My dad was a zombie. My mom? Even scarier. She was an uber-powerful mutant. At the crack of dawn, she was already yelling, "Derick Olson! Don't make me come over there! What kind of zombie are you? Glued to your headphones all day—are those audiobooks really that captivating?" I rolled over in bed and promptly fell right off. Scrambling to my feet, I started tidying up my room in a flash, terrified she might actually make good on her threat. "Look at Mr. Hoffman next door," she hollered. "He roams the streets day and night, probably gobbled up more brains than you've read books!"
View MoreIn order to stop Dad from speaking further, Mom promptly slapped him on the back of the head. Her tender ministrations immediately knocked him out cold.The air had turned eerily quiet as I looked at Ashton nervously. He shook his head, signaling that everything was fine.Meanwhile, Mr. Harris was thrilled by the discovery as he immediately rose to his feet and grabbed Mom's hand. "Currently, Derick is the only one immune to the virus. So, that makes him a great asset for research."Mom instantly withdrew her hand from his grip and immediately dismissed Mr. Harris' suggestion by saying, "You want me to hand Derick over to the lab? That's impossible!""It's really not that bad. I simply hope he can donate some of his blood from time to time," Mr. Harris said, trying to convince my mom to agree to his proposal.Even so, Mom merely answered that she would think about it. After that, we all went home.That night, Mr. Harris had his subordinate deliver several health supplements and g
Unfortunately, things didn't go as planned. A wave of zombies suddenly went berserk, nearing the year-end.As a result, my parents and Ashton had no choice but to join the anti-zombie squad.Mom and Ashton became big shots in just one day.Her height had increased until she was approximately 9'10". At this point, my mother genuinely resembled a life-sized meat grinder as she swept through a large swath of zombies with a swing of the telephone pole and kicked the cars under her feet. It was as if she was kicking a ball instead of an actual vehicle.Still, she couldn't top Ashton's aggrandizing ability. He had managed to freeze the very space he stood. As a result, all the zombies within a radius of 109 yards became paralyzed. They looked like frozen foods were ready to be chopped into smithereens.Nonetheless, Dad surpassed them all on day three.I heard it all happened when my mother tripped over a stone because of acute exhaustion. Dad assumed that she had fainted from overwork.
Ashton covered his mouth and smiled. "Your kissing skills are terrible too. By the way, it was you who wanted to kiss me."Hearing his words, I was taken aback. Then, once I realized what he meant, I felt shocked and embarrassed.He told me that he had awakened two abilities. One was an alternate space, and the other was object control. He explained that object control was through telekinesis, which counted as a psychic ability. That meant his mental strength was powerful.When he fainted at my house the second time, he was actually going through his second evolution. After that, he could hear others' thoughts whenever one's emotions fluctuated greatly.Then, I asked him when he started liking me.He thought for a long time and replied, "Maybe it was when you constantly yelled in my mind that you wanted to be my loyal servant. Or maybe it was the time you blocked the zombies for me while telling them to leave me alone in your head. Maybe it was that time you subconsciously block
At that moment, Melanie's cries and Selina's desperate pleas sounded from upstairs. For the first time, I cried helplessly.…Then, someone held my hand and pulled me into an embrace. The scent was familiar. I looked up and saw it was Ashton.He frowned as he gently wiped my tears away and said, "It's okay. I'll take you inside." Then, he held me as we stepped forward.No matter who tried to stop us or what strange abilities they possessed, they couldn't get within a meter of us. It was as if we were enveloped in an invisible barrier that no one could harm us even the slightest.In the villa's hall, a few more people charged toward us. Ashton merely glared at them, and they froze, unable to move.In the master bedroom upstairs, Melanie was tied to the bed. She was stripped bare, and her eyes widened in fear as she cried out, "Someone, save me!"A middle-aged man who only wore his underwear jumped off the bed and looked at us warily.Ashton quickly covered my eyes. "Don't look.
