Monster Girlfriend(Apocalypse) 20

Chapter 20

Ye Chen was missing.

A living person suddenly disappearing made the already uneasy people even more panicked.

Anna sobbed as she went upstairs to continue looking for him, hoping that Ye Chen was just playing a joke on her. The others stayed downstairs, preparing to eat.

Breakfast was actually very simple, just a pot of congee, with rice, millet, and red beans cooked together. Besides that, Sister Liu also boiled a pot of tea eggs.

She said that it was hot now, and the refrigerator couldn’t be used without electricity, so the eggs would spoil quickly. It was better to eat them first.

Because they had decided to cooperate, Xia Weishuang didn’t continue to be polite with Sister Liu and accepted her kindness, sitting at a table with the just-awakened Little Xue and the others to eat breakfast.

Sang Lu was also given a portion, but she wasn’t interested in the congee. She stared at the tea egg for a long time, then opened her mouth and swallowed it whole.

At that moment, Xia Weishuang was startled and subconsciously tried to pry open Sang Lu’s mouth, while moving her body to block her from the others’ view, lest they discover the abnormality.

The egg disappeared from Sang Lu’s mouth. She held Xia Weishuang’s finger in her mouth, a little confused, as if wondering why she was feeding her her finger.

But she didn’t mind and even licked it lightly.

Seeing that she wasn’t choking, Xia Weishuang withdrew her hand with some embarrassment.

Xia Qingxue covered Mi Lele’s eyes and said numbly, “Be good, good children can’t look.”

After breakfast, Sister Liu proposed that everyone go out to find food together. She said, “There’s not much food left in the shop. If everyone does nothing, we’ll eventually run out. I know it’s not easy for everyone to be stranded here, so I, Sister Liu, will help as much as I can. But even a clever housewife can’t cook without rice. If my supplies are empty, I can’t keep feeding everyone.”

She was a smart woman. She knew that in this situation, even though she was the owner of the guesthouse, the natural opposition between host and guest made it easier for the others to band together. If she didn’t share the food, her status might not be what it was now.

But as she said, even a clever housewife can’t cook without rice. Even though Sister Liu put safety first and shared all the food with everyone, by now, with so many mouths to feed, it was almost gone.

The largest stock of grain, oil, rice, and noodles could last for a few more days, but the other things were really not enough. And people couldn’t just eat these things. Modern people were picky eaters. Eating plain rice every day was no different from self-torture.

Taking advantage of the fact that they hadn’t completely run out of supplies yet, and that they now had a car, Sister Liu planned to organize a group to go out and search for food.

Liu Damin was one of them. He was the strongest man here.

Xia Weishuang and Sang Lu were also going, so Xia Qingxue wanted to go too. Her ability would be very useful at a time like this, but Xia Weishuang refused on the grounds that her leg injury hadn’t completely healed.

Then Xia Qingxue started whispering in Mi Lele’s ear. Mi Lele looked at her, then pressed her face against Xia Qingxue’s calf and started to squeeze her eyes hard.

“I think it’s better for the girls not to go.” The young, bespectacled, and somewhat frail male white-collar worker said, “It’s too dangerous outside. We men can go.”

Xia Weishuang knew that his thinking was normal. In fact, if it weren’t for Sang Lu, Xia Weishuang would also have judged herself unsuitable to go out.

Her physical fitness was very weak. She couldn’t run fast and had no strength. Going out would only be a burden to others. Compared to running around outside, Xia Weishuang was more suited to commanding from the rear.

But with Sang Lu around, Xia Weishuang’s weakness was compensated for, and at the same time, going out herself would be more flexible.

So Xia Weishuang said, “We came from outside and have more experience dealing with zombies. I think I have more advantages than everyone who has been staying in the hotel.”

As for the matter of her esper identity, Xia Weishuang was still hesitating whether to tell them. Her own ability was a bit of a chicken rib at times, Little Xue’s ability might cause others’ jealousy, and Lele’s ability could not be revealed until a critical moment. They wouldn’t be together forever anyway, so there was no need to tell them.

But perhaps she could tell them that Sang Lu was a very powerful esper. This way, if Sang Lu suddenly transformed, everyone would be mentally prepared, and it could also deter some people with ill intentions.

But how to tell them, Xia Weishuang hadn’t thought of the right words yet, and she didn’t know if they knew about the existence of espers. Then, after being interrupted, Xia Weishuang forgot about it again.

What Xia Weishuang said was an irrefutable fact. The male white-collar worker thought for a moment and didn’t try to persuade her anymore, just said, “Alright then. If something happens, don’t blame me for not reminding you in advance.”

A small car couldn’t fit many people. The back row could squeeze in three.

Everyone thought that the more people who went out, the safer it would be, so they had to arrange for one more person.

The old, weak, sick, and disabled were excluded first. Ye Chen was missing again. The most suitable person left was the middle-aged man who had arrived three days before Xia Weishuang and the others.

His name was Yang Dajun. He was silent and simple, but looked a bit fierce and hard to mess with.

“If you can find a new car after you go out, bring the new car back,” Sister Liu instructed Liu Damin. “Two cars can carry more things.”

“Okay.”

