After Marking the Villain Professor (ABO, GL) - Chapter 52

Chapter 52

Fifty meters, forty meters… Over a hundred zombies approached the service area at an extremely fast speed.

It was faintly visible that half of the zombies wore tattered military uniforms. These zombies were stronger in both strength and reaction speed than ordinary zombies.

Wang Kang’s people fired first, but some zombies had actually learned to dodge.

The shots were clearly aimed at their heads, yet they ended up hitting the chests instead. This only temporarily slowed those zombies’ movements and could not kill them.

Zhou Yutao’s expression also became grave. She asked Xu Man, “Manman, can these vehicles withstand the attacks from those zombies?”

Xu Man nodded. “If it’s just this many zombies, they should be able to.”

But if more came, there was no way to guarantee it.

Although the setting of this apocalyptic novel did not include any supernatural abilities or the like, some zombies that had strong abilities in life would evolve to use tools. They seemed to retain a trace of human habits.

Zhou Yutao had such a guess.

That was why she had everyone set out for the city at seven o’clock.

Because after seven o’clock, the sky would start to darken, and the zombies at night seemed less active than during the day.

The plan had been quite good at first, but she did not know how the zombies had come rushing toward them.

Zhou Yutao made a snap decision. “Qi Rui, have everyone retreat back into the vehicles and lock the doors.”

Time was too tight. Qi Rui turned to notify the people who were holding off the zombie attack, while Xu Er took the opportunity to close the vehicle door.

“Hey, wait, don’t close the door yet. Wait for us.”

“Professor Zhou, save Sister Fang’s life.”

Tan Juan and Qi Lin dragged Fang Lingyun between them, one in front and one behind, and squeezed into the vehicle.

As they boarded, Xu Man’s pupils suddenly contracted.

She seemed to understand why these zombies had come rushing toward them.

The air was filled with such an intense mango scent and alcohol aroma—it could only be that Fang Lingyun’s strange illness had flared up.

As the female protagonist in an apocalyptic novel, she always encountered various dangers, and eighty percent of them came from her incompletely differentiated constitution.

The plot was arranged that way to heat up the relationship between the male and female leads, but now Fang Lingyun had ended up with them.

Actually, when she had been cooking for Zhou Yutao earlier, Xu Man had faintly smelled this scent, but she had used mangoes and beer at the time too, so she had subconsciously ignored it.

Xu Man looked annoyed at the half-dead Fang Lingyun and asked Tan Juan, “What’s going on?”

“You help Sister Fang over there.”

Tan Juan let go of Fang Lingyun’s hand and gestured for Qi Lin to help the person to the sofa, then answered Xu Man’s question. “Just now, when you all went to the research room, I was bored, so I wanted to invite Sister Fang over to chat about life ideals. I did not expect Sister Fang to suddenly have a stomachache and want to use the toilet, so I waited for her. Who knew she would suddenly have an outbreak.”

“Oh, Manman, you have no idea. When Sister Fang has an attack, she is simply like a different person. She flails at people wildly, and in the end, she even pinned me to the ground. She was so heavy, and I am not strong, so I could not push her away.”

“Later, Qi Lin came and gave Sister Fang an injection, which barely controlled her.”

“Qi Lin said she had no way to treat Sister Fang’s condition, so I brought the person to find you all.”

“I did not expect so many zombies to come outside.”

“Qi Lin cannot do it, but Professor Zhou, you can certainly save Sister Fang, right?”

Tan Juan said this while wiping sweat.

She had just fought with Fang Lingyun, and her body felt like it was about to fall apart. She was so exhausted that she could not think, so she had not realized that the zombies were attracted by Fang Lingyun’s pheromones.

She had not even noticed that, the moment she opened her mouth, Qi Lin directly threw the limp Fang Lingyun to the ground and kicked her once.

Fang Lingyun: “…”

No, what had she done to offend this sister?

Tan Juan was still the good little sister. Even after being beaten by her during the attack, she had not complained at all and kept comforting her, boo hoo hoo.

Zhou Yutao gave Qi Lin a meaningful look. “So even you have times when you cannot do it.”

“Is it really impossible, or are you pretending it is impossible, Qi Lin?”

“If you really cannot do it, then I will have to step in.”

Xu Man’s lips curved upward, and she could not suppress it. In the end, she could only lower her head slightly.

So Zhou Yutao still remembered what Qi Lin had said about her.

Now she had retorted for her.

The Professor Zhou who could retort was so cute.

Qi Lin choked for a moment, took out a scalpel, looked at the Fang Lingyun on the ground, and sneered. “Fine, of course I can. For problems with the glands in general, just cut off the gland, and it will be solved once and for all. And I can guarantee that Miss Fang, you will not die a hundred percent.”

“That is something Professor Zhou cannot do. Am I right, Professor Zhou?”

With that, Qi Lin looked at Zhou Yutao.

Zhou Yutao nodded with a smile.

In terms of surgery, she indeed was not as good as Qi Lin.

Huh?

Was this allowed?

Actually, for this half-A, not-O gland, Fang Lingyun did not necessarily have to keep it.

It was just that her family had always hoped she could differentiate into an Alpha or Omega, and she had never thought of this solution because other doctors had all told her that removing the gland carried a high risk of death and did not recommend it.

But if Qi Lin performed this surgery, the success rate would probably be much higher.

Mainly, Professor Zhou had also said she could not completely cure her at present.

