Chapter 059 – This Tragic End of the World: A Gentle Little Submissive – “Wandering around the world~” (09/09)
In the evening, the convoy stopped at a service area.
Each team sent out some people to help confirm the safety of the service area and clean up any zombies.
Xiang Qi parked the car and knocked on the partition.
The partition lowered. Xie Chenyang glanced coldly at Xiang Qi before opening the door and getting out of the car.
Xiang Qi felt a chill down the back of his neck. “Brother Jiu…”
“Good luck.” Fu Jiu unbuckled his seatbelt and got out of the car slowly.
Xiang Qi: “…” He wanted to cry.
The dining hall.
It was obvious that someone had already searched for supplies here.
The supermarket was empty, with only a few zombies left, which were quickly dealt with. Several teams took their seats in the canteen, cleaned up, and prepared dinner.
Xie Chenyang’s team was very skilled.
The water-type sister used water to wash the tables and chairs clean, and the wind-type brother blew them dry.
“Brother Chen, Brother-in-law Yue, sit down.”
Xie Chenyang generously took out the food that his mother had prepared in advance from his space and invited his teammates to eat.
The aroma wafted through the air, making the people from the neighboring teams jealous.
There were also space-type ability users in the army, but their ranks were lower than He Chen’s. Although He Chen had shared the techniques he had developed with the base, they only learned the simplest space blade. They hadn’t mastered space cutting, isolation, or confinement.
When following their team, their role was mostly to store supplies. Moreover, their storage space wasn’t very spacious, so after filling it with the necessary supplies, they didn’t have the luxury of bringing a bunch of hot food.
Therefore, they looked at the Star Team with envy.
“I don’t think my instant noodles smell as good anymore.”
“Hey, Xiao Wu, cook a pot of eggs, but don’t burn them. Pay attention to the heat.”
At this moment, the stragglers walked in.
Xie Chenyang casually looked up and immediately saw Li Cheng’an and Sun Xu, who was being led by a rope.
A question mark slowly formed in Xie Chenyang’s mind.
[What is this? Li Cheng’an hasn’t killed Sun Xu yet?]
You Huang: “As you can see.”
Sun Xu also noticed Xie Chenyang’s gaze. His emaciated face was filled with expectation and supplication, and his eyes were filled with the word “Help.”
Li Cheng’an sneered, lifted the rope in his hand, and gave it a tug.
Sun Xu’s face instantly turned green and red, and he begged in a low voice, “Cheng’an, don’t do this.”
“What did you call me?”
“…Master.”
“What are you?”
Sun Xu gritted his teeth. “I am the master’s dog.”
Li Cheng’an sneered and tugged on the leash again.
They found a place to sit down.
Only Sun Xu had no choice but to endure the humiliation and squat on the ground, his heart filled with twisted hatred.
Didn’t He Chen see him?
Why didn’t he save him?
He may have abandoned him back then. But if it weren’t for him, he wouldn’t have fallen into danger and awakened such powerful spatial abilities.
The He Chen who followed him around was useless, thinking only about finding his parents.
Now that he was powerful, he had a new lover and wasn’t even willing to lend a helping hand.
Is this what he meant when he said he loved him?
A younger guy in the army couldn’t stand it anymore. “Times may have changed, but we’re all human beings. Isn’t it too much to treat someone like a dog?”
A glimmer of hope flashed in Sun Xu’s eyes.
If the base intervened, Li Cheng’an wouldn’t have the nerve to disregard the base’s authority, right?
Li Cheng’an thought for a moment. “You’re right. I’ll show him some respect and just kill him.”
The young man: “???”
Sun Xu’s body stiffened.
Li Cheng’an looked at the stunned young man and a smile tugged at the corner of his mouth. “He has a blood debt with our entire team. Because of his mistakes, many of our teammates died in vain. Since you can’t stand seeing him live like a dog, let him pay with his life for those he killed.”
Young man: “This…”
Yue Qing’s attention was drawn to that side, and he hadn’t moved his chopsticks for a long time.
