The Male Leads Who Are Becoming Stranger and Stranger [Quick Transmigration] - Chapter 6

Chapter 6

At this moment, the motionless zombie abruptly twisted its head. Its remaining single eye stared fixedly at She Yi behind the crowd, its flickering crimson light sending shivers down everyone’s spine.

In this situation, to put it in gaming terms he had “firmly pulled the aggro.”

Bai Mu made a snap decision: “Kill it while it’s lost an eye!”

Everyone swarmed forward, lashing out at the zombie with various thermal and cold weapons. However, the zombie seemed to be set on She Yi. With a movement of its massive body, it suddenly charged over.

Roar—

The massive body of nearly three meters lunged forward with a crushing sense of pressure, like Mount Tai pressing down. She Yi’s body froze completely.

A Level 3 zombie had evolved a steel-like outer skin, and its pair of sharp claws were enough to crush any object. If one were accidentally caught or swiped by them, given the fragility of a human body, it would be enough to crush one instantly.

A hand reached out from the side, grabbing She Yi by the back of his collar. The sudden force caused him to stagger back a few steps, but it was just enough to dodge the claws the zombie had swung.

She Yi turned his head in a daze, and what met his eyes was precisely the deep-frowning Jian Yan.

“Xi-Xiao Yan…”

Before he had time to be joyful, he was pushed violently by the other. His body crashed into the cluttered dining tables and chairs to the left, causing him to let out a pained groan.

Disregarding the pain, She Yi hurriedly turned to look.

As expected, Jian Yan, who should have been able to dodge, had once again blocked the zombie’s attack for him.

Crimson flames burned fiercely on the zombie’s body, and a foul stench could almost be smelled, but it seemed to have no effect on the zombie’s movements; it felt no pain.

Bullets could not pierce the zombie’s head; it seemed to have been specially reinforced. Fearing the zombie’s sharp claws, no one dared to get too close.

The scene had almost become a one-on-one battle between Jian Yan and the zombie.

Bai Mu gradually slowed his attacks, watching the zombie ahead that had all its hatred drawn, his eyes dark.

As the future successor of the Bai family, his training in various political tactics and strategic maneuvers was naturally excellent.

Regarding this special zombie before him, he did not have full confidence in being able to eliminate it. Rather than losing most of his subordinates to verify an uncertain result, it was better to find an opportunity to retreat with full force.

And now, wasn’t this the arrival of that very opportunity?

The zombie’s attention was entirely focused on She Yi and Jian Yan, which gave Bai Mu the timing to retreat.

With a regretful glance sweeping over She Yi, who was not far from the zombie, Bai Mu turned around without hesitation and signaled his men to leave quickly. Passing by Zhou Yi, he paused.

“I believe you will make a smart choice.”

Zhou Yi glanced at Jian Yan, who was fighting the zombie, withdrew his gaze, and chuckled softly: “Of course.”

Between life and death, he chose the former.

She Yi, who was anxious for Jian Yan in his heart, peered through the intense battle and suddenly noticed the movement over there.

“Bai Mu, Zhou Yi, y-you can’t leave! Quickly, save Xiao Yan! He can’t handle it alone!”

As he shouted, he wanted to run over, but unfortunately, the duel between Jian Yan and the zombie completely blocked his path.

Bai Mu seemed to look back at him, offering his usual gentle smile. Subsequently, the group quickly disappeared from She Yi’s sight.

They were completely abandoned.

Before he could recover from this shocking fact, a suppressed cry of pain instantly drew She Yi’s attention. He turned his head in a hurry, only to see Jian Yan being thrown over here by the zombie like a discarded rag.

She Yi hurriedly ran over to catch him, but he underestimated his own strength. Hit by the projectile-like Jian Yan, he instantly spat out a mouthful of blood.

Disregarding his own injury, She Yi looked anxiously at the person in his arms.

“Xiao Yan, how are you?! Don’t scare me…”

There was a hint of a sob in his voice.

“Cough…”

Red blood flowed from the corner of his mouth. Jian Yan broke free from She Yi’s embrace and stood up, his sharp eyes filled with a violent aura. His gaze swept around; the extra people were already gone.

Very good.

She Yi trembled.