Fang Lingyun actually seriously considered Qi Lin’s proposal.

However, before she could speak, Tan Juan directly rejected it.

“No, I oppose it,” she said loudly.

Qi Lin narrowed her eyes slightly and looked at Tan Juan.

Tan Juan’s gaze flickered a little. For some reason, she felt uneasy under that gaze, but she still mustered her courage and glared back. “Sister Fang, we do not listen to her. Although she can ensure you do not die, what if you end up disabled?”

“Let me tell you secretly, Qi Lin has crippled people before in treatment—the kind who spends the rest of their life eating, drinking, and defecating in bed. So, are you scared or not?”

Fang Lingyun was the female protagonist. She had not yet found a way back on her body. If she really became disabled because of removing the gland and that caused her not to be able to go back, Tan Juan would cry to death.

In this world where she lived in constant fear every day, she really did not want to stay any longer.

The longer she stayed, the more she felt her own worldview shaking.

Qi Lin laughed in anger. “Big Banana Miss, how do you know I crippled someone before? Who told you?”

Tan Juan, though not entirely in the right, was still bold in her anger. “I guessed it. Even if there was none before, there definitely will be in the future. Sister Fang is a ready example. In any case, Sister Fang, do not believe her. She has no morals.”

Qi Lin raised her hand and pinched Tan Juan’s face. “Then let me treat Big Banana Miss’s brain first. I hope I can cure you into a brain-damaged person.”

Tan Juan reached out to Xu Man for help. “Manman, save me. This Qi Lin has gone crazy.”

The Fang Lingyun who had truly been startled: “…”

Xu Man: “…”

Although she felt a bit secretly pleased to see Tan Juan anger Qi Lin, for the sake of her roommate’s little life, she still steeled herself and pulled Tan Juan over.

Zhou Yutao glanced at Xu Man’s hand pulling Tan Juan.

Xu Man immediately let go.

The Fang Lingyun on the ground let out a faint, thread-like sound. “Can someone pull me up?”

After Qi Lin had injected her, she no longer went mad and hurt people, and she could not muster even a trace of strength.

Qi Lin squatted down, the knife against her face. “I almost forgot, Miss Fang. Have you decided if you want my help?”

A drop of cold sweat dripped from the corner of Fang Lingyun’s forehead. “No… better not.”

“I, I will wait for Professor Zhou’s medicine. Thank you, Doctor Qi, for bringing me here.”

The rumors said Qi Lin had a quirky personality, and now it seemed not exaggerated at all. It was still safer to wait for Professor Zhou’s medicine.

Seeing no one go to help Fang Lingyun, Xu Man had originally wanted to lend a hand, but she had just been glanced at by Zhou Yutao for pulling Tan Juan, so she did not dare.

And Fang Lingyun lying on the ground looked really pitiful. Xu Man could only ask Zhou Yutao, “Sister, can I help her up?”

Tan Juan was an Omega, and Fang Lingyun was not, so it should be fine.

Xu Man was essentially still a person with a relatively upright worldview and a kind heart.

Zhou Yutao looked expressionlessly at the corner. “Young Kang, trouble you to help the person to the sofa.”

Wang Kang, who had just learned of Zhou Yutao’s identity and was deeply shocked: “…”

He really wanted to say he would not do it, but thinking that if he did not go, Zhou Yutao would send Xu Man instead, Wang Kang swallowed his anger, helped Fang Lingyun up, and flung the person onto the sofa.

Fang Lingyun was done with this group.

She began to wonder if her decision to follow them had been right or wrong.

But when she saw the zombies that had already climbed over the car window outside, Fang Lingyun stopped dwelling on it.

At least, following these people, she had not been sunburned or gone hungry, and she was temporarily safe. That already made her luckier than many others.

Also, Professor Zhou had said she would cure her illness.

As she was thinking this, the light in front of her dimmed slightly, and she saw Zhou Yutao standing in front of her.

“Professor Zhou, I…”

Before Fang Lingyun could even explain her situation, Zhou Yutao turned her head so her face faced the sofa, and she could see nothing.

After a while, she heard Zhou Yutao’s voice. “Manman, open the medicine box. Help me get a syringe and the blue potion.”

When she came over, she had brought a medicine box. Just now, to pull Xu Man away, she had casually put it on the table.

Fang Lingyun’s whole body stiffened.

Another injection.

To be honest, the shot Qi Lin had just given her in the gland had been excruciatingly painful.

She hated injections.

Xu Man handed Zhou Yutao the things she needed.

Zhou Yutao did not immediately inject the potion into Fang Lingyun’s gland. “The two kinds of pheromones in your body are severely imbalanced. Ordinary medicine can no longer control it.”

“We can only inject the AO conversion agent right away. However, since it is a semi-finished product, the side effects are unknown, and it cannot guarantee one hundred percent that you will convert into an Alpha or Omega.”

“There is one more thing I must explain. If your pheromones remain uncontrollable, the nearby zombies will all be attracted over. You choose for yourself—use it or not.”

Fang Lingyun gritted her teeth and said, “Use it.”

The noises from outside the vehicle were getting louder and louder. If they delayed any longer, perhaps everyone would die here.

Using the medicine still offered a chance to live.

“Still quite smart.”

A trace of satisfaction flashed in Zhou Yutao’s eyes.

What she did not say was that even if Fang Lingyun ultimately chose not to use the medicine, she would still inject it into her gland.