539: 9.9 Are You Hungry?

9.9 Are You Hungry?

1Lu Yizhou descended the stairs and came across the bathroom. Recalling something, he paused and looked down on himself. 

Originally, Ru Jinke was wearing a light blue sweater and plain jeans. Alas, it had been gnawed by the zombie until it became bloody rags. Blood splattered all over his body, so hideous that he would definitely scare anyone who saw him…

Lu Yizhou's brows knitted. Entering the men's bathroom, he finally saw his appearance for the first time. 

Ru Jinke had a gentle temperament. When he smiled, he would look like an elegant and refined man. However, now that Lu Yizhou was occupying his body, the traces of gentleness disappeared and only bone-deep coldness remained. Not only that, his complexion was so pale that it looked like blood had been drained out of him. Distinct blue veins grew on his forehead and the side of his neck. Seeing this, his frown deepened even more. 

Going out like this… would make him look suspicious, right?

Let alone others, Lu Yizhou himself even thought that he did not look like a human at all.

Through the mirror, Lu Yizhou's eyes inadvertently glanced at the corpse in one of the bathroom stalls. It seemed like the man had not died for long because his blood had not solidified yet. There was a huge bite wound on the side of his neck which was still oozing blood. The more Lu Yizhou looked at it, the more he was unable to tear his gaze away, spellbound by the rich hemoglobin cells inside the flowing blood. His throat bobbed and deep within his consciousness, there was a visceral need to… to eat—

[666: A–A–AH, HOST!! Look at yourself in the mirror!]

666's flustered exclamation brought Lu Yizhou out of the trance he was in. He glanced at the mirror and— holy shit! He was already pale to begin with and now, all of the veins on his body seemed to surface under his skin until he could vividly map every single line of them. And his eyes… his eyes had turned fucking black like an alien!

[666: Host, a–are you hungry?! You're hungry, aren't you?! QAQ please don't eat 666… 666 is not delicious at all…]

666's plea was so ridiculous that he let out a cold laugh. [Don't worry, even if all of the humans in this world perished, I still won't eat you.]

But now, a new predicament appeared. Lu Yizhou pinched his brows in frustration. It seemed like he could not look at human blood otherwise his zombie instinct would be provoked. And once provoked, his appearance would change as well. By then, everyone who looked at him would know that he was not an ordinary zombie…

Fuck! It was like he had returned to being a vampire but this time, it was worse because he would react even by the sight of blood! Could he still mingle into the human crowd this way?

He knew that his lover was in the Biology Department Building. However, the protagonist Li Zhu, as well as the other students and professors were there as well. Who knew what kind of pit they would dig for him? Lu Yizhou had a headache just by thinking about it. However, he had no other choice. It was not like he could isolate Zhao Bolin from the others and kept the man only for himself. 

All he could do was to take each step in stride and improvise when worse came to worst.

Now, the most important thing was to meet his lover first. 

[Give me the blueprints of this university.]

666 had been waiting for these words. It knew that Lu Yizhou would be asking for that and hence, the system immediately presented its hard work proudly.

[666: Ehehe, here it is, Host!]

F University had a maximum capacity of 800 students and was divided into five major departments: business, biology, engineering, literature and music. Each department would have its own separate building that was connected by an open air corridor in hexagon shape. Lu Yizhou was currently in the fourth floor of the Literature Building and coincidentally, the neighboring building was exactly the Biology Building he was searching for. 

He could go to his lover's building just by crossing the open air corridor but… the path was currently swarmed by zombies. 

An idea popped up in Lu Yizhou's head. He rushed out of the bathroom and found the cleanest zombie who had a similar build to him nearby. [Quick, strip your clothes and switch with mine!]

Zombie: ???

The poor zombie showed a blank expression. Because his movement was too clumsy, Lu Yizhou got impatient and forcibly pulled the clothes off him. After putting it on himself, Lu Yizhou merely shoved the bloody clothes to him and patted his shoulder. [Wear it yourself.] 

And hence, the zombie was left naked save for his underwear, clumsily trying to slip the tattered clothes on himself to no avail.

Thanks to 666's blueprints, Lu Yizhou discovered that Zhao Bolin's laboratory was on the fifth floor of the Biology Building and thus, he should be able to hear the commotion nearby. Decision made, Lu Yizhou headed to the open air corridor and observed the situation in the neighboring building. Due to his enhanced senses, he was able to sense the presence of living humans even from afar. It was quite… unnerving, to say the least. He could distinctly sense more than ten delicious humans gathered in that building and one of them was his lover…

He gulped audibly.

[666: AH! Host, your eyes turned black again!]

