Monster Girlfriend(Apocalypse) 45

Chapter 45

Xia Weishuang was in need of a hiding place. However, she was not yet sure if the scent of mosquito repellent could hide her from Sang Lu’s pursuit, so she was still hesitant to go with Coal Ball.

If she was unlucky and Sang Lu happened to see her with someone else, it would be terrible.

Seeing that she was not following, Coal Ball seemed a little anxious. It rushed back and circled Xia Weishuang’s calves twice, rubbing its small, furry head against her.

Although it was small now, its strength was not small at all. It easily pushed Xia Weishuang forward two steps.

Xia Weishuang almost fell and said helplessly, “I have to get in the car.”

Even if she were to leave, she couldn’t just go with Coal Ball. It was too slow to use only two legs, and there were many things in the car.

Xia Weishuang got back in the car and started it. Just as she was wondering if Coal Ball could understand her, she saw Coal Ball meow and jump onto the hood of the car.

It sat in the center of the front window, its agile posture very elegant. Its long tail stretched over its head and forward. “Meow!”

So Xia Weishuang drove forward.

When Coal Ball’s tail went left, Xia Weishuang turned left. When Coal Ball’s tail went right, Xia Weishuang turned right.

Coal Ball was so smart that it was impressive. It used to be quite silly.

Under Coal Ball’s guidance, Xia Weishuang soon arrived at a small, old furniture city.

This place usually had a small flow of people. When the zombie epidemic first appeared, most of the doors were closed. And because this was a place that sold furniture, and now people needed food more than furniture, no one would think of hiding here.

Before Xia Weishuang’s car had stopped, Coal Ball suddenly meowed and jumped under the car, then ran along the outer wall of the furniture city, and in a few moves, it jumped onto the windowsill on the second floor.

It meowed twice, and Xia Weishuang saw a figure flicker in front of the window. Before she could see clearly, the figure quickly disappeared.

It was very quiet nearby. When Xia Weishuang came, she saw a few zombie corpses with marks of being scratched by a beast’s claws, and their skulls were all opened. It was estimated that Coal Ball had cleaned up the zombies in this area.

Because she might still need zombie corpses, Xia Weishuang had gotten out of the car halfway, removed a zombie’s arm, wrapped it in a plastic bag, and threw it into the back of the car.

Xia Weishuang slowly drove the car closer to the main entrance of the furniture city. At this time, the person inside had also arrived and opened the large padlock on the door from the inside. She was wearing a clean, light blue tracksuit. It was Bai Qian!

Bai Qian opened the door and saw Xia Weishuang in the car, and her expression was overjoyed. “I was wondering why Coal Ball would suddenly bring someone back. It’s you!”

The moment she saw Bai Qian, Xia Weishuang suddenly felt that her whole heart had relaxed a lot. It was great. Not only was Bai Qian fine, but she also seemed to be doing well.

At a time like this, there was nothing more comforting than reuniting with an old friend.

Xia Weishuang smiled at her through the car window. Then Bai Qian opened the main door, wanting Xia Weishuang to drive straight in.

But Xia Weishuang didn’t really want to go in. She didn’t want to be a burden to anyone, especially her friend.

Bai Qian was a little puzzled. “Little Shuang? What’s wrong with you?”

Xia Weishuang showed a faint smile and said, “I’ve encountered some danger. It’s not convenient for me to be with others.”

Bai Qian almost immediately guessed the reason. “Are you afraid of implicating me? Little Shuang! If you think like that, are you trying to make your sister angry?”

Xia Weishuang was a little at a loss. “No, it’s just that it’s really dangerous. Someone is chasing me. I’m afraid of implicating you.”

Bai Qian frowned. “So dangerous? Little Shuang, what have you encountered? It was Coal Ball who brought you back just now. You should know how powerful Coal Ball is now. If there’s any danger, Coal Ball will help you solve it.”

Coal Ball was indeed very powerful, but Sang Lu’s strength had already surpassed the scope of ordinary espers and mutated beasts.

Xia Weishuang sighed. “Sister Qian, I know, but this matter… I’m very confused right now and don’t know how to explain it. Please believe me, it’s really dangerous.”

“Can I help you?”

Xia Weishuang smiled at her and said, “It’s enough for me to see that you’re well.”

Bai Qian said unhappily, “No. The way you’re acting, you’re just setting up a flag. Little Shuang, come in quickly. This place is very empty. If you’re afraid of implicating me, we can just stay at opposite ends. I don’t believe you can implicate me from across a furniture city.”

What Bai Qian said made sense. And she had Coal Ball with her, so she could protect herself if she encountered danger. Xia Weishuang really needed to rest now. She thought for a moment and drove in.

For now… I’ll rest for a while. If the mosquito repellent is useful, that’s for the best. If not, I’ll leave immediately. It shouldn’t lead to the worst situation.

