Chapter 28 Dream
Jiang Zhan didn't know how long he'd been unconscious, but he felt like he'd had many bizarre dreams. Finally, in his daze, Jiang Zhan felt as if he were slowly floating up and then stopped in mid-air. Before him lay a deserted street.
Jiang Zhan was just wondering where he was when he heard a lewd male voice behind him: "Brother Tian, this girl is fucking amazing. Such a beautiful girl is rare after the apocalypse."
Jiang Zhan turned around and saw a van parked in the woods by the roadside. Three men stood on the grass beside the van, surrounding a young woman in a black sweatshirt. She lay unconscious, eyes closed. When his eyes met her face, Jiang Zhan's heart tightened—it was Qiao Yu!
He quickly "floated" over, trying to help her up, but no matter how hard he tried, his hands could only pass through her body. He couldn't touch her at all.
Another man laughed when he heard this, "Who said she wasn't? With her hat and mask on, I thought she was a man. I only approached her because I saw she had something in her bag. Who knew she was so easy to fool? Haha, she's actually a little beauty."
"Let's carry her back to the car first. It would be bad if we attract aliens here."
Jiang Zhan's forehead was bulging with veins, his eyes were bloodshot, and he wanted to speak, but when he opened his mouth, no sound came out.
Jiang Zhan followed them into the car and watched as the three bastards inside took off Qiao Yu's sweatshirt, revealing the pure white vest underneath. Coincidentally, at this moment, Qiao Yu's head hit the car window due to improper movement. Qiao Yu frowned and quickly woke up.
Qiao Yu still had a hint of confusion in her eyes, having just woken up, but she soon realized her situation and began to struggle frantically. "What are you doing! Let me go!"
"What are you doing? Fuck you!" The leading man showed an obscene smile, and the other two men also laughed arrogantly when they heard it.
Qiao Yu twisted her arm desperately, and her nails dug into the arm that was holding her wrist.
"Hiss!" The man, feeling the pain from her grip, slapped her backhand. With a "smack," a red palm print immediately appeared on Qiao Yu's right cheek. "Behave yourself, bitch! We'll give you something to eat after we're done!" With that, the man grabbed her neck and ordered the other two to continue pulling down her pants.
"Get away! Let me go!" Qiao Yu was strangled so hard that he couldn't breathe. His face turned red, but he still twisted his body violently, like a trapped little beast, with a ferocious and unyielding expression on his face.
Jiang Zhan stood aside, his eyes bloodshot, filled with the brutality and madness of a destructive force. If he could have done it, he would have chopped off the hands and feet of these three beasts without hesitation, turning them into human pigs, and then skinning them alive with his own sword. But he could do nothing but reach out and watch helplessly as his hands pierced through Qiao Yu's body, leaving no trace.
"Ah——" Seeing that his black jeans were about to be torn, Qiao Yu suddenly raised his head in despair and let out a sharp roar.
Instantly, a surging, biting cold swept through the carriage. The hands of the three men holding Qiao Yu turned to ice at a visible speed, and their legs were also frozen firmly, sticking to the car mat.
"Fuck! A natural-type mutant! It's a natural-type mutant!"
The three men changed their arrogant expressions and looked terrified. Because of the cold, a thin layer of frost formed on their faces. They shivered and begged Qiao Yu to let them go.
Qiao Yu said nothing. After breaking free, she quickly put on her clothes, clutching her collar tightly with both hands. Her face was pale, and her limbs looked weak, as if she had lost all her strength. Jiang Zhan squatted beside her and clearly saw her body trembling slightly with fear.
"Ayu, don't let them go." Jiang Zhan said silently.
He knew Qiao Yu couldn't hear him, but he still tried hard to convey his feelings.
Qiao Yu took a breath, clenched his fists tightly, and spoke with difficulty: "Let you go? When I begged you just now, did you...let me go?"
The three men became even more desperate after hearing this, but they still curled up their bodies and cried, begging for mercy without giving up.
Qiao Yu kicked them all out of the car, along with the mat, then looked around and found his backpack. With shaking hands, Qiao Yu unzipped the backpack, pulled out a machete, and with great effort, slashed each of the three men's ankles.
Qiao Yu was already somewhat unsteady on her feet after doing all this. She gasped for breath and spoke intermittently, "I won't... kill you. Your lives are not worthy of dirtying my hands. The aliens, the aliens will be here soon. Just wait here." After saying this, Qiao Yu ignored their wailing, stumbled back to the car, and drove away. Jiang Zhan sat in the car and looked back at the three men. Sure enough, a few aliens were speeding past not far away...
Jiang Zhan turned his face away, his eyes filled with gloom. He still felt unsatisfied, but there was nothing he could do. Qiao Yu's hands were still shaking, tears streaming down her face. She drove, her sobs growing louder until she cried out, "Ah—!" Her face was filled with lingering panic and a hint of relief at having escaped a disaster.
Jiang Zhan's heart seemed to be torn open, bleeding drop by drop. He probably understood that this might be something that Qiao Yu had experienced in his previous life.
The story ended there. Jiang Zhan felt a sudden flash of white light in his mind, and then the world spun. When he came to his senses, he had already opened his eyes. A gentle breeze blew silently through the bedroom, blowing the curtains gently.
Jiang Zhan vaguely felt that something had changed in his body, but he couldn't put his finger on what it was. He just felt like he could easily sense the subtle changes in the air.
Qiao Yu was still lying quietly in his arms, not waking up. He touched Qiao Yu's face, and found that the temperature was not very high, so he should be waking up soon.
Recalling the scene he'd seen in his dream, Jiang Zhan felt a heartache so intense he couldn't breathe. A ruthless murderous intent roared within him, threatening to consume him. He restrained himself, lowering his head and placing a few gentle kisses on Qiao Yu's cheek. Then, he pressed his head tightly against the crook of her neck, closing his eyes and greedily breathing in her scent. It took a long moment before he finally regained his composure.
After calming down, Jiang Zhan felt an unprecedented hunger. He felt extremely hungry, as if there were many worms in his stomach clamoring for food, otherwise they would eat his intestines. As a last resort, Jiang Zhan had to get up and take out two boxes of fried rice from the space. After finishing both boxes in one go, Jiang Zhan finally felt a little full.
He tilted his head to glance at the alarm clock beside his bed. It was 3:27 PM, January 25, 20x0. He had been in a coma for three days.
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