I Conquered the Villain Boss Chapter 30
Translated by Digitalian (ko-fi)
Chapter 30: I Was Bitten
Save the last bullet for yourself.
Recalling Si Xu's words, Jiang Ran subconsciously checked the pistol and fell into deeper despair.
There were no bullets left in the pistol – she had used up all the bullets in her panicked escape.
Almost the moment she realized this fact, tears welled up in her eyes uncontrollably. She bit her lip and blinked her eyes quickly, trying to hold back the tears.
There was no way to end the pain quickly with a pistol. She’d rather jump out of the window than become the mutant beast's meal.
With this thought in mind, she gritted her back teeth and moved the table, chairs, and bed against the door while the mutant beast wasn’t attacking yet.
Knowing that such resistance wouldn’t be able to hinder the mutant beast, Jiang Ran climbed to the window and opened it.
She glanced down.
She was on the twelfth floor. She would definitely die if she jumped down.
Fine. If that mutant beast rushed in, she would jump down from here.
Jiang Ran smiled bitterly while holding her bleeding arm. Even if she didn't jump down, she would have no way out – she was bitten by a zombie. Within a few hours, she would lose her wits like the walking zombies outside, living on the flesh and blood of living people.
She couldn’t possibly accept that, so it was better to jump down from here... After being smashed into a pulp, even if she became a zombie, she wouldn't have the chance to hurt others.
It was just a pity for Jiang Ranran. She should have gone to Xiling Base alive, but now she was implicated and would die here early.
……
Further ahead was another route out of Wuzhong City. Si Xu casually swung a space blade to chop off the head of a charging zombie, and walked forward without hesitation.
If he still couldn’t detect Jiang Ran’s breath after walking along the river and out of the city...
He felt a violent pang of pain in his heart, which made him feel a little uncomfortable. Si Xu frowned slightly and put one hand on his heart.
Tsk, this feeling was really unpleasant.
After taking two steps, a vague howl of a mutant beast came from beside him. Si Xu stopped and looked over.
Was there a hospital... over there?
The young man jumped into the air and landed on the roof of the nearest tall building.
The mutant beast was hunting, causing the zombies to become restless. Was there a living person in that direction? Or was there some other creature?
If it was a living person, could it be that foolish woman?
……
After waiting for an unknown amount of time, the mutant beast at the door finally lost its patience.
With a roar, a loud noise was heard at the door. The mutant beast slammed into the door hard.
Jiang Ran walked around the ward but couldn't find anything that could be used as a weapon. She simply climbed up to the window and waited for the mutant beast to break through the door. If that happened, she would jump down with her eyes closed.
“Bam! Bam!”
The sound of banging on the door became more and more intense, and the footsteps of approaching zombies became more and more diverse.
Jiang Ran glanced down, closed her eyes, and gulped nervously.
She would definitely die if she jumped down, right? She didn't want to end up being barely alive and eaten by zombies.
While she was thinking about that, the door to the room was finally knocked open, and the dark beast came straight toward her with flying debris.
Jiang Ran decisively let go and fell from the window.
……
Leaping over the last tall building blocking his view, Si Xu saw a familiar slender figure falling straight from the window like a butterfly.
Si Xu's pupils suddenly constricted, and the pain in his chest became more obvious.
"Jiang Ran..." His murmur scattered into the biting winter wind.
……
There was a whistling of the wind in her ears. Although the fall only took a moment, Jiang Ran felt as if a long, long time had passed.
There was no sharp pain as expected when she landed. She was held firmly by a pair of hands, and then she fell into an embrace with a faint smell of tobacco... it was a reassuring smell.
Was she dreaming? Or was she already dead and thus had the illusion that she was soaring?
Jiang Ran opened her eyes tremblingly, and what came into view was the face that had been lingering in her mind all night yesterday.
"Si Xu?" She blurted out the two words softly. She subconsciously raised her hands and hugged him tightly.
It was really him. He came to find her, and he found her.
……
After landing on the tall building opposite the hospital with the girl in his arms, Si Xu glanced down at her. He patted her shoulder comfortingly, and then looked up at the mutant beast in the opposite window.
“Grrrr!” Sensing the danger, the mutant beast took two steps back with its tail between its legs and fled.
Having found Jiang Ran, Si Xu had no intention to chase after the mutant beast for the time being.
The top six floors of the building the two of them were in were hotel rooms. Si Xu went downstairs, and found a random room. He kicked the door open before putting the person in his arms on the bed.
There was an unconcealable smell of blood on the girl’s body. Si Xu checked her body. "Are you injured..."
Before he finished talking, he saw the wound on her arm.
Those were tooth marks. Her flesh could have been bitten off with just a little more force.
It was a wound made by a zombie’s bite.
Si Xu’s eyes were fixed on her arm. Jiang Ran shrank and retracted her arm, saying in a sad voice, “Si Xu, I was bitten by a zombie.”
"I saw it." Si Xu asked her, "Do you have any other wounds?"
Jiang Ran shook her head numbly. "No."
