Lin Qinghe deliberately lingered on the second floor for a while before going down. You Rong had finished eating and had become taciturn, his displeasure evident.
Lin Qinghe could understand. Who could accept being transformed from a perfectly healthy human into something akin to a zombie, needing to consume raw meat to survive?
Lin Qinghe frowned, her mood inexplicably becoming agitated.
Damn it!
The system's information provided no way for You Rong to prematurely evolve into a zombie king, leaving her helpless.
Late at night, the two lay back to back on a bed. Lin Qinghe was wide awake, and You Rong, with his eyes closed, was equally conscious.
The night passed in silence.
Lin Qinghe came down from the second floor and saw You Rong standing by the window, his brow furrowed. She walked over and asked in confusion, "What's wrong? Are there zombies outside?"
You Rong pulled open the curtains, and Lin Qinghe was immediately startled.
When they had arrived yesterday, there were only a handful of zombies in this area. Now, at least dozens of zombies had gathered outside.
"What is going on? Did the zombies from the previous location follow us?"
You Rong's eyes flickered, "Impossible. They are low-level zombies; they don't know how to track prey."
"That's true. Could it be..." Lin Qinghe turned to look at You Rong, feeling that the zombie gathering was more likely directed at him.
You Rong lowered his gaze, his slightly long black hair falling over his eyes, obscuring his thoughts. After a long pause, he abruptly said, "You should go to G City."
Lin Qinghe was taken aback. "Why? Didn't we agree? We agreed to stay here together for now!"
You Rong turned his head to look elsewhere and said indifferently, "G City is more suitable for you."
Lin Qinghe's brows furrowed even tighter. She stepped forward, grabbed You Rong's arm, and said with a resolute expression, "I'm not going to G City. I told you, I will stay by your side to protect you until you recover. If you find me annoying, I'll talk less from now on, and I won't bother you. In any case... I'm not leaving! I'll stay with you!"
You Rong: "..."
After a long while, just as Lin Qinghe was mentally assembling a persuasive speech, he spoke, his tone faint, "...As you wish."
Hearing this, Lin Qinghe secretly breathed a sigh of relief. "Okay! Don't worry, we have weapons, these zombies can't do anything to us, and you're getting better day by day. I believe you'll be fine soon!"
You Rong lowered his eyes and remained silent.
He wasn't unaware of the changes in his body, but the craving within him grew stronger each day. Last night, he had woken up and almost lost control, wanting to bite Lin Qinghe's neck.
"Alright, don't be dejected. It's not safe here anymore. We'll find another place. I don't believe we can't find a safe haven!"
You Rong collected his thoughts, looked at Lin Qinghe, and nodded slightly.
Lin Qinghe smiled, "Then I'll grab something to eat first, and after that, we'll keep moving forward!"
You Rong watched Lin Qinghe's retreating back, a flicker of confusion in his eyes.
When Lin Qinghe had so firmly declared she wouldn't leave just now, for some reason, he had felt a sense of relief.
Lin Qinghe was eating compressed biscuits, contemplating her dwindling food supply. When helping You Rong find raw meat, she also needed to find food for herself.
As she was thinking, she heard the system notification: "Progress increased by 2%, total progress is 25%."
Lin Qinghe abruptly turned to look at You Rong. He still had a poker face. The curve of her lips couldn't help but turn upward.
He had seriously told her to leave just now, and she had firmly stated she wouldn't. He must have been happy inside.
Lin Qinghe suddenly found the outwardly cold but inwardly conflicted You Rong a little bit cute.
Lin Qinghe and You Rong, fully armed, left the house. They dealt with the zombies near the car in coordination and immediately drove away.
The two couldn't stay too close to G City, nor did they want to be too far. They drove towards Jiang City, another city near G City.
As they entered the city center of Jiang City, they encountered a car on the road being surrounded by seven or eight zombies. Screams of terror were coming from inside the car.
You Rong instinctively slammed on the brakes. With a screech of tires, they stopped not far from the car being attacked by zombies. Sudan Novel Network.
Lin Qinghe initially didn't want to meddle, but seeing You Rong's tightly pursed lips and conflicted expression, she knew he wanted to save them. With a sigh, she looked down and rummaged through her backpack for the colored contact lenses she hadn't discarded last time. "You Rong, turn around."
As You Rong turned his head, Lin Qinghe grasped his chin. He was startled and tried to swat her hand away. Lin Qinghe frowned, "Don't move! If you want to save them, you have to wear these contact lenses. Don't let others discover your difference, or it will be too dangerous for you."
Lin Qinghe placed the contact lens into You Rong's eye. "Blink your eyes and get used to it."
You Rong blinked, feeling a slight dryness in his eyes, but otherwise, it was fine.
Lin Qinghe looked at You Rong with his black irises and said with satisfaction, "There, now no one will be able to tell. Let's get out of the car."
You Rong's gaze was drawn downward after Lin Qinghe's warm hand left his cheek. He finally responded with a muffled "Mm."
The two walked over, and the zombies surrounding the car instantly sensed them, turning and charging at them with excited roars.
You Rong raised his submachine gun and fired. Each shot hit the zombies' foreheads precisely. Their heads exploded upon impact, and they fell to the ground, dead.
After Lin Qinghe shot the last zombie, she exchanged a look with You Rong before approaching the besieged vehicle.
The car door was opened, and a sweet-faced, beautiful girl and a young man in his early twenties emerged.
The girl's face was pale, still shaken. She looked at Lin Qinghe and You Rong and gratefully said, "Thank you for saving us, thank you... Which organization are you from? I'm from the Lg organization. My name is Jiang Wanwan, and this is my younger brother, Jiang Xun."
Lin Qinghe was taken aback.
She never expected that a casual rescue would involve saving the female protagonist, Jiang Wanwan.
Lin Qinghe discreetly glanced at You Rong, thinking unhappily, of course, he's the male lead, and a hero saving a damsel in distress is a common trope.
You Rong didn't answer, merely nodding indifferently. The atmosphere suddenly became awkward, so Lin Qinghe spoke up, "We're just ordinary survivors, not part of any organization. As for thanks... you can thank me, you don't need to thank him. It was my insistence to get out and save you!"
Lin Qinghe genuinely didn't want Jiang Wanwan to develop feelings for You Rong, so she deliberately said this, as she didn't want to add further difficulty to an already challenging mission.
Jiang Wanwan looked at them in disbelief, "You're not part of any organization?!"
The weapons they held didn't seem like something ordinary survivors would possess.
Lin Qinghe didn't want to get too entangled with Jiang Wanwan. Just as she was about to say they were leaving, Jiang Wanwan spoke first, "If you're not part of an organization, would you consider joining the Lg organization? I can introduce you!"