Chapter 102, Part 2: Female Supporting Character in a Zombie Novel
Xu Qingning was struck dumb, frozen in place.
Those truths that she had dared not think about since the apocalypse began, truths that her brother had carefully kept from her.
And so, the woman before him gently and completely tore him apart, laying him bare before his eyes.
Xu Qingning's teeth were chattering, something was surging in her eyes, but her face remained innocent and naive.
"But... I don't have any special abilities..."
"Do all the classmates who got separated from us have superpowers?"
Xu Qingning remained silent.
No.
In their group, only a minority of people possess superpowers.
But now, looking back carefully, they didn't get to where they are today just by relying on those few superhumans.
Those students without superpowers can still pick up knives and work together in twos and threes to kill zombies.
Even female students who weren't capable of killing zombies would take the initiative to handle logistical tasks during their breaks.
They also participate in finding supplies, cooking, and keeping watch at night.
Only she, and only she, was always firmly protected under her brother's wings.
Details that I had never paid attention to before.
Whether it was the subtle dissatisfaction or the insincere flattery from the classmates in the group.
Now everything is clearly visible before my eyes.
Xu Qingning's pale face gradually flushed red, and a few traces of shame surfaced in her eyes.
"sorry……"
Yu Wanwan didn't say anything more, turned around and continued upstairs to find an empty room.
【Wanwan, why did you tell her so much?】
Hasn't she always been too lazy to care about these NPCs?
Yu Wanwan lowered her eyes, looking languid.
Just say what you want to say, there's no need for so many whys.
Okay.
Xu Qingzhou leaned against the wall at the top of the stairs, staring down at his toes.
He heard everything she just said clearly.
The subtle protectiveness conveyed in those words struck him like a sudden blow to the heart.
It was filled with an indescribable thrill.
She glanced at Xu Qingning, who was still standing by the door looking helpless, but in the end she didn't go out and quietly went downstairs.
Originally, he had no intention of trying to change Xu Qingning's personality.
All he needed to do was protect Xu Qingning and let her live out the rest of her life in peace.
As for her personality and whether she'll suffer losses because of it, as long as she doesn't cause him trouble, what does it have to do with him?
only……
Now that Yu Wanwan has already opened that breach, he won't make things worse.
When the apocalypse comes, the owner of the villa will probably not be home, and the door will be locked.
The place was not damaged; the facilities inside were intact, the water and electricity were still working, and there was even some stored food in the refrigerator.
For more than half a month, the three of them had a rare meal of hot rice.
After finishing their meal and cleaning up the mess, Xu Qingzhou sat down next to Yu Wanwan.
"I can hold out here for a while longer. I want to wait and look around to see if I can find any of my lost classmates and collect more supplies."
Yu Wanwan gave him a half-smile.
While collecting supplies, why not also look for classmates?
She didn't call him out on it, and just nodded casually.
"Anything is fine."
Xu Qingzhou choked up slightly, and looking at her posture, he twitched his fingers.
The moment he moved, Yu Wanwan's deep gaze swept over.
"..."
Xu Qingzhou coughed lightly, forcefully pressing down his restless hand, and turned his head away nonchalantly.
"I'll keep watch tonight."
Yu Wanwan chuckled and casually hummed in agreement. She didn't move, and closed her eyes in that position, pretending to sleep.
Perhaps it was because of Yu Wanwan's words during the day that Xu Qingning was unusually quiet all night, losing her usual liveliness.
She fidgeted on the sofa, glancing cautiously at Yu Wanwan, then at Xu Qingzhou, before quietly standing up.
"Brother... I'm going up first."
Xu Qingzhou glanced at her and nodded slightly.
"..."
Xu Qingning stood there for a while, and seeing that Xu Qingzhou still had no other reaction, she bit her lip, dejectedly went upstairs.
Yu Wanwan spoke only after her figure disappeared down the stairs.
"Aren't you going to comfort her?"
Xu Qingzhou was taken aback for a moment, then shook his head with a smile after realizing what she meant.
"It's time for her to grow up. I protected her too much before, and that's why..."
Xu Qingning and the scumbag lost their parents at a young age, and their relatives were unwilling to raise two more children.
The brother and sister struggled to make ends meet with government subsidies and scholarships for orphans.
The scumbag really dotes on Xu Qingning, his twin sister, to the core.
Xu Qingning's personality is actually a result of being spoiled by that scumbag boyfriend.
Yu Wanwan didn't open her eyes, but the corners of her lips curled up slightly.
In the storyline, Xu Qingzhou doesn't have this awareness.
The two didn't speak again, and Yu Wanwan didn't go upstairs; instead, she collapsed on the sofa to rest.
In the middle of the night, she woke up and took over Xu Qingzhou's night watch so that he could rest.
Xu Qingzhou didn't stand on ceremony with her and obediently lay down on the sofa and closed his eyes to rest.
Nothing was said that night.
Occasionally, purple lightning bolts can be seen striking down in the convenience stores on the street, charring the zombies to a crisp.
Yu Wanwan leaned against the shelf, her gaze fixed ahead.
"Why don't you give it a try?"
Beside her was Xu Qingning, who was holding a machete.
She was so thin that she needed both hands to hold such a cleaver.
