Yu Shao? Was this the zombie king’s name… The name on the ID card seemed to be the same.

No! This wasn’t the time to care about such things, he was about to get bitten to death by the zombie king! The system even switched the capture target! System, how about you try befriending the zombie king?? 

Shao Ci felt a sharp pain from the part of his neck that had been bitten, then felt blood slowly leaving his body. His face turned as white as paper and his body went weak. Even if he had the strength, he couldn’t struggle. He could only rush to heal himself with his ability.

Although he didn’t die, he felt like he had become the zombie king’s infinite back-up ration. And why did this zombie king keep sucking his blood, did it even remember it wasn’t a vampire but a zombie… 

[Daily task reset. The new task is [Heal the capture target once]. Host, please do your best.]

Shao Ci: “!” Who was the one who needed healing? If he went to heal the attacker while he was dying, he’d be too much of a saint, alright? 

Although he was ridiculing the system internally, Shao Ci carelessly sent his ability to the zombie king clinging tightly to him… Actually, he didn’t know what kind of effects a healing ability would have on a zombie.

The zombie king unexpectedly let out a sigh. It lifted his head, sizing Shao Ci up with its beautiful red eyes, then came closer again.

Shao Ci was so scared tears almost came out of his eyes. He closed his eyes tightly, thinking that the zombie king had finally gotten ready to bite him to death. But after a long time, the pain he imagined didn’t come. Instead, something soft and cool touched his cheek.

“?” Shao Ci couldn’t resist the allure of curiosity. He opened his eye slowly, and discovered that the touch on his cheek was actually the zombie king’s lips—he was kissed by the zombie king!

The zombie king looked like a little kitten. It stared at him with curiosity (Shao Ci didn’t know how he saw this from those eyes), extending its tongue to lick his cheek gently.

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In the next moment, the zombie king’s slim, pale arms pressed down on his chest. Its neatly trimmed fingernails cut through his clothes in an instant. 

Shao Ci’s chest felt cool. When he looked down, half of his chest was exposed, and he shivered unconsciously in the cold air. It felt like his senses had become extremely sharp.

The zombie king drew on his chest with its fingers in interest, causing his skin to tingle.

In Shao Ci’s eyes, it was as though he was deciding where would be tastier to start with. He felt even more uncomfortable… As expected, the zombie king, who had a higher IQ than normal zombies, would make even eating people into a show.

The zombie king lowered its head, licking unexpectedly at his collarbone, then sucked in the protruding bit on his chest, nipping curiously. 

A mysterious feeling diffused from that place. Shao Ci’s body turned weak, and his cheeks rapidly flushed a noticeable pink. He was so ashamed that he wanted to bury himself in the ground. “Fuck… w-wait, why—why there…”

Why did things turn out like this! Did he have to die in such a humiliating way!

An unknown source of strength welled up inside of him, and Shao Ci threw off the zombie king. He pulled the torn shirt over his chest, gritting his teeth and looking at it.

But the unexpected thing was, the zombie king just looked at him with confusion and doubt. It didn’t look like it planned to come over and bite him. 

Shao Ci: “…?” Could it be he made a mistake?

Wait, all of this happened because he healed the other person, didn’t it? This healing ability was so useful on the zombie king? System, hurry up and explain!

[Whenever the host uses his healing ability on a living organism, it will make the other party feel close to the host. Please make good use of this ability to complete the task!]

Shao Ci let out a breath of relief. Later, he thought it seemed wrong. This ability was too subtle, alright? So what if it had this effect on living organisms? He felt like this system would exploit this for something in the future. 

But that wasn’t something he needed to worry about right now.

When he thought about what had just happened, Shao Ci’s face turned dark, his heart turning heavy. Luckily nobody else had seen the scene from just now, or he couldn’t be an upright person anymore… 

Shao Ci looked up. The zombie king was sitting in the water, completely naked. Water droplets slid down from his pale skin. He looked at Shao Ci, his face full of innocence, looking especially obedient. His exquisite face was just like a porcelain doll’s. He didn’t like the slightest bit like the savage villain boss.

Shao Ci pulled out the employee ID he had previously picked up, comparing the picture and real life. The teenager before his eyes was actually a little bit smaller… But his name was Yu Shao, so it should be right. 

Based on his behavior from earlier, Shao Ci could guess that the zombie king’s mental age should be only three or four years old. After all, the ability elixir hadn’t been completely absorbed yet, so his evolution wasn’t complete yet. It needed a bit longer… when he was completely evolved, his intelligence would be on the same level as a normal person. Considering his previous genius, he would probably be much smarter than the average person.

“In this case, it shouldn’t be any problem to complete the task.” Shao Ci did his best to look on the bright side. “Even if the zombie king suddenly wants to bite me, I can use my ability to make him give up… probably.”

Now that he had been missing for so long, Yin Han and the others probably wouldn’t keep looking for him and would go back to the base first. Then they could follow the original novel’s plot and work hard to fight zombies and advance their abilities.

After enduring for that period of time, Yin Han would advance to the incredible power he had in the original novel, and his strength would be higher than the zombie king’s! Later, the capture target would change back, and he would be free! 

For now, he and the zombie king… No, he should be called Yu Shao. He and Yu Shao would build their relationship properly for now, like taking care of a child.

After Shao Ci finished building up his mental barriers, he summoned his courage to extend a hand to Yu Shao.

Yu Shao tilted his head, then grabbed onto Shao Ci’s wrist, bringing his hand up to his face. He lightly used his teeth to scrape over Shao Ci’s fingers, looking happy.

Shao Ci: “!” Hey, I didn’t give you my hand for you to do this! 

He felt like his future wouldn’t go as smoothly as he imagined…

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What did I write, I think I lost my memory. This chapter is so pure _(:з」∠)_