Apocalypse King: I Recruit S-Tier Beauties with My Ruler System-Chapter 4: An Undead Beauty is still a Beauty... Maybe?

A smashed window.

The sound of glass echoed down the hallway.

'Why did I have to jinx myself and say those cursed words?'

I didn't have the time to panic, but my hand wouldn't stop trembling as I injected the last dregs of this incomplete cure into her neck. The warmth of her breath blowing down my back, sending terrifying tingles through my body.

'If she bit with a little more force, she would have torn apart my neck!'

Mu Qinglan's veins started to swell under her skin, pulsating and pumping her blood with a loud, resounding rhythm.

"Haa..."

'Hmm? She's breathing again!'

Crk!

A sharp, brittle noise echoed from behind as something crept across the tiny shards shifting under its weight like fractured ice.

Cold sweat and terror spread through my mind—suddenly it became blank. I pushed against Mu Qinglan's body, my hands sinking into her Heavenly curves, the soft flesh with divine proportions... a natural masterpiece.

'What should I do? Her arms are too strong for me to escape!'

"Hnng..."

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A soft cry echoed from Mu Qinglan's lips. Her hands gripped my back with a terrifying force, and then a soft warmth brushed against my neck. At first, I remained calm, able to keep my focus on the sound, although her tongue felt too incredible.

However, then her teeth started pressing against my neck.

A pleasant sensation, until she began chewing me like a dog's toy. Mu Qinglan's tongue suddenly slithered and crawled across my neck.

The warm, sticky sensation made my flesh sensitive. Maybe something in Qinglan's saliva made my skin sensitive, as it tingled like washing with mint body wash.

'Damn, why does it feel so good?'

"Hungry... delicious..."

Even the soft, husky groans from her throat drove my mind into chaos.

This cold beauty was ranked number one in the entire company for someone you'd want to have a one-night stand with. Although Mu Qinglan became strange, her skin was slightly cold, and her eyes became red. It didn't change the fact she was an S-Tier Beauty.

"Damn it."

In the distance, I could hear the constant sound of something crawling closer, as Mu Qinglan grabbed me by the neck, causing my muscles to ache.

"More..."

Mu Qinglan's sucking started to hurt, the once pleasant sensation now a more than a dull ache, as she seemed determined. Thus, I stopped enjoying this service and realised I might just be in danger because of the shoddy virus cure.

"QINGLAN STOP IT!"

I bellowed, my throat burning with agony as it expanded to shout because her teeth finally broke my skin.

'Is this how I die?!'

[Vaccination complete.]

[Mu Qinglan gained the role — Living Dead.]

'What?!'

'Does that mean she's dead, I failed... game over?'

My hands wrapped around her soft hips, a fleeting moment of selfishness, wanting to take advantage of the moment.

A sense of depression rising within my chest.

'What chance did I have of finding another person like Mu Qinglan?'

'Could I survive in this hellish world alone?'

'What if the entire world has become like this?'

However, the pain vanished after the first bite.

Mu Qinglan stopped biting, and instead, her hushed breath blew against my neck as if she were sleeping.

[Subject Mu Qinglan STATUS updated.]

"Nn..."

Mu Qinglan started to move—first her hands twitched, then her body, and finally, her eyes and head lifted from my neck.

"Mmmn, John?"

I gazed at her face with my heart racing, hoping she returned to normal as her swollen lips glistened with drool and a faint red.

'She bit my neck?'

"You were in my dream... I was running after you and something attacked and bit me."

'That wasn't a dream, Mu Qinglan.'

"Arr...."

A voice sounded from behind us as I jumped back, almost stumbling to the ground. Another of those undead monsters crawled across the floor.

Its empty gaze focused on me, and it ignored Mu Qinglan!

'What's going on?'

[Tutorial Help: Mu Qinglan is immune after becoming a living dead!]

'What?'

Somehow, this didn't feel so fair.

Why did I get this fake system, so far, it only gave Mu Qinglan S-Tier benefits?!

[Tutorial Help: A Ruler grows stronger through the actions of his followers!]

'Huh? Does that by chance mean I won't get anything if I act myself?'

This time, the system didn't answer me, and the corpse on the floor crawled desperately towards me. The health bar and strange system interface made everything resemble a game's UI.

'So I need to learn to use it.'

'Let's face reality, John Wang.'

"Grrr...."

Once again, the zombie groaned at me, reaching towards my leg and swiping the floor as I gazed at Qinglan, who had just observed the zombie with her blue eyes glowing slightly.

"Mu Qinglan help me!"

"Why should I?" Her cold glance faced me, brushing hair away with the flick of her hand.

"Because we have no choice but to work together, and look what you just did to my neck!"

The ice beauty watched me while the crawling zombie swiped at me again, snapping its jaws at my ankles. I tensed my leg, then with a sharp snap—I kicked its face with my foot.

Bang!

The force sent the body rolling with a faint crack, teeth dribbling from its broken jaw.

However, the most shocking thing was not my increased strength.

When I expected Mu Qinglan to do nothing, her figure rushed forward, holding a huge brick overhead—it must have weighed at least 20 kg.

Thud!

Mu Qinglan slammed her arms down with a loud grunt, her figure still beautiful and elegant despite crushing a zombie's head with the stone chunk she found.

Squelch!

The moment I saw the skull cave, and pop like a crushed watermelon, a voice rang inside my ears as I turned away, feeling my stomach churning from the disgusting sight of grey matter and blood.

A small blue screen also appeared with the voice and fanfare.

[Mu Qinglan has killed a Stage 1 Zombie!]

• You Have Gained: 5 ZBK

• You Have Gained: 10 Ruler EXP

"We won?"

"Mm, it seems so, Wang, can you tell me what happened now?"

"Huh?"

I noticed my former boss returned to her usual cold and icy temperament after crushing the head of a zombie, but the difference in her affection caused me to become confused.

[Tutorial Help: Because you saved Mu Qinglan's life, her affection for you increased!]

[Tutorial Hint: Mu Qinglan is currently struggling to come to terms with what happened and thinks she will become a zombie. Try to comfort her back in your apartment!]

'This system tutorial is really helpful.'

"Let's get somewhere safe first, it appears that we might need to block off the second floor."

'I am sure there was a fire door that blocked the stairs.'

It broke years ago, but you could manually close it and seal the passage.

This gate gave me a sense of security because once the stairs disappeared, the only way into the apartment was through the window on the third floor.

"Qinglan, follow me."

I didn't know what face she made when I called her given name, a rude thing for many people in this country, but the world was going to shit, and I liked the western style of interaction. Years of online gaming might have corrupted my mind.

"..."

However, she didn't complain. Instead, she rushed to catch up with me and huffed while peeking at me from the corner of her eyes.

"You..."

"Hm?"

"Never mind." She huffed and walked ahead, allowing me to enjoy the bountiful rump of my former boss.

After all, she's a beauty, even being the living dead.