He Yushi looked at Liu Yang as if she had seen a ghost.
She couldn't understand how Liu Yang knew her inner thoughts, or how he knew about the birthmark on her body.
That birthmark was in a deeply private place. Aside from her parents, no one knew it existed!
How did Liu Yang know?!
Looking at her bewildered expression, Liu Yang was filled with smug satisfaction.
Before He Yushi had even stepped foot into the room, he had already run a Future Deduction.
In that deduction, he had forced an indescribable encounter with her inside this very room. After it ended, He Yushi had completely submitted, opening up and revealing a wealth of information in their subsequent conversation.
By dropping those secrets now, it naturally made her think he possessed mind-reading powers.
This Future Deduction ability was useful for avoiding danger, but it was also absurdly effective for picking up women.
With a confident, triumphant smirk, he looked at He Yushi and said, "So, what do you think? I'm not completely useless as a security guard, am I? Yesterday when the outbreak hit, I took down two zombies. Today at the convenience store, I took down four more.
"I can even read your thoughts and see your deepest secrets. Do you still think I'm just an ordinary guy?"
He Yushi was still reeling in shock.
Listening to him, her perception of Liu Yang truly began to shift.
On the very first day of the outbreak, he had been brave enough to charge forward and fight zombies face-to-face.
On the second day, he was the first to head to the convenience store for food, proving he was braver and far more tactical than the other survivors.
Now, he could read her mind and even see the private secrets of her body.
All of this proved that while he might have just been a lowly security guard in the past, he was a genuinely capable, reliable man in the apocalypse.
He was far more useful than any top student or pampered rich kid.
Even He Yushi couldn't help but look at him in a whole new light.
Women naturally respected strength.
And Liu Yang was putting on a display of pure strength right now.
When she framed it like that...
It seemed...
Not so hard to accept after all...
Her resolve was wavering.
All it needed was one final push.
Liu Yang, of course, recognized this.
He pressed on, "I actually have an even more powerful ability. Want to know what it is?"
"An even more powerful ability? Mmm, tell me! Hurry!" Curiosity flickered across He Yushi's face.
An ability even stronger than mind-reading and X-ray vision?
How many secrets was this guy hiding?
It was as if this little security guard were a mystery waiting for her to uncover piece by piece, every word stirring fresh anticipation within her.
She was growing more and more intrigued by him.
"I can also predict your actions," Liu Yang said with a mysterious smile.
"Predict what I'm going to do? How is that possible! Are you saying you predicted I would come here?" He Yushi asked in disbelief.
"Mhm." Liu Yang nodded noncommittally.
"Then tell me-what happens next?" He Yushi blurted out.
That was the exact line Liu Yang had been waiting for. A mischievous grin spread across his face.
"Next, you will willingly yield to me and lie on the bed. I'll give you pleasure like you've never experienced before. And you, my dear campus beauty, will obediently call me master..."
Hearing his words, He Yushi's gorgeous face instantly flushed crimson.
She stammered, "T-That's impossible! I don't believe you. You're making things up! How could I ever call you... call you that!"
"You don't believe me? Fine, let's make a bet. If you really do call me master, you lose. The first thing you'll do when you wake up tomorrow morning is kiss me.
"If you don't call me that, I lose, and I'll give you all my food. Do you dare to bet?" Confidence practically radiated from Liu Yang.
"A bet... a bet it is! Who's afraid of you? There's no way I'll lose!" He Yushi said stubbornly.
She had nothing to lose in this wager, and it seemed impossible for her to fail!
Winning meant getting all his food-a massive reward.
And even if she somehow lost, it was just a quick kiss tomorrow morning. Hardly a devastating loss!
A huge payout for winning, and virtually no penalty for losing. It seemed like an absolute steal of a deal!
Yet she had no idea.
On the surface, she was getting the upper hand.
In reality, Liu Yang was playing her like a fiddle, leaving not even a trace of leverage behind.
The moment she accepted the bet, she implicitly accepted all the preconditions tied to it.
Like willingly yielding to this little security guard and climbing onto the bed...
Seeing the beautiful campus beauty walk right into his trap, Liu Yang's grin broadened.
He shut the door and walked toward her with a smirk.
He Yushi finally realized what was happening. "H-Hey... what are you doing?"
"Fulfilling our bet, of course." Liu Yang pulled her straight into his embrace.
"Ah♡!" Only then did He Yushi realize she had been completely set up.
What X-ray vision, what mind-reading, what future prediction? It was all fake! She had been totally played!
He just wanted to take her all along!
She was getting devoured whole without even realizing it!
Damn it, a man's words really were nothing but deceitful lies!
Unfortunately, she was already trapped on his ship. Try as she might, she couldn't break free.
...
Soon, indescribable sounds echoed through the room.
...
Over an hour later, a system prompt chimed in Liu Yang's mind.
[Ding! Congratulations to the host for successfully expanding your lineage!]
[Obtained new ability: Ice Control!]
Seeing the notification, a rush of joy washed over Liu Yang. Had he awakened an ice-attribute ability?
He had watched plenty of movies in the past. Even among mutants, Iceman was an absolute powerhouse.
An ice ability had to be at least A-grade or higher!
He quickly checked the description.
[Ice Control: Level 1. The host can freeze moisture into ice and control ice structures to attack enemies.]
Liu Yang gave it a try.
With a slight focus of his mind, the moisture in the air instantly condensed into a sharp ice needle.
He flicked his wrist and launched it outward.
"Thwack!"
A deep pit instantly blasted into the wall beside the window!
Liu Yang stared in shock.
"What incredible power! It carved right into concrete. If that hit someone's head, it'd pop it like a balloon!"
He kept testing.
He found that he could condense a maximum of five ice needles at once before his mental energy was completely drained.
Afterward, the skill entered a fifteen-minute cooldown.
"So it's like having five bullets with a fifteen-minute reload time? Looks like I can't spam it endlessly; I'll have to save it for critical moments. Still, even with a fifteen-minute reload, a guaranteed headshot skill is insane-whether against zombies or other humans!"
Nodding in satisfaction at the skill description, Liu Yang shifted his gaze to He Yushi, who lay beside him on the verge of utter exhaustion.
Filled with a surge of accomplishment, Liu Yang smiled and handed her some food. "Here, eat something to get your energy back."
He Yushi had been starving all day, and after being worked over by Liu Yang for over an hour, she was on the brink of passing out.
Seeing the food, she summoned a bit of strength, snatched it up, and devoured it greedily.
Afterward, they drifted off to sleep in each other's arms.
Holding the gorgeous campus beauty, Liu Yang felt immensely satisfied.
Back before the apocalypse, getting to say a single word to He Yushi-one of the university's top four beauties-was just a pipe dream for normal guys.
Yet now, the goddess everyone lusted after was curling up in his arms like a submissive little kitten.
Liu Yang felt on top of the world. He could practically wake up laughing.
...
The next morning.
The moment Liu Yang woke up, he felt a soft, sweet kiss pressed against his lips.
He caught sight of a slender, graceful figure covering her blushing face as she darted into the bathroom to wash up.
Liu Yang smiled knowingly. This tsundere campus beauty might be stubborn, but she sticks to her word. A very teachable student indeed!