3.3

[Pupa: Breakmeter 15%. Fatemeter -10%.]

[Wait, Fatemeter can go minus?!]

[Pupa: Both Breakmeter and Fatemeter can go into minus, you will also find a severe case of it in the later worlds.]

[… I can feel the pit you are setting up against me already.]

[Pupa: You are welcome.]

Yunyu's eyes peered at Ling Kai who was beaming with a gentle smile. Ling Kai boldly stared at Vice President Bi He who got perplexed, but soon blushed with the bold act of this young man. Not wanting to make his task harder, Yunyu blocked Ling Kai's line of sight. He stood in front of Bi He and said, "You can return to the line, thank you for showing me your ability."

Ling Kai's gentle smile turned into a cold gaze at President Ru and he nodded, "Thank you, President Ru."

Ling Kai returned to the line and Yunyu assessed all of them in their respective station. He was thinking that someone as dangerous as Ling Kai shouldn't be left alone, because Yunyu didn't know what would Ling Kai do.

Besides, Yunyu didn't know what Ling Kai's true intention was to ruin the city. Thus, after assigning everyone, he pointed at Ling Kai and commanded him, "You are going to be my personal backup, I will train you personally."

While everybody clapped at Ling Kai who just got the honor, the guy didn't seem to be overjoyed with it, he just nodded perfunctorily and said, "Thanking President Ru for giving me the chance."

President Ru hummed low and then looked away as he walked off the soldier ground. Bi He followed him from behind, then asked, "President, this is your first time taking a personal backup. Do you feel something is wrong with that new soldier?"

"He's not simple," Yunyu replied, he glanced down at Bi He and asked, "Do you think he has good ability? Are you interested in him?"

"N—No, sir. I think he has an interesting ability, but I am not interested in him…"

"Good, you can leave now, Bi He."

[Pupa: Why did you ask him whether he is interested in Ling Kai or not?]

[Ling Kai seems to be interested in Bi He, right away. I don't want them to develop feelings and make the mission harder.]

Pupa stayed silent for a moment, it scanned Yunyu's head and then concluded;

[Pupa: You are just jealous because they might develop feelings for each other and have a relationship. While you are not allowed to date at all.]

[W—Well, if I can't get a date, then nobody can!]

[Pupa: How petty.]

Yunyu returned back to his room. Bi He had prepared the report of the mission that he would do tomorrow. The life of the president in this world was not easy, because he was the strongest of them all, he had to protect everyone and most of the time, he had to carry the battle against hordes of zombies.

Yunyu read the report, he had an expedition to an abandoned supermarket at the far east from the city. It was said that there were a crazy amount of zombies inside the building. Although Yunyu shouldn't use his destructive power inside the supermarket building, having him as a backup was always reassuring.

Yunyu put down the report and walked to the bathroom. He turned the faucet to start filling the bathtub with hot water. He closed his eyes to relax the muscle ache, this powerful ability he had gained in this world cost so much strain in his body.

[Why does my ability hurt me like this?]

[Pupa: Because Ru Lan's body is not suitable for lightning ability. He is originally an ice ability user. It is unknown how he could suddenly have lightning instead, the background setting changed right after we entered this world.]

[Pupa: This also makes me wonder, when you did that technique to kill the zombies and test Ling Kai, how could you know how to utilize your lightning ability? I haven't told you the instructions on how to use it, but you seemed to be very skillful and in control with it.]

[… huh? I wonder about that too…]

Yunyu felt that his body naturally flowed with electricity, and he just knew how to use it.

[I just know it naturally. I thought it's the same as Duke Damien's power.]

[Pupa: This is the different case with Duke Damien's power. Because Ru Lan's original ability was ice, his body strains so much by using something that is foreign. Besides, Lightning is the strongest raw ability. It is difficult to control and even more difficult to master.]

Yunyu didn't know what exactly happened either. But he was also too tired to think.

[It's okay, system. I mean, this ability is also really good, right?]

Pupa said nothing and disappeared. Yunyu closed his eyes to rest in the hot bathtub.

***

Bi He took off his glasses, it was a pretty tiring day, especially after he used tremendous energy to heal President Ru. The President had overcharged himself. Although it happened from time to time, today was severe. He really thought that President Ru had died for a second.

Bi He unbuttoned his vest, but with one button off, his eyes darted to the corner of his room, "Who's there?!"

"Ah, Vice President Bi has a really good intuition," the deep voice of a man was heard from one corner. Slowly, a man's body materialized from the shadow, "Remember me?"

"How could you—"

Ling Kai laughed, he took one step to approach Bi He, while Bi He took one step back at a moment. Bi He took his gun and aimed it at Ling Kai. Ling Kai grinned as he threw the gun away with the force of air. He locked Bi He's body with small air current, so Bi He couldn't move his body at all.

"S—Stay away!" Bi He struggled desperately. He was not particularly powerful, as his ability was only healing. At this point, he was at this guy's mercy.

Ling Kai stood in front of Bi He and then said, "Vice President, I have a gift for you, swallow it."

***

The group of young ability users gathered in front of the city gate. They were waiting for President Ru to come.

Yunyu came in a bit late, because Bi He didn't come to his floor and reminded him about today's activity. He searched around and found no sign of that handsome man anywhere, "Where is Vice President Bi?" he asked one of the men there.

"Ah, apologize, President. But he hasn't come yet."

"I see."

Yunyu was baffled with the sudden absence of Bi He. Based on world background, Bi He would always assist Ru Lan anywhere. Bi He had an amazing healing ability, he was immune to illness or virus as his body would constantly regenerate itself.

[What is Bi He doing right now?]

[Pupa: He is lying on his bed, he looks very ill.]

[Can you tell me what just happened with him?]

[Pupa: I cannot constantly observe him, I checked his condition just now. And he is indeed lying on his bed.]

Ling Kai saw the dazed President Ru. He scoffed and approached Ru Lan, "President Ru, we should go now. It will take four hours for us to reach the supermarket, we cannot wait any longer."

Yunyu squinted at Ling Kai who still had his swagger, as if he had achieved something. Yunyu suspected that Ling Kai did something to Bi He, but he couldn't accuse him now. Because 'Ru Lan' still didn't know the real identity of 'Ling Kai' as a zombie king.

Yunyu still didn't know the intention of this zombie king either, it was very random of him to suddenly appear in Duran City and wreak havoc. He was too tired to ask the system about what caused the world to get destroyed, so he had to ask Pupa later.

"Alright then, maybe Vice President Bi is too exhausted. We'll set off now."