Xie Chenyang waved his hand, and Sun Xu, who was crouching on the ground, didn’t even have time to cry out in pain before he fell to the ground.
A pool of blood slowly bloomed from his empty neck.[mfn]T/N: I was playing around with the translation of this sentence because it was very… non-descriptive. But I belive this is the most straightforward translation. (Others may have it as he lives, but with context, I believe Sun Xu was just killed)[/mfn]
The other two space-type ability users in the cafeteria swallowed hard, thinking at the same time, ‘This space blade is way cooler than ours!’
Yue Qing finally took his gaze away from that side and looked at Xie Chenyang, his brow slightly furrowed.
Xie Chenyang smiled and picked up a dish for him. “Eat.”
He had thought that Li Cheng’an wouldn’t let Sun Xu return to City S alive, but he didn’t expect him to bring him right in front of him.
Li Cheng’an glanced at Xie Chenyang, said nothing, and motioned to his teammates to eat.
The cafeteria was enveloped in eerie silence.
The base hadn’t kept the fact that He Chen killed the East District boss a secret, and many people already knew about it.
After they left, the base must have already cleaned up the East District.
Who could afford to offend He Chen?
It was dark when the convoy set off again.
Xiang Qi sat in the passenger seat to sleep, while Fu Jiu took over the driving.
Xie Chenyang: “Drive carefully.”
Fu Jiu: “Don’t worry, Brother Chen, I’m not careless like some people.”
Xiang Qi was so ashamed that he didn’t dare to speak. Xie Chenyang snorted coldly and pulled up the partition.
Yue Qing’s gaze drifted down to his lower body and he asked once again, “Are you sure you’re okay?”
“I was able to finish what I set out for, what problem could there be?”
Xie Chenyang felt unhappy thinking about it and decided to find an opportunity to teach Xiang Qi a lesson.
That had been close.
He almost crippled Little Yang!
Fortunately, he caught Yue Qing in time and changed their position. Although it had been a bit exciting, it ended without incident.
Traveling at such a fast pace was always exhausting.
In order to prevent the zombies from disturbing Xie Chenyang’s sleep, Yue Qing took some measures. Along the way, the convoy encountered almost no zombies.
Xie Chenyang pinched Yue Qing’s chin and stared at his face in amazement. “You’re not the zombie king, are you?”
Yue Qing: “No.”
“Then how can you control those zombies?” Xie Chenyang rubbed his thumb on his lips. “Come on, tell me the truth. Did you secretly upgrade by eating them behind my back?”
Yue Qing looked indifferent. “The way to upgrade zombies is not only by eating people, but also by practicing like those with special abilities.”
“I don’t believe you.”
You Huang: “He’s telling the truth.”
[Dad, stop it. I’m just teasing him.]
You Huang: “?” Since when did this stupid son of mine understand teasing?
Xie Chenyang moved his hand and lifted his clothes. “Let me check if you have any rotten spots on your body. If there aren’t any, then you really didn’t cheat. If there are, then you’re done for.”
Yue Qing: “You…”
“There aren’t any.”
“…Mm, let go, that tickles.”
“Zombies are ticklish? I don’t believe it. Ah, there aren’t any here either. What about here…”
After entering City C, they saw a large group of zombies.
People in the convoy:
“I thought the zombies had disappeared.”
“Yeah, we’ve come this far and hadn’t encountered a single zombie.”
“Only some cute little lost ones, hahaha.”
“Are you crazy? Zombies, cute?
”Hahaha, brothers, let’s get them!”
In the end, they not only rescued the people in the research institute, but were also spotted by other survivors in City C, who voluntarily joined them.
Luckily, they had their own vehicles; otherwise they wouldn’t have had anything for the survivors to ride in.
“He Chen, thank you.”
The speaker was Professor Xu Cheng.
Earlier, in the chaos, he had been pushed out by a student to block the zombies and had almost been killed. Fortunately, Xie Chenyang used his space to protect him, and the zombie only bit thin air.
The student said it was a subconscious reaction because he was too scared, and after being saved, he cried bitterly and begged for forgiveness.
