy on her contact list.

"Ye Yunchuan?"

She had to admit, Ye Yunchuan had left a deep impression on her.

In terms of intelligence, that boy wasn't much inferior to her.

Rather than let some boy here take control of her, she might as well choose someone she actually liked.

So she sent Ye Yunchuan a message right away.

[I'm so hungry. Do you have any food over there, Yunchuan-kun?]

Sakayanagi had actually messaged me first?

Ye Yunchuan was a little surprised.

[Yeah. What's up?]

[Could you give me something to eat?]

[Why should I?]

[Don't you want a cute girl like me, Yunchuan-kun?]

Sakayanagi's tone was quite suggestive.

She seemed to be offering him something, but at the same time, she was leaving herself an out.

Ye Yunchuan clearly didn't like beating around the bush. He replied boldly:

[Become my woman, and I'll make sure you never want for food or clothing.]

Ye Yunchuan's brazen reply took Sakayanagi Arisu by surprise, so she sent him a message without hesitation.

[This is where I am. Come find me, Yunchuan-kun.

If you can make it here, I'll be yours.]

"That's it?"

Ye Yunchuan knew very well that Sakayanagi Arisu was testing him.

The problem was that this so-called test was far too easy.

Chapter 28: An Unexpected Change

"She's not at the dorms?"

Ye Yunchuan was a little surprised.

Sakayanagi Arisu wasn't at the dorms. She was near a convenience store Ye Yunchuan had visited before.

Class A really was full of elite students.

They had somehow managed to gather food without him noticing.

When he'd gone there, he'd indeed seen signs that someone had scavenged the place.

But he'd been in a hurry to find food, so he hadn't thought twice about it and had stuffed all the supplies that remained into his Storage Space.

Thinking about it carefully, it was pretty awkward.

He had unwittingly driven Sakayanagi and her group into a desperate situation.

But there was no way he was going to apologize.

Survival of the fittest.

If he could carry the supplies away, then they belonged to him.

If they were starving because of it, that just meant they were too weak.

[Ding~ Killed Zombie *1, gained Physique *1.]

[Ding~ Killed Zombie *1, gained Physique *1.]

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[Ding~ Killed Zombie *1, gained Strength *1.]

[Name: Ye Yunchuan (Demi-human Bloodline)

Appearance: 7

Mental Strength: 20 (Super Perception)

Comprehension: 7

Strength: 20

Agility: 20

Physique: 20

Luck: 4 (Husband-Boosting Strike: A bonus from Karuizawa Kei. As her partner, you have a certain chance of getting lucky. Virtuous Wife and Good Mother: Your career will go smoothly.)]

"I finally broke through the limit!"

After killing a large number of zombies, Ye Yunchuan's strength, physique, and agility had finally broken through their limits.

It was a little disappointing that, unlike when his mental strength had broken through, he hadn't gained any bonus ability.

It seemed that, compared to the other three attributes,

mental strength was quite special.

"Can he make it here?"

Sakayanagi was a little doubtful.

The fact that Ye Yunchuan had enough food to spare proved that he could provide for her.

Asking him to come to her was a test of whether he had the strength to protect her.

"Until we meet again. Everyone, take care."

Back with Katsuragi's group.

After a round of back-and-forth, he was ready to leave too.

Out of gratitude, the group had come outside to see him off.

"It's dangerous out there. You should go back inside."

Katsuragi really was the only honest person in Class A. He was still worried about his classmates' safety.

"Oh, right. After I leave, you need to find the superpowered person who took all the food as soon as possible. If he seems like a decent guy, then join up with him..."

"Roar!"

But before Katsuragi could finish speaking, a swift figure suddenly rushed out from the side.

It came straight for Katsuragi.

"Watch out!"

Katsuragi reacted quickly, dropping and rolling aside just in time to dodge the deadly attack.

Then he immediately warned the others behind him.

Unfortunately, he was still too late.

A boy who hadn't reacted in time had his throat slashed by the monster's claws.

At last, everyone got a good look at the monster.

It was a strange-looking zombie, with bulging muscles and incredibly sharp claws. It crouched on the ground like a leopard, preparing to attack them again.

"What kind of monster is that?"

"Quick, get back inside!"

Someone shouted, and everyone scattered, running toward the room as fast as they could.

As for Sakayanagi Arisu, she was in a terrible state.

She was frozen in place, unable to move.

Seeing its food about to escape, the monster wasn't about to let that happen.

It immediately lunged at a boy who was running away and knocked him to the ground.

After biting him to death, it seemed to realize that Sakayanagi Arisu was still standing there.

It immediately turned and charged at her.

"Get down, Sakayanagi!"

Katsuragi reacted and rushed over as fast as he could.

"It's over!"

Sakayanagi Arisu's mind went completely blank.

She knew that against a zombie this agile, her frail body wouldn't be able to react in time.

She had only one possible fate.

Death!

Just as Sakayanagi Arisu prepared to die,

"Thud!"

A figure approached at terrifying speed and, right before Sakayanagi Arisu's astonished eyes, kicked the monster flying.

The force was so powerful that the monster rolled several times across the ground before coming to a stop.

"Hey, Sakayanagi. I'm here to pick you up."

"You're... Ye Yunchuan?!"

Looking at the boy who had saved her, Sakayanagi Arisu's beautiful eyes were filled with astonishment.

The boy's sudden heroic rescue had undoubtedly shaken her to the core.

"Who else would it be?"

Ye Yunchuan rolled his eyes.

Then he turned and looked the monster over.

Its build was just like a leopard's, and its claws were very sharp. It looked a little like the Licker from Resident Evil.

But only a little.

Unlike a Licker, its entire body was still covered in skin. Its muscles were simply abnormally well-developed.

The only thing they had in common was their speed.

"Have they already started evolving?"

Ye Yunchuan frowned slightly.

The zombies had begun evolving, which meant the world was about to become even more dangerous.

"Roar!"

The monster Ye Yunchuan had kicked away got back to its feet. After shaking its head, it fixed its gaze on Ye Yunchuan, the one who had sent it flying.

With a furious roar, it charged at Ye Yunchuan at terrifying speed.