When the Female Lead Becomes Obsessive – Chapter 122

Volume Six: The Years I Wasn’t Human

Going Home

The four people looked in terror at the woman who appeared before them. Her face was as pale as paper, and she was covered all over in blood, looking exactly like¹ a product that should be in a horror movie.

Mu Xuan’s eyes widened, and he was so scared his whole body was trembling. He gripped Sang Er tightly, his voice cracking with fear, “Sang… Sang… Sang-jie, you… you just said… said… what did you say?”

Sang Er ignored Mu Xuan’s question. She stared without blinking at the person before her, opened her mouth, and called out cautiously, “Wen Nuan, is… is it you?”

The corner of Wen Nuan’s mouth lifted, and she nodded.

Actually, when the male lead’s group entered the control room, Wen Nuan had already dealt with the zombies drawn by the alarm, one by one. Then, she went to shut down the place where the Zombie Emperor was imprisoned. The moment An Min began to export the data, the Zombie Emperor was immediately released by the experimental area’s defense system.

Wen Nuan then relied on her fearlessness of death and pain, along with the killing techniques Yan Hui had taught her, to wear down the Zombie Emperor and kill it.

Right now, it wasn’t that she didn’t want to speak, but mainly because her brain had been smashed by it during the fight with the Zombie Emperor. After great difficulty piecing her head back together, her tongue had not yet recovered, so she was temporarily unable to speak.

When Sang Er saw her smile and nod, her eyes lit up. She shook off Mu Xuan’s hand and walked toward Wen Nuan.

Suddenly, her wrist was grabbed. Sang Er turned her head, her gaze fierce, and said through gritted teeth, “Let go.”

“You can’t go,” Chu Han was also shocked when he saw Wen Nuan, but he instantly realized that a dead person suddenly coming back to life was definitely not that simple. “It’s dangerous.”

“Danger, your paralysis²,” Sang Er twisted her wrist, and fire erupted from her palm, burning Chu Han’s hand away. “That’s fucking Wen Nuan!”

“Sang Er, Lin Wen Nuan is already dead!” Purple lightning sparked between Chu Han’s five fingers. The electric current wrapped around Sang Er’s legs, electrocuting her and knocking her to the ground.

He took the opportunity to pin down the agitated Sang Er and repeated, “Lin Wen Nuan is already dead. She’s dead. The person before you is not Lin Wen Nuan. Snap out of it.”

“Let me go! You let me go!” A flame ignited in the depths of Sang Er’s eyes as she roared fiercely, “Chu Han, you’re fucking looking for death! Let me go, ahhh….”

She clenched both her hands into fists, and the surrounding temperature suddenly rose sharply. The three of them suddenly felt a scorching heat, as if they were trapped in a burning, enclosed space.

Chu Han’s pupils trembled, and he retreated abruptly. He saw fire erupting from Sang Er’s body, with small cyclones mixed with streams of fire circling around her.

Her eyes seemed to be ignited by fire, the emotion within them sinister and extreme. Her tone was cold and hard: “Chu Han, if you fucking dare to stop me again, I’ll fucking kill you.”

“S-Sang-jie?” Mu Xuan didn’t dare to approach Sang Er. At this moment, Sang Er seemed to have lost consciousness, having already gone berserk.

He looked at Zhong Wenshu. “Your water-type ability… can it control Sang-jie?”

Zhong Wenshu shook his head. “I can’t.”

Sang Er is an S-class ability user. Her flames are extremely powerful and terrifying. When she is engulfed in monstrous flames, no one can get near her. If burned by her flames, having your flesh and blood burned off would be a light injury; the most feared outcome is being reduced to ash and smoke, instantly cremated, without even leaving a speck of dust behind for you.

Sang Er’s ability was terrifyingly ferocious, incomparable even to Chu Han, who was also S-class and had a mutated ability. And the electric current that had bound Sang Er’s legs moments ago had also been burned to ashes by her flames.

“S-Sang-jie, can you please calm down a little?” Mu Xuan was so scared that tears and snot were streaming down his face. He didn’t dare to approach Sang Er, nor did he dare to look at the “ghost” in front of them.

He pressed his palm downward, and an earthen barrier rose up to block Sang Er’s path. “Sang-jie, we still don’t know what that… thing is. Don’t go over rashly, you’ll… you’ll die.”

When Sang Er heard the word Mu Xuan used to describe Wen Nuan, her gaze hardened. “What the fuck did you call her?”

Mu Xuan’s body tensed. “…Sang-jie, I was wrong.”

“Sang Er, calm down. We need to confirm if that person is really Wen Nuan. Don’t be impulsive,” Chu Han said hurriedly.

Sang Er raised her hand and shattered the earthen barrier in front of her, glared at Chu Han, and walked toward Wen Nuan.

Chu Han said urgently, “Sang Er! Don’t go!”

Sang Er directly threw a fireball at him. “Get lost.”

