QT: Against My Will

135 3.09.40 – My ability – Downfall of Humanity

“The cartel war... In the end, it was Ren Han who found out that Ma Jie orchestrated the whole thing. Ma Jie had a connection with one of the higher-ups; he ordered general Yi Zen to be deployed. General Yi Zen fought in the zombie lure because it was a hundred percent win,” said Qua Tao in exasperation, “General has enough problems, don’t give him more. You should’ve stayed back in the kitchen.”

Ban, who sat opposite her chimed in, “Yes, that’s what you’re best at...cooking.”

All the men nodded in agreement.

“...” Fu Lian ignored their words. She was confident in her skills besides cooking. “Don’t run and cry for my help later,” she said indifferently.

“Don’t run and cry for my help later,” repeated Wan Ke in a sissy tone, while moving his hands like a speaking duck, “Bitch, please.”

‘If Yi Zen was here, they’d shake in fear.’ Fu Lian spoke out with mockery, “How brave of you, to behave like that behind your general’s back.” Her eyes showed a dangerous glint, “Was it Bing Shi who ordered you or Ren Han?”

“Bing Shi?” Qua Tao asked, “Yeah, she told us to persuade you to come back to the kitchen.”

“So, it was her?” Fu Lian asked in vengeance.

A soldier, noticing her killing intent, tried to switch the agro to someone else. “Speaking about Ren Han. In his eyes, you are as much as a bad fuck with a pretty face,” he told her with laughter.

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Another laughed with him, “He said our general Yi Zen would never get a blowjob. Is that true?” He knew that Fu Lian hated Ren Han to the core and that Ren Han was not afraid of her.

Fu Lian was disgusted by their words; she could see how they tried to protect Bing Shi. Nobody noticed Fu Lian’s shaking hands, as they continued to denounce her fearlessly, letting off the accumulated steam from all the dog food they received.

The soldiers had Bing Shi and Ren Han as their backing, while Bing Shi’s backing was Yi Zen. If they knew Fu Lian’s sad past with men, they wouldn’t be as savage as now.

Not able to listen to their dirty talk anymore, Fu Lian took off the transmitter and threw it away. She looked down at Kuro, who asked for a hug, closing her eyes; she refused to acknowledge it, “Stay away from me. You belong to her.”

In Fu Lian’s eyes, men would always be men. She would’ve never thought that Bing Shi was the type of woman who would hide behind an army of men. Her opinion of Bing Shi changed to that of a fragile and weak woman.

· · — · ???· — · ·

Inside the military command post tent, Bing Shi and Yi Zen listened to the conversation inside the helicopter.

Yi Zen’s frosty aura dropped the surrounding’s temperature by a few degrees, “They went too far.”

Bing Shi was the only one who knew about Fu Lian’s past; she looked down with a troubled expression, “Are you going to save her? I think she needs you.”

Yi Zen gave the headphone to a nearby soldier, walking to his private section, he sat down behind his desk.

“I want her to need me more,” he said loud enough for only Bing Shi to hear.

Bing Shi sat in front of him, “I feel so bad for Fu Lian. You know, she went through a lot, I can see it in her face.”

Yi Zen leaned his back against the chair, “I can see it too, but others won’t do. I only feel this way towards her.”

“Hm, you don’t even know what you are feeling,” Bing Shi crossed her arms in contemplation, “She’ll kill you if she knew that you are messing with her heart.”

Yi Zen lifted his gaze. “That’s why we have to keep it a secret. You don’t want me dead, do you?” he chuckled.

“As a fellow woman, I’m on Fu Lian’s side,” Bing Shi looked down at her hands, “Playing the role of the villain is no fun. They always die.”

“A good villain will always rise from the ashes,” Yi Zen stood up from his seat, “Time to save my kitten.”

“True,” Bing Shi waved at him with a giggle, “Have a nice trip.”

Yi Zen stopped at his steps, “You are coming too.”

“Haha...Nice try,” Bing Shi stood up, “But as a good sister, I’ll see you off.” At the top of the platform, she asked Yi Zen a question, “After you are done with your research, are you going to throw Fu Lian away?”

“I’ll take responsibility for her,” Yi Zen covered his legs with ice and flew towards the city D.

‘How do I find out what’s wrong with Yi Zen when everything changed? I don’t even know if he’s the same Yi Zen as before.’

‘At first, I thought that he left Fu Lian because he felt guilty over his soldier’s deaths, and didn’t deserve to be happy, thus the reason why he distanced himself from her after their kiss.’

‘Obviously, it’s not the reason, because he didn’t fall in love with her in the first place! Where is the famous love at first sight?!’

‘And what’s wrong with this world? I couldn’t find a jelly girl!’

‘Aren’t usually novels filled with them?’

‘Like when a female lead takes a step outside, she’d always catch a rich three years old woman’s hatred and envy?’

‘I don’t want to wait until we reach the north to meet her stepsister. ?’

The reason Bing Shi didn’t go to the city D was simple. Under the ‘burden’ tag, she could continue practicing her ability. She practiced as hard as everyone else... But it was not enough, she needed to be at least a step ahead of most of them.

In a crosslegged position, she attempted to throw away all the distractions and focused on her goal: Levitating in the air by utilizing the barrier.