"Welcome aboard," said Jessica.Just as Xandra said, Jessica resembled a cold fish with a warm heart.After I thanked her, I quickly took the apple and headed back.My mom insisted we return the favor since they had sent such a precious gift. She had wanted to visit the new neighbors since the first day we arrived and was now anxiously rummaging around for something to give them."Maybe what we have the most of is what she needs the most." I reminded her.Hearing my words, my mom quickly gathered a large bag of toilet paper, sanitary napkins, towels, and socks before heading out.After some time, she still hadn't returned. Recalling how sparing those two were with words, I wondered why my mom could be gone for so long.That evening, Xavier came home.Xavier was a bright young man. He was tall, handsome, and skinny.He didn't smile much but was polite. He brought a bag of cereal and thanked us for taking care of Xandra. He also mentioned that he hoped we could look after her wh
Ever since I found out he had an alternate space, I immediately suppressed any inappropriate thoughts. After all, he must be a powerful figure. He told us that the area of his space was ten times bigger than my family's supermarkets, assuring us that we could eat as much as we wanted.Thinking about it, I felt inferior. With the current conditions, he could have any woman he wanted. He could even marry ten women without any problem. Hell, those women might even have tried to snatch him. This only proved that we were not a perfect match.As Xandra tried to pry information out of me, I kept repeatedly emphasizing I was only siblings with Ashton.In the meantime, Ashton stood at the door and looked at me coldly before going back to help in the kitchen.Then, she pointed toward the kitchen and said, "I think he has a crush on you."Hearing her words, I felt that she must have gone mad since such a thing would be impossible. Even after all that time with him, I had never seen him wav
Seeing that I was feeling awkward, Xandra said she would take me for a walk around the neighborhood. She was quite friendly, probably because it was rare for her to have peers around."I heard from your mom that your name is Anna."I nodded. "What about you?""My name is Xandra Tayson."The neighborhood wasn't quite big. She took me on a walk and kept chatting, giving me a new understanding of the base.It turned out the leader of the base was a leader at the nuclear power plant who had previously served in the military. He was a very upright and selfless person. Initially, there was no need for people to pay the crystal core to the base every month as he would lead the mutants to gather food and support many ordinary people.However, as the number of people at the base increased, he became overwhelmed, which led to the tax system. He encouraged everyone to find jobs and actively contribute to building the base, going out to eliminate zombies, collecting supplies, and even establi
"This is my brother." For some reason, Ashton suddenly looked upset and had a grim expression for the entire time. 'Didn't he say he wanted to be a part of my family? That makes him my brother, right?' I thought. Afterward, my mom was taken for a test of her mutant abilities. As we waited outside, we suddenly heard a loud bang. In that split second, the entire ground shook. … When my mom came out, she was surrounded by the staff. "Are you sure I don't need to pay for that? Don't come at me later looking for trouble. I'm not owning up to it. You guys are the ones who told me to hit it." It turned out my mom had smashed the strength-testing machine with one punch, and the concrete ground had sunk more than a meter deep. "Cool," I exclaimed. Hearing my words, my mom instinctively tried to smack me, but I quickly darted behind Ashton for cover. Initially, my mom was assigned to District 3. However, she was being brought to District 5 since our family didn't want to be s
When my mom heard his words, her eyes lit up. She didn't care whether Ashton had lied to her or not. She only asked eagerly, "Ashton, do you have any meat or vegetables?" On the other hand, my dad was excited. "Wow! Alternate space? That's the kind of ultimate cheat the main characters have in novels! Ashton, I'll be your number-one sidekick from now on!" Looking at their reactions, Ashton glanced at me in confusion. Then, I quickly chimed in, "I want to eat meat, veggies, and ice cream too!" 'Mostly, I want to eat you,' I thought inwardly. In that split second, Ashton stiffened, and his ears turned slightly red. Then, he ignored me and said to my dad, "Mr. Olson, thank you for saving me. I'm forever in your debt. You can consider me as part of your family." Hearing his words, my dad was deeply touched. However, my mom interrupted them and said, "Let's eat first." Soon, we found a two-story house on the side of the road that was built by some local folk. That night, we ha
It had been a year since the apocalypse.A year after the nuclear disaster, it wasn't the plants or animals that mutated first—it was the virus.Less than ten percent of humanity escaped infection, and most of those unlucky few were picked off early, torn apart by zombies.Zombies had no brains or senses; they mindlessly attacked anything that moved. But my dad? He was different.The day the outbreak started, it was just another ordinary day for our family, working in our little grocery store. It was business as usual. That was, until one of the customers suddenly snapped, wild and crazed, and sunk their teeth into my dad.Yet, he didn't panic. He pushed my mom and me into the break room, barking orders as he fought off the attacker, "Hurry! Get to the basement storage!"Then he stayed behind, hiding by the checkout counter. He passed out not long after. When he woke up three days later, he wandered through the empty store before finally calling my mom.Watching him on the sto...
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