She walked toward Wen Nuan step by step, watching her figure appear before her eyes, slowly becoming real.

Sang Er walked up to Wen Nuan and extinguished all the flames around her body.

Seeing her extinguish the flames, Chu Han said in alarm, “Sang Er—”

Sang Er turned a deaf ear, her focus entirely on the person before her. She tremblingly raised her hand, tentatively wiped the blood from Wen Nuan’s eyes, and looked into those pupils that were as clear as ever.

Her eyes stung, and the pain in her heart spread instantly. She choked out, “Wen Nuan, is it you?”

Wen Nuan smiled, raised her hand to hold Sang Er’s, and nodded.

—It’s me.

Seeing Wen Nuan make a move, Chu Han was just about to use his ability when someone grabbed his arm, stopping his action.

He turned his head and said in surprise, “Doctor?”

An Min looked at Wen Nuan, his eyes deep and profound, and said in a calm voice, “Miss Lin will not harm Sang Er.”

“Doctor… are you guaranteeing that?” Chu Han pointed at the blood-covered “Lin Wen Nuan.” “You know what… what’s going on, don’t you?”

An Min pushed up his glasses, the corners of his mouth lifting slightly. “Miss Lin is quite miraculous, isn’t she.”

Mu Xuan peeked out from behind Zhong Wenshu, sniffled, and said in a hoarse voice, “Doctor, what do you mean?”

“That person is the Lin Wen Nuan you speak of,” An Min said, turning back to the control room. “She has returned from the dead.”

Everyone was utterly shocked.

“R-Returned from the dead?” Mu Xuan’s voice became dry as he spoke in disbelief.

Zhong Wenshu looked at the two people embracing ahead. That Lin Wen Nuan indeed had not made a move against Sang Er. The two of them were like old friends who hadn’t seen each other in a long time, hugging and catching up.

He murmured in a low voice, “Can humans really… return from the dead?”

Chu Han clenched his fists and walked toward Wen Nuan.

Seeing this, Zhong Wenshu said hurriedly, “Chu-ge?”

“You guys stay here. I’ll go take a look.” Chu Han walked to a spot three steps away from Wen Nuan, looking at the face that had already been wiped clean by Sang Er.

Lin Wen Nuan seemed unchanged, still as beautiful as she was four months ago, only her body was thinner and her face much paler.

“Lin Wen Nuan?”

Wen Nuan hugged Sang Er, who was crying so hard she was about to pass out, and looked at Chu Han.

She had just absorbed a few crystal cores, and her tongue had already recovered. “Long time no see, Chu Han.”

Chu Han’s pupils dilated slightly, his expression dazed. “You still remember me?”

“How could I not remember?” Wen Nuan teased. “You owe me a life, you know?”

Chu Han was stunned for a moment, then smiled, relieved. “…Long time no see, Lin Wen Nuan.”

He said in a hoarse voice, “I do owe you a life. I’ll repay you when I have the chance.”

Wen Nuan pressed her lips into a smile and didn’t respond.

She was just joking; she wouldn’t dare take the male lead’s life. If she did, the world would collapse and it would be all over.

【Blackening Value decreased. Current Female Lead’s Blackening Value is 3.5!】 the system said in pleasant surprise. 【It seems the Female Lead’s Blackening Value dropped rapidly the moment she saw you were still alive.】

Wen Nuan felt the dampness on her neck, stroked Sang Er’s hair, and coaxed softly, “Don’t cry, little crybaby.”

Sang Er looked up, and seeing Wen Nuan’s smiling face, her tears still couldn’t stop flowing. She wanted to speak, but the moment she opened her mouth, she began to wail and cry bitterly.

Wen Nuan: “…..”

She sighed and continued to hold Sang Er, letting her cry it all out at once.

“Is Doctor An Min’s data transfer finished?”

Chu Han paused. “Almost.”

“That’s good.”

With An Min here, the research data on the H-agent will definitely be complete this time.

Chu Han thought of the fingerprint on the password lock. “Did you try to enter the password?”

Wen Nuan nodded. “Mhm, I wanted to see if I could get in.”

“Did you discover that the data we took last time was incomplete?”

“I just accidentally discovered this underground building and found that it was very similar to the central building we went to before. So I guessed that this control room also had research data on the H-agent and wanted to go in and see, but the previous door password no longer worked.”

“I see.”

What Chu Han really wanted to ask wasn’t this. He wanted to ask more about how she survived. The explosion scene, still so fresh in his memory, had become a nightmare that he couldn’t shake off during this time.

Mu Xuan and Zhong Wenshu walked over. The moment he saw Lin Wen Nuan, Mu Xuan’s heart still trembled. He watched his own sister nestling in Lin Wen Nuan’s arms like a little bird leaning on a person³, and suddenly felt the terrifying atmosphere lessen considerably.

