Monster Girlfriend(Apocalypse) 60

Chapter 60

One night in late summer, at the Zhenhua Grand Hotel in A City.

In a room on the 4th floor, Wei Yunlang, wearing a robe made of a white cloth sheet, stealthily opened the door.

As soon as he stuck his head out, he met the gazes of two people in white robes at the door.

Wei Yunlang showed a bright smile. “What’s for breakfast?”

“I don’t know.”

“Alright, alright.”

Wei Yunlang, under the other party’s speechless gaze, retreated into the room and closed the door.

Mi Lele, also wearing a white robe, but much smaller in size, was sitting on the small sofa in the room. She said, “Give up. We just arrived. They won’t let their guard down.”

Wei Yunlang said in frustration, “Damn it. If all else fails, we’ll just climb out the window and run.”

Mi Lele sighed like a little adult. “But all our things have been taken away. We have nothing now. How can we run?”

This had to be traced back to the day when the two of them were being chased by the three-headed, six-armed monster and then encountered a group of strange people in white robes. After being “saved” by the white-robed people who were holding flowers and singing, Wei Yunlang had wanted to take the opportunity to kill the three-headed, six-armed monster, but the white-robed people had stopped him.

Wei Yunlang was very puzzled, but he had been saved by them, so he did not insist.

And when the white-robed people saw that he was injured, they were very enthusiastic about taking him back to rest and recuperate. When they saw Mi Lele, their attitude became even more affectionate.

Although Wei Yunlang felt that this group of people was full of strange inconsistencies, on the one hand, he and Mi Lele’s condition was indeed very bad and they urgently needed a safe place to recuperate. On the other hand, this group of people was polite on the surface but actually had a hint of coercion. The two sick and young people, knowing what was good for them, followed them to their base, the Zhenhua Grand Hotel.

After arriving here, the white-robed people enthusiastically changed their clothes, gave them food, water, and medicine, and let them rest well for a night.

As a result, the next day, they revealed their true colors.

The leader of the white-robed people was called Xu Kangjian. He smiled as he preached their doctrine to the two of them and tried to recruit them into the religion.

This Church of Light, which sounded very chuunibyou-like, was a new religious group that had been spontaneously formed by Xu Kangjian after the apocalypse. They believed in the so-called God of Light and regarded the glowing white flower as the incarnation of the God of Light.

At the same time, this group of people believed that the zombie virus was caused by the power of God. He would punish the guilty and turn them into living corpses to warn the world. He would reward the virtuous and give them the power to protect peace.

Xu Kangjian firmly believed that as long as he was pious enough, he would one day be able to obtain the power bestowed by God.

When Wei Yunlang heard this, he felt that something was not right. He said, “Could it be that the singing voice with the hypnotic effect is not your ability?”

Xu Kangjian quickly shook his head and said, “That is God’s love for his believers. God will bless and protect those who believe in Him. As long as you join our Church of Light, you can receive God’s blessing.”

Wei Yunlang had a smile on his face, but in his heart, he was cursing. He quickly made an excuse that he already had a faith and could not change it for the time being.

Mi Lele naturally pretended to be just a child who didn’t understand anything and let Wei Yunlang deal with them.

Seeing that the two of them were so uncooperative, Xu Kangjian did not force them. He still smiled and said that they could take their time to consider.

But then he turned around and took away all their things, not just their clothes, but also their shoes. This was a blatant house arrest. Xu Kangjian was using both hard and soft tactics to subdue the two of them.

This group of people was really too strange. Wei Yunlang and Mi Lele were planning a jailbreak. Mi Lele saw that his head was still dizzy and his injuries were not fully healed. After considering it, she revealed her ability to him and used her tears to treat his internal injuries.

However, even if Wei Yunlang’s body was healed, it was useless. After all, the other party had a large number of people. Although it was said that the barefoot are not afraid of the shod, this did not mean that taking off one’s shoes could defeat the enemy…

Back to the present.

Wei Yunlang thought for a while, clapped his hands, and said, “If all else fails, let’s pretend to join the religion and then find a chance to run away.”

Mi Lele held her face and asked, “Is this feasible?”

Wei Yunlang sighed. “Besides this, there’s no other good way.” He could only blame himself for still being a mortal and not being able to fight a hundred like Sun Wukong.

Mi Lele asked again, “But aren’t you a Taoist?”

Wei Yunlang said, “Ah, yes.”

So Mi Lele said, “Can you pretend to be from another religion?”

Wei Yunlang chuckled and said, “It’s fine. I not only believe in Taoism, but also in Buddhism and Christianity.”

Mi Lele was shocked. “Why?”

Wei Yunlang said, “My mom is a Christian, and my dad is a Buddhist.”

Mi Lele: “?”

Wei Yunlang said, “One day, they met in a bar. Later, my dad returned to secular life and had me. He chose to cultivate at home.”

Mi Lele: “…What about Taoism?”

Wei Yunlang: “That’s my master. When I was a child, my dad sent me to the Shaolin Temple to learn martial arts. I was too lazy, so I ran away in the middle of the night with a package. I got lost on the mountain at night and was picked up by my master.”

