CH 60

After Luo Zi Lin finished eating, she couldn’t wait to head back to her dorms. She glanced at Jiang Yue Bai, who was deeply asleep, and remained cautious. So she hid in the bathroom and locked the door before carefully taking out the pocket watch.



The pocket watch was in an aged bronze color with intricate patterns carved on it. Flipping it opened, there was a photo of Nie Zhen'er's parents inside.



Luo Zi Lin bit her finger and dripped some blood from her fingertips onto the face of it. The watch face flashed brightly for an instant, and then disappeared without a trace. Luo Zi Lin knew the pocket watch had accepted her as the owner.



She trembled with excitement, thinking of Luan Qing Xiao’s aloofness again, the excitement in her eyes turned into hatred. Luo Zi Lin stroked the watch gently and closed her eyes to pour her power into the pocket watch. She only saw the watch hand rotate one circle before returning to its original state. Since the time didn’t change, then the space ability must have been activated.



Luo Zi Lin opened her eyes, smiling, "Luan Qing Xiao, you’re the one who looked down on me. Let’s see if you can still survive if I cast you into a zombie swarm."



She knew there was a university town ten kilometers away from A Base. 90% of the students and teachers there had become zombies after the outbreak of the zombie virus. Since there were too many zombies in it along with the fact that they weren’t afraid of the sun, they all liked to stay in groups and move around. Therefore, almost no ability users dared to go there to kill zombies.



However, these zombies have a unique characteristic. Regardless whether it was day or night, they can only wander within the university grounds.  The moment they left the campus, they will immediately die of liquefaction.



Previously, several ability users who didn't believe in the rumors had entered. Their ending?  They were ripped apart by zombies to beyond recognition. After being injected with the zombie virus by these zombies, they too became walking corpses.



Luan Qing Xiao will definitely won’t be able to return alive if she was stranded there!



Since Luo Zi Lin knew Luan Qing Xiao was eventually going to die, she felt much better with her action. She gingerly placed the pocket watch back beneath her undergarments. The cold temperature of the watch made her feel extremely assured.



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Once the zombie virus broke out, the land turned barren, but the full moon in the sky remained just as bright.



The two of them walked on the quiet road under the frost-like moonlight as the breeze slowly blew against Nie Zhen'er's long black hair.



Because they were holding hands, there was no need for them to speak to convey their feelings. Although Nie Zhen'er hasn’t completely fallen yet, Luan Qing Xiao knew Nie Zhen'er wouldn’t fall for anyone but herself.



She can wait until Nie Zhen'er gains the courage to accept her love.



Back in the canteen, Nie Zhen'er had finished a large bowl of noodles, causing her belly to bulge. Intrigued by it, she also pulled Luan Qing Xiao's hand onto her belly, "Qing Xiao, touch it, doesn’t it feel like I’m pregnant?"



Luan Qing Xiao, "... … Zhen’er, pregnancy would make the lower abdomen bulge, not your belly bulge."



Nie Zhen'er blinked in surprise, "Really? I have never seen a pregnant woman or man before."



"Tomorrow I can accompany you to stroll during the day and since ordinary people work and rest normally, we should be able to see someone pregnant."



Nie Zhen'er nodded, "Then I’ll make a wish upon the moon. I hope Captain can sleep more soundly during the day, so he won’t come and find us."



Luan Qing Xiao smiled, "I will make the wish as well."



After Nie Zhen’er finished making the wish seriously, Nie Zhen'er opened her eyes to peek at Luan Qing Xiao, only to discover that Luan Qing Xiao's body was disappearing. The left half of her body was already gone!



"Qing Xiao! What's happening to you?" Nie Zhen'er hastily grabbed Luan Qing Xiao's hand. Then with a flash, the two’s location had changed.



It was a small office with the door locked and a skeleton on the chair behind the desk. From the looks of it, this person probably locked themselves inside the office in order to escape the zombies and starved to death.



"Qing Xiao, how did we arrive here?" Nie Zhen'er glanced around in surprise and asked.



Luan Qing Xiao was also stunned.



She was closing her eyes and wishing Nie Zhen'er would fall in love with herself sooner. Then somehow, her body turned slightly hot as Nie Zhen'er suddenly grasped her hand. For a moment, her head became dizzy before the two of them ended up here.



Luan Qing Xiao: 520, where am I currently at?



