Chapter 103, Part 3: Female Supporting Character in a Zombie Novel

Xu Qingning, however, preemptively raised a question.

Xu Qingzhou choked for a moment, then instinctively looked at Yu Wanwan.

The latter maintained that same smiling expression, tinged with an eerie calm.

I don't know if she didn't care about his space or if she already knew.

Xu Qingzhou lowered his eyes and nodded calmly.

"Yes, I awakened unexpectedly yesterday, but I haven't had a chance to tell you yet."

A hint of envy flickered in Xu Qingning's eyes.

More than anything, there was excitement and joy.

"Great! Brother, you and Sister Weiwei both have spatial abilities. As long as we work hard enough, we won't lack supplies for a long time!"

Xu Qingzhou could clearly see the sadness hidden beneath her happiness, but he didn't know what to say.

He could only pat her shoulder as a gesture of comfort, then shifted his gaze to Yu Wanwan.

"You've also awakened spatial abilities?"

Yu Wanwan nodded, seemingly unconcerned.

"What? You're allowed to awaken a second superpower in a crisis, but I'm not allowed to?"

That's not what I meant.

Xu Qingzhou looked a little helpless, while Yu Wanwan shrugged and stepped out of the convenience store first.

The antics I just caused in the convenience store have already attracted quite a few zombies.

As soon as the vines were removed from the gap, the zombies immediately swarmed in.

“Weiwei…”

Yu Wanwan didn't even blink, and fired a shot.

The nearest zombie fell to the ground and went silent as he charged.

"sister……"

Xu Qingning's voice trailed off.

His gaze gradually blurred as he watched the woman walking effortlessly through the horde of zombies, as if she were in an empty place.

"Brother... how come Sister Weiwei has a gun?"

The words she said to her yesterday echoed in my ears again.

It turns out she wasn't exaggerating. If she had really rushed back without thinking, she wouldn't have been able to help her and would have only caused her more trouble.

It became a burden to her.

Although……

Judging from how she shot one child with one shot, it's impossible to imagine that she could get into any trouble.

Xu Qingzhou also remained silent for a few seconds.

I felt that the small silver gun in her hand looked familiar.

"I probably found it on the road."

He didn't pay much attention and gently pushed Xu Qingning forward.

"Alright, didn't she say you still need to practice your fruit-cutting skills? Look, the fruit stand has new items, hurry up, don't let someone... um, a zombie get there first!"

"..."

Xu Qingning stumbled and almost bumped into a zombie on the cheek.

She instinctively raised her machete and, without the slightest hesitation, swung it down.

The movements were still somewhat clumsy and awkward, but the knife landed precisely on the zombie's head.

Everything happened so naturally that by the time she realized what was happening, a zombie had already been decapitated.

Yu Wanwan glanced back at the head that had rolled a long way, her eyebrows slightly raised.

"This cut was good."

Xu Qingning wiped her face with trembling hands.

That surface was covered with foul-smelling, thick liquid that splattered from the zombies when they were being killed.

She turned back with a mournful look at Xu Qingzhou, who was silently gazing at the sky.

Her brother has really changed.

In the past, he would never have done such a thing to her!

Xu Qingning took a breath, suppressing her nausea, and carefully observed the zombie.

Whenever she spotted someone alone, she would grab her knife and sneak over to slash them.

Neither Yu Wanwan nor Xu Qingzhou told her what to do.

They simply kept more zombies out, providing her with a relatively safe environment.

Every time she finishes one, she lets another one come over.

Xu Qingning tried hard to suppress the fear and unease in her heart. Following Yu Wanwan's advice, she imagined these heads as mutated fruits, attempting to dilute the fear in her heart.

At first, she would close her eyes and cut based on her instincts.

Gradually, perhaps sensing the protection Yu Wanwan and Xu Qingzhou were giving her, she knew they wouldn't really let anything happen to her.

She tried to open her eyes, carefully observe and think, constantly adjusting the angle and force of her swings with the machete.

They even learned, without being taught, to take advantage of the zombies' slow movement to dodge their attacks and find the best angle while dodging.

Whether slashing or chopping, the movements were still not graceful, or even ugly.

But the effect is significant.

In this mechanical repetition, the fear and nausea had long since faded away without me even realizing it, replaced by an almost numb calm.

And... the faint sense of accomplishment when you occasionally land a beautiful strike?

"This 'watermelon' isn't very fresh; it's completely rotten and difficult to cut."

Xu Qingning muttered to herself as she laboriously pulled the knife out of her skull.

Yu Wanwan couldn't help but glance at her a few more times, and chuckled softly.

"The requirements are quite high."

Yu Wanwan glanced at the severed head and pondered for a few seconds.

"Let's cut it open and see. It's so old, there might be watermelon seeds inside?"

Xu Qingning's pupils contracted slightly.

Looking at the ugly head on the ground, then at the smiling Yu Wanwan, his expression was complicated.

"Isn't this a bit inappropriate?"

Although she has been forced to stop being afraid under the harsh teaching of these two men.

But... cut open the head?

Xu Qingning's fair and delicate face scrunched up, her expression filled with rejection.

As Xu Qingzhou released lightning resistance to hold back the horde of corpses, he listened to this bizarre conversation, and the corner of his mouth twitched involuntarily.

Seeing that Yu Wanwan was about to continue to egg him on, he finally couldn't resist.

"I'll do it."

To make such great progress in just one day is quite impressive.

Don't make things difficult for her anymore, otherwise the child might develop psychological trauma.

Yu Wanwan shrugged and said nothing, only taking over the zombies from Xu Qingzhou's side.

