88: Chapter 88 is legal, just look at it.

Xu Wanning felt her heart burning under his gaze; she lowered her eyes, then raised them to meet his, leaning her body forward proactively.

Lu Chengyue understood, supported the back of her head, and leaned down to kiss her.

The kiss was very light, like a dragonfly skimming the water.

Then came the second, the third, each longer and deeper than the last.

Xu Wanning closed her eyes, feeling his hand slide from the back of her head to her nape, then slowly move to her back, transmitting heat through the fabric of her pajamas.

His kisses traveled downwards, landing on her chin, her neck, and finally lingering on her collarbone for a long, long time.

Xu Wanning's breathing became ragged, and her fingers gripped the front of Lu Chengyue's shirt.

"Ningning." Lu Chengyue raised his head, his voice much lower than usual, husky and suppressed.

He looked at her, his eyes startlingly bright.

"Hmm?" Xu Wanning's voice was also hoarse.

"I will be very gentle, don't be nervous." Lu Chengyue smiled and stroked Xu Wanning's cheek.

Xu Wanning raised her arms to wrap around his neck, burying her face in the crook of his shoulder, "A-Yue, I really like you so much."

"I like you too." Lu Chengyue pulled her fully into his embrace, resting his chin on the top of her head, "We will be together for a long, long time, until we are gray-haired."

Xu Wanning laughed and swatted him.

Lu Chengyue rose slightly, reached for the tie of her pajamas, and gave it a gentle tug; the pajamas slid off her shoulders.

Lu Chengyue leaned down and planted a kiss on her exposed shoulder, "Wife, I love you."

"Husband." She curved her lips into a smile, "Please take care of me from now on."

The bedside lamp was on, casting a dim, yellow light. Xu Wanning leaned against the headboard, wrapped in the quilt, watching Lu Chengyue undo his clothes. As his pajamas came off, his lean, toned waist was revealed.

Noticing her gaze, he turned his head and smiled, "What are you looking at?"

"Looking at my husband." Xu Wanning said righteously, "It's legal, so I'm looking."

Lu Chengyue came over and lay down, reaching out to pull her into his arms.

She rested her head on his chest, listening to his steady, powerful heartbeat.

"Go to sleep." Lu Chengyue pulled up the quilt, stopping the words Xu Wanning wanted to say.

The surface of the quilt rippled, and it did not stop all night.

The next morning, Xu Wanning and Lu Chengyue were woken up by the alarm clock.

"Ningning, don't go on the mission today." Lu Chengyue pinched her cheek, "I'll go."

Xu Wanning shook her head, "I have to go. I should earn as many points as I can while I still can. Maybe in less than a month, The Apocalypse will be over. When that happens, there won't be any zombies, and there won't be a chance to earn points."

Lu Chengyue was not so optimistic, "If The Apocalypse isn't a man-made conspiracy, then it's a global reset. Would it be that easy to end?"

Xu Wanning held her waist as she sat up, "I don't know. Let's just take it one step at a time. The Great Leader and the others must have a plan; there's no need for us to worry. We just need to live our own lives well."

Lu Chengyue went over to rub her waist and helped her go wash up.

The two went downstairs to eat, and everyone in the dining room stared at them with gossiping eyes.

Even though Xu Wanning pretended that nothing had happened, those who had been through it before could easily see right through her.

Qin Qingru covered her mouth and laughed, "Ningning, don't forget to use protection. Now is not the right time to have children."

Xu Wanning blushed, "I, I know."

After breakfast, those who had to work went to work, and those on missions went on their missions. This time, they still chose the residential complex where Jiang Heng and his brother lived.

Hou Qian, Bai Jian, and Wen Chuan lived in the same complex, all in Building 6. Hou Qian's home was on the fifth floor, while Bai Jian and Wen Chuan lived across from each other on the third floor.

Fan Cheng, Luo Ye, and Lin Zhaoyuan lived in another complex. They lived quite spread out; one in Building 2, one in Building 5, and one in Building 13.

This time, the two teams acted together, going to Hou Qian's complex first as it was closer.

When they arrived, the security guard at the entrance of the complex waved at them, "There are so many zombies in this complex. I walked around yesterday, it was tragic."

"Got it. You go ahead and get back to work; we're going in to clear them out." Lu Chengyue registered their information, took the keys, and the group walked in.

There were no zombies outside; mainly because the soldiers at the gate had locked all the unit doors, so they couldn't get out.

"Let's split up. A-Yue, you take some people to clear Building 5, and we'll clear Building 6."

Let's clear the building where Hou Qian and the others are first, then clear the other buildings.

"Okay." Lu Chengyue led his team away.

Xu Wanning found the keys to Building 6, and Zhou Ke went over to open the door.

The apartments here were in a condo building, with 10 units per floor.

As soon as the door opened, the stench of rotting flesh rushed out, almost making them vomit. There were bloodstains in the hallway, but no zombies were visible; they had likely moved upstairs.

This complex was quite old and shaded, so it was pitch black inside, making it almost impossible to see.

Xu Wanning took flashlights out of her space and handed them out, "Little brother, take some flashlights and send them over to your brother-in-law."

"Alright." Xu Yu grabbed a bag of flashlights and ran out.

The beams of the flashlights swept across the walls. The two doors on the first floor were tightly shut. With Jiang Heng there, they didn't need to knock to confirm the situation with the zombies inside.

"There are zombies in 103, 106, and 107. None in the others." Jiang Heng closed his eyes for a moment before calling out the numbers.

Xu Jingping and the others automatically split into groups, and Ma Yang and the others consciously followed to unlock the doors.

They took care of the ordinary zombies without needing Xu Wanning to lift a finger; she couldn't even get a chance to fight if she wanted to.

After clearing them, the group regrouped at the stairs.

Jiang Heng pointed to the second floor, "There are many zombies on the second floor, 16 in total. 10 of them are in 202, 2 are in 206, and 4 are in 207."

The group went up to the second floor. There were no living people left in 202. Ma Yang went over to unlock the door. With a click, everyone stared at the doorway in defense.

"1, 2, 3." Ma Yang counted to three and opened the door.

As soon as the door opened, two zombies lunged out, only to be kicked back by Zhou Ke.

The team members swarmed inside.

Xu Wanning didn't go in, standing at the doorway to keep watch.

"Done." After a while, Zhou Ke came out, rolling his shoulders, "Sister Ning, let's…"

His words came to an abrupt halt.

Xu Wanning's pupils constricted. She saw a mass of orange-red light rapidly expanding at the end of the hallway behind Zhou Ke, in the direction of the west stairwell.

Her body reacted faster than her brain, "Get inside!"

Xu Wanning grabbed Wen Shuyang by the shoulder, violently shoving her toward Zhou Ke, while simultaneously pushing both hands through the air in front of her. The water molecules in the air rapidly condensed, compressed, and froze.

An ice wall nearly two meters high and ten centimeters thick rose up in the hallway.

Almost at the same instant the ice wall formed, the fireball, which was over thirty centimeters in diameter, slammed into it.

Boom!

The deafening sound of the impact was amplified several times over in the narrow hallway, and cracks instantly exploded across the surface of the ice wall.

The walls on both sides of the hallway were hit by the impact; large patches of plaster fell off, light bulbs on the ceiling burst in succession, and glass shards rained down.

Xu Wanning was forced backward nearly half a meter, her feet sliding across the floor, the soles screeching against the ground.

She gritted her teeth, extending her arms forward to maintain the stability of the ice wall. Her hands were numb from the recoil, and she realized they had encountered a zombie with a Fire Ability.