【Ding! Host is currently in an archive room in the center of the zombie university town ten kilometers away from A Base. 】



Luan Qing Xiao furrowed her brows: How did I suddenly arrive to such a far place, and in an instant too?



【Ding! After Luo Zi Lin stole the female lead's pocket watch, she dripped blood from her fingertips on the face of it and connected with the pocket watch using her ability. Then, she transferred Host dada to the zombie-infested university town right afterwards. 】



【The system has just detected an abnormality in Luo Zi Lin's data. She appears to know a lot of things that others don't know, including how you exchange crystal nuclei for contribution points in A Base as well as the ability of the female lead's pocket watch to transform time and space. 】



【Host dad, I didn’t even know that the female lead’s pocket watch had such a powerful function! Waaaaa, I’m so useless! 】



Luan Qing Xiao: Let’s first stop blaming yourself, help me find a way out of here.



【Host dada, since the female lead is present, it’ll be easy for you guys to leave here. After all, the female lead is the zombie leader~】



Luan Qing Xiao: … … I forgot.



Nie Zhen'er acted too much like a normal ability user. If it weren't for 520’s reminder, Luan Qing Xiao wouldn't have remembered Nie Zhen'er’s identity as the zombie leader.



Luan Qing Xiao said to Nie Zhen'er, "From listening to the sounds, there should be many zombies here."



Nie Zhen'er’s expression turned solemn. She wasn't worried about any danger happening to herself and Luan Qing Xiao, because she can control all the zombies to retreat to a place ten meters away from herself. She was only a little scared, no, she was terrified, terrified if Luan Qing Xiao got suspicious.



If Luan Qing Xiao knew she wasn’t a "human" but a zombie, would she still like her?



Nie Zhen'er couldn't imagine Luan Qing Xiao's expression after knowing the truth.



Nie Zhen'er's face turned pale white as she tightly clung to Luan Qing Xiao's arm, trembling, "Qing Xiao, I'm so scared."



Luan Qing Xiao didn't know why she became so frightened out of nowhere. However, she quickly embraced her and comforted, "Don't be afraid, we will definitely be able to leave here. Zhen’er, don't worry, I will protect and love you forever."



"Will you really love me forever?" Nie Zhen'er raised her head, tears hanging in her eyes.



"Of course." Luan Qing Xiao said with certainty.



"I will only love you in my life, Zhen'er. Don't be afraid, even if I can't leave here, I will be content to face death together with you."



Nie Zhen'er watched Luan Qing Xiao's serious eyes, and her anxiety gradually eased. She blinked, causing a crystal teardrop to cling onto her lashes.



Luan Qing Xiao bowed her head and gently kissed away the droplet.



Nie Zhen'er’s body wiggled around, so Luan Qing Xiao released her. Then, Nie Zhen'er made up her mind and said to Luan Qing Xiao with a serious expression, "Qing Xiao, I can actually control all the zombies within ten meters of me. If we want to leave here, it is incredibly easy."



Luan Qing Xiao was surprised, "Zhen’er?"



"I’ll explain it to you after we leave here, alright?" Nie Zhen'er bit her lower lip.



Luan Qing Xiao patted Nie Zhen'er's head, "Okay."



Luan Qing Xiao knew how determined Nie Zhen'er had to be to reveal her hidden identity in front of her, so her heart turned soft for her.



She secretly vowed that she must reach a high enough position to shelter Nie Zhen'er from all the wind and rain as well as pampering her for a lifetime.



Luan Qing Xiao held Nie Zhen'er's hand and followed behind her.



Nie Zhen'er opened the lock from the inside. She realized that the lock had rusted so much that even if it was unlocked, the door still couldn’t be opened.



Nie Zhen'er could only smash through the solid wood door with a single kick. The wood door couldn't stand the pressure, therefore the entire door fell from the door frame and into the corridor with a "bang".



All the zombies roaring in the corridor have left at some point.



Next, Luan Qing Xiao followed after Nie Zhen'er. No matter where they went, there wasn’t any zombie in sight, not even their roars could be heard.



Walking around the fabled zombie college town, the two easily strolled out of the college town two hours later.



Once they left the town, Luan Qing Xiao noticed Nie Zhen'er had been lowering her head and wasn’t speaking.



Luan Qing Xiao grasped Nie Zhen'er's chin and gently lifted her head.



Nie Zhen'er's tender cheeks were full of tears and some of her eyelashes stuck together due to the tears. Her eyes were red and her lower lip was bitten open by her, causing a little blood to overflow onto her lips.



