Chapter 496: Dr. Lin’s Counter-Attack
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After all, Ze Ning wasn’t one to be messed with, and if she was too impatient, she might expose herself.
Qing Jue was very mad, and his faint green face contorted in anger. He arrived at Dr. Lin’s yurt and Ah-Sen was standing guard at the door, trembling in fear.
The moment he saw Qing Jue, he bowed slightly and spoke without an expression. “King, what’s the matter?”
Qing Jue suppressed the rage in his heart and his red pupils were completely frosty. “Where’s Lin? I want to see him.”
Ah-Sen’s heart tightened up, but he didn’t show it on his face. “Doctor is busy right now, please come back later.”
Ah-Sen declined tactfully but this refusal made Qing Jue even angrier. “Tsk, this is my place. Do I even have to wait to see him? Seems like we still need to have another discussion regarding our deal.”
Qing Jue was about to leave when Dr. Lin came out. He was still wearing the white coat and gold-rimmed specs and looked very gentle.
He had a smile on his face. “King, what happened? You seem so mad.”
Qing Jue looked coldly at Dr. Lin and several zombies crowded around. Qing Jue was quite angry, but he was still slightly apprehensive so only his tone wasn’t nice. “Let’s talk inside.”
Dr. Lin raised his brows but there was a faint smile on his face that was as warm as the spring breeze. “Come in, please.”
Qin Yi still had her head lowered and took a quick glance around after entering. Dr. Lin’s yurt was very clean, and she could see everything in just one glance.
“King, please take a seat.” Dr. Lin was still smiling like he couldn’t see Qing Jue’s anger.
Qing Jue suddenly felt as if he punched against cotton and was somewhat powerless.
Qin Yi was surprised. Dr. Lin wasn’t a simple person, indeed. He didn’t say a word yet Qing Jue’s anger had dropped by half and the power was in his hands.
“King, what’s the matter?” A light flashed in Dr. Lin’s eyes as he pushed his glasses up and smiled.
At the mention of this, the fury in Qing Jue’s heart was ignited once again and he gnawed his teeth in anger. “Did you touch my men? Speak, why did you kill them?”
There wasn’t any change on Dr. Lin’s face and the corners of his lips lifted slightly. “I did kill a few of King’s men indeed.”
Qing Jue and Ze Ning were stunned. They didn’t expect that Dr. Lin would be so direct.
Dr. Lin looked apologetically at Qing Jue. “It’s my fault for not informing you regarding this matter. I did kill a few of your men but it was for research. I’ve already started working on what I’ve promised you before, but I need some zombies. I didn’t tell you because I was afraid that you wouldn’t agree to it, so I kept it from you.”
Dr. Lin sounded quite innocent. “It’s my mistake for making you mad.”
Qing Jue was taken aback. He didn’t expect that this was the reason, but he had to admit that after what Dr. Lin said, the fury in his heart had dissipated quite a bit.
Also, compared to having the weak phase cured, a few zombies didn’t really matter. Even if Dr. Lin wanted half the population of zombies, he would agree to it.
As the zombie king, Qing Jue had never apologized to anyone before. At this moment, he looked slightly embarrassed, but he still tried his best to maintain the dignity that a zombie king should have. “So that’s the reason. But Lin, you should have told me beforehand.”
Dr. Lin smiled faintly. “It’s my fault, King.”
“En,” Qing Jue stood up and patted Dr. Lin’s shoulder. “I’ll get going first, then. As for the zombies, just do whatever you need.”
After speaking, Qing Jue walked out. Qin Yi followed behind Ze Ning with her head lowered and even though she thought that it was quite a pity, she wasn’t disappointed. If Dr. Lin was so easily defeated, he wouldn’t be Dr. Lin.
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Chapter 497: Provoke Me And Don’t Think About Leaving
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After Qin Yi and the group left, the smile on Dr. Lin’s face disappeared immediately and his handsome face became pale white and weak. Blood suddenly came out from his lips, adding to his bewitching look.
Ah Sen was shocked and immediately supported Dr. Lin. With worry in his voice, he asked, “Doctor Lin, you…”
“It’s nothing.” Doctor Lin’s eyes looked as though there was countless frost within.
