Chapter 89 Zombie Empress (20)

(Lirean Province- Capitol City)

(Eastern District- Xia's Gas Station)

Knock! Knock!

Qin Lan slammed her fist against the door of the portable toilet as she heard what sounded like a loud crashing noise.

What had happened to her brother?

The commotion had drawn the attention of Eve who walked over and placed a warm hand on Qin Lan's shoulder.

"Qin Wei! Open the door! What is going on?!" Qin Lan shouted nervously as she gripped the handle and prepared to rip the door open.

Eve growled softly as she sniffed the air twice and a strange expression flashed across her face.

Why did the annoying human suddenly smell like her brethren?

No… he… that wasn't correct… his scent… was… wrong…

Eve's eyes narrowed and her fingernails gradually extended outwards until they formed black claws.

Chen Xiao heard the noises coming from outside and hurriedly opened the door with his hands still dripping with water.

"Relax sister…" a joyful voice came from the other side of the portal toilet and the door swung open slowly.

Qin Wei stepped outside with a joyful grin on his face.

The temperature around his body plummeted and one could see frost begin to form on the ground near his feet.

"I got an ability!" Qin Wei proudly spoke as he stretched out his palm and pointed it at a nearby wall.

Thick chunks of ice burst out from his fingertips and flew towards the wall where they penetrated at least five inches into the concrete.

"Amazing…" Chen Xiao whistled in appreciation as he stared at the shards of ice.

"Wow! Congratulations!" Qin Lan exclaimed happily as she stretched out her arms and pulled her brother into a tight hug.

It was great news that he had developed an ability because that meant that she could begin to teach him some fighting skills.

Qin Wei's smile faltered for a moment and his body stiffened up.

He didn't know why but he was suddenly struck with the urge to bite into his sister's shoulder and tear off a chunk of meat...

Eve hoarsely growled and the strange feeling inside Qin Wei's mind vanished as soon as it appeared.

Qin Lan didn't notice her brother's strangeness as she tightened the hug and tried to be as supportive as possible.

"It's a bit late now but we can do some training tomorrow and I can show you how to clean the crystals properly and how to deal with the pain," Qin Lan whispered excitedly.

"This is fantastic! I'm so happy for you!"

Qin Wei looked down at his sister and saw that her emotions were clearly displayed on her face with no falsehoods.

She appeared to be genuinely happy that he had developed a gift…

Qin Wei's arms lifted up for a brief moment as if he was going to return the hug, but they eventually dropped down.

No… she lied about the crystals… she was clearly putting on another act.

The warm feeling in Qin Wei's chest disappeared and he felt a flash of hatred as he gazed at his hypocritical big sister.

He didn't realise that Eve was staring directly at him and if looks could kill… he would already be six feet under the ground.

Eve stepped forward and pulled Qin Lan away from her brother before lazily wrapping her arms around her favourite human.

"He smells… weird…" Eve whispered softly in Qin Lan's ear in a low tone that no one else in the group could hear.

"He smells… like… zombies… but… not quite…"

Eve's cryptic words echoed through Qin Lan's mind, but she didn't understand what the beautiful woman meant.

Qin Wei aside from the ice that was forming on his fingertips looked exactly the same and he did not appear to have been bitten by any zombies.

Plus, those who possessed abilities had a certain immunity to the virus.

Qin Lan frowned as one of the blurry memories from the original Qin Lan suddenly became clear.

She was standing in the middle of a crowd who were staring at a young man on a raised platform.

The young man kept consuming crystals one after the other and his eyes gradually turned a pitch-black colour.

"Do you see that fool?" a feminine voice whispered from behind the original Qin Lan.

"No ability in the world is worth the price that one has to pay… What is the point of having power if you eventually turn into a mindless beast?"

Qin Lan stumbled as the memory faded away but fortunately Eve's tight grip on her shoulders prevented her from falling down.

She didn't know who the mysterious voice belonged to, but it was oddly familiar as if she had heard it somewhere before…

"I'm fine Eve," Qin Lan whispered softly as she saw the concerned expression on the beautiful woman's face.

She didn't know why the original Qin Lan was slowly feeding her memories of her past life, but everything so far had been shown for a reason.

Swallowing crystals? Black eyes?

"Qin Wei… can you come here for a moment?" Qin Lan spoke in a commanding tone of voice.

She could feel a warm and fuzzy feeling rise up in her chest and she knew that her unknown ability had just activated.

Maybe it was triggered by her emotions?

Qin Wei opened his mouth to refuse but his pupils quickly dilated, and he was struck with the urge to follow his sister's commands.

He walked over and stood only a few meters away.

Qin Lan raised up her head and stared into her brother's eyes, searching for a trace of darkness.

There was nothing.

She let out a heavy sigh of relief and shook her head to clear the distracting thoughts from her mind.

No… she was clearly overthinking things…

Qin Wei blinked twice and looked around in confusion as if he didn't know why he had just obeyed his sister so easily.

"Okay… let's head back to the van and then I'll take the girls to use the bathroom before we continue on our journey," Qin Lan explained calmly.

"No… I can protect them now," Qin Wei proudly stated as he waved his hands around. The ice coating his fingertips got thicker as if responding to his mood.

"Trust me little bro… the ladies will need some privacy. Do you want to annoy Liu Yifei?" Qin Lan teased mischievously as she waggled her eyebrows.

Best

Qin Wei scowled at his sister's light-hearted words and the killing intent in his mind got a bit stronger.

"Alright if you want then I'll head to the van with Chen Xiao and you can stay here with Eve to make sure no zombies wander over," Qin Lan suggested nicely.

She gestured for Chen Xiao to follow her, and the class monitor obediently nodded.

The van was on the other side of the gas station, so Qin Lan and Chen Xiao had to go around the corner and they soon vanished from view.

There was an awkward moment of silence between Eve and Qin Wei as neither said a single word to break the tense atmosphere.

Qin Wei stared off into the distance and a few dark thoughts surfaced in his mind.

Ever since he had consumed that crystal… it was like something was whispering to him…

He could be stronger… he would develop this gift… and no one would be able to stop him…

Why did he need to settle for just Liu Yifei?

There were hundreds of women available, and they would all willingly choose to give up their bodies for protection…

As for his sister…

Now wasn't the time… but soon… he would put that bitch in her place…

"I'll kill her… I'll kill her… I'll kill her…" quiet words were spoken under Qin Wei's breath as he stared in the direction where Qin Lan had gone.

Qin Wei might have thought that he had hidden his murderous intentions, but someone had already noticed his killing intent.

Eve rushed forward and she startled the young teenager who was shocked by her sudden movements.

"You… arghh!" Qin Wei's words were cut off as Eve's right hand roughly grabbed his neck and began to squeeze.

The beautiful woman stared at the annoying human with a cold expression.

She lifted Qin Wei's body off the ground until his feet were dangling helplessly in the air.

"Hurt her? You?" Eve growled inhumanly as her eyes shifted to pitch-black.

"You dare? What… what gave you the courage?"

Eve's healthy wheat coloured skin gradually turned pale and sickly, and her eyes sunk into their sockets.

An aura of death and decay surrounded her body as if she was a demon that crawled out of hell.

"What? Monster! You're… a monster…" Qin Wei cried out in fear as he saw Eve's horrific new form.