But before they set off, they needed to change the tire first. Their weapons were also all self-made, with knives embedded in mop handles, or just a large machete.

Just as the group was pushing away the tables and chairs blocking the door, preparing to go out together to move the car to the shop next door and then change the tire, pat, pat, Anna came running down the stairs.

She said, crying, “Ye Chen is really gone!”

Sister Liu comforted her, “Maybe he’s just hiding.”

“He wouldn’t!” Anna looked directly at Xia Weishuang and said angrily, “He was talking to you in the hallway last night. Besides me, only you two saw him. Tell me honestly, do you know where Ye Chen went?!”

Xia Weishuang shook her head.

But Anna didn’t believe her. Perhaps because Xia Weishuang was the last straw she could grasp, she refused to let go easily. “I know he provoked you and must have made you angry. Besides you two, he hasn’t provoked anyone else!”

As she spoke, Anna excitedly tried to grab Xia Weishuang’s hand, not letting her go.

She still suspected that it was Xia Weishuang and the others who had done something to Ye Chen.

“You were able to get here even though it’s so dangerous outside. You must have a backup plan. I’ll apologize to you on behalf of Ye Chen, okay—ah!”

Anna’s hand, with its beautifully painted nails, tried to grab Xia Weishuang but missed, and instead grabbed something else, something soft and cool. She looked down, was stunned for a moment, and then realized that what she had grabbed was strange and scary, and couldn’t help but scream.

Sang Lu was lying on Xia Weishuang’s back, smiling, and pressing her face against her hair.

The soft tentacle suddenly coiled up Anna’s hand, and with a force that an ordinary person could not resist, it threw Anna away with a whoosh.

All of this happened too suddenly. The others had watched the whole thing and still hadn’t reacted to the relationship between Sang Lu, the tentacle, and Anna.

Anna flew backward and fell onto the guest sofa in the living room. Due to the strong inertia, she was thrown halfway over the back of the sofa and rolled down, landing in a heap.

The sofa that caught her was soft. Although she had some bumps and bruises, she was generally fine.

“Do, not, touch, her.” The mutated hand slowly returned to its human form. Sang Lu raised a finger to her lips and advised with a smile.

Anna, supporting herself on the back of the sofa, knelt up. Her eyes widened as she looked at Sang Lu. Finally, a scream echoed through the hall.

Then, the girl’s screams, the child’s crying, and the adults’ coaxing turned into a chaotic mess.

The men and women were both scared and had to pretend to be calm. They gathered together, keeping a distance from Sang Lu. Xia Qingxue thought to herself that everyone was quite smart, but her body had to stand by Xia Weishuang’s side to show her stance.

“Monster, what is this monster…” Anna sobbed as she huddled behind the sofa.

Sang Lu seemed not to have heard, or perhaps she didn’t care what others thought of her. She just gently hugged Xia Weishuang’s head, wordlessly declaring her ownership.

Xia Weishuang held Sang Lu’s hand and was very calm. “It’s an ability. What, doesn’t everyone know about the existence of espers? Since the virus outbreak, many espers have appeared in this world. Sang Lu is one of them.”

“How is that possible…” The people were in a mess and couldn’t help but start discussing among themselves.

“I know about the existence of abilities.” The female university student, Chen Lili, who had been silent because she had lost her companion, suddenly spoke up. “Although it’s unrealistic, doesn’t everyone usually watch novels, movies, and TV shows? Now that zombies have appeared, it’s normal for abilities to appear too. There’s no need to be afraid. With an esper, we’re safer!”

“I also know about espers,” Yang Dajun said. “Before I came here, I heard someone say that some people now have superpowers, like being able to shoot fireballs.”

Because they had more people’s confirmation, everyone calmed down. They were initially scared because they were afraid that Sang Lu was also one of those monsters outside, but now that she had the identity of an esper, to everyone, Sang Lu was a very powerful human.

And humans were, after all, their own kind.

Xia Qingxue: Heh, gullible humans 🙂

“An esper?” Anna wiped her tears and said suspiciously, “So you rely on this to get around outside. She’s so powerful, wouldn’t it be easy for her to kill Ye Chen?”

Xia Weishuang frowned and said, “Miss Anna, please don’t slander others without evidence. Your boyfriend is just an insignificant passerby to us.”

Anna said fearfully, “But he flirted with the woman next to you. Who knows if you hold a grudge against him…”

“Nana, don’t say any more,” Sister Liu patted her hand awkwardly and said. “Actually, I’ve been too embarrassed to tell everyone before, because I didn’t want to randomly suspect others without evidence either.”

“What do you mean?” Anna looked at her with teary eyes.

Sister Liu said, “When I got up this morning, I found that the inner window of the kitchen was open, and some of the food inside was missing.”

Anna said in disbelief, “Are you saying Ye Chen stole things and ran away?”

Sister Liu was in a difficult position. “I don’t want to guess that either.”

Anna said angrily, “Impossible! We’re not short of money!”

Sister Liu sighed. “At a time like this, what’s the use of having money?”

“Impossible.” Anna covered her face in distress, unable to speak, and could only keep repeating “impossible.” “Impossible, he wouldn’t leave me and go by himself…”

Xia Weishuang gave her one last look and called out to everyone, “It’s getting late. It’s time to go.”