“Doctor Lin, are the cores already useless?” Ah Sen was anxious. If the crystal cores became useless, what would Dr. Lin do?
Ah Sen was afraid of Dr. Lin, but he revered him greatly and was loyal, so he was extremely worried about Dr. Lin’s body.
“Doctor let us return. Your body is already at its limit. If we continue with this, you’ll fall before we find Young Master Xuan,” Ah Sen advised. The last beastification had left aftermath on Dr. Lin’s body, but he was unwilling to take care of his own body and came out to look for Young Master Xuan. His body worsened day by day and he was afraid Dr. Lin would not be able to take it.
Doctor Lin squinted his eyes as his tongue extended out and licked his lips. With a coldness in his voice, “You overspoke.”
Ah Sen immediately knelt down and felt a dense pressure that choked him. Very quickly, his back started perspiring in cold sweat.
“Dr, Dr. Lin, I was wrong.” It was as though Ah Sen had used his life force to say those words.
Dr. Lin snorted and cut the pressure away. He suddenly coughed out blood and his face became paler.
“Go, go and investigate how Qing Jue knows about this.” When he said that, Doctor Lin coughed intensely as though he wanted to cough out his innards.
“I understand, Doctor.” Ah Sen bowed towards Doctor Lin and gave him one more worried look before retreating quietly.
Doctor Lin was left alone. He wiped away the blood on his lips as his golden glasses hid the longing and crazy stubbornness in his eyes.
A wind blew past and a low voice sounded out. “Xiao Xuan…”
More than 10 years ago, the little body that laid in a pool of breath clearly only had one breath left in him, but his phoenix eyes flashed with a bright light and stubbornness. His weak and childlike voice contained tenacity and determination. “Save me, I want to live on.”
Dr. Lin never thought of himself as a good person and naturally never cared about others. But this one time, he stopped right in his tracks despite his obsession with cleanliness and endured the bloodstench, which he detested the most, and carried the small body with him.
“Crack!” A good table was destroyed as more intense coughing could be heard. Following that was Dr. Lin’s fanatical laughter. “If you dare provoke me then don’t think of leaving. I won’t allow you to love anyone.”
“Heh, how can a monster have the qualifications to love a person?”
Qin Yi followed Ze Ning back to the yurt in a good mood. Although it was not successful, Qin Jue would no longer trust Dr. Lin that easily anymore. Their promise to each other before was as thin as paper that could break with a light poke.
While Qin Yi was thinking about this, a pair of blood eyes suddenly got closer to her. It was Ze Ning. “Xiao Qi, I’m hungry.”
Xiao Si immediately looked at Qin Yi pitifully and gave off the vibe of “I’m hungry, I’m hungry”.
Qin Yi’s face had black lines on her. She looked at the two pairs of blood eyes and the corners of her mouth twitched. There were so many gluttons under the sun, but she had to meet all of them, even more zombies.
She was very poor now, ah.
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Chapter 498: A Peaceful Society of Humans and Zombies
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Qin Yi accepted the task and went to get food for her two big shots, at the same time resolving her physiological needs.
Zombies did not have excretory systems so Qin Yi had to occasionally leave to deal with them, otherwise, she would die from her own urination even before the mission was complete.
When she returned, she discovered that Yue Luo was inside Ze Ning’s yurt with a stern face. Qin Yi did not know what was going on and walked quietly to behind Ze Ning.
“Yue Luo, I understand what you’re saying. I will head over tonight. Please inform brother Qing Jue for me.” Ze Ning’s delicate face was slightly tense. This youth had a mature appearance, but the kitten eyes would occasionally reveal innocence.
“Alright.” Yue Luo saw that he had achieved his mission and turned to leave with a bit of sway.
“Ze Ning, here, chicken.” Qin Yi shook the chicken in her hand and handed it over to Xiao Si and Ze Ning.
Xiao Si took the chicken happily and immediately started on it. For some reason, he felt that the chickens that Xiao Qi found were especially enjoyable. The blood was even more attractive than human blood, although he had never tried human blood before.
Ze Ning did not have any appetite and sat down in anger. The frown at his brows showed his unhappiness. “Xiao Qi, tell me, why must we go against the humans?”