Xie Chenyang wouldn’t kill him because of this, but he couldn’t keep him around anymore.
Xie Chenyang waved his hand. “The best way to thank me is to research the vaccine as soon as possible. Your life is important.”
Xu Cheng smiled. “I will.”
Xie Chenyang: “Go back to the army vehicle. They are waiting for you.”
“Okay, when the vaccine is developed, let’s have a meal together.”
The convoy set off again and returned to S City.
Seeing them return safely, the He parents finally let out sighs of relief. They let them rest and prepared a large table of delicious food for them.
Just as Hua Ming, one of the vaccine developers in the original plot, had said, with his teacher Xu Cheng there, the vaccine’s development progressed very quickly.
They had already been conducting research in C City, but due to the zombies outside, they were trapped and didn’t have enough materials and equipment.
Now that they were in S City, they had everything they needed.
In less than three months, the zombie vaccine was released.
People no longer had to worry about being bitten by zombies and turning into zombies themselves. Once all the zombies were eliminated, peace would return.
To prevent zombies from entering the base, zombie detection devices were placed in all areas of the base. Once a “human-shaped” object with no body temperature or heartbeat was detected, an alarm would sound.
Yue Qing and Xie Chenyang leaned against the windowsill and smoked. Both of them were only wearing loose-fitting robes, their hair still damp from the shower.
Xie Chenyang’s collarbone was exposed, revealing a slight bite mark. With the vaccine, he wouldn’t turn into a zombie even if he was bitten, so Yue Qing was a little more unrestrained.
There were still tingling scratch marks on his back.
Yue Qing’s voice was slightly hoarse. “You can’t hide the truth forever. My identity will be discovered sooner or later.”
Xie Chenyang: “So what? I’m here.”
“They won’t keep a weirdo like you around.”
Yue Qing’s tone was a little too cold, making Xie Chenyang sense that something was wrong.
He put out his cigarette and looked at him. “What do you want to do?”
“Ah-Chen”–Yue Qing reached out and hugged him–“I know your superpowers are strong, and you’re not afraid of anyone. But once my identity is discovered, even if they spare me for your sake and because I’ve never hurt anyone, they still might not let me stay…”
Xie Chenyang reached out and wrapped his arms around his waist.
Yue Qing’s cold lips pressed against his chin. “You don’t care, but your parents and Guo Yu will. People will always target me, and then they’ll target you.”
He could see that for himself.
Xie Chenyang: “Then let’s leave the base and go somewhere without detection devices. Or we could hide away in the mountains and live a simple life. My space is big enough to hold everything we need for the rest of our lives.“
Yue Qing fell silent upon hearing this and tightened his grip on him.
“That’s perfect. We can see if the scenery changes after the end of the world. When we don’t feel like traveling anymore, we can find a place with no one else and live in seclusion. If we get bored, we can even get some pets…”
Yue Qing: “No one knows how long the zombies will live.”
Xie Chenyang chuckled softly. “No matter who dies first, the other will follow, right?”
Yue Qing: “…Yes.”
“What are you doing?”
Yue Qing pulled his hand back to the bed. “I’m a little cold.”
“I’m cold inside and outside.”
“…” I understand.
The next day, Xie Chenyang and Yue Qing announced that they wanted to go on a trip around the world and take advantage of the restored peace to enjoy their honeymoon.
Mother He: “Why so suddenly…”
“I want to have some time alone with Ah-Qing.”
Although they were reluctant, his mother and the others still sent them out of the city.
Guo Yu and Jing Lun leaned against the back of the car.
Guo Yu whispered, “I have a feeling… that they won’t be coming back.”
Jing Lun leaned close to his ear. “Yue Qing is a zombie.”
He had already figured it out.
And now that the zombie detection device had appeared, the reason for their departure was obvious.
Guo Yu was a little surprised, then his eyes watered slightly. “They’ll be okay, right?”
“Of course.”
They only had eyes for each other, how could they not be okay?
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Author’s note: Preview of the next world: Rich second generation X celebrity
Edited: Krone
Proofreader: Choux_choux
