Apocalypse: Launching a Counterattack Against the Villainess

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Is it acting cute...?

Using this word to describe a man always feels a bit strange.

Especially for someone like Nie Qingyun, who always prefers to hide in a corner and lick his wounds alone.

But at this moment, he realized something even more deeply.

Humans need a place to live in order to survive on their own.

His only refuge was with the princess.

Here, he could let down his guard and seek solace without restraint. As long as he met those innocent eyes, he could continue to believe that humanity still had a bright future.

It's less about "acting cute" and more about surrendering to and being frustrated with reality...

In that instant, Nie Qingyun suddenly realized something.

He had only just seen a new side of the young lady, and briefly considered what it would be like to lose her...

My heart feels like it's being squeezed, and I feel frustrated and sad, to the point that I need to hug the other person to feel at ease.

And what about the young lady?

This is a princess who has never experienced any romance and has always loved herself very much.

She faces a woman who has completely disappeared during the battle, only to return with a group of girls, and Rinne Byakuya who openly wants to share her love with her.

What were her feelings during these days?

Nie Qingyun had never experienced such clear empathy before; it was as if his heart was being torn apart inside his chest.

Even their fingers began to tighten unconsciously.

He desperately wanted to apologize and then make various promises for the future.

However, when he looked up, he found that the other person had closed their eyes, a slight smile on their lips, as if savoring a moment of peace.

He suddenly realized that it didn't matter what he said anymore.

After a while, he slowly loosened his clenched fist.

At the same time, a complete decision was made.

No matter what means Qin Hehuan uses to maintain his rule, he will spare no effort as long as he can create a safe haven and allow his important people to escape from the endless battle with the monsters.

Seemingly sensing the other person's gaze, Cheng Yuqiu suddenly opened her eyes. Seeing that Nie Qingyun was staring at her intently, she blushed slightly and quickly started a conversation.

"I thought you spent all your time in elective courses and the library."

"I never expected someone with your personality to be interested in things like otaku-oriented comics."

Nie Qingyun, of course, knew what the other person was referring to, shook his head, and replied with a smile:

"The content of that comic does indeed have a very obvious bias."

"However, the fact that it is liked by many people cannot be simply summarized as 'pandering to otaku'."

"Whether it's comics or other types of works, what makes people like them is never the exquisite art style or all sorts of 'borderline' content, but rather the feeling that 'someone is wholeheartedly and earnestly listening to your hobbies'."

"You know a lot!" Cheng Yuqiu's eyes lit up.

Although she knew that Nie Qingyun was quite knowledgeable, she did not expect that he would even be involved in such "unorthodox" things.

And their ideas were surprisingly similar; they could talk about almost anything.

"Do you know what I like most about you?" Cheng Yuqiu slightly raised her chin, straightened her back, and resumed her haughty young lady demeanor:

"No matter what the problem is, you can always find the answer here."

The moment she finished speaking, she felt a hand land on her chest. The relaxed atmosphere that had allowed her to continue chatting was instantly shattered. Cheng Yuqiu quickly raised her hand and slapped the other person's hand, pretending to be angry, and said:

"Don't touch!"

“Uh…” Nie Qingyun was stunned for a moment and quickly raised his hand.

This time he was truly misunderstood; he genuinely didn't intend to touch her.

It was fine when the young lady bent over, but when she suddenly stood up straight, Gao Song's chest completely blocked his view, and he instinctively tried to push it aside...

There was no lingering unease in my heart.

not at all!

However, it's perfectly acceptable for couples to end their casual conversation in this way.

Nie Qingyun released his grip on the other person's waist, while secretly adding another item to today's plan.

Besides helping the young lady familiarize herself with combat and conducting experiments for her senior, we will also try to find the more distant [Supply Center] later.

Even if you can't enter the so-called "trial" right now, you should still try to speed up your progress.

We need to at least deter those overconfident individuals from even trying.

Otherwise, there will always be trouble.

"Let's go, we still have some experiments to do." With that, Nie Qingyun stood up and took Ling Yuan Ellie's little hand.

Cheng Yuqiu quickly followed behind, somewhat puzzled, and asked:

"By the way, you mentioned before that you were going to do an experiment... what exactly?"

Upon hearing this, Nie Qingyun glanced down at Ling Yuan Ellie, who was dressed in an adorable dress, and replied thoughtfully:

"Help my senior regain her memories."

Chapter 219: Feeding Each Other

Since the young lady had already killed most of the zombies near the audience seats, she would have to go to a more distant place to continue experimenting with zombies.

Once the three of them reached the middle of the football field, Nie Qingyun squatted down in front of Ling Yuan Ai Li and straightened the girl's dress.

Looking at her petite and adorable face, like a porcelain doll, and her eyes as clear as spring water, Nie Qingyun was filled with emotion. After a few seconds, he gently ruffled the girl's hair and said softly:

"I've always been grateful for your care, senior."

Since the apocalypse, Lingyuan Ellie has indeed provided Nie Qingyun with a lot of help, whether in daily operations or in high-intensity battles.

The most important thing is spiritual comfort.

The senior was the first time in his life he had ever felt the feeling of being accompanied without complaint. This kind of feeling was especially precious. Even when the two met, he and the young lady had not yet formed such a deep bond.

