TEOTWDWTEFTCLB Chapter 22
by Volare☆、 Simple, Soft, and Cute Little Zombie Receives? Paranoiac, Overbearing Ability User Attacks (22)
☆、 Simple, Soft, and Cute Little Zombie Receives, Paranoiac, Overbearing Ability User Attacks (22)
Nan Qing finally couldn’t help but open his mouth, “Awoo, awoo.” Shen Xuanmo, he wants to find Shen Xuanmo.
Qiu Ze’s eyes widened, “You don’t want to eat living people, do you?” Qiu Ze took a step back in fright.
“That won’t do, we’re friends now.”
Just then, Zhou Zhen appeared. He looked at Qiu Ze with a stern face, “Stay away from him. You can’t just get close to a little zombie.”
Zhou Zhen snorted coldly, “Don’t you know how dangerous he is?” This newcomer is too ignorant, spending so much time with a little zombie.
Seeing the way Zhou Zhen looked at Nan Qing, Qiu Ze felt a surge of displeasure in his heart and clenched his fists secretly. Poor little zombie, just out of the wolf’s den and into the tiger’s lair.
“Of course, I know he’s a zombie.” Qiu Ze retorted, not wanting to be outdone, only to realize belatedly that he had lost his composure.
Zhou Zhen sneered, “You know him?” As he spoke, the sharp pressure of an Ability User came head-on, making Qiu Ze unable to move.
Nan Qing tilted his head, looking at Zhou Zhen and then at Qiu Ze, “Awoo, awoo.” He felt the atmosphere becoming tense and was a little scared.
Qiu Ze stepped forward and shielded Nan Qing behind him, “No matter what, I won’t let you hurt him.”
“I’m done for,” Qiu Ze thought to himself in dismay. “Brother Shen, I’m going to die to save your little darling.”
Qiu Ze: “??????”
The expected pain didn’t come. Instead, he was met with the man’s interested gaze.
A trace of surprise flashed in Zhou Zhen’s eyes before he regained his stern expression, “In that case, you will be responsible for taking care of the little zombie from now on.”
Qiu Ze was silent for a moment before slowly saying, “Okay.” He breathed a sigh of relief, “Phew! My life is saved…”
At this moment, Shen Xuanmo, disguised as a refugee, was mixed in with the crowd, planning to first reduce the risk of being recognized by Zhou Zhen and his group.
Fortunately, the survivor mutual aid base doesn’t reject those who come to it.
People came and went, men and women, old and young, the weak and disabled, ordinary people and Ability Users. This gave Shen Xuanmo an opportunity.
There were many people queuing for inspection. Shen Xuanmo moved forward slowly with the crowd, his eyes always locked on the inside of the city walls.
Nan Qing was inside, waiting for him inside. Shen Xuanmo was silent, lowered his eyes, and silently clenched his five fingers into a fist.
Finally, it was Shen Xuanmo’s turn to be inspected. The inspector was a young man, who looked Shen Xuanmo up and down and asked routinely, “Name? Any abilities?”
Shen Xuanmo lowered his voice, “Lin Xuan, I have a little bit of strength-based ability.” After the young man recorded it, he signaled that he could enter the city.
After Shen Xuanmo entered the city, he was quickly assigned to a box-carrying job based on his information, with a reward of two loaves of bread a day, including accommodation.
Shen Xuanmo had obtained this position among many competitors by virtue of his outstanding appearance and ability. As expected, good looks are always a bonus, no matter what you do.
Shen Xuanmo wasn’t someone who would submit to adversity, especially since those who were jealous often tried to make things difficult for him.
“Hey! Go move all those over there, or you’ll be sorry!” Several ill-intentioned people surrounded him in groups, ordering him.
Shen Xuanmo raised his eyes to look at the person, a sneer appearing on the corner of his mouth, “Why? Everyone is doing the same work for the same reward. You have no right to order me.”
“I’m telling you to go, so go! Why are you talking so much nonsense?” The person became angry out of humiliation and reached out to push Shen Xuanmo.
