What?! I Became the Zombie Beauty in the Villain’s Arms – CH69

Chapter 69: He Is Indeed Powerful

She slept again until after ten o’clock in the morning.

Pei Xiqing yawned as she sat up. Since she hadn’t slept well the night before, her morning had mostly been spent napping. The first thing her hands did upon throwing back the blanket was to rigorously check the mattress for any unwanted stains.

Seeing that the sheet was completely pristine, she let out a sigh of relief, cleaned up, and stepped into the bathroom to take a hot shower.

Once she changed into a fresh set of clothes, she felt completely rejuvenated.

She was out in the private yard feeding Xiaobai his breakfast when a sudden, firm knock rattled the front door.

It turned out to be Long Yan.

Long Yan was dressed in a casual, clean training suit with her hair tucked neatly behind her ears, looking incredibly capable and sharp. She pushed the gate open and strode in, her gaze first scanning the courtyard before she reached down to pet Xiaobai. “I’ve been buried in the lab for the past few days and haven’t had a single spare window to visit you. But seeing that your baseline routine looks so comfortable, I can stop worrying.”

“Sister Long Yan, please have some tea.” Pei Xiqing quickly poured a cup of steaming hot tea for her.

Long Yan accepted the cup and took a slow sip. “The flavor profile is excellent.”

Pei Xiqing stepped back into the bedroom to retrieve a shopping bag. “These are the garments I picked out for you during my shopping run the other day. The skirt and casual wear we talked about.”

Long Yan opened the bag and nodded with genuine satisfaction. “Not bad at all. This tracks exactly with what I wanted. I’m amazed you managed to find it.”

“I just lacked the exact data on your current measurements. I was terrified that if the sizing ran too large or too small, your frame wouldn’t be able to utilize it properly,” Pei Xiqing said, having visually mapped the proportions against her own body at the store.

Long Yan stood a bit taller than she did, possessing the kind of striking, narrow waistline that would make countless models in the entertainment industry entirely envious. Any outfit that could fit her own frame could easily be carried by Long Yan as well.

“Oh, it’s a perfect match. A size L is definitively standard for my build, though it would look far too loose on your frame. With an aesthetic silhouette like yours, it’s an absolute tragedy if you don’t wear tailored, beautiful clothes.”

Pei Xiqing smiled softly. “It doesn’t matter. We are navigating the post-apocalyptic era; my system assigns zero value to those superficial metrics.”

“True enough, a face like yours acts as its own security clearance anyway,” Long Yan teased, her lips curving. “I genuinely wonder what high-tier officer is going to secure the marriage registry with you in the future.”

Pei Xiqing let out an awkward, slightly flushed laugh.

Shifting her tone, Long Yan noted, “Speaking of structural updates, a few research contacts in my division mentioned that an exceptionally high-caliber female scientist integrated into Base Three a while ago. She’s a brilliant mathematician. Prior to the global outbreak, she logged a record as one of the apex physics and mathematical geniuses in the entire capital.”

“And then? What is her current assignment?”

Long Yan replied, “Her facial geometry carries a striking resemblance to yours, though she wears wire-rimmed glasses and her frame runs significantly thinner than your baseline. I audited her personnel file photos. I don’t know if her mind is simply entirely consumed by her research algorithms, but her cheekbones appear quite prominent.”

“That asset matches the profile of my biological sister, Pei Yanting.”

“Mhm, my database already confirmed the link,” Long Yan said gently. “But her intellectual capacity is genuinely staggering. She has systematically solved several critical technological deadlocks across the base. In fact, multiple engineering projects were only cleared for field deployment because her division supplied the math.”

Having released the data, Long Yan carefully audited Pei Xiqing’s facial reactions. Seeing that her expression remained perfectly calm and carried zero trace of sibling rivalry or jealousy, the doctor let out a quiet sigh of relief.

She teased playfully, “My initial calculations assumed your system would harbor an intense hatred for her file. There were actually a few details I didn’t dare broadcast to you earlier.”

Pei Xiqing blinked. “Ah? Why would my board reject the data?”

Long Yan lowered her voice, leaning in across the table. “My office can easily derive what structural crisis went down back when your line was attached to the S1 caravan. You and your sister fell into a competitive loop over the exact same male asset, correct? Because your tactics failed to pry him away from her flank, your system deployed a few illicit tricks, which their sensors instantly flagged, leading to your total expulsion from the unit?”

Pei Xiqing nearly choked on her tea, coughing violently. “…Cough, cough…”

Long Yan patted her back. “Ensure Ling Lang’s radar never intercepts that specific transcript.”

“Why?”

“I am terrified his volatile temper will drive him to execute the S1 caravan captain on the spot. That captain regained consciousness inside the medical wing a few shifts ago, and guess what his files indicate?”

If Long Yan hadn’t brought up the deployment, Pei Xiqing had almost entirely forgotten the plot mechanics of the novel. Xiao Yue and Pei Yanting had been violently separated during the massive zombie surge back in City B, leaving Xiao Yue critically wounded and transported into this stronghold for intensive bio-cellular stabilization.

She hadn’t calculated that his recovery script would finalize this quickly.

“What precise anomaly did his file register?”