He always felt that at this moment, Xiao Yan was a bit “not quite right”…

The next moment, She Yi’s eyes widened slightly in shock.

He saw a suddenly appearing fireball strike that zombie. It was not useless against the zombie as it had been before. On the contrary, the zombie seemed to roll around in pain, letting out hoarse low roars from its throat, and that layer of steel-like skin was gradually burned away in the flames.

The fire continued to burn for half a quarter of an hour before gradually extinguishing.

In a pile of ashes, a translucent blue crystal was exceptionally eye-catching.

Just as Jian Yan walked over, intending to pick up the blue crystal, She Yi, who had been unresponsive, suddenly rushed over and blocked his hand, summoning the courage to say:

“I-I’ll do it. If there’s danger…”

Jian Yan raised an eyebrow and didn’t speak, but he withdrew his hand and looked at him at his leisure.

She Yi let out a slow breath, cautiously approached the pile of ashes, and reached out two slender, fair fingers to pick up the blue crystal. Everything was safe.

However, in the blink of an eye, She Yi collapsed to the ground, unconscious.

…

All of this happened too suddenly. Even before Jian Yan had time to react, She Yi fell to the ground and lost consciousness. The Level 3 crystal core in his hand, in Jian Yan’s eyes, gradually lost its original luster and became transparent.

Absorbed?

After an instant of surprise, his brow furrowed tightly.

In the previous life, he had never seen him awaken any ability.

Jian Yan approached the youth lying on the ground, squatted down, and slowly placed his fingers over the other’s neck…

The snow-white skin formed a sharp contrast with his healthy, wheat-colored palm.

Moving his gaze upward, the overly long black hair fell beside the face, revealing that beautiful countenance that was androgynous. The skin was very white, but it wasn’t the pallor of someone who hadn’t seen the sun for years; it was a refined white, like high-quality mutton-fat jade porcelain.

The thin lips had lost their color, dry and cracked, revealing a few red traces, like a lush jelly buried under a snow ridge, making one unable to resist the urge to lick and taste its deliciousness.

At this moment, he frowned slightly, his slender and flexible body arched slightly, and fine beads of sweat covered his forehead, appearing somewhat pained and fragile.

As long as the movement of his hand applied a bit of force, he could easily take a life…

Involuntarily, the final scene before his death in his previous life surfaced in his mind. The gentle and shy expression on that perfect face was destroyed, leaving only twisted malice.

The blade piercing his heart was so painful.

His heart had been shredded bit by bit, unrecognizable, with no possibility of regeneration.

How much hatred, how much profit was required for you to treat me like that?

The fingers stroking the snowy neck gradually tightened, and a hint of madness dyed the depths of his ink-colored eyes. Seeing the person beneath him gradually turning paler due to the lack of breath, Jian Yan felt a faint sense of pleasure in his heart.

Until—

“Nn…”

A slight moan of pain called back Jian Yan’s obsessed thoughts.

Startled, as if by an electric shock, he abruptly withdrew his hand.

Looking at the youth curled up on the ground, Jian Yan’s gaze was quite complex. Finally, he closed his eyes; when he opened them again, there was only a sharp, dark luster.

Picking up the youth in a princess carry, Jian Yan walked quickly toward the interior of the gas station, to the room used for staff breaks.

He can’t die yet. It would be too easy on him…

By now, the sky had begun to darken. Jian Yan finished off the few remaining zombies in the gas station. After patrolling once more to ensure nothing was missed, he returned to that room.

Entering the door, he saw the person on the bed curling his body as much as possible, shivering as if very cold.

After watching for a long time, Jian Yan frowned slightly, but eventually, he came to the bedside, climbed onto the bed, and took the person into his arms.

But just as he made a move, the other person spontaneously employed eighteen kinds of “clinging arts,” sticking firmly to him, seemingly wishing to rub him into their own body.

His stiff thoughts turned slowly; Jian Yan somewhat regretted this decision.

Tilting his eyes downward, a beautiful face was instantly reflected in his gaze. He seemed to discover for the first time that this person’s eyelashes were very long, like two small fans, casting a small shadow on the fair, delicate skin.

The image of him sleeping quietly was like that of an innocent child.

Unconsciously, Jian Yan also closed his eyes. Tonight, he seemed to sleep exceptionally peacefully.

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