Su Ye gave a wry smile, "I've truly become completely useless, unable to even control my own illusions. Cough, cough, cough."
"Tell me all this when you're fully awake. For now, let's go home!" Qiao Ci scooped up the tall, fragile Su Ye and headed towards the base. Her speed was unbelievably fast; in the blink of an eye, she had traveled dozens of miles.
Along the way, countless zombie corpses lay scattered by the roadside.
Not a single living zombie was seen hopping around anymore.
Overnight, the zombie virus had miraculously disappeared from the entire Blue Star.
The zombies, who had already become walking dead, had completely turned into corpses.
Among the mutated zombies, those with a semblance of self-awareness had reverted to normal humans. However, the memories from their time as zombies remained, and these would require a long time to heal.
The surviving humans rushed to tell each other the news, weeping with joy.
Heaven still favored them, and the gods had not abandoned them.
*
Su Ye slowly opened his eyes. He felt extremely weak, finding it a tremendous effort even to lift his eyelids.
Looking at the familiar wedding chamber, his eyes were filled with confusion. Had he died and developed an obsession, wanting to return to complete their wedding night?
Until a fair arm draped itself around his waist from behind. The familiar warmth and touch almost brought tears to his eyes.
He wasn't dead?
She had saved him?
But he had clearly been at the end of his rope, on the verge of death at the time.
The person beside him stirred slightly, and Qiao Ci's lazy voice drifted over, "You're awake. Are you thirsty?"
"Thirsty," Su Ye replied dazedly, his voice weak.
Qiao Ci got up, poured him a cup of water, and awkwardly, clumsily, fed him a small sip.
Before, it had always been him taking care of her daily needs. The sudden reversal made Qiao Ci a little unaccustomed.
This time, Su Ye was completely lucid, "A'Ci?"
"Mhm," Qiao Ci replied in a flat tone.
"Are you angry?" Su Ye's eyes darted away like a child who had made a mistake, his eyes welling up. "A'Ci, I'm sorry."
"Sorry for what?" Qiao Ci glanced at him, her expression displeased.
"I shouldn't have acted on my own and dispelled all my abilities. From now on, I'm useless." Su Ye felt his body slowly recovering, but his abilities were completely gone.
He had become an ordinary person, a thoroughly ordinary person.
"That's all?" Qiao Ci casually glanced at him.
"Seeing you check the progress of the zombie vaccine research whenever you were fine, I knew how much this mattered to you. You're a woman who cares about the whole world. Since I had the ability to end this apocalypse..."
Qiao Ci interrupted him, "So you sacrificed yourself? You knew you would die, right? You died without consummating our marriage, was that the purpose of your wedding?"
If you're not active in consummating the marriage, there's something wrong with your head!
"In fact, I didn't die. Heaven has treated me well. Aren't I still alive and well?" Su Ye's voice was weak and soft, sounding like a spoiled child.
Qiao Ci snorted. Did Heaven treat you well, Tool Ye?
It was *I* who treated you well!!
"Take good care of yourself," Qiao Ci didn't want to argue with him while he was ill.
"Is the apocalypse over?" Su Ye's voice was weak, probing.
Actually, ever since he awakened his abilities, he had vaguely sensed something. That was why he had refused to interact with anyone.
Later, that feeling grew clearer, and he realized he could end the apocalypse. The price was to dissipate all his abilities, to release the fortune that had gathered upon him, cleansing the world's filth, which was the zombie virus.
"Yes, it's over," Qiao Ci replied tonelessly.
Su Ye knew he had angered Qiao Ci by acting on his own. Despite his weakened state, he still wanted to get closer to her. His raven-like eyelashes fluttered, the corners of his eyes slightly reddened, and he smiled bitterly, "From now on, I'm just an ordinary person, without abilities. I can no longer expand your territory... Will you still want someone like me?"
"Yes!" The word was bitten out with absolute clarity.
Qiao Ci muttered to herself, *In my eyes, you've always been a weakling anyway, it makes no difference whether you have abilities or not.*
Su Ye's initial expression had a hint of acting. Upon hearing her words, his eyes completely reddened, and he hugged Qiao Ci's soft waist, whimpering softly, "A'Ci, I love you. Thank you for not abandoning me."
Heaven knew how afraid he was that Qiao Ci would reject him when he asked that question.
If he had died, it would have been one thing, but he was alive and well. If he couldn't be with her, it would have been better to just die.
Qiao Ci gazed into the depths of Su Ye's eyes, her clear, melodious voice carrying a hint of seduction and dominance, "You must remember, as long as you are willing, I will never give up on you."
Su Ye paused, surprised by Qiao Ci's seriousness and also delighted by his own emotional surge. In his eyes, Qiao Ci was like a goddess. He was completely overwhelmed by all her initiative. "I am willing."
"Good," The tension in Qiao Ci's expression vanished, replaced by evident pleasure.
Su Ye also relaxed his tense mood. It was then that he noticed his hair had turned white in Qiao Ci's brown eyes. He touched his hair in disbelief, "White? White? It's so ugly..."
"Mhm, don't worry, my little cub is still the most dazzling one," Qiao Ci patted his shoulder, and as he clamored about wanting to dye his hair, the corners of her mouth couldn't help but curve.
A lively cub was the cutest.
The apocalypse was over, and everything was to be rebuilt.
Everyone was busy, preparing to reconstruct their homeland and start a new life.
Qiao's father was as busy as a spinning top every day.
Especially regarding the tracing of the zombie virus, various countries sent him invitations, requesting that his country, which had developed best after the apocalypse, take the lead in sanctioning the source of the virus, MG.
As a result, it was discovered that M had reaped what it sowed and had already been annihilated by the zombie virus.
Qiao Ci and Su Ye, on the other hand, began their blissful married life.
The two ultimately lived in love for a lifetime and grew old together.
This time, Su Ye was the first to leave.
On his deathbed, fragmented memories, both unfamiliar and familiar, flooded his mind. In every memory, there was always a woman named Qiao Ci.
"So, we've known each other for so long. A'Ci, I'm so lucky to have met you, to have known you, to have loved you."
Qiao Ci rubbed his hand gently. Her face, no longer young, still showed little expression, like a noble, stern old lady.
Su Ye didn't ask for reasons; he just anxiously sought a promise. His breathing was already rapid. "A'Ci, in the next life, will you still look for me?"
"Yes," Qiao Ci replied without hesitation, her eyes showing a rare gentleness. "Go in peace, I will find you."
"A'Ci, I'll wait for you," Su Ye slowly closed his eyes, a peaceful smile on his lips, as if he had merely fallen asleep.
After handling Su Ye's funeral, Qiao Ci, who had taken over Qiao's father's position, completed the relevant matters, made her will, and was buried with Su Ye, departing peacefully.
Her consciousness returned to the system space, and she heard the soft, adorable voice of Little Spoon:
"Congratulations Host on successfully completing the mission! Mission completion level is still SSS, rewarding 100,000 points. Deducting the 10,000 spent during the mission, the remaining points are 240,000. Host, you're amazing, you are my goddess!!!"