The furniture city was empty. At first glance, there was not a single person, but it was not deserted at all. As soon as Xia Weishuang got out of the car, she heard a series of flapping and meowing sounds. She looked around and almost shed tears.

About twenty cats were poking their heads out from all corners of the furniture city. Several of them, seeing Xia Weishuang, ran over enthusiastically and rubbed against her calves.

Bai Qian, with a gentle smile, opened her arms and was about to hug Xia Weishuang. “Little Shuang, it’s so good that you’re back… Achoo!”

Meow One: “Achoo!”

Meow Two: “Achoo!”

Meow Three: “Achoo!”

Xia Weishuang: “…”

In just a few seconds, the cats that had just enthusiastically gathered around had all scattered.

Xia Weishuang silently took half a step back. Bai Qian was slightly embarrassed. “Even if it’s to prevent zombies, you don’t have to spray so much.”

As soon as she thought of Sang Lu, Xia Weishuang became a little listless. She shook her head and said, “It’s not just to prevent zombies. I’m hiding from someone. Sister Qian, just in case, you’d better not get too close to me.”

“Is it because of that danger again?”

“Yes. Sister Qian, can you help me find a hidden place to rest?”

“Follow me.”

Bai Qian had wanted to take Xia Weishuang to the second floor, because she herself lived and rested on the second floor. But Xia Weishuang wanted the car to be close to her, so it would be convenient to run away if there was an accident (although it was very likely that she couldn’t outrun her). So in the end, she still chose a shop on the first floor.

This was a shop that sold bedding. There were clean and soft samples inside, which made one want to lie down and have a good sleep.

But after meeting Bai Qian, Xia Weishuang’s spirits had lifted a lot. She really wanted to ask Bai Qian what had happened and wanted to know more good news that she was doing well, because Xia Weishuang was afraid that she would not be able to hear it in the future.

She had thought that she could always remain rational and make the cold but optimal choice, but in fact, a person’s heart was so soft, and Xia Weishuang could not avoid having feelings of luck and hesitation.

She hesitated for a while and still decided to relax. The two of them sat in the bedding shop, ate something, and chatted for a while. Although it was night, the light here was very good, enough for them to see each other clearly.

They were eating self-heating hot pot that Bai Qian had brought. It was hot and very delicious.

Of course, to prevent Bai Qian from getting her scent on her and causing unnecessary trouble, Xia Weishuang not only re-sprayed herself with mosquito repellent, but also sprayed Bai Qian wildly.

The cats silently moved away from this shop.

Bai Qian pinched her nose and endured for a while. When she couldn’t bear it anymore, she learned from Xia Weishuang and put on a mask, and was then able to continue talking smoothly.

She told Xia Weishuang what had happened to her after the apocalypse broke out.

Bai Qian was 36 years old this year, single and unmarried. Perhaps because of this, she looked particularly young, not much older than Xia Weishuang.

She was a gentle woman and a complete cat lover. The Little Happiness Stray Cat Shelter was founded by her. But her family did not understand this and even blamed her for not being willing to get married and have children for the sake of animals, so her relationship with them was not good.

Although Bai Qian was gentle, she was also very firm and would never yield to secular concepts.

The scale of the shelter was not too large, but it was full of Bai Qian’s hard work. When Xia Weishuang had applied to be a volunteer at the shelter, she had seen at a glance that Xia Weishuang had psychological problems. But she did not directly point it out, but agreed readily and took extra care of her when they got along later.

With Xia Qingxue at home, and Bai Qian and the cats outside, Xia Weishuang had slowly recovered.

The zombies had not yet appeared. The disease had just begun to spread on a large scale, causing many patients with high fevers to appear. Bai Qian had stopped most of the volunteer activities. She herself lived in the shelter and took care of the cats alone.

Then the zombie outbreak occurred, and the dozens of cats in the shelter were not completely spared. About less than 30% of the cats showed symptoms of vomiting, convulsions, and abnormal physical changes.

“Half of the infected cats survived and became a little smarter and stronger than before, but there were no major changes. Coal Ball was the most special one. It gained a powerful ability.”

The other cats that had shown abnormalities were not so lucky. They had become close to the appearance of zombies, but unlike zombies, their bodies had only become extremely hideous and terrifying. They had not become living corpses, would not move, and would not attack other life.

At this point, Bai Qian said, “It seems that this virus is the most cruel to humans.”

Xia Weishuang was deep in thought. “Yes, this virus is a disaster for humanity.”

The proportion of this virus infecting animals and plants was much lower than that of infecting humans. It also had the ability to promote the evolution of special abilities in animals and plants, but the proportion was also very low. As for why the animals that had failed to evolve did not turn into zombies but died directly, Xia Weishuang guessed that it might be related to the animals’ brains.

