Rebirth in the end of the world, hold the ex's thigh tightly

[Timeline, after going out to collect zombies and returning to the base for a while]

"Click... click..."

‘Click…’

The sound of chewing hard objects is particularly clear in the dead of night.

"..."

Yang Kai opened his eyes and looked at the empty half of the bed in the dim night light. He grabbed the mobile phone from the bedside table. It was 2:30 in the morning.

Ever since he brought him back, no matter how tired he was during the day, he would know when Teacher Gao got up at night.

At the beginning, Teacher Gao would occasionally leave the room in the middle of the night to eat a few crystal cores in the living room, and then quickly return to lie down beside him after eating. He pretended not to know.

But since coming back from going out to collect zombies, that person's abilities have improved a bit, and he gets up more frequently at night to eat crystal cores.

The number of crystal cores eaten ranges from a few to dozens. The more he eats, the longer he lasts. Sometimes, as he absorbs the energy of the crystal cores, he will emit some suppressed growls from his throat.

Teacher Gao was worried about disturbing him, but he didn't dare to leave the house alone and was always very cautious.

Yang Kai got up from the bed, opened the door, the lights in the living room came on, and he followed the sound and went straight to the bathroom.

The bathroom door was closed and the light coming through was very dim. A figure was leaning against the door, and crisp chewing sounds could be heard from inside.

Yang Kai did not push the door directly, but stood outside and knocked and said softly:

"Teacher Gao."

"..."

The chewing sound stopped, followed by Gao Xuyang's slightly stiff and slow tone:

"Yang Kai... I'm eating the crystal core"

After a while, he opened the door and walked out, put the remaining crystal core back into his pocket, looked at Yang Kai with a stiff expression and asked:

"Did...did it disturb you?"

"No."

Yang Kai smiled, feeling distressed when he saw that he was at a loss, he went up to him and hugged him, took him out and sat him on the sofa, held his hand tightly and said seriously:

"Teacher Gao, you don't have to go to the bathroom to eat, just eat in the living room or in your room. Don't worry about disturbing me, it's okay. I feel even more distressed if you do this."

"..."

Gao Xuyang sensed his emotions, looked at him expressionlessly for a while, and then nodded:

"I'm sorry for making you worry again."

Yang Kai shook his head:

"Don't say sorry, Mr. Gao. I just hope you're fine. Don't put yourself in a difficult position in front of me. If you have any problems, tell me immediately. We can face and solve them together."

"it is good."

Gao Xuyang shook his hand back and said after a moment of silence:

"The breakthrough and improvement of my supernatural power requires more energy... So, I have been eating more frequently in the middle of the night recently... and I have eaten more crystal cores."

"It's okay, you can eat as much as you want, I'm here with you all."

After Yang Kai finished speaking, he turned around and took out a wide-mouthed glass jar from the shelf against the wall. It was full of purified crystal cores that Jiang Nian had delivered that morning.

Gao Xuyang began to eat the crystal cores again, without Yang Kai feeding him. He ate one after another with a crisp sound, and only stopped after he had eaten more than ten.

Looking at the people around him who were full of love, he asked abruptly:

"Yang Kai, are you afraid that I will lose control?"

"..."

Yang Kai was startled, and then listened to him asking and answering himself:

"I'm afraid! After slowly recovering some of my memories, I'm even more afraid. I'm afraid that I'll lose control and hurt you and the people around you. I'm afraid that my selfishness and greed will cause irreversible consequences."

"Teacher Gao..."

Yang Kai didn't know what to say. Of course he was afraid. Although bringing his sweetheart back to the base had the support of all parties, his selfish desires and the public interest formed a united front.

However, his sense of responsibility and mission as a public official constantly reminds him that his lover is a huge crisis.

Whether he was exposed or lost control, the consequences were something he could not bear.

Gao Xuyang sighed softly, lowered his eyes and said to himself:

"In fact, I have been very hungry since I became a zombie, including now. The feeling of fullness gained from eating crystal cores is more to keep me sane and stronger, but it cannot satisfy my appetite..."

"The feeling of hunger never subsides. I am bloodthirsty, want to eat raw meat, and want to bite people. This beast-like instinct follows me everywhere and I can never satisfy it... So, I am afraid that if Jiang Nian is not around, I will choose to live outside the base."