Luan Qing Xiao said distressedly, "Zhen'er, how can you treat yourself this way, does your mouth hurt?"



Nie Zhen'er turned her back against her and said in a dull voice, "I'm going to tell you the truth now."



"I don't care about the truth at all. Zhen'er, my heart is breaking from the way you’re treating yourself." Luan Qing Xiao turned Nie Zhen'er' around and embraced her tightly.



Nie Zhen'er couldn't help sobbing, "I don't know, I don't know if you will still feel heartache for me after you know the truth. I have to tell you something."



"Qing Xiao, I actually am not a human being. I am a zombie, the zombie king. That’s why those zombies all listened to me. Now you know that, leave, because even I'm not sure if I can control myself from hurting you. That is also why I didn't dare to agree to your pursuit. Now I will never have a chance to be loved by you again." Nie Zhen'er's tears fell on the ground, and soon the ground behind her feet became wet.



Luan Qing Xiao lovingly held Nie Zhen'er's face and kissed away her tears, "See, I still love you."



"Even if I know you are a zombie, I will still love you, Zhen'er."



Nie Zhen'er’s eyes widened in disbelief, and her originally round apricot eyes only appeared rounder.



"Qing Xiao, do you really know what being a zombie leader means? If I accidentally bite you, you’ll directly become a zombie."



"Zhen'er, you won't bite me." Luan Qing Xiao continued to kiss Nie Zhen'er's wet lashes affectionately, "With you being so kind and cute, you wouldn’t want humankind to disappear, right?"



Nie Zhen'er said, "Of course, I have always considered myself a human being."



"There you go, I believe Zhen'er will never pray on the humans who she considers to be her companions." Luan Qing Xiao hugged Nie Zhen'er and waited for her to stabilize before slowly releasing her.



The rims of Nie Zhen'er's eye were still a little red, but tears had already dried from her eyes.



"Feeling better?" Luan Qing Xiao asked with a smile.



Nie Zhen'er nodded embarrassedly, "Qing Xiao, it's so nice with you around."



【Ding! The female lead’s love value is at 20%! Host is doing great, keep working hard~】



"Come on, let’s head back to A Base." Luan Qing Xiao took Nie Zhen'er's hand and intertwined the two’s fingers. Then they glanced at each other sweetly before making their way back.



Luan Qing Xiao always had a compass on her, so there’s no way they’ll head in the wrong direction.



When they teleported to the zombie university town, it was twelve twenty at night. By the time they were one mile away from A Base, the sky was already slightly bright.



"Nie Zhen'er! Luan Qing Xiao! Is that you guys?" The sound of car tires against the ground came from behind along with a very familiar male voice.



The two looked back and saw Yuan Hao Ren sitting in the driver's seat, smiling at them.



Yuan Hao Ren yelled to the people behind before stopping the car in front of Nie Zhen'er and Luan Qing Xiao, and said, "We have two more places left. Get in the car, and I’ll give you both a ride."



Luan Qing Xiao and Nie Zhen'er locked eyes, "Thanks, I’ll treat you to dinner tonight."



Yuan Hao Ren scratched his head and laughed dumbly, "Since you guys don't have any contribution points, let me treat you instead."



"Don't worry, we’ll get some contribution points eventually." Luan Qing Xiao replied.



She supported Nie Zhen'er into the car, before she took two steps and jumped into the car herself.



There were many people in the car, with blood and zombie bits sticking to their bodies. They all had their eyes closed and resting.



Only a few people paid attention to Luan Qing Xiao and Nie Zhen'er, and wondered why they were outside the base without a car.



The cargo truck started and passed the inspection smoothly, bringing Luan Qing Xiao and Nie Zhen'er safely back to the base.



During the day, the base was very lively. Ordinary people were playing on the street and setting up stalls. Luan Qing Xiao pointed off to a distance, "Look, there’s a pregnant father."



Nie Zhen'er quickly turned in that direction.



Sure enough as Luan Qing Xiao had said, that big-bellied man’s belly bulged from the lower abdomen, unlike her full belly after eating.



After getting off the car, Luan Qing Xiao thanked Yuan Hao Ren again, "Are you still going on a mission tonight?"



Yuan Hao Ren responded,  "Yup, at twelve o’clock sharp."



"Then, let’s meet at the canteen at eleven thirty. Zhen'er and I will treat you to dinner."