Zombie Apocalypse: Creation

Just as Xiaoyun was about to lay back on the bed to relax, the door was suddenly opened.

”Xiaoyun, do you mind if I go take a break?” Kate asked as she walked inside the room.

”Of course, go for it,” Xiaoyun replied.

Kate walked over to the empty hospital bed on the other side and immediately fell asleep after lying on it for a minute.

”Geez... did she stay up all night watching?” Xiaoyun mumbled as he watched Kate sleep peacefully on the bed.

With nothing much to do, Xiaoyun picked up the Rubik’s cube and started solving it again.

Two hours later...

”I finally did it.”

Xiaoyun gently put the Rubik’s cube back onto the table as he began admiring his accomplishments.

”What you doing?”

Xiaoyun immediately freaked out as a voice suddenly appeared in his right ear.

Turning around, he sees Nami, Tianci, and Lily in the room, already sitting in their seats.

”What the hell, did you have to scare me like that?” Xiaoyun asked irritably.

”Well, we didn’t want to interrupt what you were doing... Look like you are better now,” Nami replied.

”Yeah, of course, I’m getting better. Do you want your husband to be sick in the bed?” XIaoyun decided to joke around.

”What? No! I want you to be as healthy as possible.” Nami replied immediately as she was afraid of the misunderstanding.

”I’m just joking, silly. I know you’ll never ask for that.” Xiaoyun reached out to hug Nami.

”Hmph! That wasn’t funny.” Despite the angry appearance from Nami, she still accepted the hug.

After a short moment, the two separated.

”You didn’t come here just to see me, right?” Xiaoyun asked.

”Yeah, here’s the night shift bodyguard for you... Xiaoyun, who’s that person sleeping on the other bed?” Nami asked as she noticed a blond-haired woman lying on the other bed.

”She’s Kate. Do you remember when she and Anna came to eat dinner?” Xiaoyun reminded Nami.

”Oh. But why is she sleeping here?” Nami questioned.

”She was supposed to be my morning shift bodyguard, but Yueyue said the other was busy yesterday, so she brought it over for the night shift...” Xiaoyun explained.

”I see... She must be sleepy.” Nami commented as she watched Kate deep asleep on the hospital bed.

”Anyway, here’s your nighttime bodyguard! Tianci, come on.” Nami drags Tianci to the front.

”Tianci? You becoming a bodyguard?” Xiaoyun curiously asked as Tianci looked down nervously.

”I-I wanted help, but I couldn’t find any other job... Yueyue told me she got a perfect job for me, so I accepted it.” Tianci replied as she finally gained the courage to look back up.

”So she just threw you into a bodyguard job?” Xiaoyun’s face was filled with doubt for Tianci to be a bodyguard.

”I’m confident I can do the bodyguard job. I had gone through Yueyue’s training and beat all the other agents just for this——I mean, I was assigned by Yueyue.” Tianci shifted her words as she realized she accidentally leaked her intention.

”Well, then, I hope we can work together well.” Xiaoyun reached his hand out for a handshake.

Tianci stretched her hand to accept the handshake and then moved back behind Nami.

”With that out of the way... Mom brought you lunch since you don’t like the hospital food.”

”Thank god, I haven’t eaten anything since the morning,” Xiaoun replied in excitement as Nami started digging inside her bag.

After digging for a few seconds, Nami turned back around empty-handed.

”Shit, I left it at the table... No wonder why the bag felt so light. I’m such a dumbass. Why didn’t I think of that.” Nami facepalmed herself.

”It’s fine——”

Just as Xiaoyun was about to say he could make the food himself, Lily finally spoke up.

”Nami, you’re looking for this, right?” Lily curiously asked as she brought out a lunchbox from her backpack.

”Yes! This is exactly it! Lily, you are such a lifesaver!” Nami excitedly hugged Lily as she took the lunchbox into her hand.

After a short hug, the two separated as Nami turned her attention to the lunchbox.

”Here’s your lunch. Eat it before it gets cold, okay?” Nami puts the lunchbox on the table.

Nami carefully opened the lunchbox for Xiaoyun and then pulled out the spoon and fork.

”Mom wasn’t sure how well you would be today, so she only made porridge,” Nami replied as she turned the food canister cap and put it on the table.

After everything was set up, Nami moved back to let Xiaoyun eat.

The three watched Xiaoyun grab onto the spoon and dig up a spoonful of porridge, but then he suddenly put the spoon back down.

”What’s wrong?” Nami asked in confusion.

”I can’t move my arm up like this. It’s still not fully healed yet.” Xiaoyun explained as he showcased himself, unable to move his elbow and arm up to his chin.

”Oh, let me feed you then.”

Nami moved her seat closer and took over the spoon from Xiaoyun. Then, she dug a spoonful of porridge from the container.

