An Ran looked at Qiao Ci with contempt, laughing heartily. "Haha, didn't expect this, did you? Today is the day of my revenge. You and your father should pay for the debts you owe. I will make you lose everything, be it your base, your dignity, or even your lives!"
Qiao Ci played along, praising her, "Oh, you're so awesome."
Internally, she complained to Xiao Shaozi, "Why isn't she starting yet? She's really talking too much, my ears are getting calloused!"
Xiao Shaozi said speechlessly, "Host, are you sure you want her to successfully summon the zombie horde? With millions of zombies arriving, the ordinary people in the base won't be able to withstand them. Even the abilities of those with powers are limited. Casualties will be heavy, and the base will be lost~"
Qiao Ci replied indifferently, "Doubt the boss's crowd control ability?"
Xiao Shaozi immediately shut up and shrunk into a corner, shedding large tears like golden beans.
Her sharp tongue had spoken wrongly again.
Qiao Ci's lukewarm praise felt like an insult to An Ran. She glared at Qiao Ci with a contorted face, "You truly won't shed tears until you see the coffin. Remember, everyone who dies in the base later will be because of you, including your father!!"
Saying this, An Ran closed her eyes and began to meditate, trying to establish a brainwave connection with the zombies.
After meditating hard for a while, she found that the sense of superiority she felt from commanding zombies had vanished.
An Ran became flustered. She tried to emit mental energy but found her vast mental power had also been depleted.
At this moment, she seemed to have lost all ability to control zombies.
She couldn't help but question her life.
Xu Wei, who was vigilantly watching Qiao Ci, fearing she would attack An Ran, had his eyes red with excitement. However, not only was there no zombie horde, but there was nothing at all!
"What's going on? Don't stall, Lone Wolf's brothers are waiting outside to move into their new home!" Xu Wei said impatiently, assuming An Ran was just going to continue making empty threats.
"Brother Wei, I, I think I've lost contact with the zombies," An Ran's voice, filled with confusion, reached Xu Wei.
Xu Wei thought she was joking and said, "It's not funny to joke like this now. Hurry up and summon the zombie horde."
An Ran was on the verge of tears, her voice trembling, "It's true, my ability to control zombies has disappeared, and my vast mental power is gone. Brother Wei, I'm so scared..."
"An Ran, are you trying to get me killed? Calm down and try again!" Xu Wei also sensed something was wrong, but he still held a sliver of hope for An Ran.
"Oh, I forgot to tell you something," Qiao Ci said at this moment, having watched the scene unfold.
An Ran and Xu Wei both looked at her.
"Earlier, you complained about losing your sense of taste, so I gave you a pill to restore it, right? That pill can cure all poisons. The zombie virus in you has been completely cleared, which is why your sense of taste has returned. Congratulations, you are now a living human being, not a cold, decaying zombie~" Qiao Ci said with sincere eyes.
Upon hearing this, An Ran instantly went mad and stared fiercely at Qiao Ci, "How could you, how could you do this to me!"
Qiao Ci looked confused, "What did I do to you? Didn't you yourself claim that my father caused you to become a zombie? Now that I've cured you, we should be even, owing nothing to each other."
"Qiao Ci, I'm going to kill you!" An Ran lunged at Qiao Ci, but was kicked away by Su Ye, who stood in front of her.
Qiao Ci glanced at Su Ye in surprise. Su Ye shrugged, "I don't have the bad habit of not hitting bad women."
"Return my ability to control zombies! Qiao Ci, you demon!" Lying on the ground, An Ran finally deeply understood the helplessness of the weak.
Seeing this, although Xu Wei blamed An Ran for being stupid, he couldn't abandon his girlfriend. He bent down to pick her up and prepared to flee. Without the zombie legion, they had no significant advantage against the base builders. Once Hao and the others returned, their chances would be even slimmer.
Su Ye couldn't let these two plotting individuals leave. He wanted to pursue them, but Qiao Ci stopped him, "Let them go." Death was not the cruelest fate; the cruelest was slowly losing everything one possessed and all future aspirations.
Unexpectedly, An Ran refused to leave. She struggled to get down. Since Qiao Ci could take away her abilities, she surely had a way to return them. "Qiao Ci, I don't want my sense of taste anymore. Please give me back my ability to control zombies."
Qiao Ci was speechless, "Didn't you hate me and my father because you were bitten by a zombie? Now that I've turned you back into a normal person, you're still not satisfied. How are you so difficult to please!"
"I won't seek revenge on you anymore. Please, give me back my abilities. In this world where the strong reign supreme, I, a weak woman, cannot survive." An Ran cried profusely.
Xu Wei also harbored a trace of hope.
Qiao Ci sneered, "You know how difficult it is for an ordinary person to survive in this world overrun by zombies. But when you had the power, and used it to invade other bases and summon zombie hordes to eliminate your rivals, did you not pity the ordinary people who were oppressed by you, the strong?" Now that you've become weak, you can't stand it? You kept saying you wanted revenge on me. What about those who died at the hands of zombies because of you? Who should they seek revenge from? Strictly speaking, your transformation into a zombie had little to do with me. At that time, my father helping you was a favor, and not helping you would have been his duty! But since you harbor hatred in your heart, I'll cure you, treating it as doing a good deed. Similarly, you must remember that the debts you owe will eventually have to be repaid."
Seeing that there was no room for negotiation, Xu Wei hugged An Ran and ran in a specific direction. An Ran cursed, "Qiao Ci, you are nauseatingly hypocritical! I will make you pay back with interest sooner or later!"
Even though they were given a chance to escape, An Ran continued to spew threats. Xu Wei even considered abandoning her and fleeing alone, but thinking of her as his girlfriend and her special constitution, he gritted his teeth and continued to run with her. Simultaneously, he blew a signal, letting the Lone Wolf base members hidden nearby know to provide support.
Seeing Su Ye clench his fists, knowing he was suppressing his anger, Qiao Ci stepped forward, squeezed his hand, and said softly, "Don't be angry, let me handle this." With that, she suddenly chased in Xu Wei's direction, cackling eerily, "An Ran, since you are so ungrateful, I will await your revenge at any time. Before that, let me collect some interest."
A villain's signature eerie laugh? Su Ye was speechless. Not wanting Qiao Ci to get hurt, he followed closely behind her, ready to protect her at all times. Before he could reach them, however, Qiao Ci savagely dislocated Xu Wei's arm. She explained kindly, "An Ran is just an ordinary person, dislocating her arm could be fatal. So, I'll have your boyfriend brother take the hit."
Xu Wei roared in pain, throwing An Ran aside. He quickly used his lightning ability on the wound to stop the bleeding and prevent death. Then, he could no longer care about An Ran and turned to run. This was the first time he had realized Qiao Ci's terrifying nature. When she attacked him, he had no ability to resist at all. If he didn't run now, he felt he might die here.