Chapter Eighty-Eight p2
It was still raining outside, and the lights weren’t on in the room, the darkness making it impossible for Bo Chi to see Yu Zhao’s expression clearly. She belatedly grabbed her collar, and said in a subtle tone: “What do you want to do?“
“Hee hee hee.” Yu Zhao laughed strangely, knelt on the bed with one leg, leaned down, put her hands on both sides of Bo Chi’s head, and said in a seductive tone: “I’ll show you something good.“
Indescribable scenes appeared in Bo Chi’s little head, and she immediately blushed and refused: “I don’t want to see it.“
Yu Zhao became anxious: “No, you have to see it!“
After speaking, she put her hand in front of Bo Chi’s eyes, and a crackling sound came. A ferocious lightning bolt jumped in her palm. Unlike the previous lightning ball, this time, the lightning twisted and converged, and in the blink of an eye, it transformed into a soaring lightning dragon.
“Isn’t it awesome?” Yu Zhao was very proud, and said excitedly: “Keep watching, it can still change!“
She then changed it into a rabbit, a cat, and a phoenix. Because the wolf and the dog were too similar, Bo Chi couldn’t tell which one she changed it into last.
The development of things was a bit different from what Bo Chi had imagined. She silently put down her hand, coughed lightly, stared at Yu Zhao, the Lightning King and acrobat, and said faintly: “That’s it? This is what you wanted to show me?“
Yu Zhao paused, gritted her teeth, and said: “This is just the appetizer, the main course hasn’t been served yet! Look!“
Her expression became slightly serious, she stared at her palm with concentration, and soon, the purple lightning flickered frequently, adding bricks and tiles, drawing a woman’s face.
A bad premonition arose in Bo Chi’s heart: “Who is this?“
Yu Zhao’s forehead was sweating, but she smiled brightly: “It’s you, do you like it?“
Bo Chi: “…”
Her premonition came true, this distorted face was really her.
Damn, wouldn’t she have nightmares for half a month after seeing this!
Bo Chi felt that she had to do something.
She took out a juicy apple from the space and handed it to Yu Zhao.
The lightning in Yu Zhao’s hand disappeared, she grabbed the apple and said happily: “Is this a reward?“
“No.” Bo Chi said seriously: “This is a bribe. Take this apple, and when you go out, you say that woman is Huang Ya.“
Yu Zhao: “…”
Her carefully prepared special skill was disliked. Yu Zhao was heartbroken, and went to wash the dishes while biting the apple.
The city at night was as quiet as a dead city, and faint roars could be heard in the sound of rain.
Bo Chi was pressed into the quilt by Yu Zhao to sleep, Yu Zhao herself stayed up late with her eyes open, and the people downstairs murmured in their dreams: “…Chicken, chicken leg… such fragrant chicken legs…“
The blood rain lasted for two days, and stopped in the early morning.
Bo Chi opened the window, looked at the scattered dark clouds and the scorching sun, listened to the roars rising and falling around her, and sighed: “The rainwater evaporating into the air, not only strengthens the zombies, but also brings a wave of mutation heat to the ordinary people who haven’t mutated yet.“
Yu Zhao frowned, worriedly took out her phone, and wanted to call her parents, but after finding that there was no signal, she could only put it away helplessly, and said in a deep voice: “We should still follow the plan and find the Zombie King. After killing the Zombie King, we’ll immediately go to the capital.“
Bo Chi nodded.
After breakfast, the two of them went downstairs.
When they reached the first floor, the closed door next door suddenly clicked open.
Yu Zhao reacted very quickly, pulled Bo Chi behind her, and stared vigilantly at the door.
The door opened, and the short-haired girl walked out first. Her expression didn’t look good, her cheeks sunken, her lips dry, clearly thirsty and hungry.
Seeing Yu Zhao and Bo Chi, she even reacted slowly, exclaimed, retreated and closed the door, and said nervously through the door: “Are you humans or zombies? Why are you blocking us outside?“
“Us?” Yu Zhao narrowed her eyes, and whispered to Bo Chi: “Be careful, there’s more than just her in the room.“
Bo Chi hummed. Seeing that Yu Zhao didn’t say anything more, she could only speak herself, and raised her voice: “We are humans. We were just about to go downstairs when we heard you opening the door. In order to avoid being attacked from behind, we stopped here.“
Faint discussions came from the room, as if several people were trying to distinguish whether she was telling the truth or not.
Not long after, the door opened again, and the short-haired girl smiled embarrassedly: “Sorry, we just escaped from the city behind us, and we’re a bit sensitive to humanoid zombies.“
Bo Chi nodded, didn’t take this matter to heart, chatted politely with her for a few words, and was about to turn and leave.
The short-haired girl hesitated for two seconds, her gaze falling on their clean clothes and fair and delicate skin, a thought arose in her heart, and she called out to them with courage, and asked: “Did you… eat chicken two days ago?“
Two days ago, Bo Chi really didn’t have any impression.