Seeing the porridge still hot, Nami decided to cool it down a little by blowing directly onto it.

”Okay, now say Ah.” Nami moved the spoonful of porridge before Xiaoyun’s mouth.

”Ah.” As Xiaoyun opened his mouth, Nami moved the spoon right into his mouth.

”Hm.. It’s pretty good.” Xiaoyun commented as he ate down the porridge.

”Of course, Mom knows how you like the food.” Nami rolled her eyes as she prepared for the next spoon.

After emptying half of the container, Nami decided to let Lily feed Xiaoyun next.

”Brother Xiaoyun, say ah.” Lily puts the spoonful of porridge in front of his mouth, just like Nami.

Xiaoyun felt slightly embarrassed being fed by a little girl but opened his mouth nonetheless.

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Just as the clock hit one-hour past noon, the food canister was finally emptied.

”Well, we’re going back home now. See ya.” Nami left the room with Lily as they carried the empty container and lunchbox home.

As Xiaoyun and Tianci stared at each other awkwardly in the room, Xiaoyun decided to speak up.

”Um, Tianci, do you need to drink blood?” Xiaoyun asked.

”I’m fine. The other me hasn’t woken up since you left the town.” Tianci replied.

The room fell silent as the two of them had nothing to say to each other until Xiaoyun spoke up again.

”Hey Tianci, you said you were able to pass Yueyue’s training. Can I ask what it was like?” Xiaoyun curiously asked.

Tianci paused for a second, then asked, ”Um... am I allowed to say it?”

”Of course, I’m the person you are protecting. Besides, do you think Yueyue mind you saying this to me?” Xiaoyun inquired.

”Okay then... I first had to pass the physical exam. Which was a lot easier than I expected...”

Tianci proceeded to name every challenge she had to go through, from the easy part, such as being physically fit, to the much harder ones, such as recognizing possible threats in the crowd and in unknown buildings.

”Damn... You did this all under a week?” Xiaoyun’s face was in awe as Tianci finished explaining the courses she had to go through.

”Yeah... But I still don’t understand how I got so strong, though. I don’t remember having enough strength to lift two hundred pounds one-handed.” Tianci shyly asked.

”Hm, it’s probably something to do with the other you.”

Just as Xiaoyun finished talking, Tianci’s eyes suddenly started turning red.

”Speaking of the devil...” Xiaoyun sighed as Tianci fell to the bedside face first.

The red-eyed with long fangs Tianci got back up and stared at Xiaoyun’s face for a second before saying something.

”Hey, long time no see.”

”Yeah, long time no see... You woke up drinking blood?” Xiaoyun asked.

”Yep. I can’t hold it anymore.” Tianci jumped onto the bed as she tilted her head.

”Don’t make a mess, okay?” Xiaoyun warned as Tianci showed her fangs.

”Yeah, yeah, I know.”

Tianci’s sharp fang punctured Xiaoyun’s neck like butter as blood began to flow out of the wound.

”I miss this so much!” Tianci excitedly commented as she kept swallowing down the blood.

Just as Tianci was about to finish, Kate woke up from her sleep.

”Hm? What are you two doing?” Kate curiously asked as she rubbed her eyes.

”Um, n-nothing.” Xiaoyun pushed Tianci away from being on top of him as the wound at the neck disappeared.

”I was just drinking Xiaoyun’s blood. Anyway, you are Kate, right?” Tianci asked.

”Yeah, I’m Kate. You are?”

”I’m Tianci, the bodyguard for the night shift,” Tianci replied.

”Oh. Nice to meet you. I’m the morning shift bodyguard. I hope we can work well together.”

Kate got up from the bed and reached for a handshake, but Tianci rejected it as she turned her attention back onto Xiaoyun.

”I’m still hungry.” Tianci looked toward Xiaoyun’s eyes with a sad face.

After thinking for a second, Xiaoyun gave up trying to act and let Tianci return to drinking his blood.

”Sorry about that, Kate. Tianci is a little special. She has two personalities and is currently in the more rude one.” Xiaoyun explained.

”I understand... But why is she drinking your blood?” Kate asked the question that had been on her mind since waking up to the two on the bed.

”Well, it’s a long story. But to make a brief, Tianci got experimented on by her teacher. She pretty much turned into a vampire——”

”I’m not a vampire. I just like blood.” Tianci interrupted Xiaoyun from finishing.

”Yeah, whatever you say.” Xiaoyun rolled his eyes.

”Um, that’s certainly something I had never heard before... Are you fine with her drinking that much blood?” Kate looked a little concerned as she watched Tianci drink almost several mouthfuls at this point.

”It’s fine. I can regenerate it faster than she can drink it.” Xiaoyun reassured Kate.