Chi Ying pushed her way through the pile of zombie corpses, stepping over rotting limbs and broken bones. After a few minutes of trudging, her brows knit.
So troublesome.
With a snap of her fingers, fire surged outward from where she stood, spreading rapidly in every direction.
Once it’s ash, it won’t be in the way.
Suddenly, a voice rang out—
“Help! Someone help me!”
Chi Ying paused.
There’s someone else?
The voice came from behind, slightly to the left, in a thinner patch of the flames. She moved toward it.
From the haze of smoke and flickering fire, a young man stumbled forward, shielding his head with his arms as if terrified of the flames. The moment he saw her, his eyes lit up like he’d found salvation.
“You—you’re a supernatural being!”
Chi Ying’s brows furrowed. “Who are you?”
But she extended her hand anyway. “Come out quickly. It’s dangerous here.”
The young man—Bai Qing—immediately grabbed her hand. For a moment, his zombie instincts flared.
He could almost feel the urge to bite down on that soft, pale wrist. But as a leader, he had the self-control to suppress it.
【Host, the fire is spreading too fast. If it continues, it’ll spiral out of control.】
Only then did Chi Ying glance around and summon her water ability, extinguishing the flames with a wave of her hand.
Bai Qing, still tense, watched her carefully. A human… with both fire and water abilities?
How strong have these humans become?
If all supernatural beings were this powerful, their plan to replace humanity might be doomed from the start.
But… there were always other ways.
This girl must be from the Alliance. If he played it right, he could use her to infiltrate their ranks—learn their plans, their movements—and strike when they least expected.
Chi Ying’s gaze landed on him again.
“What are you doing here? With so many zombies around, how are you still alive? Were you bitten?”
“No, no!” Bai Qing said hurriedly. “Look! No wounds, no signs of infection—I’m definitely human!”
Chi Ying stared at him for a beat, then her eyes lit up. “Oh! You’re right.”
Bai Qing exhaled in relief.
Stupid human.
He put on a grateful smile. “There were too many monsters—I couldn’t escape. I’ve been hiding here all this time. When the fire started, I thought I was done for. Luckily, you showed up…”
“You’re welcome,” Chi Ying said nonchalantly.
“By the way, I’m Bai Qing.”
It was the original name of the body he was inhabiting.
“Can you… take me with you? I really don’t want to stay here another minute.”
Chi Ying looked him up and down, then grinned. “You want me to take you out?”
Bai Qing stiffened slightly at her tone—but then she said, “Okay.”
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Gu Chi stood next to the little electric donkey, glancing at his watch. It had been nearly thirty minutes since Chi Ying left.
His brows creased.
He knew she was strong—more than strong—but he still couldn’t shake the unease.
“Gu Chi!”
His head snapped up at the sound of her voice. Relief flickered across his face—then it froze slightly when he saw the man walking behind her.
When they got close, he raised an eyebrow.
“Where’d you pick him up?”
Bai Qing: “…”
Chi Ying beamed. “From a zombie pile!”
“Oh?”
Bai Qing hurried to explain, “Yes! If not for my sister, I’d have been zombie food by now!”
“…Sister,” Gu Chi repeated with a subtle twitch at the corner of his mouth.
He turned to Chi Ying. “Did you check him for wounds?”
“Nope!” Bai Qing said before she could answer.
Chi Ying nodded eagerly. “Checked him head to toe. Not even a scratch.”
“If you don’t believe me, you can check again!” Bai Qing added with a forced grin.
Gu Chi ignored him.
Instead, he looked down at Chi Ying, meeting her gaze in silence.
After a moment, he spoke. “If he’s a survivor, let’s bring him back.”
Bai Qing followed them back to the safe zone.
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“This is…?” Li Quan glanced at Bai Qing with surprise.
“A survivor we picked up in the city,” Gu Chi said.
“In a place like that?” Li Quan looked impressed. “That’s a miracle. Anyone still alive out there must’ve been through hell.”
Bai Qing gave a stiff smile.
“Yunfei,” Gu Chi said, “take him to a room. Let him rest.”
“Yes, Captain.” Lu Yunfei gestured with a grin. “Right this way.”
After Bai Qing left, Gu Chi turned to Li Quan again. “Could you arrange a separate room for him? Just for tonight.”
Li Quan blinked. “Of course. He probably hasn’t slept well in days.”
“Exactly.”
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That evening, Gu Chi used the radish gifted by Yunling to make a big pot of soup, which he shared with everyone in the safe zone.
Fresh vegetables were a rare luxury, and even a plain radish broth counted as a feast.
“Surviving that mess is no joke,” Lu Yunfei said with a smile, handing Bai Qing the largest bowl. “You’ve earned this.”
“…Thank you.” Bai Qing forced a grin.
Resisting the zombie urge to vomit at the taste of human food, he forced down half a bowl.
“Not to your taste?” Mu Yu asked, raising a brow.
“No, it’s great.” Bai Qing swallowed hard and drained the rest.
“Want more?” Chi Ying offered helpfully.
“No no no!”
Realizing his tone was too sharp, he quickly softened. “I mean—I’m full. Really full.”
“Mm.” Gu Chi’s tone was neutral. “Then rest early.”
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Back in his room, Bai Qing dropped the act completely.
Ha. A bunch of fools.
They let him in so easily. If infiltrating the human race was this simple, the rest would be a breeze. All he needed now was a way to convince them to take him to the Alliance headquarters.
Once he got there, everything else would fall into place.
Although…
His brows furrowed slightly.
Earlier, when he met the rest of the team—something felt off.
Mu Yu kept saying things like, “Oh~ so he is human…”
And Lu Yunfei stared at him for an uncomfortably long time.
Even the others seemed… subtly amused?
He scowled.
What, is this body ugly or something?
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Outside the room, Lu Yunfei held a bowl of soup with a blank expression.
“…So we really just… picked up a mission?”
Author’s note:
Bai Qing: I’m so clever.
Everyone else: 😊
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