XG 180 - I have my own weapon
"Where are the others?!"
The poor guy flinched at the captain's angry face. "The... The others are coming... they just woke up..."
"Who are the 'they' you are talking about!"
"The... the guards!"
"What about the civilians?!"
The captain knew they had suffered quite a number of casualties, but there should be more people than those that have already gathered here! The emergency alarm had rung and everyone should have come over with their weapons to fight!
Did they think they can rely on the guards to do all the defending?!
Musihada laboratory only hired a hundred guards, but most of them had left their posts to find their families when the news of the outbreak was spread. There were some survivors that volunteered to take up guard posts, and the total barely could fill up half of the empty posts. They had not yet been given the chance to do a headcount, but the number they have now was not optimistic at all.
The young soldier does not want to be the one that shares the bad news and gets yelled at, but unfortunately, he was the one picked to do the report. "The civilians... most of them have left the base."
There were more empty spaces compared to this morning in Musihada land, as well as a visibly smaller number of survivors. With some asking around, they found out the other survivors left because of the attack earlier. It was not even one full day yet but what got them to confidently decide this base was dangerous and quickly leave?
They are just good at sniffing out dangers or are they just cowards?
Before the captain could go into a long, angry tirade, Wonyoung quickly cut in urgently. "Captain, now is not the time. We need to defend our base."
Even if the captain was angry, he had to place it aside now just like Wonyoung said. The survivors never promised anything, and he should not have expected something from them.
"Those that can still fight, have them report on duty!" It would be quite some time for those that had gone to rest to rejoin them. None of them had thought the enemy would attack them again in a short span of time, so most of them had gone to rest or were stuck at the sick bay, leaving only a small group of guards to remain on guard.
None of them had enough rest! Their flimsy wall had not yet been reinforced! They do not have enough ammo!
The captain silently offered a prayer to God, and vowed that if he survived this round, he would provide some offering to God!
Thanks to Mr Demon, who does not need sleep, Wong Xue Guo was trained to wake up at the smallest sound. The first second of the shrill emergency alarm that rang throughout the base was enough to have her wide awake and alert.
This was possibly the first time she was ready before Chen Yibo, and so she found herself in his family apartment, tactfully waiting for him in the living room.
His bedroom door was yet to be fixed, and honestly, she was unsure if he even had the idea of fixing the lock. With how infrequently his father and brother came back to the apartment, this place was Chen Yibo's territory most of the time.
"You can have my sword."
"There's no need. I have my own weapon."
Chen Yibo's slow blink of confusion was quite cute. "What weapon?"
"You will know once we get there. Let's hurry up, shall we?"
Without resistance, Chen Yibo was easily pulled along. His mind and body were still not in top shape from the gene activation process. Added to the earlier fight, not even Wong Xue Guo's energy boost could make him feel better.
Taking the opportunity that they were holding hands, Wong Xue Guo shared some of her energy, letting it slowly enter Chen Yibo's body.
Wong Xue Guo winced in guilt when she sensed the damage she did to him from her first attempt at energy transfer, way before she has gotten any chance to learn from Mr Demon how to do it better. She had not done it considerately enough to avoid putting more burden on Chen Yibo's body.
Every soul has a limit on how much life force it could contain.
"Xue Guo?" Chen Yibo had felt her flinch from their clasped hands.
With a firmer grip and earnest gaze, Wong Xue Guo promised. "I will treat you better."
After Wong Xue Guo had confessed to him, there was no way he could return to his ignorant self where each of her actions was previously innocent in his eyes. Now, her blunt and sincere gestures that clearly expressed her love for him were something he could no longer ignore.
"Can we talk after this? About us, I mean."
Wong Xue Guo's eyes brighten. "Sure."
Whether the talk would be him formally rejecting her or accepting her advances, she would accept it. But as long as he decided to remain by her side and treat her well, he had to expect she would continue pressing her luck.
The confessed party, do you expect your suitor will give up after being rejected when you continue clinging to them?
When they arrived at the meeting place, L.L. and Mocking were the only ones there.
"Xunsu got a fever," L.L. explained when Wong Xue Guo swept a questioning glance at him.
"Monkey got bitten and turned into a zombie," Mocking said in the very next second.
Wong Xue Guo closed her mouth before her question of whether Kang Xunsu had medicine or not could be voiced out.
"Sorry." From what she knows, Monkey was a senior bodyguard and likes to hang out with Mocking, and thus she was not that close with them compared to L.L, who was close to Kang Xunsu.
"I put him down and take his heart away. Do you want it?"
Mocking's question successfully killed whatever mood everyone had in the room.
"No. You can keep it," was Wong Xue Guo's answer which was almost as insane as the question.
There was no other conversation after that and they silently rode the car to the front gates. Taking the excuse of making space for others, she sticks to Chen Yibo's side like glue. There was a little happiness when he did not avoid her touch, and the lack of disgust also increased her hope.
With a glance, Wong Xue Guo noted there were considerably lesser people around to join the fight. She was not overly concerned about the reason, but that was not the case for Chen Yibo, who was eyeing around with concerned eyes.
"Let's go."
"Are you sure you don't need my sword?" Chen Yibo asked again for confirmation.
"Yes. My shadow will be enough."
"These zombies have no hearts. Our ability would not work on them."
"It will be alright."
It was not that Chen Yibo was thinking she was a liar, but he was concerned that she might need more than her 'weapon' that he had not seen before. With mixed feelings, he held the sword in his less dominant hand, ready to pass it to her if needed.
Wong Xue Guo tyrannically spread her shadow on the ground, where the open field under the night made it easier for her to use her shadow. Like a night wave, it swallowed the zombies, and then leave them alone after they were completely drained.
The counterattack was so fast and swift that everyone was bewildered by the sudden change of tide.
"Oh my God. Is that Miss Wong?" Breathing in awe, a guard looked around to find the owner of the silent attack.
"Thank goodness we have Miss Wong!"
"Her shadow is so fierce!"
While some would be happy to have a strong ally, there were still some that were afraid of the ability. "But it's kind of scary..."
"If it's not scary, how do you think it will be strong then?"
"Come on, fire and thunder is strong, but that creepy ass shadow? Did you forget that shadow nearly swallowed someone?"
"Is that even a shadow? It could be a monster mimicking a shadow..."
Everyone was allowed to breathe easier and take their time to kill some zombies that Wong Xue Guo missed when Scot Lang appeared at her side. They exchanged some words too low to be overheard in the loud environment.
"Is something wrong?" Chen Yibo asked when Wong Xue Guo stepped close to him, her shadow retreated back to her feet.
Without answering, she intruded his personal space, her arms circling around his lean arm with subtle muscle. Her head rested on his shoulder intimately, with Chen Yibo unconsciously hardening his body from the contact.
"Xue Guo! Now... Now is not the right time!"
Blush exploded on his face like a splashed tomato as Chen Yibo's heart thumped so loudly that anyone could hear it if they were close enough. His eyes darted around to check if anyone was looking, but lo and behold, everyone was very interested in what they were doing.
"The young miss had fainted!" Scot Lang informed quickly as Wong Xue Guo's entire weight rested on Chen Yibo, who fortunately reacted swiftly and hugged her before she fell.