Fucking hell! Lu Yizhou hid himself behind the wall and took a deep breath. He tried to calm the surging need for raw flesh inside him. Snap out of it, Lu Yizhou! You were not allowed to surrender to your cravings! Fortunately, he had had a lot of experience from being Raphael the Vampire King. When he opened his eyes again, his appearance had returned to normal. [Thank you, please remind me again in the future.]

[666: QAQ 666 will try its best…]

Determined, Lu Yizhou once again stepped into the open air corridor and spread an order to the zombies nearby. [Create some chaos, the noisier the better!]

Meanwhile, inside the Biology Department Building.

The fifth floor area had become a sanctuary for the surviving students and professors. Because the entire floor was used as a laboratory, it was often deserted. When the disaster struck, there were only 15 people on that floor and they immediately barricaded the stairs with heavy equipment. The zombies were jerky and clumsy, the terrain of the stairs and the equipment made it difficult for them to climb up. The fifteen people had formed shifts to constantly guard the stairs in order to prevent zombies from breaking in. 

Due to Professor Zhao's outstanding reputation, he had his own laboratory and there was a private elevator as well. By now, the emergency electricity was still working and they could actually go to the first floor. However, in this current situation, who wanted to escape? It was better to stay here and wait for reinforcement. 

The students were patrolling as usual when there was a loud commotion outside. 

Shocked, they flocked to the window and saw a single man fighting a crowd of zombies! The man's moves were sharp and deadly, one kick could topple down three zombies at the least. It was apparent that his fighting capability was not low. How cool and suave!

And now, the man was heading their way!

At this moment, the students still retained a clear conscience and fighting spirit. Seeing a fellow student struggling against a horde of zombies, they wished they could go out and help him fight! The female students were so anxious that their eyes turned red. They clamoured, "Professor, we should help him!"

Alas, the middle aged professor knew better than to help a stranger. That man was alone and in front of him were tens of zombies. Who could guarantee that he had not been infected? If they were to let him in… then it would be a disaster! He hesitated, "Should we…?"

"Professor Zhao, Professor Zhao! Come here, quick!"

A man clad in white coat, who was laying on the long couch, sprung up by that call. His long hair was quite messy due to being slept in and he quickly slipped on his gold-framed glasses. "What's wrong?!"

"There's a student outside! We should help him before it's too late!"

Skeptical, Professor Zhao rushed to the window and looked down at the situation on the open air corridor. His golden pupils trembled at the sight of the lone figure who was fighting desperately. "We…" His voice trembled, however the students were too flustered to notice it. "We should help him! I will let the elevator go down to the fourth floor. Tell him to go there!"

"Yes, yes!" A female student pushed open the window and shouted out loud, "Classmate, go to the private elevator beside the stairs! Professor Zhao will let you up!"

Down there, the handsome male student gave her a thumbs up to indicate that he understood. 

Another student grabbed the nearest weapon they had gathered by dismantling the laboratory machines and threw the sturdiest one down from the window. "Catch!" The steel beam flew straight to the male student and was caught steadily by him. Then he swung it in a fierce arc, defeating the circle of zombies around him in one sharp movement! Everyone's eyes lit up. Holy shit, even the blockbuster action movies were not this thrilling!

"Come on! Come on! Quickly go to the elevator!" They urged anxiously. They informed Zhao Bolin as well, "Professor, he has gone into the building!"

"Got it!"

Professor Zhao's private elevator was a bit different from others. Aside from the automatic sliding metal door, there was also a steel collapsible door with a lock buckle. As of now, Zhao Bolin had already sent the elevator downstairs and was currently holding the collapsible door open. 

Truth to be told, he was quite a detached and aloof man, otherwise he would not be unmoved by the promise of wealth and power by the government. He also had no idea why, but when he saw the male student being surrounded by zombies, he got so anxious that he almost got to the elevator himself. This… This was so unlike him! He tried to regain his bearings, but when he thought of the male student who was struggling down there with his fate unknown, he found himself unable to calm down at all!

The students crowded around the elevator, whispering in both excitement and tension. The elevator, which had stopped on the fourth floor, suddenly issued a gentle ding. The number above the door was moving!

"He's up!" The students exclaimed. "Oh my God, he's too good! He actually goes through that crowd of zombies!"

At that moment when the metal door slid open, Zhao Bolin's eyes immediately made contact with a pair of striking silver eyes that seemed to strike deep into his soul.

His heart thumped loudly.

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Mini theater

The zombies who were duped into performing a show with Lu Yizhou: So aggrieved. Not only do we have to act, we also have to get punched, kicked and beaten black and blue! QAQ

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