Even before the apocalypse, Nie Qingyun owed this senior a considerable favor.

Not all areas of the library at Linjiangtai are open to ordinary students, and many materials are even unavailable even with payment.

Perhaps using her authority slightly was not a big deal for Lingyuan Ai Li at the time, but for Nie Qingyun, it was a favor.

Moreover, because he also has to attend classes and work during the day, he often stays in the library until very late.

Usually at times like this, Lingyuan Ellie would be in some corner with an unknown book, until Nie Qingyun got up and came over to greet her, and then the two of them would leave one after the other.

Nie Qingyun was deeply grateful for the silent tenderness hidden beneath his taciturn nature.

He had originally planned to deduct a portion of his part-time job income as payment and give it to his senior before she graduated.

Unfortunately, the apocalypse came too suddenly.

Everything from the past seems like a distant memory now.

Even so, Nie Qingyun remained grateful.

Furthermore, he and his senior have now become much closer, and their relationship goes beyond that of classmates.

So no matter what, Nie Qingyun wanted to turn his senior back into a human as much as possible.

Of course, "becoming human again" does not just refer to a change in race, but also to the "heart".

"Awoo!" Lingyuan Ellie clearly couldn't understand what Nie Qingyun had just said. For her, such a complicated "instruction" was beyond her comprehension.

But this did not prevent her from expressing her dissatisfaction.

Because in the past few days, Nie Qingyun only fed her once, on the night he woke up on Wenzheng Street; the rest of the time he just hugged and cuddled her.

This level of touching is simply not enough to satisfy Lingyuan Ellie's daily needs.

So even now, she is still in a state of "hunger".

Of course, Nie Qingyun would never forget this, but now his senior's body has become too small.

Rather than calling her a loli, it would be more accurate to describe her as a young girl.

He simply couldn't bring himself to treat his senior, Boki, with such composure.

The last time he "fed" her, Nie Qingyun forced himself to fantasize about the young lady the whole time, and even so, he still felt quite guilty afterwards.

But now, it seems that this matter has reached a point where it cannot be ignored.

Because Lingyuan Ellie was already being a bit disobedient, even though Nie Qingyun was trying to soothe her through resonance, Lingyuan Ellie still stretched out her arms and wrapped them around the back of his neck.

Then she stuck out her pink little tongue and licked his face.

It also makes "PeroPero" sounds from time to time.

Nie Qingyun couldn't help but steal a glance at the young lady, and seeing her blushing and staring in their direction, he quickly coughed lightly and looked at Ling Yuan Ellie, saying:

"Senior...please bear with it a little longer..."

"PeroPero~~"

"..."

Seeing that her senior seemed to be really "starving", Nie Qingyun raised her hand and scratched her hair. After struggling for a while, she turned to Cheng Yuqiu for help.

"Um... Your Highness, my senior is 'hungry'..."

Cheng Yuqiu was stunned for a moment and didn't react immediately. Her attention had been almost entirely focused on the intimate actions of the two.

Although she felt a little strange watching Nie Qingyun being licked, she felt that it wasn't unacceptable since the object of her affections was a petite senior.

At least I didn't feel intense jealousy or resentment.

Two seconds later, she suddenly came to her senses, then reached into her small bag, took out a rice ball, and handed it forward.

"Hey, this is for the senior student..."

"Uh..." Nie Qingyun paused, not reaching out to take the food offered, and explained somewhat awkwardly:

"This won't work for her, we have to 'feed' her..."

"At least mucosal contact and fluid exchange are required."

Upon hearing these words, Cheng Yuqiu immediately associated them with certain risqué thoughts and instantly transformed into a steampunk-like figure:

"No, no, that won't do!"

"My senior is still so young..."

"Ken, it definitely won't fit!"

Nie Qingyun immediately realized that the other party had misunderstood and quickly corrected him:

"It's not that we have to do that kind of thing, I mean... kissing should help relieve the pain."

"Phew..." Cheng Yuqiu visibly breathed a sigh of relief, then glanced at Ling Yuan Ellie, who was still clinging to Nie Qingyun and sticking to him, before awkwardly turning her head away and saying:

"You can do this yourself, why do you have to ask me?"

Of course, you have to ask. Having just experienced that feeling of gain and loss, Nie Qingyun especially doesn't want to cause the young lady any more trouble in matters of the heart.

Moreover, obtaining the other party's consent is fundamentally different from doing it on one's own.

Although it might be difficult to say these things to someone's face, for the sake of the future, these things must be faced honestly and openly.

So Nie Qingyun tilted his head and replied:

"After all, the young lady is my current girlfriend."

Upon hearing this, Cheng Yuqiu's beautiful eyes widened.

"You mean I might become a 'past tense' in the future?"

"More or less," Nie Qingyun nodded noncommittally at first, but just as the young lady was about to explode, he quickly added:

"Because after marriage, she becomes a wife."

In an instant, the coquettishness on Cheng Yuqiu's cheek turned into panic.

The purer and kinder a person is, the softer their heart becomes. So soft that just hearing a particular word can throw them into a panic, and they will subconsciously ignore all the previous minor grievances.