118: Chapter 118 The Corpse Poison Test Couldn't Reveal Lin Yuan, But It Revealed a Clown

Ma Chao's Adam's apple bobbed.

His eyes were fixed on the mouth of the bottle, and his fingers gripping the knife had turned white.

Fang Xiaoxiao happened to turn around.

"Ma Chao, why are you nervous?"

Ma Chao immediately smiled.

"Nothing, I'm not thirsty."

Fang Xiaoxiao walked over and reached out to take the water bottle.

"Then I'll take a sip. My water just ran out anyway."

Ma Chao's expression changed.

"No, Xiaoxiao, men and women should keep their distance!"

Fang Xiaoxiao rolled her eyes at him.

"It's the apocalypse, why are you bringing that up?"

She tilted her head back, about to drink.

Slap!

Ma Chao slapped the water bottle away.

The bottle rolled to the side of the road.

Water spilled everywhere.

The air went quiet.

The Fat Man raised his shield to block in front of Fang Xiaoxiao.

The Thin Monkey raised his short spear, the tip pointing at Ma Chao's chest.

Fang Xiaoxiao looked at the water on the ground.

Then she looked at Ma Chao.

None of them were fools.

"You... what did you put in the water?"

Ma Chao took half a step back.

"I..."

The Fat Man's voice dropped.

"Speak."

Ma Chao waved his hand.

"I was just worried the water wasn't clean."

The Thin Monkey nudged the short spear forward.

"If you don't tell the truth, we can go back and ask Mr. Ghost."

Ma Chao looked down at the tip of the Thin Monkey's spear, then looked up at these former teammates in front of him, and suddenly laughed.

His shoulders were shaking as he laughed.

"Right!"

"I wanted to kill him!"

He pointed at Lin Yuan.

"But he drank the corpse poison and was fine!"

"Shouldn't you be more concerned about what he is?"

Fang Xiaoxiao's expression changed.

The Thin Monkey looked at Lin Yuan.

The Fat Man was also stunned for a moment.

Ma Chao seized the opportunity, his voice growing louder.

"A normal person who drinks corpse poison would have succumbed long ago!"

"He's fine!"

"He's definitely not an ordinary survivor!"

"Maybe he's a monster let in by the authorities!"

"Maybe he's been infected for a long time!"

Lin Yuan took half a step back.

He looked at Ma Chao, his voice hoarse.

"Brother Chao."

"I really don't know why you keep targeting me."

"Did I offend you somewhere?"

After saying this, he paused in his own heart.

This flavor was a bit familiar.

Lu Feng used to be this manipulative too.

Disgusting.

But it worked.

Fang Xiaoxiao stepped in front of Lin Yuan.

She looked at Ma Chao.

"You admit you poisoned it?"

Ma Chao roared: "That's not the point!"

"The point is he didn't die!"

Fang Xiaoxiao drew her short knife.

The tip pointed at Ma Chao.

"That is exactly the point."

Ma Chao froze.

Fang Xiaoxiao said every word clearly.

"From now on."

"If you come near me, near Search and Rescue Team 3, or within three meters of Boss Lin again."

"I will kill you."

The expression on Ma Chao's face froze.

"Xiaoxiao..."

Fang Xiaoxiao cut him off.

"Don't call me that."

"You are no longer a member of Search and Rescue Team 3."

"When we get back, I will report this to Senior Chu Feng."

"You poisoned a teammate; this is not something I can settle privately."

The Fat Man didn't wait for him to finish; he slammed his shield into his chest.

Ma Chao stumbled back two steps, hitting a wrecked car, and coughed up blood.

"This shield bash is for grabbing me earlier."

The Thin Monkey also said: "Get lost, before I stab you."

Ma Chao looked at the three of them.

He glanced again at Lin Yuan, who was hiding behind Fang Xiaoxiao.

That dusty face still looked very innocent.

Ma Chao almost ground his teeth to dust.

"Fine."

"Very good."

He turned and walked toward Jiang University.

After walking a dozen meters, he turned back.

"You will regret this."

No one paid him any mind.

Only then did everyone turn their eyes to Lin Yuan.

Lin Yuan waved his hand: "I'm really fine."

The Thin Monkey frowned.

"Maybe the amount of corpse poison wasn't enough."

The Fat Man nodded.

"Or maybe this coward has a strong stomach."

Fang Xiaoxiao was silent for a moment.

"We'll observe you in isolation after we get back."

She looked at Lin Yuan.

"Don't be afraid."

Lin Yuan nodded.

"Mm."

He lowered his head.

Afraid?

Not really.

It's just that this game at Jiang University is getting more and more interesting.

On the other side.

Ma Chao walked alone on the ruined street.

He walked faster and faster.

His chest felt like it was blocked by a ball of fire.

Fang Xiaoxiao drew her knife.

The Fat Man told him to get lost.

The Thin Monkey pointed his spear at him.

Even that newcomer, Boss Lin, dared to step on him to act innocent.

"Why..."

Ma Chao punched a withered vine on the side of the road.