Long Yan sighed, setting her teacup down. “My schedule has been utterly packed for the past few shifts largely because of his data sheet. His cellular biology is exceptionally unique, and his system commands a dual-element tier. Both of his elemental outputs function at a scale infinitely more devastating than anything our current vanguard units can simulate. If Ling Lang marches over there to settle an old score, I lack the combat capability to restrain the fallout.”

She continued, her eyes bright with professional fascination, “Outside of your own anomalous framework, my lab has never recorded a human asset with such an extraordinary physical baseline. If his combat power can be fully co-opted by our operational teams, the defensive capacity of this fortress will scale exponentially.”

Pei Xiqing felt zero surprise. The male protagonist was, by definition, the chosen golden child of this entire universe. His awakening timeline was right on schedule. By the final chapters, his capabilities would lock him in as the undisputed apex predator of the wasteland—the ultimate dual-element god.

Taking a slow sip of her warm tea, she murmured, “His output is indeed immensely powerful.”

“Exactly. So we must ensure that white-haired kid doesn’t scan the file. His compliance bars are notoriously low, and he will absolutely hunt down Xiao Yue to exact a penalty for your past treatment.”

“Mhm, his tracking arrays will return a blank,” Pei Xiqing assured her. “As it stands tonight, your station is the singular entity holding this file, Sister Long Yan.”

“Does Administrator Duan’s desk lack the record as well?”

“It’s highly probable his overwatch already logged the data,” she muttered thoughtfully. “Who truly knows what parameters trace to his board?”

Long Yan let out a low laugh, her eyes narrowing as she ran a deep, diagnostic gaze across her profile. “Why does my tracking system register that multiple high-clearance entities are holding an immense wave of concern over your coordinate sheet?”

Pei Xiqing tilted her head. “Hmm?”

Long Yan simply kept her smile fixed, refusing to unpack the statement. In her estimation, Xiao Yue was an absolute idiot for failing to secure a permanent lock on Pei Xiqing’s timeline. If her own card were running the selection protocol, she would have anchored her entire fortune to this girl’s side within a microsecond.

Pei Xiqing refilled her cup with fresh tea.

Long Yan smoothly transitioned the dialogue back to their deployment to locate Grandma Wang.

Pei Xiqing nodded quickly. “Correct, my system requires a transit to verify her status.”

“Then let’s clear the villa and initialize the transit shortly. If our vector routes us through the core hospital block, we will inevitably cross paths with Xiao Yue’s recovery room anyway. Speaking of his file, the exact millisecond his vocal processors rebooted, he continuously demanded to execute a synchronization loop with your line. I genuinely wonder what message his intellect is frantic to transfer to you.”

“His system is tracking my coordinates? Are your lab sensors entirely certain his targeting radar isn’t locked onto my sister’s file instead?”

“He explicitly requested your name.”

“My board holds zero desire to synchronize with his station.”

“Then we shall bypass his recovery cell entirely,” Long Yan said, setting her cup down as she stood up to full height. “Form up, clear your gear. I will guide your column to Grandma Wang’s sector to audit the situation.”

“Understood, thank you for managing the logistics, Sister Long Yan.” Pei Xiqing trotted back into the bedroom to swap out her clothing. Just as she raised her arms to slide off her silk pajama shirt, Long Yan stepped into the doorframe, holding out a pair of low-grade crystal cores she intended to gift her.

The movement abruptly unmasked the vivid, deep kiss marks scoring her throat, alongside several unmistakable, highly prominent red imprints covering the pale skin of her slender waist.

The sequence of bold red marks tracked a clear line straight down her waistline, disappearing beneath the silk fabric toward her hips.

The structural pattern showed zero alignment with an accidental scratch from a mutant or a thorn.

——It carried the exact geometric layout of a swift, disciplinary swat delivered by a heavy palm.

Long Yan’s sharp eyebrow arched instantly. “The nerve endings return zero pain metrics?”

“Pain?” Pei Xiqing blinked, her arms frozen mid-air as she looked over her shoulder in genuine confusion. “Which coordinate registers pain?”

Long Yan let out a highly amused, knowing chuckle. “If your system registers a flatline on the discomfort index, it appears the administrator’s manual execution technique is exceptionally refined.”

Pei Xiqing lacked the optical angle to audit her own back, leaving her completely baffled by the medical vocabulary. “What precise data are your vocal receptors releasing?”

Long Yan simply leaned against the frame, watching her with a brilliant, half-smiling expression. “Bury the panic, girl. The young demographic loves to run high-intensity recreational drills; my office fully comprehends the physics. Refrain from triggering a defensive algorithm. I issue a medical guarantee: my station has permanently encrypted every single record detailing your past entanglement with those S1 assets.”

Pei Xiqing felt a sudden, massive wave of guilt compromise her facial controls. “Thank you for locking down the logs, Sister Long Yan,” she mumbled behind her collar.

Long Yan waited patiently for her to adjust her utility trousers and windbreaker, before swinging a heavy arm around her shoulders to guide her out. “But your board needs to monitor the safety margins closely. Your timeline has managed to tangle its threads across far too many high-tier male assets; ensure the density doesn’t leave your line with absolutely nowhere to execute an escape vector.”

She intentionally dropped her voice into a dramatic, warnings purr as they cleared the blast door. “My database holds a file on a separate female citizen who successfully hooked every single alpha asset inside a frontier stronghold—ranging from the Sovereign Chief Executive down to the vanguard line captains. Care to calculate what precise doom finalized her trajectory?”

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