He raised his hand, his body stiff, and waved at Wen Nuan. “Uh… Miss Lin, hello, I’m Mu Xuan. I’m a dual-type earth and space ability user, and also…” He pointed at Sang Er, “her non-blood-related younger brother.”

Zhong Wenshu also introduced himself. “Miss Lin, hello. I am Zhong Wenshu, a dual-type water and wood ability user. I’ve long heard of your great name.”

Wen Nuan gave a helpless smile and said, “Hello, I’m Lin Wen Nuan. I used to be a healing-type ability user. Now, I’m not too sure what I am anymore.”

The person in her arms trembled, and her crying became even more ferocious.

Mu Xuan and Zhong Wenshu looked at each other, not knowing what to say to alleviate the somewhat suffocating atmosphere.

“Stop catching up,” An Min poked his head out of the control room. “The data transfer is at 99%. Prepare to leave. The defense system will immediately initiate the self-destruct sequence.”

Everyone immediately became alert.

Chu Han looked at Lin Wen Nuan. “You guys leave first. I’ll wait for Doctor An Min.”

This was not the time for teamwork; every person who could run was one person saved.

“Okay.” Wen Nuan pulled the red-eyed Sang Er and started walking out, with Mu Xuan and Zhong Wenshu following behind.

The four of them climbed out of the pit. Wen Nuan looked at Mu Xuan. “The moment Chu Han and the Doctor are out, seal this entrance immediately.”

Mu Xuan nodded. “Okay.”

Data transfer complete.

[Important data has been leaked. Initiating self-destruct sequence!]

[Important data has been leaked. Initiating self-destruct sequence!]

[Important data has been leaked. Initiating self-destruct sequence!]

….

The alarm blared, and explosions shook the ground as if there were an earthquake.

An Min immediately unplugged the computer and took it with him. Chu Han picked up An Min and ran outside. All the precision instruments in the control room began to automatically destroy all their internal programs, and then a heaven-and-earth-shattering explosion sounded behind An Min and Chu Han.

The control room was instantly turned into ruins, incinerated in the scorching, monstrous flames.

Wen Nuan and the others waited on the surface, hearing the deafening explosions and seeing the pillar of fire shooting up from below.

“Zhong Wenshu,” Wen Nuan said, pointing at the flames igniting the mouth of the pit, “Douse it.”

Zhong Wenshu spread his ten fingers, and a huge torrent of water fell from the sky onto the pit’s entrance, instantly extinguishing the surrounding flames. But the fire from underground was still surging, so Zhong Wenshu could only continue his ability’s output.

A long time passed, but there was still no sign of Chu Han and An Min.

Zhong Wenshu’s face gradually turned pale, and sweat beaded on his forehead. His energy was rapidly depleting, clearly reaching its limit.

Wen Nuan walked behind Zhong Wenshu and placed her hand on his back.

Zhong Wenshu suddenly felt a pure and abundant energy surge into his body, instantly revitalizing him.

“It’s Chu-ge and the Doctor!” Mu Xuan shouted. “Wenshu, increase the water pressure, blast a path open for them.”

“Okay.” Zhong Wenshu increased his energy output, and the flow of water became as large as a tidal wave, suppressing the endless flames at the pit’s entrance.

Chu Han took the opportunity to climb out of the pit with An Min.

Seeing the two of them get out safely, Mu Xuan immediately used his ability to completely seal the pit’s entrance.

But the explosions underground were still incessant. Wen Nuan withdrew her hand and pulled Zhong Wenshu and Sang Er to run. “Hurry and go, this area is about to collapse.”

No one dared to stop, running outward as fast as they could.

The entrance sealed by Mu Xuan was blasted open by the explosions from below. A massive pillar of fire shot up from the ground. From a distance, it looked like a volcanic eruption, with flaming rocks raining down on the surroundings.

Seeing the flaming rocks falling ahead, Zhong Wenshu immediately intertwined his fingers. The already dead trees by the roadside suddenly came to life, their branches extending and weaving together above them, forming a protective umbrella to block the flaming rocks falling from the sky.

The ground around the pit began to collapse, and spiderweb-like cracks spread rapidly into the distance.

Everyone ran out of the experimental area base and didn’t stop until they reached the asphalt road outside, watching as that entire experimental area base collapsed in an instant, with flames devouring everything and burning all the buildings.

The explosions continued without end, and thick black smoke billowed into the sky, shrouding it and making it hard to breathe.

An Min calmly watched the experimental area turn into a sea of fire and ruins, then turned to leave. “Let’s go. The zombie horde is coming.”

An explosion this large could attract almost all the zombies in Qian’an City.

Wen Nuan looked at the dazed Sang Er, reached out to wipe her tears, and said with a light laugh, “Let’s go, Little Ears⁴.”

Hearing this familiar nickname, the tears that had just stopped instantly slid down again.

She heard her own choked voice say tremblingly, “…Mm.”

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