Human zombies needed their brains to be destroyed to completely lose their vitality, and the biggest difference between humans and other animals was that they had intelligence.

The animals’ brains could not withstand the process of mutation, which led to the death of both the virus and the host. Only the human brain could withstand this process, so they turned into zombies.

This was really a double-edged sword.

Xia Weishuang’s heart was filled with mixed feelings. She did not say this guess out loud. It would only add to her troubles if she did.

Bai Qian continued to talk about her experience. At that time, when Coal Ball had survived, it was still sickly. At first, no one knew that it had an ability. However, at this time, the shelter was breached by zombies, and Bai Qian had to flee quickly.

Fortunately, the zombies were not interested in cats. Although the cats had scattered, they were not in any life-threatening danger for the time being.

Later, Coal Ball showed its ability, and Bai Qian took Coal Ball back to the vicinity of the shelter to find many cats. Then they lived in that area for a few days, and successively found more kittens, and also saved a few people.

At this point, Bai Qian’s expression was a little faint. “But saving them actually caused a lot of trouble. As expected, I still prefer cats to people.”

Later, Bai Qian and the cats came here. There were not many people here. With Coal Ball’s help, she could live very well, without worrying about her safety, and without worrying about starving to death.

After all, even those ordinary cats that had not become mutated beasts had recently, because they were worried that their owner was not eating enough, brought rats to her pillow…

Xia Weishuang couldn’t help but want to laugh when she heard her complaining on the surface but actually showing off and complaining about the cats.

“By the way, I also have an ability!” Bai Qian said with a smile. “But my ability doesn’t seem to be very useful.”

Xia Weishuang asked, “What ability? Is it convenient to say?”

Bai Qian smiled. “I can communicate with cats. For now, I can’t communicate too complicatedly. I can only give some simple commands.”

Xia Weishuang couldn’t help but show an envious look, and Bai Qian immediately bent over with laughter.

But after she had finished talking about her own affairs and asked Xia Weishuang what she had encountered, Xia Weishuang became upset again.

This not-so-long experience, after meeting Sang Lu, seemed to have no part that could exist independently of her.

Xia Weishuang could only briefly say a few words and told Bai Qian that she also had an ability, but this ability was to be kept a secret for now. In a few days, when her spirits were better, she could show it to her as a surprise.

“In a few days? Alright, I’ll be waiting for you,” Bai Qian said with a smile.

Xia Weishuang also smiled, but her heart was a little sad. “Sister Qian, I want to sleep for a while.”

“Okay, you can rest first. It’s very safe here. You can sleep until you wake up naturally. Don’t be afraid. Coal Ball will protect us.”

“This bottle of mosquito repellent is for you, Sister Qian. When you go out, spray the way you came and the entrance of the mall. Also, don’t come looking for me before I come out.”

Bai Qian was a little speechless, but still agreed.

Xia Weishuang took full advantage of the zombie arm she had brought in, closed the window tightly, blocked the window cracks with cloth strips, then pulled the curtains, and then used a bedsheet to cover the shop door with the zombie’s meat scraps, and also closed the door tightly.

Then Xia Weishuang took out the tent she had found from the fishing tackle shop, opened it and placed it on the bed, sprayed the outside of the tent with mosquito repellent, and then got in and lay down, and began to rest on this soft, large bed.

She gave a bitter smile and thought, I’m probably the first person to sleep in a tent on a bed.

As for whether all these measures were useful, Xia Weishuang could only leave it to fate. If this still didn’t work, then perhaps she was destined to be devoured by Sang Lu.

**

The bright moon was high in the sky. A woman in a red dress with messy long hair slowly walked to the front of a half-open fishing tackle shop.

She reached out her fair hand, held the bottom of the roller shutter door, and gently pushed it up, pushing the roller shutter door to a height that would allow her to enter.

It was just that the ground at the entrance was too messy and disgusting. The woman tiptoed and stepped on a clean place, so as not to dirty the wine-red Mary Jane shoes on her feet, which were wrinkled from being soaked in water.

She walked into the shop and stood among the fishing tackle and bait, as if she was out of place here.

She tilted her head back and took a deep breath, searching for the scent that made her infatuated in the turbid, rotten smell.

Not enough, not enough at all.

She stretched out her beautiful right hand, suddenly bent it towards herself, and without hesitation, inserted it into her chest.

Then, she pulled out a piece of blood-stained cloth from her chest.

She held this piece of cloth in both hands, lowered her head, and buried her face deeply in it, then breathed.

The woman trembled slightly, and even her long, black, messy, and curly hair was trembling with her. The moonlight shone from behind her, casting a shadow. She seemed to be crying.

After a moment, she raised her head. On her demonic and beautiful face, there was a big smile.