Chapter 18

Editors: humu, rubhyl

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Driven by instinct, the zombies voraciously closed in on the base, which smelled of food, and even though the supernaturals killed off one group after another, they were still overwhelmed by a steady stream of zombies.

In the dark of the night, all the attacks of the ability users suddenly stopped, and the fierce battle that was raging with artillery a second ago suddenly became silent, and with it the scent of all the living people in the base disappeared.

The zombies lost their pursuit of food and were stranded in a dazed state, not knowing what to do.

A tantalizing scent of the living suddenly appeared in the darkness, in the opposite direction behind them.

The zombies muddled and turned around, stiffly walking in that direction, pushing and shoving because of hunger, and soon a large number of zombies were gathered there, and the scent grew closer and stronger.

The zombies swallowed their saliva, showed their sharp teeth, and moved faster and faster, scrambling toward the food source.

“It’s close enough.”

“Are all the zombies in range?”

“No, there are some more coming this way.”

“Then wait.”

The first zombie to arrive grabbed the food source and greedily bit down on the living man’s skin.

Jiang Fu neatly chopped off the zombie’s arm and kicked him out, his eyes shining brightly as he looked at the densely-packed herd of zombies in front of him.

“Let’s get started.”

The three men with lightning abilities beside him immediately activated their abilities, and a rumbling rolling sound was heard in the distant sky, and then a huge lightning bolt was drawn in and struck down hard from the depths of the sky in their direction.

Jiang Fu stared intensely at the fierce-looking group of zombies. Both of his hands tensed up, and the blue veins on the back of his white hands almost burst open, while thin sweat flowed silently down his forehead and fell to the ground along his jaw.

“Lu Tian, electrocute me.”

A second later, he rasped out a command.

Jiang Fu’s body trembled violently, his back was slightly bent, and his hair was damp with sweat. The paralysis caused by the strong electric current almost made his heart stop, and he subconsciously activated all his water abilities to protect the team and himself.

In the next second, the eruption of ferocious electric currents quickly wrapped around the huge lightning bolt attracted by the three lightning abilities users.

The moment the electricity came into contact with water, a deafening thunder lit up the sky. The frantic howls of the zombies, mixed with a strong smell of burnt flesh permeating in the air, were heard in the open space for a few seconds.

Jiang Fu and Lu Tian who were in the center of the zombie horde were held by the remaining two men, who then teleported all of them to the base.

As soon as Jiang Fu got to the base, he tried standing upright, but his legs became weak and he fell backwards.

Lu Tian, who stood next to him, tried to help him, but someone else had already taken him in his arms first.

Yuan Chen’s face was extremely ugly, and he coldly commanded.

“Zhou Zheng, you take care of the aftermath here.”

After saying so, he ignored Zhou Zheng’s reply and picked up Jiang Fu and walked toward the room in District 1, leaving everyone stunned as they looked at each other.

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As soon as Jiang Fu opened his misty eyes, the brightness of the incandescent lamp made him squint. He used his palm to cover his eyes, and only after slowly adapting, did he remove it.

Sitting up on his elbows, Jiang Fu took a quick glance around the room, which was clean and peaceful as if he had never left it.

He blinked and asked Yuan Chen, who stood silently by the bedside.

“How did it go?”

Yuan Chen didn’t answer him, just reached out and rubbed the side of his white face with his hand, and his deep eyes were filled with dark anger.

“You’ve been in a coma for three days.”

“Ah, okay.”

Jiang Fu tilted his head to look at him, squinting his eyes and smiling.

“I’m feeling good, eh. I should have reached A grade, oh. You can test it.”

Suddenly his shoulders were buckled, and then his whole body was smoothly pressed down on the single bed. Yuan Chen cupped his chin, and his downcast eyes were cold.

“Do you know that you almost died?”

Jiang Fu curled his dimples in a flattering manner and lifted his hand to hook his finger.

“I’m all right, and I’ve gotten to A grade too… Sort of killing two birds with one stone?”

Yuan Chen’s face twisted for a moment, then, he raised his fist and swung it violently at Jiang Fu.

Jiang Fu subconsciously closed his eyes, waiting for impact, but only heard the sound of wind fiercely blowing past his ears, and then the bed beneath him collapsed with a loud bang, unable to withstand the punch.

Jiang Fu was cradled in Yuan Chen’s arms, and before he knew it, his chin was pinched and then kisses came down with unresolved anger and so strongly that it seemed that Yuan Chen was going to eat him alive, so much so that he began to panic.

Yuan Chen’s hand trembled slightly as he squeezed the back of Jiang Fu’s neck. Feeling the warm, young body of the person in his arms, he couldn’t forget the scene of watching the young man being overwhelmed by the herd of zombies.

