Chapter 14 Rent Collection, Bonds [Other Language] Showing Power!

Upon hearing Liu Qiaofei's words of gratitude towards Su Ze,

Yao Qingya watched Su Ze's blood-stained back, an indescribable emotion spreading through her heart.

She was both relieved at Su Ze's safe return and felt a slight pang of sourness at Liu Qiaofei's appearance.

Ever since Su Ze rescued her,

to the intimate contact with Su Ze, where she felt his 'pity' for her,

she had gradually come to see Su Ze as her man, harboring a sense of dependence and belonging towards him in her heart.

However,

seeing with her own eyes that Su Ze risked his life to rush out in the last ten minutes before midnight,

not to retrieve some crucial survival supplies,

but to save another girl,

this behavior made the budding feelings in her heart grow somewhat complicated.

It was just that, from the very beginning, Su Ze had told her.

She was merely one among Su Ze's many women.

She had no right to be jealous.

As for Jiang Yuwan, she felt secretly displeased.

In terms of looks, she was only excluded from the 'Four Great campus belles' because she wasn't a student.

In a real comparison, she definitely wouldn't lose to these campus belles.

Even her cool, intellectual, mature-sister aura was something many men pursued, okay!

However,

she saw that Yao Qingya was someone Su Ze had actively gone to fetch.

Liu Qiaofei was even rescued from the midst of a zombie horde.

Only she was the one who had actively sought shelter at his door.

By comparison, it seemed as if she was the one 'delivered for free'.

She felt inexplicably cheap.

At the same time, she was also vaguely worried.

They say things too easily obtained aren't treasured much,

so in the future, would she become the one with the lowest status in the Dormitory?

But at this moment, Su Ze's words came...

"Alright, no need for thanks."

"I've already given you the status of tenant. Accept it, and then, it's time to pay the rent..."

Seeing Su Ze's action, the three women were stunned.

The meaning of these words and this action was self-evident.

The Dormitory instantly fell into an eerie silence.

Yao Qingya's cheeks flushed crimson at a visible speed.

Jiang Yuwan was also taken aback, then lightly bit her lower lip with her pearly teeth, a mix of shame and annoyance appearing on her cool face.

At a time like this, he's still thinking about *this*?

Liu Qiaofei's gratitude and relief instantly froze on her face, replaced by bewilderment and a hint of shy blush on her pale complexion.

"What? Unwilling?"

"N-no, it's not that... It's just, right now..." Her flushed face looked towards the Dormitory door, and she stammered, "The timing isn't right, is it? Outside..."

At that moment, the roars of zombies still faintly echoed outside.

Other survivors were still fleeing everywhere, or wailing in agony.

Even those players who had Dormitories were presumably busy defending against zombies, or at the very least, nervously guarding against zombie attacks.

And Su Ze...

Was he just showing such disrespect to the zombies? To the other players?

However, Su Ze didn't give her time to think or rest.

He walked up to Liu Qiaofei, reached out his hand, and pulled her up from the floor.

Jiang Yuwan and Yao Qingya exchanged a glance.

Although unwilling in countless ways, they silently reached out their hands, intending to turn off the Dormitory lights.

"Don't turn off the lights yet," Su Ze suddenly spoke.

All three women were stunned, their already flushed cheeks burning even hotter instantly.

He actually wanted the lights on...

"She just came back from outside. I need to check her over."

Su Ze explained with a straight face, his gaze unflinchingly settling on Liu Qiaofei's shrinking body.

"To make sure she doesn't have any wounds left by zombies on her."

This was, of course, necessary caution.

If he capsized in the gutter at a critical moment during 'rent collection' because of a zombie bite, that would be a huge loss.

Especially his own 'strengths'—those absolutely could not be compromised!

Thus, under the complex gazes of Jiang Yuwan and Yao Qingya,

Su Ze, under the pretext of inspection, meticulously scrutinized Liu Qiaofei's body from head to toe, inside and out.

Only after confirming that this perfect body indeed bore no wounds did he wave his hand in satisfaction, signaling that the lights could be turned off.

The originally dim Dormitory was instantly plunged into complete darkness.