Mi Lele was dizzy. She didn’t know why a Taoist master would go to the Shaolin Temple.

Wei Yunlang saw her confusion and smiled faintly. “My master was fighting with a Shaolin disciple over a nun at that time. They had a fight in the middle of the night and he lost. He saw me running away from the Shaolin Temple and wanted to win back a point, so he asked me if I was willing to join his sect. I thought, how tired could a Taoist be? It’s just jumping around like a god. It’s better than being in the Shaolin Temple, so I agreed. Aigh… I only found out later that I had been tricked. Unfortunately, it was too late. I couldn’t run away anymore.”

Mi Lele couldn’t help but applaud his wonderful childhood experience and said, “I thought you believed in Taoism because of Sun Wukong.”

Wei Yunlang immediately retorted, “That’s different. That’s an idol!”

In any case, the two of them decided to use a delaying tactic. At least they would find a pair of shoes to wear first, and then wait for an opportunity to run away.

**

On the same night, in front of the temporary base in B City.

This temporary base was still in its infancy. At a glance, one couldn’t help but wonder how many people it could accommodate. A long convoy of cars slowly drove into the quarantine area. Under the command of the soldiers, the rescued people got out of the cars one by one and were then arranged to rest.

After getting out of the car, Xia Qingxue did not immediately go to the assigned house with her family to rest. She still stood by the side of the convoy, anxiously looking at something.

Xia Yu pulled her hand and said, “Little Xue, they’ve already promised you. Don’t worry. They’re all busy now. They might not have time to see you.”

Xia Qingxue said, “I’m just going to ask. You can help grandma with her luggage first.”

Xia Yu sighed, shook his head, and walked away.

When a middle-aged military officer appeared nearby, Xia Qingxue’s eyes lit up. She quickly went up and waved her hand. “Colonel Zhang!”

Colonel Zhang turned his head, coughed lightly, and said, “You are… oh, Miss Xia. What’s the matter?”

Xia Qingxue asked a little nervously, “It’s about the matter I told you about last time. Do you still remember?”

Colonel Zhang showed a look of sudden realization and said, “Oh, of course I remember. Don’t worry. I’ve already passed the message to the rescue team. We will do our best to rescue your sisters.”

Xia Qingxue breathed a sigh of relief and quickly bowed. “Thank you! Thank you so much!”

Colonel Zhang waved his hand and said, “It’s so late. Go and rest. I still have things to do, so I won’t talk to you anymore.”

“Okay, okay. You’re busy. I won’t disturb you.”

After Xia Qingxue had left, Colonel Zhang’s assistant said, “Aren’t you going to tell her the truth?”

Colonel Zhang smiled and said, “How should I say it? Little Liu, sometimes you have to learn to be considerate of the feelings of the common people.”

Last time, this little girl had come to him nervously, saying that she had an important secret. But when he heard it, she actually said that there were two espers in A City, one was her sister, and the other was her younger sister. And her sister was being chased by a very terrifying monster. She hoped that the officials could help rescue them.

As soon as Colonel Zhang heard this, he knew that she was lying. Espers were not cabbages on the street. How could her sister and younger sister all be espers?

When he asked her what abilities the two espers had, this little girl became even more guilty. The stories she made up were more and more outrageous. She actually said that one of them had a spatial ability and the other had the ability to purify zombies.

And there was a young boy next to her younger sister who knew some kung fu.

Colonel Zhang was considerate of the little girl’s worry for her family and did not expose her directly. He just promised her that he would help her pay attention. But they had to protect the people in the convoy according to orders, and it was absolutely impossible to spare any manpower to go back to A City. The only thing they could do was to pass the message to the rescue team that was still in A City.

Colonel Zhang had indeed informed the A City rescue team and asked them to pay attention to whether there were any people who matched Xia Qingxue’s description. If there were, they should try their best to rescue them. But he did not pass on the outrageous lie. If it got out of hand, it would not be good for the little girl’s family.

However, the terrifying female monster with the ability to transform that she had mentioned might be real. Colonel Zhang did not mention the matter of the espers and emphasized this.

Assistant Little Liu said, “You’re just too kind-hearted.”

Colonel Zhang said with a smile, “Serving the people.”

**

Back in A City, in a certain house in a quiet residential area.

Xia Weishuang helped the unconscious Bai Qian to the bed in the bedroom and found the reason for her fever with a flashlight. It was the wound on her shoulder and back, which had come from Sang Lu’s attack on the car. Later, because the two of them had been on the run and had not treated it properly, the high-intensity exercise and the stuffiness caused by the protective suit had finally caused the wound to become infected.

The entire area was red and swollen, and the temperature was frighteningly high. She had gently advised Xia Weishuang that it would be very painful if it got infected. At that time, she was already suffering from this.

Xia Weishuang wiped her wound with alcohol. In her coma, Bai Qian also frowned in pain. So she switched to a less irritating iodophor and treated the wound.

There was medicine in the medicine box she had found, but there was very little, only six anti-inflammatory pills.

She took two pills at a time, which was only enough for Bai Qian to take three times.

Bai Qian was in a deep sleep and could not be woken up. Xia Weishuang went to the kitchen to find a spoon, crushed the medicine, and fed it to her with water, bit by bit.