"That's good then."
Good? How was that good? For some reason, tears welled up involuntarily. Jiang Ran was about to raise her hand to wipe away the tears when the person in front of her suddenly stretched out his hand and pulled her into his arms.
"It's okay, Jiang Ran, I’ll save you." The girl's face was pressed against his chest, and he seemed to be able to feel the warmth of her tears. "If you become a zombie, I’ll take you back to Xiling Base, and cure you."
His tone was calm, and he had no idea that the words he said would stir Jiang Ran’s emotions.
“Si Xu.” She forced a smile and looked up at him. “Thank you.”
She slowly pushed him away and averted her gaze from him. "Si Xu, if I really become a zombie, can you please kill me?"
Jiang Ran clenched her fists, and said her wish calmly. Then she added sadly, "I don't want to kill anyone."
"Jiang Ran, you might not necessarily turn into a zombie after being bitten by a zombie." Putting one hand on the top of the girl's hair, Si Xu said warmly, "I once met a person who wasn’t a superhuman. He was bitten by a mutant beast, but he didn’t turn into a zombie.”
When Jiang Ran heard that, a gleam of hope appeared in her gloomy eyes. "Really? In the end, that person..."
"He survived."
The girl was quickly comforted. She cupped her face and whispered, "Maybe I can be so lucky too. After all, I’ve never done anything bad."
"Yeah." Si Xu held her arm again. "I'll help you clean the wound – it wouldn’t be worth it to end up dying because of excessive bleeding even if you don't turn into a zombie, right?"
Jiang Ran did not push him away this time.
She lowered her eyes and watched him squat down in front of her, taking out medicine and bandages from his space. From her angle, she could see the dark hair on his forehead, and his long, curled eyelashes... His fingers were slender and he was well-proportioned. As he was overly fair, it made him seem as if he didn’t have much strength.
However, he held her wrist steadily, and the warmth from his palm gradually warmed her cold body.
"Si Xu..." She pursed her lips and softly called his name.
He applied medicine to the wound and responded without looking up, "Yeah?"
At the thought of the outcome that she might face, Jiang Ran couldn’t bring herself to say what she wanted to say. She looked at him quietly and smiled. "How did you find me?"
After asking that question, the girl was stunned again. "You... did you come out to find me alone?"
She was hoping, although without much faith, that he would find her, but when he actually appeared in front of her, she didn't react for a moment.
He was really looking for her.
“Si Xu, you should know better than anyone else that the chance of me surviving is almost zero…”
"It turned out that my decision was right."
Si Xu's tone was calm, but Jiang Ran could hear a hint of displeasure in it, and she subconsciously shut up.
Yes, the fact was that she was still alive, and he found her. That was enough.
However, why was he looking for her? If she knew the answer, would it make her more determined about her feelings?
……
Jiang Ran started to develop a fever in the afternoon. She became drowsy and lost consciousness.
Si Xu changed the bedding, then put her on the bed. He pulled over the quilt to cover her.
He filled a basin of water, wrung out a towel and put it on her forehead, thinking it would make her feel better.
The girl slept restlessly, with a sickly blush on her cheeks. Every time he changed her towel, she would force her eyes open and take a look at him.
"Jiang Ran." Knowing what she was thinking, Si Xu put one hand on her eyes and whispered, "Have a good rest. I’ll always be by your side."
She held his hand with her free hand and said hoarsely, "Si Xu, you should go outside. If I turn into a zombie, I’ll bite you."
"It doesn't matter." Si Xu held her hand and chuckled. "I’m a superhuman. Even if I’m bitten by a zombie, I won’t turn into a zombie."
"Yes, but it will still hurt if you’re bitten." She murmured, "If I hurt you, I’ll feel sad..."
The girl finally fell asleep with peace of mind. As she had a fever, her breath was hot.
This was a process that ordinary humans would inevitably go through after being infected with the virus. The virus would then be converted to be their superpower, or they would be turned into zombies by the virus...
Actually, he lied to Jiang Ran just now.
The person who survived an attack by a mutant beast did not exist, and he had never seen such a person.
Moreover, he knew very well that people who could adapt to the virus must have awakened their superpowers in the early days of the apocalypse. Those like Jiang Ran who had not awakened any superpowers must have been people who were unable to convert the virus.
She was like the thousands of ordinary people in the base. Once bitten by a zombie, there would only be death awaiting her.
He knew that clearly, but he still made up a story to deceive her... He didn't understand the meaning of his action. He simply did it subconsciously.
However, this was good as well.
After Jiang Ran turned into a zombie and lost her sense of guilt and human consciousness, he would tie her up and take her back to the base.
If the laboratory couldn’t develop an antidote within the limited time, he would keep her by his side until she turned into bones.
Yeah, that was it.
The young man's pale fingertips carefully traced the contours of the girl's face. When she nuzzled his fingers like a kitten, he smiled gently.
Jiang Ran, don’t think about letting me kill you. Unless you no longer belong to me, otherwise, even if you become a zombie, I won’t let go of your hand.
