After Marking the Villain Professor (ABO, GL) - Chapter 36

Chapter 36

The motorcycle the two men had ridden on did not have much fuel left and could run at most forty or fifty kilometers, but it was still much better than walking on foot.

Xu Man rode the motorcycle in a circle around the group, proving with her actions that she really knew how to ride.

The way this certain alpha rode added a few points of dash and handsomeness, and it looked like she knew more than just a little.

It made people feel a bit itchy in their hearts.

Zhou Yutao folded up the map and nodded. “Let us do that. I will point the way.”

No matter what secrets Xu Man was keeping from her, now was not the time to dwell on those things. Whatever problems there were, they could talk about them after they reached Nancheng.

Lin Sha also expressed agreement. “Taotao, you sit in front. Xin’er and I will sit in the back.”

Zhou Yutao did not refuse and got on the motorcycle first.

Even though her leg was injured, even though it was her first time riding this kind of vehicle, her movements as she got on were still quite nimble.

And as soon as she got on, she tightly hugged Xu Man, pressing her body against hers.

The thick training uniform could not block the warmth of each other’s bodies.

Xu Man’s hand on the handlebar trembled slightly, and her ears gradually turned a pretty pink.

She knew very well what the thing pressing against her back was, and she had once felt it without any barriers. Precisely because she had felt it, when Zhou Yutao pressed up against her, her mind could not maintain its usual clarity.

What are you thinking? Is now the time to think about these things?

Xu Man silently cursed herself and suppressed all the irrelevant images that floated into her mind.

But even so, Lin Sha, who was holding Li Yixin and getting on the motorcycle, still felt it was not enough. “Taotao, squeeze forward a bit more. I cannot get on.”

Zhou Yutao did as she said and squeezed forward a bit more, directly hanging her entire body on Xu Man.

Her head also rested on Xu Man’s shoulder. “Manman, your heartbeat is fast. Can you really manage?”

As she spoke, Zhou Yutao’s hand moved up and pressed against Xu Man’s chest.

The utterly serious tone made Xu Man’s scalp tingle, and even her face turned red. “I can.”

Many times, Zhou Yutao’s tone was quite serious, whether she was angry, happy, or when they were intimate.

This question of whether she could manage was something Zhou Yutao had also said that night.

Because her unskilled first time had hurt her.

Then came the serious teasing afterward, it seemed Manman was not lying; she really could manage.

The details of that night became clearer and clearer in Xu Man’s memory as time passed.

Realizing that she had thought of something she should not have again, Xu Man quickly changed the subject. “Yutao, did you memorize the route so quickly? That is amazing.”

Zhou Yutao had looked at the map for less than two minutes before saying she knew how to go.

Really, so amazing.

The book said that Zhou Yutao’s memory was better than that of ordinary people, and it seemed that was indeed the case.

If it were her, she would probably get lost in this small mountain village.

After all, it was all dirt everywhere, and everything looked about the same. Xu Man herself could not distinguish directions.

When they had come, she had only known to carry Zhou Yutao and run forward. In reality, which direction she had gone or what was along the way, Xu Man could not recall now.

At that time, she had also performed exceptionally.

Thinking about it now, she did not know where she had gotten the perseverance from, carrying a person and running continuously for several hours without stopping.

Zhou Yutao’s lips curved, and she lowered her voice. “What I am amazing at is not just this. Does Manman not know that very well?”

Xu Man: “…”.

Ahhhh, she always felt like Zhou Yutao was teasing her.

Lin Sha did not notice the little actions between the two. After finally getting on the motorcycle with great difficulty, she breathed a sigh of relief. “Let us go.”

Xu Man also felt a sense of relief. “Hold on tight. The mountain road is not easy to navigate.”

It was either dirt roads or stones, and the paths were relatively narrow, so it really was not easy.

Fortunately, Zhou Yutao really knew how to get out of this small mountain village. Even the places where there were a few pine trees on their way in, she remembered clearly.

With this kind of brain, what could she not succeed at?

Xu Man sincerely admired her, but thinking that such an amazing person had admitted to being her girlfriend made her mood very good.

They did not go back to the food factory from before, fearing that Chen Xing was still there.

Little Tiger was probably gone, and going back now would be of no use.

Zhou Yutao pointed in a direction away from the food factory. The journey was fairly smooth. Apart from going slower because it was dark, there were only a few scattered zombies, all of which Xu Man dealt with.

This time, there was no trace of fear in her eyes.

The speed of her growth made Lin Sha unable to help but exclaim in admiration. “Boss Xu, why do I feel like you have changed a lot since you woke up from your coma?”

She spoke less and less, but her actions in killing zombies became more and more ruthless.

The vast majority were beheaded with one strike, at most two.

Except for the habit of blushing after saying a couple of words to Taotao, which had not changed.

Lin Sha suddenly discovered that this alpha was actually a little handsome.

At least along this journey, she had been protecting her and Taotao the whole time, handling everything herself.

“Have I?”

Xu Man did not think so. She just wanted to protect the person she liked and was working hard to make herself stronger.

At this moment, Zhou Yutao patted Xu Man’s shoulder. “Manman, stop for a bit.”

They had been going stop-start along the way. Sometimes they had to spend more effort when encountering zombies, and plus the night road was hard to navigate to begin with. For thirty kilometers, they had taken more than three hours.

