Blame the Villain – Chapter 200

Villainous Zombie King (End)

Song Xuyi had just woken up and still felt weak, soon experiencing hunger.

Strangely, despite feeling an intense hunger, when Song Xuyi saw food, she had no desire for it.

When she realized it, her gaze had already fallen on Zhao Miaomiao’s slender neck.

This feeling was extremely strange. Song Xuyi seemed to hear the sound of Zhao Miaomiao’s blood flowing beneath her thin skin, and for a moment, a bloodthirsty desire arose in her heart—a yearning to pierce Zhao Miaomiao’s skin with her teeth and tear at her flesh…

Startled by her own thoughts, Song Xuyi shook her head in a panic.

Ye Shuiyu narrowed her eyes slightly and handed Song Xuyi a crystal core, saying, “Perhaps you’re not really hungry, just lacking energy within your body—”

Song Xuyi took a deep breath to suppress the inexplicable violent desire rising within her and absorbed the crystal core as instructed. She found that after being unconscious for so many days, her need for crystal cores had increased significantly. Originally, she only needed one crystal core a week, yet now she absorbed three in a row before stopping.

Song Xuyi was unsure about the current state of her abilities, especially since there were no injured people for her to experiment on. However, she had a vague feeling that her abilities had grown significantly stronger in this moment.

Does being injured lead to an enhancement of powers?

Fortunately, after absorbing the crystal cores, the bloodthirsty craving disappeared when she looked at Zhao Miaomiao again.

Song Xuyi breathed a sigh of relief; after absorbing the crystal cores, she felt warm and had no desire to eat, so she left the dining table to get some fresh air by the window.

She couldn’t shake the feeling that something was odd, as though she had overlooked something, but she couldn’t recall what it was at the time.

“Xuyi, now that Yu Song has faced his consequences, what are your plans?” Ye Shuiyu asked softly, following behind Song Xuyi.

In truth, not only Ye Shuiyu but also the system in Song Xuyi’s mind posed the same question. Just a moment ago, the system informed Song Xuyi that she had completed the task in this small world and asked if she wished to stay.

This indicated that Ye Shuiyu had completely given up her hostility towards humans.

Yet, Song Xuyi chose to stay.

She looked toward the other side of the building: ahead was the largest human settlement, Jing City. Although the skyscrapers appeared as dense as before the apocalypse, everything seemed shrouded in a shadow. In contrast, behind lay the gradually abandoned suburbs, desolate, with the occasional roar of zombies echoing…

“Shuiyu, I miss the bustling world before the apocalypse,” Song Xuyi replied softly. “My field of study is related to it. I want to research the zombie issue to see if there’s a way to eradicate them completely. Even if it sounds like a fantasy, I want to try…”

Even knowing that Ye Shuiyu was now a zombie and her plan might stand in opposition to Ye Shuiyu, having been saved by her, Song Xuyi didn’t want to deceive her and expressed her thoughts honestly.

To Song Xuyi’s surprise, Ye Shuiyu didn’t react as dramatically as expected. She looked deeply at Song Xuyi and asked, “If this wish required your life as the price, would you still want to pursue it?”

Song Xuyi was momentarily stunned.

Was Ye Shuiyu suggesting she might kill her for this? But it didn’t seem like a threat…

Song Xuyi pressed her lips together and replied, “I would still choose to try.”

Ye Shuiyu gazed directly into Song Xuyi’s eyes. She had always liked Song Xuyi’s eyes, which seemed full of sunlight. At this moment, Song Xuyi’s gaze appeared unwavering, as if nothing could shake her resolve.

The sunlight in Song Xuyi’s eyes turned into a blazing flame, burning Ye Shuiyu’s eyes…

“Alright, Xuyi, whatever you do, from the heavens above to the netherworld below (idiom meaning through thick and thin), I will accompany you,” Ye Shuiyu found herself saying softly.

It wasn’t long before Song Xuyi understood the meaning behind Ye Shuiyu’s words.

Song Xuyi had initially thought that Ye Shuiyu agreeing to help her research the zombie virus was a huge concession, but she hadn’t expected Ye Shuiyu to personally assist her…

Song Xuyi knew Ye Shuiyu was an excellent biologist, and while her original self was among the best of her peers, she was no match for Ye Shuiyu’s knowledge—

Wasn’t Ye Shuiyu afraid that her research would eventually affect her?

However, thinking of the countless people suffering from the zombie virus, Song Xuyi couldn’t bring herself to refuse and could only strive to treat Ye Shuiyu better.

And Ye Shuiyu’s gaze towards Song Xuyi grew gentler day by day.

Song Xuyi had a premonition, but with Ye Shuiyu’s current mental age being only seventeen, facing Ye Shuiyu’s gaze always gave Song Xuyi a sense of guilt, as if she were seducing a minor.

Yet after this awakening, Ye Shuiyu often didn’t seem like a seventeen-year-old. Song Xuyi didn’t know why, but she particularly enjoyed watching Ye Shuiyu work. There was a unique charm, maturity, and strength in Ye Shuiyu’s serious demeanor, which often left Song Xuyi entranced, even captured in photos by Zhao Miaomiao—

In Zhao Miaomiao’s photos, Song Xuyi gazed at Ye Shuiyu with a smile, her eyes full of admiration and wonder, while Ye Shuiyu, seemingly focused on her work, had a hint of a smile in her eyes, like gentle ripples on water, making her stern face appear incredibly soft…

Song Xuyi agonized for a long time but couldn’t bring herself to delete the photo.

With Ye Shuiyu’s help, their efforts were doubled with half the work. After a month of relentless experiments, they developed the first version of a vaccine capable of combating the initial stage of the zombie virus. Although the vaccine was less effective against advanced zombies, it offered a lifeline to many ordinary people.