He was trembling all over, and his eyes were filled with panic and helplessness.
Even so, she did not back down, but stayed close to Yu Wanwan, holding back her tears, her voice weak.
"How...how do I try it?"
Yu Wanwan didn't turn around; her gaze remained languid.
Have you ever played Fruit Ninja?
Xu Qingning didn't quite understand what she meant. She kept swallowing, her gaze wandering and unfocused.
"I've...played with it..."
"Um."
Yu Wanwan smiled and pointed a finger in one direction.
"See that zombie? Rush over there, treat its neck like fruit, raise your knife, and chop it off!"
"..."
Seriously?
Upon hearing this, Xu Qingzhou's hand trembled, and a bolt of lightning struck the shelf, shattering it into pieces.
Treating zombie heads like fruit?
How could she even think of that!
Attracted by the sound of the shelves scattering, the zombie squeaked and ran towards Xu Qingzhou.
Xu Qingning's eyelids twitched violently, but Yu Wanwan didn't care at all, and even shrugged.
"If you don't go cut the zombie fruit soon, your brother's head will turn into fruit! Don't cut it!"
"..."
Xu Qingning was almost in tears.
But when she looked over at Xu Qingzhou, she found that her brother had actually stopped at some point.
The lightning in his hand disappeared, and he stood there quietly.
Her eyes, which were once full of tenderness and love, were now filled with only calm.
I just watched her quietly.
The zombies were getting closer and closer to Xu Qingzhou, and Xu Qingning's head was buzzing.
Before she could think any further, Xu Qingning's mind was filled with images of watermelon, pineapple, grapes, and strawberries.
With both hands gripping the cold knife hilt tightly, he stumbled but charged headlong towards the ugly "watermelon".
"Aaaaaah, I'll kill you!"
Xu Qingning didn't dare open her eyes, wielding the incredibly heavy machete, screaming, and clumsily hacking around.
"Hehehehe!"
"Aaaaaah!"
"Hehehehe!"
"Ahhhh, stop screaming!"
A cold glint of a knife flashed in the dilapidated convenience store.
The zombies' angry roars and the girl's terrified and helpless screams intertwined, creating a horrible symphony.
"..."
Xu Qingzhou's eyelids twitched, and he casually cleared away the zombies that had been attracted by the commotion.
He silently took a step back, afraid of being affected by that crazy girl.
"..."
Yu Wanwan remained silent for a few seconds, then turned her head away with some disdain, her fingers twitching slightly.
Rows of lush green vines rose from the ground, filling in the gap in front of the convenience store and the opening that had been violently smashed open.
Xu Qingzhou noticed the vines, and his eyes darkened.
Her use of wood-based abilities seems extremely skillful, far exceeding the descriptions of wood-based abilities in the story.
What's even stranger is that he felt it was perfectly natural, and even had a vague sense of familiarity about it.
Finally, after who knows how many times the knife was swung, a crisp snap rang out, and the world fell silent.
Xu Qingning collapsed to the ground, panting heavily. She opened her eyes shakily and stared blankly at the motionless zombie lying on the ground.
Its body was covered in knife wounds, its neck was tilted at an odd angle, and its head was almost separated from its body.
Although it wasn't cleanly cut off, it looked more like it was smashed or chopped apart.
but……
She succeeded... right?
"Your fruit-cutting skills aren't very good; you need to practice."
A gentle, smiling voice rang out, and Xu Qingning came back to her senses, belatedly realizing what she had just done.
Looking at his hand, still gripping the knife, his thumb and forefinger felt numb.
With a clang, the knife fell to the ground.
"Waaaaah, this is terrifying! How can a fruit be so hard and look so ugly?!"
But this time, the crying was no longer one of weakness and helplessness, but rather one of strength and collapse.
Xu Qingzhou's lips twitched a few times, and he wanted to comfort his adopted sister.
The hand is raised in mid-air, but it just won't come down.
In the end, he could only withdraw his hand nonchalantly and speak dryly.
"It's the apocalypse, so it's not surprising that fruits have mutated..."
Xu Qingning paused in her sobbing, then looked up at him through teary eyes.
"Brother, maybe you should just shut up!"
"..."
Yu Wanwan laughed out loud, humming a little tune, and turned to collect supplies from the shelves.
Looking at her relaxed figure, and then at her younger sister who was crying and hiccuping, yet already dragging a machete, sobbing and following closely behind Yu Wanwan.
I pinched my brow, feeling a bit of a headache.
This teaching method is truly... too unique.
He seemed to have already foreseen the rise of a dominant force.
Shaking his head, Xu Qingzhou also turned around to get the usable supplies.
This convenience store has already been ransacked once.
Fortunately, the survivors couldn't take everything with them, and they still had a lot of usable items left.
Xu Qingzhou didn't take it all; he only stored a portion in his spatial storage.
This is a post-apocalyptic world where superpowers exist, and he had no intention of hiding the existence of his spatial dimension from the two of them.
However, when he met up with the two girls and saw that the girl was also empty-handed, a hint of surprise appeared between his brows.
"Brother? Why didn't you take anything? Do you have a spatial ability too?"
Author's Note: Wanwan: Want to cut fruit together? (Smiling and raising a knife) [starry eyes][starry eyes][starry eyes]
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