Qin Yi was stunned. She did not expect Ze Ning to actually discuss this issue, but she replied, “Because we are the natural enemies of humans. The humans want the crystal cores in our body to improve on their abilities, while we want their ability cores to improve our ranks.”
Qin Yi sighed in her heart. This was in fact one of the many reasons. Humanity also hated and feared zombies. The apocalypse was at its preliminary stage and countless humans had become food or turned into zombies themselves.
How could humans ever think of being in a peaceful coexistence with zombies when they had to fight for their lives? It was impossible.
“I know of that, but we zombies don’t really need the ability cores to improve and it isn’t a must for humans to have the crystal cores. Xiao Qi, to tell you the truth, I really hope that the King doesn’t attack the human base.”
Ze Ning sighed and continued, “Xiao Qi, I have a brazen idea, no, you can call it a desire. I want humans and zombies to coexist peacefully. We were originally humans too, but the virus turned us this way. Although we have lost our old memories, we are still living. Maybe there will be a day that we encounter our surviving human families. I think that at that time, even if they are hostile, I will not want to hurt them.”
Ze Ning’s cat-like eyes lit up when he mentioned human families. The emotions in him surprised Qin Yi. She turned her head and sized this zombie up earnestly for the first time.
The youth was very beautiful with handsome features, unlike other zombies. Aside from his pale green skin and the pair of blood-red eyes, he looked just like a human, one with emotions.
This zombie was different from others. Qin Yi realized that Ze Ning possessed unique thought and judgment that was very close to a human being.
The higher rank the zombies, the more emotions they would have until they truly become humanlike.
But Ze Ning was only a rank nine zombie but his thoughts and emotions were even more immense than the Zombie King Qing Jue.
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Chapter 499: Longing
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Such a zombie when matured would be a blessing and an adversity. He would be a lucky star for the zombies but a supernova for the humans.
Qin Yi knew that he should get rid of this young zombie, but she was unable to take action. The voice in her heart told her that the future might grant this young zombie his desire.
A peaceful coexistence between humanity and zombies. Zombies could find their own family again.
“My good Ze Ning, you cannot say that anywhere.” Xiao Si was shocked and afraid when he heard Ze Ning’s words. If the Zombie King heard it, Ze Ning might be killed.
Ze Ning blinked his eyes that were like a kitten’s coquettish eyes. “I know, Xiao Si, that is why I’m only saying to you guys in private.”
Qin Yi’s heart stirred. Her phoenix eyes that were in disguise were unable to hide its brilliance as she looked at him absent-mindedly.
Xiao Qi’s eyes were really beautiful, and she wanted to dig them out and hide them.
“Ze Ning, you don’t want the King to attack Z-Base?” Qin Yi asked.
“Hey, hey, hey, you fool. It’s difficult to stop Ze Ning from saying all these and you want him to continue?” Xiao Si panicked and looked around. As a zombie, he had the instinctive respect and fear towards the Zombie King. Such words of betrayal were something he did not even dare to think.
Ze Ning waved his hand. “It’s fine, Xiao Si. Just treat it as though you don’t hear us and eat your chicken.”
Xiao Si had an aggrieved look. They were already on the topic so how could he have the heart to continue eating? Upon thinking about that, Xiao Si blinked with his blood eyes and nibbled on his chicken.
“En, I don’t want that to happen. This Dr. Lin is not a good person. He is clearly trying to provoke a battle between zombies and humans. Although I don’t know what his goal is, I don’t want the King to do it. And although this Dr. Lin claims that he can cure our weak phase, I don’t believe him.” Although Ze Ning looked very innocent, he was able to see through the matter clearly.
Qin Yi’s mouth curled upwards slightly. This young zombie was actually on the same page. “I have an idea. Ze Ning, do you want to hear it?”
Ze Ning’s eyes lit up. Qin Yi’s appearance became clearer in his eyes, but he did not think too much about it, but instead became even more eager. “Tell me, tell me.”
Qin Yi’s eyes flashed with a light like a shooting star streaking across the night sky, resplendent and bright.
This was Qin Yi’s second day staying with the horde. She suddenly missed the tyrannical man. Being separated from Yun Huan’s warmth and safe hug made her somewhat longing.