And this was while riding the motorcycle.

It was now close to midnight.

Zhou Yutao looked at her watch and finally decided to have Xu Man stop and rest.

Ahead was a small town. According to the map, it was a necessary route to Qingshan Hospital. They did not know what the situation inside was like yet, so it would be safer to pass through during the day.

Also, everyone had been very tired this day; they needed to regroup.

Xin’er had already fallen asleep, and Lin Sha, holding her, was also fighting to keep her eyelids open.

Xu Man did as she said and parked the motorcycle on the roadside.

As she inadvertently looked up, she discovered that a firelight had lit up about fifty meters ahead.

Was it people?

Xu Man alertly drew the knife tucked at her waist.

During this time, she had already understood that in the apocalypse, people were the most dangerous.

Xu Man signaled for Zhou Yutao and Lin Sha to hide behind the trees by the roadside.

They waited for a long time without seeing anyone come over, but Xu Man did not dare to let her guard down. Even when Zhou Yutao told her to rest for a while, she did not dare and held on until the sky began to lighten.

The firelight ahead had gone out, and the town revealed its full appearance.

Only then did Xu Man discover that the town outskirts were enclosed with wire mesh, and quite a few people had gathered outside—men, women, old, and young. For the time being, no one dared to go in.

Two burly men walked toward Xu Man, their eyes complicated as they looked at her. “Sister, two Omegas—quite the blessing. Can we team up with you?”

One held a machete, and the other had a gun in hand, both exuding a strong killing aura. They looked like they had good physical fitness. For such people to proactively request to team up, it was obvious without thinking that there was a problem.

“No.”

Xu Man refused without any politeness.

The faces of the two burly men changed.

One of the burly men said angrily, “It is just teaming up. As long as the two of us hand over one Omega, we can go into the town and get the protection of those people. They can take us to a safe place. You have two Omegas; it is just a small thing. Not even that?”

“With your pretty boy look, teaming up with us is your honor. Do not be ungrateful.”

“Our brothers are the strongest fighters among this group outside the town. If you team up with us, we provide you protection. Is that not good?”

Xu Man’s face immediately darkened. “Get lost.”

The two were full of words she did not like to hear. Let alone that Zhou Yutao was the person she liked—even if she were just a regular friend, she could not do something like selling out a friend.

At this moment, Xu Man was no longer afraid of offending people.

However, from what the two meant, there was a group inside the town that specifically wanted Omegas. Could it be that the leader occupying this small town was a perverted lecher like Chen Xing’s group?

Then they definitely could not go.

But this was the necessary route to Qingshan Hospital. What to do?

Xu Man’s words made the two burly men even more annoyed, but perhaps because they were wary of something, they did not make a move against Xu Man and left cursing and swearing.

Besides these two, others also came over requesting to team up, but Xu Man refused them all.

Her attitude was firm. After several waves of people hit a wall one after another, no one came over to make a fool of themselves again.

A hint of amusement appeared in Zhou Yutao’s eyes. “Manman, actually, you could hand me over. After all, in the apocalypse, surviving yourself is the most important thing.”

She said that, but her actions as she toyed with the dagger did not seem like it at all.

As if as long as Xu Man dared to abandon her, she would kill Xu Man.

Of course, Xu Man would not abandon Zhou Yutao and even felt a bit angry because of these words. “You are more important.”

The amusement deepened in Zhou Yutao’s eyes, and she did not say anything more, as if she had only said it to hear those words.

Xu Man, however, thought about it seriously. “How about you all hand me over? Yutao, did you not say last time that you had a converter there that could turn an alpha into an Omega?”

For her, whether as an alpha or an Omega did not matter much—after all, she was still a girl and could still be with Zhou Yutao. If someone had to take a risk to enter this small town, then it had to be her.

Zhou Yutao’s eyes, full of amusement, instantly turned dark. “Has Manman gotten tired of being an alpha and suddenly discovered that she still likes male alphas?”

The matter of Xu Man going to Di Du University to open a supermarket for Chen Xing had already made her unhappy.

Plus, remembering that Xu Si had once said Xu Man had preferred male alphas since childhood, it could not help but make Zhou Yutao think crookedly.

“That is not what I mean…”

Xu Man was about to explain.

But then someone shouted that zombies were coming and everyone should hurry into the town.

Xu Man turned her head and discovered that indeed dozens of zombies were staggering toward them.

And at this moment, two military trucks slowly drove out from the town. Each truck had more than a dozen fully armed men, one of whom held a loudspeaker and shouted, “Those handing over an Omega can come in. The rest are not allowed to move.”

“Are they military people?”

Xu Man asked with slight joy.

Zhou Yutao was very important to the country. If they were military people, then they would be safe.

“No.”

Zhou Yutao said firmly, “Military people would not act so brutally. Stepping back ten thousand steps, even if they were, they would be rebels.”

That was true too. After seeing several people who had tried to force their way into the town because they had not handed over an Omega get shot dead directly by those people, Xu Man’s heart cooled by half.

Even Zheng Rong and Qi Rui, who had received the death order to escort Zhou Yutao to Nancheng at all costs, had never truly made a move against ordinary people.

With wolves ahead and tigers behind, what to do now?

Charge through the zombie horde, or go into the town?