85: What? Rosen likes me?

"What? Luo Sen likes me? He's coming to find me?" The key point was, what was he coming for? To follow the trend and have a romance with a zombie?

Si Nan couldn't believe it. They hadn't seen each other since growing up, and Luo Sen had never run up to her to confess his feelings.

Meng Liqi's tone was firm. "Yes, A Sen loves you very, very much. Both his father and I always hoped that one day you would be our daughter-in-law. But A Sen has an extremely cold personality and isn't good at expressing himself, which caused you two to miss out on many years."

"Back then, after your parents passed away, when you insisted on returning to the countryside with your grandmother, we didn't bring you into our home. He was heartbroken for a long time and used frantic studying to numb himself."

"Whenever he missed you too much, he would beg his father and me to take him to see you secretly."

"I still remember the first time we went to see you in secret. You had two long braids and were wearing a pink tracksuit. As you crossed the field paths, you looked like a little pink elf descended from heaven."

"Luo Sen walked behind you, following from a distance, while his father and I followed him from even further away until you skipped into the school campus... Even then, Luo Sen couldn't bear to leave and kept staring blankly at your school gate."

"Later, when he grew up, he would go to see you secretly by himself. So, in his memory, he might forget anyone, but he will never forget you. His heart is filled with love and memories of you."

"Auntie begs you, please take him in. I also promise you that he will absolutely not hurt you. Before letting him leave, he had been with us for ten days. During those ten days, I injected him with Serum Antidote every day, observed him, and drew his blood for research."

"He just integrated some of the latest antidote. Auntie promises you a second time that he is different from those mindless zombies outside. He is still human, just with darker skin. But he is stronger; it wouldn't be an exaggeration to call him the Corpse King."

"Corpse King?" Si Nan felt like her brain wasn't big enough to process this. This information was too explosive. The King of Zombies? How strong would that be?

Instantly, Si Nan felt her life was over. If Luo Sen was already the Corpse King, wouldn't she lose her life in a minute? No matter how strong she was, she was still just an ordinary being of flesh and blood; how could she be a match for the Corpse King?

What if Luo Sen suddenly went crazy? What if he lost his mind? Wouldn't he just raise a hand and instantly kill her?

The more Si Nan thought about it, the more unstable her neck felt.

"Yes, the Corpse King. He is very, very strong. His speed and power far exceed those of ordinary people," Meng Liqi said with absolute certainty.

Si Nan: "—"

Auntie, please stop talking. If you say any more, I feel like I could die right here.

Meng Liqi: "Just yesterday, I discovered the reason. The side effect the Serum Antidote had on A Sen was that it modified his genes. While suppressing his mutation, it enhanced his strength."

"I need to conduct further experiments because when I injected other ordinary zombies, there was no effect. The reason might be related to A Sen's physical constitution and resistance, as well as his obsession with you."

"Another major reason is A Sen's own rare blood type. Both he and his father have the rare Golden Blood Type, and it's because of this that the Serum Antidote worked."

"Child, the bag I packed for Luo Sen is filled with the new antidote I researched. You can inject him once a week. This can suppress his bloodthirsty instinct to eat raw meat."

"Time is tight, a helicopter is already here to pick me up. I'm eager to research a stronger cure to ensure A Sen returns to being a normal person, and also to research cures for other zombies—at least to stop those mindless zombies from biting people everywhere."

"So Auntie is asking you to take good care of A Sen for us. I don't want him to be locked up and studied like an animal. Besides, he can protect you, so I'll be at ease."

"Wait, Auntie? He's a zombie, how can I take care of him? How about you tell him not to come?" Si Nan grew anxious. No matter what, Luo Sen was still a zombie, and a strong one at that. What if he went crazy and lunged to take a bite out of her? She wouldn't be able to withstand that.

But on the other end of the phone, there was only the "beep-beep-beep" of a busy signal.

"Oh no, what should I do? Is Luo Sen really coming to find me?" Si Nan was so anxious she scratched her hair into a bird's nest. Usually calm, she could no longer remain composed.

Then another thought occurred to her. "That's impossible, right? Auntie said his IQ has reverted to that of a two-year-old. What the hell does a two-year-old know!"

"Besides, our families live in two different districts. Could a two-year-old Child manage to find his way across districts? Relax, relax, Luo Sen definitely won't be able to find me. Definitely."

She patted her chest, feeling she was overthinking it. She went to take a shower calmly, but before the hot water was ready, the alarm began to blare irritably with a "beep-beep-beep."

She cursed in anger, "Dammit, I want to see which suicidal bastard dares to come looking for trou—ble?"

Before the word "ble" could leave her mouth, Si Nan saw that the zombies outside the gate had gone crazy, all running in one direction—toward her courtyard gate.

"Crap, what's going on? Is this a mass suicide attempt by zombies crashing into my gate?" The phone screen was too small, so she quickly ran up to the third floor to enlarge the footage. One look and she almost slammed her head into the screen.

Densely packed zombies lunged toward her gate, and just as densely, they were being sent flying one by one. Those zombies were being thrown hundreds of meters away, streaking through the air like shooting stars in a graceful arc before landing outside the residential area's perimeter wall.

"—" What the hell.

Si Nan didn't understand. "What's the situation? Who in the residential area has such immense combat power? Even stronger than me."

Her courtyard gate was completely surrounded by zombies, packed so tightly not even air could pass through. From the spot where they were piled up, zombies were still being tossed out continuously. she couldn't even see who it was.

This scene lasted for three minutes until finally, after a furious roar, a space was cleared in front of the gate.

A man with a sturdy and slender build stood with his back to her. Strangely, he was carrying a large, fashionable black bag on his back. In his hand, he held a zombie by its head. In the next second, he grabbed the zombie's legs with both hands and with a "rip," he tore a living zombie apart with his bare hands!

"Good heavens, this strength—that black bag? This figure—Luo Sen? Could he... he... he really be—Luo Sen?"

Si Nan shouted out in shock. The previously furious Luo Sen outside the gate suddenly quieted down. Like a true two-year-old Child, he clapped his hands in response.

"Sister, Sister? Sen Sen... has come to play with you."

"Oh my god~" Si Nan was so stunned she fell directly onto the floor, her limbs twitching. Luo Sen actually called her 'Sister'? "Dammit, you're two years, six months, and eight days older than me, okay?"

"You're calling me sister? Big brother, can we please not do this? I beg you, please go back the way you came, okay?"

Luo Sen was still outside happily waving his hand. "Sister, hurry and open... the door. Sen Sen... is here. Sen Sen doesn't like... these smelly things... in front of your door. Sen Sen will help you... drive them all away."

"When Sen Sen has driven them... all away... Sister... open the door for Sen Sen, okay? Sen Sen is hungry, wants to eat meat-meat."

"—"

Si Nan lay on the floor, not wanting to get up. What the hell was she supposed to do? The Corpse King was out of the bag and had come to play with her.