Shen Xuanmo dodged to the side and took the opportunity to grab the person’s arm and twist it hard. The person screamed in pain, “Let go, let go!”
Some people immediately gathered around, mostly with the mentality of watching a good show.
At this time, a person in uniform who looked like a supervisor came over and shouted loudly, “What are you doing? Don’t you need to work?”
The troublemaker falsely accused Shen Xuanmo, “Supervisor, this newcomer is disobedient and even hits people.”
Shen Xuanmo let go of his hand and said calmly, “He wanted to bully the newcomer and make me do more work for no reason. I was just acting in self-defense.” The supervisor looked at the two and understood the general situation.
He knew that Shen Xuanmo had some ability. Who knew, he might become his superior one day. And looking at those few… unbearable to look at.
So, he said, “Okay, there’s a lot of work today. It’s always good to have more people helping out. Anyone who causes trouble again will have their day’s pay deducted.”
Although the troublemaker was unwilling, he had no choice but to give up when he heard that his pay would be deducted.
Shen Xuanmo clapped his hands, his eyes showing ridicule, which made the few people grit their teeth in anger, “Humph! Just wait and see!”
He didn’t want to be hindered by these trivial matters. Finding Nan Qing was the most important thing.
Shen Xuanmo silently accepted the job. Although the conditions were harsh, it was good enough that he could find Nan Qing by staying in the base.
During the day, his speed of carrying boxes was much faster than others, and he basically completed his tasks ahead of schedule, which was deeply appreciated by the supervisor.
At night, he carefully avoided areas where he might encounter acquaintances while looking for Nan Qing’s whereabouts. Soon, he found out some information.
At this time, Qiu Ze was as usual taking Nan Qing to rest in a room.
Nan Qing seemed to feel Shen Xuanmo’s approach. As the increasingly familiar aura drew near, he squirmed restlessly, “Awoo, awoo!”
“What’s wrong?” Qiu Ze looked in the direction of Nan Qing’s gaze in confusion, but didn’t notice anything unusual.
Nan Qing struggled even more anxiously. Qiu Ze stroked his head in comfort, but it didn’t help.
Shen Xuanmo quietly approached the room and looked inside through the crack in the window. The moment he saw Nan Qing, his heart clenched.
“I have to go back in a while. I’ll come to see you again tomorrow. Be good, eat more, it’s good for both of us…”
Seeing that the time was almost up, Qiu Ze had no choice but to leave.
After Qiu Ze left, Nan Qing lay on the spot, his ears twitching from time to time. He could feel that Shen Xuanmo was very close to here.
Before long, the door was gently pushed open, and Shen Xuanmo, after knocking out the guard, appeared at the door.
Shen Xuanmo approached quietly. When he saw that Nan Qing was safe and sound, his tense heartstrings relaxed slightly. Fortunately, his Nan Qing was fine.
“Awoo, awoo?” Nan Qing happily pounced on him, rubbing his head against his leg.
“Shh.” The moment he saw Nan Qing, his eyes became infinitely gentle. At this moment, the longing that had been in his mind day and night materialized the moment he saw him.
“Awoo…” Nan Qing quickly covered his mouth, his thieving big eyes staring in disbelief at the suddenly appearing caretaker.
He scrambled out of bed. Nan Qing was about to run towards the caretaker but almost fell because he was running too fast.
“Awoo, awoo.” He tugged at his dirty clothes and looked at Shen Xuanmo with a pitiful expression.
Shen Xuanmo squatted down and hugged Nan Qing in his arms, his eyes a little red, and said softly, “Nan Qing, I finally found you.”
Shen Xuanmo was wearing a white shirt in the uniform color of the base, his figure slightly thin, but he couldn’t hide his handsome face with perfect proportions. The corners of his mouth were curved in a faint smile.
His clean and cold eyes revealed a long-lost joy, as if a beloved treasure had been lost and found again.
“Awoo, awoo?” Nan Qing touched his face blankly, afraid that what he saw was just an illusion.
He raised his hand and gently patted the young man’s back, uttering an almost inaudible “Yeah, I’m here,” as a response.