Bai Yaoyao had wanted to end all of this every waking moment, but...
"Xiaomi!"
Just when Bai Yaoyao felt she could no longer hold on, she thought she suddenly heard Keke's voice.
She whipped her head around...
Xiaomi. Xiaomi.
It was just like her previous life.
He plunged into the zombie horde alone, intercepting several emperor-class zombies that had lunged at Keke.
"Run, Keke! Don't... don't worry about me. I..." Xiaomi shoved Keke away with all his strength, stumbled backward, and fell to the ground.
"I'm not leaving! I'm not leaving! Where do you expect me to go? You said you'd marry me! Where am I supposed to go?
"I want to marry you... You can't leave! You have to marry me! Xiaomi, you can't break your promise!"
Keke screamed in anguish, no longer even aware of what she was saying.
Reason, thoughts-none of it mattered anymore. She was such a fucking idiot. Why hadn't she accepted his confession? Why hadn't she agreed to marry him? To hell with playing coy!
She only wanted to stay with Xiaomi!
Her special ability was depleted anyway. She couldn't even summon a tiny sapling anymore, couldn't even lift her fists.
Qingling had once again turned to dust to save her, scattered by the wind.
She was no help at all now, nothing but dead weight. She couldn't help her comrades or Dark Night Base.
She just wanted to be selfish once and stay with Xiaomi. Whether they died or went to hell, she didn't care. She didn't want to be separated from him again!
"You liar! Get back here! Marry me!"
Dark Night's people and beasts rushed desperately to their rescue, but they were a step too late.
By the time they arrived, Xiaomi and Keke were locked in an embrace, buried beneath