The vines buried in the ground were already scurrying toward the zombie horde in a frenzied posture, tyrannically strangling all the zombies that tried to eat Jiang Fu.

Jiang Fu told him a somewhat different plan, so he allowed Jiang Fu to get himself into danger without his knowledge.

And he was deceived.

“You lost the bet, I want you to never leave me.”

Yuan Chen squeezed out the words from his teeth, and the aggressive sight was like deep black vines pinning him to death from the depths of his soul.

Jiang Fu turned numb from the way Yuan Chen looked at him. He rubbed against his neck to please him, his sweet soft voice containing a deep smile.

“I’m obviously already at the A level.”

Yuan Chen licked his lips, his hot breath falling on his (JF) ear.

“It was the early morning of the eighth day when you broke through your powers, and you lost.”

Jiang Fu shrugged carelessly, hooked his neck, and took the initiative to print his lips.

“All right, I lost the bet. But this request doesn’t count.”

“Why?”

Yuan Chen fiercely tightened his arms, and his horrifying eyes surfaced with undisguised violence. He stared at Jiang Fu icily, as if he would do something unimaginable if his answer left him unsatisfied.

Jiang Fu was unconcerned as he pinched his face and said with a smile.

“You don’t have to say it. I won’t leave you. It’s a rare and good opportunity to keep it, save it for later.”

Yuan Chen’s face loosened slightly, his eyes gradually tinged with hot lust. His breathing staggered a bit, and his deep voice turned slightly husky and undeniable.

“I want you.”

The corners of Jiang Fu’s lips curled up in pleasure, and his tiny smile was like that of an innocent child, he spoke with a light tone.

“Okay, take it as an extra reward for you.”

They stayed in room 07 for a week, with only the staff allowed to bring food to the door, and the clear glass that was used to observe the supernatural was set to be permanently invisible, so that no one could peer inside.

Zhou Zheng, the only one who knew about their affair, had to deal with the internal affairs of the base instead of Yuan Chen, and he only claimed that Professor Yuan was working on an important experiment.

However, it was not possible to stop the rumors. Jiang Fu was already seen by many people that night, not to mention the fact that Yuan Chen agreed to Jiang Fu’s plan even after the objections of the crowd, plus the fact that Yuan Chen, who had always been reluctant to get close to people, carried the unconscious Jiang Fu away and never appeared again.

“Professor Yuan, you really need to get out.”

Zhou Zheng sighed helplessly, his tone tired.

He didn’t dare to look around, so his eyes could only fall on the black carpet on the floor, the fluffy pile of clothes was obvious, and the room had such a strong smell of aftersex, Zhou Zheng couldn’t even imagine what had happened.

His face flushed slightly and he coughed in an awkward manner.

Yuan Chen rubbed Jiang Fu’s hair gently and patiently.

Jiang Fu slept in his arms, confused, grasping his corner of the coat. He had just bathed, the steam made his skin flush pale pink, the exposed parts of his skin were covered with a mess of love traces, new and old overlapping, ambiguous and distinct.

After hearing Zhou Zheng’s voice, he yawned, rubbed his eyes, grabbed Yuan Chen’s shoulders, looked towards the door and waved his hands vigorously and in a good temper.

“Good morning.”

Yuan Chen unpleasantly pressed his head tightly back into his arms, and grabbed his thin white fingers one by one to dry them off. He turned his back towards Zhou Zheng and spoke blandly.

“I’ll be out in a moment, you can go now.”

Zhou Zheng hurriedly left the awkward place. And after the door was closed again, Jiang Fu said while blinking.

“I’ll go out with you.”

“No.”

Yuan Chen refused without thinking, tucked him under the blanket and wrapped him up, gazing at him with concentration and gentleness.

“You rest here, I’ll be back with you soon.”

“No, I want to go out with you.”

Jiang Fu reached out from under the blanket and hooked his little finger, revealing a slender wrist that still had bruises on it.

Yuan Chen rubbed his wrist, and lowered his eyes without speaking.

Jiang Fu looked at his refusal to agree, and shook his arm in a petulant manner, he smartly made a different proposal.

“Then how about this? You sleep with me for an hour, and then we’ll go out together.”

Yuan Chen finally looked up at him and seemed to contemplate for a moment, then lifted the blanket and lay down beside him, hugging him tightly in his arms.

This seems to be an agreement.

Jiang Fu smiled happily and skillfully found a comfortable position in his arms, unreasonably ordering.

“You have to wake me up, or I’ll get angry.”

He thought about it, and then stressed viciously.

“I’ll get really angry.”

Yuan Chen’s face showed a doting smile, and he coaxed Jiang Fu with a gentle pat on his back, kissed his forehead like he was handling his most cherished treasure.

“En, I’ll wake you up, go to sleep.”

Only then did Jiang Fu closed his eyes, at ease.