She was trying to remember, when Yu Zhao spoke, her voice casual: “Little sister, why are you asking this?“
The short-haired girl said resolutely: “I want to trade food with you, four… no, three chickens are enough!“
Yu Zhao raised her eyebrows, looked at her pale face, and said bluntly: “Trade? Are you sure you have enough food to trade with us?“
The short-haired girl shook her head: “We don’t have any food, we’ve been hungry for two days. If it weren’t for our abilities, we would probably have starved to death. As long as you give us food, we’re willing to go with you and protect your safety along the way – this is the trade I’m talking about.“
Yu Zhao’s expression was indifferent: “Ability users? May I ask, how many ability users do you have, and what are their levels?“
The short-haired girl said truthfully: “Two, we have two ability users, one is me, water ability, and the other is my best friend’s boyfriend, wood ability. As for level…“
She paused, and said in confusion: “Abilities also have levels?“
Yu Zhao hummed, and briefly told her about the method to increase the level of abilities.
The short-haired girl suddenly realized, but her eyes gradually showed awe and fear as she looked at Yu Zhao.
Obviously, Yu Zhao, who knew so much, was definitely not a level one ability user like them, but a… hmm, a big shot who would even dig out brains after killing zombies.
Out of respect for the strong, the short-haired girl swallowed the word ‘pervert’.
But her expression still revealed her thoughts. Yu Zhao glanced at it, and not only wasn’t she angry, but she even smiled leisurely: “You’re very sincere, but if you want to trade for food, you shouldn’t ask me, but her.“
She stepped aside, revealing Bo Chi behind her, and said with a smile: “I’m poor, just a walking charger, she’s the real one in charge of food.“
Bo Chi blinked, and said playfully with a straight face: “Yes, I’m in charge of food, you can call me Cafeteria Auntie.“
The short-haired girl and the few people behind the door all laughed – and then awkwardly stopped.
Bo Chi pretended not to hear, and said calmly: “I accept this trade. Of course, I won’t force you to follow me all the time. As long as you escort us to the capital, I’ll let you go.“
The short-haired girl said nervously: “Then what about the food during this period…“
Bo Chi waved her hand, and a bag of rice and four plucked chickens appeared on the ground: “We’ll provide the food, and you’re responsible for being vigilant, especially keeping watch at night.“
The short-haired girl stared at the rice and chickens, not even paying attention to the fact that the food appeared out of thin air. Although she was still listening to Bo Chi’s words, her mouth had already slipped: “Okay, don’t worry, we will definitely protect the zombies!“
Yu Zhao: “…”
Bo Chi: “…Forget it, you take the food and go cook first, we’ll go find a car, and you wait for us downstairs after you finish eating.“
The short-haired girl was overjoyed, and repeatedly said: “Okay! Thank you, big sister!“
Walking downstairs, Bo Chi and Yu Zhao stopped at the door.
Outside was a red world. The private cars parked not far away had been corroded and were pitted, and there were pools of blood on the ground.
Bo Chi took out raincoats and rain boots, put them on with Yu Zhao, and walked out.
They didn’t pay attention to the cars outside, but focused on the basement and garage.
The surroundings were quiet. As Yu Zhao walked, she said: “Those people’s strength is quite average, not even as good as mine. If we let them follow us, we don’t know whether it’s them protecting us, or us protecting them.“
Bo Chi had a good mentality, and said casually: “They’re also humans, it’s nothing to help them. Besides, two out of the four of them are ability users, which is not a small number. These two ability users didn’t abandon the others even though they have abilities themselves, which shows that they value relationships. Helping them now will definitely earn their friendship or repayment in the future.“
Yu Zhao was noncommittal: “They’re just two level one ability users, it’s too early to talk about repayment… Okay, since you’re kind enough to help, then let’s take them with us.“
Bo Chi glanced at her, her red lips slightly raised, and she chuckled: “What I just said was only a secondary reason, the main reason is that I want them to keep watch at night, so you can sleep well.“
Yu Zhao was stunned, her footsteps froze, and after a pause, she caught up with Bo Chi, her voice full of tenderness: “You’re so considerate of me, I…“
Bo Chi tilted her head, her almond eyes filled with a smile: “Hmm?“
Yu Zhao’s heart throbbed, she didn’t dare to look directly at her, and whispered: “I’m very happy… and also very joyful, thank you.“
Bo Chi smiled, patted her shoulder, and said generously: “There’s no need to thank me, let’s go, I saw a car parked in the basement ahead.“
Yu Zhao hummed in response, but the thoughts churning in her heart couldn’t be suppressed.
She found that she was falling more and more in love with Bo Chi, and couldn’t leave her.
This surging feeling made her uncontrollably… want to shout it out to Bo Chi.
What would Bo Chi’s reaction be then?
Panic and fear? Rejection and disgust?
Or… shyly agree?
Being personally involved, Yu Zhao couldn’t make a rational judgment. She could only hesitate between speaking and silence, and silently followed Bo Chi into the basement.