Song Xuyi gave the method for making the vaccine to the male protagonist, Li Sibai, who, being her junior, was thrilled upon seeing it and insisted on inviting Song Xuyi to a gratitude banquet.

After several enthusiastic invitations from Zhao Ningning and Li Sibai, and with Zhao Miaomiao feeling cooped up, Song Xuyi attended the banquet with Ye Shuiyu and Zhao Miaomiao.

Previously detained by Yu Song, Ye Shuiyu clearly hadn’t had the chance to attend such large gatherings. Though her face remained cold, her eyes betrayed a hint of curiosity. Her beauty was such that she nearly stole all eyes upon her appearance—

Knowing the integrity of Li Sibai and Zhao Ningning from the original story, Song Xuyi was confident nothing untoward would occur at the banquet. Relieved, she let Ye Shuiyu immerse herself in the beauty of human society while she and Li Sibai stepped aside.

Song Xuyi hadn’t anticipated Li Sibai introducing her to potential suitors—

“Senior Sister,” Li Sibai’s tone was sincere, “If it were the previous you, I wouldn’t dare suggest it, but seeing you now, I can tell you’ve changed a lot, likely due to hardships in the apocalypse…”

“Senior Sister, you’ve made such significant contributions to humanity, only the best should deserve you. Ningning and I think you should find someone strong to protect you—” Saying this, Li Sibai began introducing people: “This is Colonel Liu, awakened with wood-based abilities and an excellent marksman; this is Lieutenant Wang…”

The more Li Sibai spoke, the more nervous the system grew—Male protagonist, please say less! Can’t you see the villain over there is gritting her teeth while downing drink after drink?

If Song Xuyi really ended up with someone Li Sibai introduced, the system was sure he’d meet his demise at Ye Shuiyu’s hands again…

Listening to Li Sibai’s introductions, Song Xuyi’s smile gradually froze. Just as she was about to find an excuse to escape, the sound of a glass falling to the ground echoed from the center of the banquet. Following the sound, Song Xuyi saw Ye Shuiyu, seemingly inebriated, with eyes like silk and flushed cheeks, looking over—

Drunk?

Song Xuyi didn’t know if a zombie king like Ye Shuiyu could get drunk, but Ye Shuiyu’s state provided a perfect excuse to leave. Claiming Ye Shuiyu was drunk, Song Xuyi finally managed to leave the banquet with Ye Shuiyu and Zhao Miaomiao.

Zhao Miaomiao, with her short legs, lagged behind, and by the time she realized, she was already shut outside the door. Inside, Ye Shuiyu clung to Song Xuyi’s waist, acting spoiled, “Xuyi, please don’t marry. I can protect you better than anyone else in the world; you don’t need to marry anyone—”

“I know,” Song Xuyi sighed, patting Ye Shuiyu’s arm gently, “there’s no need to pretend to be drunk.”

“You know my situation wouldn’t allow me to marry a human anyway?”

Ye Shuiyu froze.

Song Xuyi continued, “I only realized recently. After Yu Song broke my neck, I should have died, but I survived. Upon waking, I felt drawn to you and completely uninterested in food. I’ve become extremely dependent on crystal cores, and during this month of research, I haven’t eaten a single bite…” Song Xuyi smiled faintly, “Even if I’m slow, I’ve noticed something amiss.”

“So I secretly tested my blood and found the zombie virus.”

After consulting the system, Song Xuyi learned that in order to save her, Ye Shuiyu had given her some of her blood, transforming her into a zombie indistinguishable from a human, just like Ye Shuiyu.

Song Xuyi hadn’t anticipated Ye Shuiyu pretending to be drunk to prevent her from finding a partner, finding it both amusing and exasperating.

Ye Shuiyu, more childish than Song Xuyi imagined, continued the charade, clinging to Song Xuyi despite being pinched several times on the waist, not letting go until Zhao Miaomiao’s cries outside startled her into releasing her grip and opening the door.

Unbeknownst to Ye Shuiyu, her later success in courting Song Xuyi owed much to the “little tagalong.”

Once, when Zhao Miaomiao fell ill with a fever, Song Xuyi cared for her all night. Zhao Miaomiao, with her teary eyes, confided in Song Xuyi, “Aunt Shuiyu likes you. She’s beautiful and listens to you. You’re the only one who can tame her; you should accept her!”

Drowsy at the time, Song Xuyi casually replied, “Children shouldn’t worry about such things. Your Aunt Shuiyu is beautiful, but I don’t fancy someone younger than me…”

Unexpectedly, Zhao Miaomiao relayed this conversation to Ye Shuiyu.

Thus, in the room, Song Xuyi was greeted by Ye Shuiyu in a black lace nightgown, her hair styled in voluminous waves, exuding a captivating allure—

“Xuyi, I seem to have regained the memories of being twenty-seven…”

Through their efforts, the zombie virus’s threat to humanity diminished, and human civilization gradually recovered.

After growing up, Zhao Miaomiao joined the Jing City base, assisting the male and female protagonists in post-disaster reconstruction.

Once they realized their appearances wouldn’t age, to avoid raising suspicion, Song Xuyi and Ye Shuiyu embarked on a journey around the world, researching new vaccines beneficial to humans and eliminating zombies posing significant threats.

Decades later, as the last zombie ceased its roars and turned to mush, disappearing from the world, Song Xuyi and Ye Shuiyu, having traveled the world and witnessed its wonders, exchanged smiles and simultaneously injected themselves with syringes, collapsing into each other’s arms…

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The author has something to say:

The next story:

A benevolent goddess X An emperor villain with intentions of desecration

And the story after that:

A patriotic student dedicated to saving the nation X A brooding, obsessive actor villain

Then, onto the real world.

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LP: Re-translated on November 20, 2024

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