Now that was interesting.
Qin Luo clenched his fists, feeling the power filling his body. "We can give it a try next time."
Wang Weihu and Chen Xiaofei both nodded, while Bai Shu took out his tablet and began writing a report.
What decent squad would skip a post-battle review? They did one every time.
The little zombie felt unwell. Since waking up, her discomfort had intensified. For some inexplicable reason, she felt insecure, wanted to cling to someone, and had an itch in her teeth that made her want to bite something.
Most importantly!
Fresh out of the shower, Qin Luo smelled so, so good. So much better than everyone else.
The little zombie nearly drooled. She felt as though she was producing more saliva than usual today. The four of them chattered away about their post-battle review, and although her brain processed the signals very slowly, she really was trying to listen.
But Qin Luo smelled far too good. He held her in front of him as he dried her hair, asking her to tilt her head back so he could check her eyes one moment, then open her mouth so he could check her teeth the next.
His scent left the little zombie dazed. She obediently did whatever he asked. She felt a little warm, which was very strange.
Ever since becoming a zombie, her body had always felt ice-cold. She rarely experienced this feeling of "warmth," and she was thirsty, too.
While the four of them were talking, Xu Duoduo stealthily nestled into Qin Luo's arms, then sneaked a look at his neck and his moving Adam's apple.
I want to bite it.
"Grrr~~"
The sound of a growling stomach successfully interrupted the four men's review.
All four looked at Xu Duoduo at once.
The little zombie was still blinking. She lowered her head guiltily. She was guilty, because she was craving Qin Luo's body.
Chen Xiaofei slapped his thigh first. "Our Little Class Monitor's hungry! Where are the mutant cores? Those shiny things? They're in your storage space, Little Class Monitor. Can you look for them?"
He gestured animatedly.
Xu Duoduo simply stared blankly at him and instead tried to shrink farther into Qin Luo's arms.
Chen Xiaofei looked devastated. "It's over. Our Little Class Monitor doesn't even recognize us anymore."
Bai Shu patted his shoulder, his own feelings just as complicated. Ultimately, their Little Class Monitor had ended up like this because she had saved them.
Wang Weihu spoke up as well. "If she can't get them out herself, can she eat something else? Will she have some nutrient solution?"
Qin Luo took some nutrient solution out of his Storage Space Card, but Xu Duoduo didn't even glance at it.
What a headache.
Their strange behavior had long since attracted everyone else's attention.
A peculiar post suddenly appeared on the forum, titled: [Did the 3A Special Operations Squad take on some mission to escort a rich heiress?]
The original post included several secretly taken photos, along with a thoroughly shocked account.
- Ran into the legendary 3A squad on a mission. They really are all handsome, but they were covered in injuries when we saw them. Even 3A had a hard time fighting a three-star monster! Still, the fact that they could all stand afterward was seriously badass!
- The weird thing is, why do they have a girl with them? Every single one of them is fawning over her. My idealized image of 3A is shattering!! [Image][Image]
Besides the three photos in the original post, two more secretly taken photos were added afterward.
The first three showed Qin Luo and the others from behind, all tall and handsome, with Wang Weihu looking particularly muscular. They also showed the face of another combat squad's captain.
The final two had been taken on the sly. From that angle, a girl could be seen in Qin Luo's arms, while Bai Shu, Chen Xiaofei, and Wang Weihu leaned forward slightly to look at her. The atmosphere was both suggestive and strangely harmonious.
The gossip and chat section immediately exploded over the post.
The ability users who had finished fighting were exhausted, and anyone browsing the forum was taking a break and desperately needed some mental stimulation. The sudden appearance of such juicy gossip perked everyone right up, and the post's popularity skyrocketed.
- Holy shit, nobody told us civilian rookies that the 3A Special Operations Squad was this good-looking!!!
- Help, aaaaah, they're so handsome!
- Those solid builds, those long legs... Not saying who's jealous. Sob.
- Those battle-damaged outfits are way too sexy! [Slurp][Slurp]
- You've wrecked me, bro. Couldn't you just use words? Why did you have to post photos! [So mad]
- Aaaaah, does 3A need a healer? My healing is ridiculously strong! If I push myself, I can save all four at once! Please let me into your squad, boys! Sob!
- Give it up, person above. The 3A squad doesn't take new members. Back when the apocalypse first started, Headquarters suggested that we take rookies under our wing. Their squad was the only one that refused.
But once everyone saw the suggestive photos farther down, their comments took a strange turn.
- Wait, who's this girl? She's gorgeous! Can I hit on her?
- So jealous, so jealous. I want a soft girl lying in my arms, too. Sob.
- Hiss... Why does their relationship seem so complicated?
- Hehehe, if you know, you know. How many women use their looks to get ahead these days? Nothing strange about it.
- Reported. Don't be so disgusting, person above. She might be Goddess of Luo's little sister.
- Dream on. Goddess of Luo doesn't have a little sister.
- Seriously? Such a powerful squad, and they're all simps? Just how important is this girl for all four of them to revolve around her?
There were plenty of comments along those lines.
Unfortunately, Bai Shu and the others had no time to check the forum. They were busy.
Qin Luo found a woman from another combat squad to help Xu Duoduo change her colored contacts. There was no other choice. Ordinary people didn't know about mutated people, and seeing her little zombie appearance might give them a fright, even though she really wasn't scary.
The woman from the nearby combat squad had a support ability. She was brisk and spirited, but her movements were very gentle, and Xu Duoduo cooperated better than expected.
"Aww, sweetheart, you're so well-behaved. So cute! I think amber contacts really suit you."
After changing the little zombie's contacts, Mu Enya couldn't resist pinching her fair, tender cheek. It was soft, much to her amazement. "Wow, it's actually soft. That's incredible. This is my first time seeing a zombified mutated person. Sweetheart, you have to do your best to live a little longer. Following 3A into the front lines all the time is too dangerous. Want to come join my squad, little sister?"
Qin Luo immediately called over when he heard that. "Hey, hey, hey! We're still right here, you know. You're openly poaching our member?"
Chen Xiaofei, who was looking for food, chimed in as well. "Exactly! No way are you stealing our Little Class Monitor!"
Mu Enya clicked her tongue and closed the contact lens case. "I was just saying. Though if she wanted to, I really could take her in. Anyway, why do you call her Little Class Monitor? What exactly... is your relationship?"
Judging by their reactions, they clearly hadn't heard about the gossip on the forum yet.
As luck would have it.
When Mu Enya had been called over, she had been eating her dry rations while browsing the forum.
So, hoping for a front-row seat to the gossip, she had sprung straight up and followed without delay. The moment she arrived and saw this adorable little zombie, oh, her heart had melted on the spot!
Chen Xiaofei opened a bottle of nutrient solution and drank it. "Our Little Class Monitor is our Little Class Monitor. She was our Class Monitor for Three Years of Middle School. Even when they reassigned the classes, we all ended up together. Pretty impressive, right? Her grades were great back then, always in the top ten of our year. She was an awesome class monitor, too. Our whole class respected her. She really is such a good person."
Then he added, "She was just a little short. Only 153 centimeters back then, hahaha."
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