Liu Qiaofei's body trembled slightly in the darkness.

She felt Su Ze's approach, felt the scent of blood on him.

She knew she had no other choice.

In this apocalypse, her combat power was weak.

Apart from this skin of hers, she really had nothing else to offer.

Added to that was her gratitude for Su Ze saving her.

Moreover, Su Ze's skills were so impressive.

So...

She was willing.

...

In the darkness, she clenched her lower lip, trying hard to suppress the shame and nervousness in her heart, and tremblingly reached out her hand to meet Su Ze.

The bed frame creaked faintly, mingling with suppressed gasps.

Jiang Yuwan and Yao Qingya sat on the floor, their bodies stiff.

Listening to the sounds coming from the darkness, their cheeks gradually grew warm.

Yao Qingya lightly bit her lower lip, feeling a slight twinge of jealousy in her heart.

Jiang Yuwan gritted her teeth secretly.

"This dog man!" she cursed inwardly,

"When Yao Qingya first arrived, I had to listen once already, and now again!"

Su Ze was quick to finish the battle again.

What a joke, he was doing this to activate the bond. Did they think he was just a horndog?

Okay, fine, he was indeed a horndog. After all, what man wouldn't crave the body of a campus belle-level beauty?

Anyone who says they don't is a eunuch!

But he knew clearly that now wasn't really the time.

So, five minutes, and the battle was over.

However, what he didn't know was that Jiang Yuwan rolled her eyes in the darkness.

Still so fast!

He's lousy at it but addicted!

...

[Ding! Bond activation successful!]

[Congratulations, host, on obtaining the exclusive bond effect — 'Strange Language': Can perfectly use the language of other races. When used, races with low intelligence might even mistake you for one of their own;]

Su Ze felt a surge of joy in his heart.

This bond, comparable to a bug, was finally his!!

He casually glanced at Liu Qiaofei's personal attributes.

[Player: Liu Qiaofei]

[Dormitory: 4th Floor - 404 (tenant)]

[Personal Attributes: Health 3, Strength 3, Intelligence 6, Stamina 3, Spirit 6, Speed 3]

[Skills: None]

[Base Combat Power: 24]

[Equipment: None]

[Backpack: None (0/3)]

[Currency: copper coins 0, Silver Coins 0, Gold Coins 0]

[Evaluation: A delicate campus belle, but she's very obedient.]

Su Ze raised an eyebrow.

Hmmm, indeed a bit weak.

But it didn't matter; what he valued was the bond effect.

He couldn't wait to go out and try this bond effect, but feeling the fatigue on his body, he decided to rest first.

"I'm going to rest for a bit. Try to stay as quiet as possible. Don't make any noise that might attract zombies."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Yuwan was first taken aback.

Then a look of helplessness appeared on her face, and she spoke, half-sarcastic, half-annoyed.

"Then you... just had to do *that* at a time like this?"

Before her words even finished, Liu Qiaofei, her face crimson, trembled violently.

She tried to get down from the bed, enduring the discomfort in her body.

But due to the discomfort and her Stamina being completely exhausted from the earlier escape, her foot slipped...

She fell back onto the bed with a not-so-light thud, the bed frame emitting a sharp creak.

Almost simultaneously, a series of low roars came from outside the door,

followed by *thump thump thump* sounds of impact.

The Dormitory door began to shake violently, as if it could be smashed open at any moment.

The zombies outside, attracted by the noise, were becoming frenzied!

[Ding! Ordinary wooden door durability -1!]

The faces of Yao Qingya and Liu Qiaofei instantly turned deathly pale.

Jiang Yuwan's body stiffened. She looked nervously at Su Ze, instinctively wanting to block the door.

However, Su Ze suddenly turned his head towards the direction of the Dormitory door.

"Hss——"

He opened his mouth and let out a low, eerie growl from his throat.

This growl perfectly mimicked the sound of the zombies outside, even carrying a more primitive, more oppressive quality.

The banging and growling outside the door instantly ceased.

Immediately after, a series of chaotic footsteps sounded outside, as if those zombies were slowly dispersing.

Inside and outside the Dormitory, the three women stared at Su Ze in shock, the scene utterly silent.