My Girlfriend is a Zombie

Chapter 525: The Twisted Virus

Lucy gazed at Jian Qi, suddenly feeling as if he was a stranger.

Although Jian Qi’s expression seemed normal, just like always, Lucy had clearly sensed his heartbeat quicken and his breathing become slightly more rapid just moments ago.

The mutation of her body had brought Lucy’s senses closer and closer to those of the zombies…

At such a close distance, she could acutely capture Jian Qi’s breathing, heartbeat, and even the pulsing of his veins.

She could even imagine reaching out her hand to tear open his body at the first opportunity…

“No wonder zombies are so deadly; humans are nothing but pure prey to them. Especially when close, this instinct is really hard to suppress. Thank goodness my will remains completely clear, otherwise…”

Lucy quietly pinched herself. It wasn’t very painful, but rather somewhat stimulating…

“This masochistic physique is also necessary, isn’t it? After regaining the sensation of pain, not only am I not affected by the severe pain, but I become even more ferocious due to the suffering… What a perverse virus… But…”

Lucy stole another glance at Jian Qi: “What was he thinking just now?”

Both of them had been seasoned members of Fire for a while, but if one were to count precisely, Jian Qi had joined a bit earlier than she had.

In fact, upon reflection, it seemed that no one had been there before Jian Qi…

Yet as the oldest member of Fire, Jian Qi had never mentioned when Fire was established or who founded it…

Lucy had once suspected that it might have been Jian Qi himself, but he had flatly denied it.

If it wasn’t him, then what about the previous members of Fire?

Where had those true veteran members gone?

Since Fire didn’t have a real leader, this sort of thing usually went unnoticed.

After all, they had come together simply for the added security in survival.

But now that she thought about it, Lucy suddenly felt like she couldn’t quite understand her companion.

Fire must have had members before, right? Where had those true veteran members gone?

These were things Jian Qi had never mentioned…

“Thinking about it, I don’t really know Jian Qi at all! Even though we’ve all adopted aliases, and no one asks about each other’s pasts, we still reveal bits and pieces about ourselves when we interact, except for this guy… He seems to get along well with many, but no one truly knows what he does…”

After this sudden realization, Lucy’s view of Jian Qi shifted.

He seemed to be like Ling Mo, shrouded in many secrets…

But compared to Ling Mo, Jian Qi gave her an even more ominous feeling.

Living in the same survivor base, it was only today that she felt she had begun to understand this companion a little.

However, these thoughts circulated in her mind only briefly before being washed away by her own pressing issues.

Mutation was the urgent matter she currently faced…

“Actually, I’ve had the idea of studying the virus for a long time…”

Jian Qi leaned against the wall, speaking in a low voice, “But it wasn’t until I joined Fire that I truly had the conditions to conduct experiments. Before that, I was just dabbling in some minor experiments, never achieving satisfactory results, and the process was… quite troublesome… haha…”

He let out a cold laugh and quickly moved on from the subject, but the brief acceleration of his heartbeat did not escape Lucy’s notice.

What experiments? Lucy frowned slightly but didn’t ponder it further, for Jian Qi had already continued speaking.

“To thrive within Fire has been wonderful for me…”

“Since I first began studying viruses, I have been utterly fascinated by them. But before, I lacked a clear direction; I was only trying to understand them. My ideas really began to take shape after I joined Fire.”

Jian Qi’s voice remained gentle, but his tone sounded as if he were describing a lover: “Not just to understand, but to truly master it…”

A chill ran up Lucy’s spine, and her eyes twitched.

A normal person talking about viruses with such an affectionate tone was nothing short of hair-raising and spine-chilling…

“However, mastering it isn’t something just anyone can do, even if…”

Jian Qi stopped mid-sentence, shaking his head before reaching out and waving his hand slowly through the air.

His movements suggested he was touching a virus: “The more you study it, the less you understand. It’s like a beautiful woman clad in countless layers of clothing. You remove one layer only to find another, more beautiful one underneath. It’s unclear how much you have to peel away, or when you’ll finally see the true essence of her…”

“Uh… Such a woman doesn’t exist, and that description doesn’t even fit a woman anymore…” Lucy murmured to herself.

“She is so unattainable, yet treats everyone equally.

The virus has infected the entire human population, and no one can say for certain when this invisible and intangible entity came into existence.

But what everyone knows is that the day it broke out, it changed the whole world!”

Jian Qi’s tone remained calm, yet Lucy could clearly feel his body trembling slightly…

He was excited!

To describe the virus in such an eerie way and yet to take pleasure in it!josei

This was a revelation Lucy had never encountered before…

With a furrowed brow and gritted teeth, Lucy continued to listen.

“Moreover, it’s still evolving. Considering the immense power it has in its growth phase, I’m genuinely curious about what kind of life forms it will create once it matures.

The evolution of zombies, the strengthening of psychics, can all be attributed to the evolution of the virus within them. The original homologous virus, once mutated, possessed completely different characteristics.

Zombies underwent physical transformation but suffered deficits in intellect and mental capacity;

Psychics seem to have no side effects, but their combat abilities are closely linked to their physical strength and mental power. Some possess powerful psychic abilities but are physically no different from ordinary people…”

Jian Qi paused for a moment as he said this, then slowly emerged from the shadows. Under the sunlight, his complexion seemed quite serene:

“Have you ever thought about what it would be like to combine the two? Only after merging them together can one become a truly perfect organism!”

“Pfft!”

A hybrid of zombies and Psychics? He sure had some wild ideas!

By his logic, wasn’t I already a perfect organism?

But it wouldn’t be long before I completely Mutated!

“I know you don’t believe it because it does sound incredible, but what if it succeeds?” Jian Qi rubbed his hands together as he spoke.

“How could that possibly be…” Lucy looked at Jian Qi in shock and said.

“Heh, the virus is so complex, what’s impossible about it?”

Jian Qi said with an indifferent tone, “Besides, it’s just a hypothesis.”

However, Lucy’s psychic abilities allowed her to capture every emotional shift in Jian Qi with absolute clarity.

“Of course, if I get the chance, I would indeed like to try it out.”

After saying this, Jian Qi turned to Lucy with a smile on his face.

Yet, being stared at by Jian Qi, Lucy suddenly felt a chill run up from her feet.

His gaze seemed so calm but felt incredibly dangerous…

This sensation was also new to her; it seemed the closer her body got to becoming a zombie, the sharper her perception of danger became.

“By the way, before you ask me anything, I have something I’d like to ask you.”

Jian Qi began tentatively, “What is your relationship with Ling Mo?”

Thump, thump, thump—

When the name Ling Mo was mentioned, Jian Qi appeared to maintain a natural expression, but his heartbeat quickened slightly.

A terrifying thought suddenly emerged in Lucy’s mind, and her eyes widened in disbelief as she looked at Jian Qi:

“You… you…”

“What’s wrong?” Jian Qi glanced at Lucy with a puzzled look and asked, “Don’t overthink it, I was just asking…”

Lucy stared at Jian Qi for a good while before suddenly asking, “Where did Zhen Zhiyuan and the rest get their Potion from?”

The air suddenly became tense.

Lucy’s question was so abrupt that Jian Qi was caught off guard and couldn’t react immediately.

By the time he regained his composure, what he saw was the angry look in Lucy’s eyes.