Upon thinking about him, her brows smoothed out greatly, but her make up still made her features ugly and distorted. But the pair of gentle phoenix eyes could fall for her anytime.
She knew that Yun Huan would not let her go when she returned. Who knew how he was going to punish her?
At the same time, on the walls of Z-City Base that was not far from Qin Yi, a handsome man stood on top and gazed afar. In the jet-black night, the intoxicating peach blossom eyes flashed with anger and longing.
On this dark night with hot wind, the man resembled a panther hidden in the darkness, waiting patiently for his prey.
Little brat. Let’s see how he would punish her when she returned.
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Chapter 500: Interesting Little Zombie
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Qin Yi was missing a certain someone and wondered if that certain someone was thinking about her too.
A faint green hand appeared on her shoulder. It looked very good even though it wasn’t fair and delicate like a human’s, it had ten slender and long fingers.
“Xiao Qi, we’re leaving,” Ze Ning said with a mature look on his face.
Qin Yi laughed in her heart – this Ze Ning was really quite interesting. As long as there were outsiders around, he would always act very mature when he was just like a cute little kitten behind the scenes.
The corners of Qin Yi’s lips lifted up and her phoenix eyes were like a galaxy of stars.
Ze Ning was stunned, he didn’t know why his face felt a little hot, but he was a zombie. How could he feel anything?
Ze Ning was confused.
“Let’s go,” Qin Yi said plainly.
Previously, Yue Luo came to tell Ze Ning that Dr. Lin wanted to hold a banquet out of guilt and express his apology to Qing Jue. Right now, they were about to go to Qing Jue’s yurt.
Qin Yi muttered under her breath, ‘It’s going to be chaotic tonight.’
But she liked it.
“Oh, sure.” Ze Ning returned to his senses but he was still confused – what’s wrong with him?
Although it was a banquet, the zombies that attended were rank 7 and above. Qin Yi followed behind Ze Ning and there were cheers and laughter when they entered.
She looked around sneakily. This banquet was very similar to the ancient banquets. The zombie king Qing Jue sat at the highest seat and Dr. Lin sat on his right side while the other zombies all sat below.
It was distinguished by ranks.
Dr. Lin said something, and Qing Jue laughed heartily but when he saw Ze Ning, he immediately called out loudly, “Ze Ning, quick, come over, sit here.”
Qing Jue pointed to his left. This seat signified supreme honor which meant that other than the zombie king Qing Jue, the one with the highest status here was Ze Ning.
Ze Ning’s pretty little face tightened up and he replied respectfully, “Yes, King.”
Qin Yi lowered her head and followed behind Ze Ning quietly, but she suddenly felt a piercing cold stare on her.
She looked up and her eyes met a pair of smiling eyes but the eyes that were like bright spring flowers in March made her feel the December’s wintry.
Yes, Dr. Lin.
Many thoughts flew in Qin Yi’s mind, but she was still trembling in fear on the outside, looking very anxious and timid.
“This little zombie is pretty interesting.” Dr. Lin suddenly looked at the dazed Qin Yi and curled his lips.
Qing Jue took a glance, and, in the end, he realized that Dr. Lin had his eyes on Ze Ning’s servant. Qin Yi was just a servant, so Qing Jue spoke without hesitation. “Since you like him, I’ll let him go over to your side.”
Qing Jue didn’t ask for Ze Ning’s opinion at all and directly agreed.
Ze Ning stood up instantly and there was slight panic on his face. “King, Xiao Qi has been with me for a really long time, I…”
Ze Ning hasn’t finished but Qing Jue knew what he meant – Ze Ning couldn’t bear to let go of this zombie.
Qing Jue didn’t understand why he couldn’t bear to let go of a servant, there were many other zombies around.
“Ze Ning, don’t make a scene. It’s so rare that Lin has taken a liking for a zombie. Just bear the pain and let him go.”
Qing Jue gave Ze Ning a look – don’t make a scene, we still need him to cure our weak phase.
Ze Ning glanced at Qing Jue in grievance, then said softly, “Alright, then.”
Then, he pushed Qin Yi slightly and gritted his teeth. “Xiao Qi, you’ll follow Dr. Lin from now on.”