Vines extend from all directions, forming a green wall.

While Xu Qingning was still in a daze, Xu Qingzhou had already retreated to her side.

He took out a small, sharp military-grade knife from his spatial storage, brandished it at the lone head for a couple of moments, took a breath, and gritted his teeth to cut it down.

Although zombies can no longer be considered human, they are mutated from humans, and their brain structure is not much different from that of humans.

This was the first time Xu Qingzhou had ever done something like this.

He thought he could handle it, but he overestimated himself in the end.

As the blade pierced the flesh, thick, dark red brain tissue and dark blood gushed out as the cut deepened.

An even stronger, indescribable stench erupted instantly, almost materializing, and seeped into his nose.

"vomit……"

Xu Qingzhou couldn't hold it in any longer, so he let go of her hand, bent over, and began to dry heave.

Xu Qingning's face turned pale, and she retreated step by step, not daring to look in that direction at all.

"elder brother……"

Even his voice was trembling.

"What are you doing... Ugh..."

Yu Wanwan saw the siblings' reactions clearly and laughed without a shred of sympathy.

After thinking for a moment, he walked over, grabbed the exposed knife handle, and swiftly cleaved the head open.

With a flick of the wrist, a yellow crystal with sharp edges was picked out.

Looking at the irregular crystal that had fallen to the ground, covered in red and white filth, he curled up the corners of his lips.

Sure enough, the zombies have begun to evolve crystal cores.

Yu Wanwan didn't stop there. She went to the side and used the same trick again, starting to dissect other people's heads.

She was much calmer than Xu Qingzhou and Xu Qingning.

With a swift motion, he brought down the knife, a faint smile always on his face, without even a furrowed brow.

Of course, the head she dissected wasn't as... well, not as... as Xu Qingzhou's...

Yes, it's an eyesore.

The fingers are nimble and the landing points are precise; it doesn't look like dissecting a brain, but rather like putting on a meticulously prepared performance.

The brother and sister, who were vomiting so badly they were only left with bile and were completely exhausted, offered her the highest respect from the bottom of their hearts.

That's incredible!

They're both college students, so why is she so outstanding?

That's what they thought, but neither of the siblings dared to step forward to help.

"Brother Zhou?! It really is you!"

Excited shouts came from the other end of the street.

Several young people quickly squeezed through the vine-covered green wall and rushed to Xu Qingzhou's side.

Behind them, the zombies howled.

Looking at the zombies hidden behind the vines, their faces were filled with the joy of surviving a disaster.

Ignoring his image, he plopped down on the ground.

"Thank goodness! He's alive..."

"I thought I was going to die!"

"How did they manage to create this vine wall? Is it some kind of wood-based superpower?"

I talked on and on for ages, but got no response.

The group of people felt a chill run down their spines and looked cautiously toward Xu Qingzhou.

"Brother Zhou...why are you not speaking?"

Only then did they see Xu Qingzhou's condition clearly.

He pressed himself tightly against the wall, his face as pale as paper, as if he wished he could shrink into the wall himself.

The group looked at each other, their bewilderment outweighing their joy at the reunion.

"What are you doing? Where's Xia Weiwei? Did she get lost too?"

Xu Qingzhou slightly raised his eyes.

These people were recognized as alumni who had been separated from their classmates by the zombie horde yesterday.

His Adam's apple bobbed, and just as he was about to explain, a wave of nausea, stemming from his physical instincts, surged up his throat.

Xu Qingzhou suddenly bent over and let out an uncontrollable retching.

Unable to utter a single word, he could only wave his hand awkwardly and embarrassedly.

This overly intense reaction left the visitor even more bewildered, their face filled with confusion and incomprehension.

He could only look at Xu Qingning, who was squatting to the side, rinsing something with water.

"Ningning?"

Xu Qingning, who was called upon, was no better off than Xu Qingzhou.

His face was covered in dirt, but it couldn't hide his deathly pale complexion and unfocused gaze.

But at least, I can still speak normally.

Her lips trembled slightly, and she weakly called out.

"Brother Lang..."

But that was all; she couldn't say anything more.

His gaze could only drift uncontrollably in a certain direction.

The group unconsciously followed her gaze.

A pretty girl was leisurely squatting amidst the mess on the ground.

She exuded harmlessness and wore a gentle smile.

They didn't seem like people struggling to survive in the apocalypse, but rather like angels fallen to earth.

But let's go further...

Sliced ​​and disfigured zombie heads lay scattered at her feet.

The ground was stained with a thick, dark red liquid.

Her fair and slender hands were holding a gleaming knife, slowly and precisely dissecting a head.

With a slit in the blade, a thick, indescribable substance, a mixture of red and white, slowly seeped out.

Seemingly sensing their gaze, the girl suddenly lifted her eyelids, her gentle, smiling eyes landing precisely on them.

At that moment, the curve of her eyebrows softened even more.

Amidst everyone's stunned gazes, she naturally raised the hand that wasn't holding the knife and waved to them in a good mood.

"..."

"..."

A deathly silence hung over them.

A few seconds later.

"Oh my god!"

"vomit!"

Witness firsthand the bizarre scene where violence and bloodshed were combined with tenderness and beauty.

These people's reactions were not much better than Xu Qingzhou and his sister's, and were even more exaggerated.

Lang, on the other hand, managed to maintain his composure.

"Xia Weiwei?"

If you ignore his step back and his trembling voice.

Yu Wanwan tilted her head and smiled even more brightly.

"It's me."

"Would you like to join in cutting the 'fruit' too?"