"Why does everyone protect him!"

The withered vine was pressed against the wall.

It had long since dried out.

But the moment his palm pressed against it, the vine moved slightly.

Ma Chao's hand was entangled by the withered vine.

His first reaction was to scream.

"Get away!"

The vine didn't go away.

It was like a withered snake, crawling along his wrist and into his palm.

Ma Chao fell to the ground, pulling desperately with his other hand.

The vine suddenly stopped.

The next second, a patch of long-dead weeds in the corner of the wall actually slowly straightened up.

Ma Chao panted, staring at his hand.

He tried to move his fingers.

The weeds moved too.

At the end of the street, a zombie heard the sound and crawled over, dragging its broken leg.

Ma Chao's eyes turned red.

"Go to hell!"

A withered branch popped out from a crack in the wall and pierced into the zombie's eye socket.

Pfft.

The zombie fell to the ground.

Ma Chao was stunned for two seconds.

Then he laughed.

He laughed louder and louder.

"Awakened..."

"I have awakened!"

He looked toward Jiang University, his chest heaving.

Fang Xiaoxiao protected Boss Lin.

The Fat Man told him to get lost.

The Thin Monkey pointed his spear at him.

What now?

Ma Chao looked down at the tender green vine emerging from his palm.

"Fang Xiaoxiao, sooner or later you will kneel and beg me to come back."

Half an hour later.

Jiang University South Gate.

The students guarding the gate were moving sandbags.

Ma Chao dragged three zombies that had been entangled to death by vines.

The zombies' heads were pierced by the vines.

Ma Chao was toying with three gray crystal cores in his hand.

The gate-guarding students first raised their crossbows.

After seeing it was Ma Chao, they were all stunned.

"Ma Chao?"

"Did you kill these zombies?"

Ma Chao raised his hand.

Three thin vines crawled out from his sleeve and wrapped around his fingers.

"Go tell Brother Bai."

"I have awakened."

The crossbow in the gate-guarding student's hand slowly lowered, and his expression changed from disgust to envy.

The news spread quickly.

Library basement.

Bai Jingchen looked at the vine in Ma Chao's palm.

His little finger moved slightly.

A note appeared in his palm.

[ B-rank Plant Superpower will be the key to long-term survival at Jiang University. ]

Bai Jingchen's expression changed.

B-rank.

And it was the plant type.

This ability wasn't just for killing zombies.

It could guard walls, create traps, and might even be able to cultivate crops.

"Brother Bai."

Ma Chao straightened his back, "Does this mean I don't have to go back to the corpse disposal team?"

Bai Jingchen didn't answer immediately.

Beside him, a woman walked over.

She wore a shortened sports jacket, her waistline was very narrow, and she had two daggers strapped to her long legs.

Xu Qiangwei.

Captain of the Jiang University cheerleading squad.

Before the apocalypse, her name was always trending on the forums.

After the apocalypse, she awakened the C-rank constitution branch [Soft Bone], able to fold her body into various incredible shapes.

With this appearance and figure, she became the object of fantasy for many males.

Xu Qiangwei glanced at the vine in Ma Chao's palm.

She smiled.

"Brother Bai, this brother should be brought into the core team for training."

Ma Chao felt his bones lighten.

Especially when Xu Qiangwei leaned in close to talk to him, her palm pressing against his arm.

Her scent drifted into his nose.

Plus that softness touching him.

Fang Xiaoxiao?

What is she acting so high and mighty for?

Sister Qiangwei is much more caring.

Ma Chao coughed.

"I can work for Jiang University."

Bai Jingchen looked at him.

Ma Chao lifted his chin.

"But I want benefits."

"crystal cores, meat, a separate room."

He paused, his gaze falling on Xu Qiangwei.

"And..."

"Xu Qiangwei will come to keep me company at night."

The basement went quiet.

Even the student sharpening a knife nearby stopped.

Slap!

Bai Jingchen slapped Ma Chao across the face.

Ma Chao fell to the ground, half his face swelling up immediately.

Bai Jingchen's voice went cold.

"What you awakened is a Superpower."

"Not a qualification to act like an animal."

Ma Chao covered his face, his head buzzing.

Xu Qiangwei, however, stepped forward quickly, holding Bai Jingchen's wrist.

"Don't break him."

She half-crouched down, her hand supporting Ma Chao's shoulder.

"Chu Feng is not here, and the zombie horde at the East Gate hasn't been cleared yet."

"Jiang University is short on people right now."

"He is a treasure."

Bai Jingchen's fingers had already touched the hilt of his sword.

But the four words "long-term survival" on the note pinned down his killing intent like a nail.

Jiang University had no greenhouse, no farmland, and no other plant-type users.

Ma Chao looked up.

Xu Qiangwei looked down at him, smiling very gently.

The humiliation in Ma Chao's heart was suppressed by this smile.

He scrambled up from the ground and suddenly pointed outside.

"Fine, my benefits can wait until Chu Feng gets back."

"But I want to report something now!"

"That newcomer, Boss Lin, has a problem!"