"..."

Yang Kai held his hand tightly:

"Is it because we are too close that you feel uncomfortable? Or... do you need some raw flesh and blood to eat with the crystal core?"

"No, no need."

Gao Xuyang shook his head and interrupted him:

"Have you forgotten? I can endure being with a group of women and children who have no offensive power. The most difficult stage has long passed. I will eat meat again when I am back to normal. I tell you this because I want you to understand my condition."

Whether it is a zombie or a person infected with corpse poison, if they can restrain their bloodthirstiness, biting, and hunger and survive, it is a kind of genetic breakthrough in evolution.

Of course, in the base, he, a zombie king, was surrounded by fresh flesh and blood, like a hungry wolf breaking into a flock of sheep.

I can bear it, but I can't help but imagine the deliciousness of fresh flesh and blood.

The challenge is still not small.

Yang Kai let go of his worries and hugged his stiff body:

"I'm sorry, I can't help you. I can only accompany you like this. Jiang Nian's purification can free you from this torture. Let's work together."

"Well, Jiang Nian is very strong. I believe in him, and I also believe that I can do it."

Gao Xuyang nodded and continued:

"Since the day I took the oath to inherit my father's police title, I have made up my mind that I will not bring shame to him, even if it means death. This belief has not disappeared even when my memory is confused."

During the most difficult time, he forgot everything around him, including his lover, and everything became confused, but that belief still supported him. It was an indescribable, subtle and sacred feeling.

Yang Kai patted him on the back:

"I know no one can do better than you at this point."

It was when he heard about Teacher Gao's story from his family that he began to feel an inexplicable excitement, an emotion of admiration, yearning and heartache. Even now, his heart still beats faster when he thinks about it.

He understood Teacher Gao's feelings, so their relationship together was both passionate and rational.

“I also think I did a good job…”

Gao Xuyang sighed softly, put a crystal core into his mouth and crushed it, but then changed the subject:

"But, my ability can separate humans and zombies so they don't bother each other. Zombies won't attack their own kind, but humans will."

After becoming a zombie, he was prepared to be destroyed. Facing the evil of human nature under the impact of zombie instincts, he suffered greatly.

If he hadn't been restrained by years of professional ethics, he would have lost control and fallen long ago.

He was very glad that he had survived, and he cherished everything that was hard to come by. He was eager to do something for Yang Kai, but often got the opposite result.

Noticing his strange mood swings, Yang Kai let go of him and said with a smile:

"Humans were like this before zombies. We've seen it a lot, so there's no need to worry about it. As long as the overall situation is stable, it's fine. In this world, people who seek death will easily suffer retribution."

In this "great purge", there are people like Qi Laoer who are unrepentant and are seeking death, and there are also prisoners in prison who actively cooperate with the authorities after awakening their superpowers, fighting the apocalyptic disasters and saving ordinary people to atone for their sins.

The opportunity to make a new choice in desperation is right in front of you. It depends on yourself what to choose.

Gao Xuyang thought a little slower, and nodded in agreement after a while:

"Well... I just said it out of frustration."

"That's how it should be. Don't suppress your emotions. Let's just do whatever we want now."

Yang Kai snorted after he finished speaking. During previous missions, no matter how aggrieved he was, he wanted to stab some people to death on the spot, he had to suppress his emotions and endure it.

Now there is no need for that. When we go out to rescue, we won’t rescue those with bad attitudes. If they are rude and unreasonable, they will behave themselves after a beating.

In Jiang Nian's words, it's the end of the world, it's better to make things difficult for others than for yourself.

After Gao Xuyang had eaten his fill of crystal cores, the two returned to their room.

Lying on the bed with his lover holding hands, Yang Kai thought again:

"My uncle told me that the South City Base Research Institute will set up an artificial dual-attribute superpower program. I want to participate. If we can transplant the crystal core of the spatial attribute, it will be convenient for us to go anywhere together in the future. I want to discuss it with you first."

"..."

After a while, Gao Xuyang asked:

“Is the risk high?”

Yang Kai chuckled:

"It's not high, it's controllable."

Gao Xuyang agreed:

"Okay, I agree."

"..."