The gas here had long been cut off, and there was no mineral water in the things the two of them had brought. Xia Weishuang had no choice but to burn books in an iron pot and then boil a little water in a stainless steel basin to feed to Bai Qian.

There was hot water in the solar water heater, but this water could not be drunk unless it was absolutely necessary. Xia Weishuang got some water and wiped Bai Qian’s body. Seeing that her brows had relaxed a little, her tense heart finally relaxed.

Xia Weishuang pressed her temples, carried the Coal Ball that had followed her and was now lying on the ground because it was too tired, to the bed, and let it accompany Bai Qian.

Coal Ball meowed softly. Xia Weishuang fed it some crystals and water, and then also disinfected the wound on the black cat.

“Don’t lick it, you know?”

Coal Ball let out a weak whimper.

Then Xia Weishuang closed the bedroom door and sat back on the sofa in the dark.

She bent down deeply, her elbows on her knees, and covered her face.

The illusory Sang Lu appeared beside her like a ray of moonlight and said gently, “Shuangshuang, your wound has not been treated yet.”

Xia Weishuang said tiredly, “I don’t want to move.”

So Sang Lu said, “There are only four anti-inflammatory pills left.”

Xia Weishuang was silent for a while, then still dragged her heavy steps into the bathroom. She brought the alcohol and towel in, and also took out two of the female owner’s clothes.

Xia Weishuang turned on the shower, unbuckled her bra, and bathed under the warm water with her face tilted up.

She stood for a long time, silently. Suddenly, she said, “When she fell, I was very scared. I thought she had been infected with the zombie virus, which was a death sentence.”

The illusory Sang Lu stood beside her, watching her with an eternally gentle and patient gaze.

Xia Weishuang said, “I’m really scared, scared, scared. Coal Ball almost died because of me, Bai Qian almost died because of me, Little Xue also almost died because of me, and Ke Xiaoxiao is already—as long as I think about this possibility, I feel like my heart is going to break.”

Her gentle lover embraced her.

Xia Weishuang rinsed the mucus from her body, turned off the shower, and slowly sat on the ground, supporting herself against the wall.

“How did it become like this, Sang Lu? Why did it become like this?”

She looked at her lover’s illusion imploringly, trying to find an answer.

She was still so gentle, but with a firm and cold cruelty. Sang Lu knelt in front of Xia Weishuang and looked at her with pity. “Because of you.”

“Yes, because of me,” Xia Weishuang covered her mouth to stop her choked sobs and said. “Sang Lu, how much pain were you in when you were in the sea?”

The beautiful illusion said, “I don’t know. I’m just your illusion. I only know what you know. Shuangshuang, you know this very well. I can’t describe to you how much pain I was in, but you know the feeling of drowning. You’ve simulated it many times, trying to feel what she felt when she was dying. You’ve tried to atone for your sins and pray for her soul’s forgiveness.”

“But.”

“You also know very well that death is something that humans can never undo. When you’re dead, you’re dead. When you’re dead, you’re gone. It’s when everything loses its meaning, when you no longer feel, when there are no more fluctuations.”

“No matter what the living do, it can’t affect the dead. All the joys and sorrows can’t be conveyed. No matter what, it no longer has any meaning to the dead. All we do can only affect the living ourselves.”

“And you don’t believe in souls, you don’t believe in ghosts and gods. You know very well that there is no such fairy tale as the soul of the dead silently accompanying you. It’s all just a comfort made up by the living. Even if you try hard to believe in the heaven, soul, reincarnation, and merit described by religion… you still fail again and again, because you deeply understand that this is fake.”

The dim bathroom was as quiet as if there were no one there. After a long while, Xia Weishuang’s voice was hoarse as she said, “She actually… denied your existence. She actually… tried to erase you. She actually—wanted to defile you.”

I can’t continue to let Sang Lu be like this, to let her terrifying image replace her old one, and I absolutely can’t let her hurt more people. As long as she is alive, the other people I care about will never be safe.

The gentle, moonbeam-like Sang Lu gently extended her arms and gave Xia Weishuang a virtual hug.

“Your beliefs have changed because of her return, but now you should realize that this is wrong.”

Xia Weishuang stood up again and dried the water on her body with a towel.

She opened the alcohol bottle and poured it down her shoulder. The alcohol washed over the large wound on her back, and the sharp pain made her whole body tremble.

Xia Weishuang disinfected the wound with one hand and tightly covered her eyes with the other. Suddenly, she let out a few laughs that were like crying.

She said, “This is wrong. The mistake was caused by me, so it should be ended by me.”

The bottle in her hand fell to the ground, and the plastic bottle made a light sound. Xia Weishuang let go of her hand that was covering her eyes. Her dark eyes were filled with a despair that was so thick it could not be dissolved.

The room was damp and cool, with a strong hospital smell, which couldn’t help but make one think of large patches of snow-white, cold instruments and the suffering of life and death.

She lowered her head slightly. Her wet, long hair stuck to her bruised flesh, outlining a thin, dark shadow in the darkness.

She said, “I’m going to kill her.”