As Qin Luo approached, the little zombie quickly stuck close to him. When more alert, she wouldn't easily reach out to touch him, instead following behind.

Being close enough, she could smell his scent - a fresh, sweet fragrance that wasn't cloying, like a mix of mint and fruit hard candy.

The little zombie's teeth started to itch as she craved the smell, so she took out a teething stick and began to chew. This item was originally meant for human children.

It was made of flour, sweet potato powder, and carrot puree, baked until very hard.

She must have collected it from some baby store, but at least she had something to use.

When her small fangs were growing, her mouth felt uncomfortable and her gums itched. It was bearable when she wasn't paying attention, but when the itching started, she just wanted to bite something.

Xu Duoduo was feeling a bit down. Normal people wouldn't chew on this thing, so she didn't feel the joy of growing up, but rather an unusual sense of depression.

"What's wrong? You're chewing and looking all withdrawn? Not happy?"

Qin Luo found it curious. He had been paying attention to her the whole time. The little thing was happy when he came over, but as they walked, she took out the teething stick to chew.

He was worried her short legs couldn't keep up, so he deliberately slowed down.

He thought it was nice to leisurely walk the little zombie.

Usually, when they returned to the base, he would have rushed back to his room to rest.

How could he have time to walk slowly with her?

But now she was chewing and getting upset, which Qin Luo didn't understand. However, when the little zombie looked up at him, a trail of blood suddenly flowed from the corner of her mouth, completely shocking him. "Wait, what the hell? What happened to your mouth?! Are you injured? Internal injury? Did your space ability backfire from storing too many things?"

Qin Luo urgently pried open her mouth, looking closely to find it was just her teeth bleeding from the chewing. However, Xu Duoduo was still staring at him with big eyes, her nose sniffing. Oh my, the food reserve had become even more fragrant as he got closer!!

Although she didn't plan to eat him, the sweet scent was too intoxicating!

She was dazed by the fragrance.

Seeing her unresponsive, Qin Luo panicked. He scooped her up and ran towards the subway entrance. In less than two minutes, they appeared at the research center. Seeing Xiao Qiao, he quickly called out, "Hurry, her teeth are bleeding, can you stop it?"

Xiao Qiao thought something serious had happened and quickly said, "This way, this way, to the emergency department!"

But one minute later...

Xiao Qiao put her hands on her hips and laughed heartily, "Qin Team, are you crazy? The little zombie is just teething. You should check the latest research report, data that hasn't been uploaded to the database yet. Studies have shown that some infected organisms go through a second growth phase. Congratulations, your little zombie has grown a bit~"

Qin Luo was speechless, watching the emergency doctor smilingly stop Xu Duoduo's bleeding. The little zombie had her mouth wide open, her eyes still looking towards him.

She really was troublesome.

He knew she liked him, but was it necessary to stare at him all the time?

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It made him feel awkward.

Qin Luo's face flushed, and he snapped his fingers at her, "Look at the doctor, why are you looking at me?"

The doctor, wearing a mask, smiled with crinkled eyes and was about to say something when Qin Luo interrupted, "I know she's teething, but why did she chew until she bled?"

Xiao Qiao was organizing things and replied without looking up, "What do they call it when concern makes you confused? This is exactly that. She chewed too hard."

The newly grown fangs were hard, and so was the teething stick. How could it not bleed when hard meets hard?

The doctor auntie also said gently, "If possible, give her softer things to chew on. After all, we're not rodents, it's better not to bite on things that are too hard."

Human babies have teething rings, but for Xu Duoduo, a little zombie with a mouth full of intact teeth, soft teething rings wouldn't last a single bite, they'd break immediately.

Qin Luo asked seriously, "Can't she just not chew?"

The doctor auntie said that not chewing would make her uncomfortable, but if she could endure it, it wouldn't be a problem.

Xiao Qiao called him a devil, saying how uncomfortable it would be to not chew and just endure it. "Do you even know how to take care of her? If you can't, just leave her to us, we'll make sure she's well taken care of."

"Really, you think everyone's a tough soldier like you guys? Able to endure such discomfort."

Xiao Qiao muttered, but she couldn't interfere with the doctor auntie treating patients. Seeing there was nothing serious, the doctor auntie started to usher the three of them out.

She then gently called the next number.

The little zombie had always been a good baby, a good child, with an innate fear and respect for doctors and teachers. At first, she was worried about scaring the human doctor auntie, but as she was leaving with Qin Luo, she saw the next "patient".

This child came with her mother, with small leaves growing on her head, looking quite cute. She seemed to be about seven or eight years old. But when the doctor auntie asked her to open her mouth, goodness! Her mouth could split all the way to her ears!

A mouth full of countless sharp teeth.

Xiao Qiao cheerfully explained, "How about that? This child is cute too, right? Her mutation is a man-eating flower! Also a devouring type ability."

"If properly cultivated, her ultimate move could swallow a bunch of mutant monsters in one bite! The only issue is that she eats a variety of things, so she often comes to the hospital."

Xiao Qiao was happy about this. "And you know what? This new little baby's seed is very interesting. The small leaves on her head will bloom and bear fruit, and the seeds inside the fruit can be planted to grow small man-eating flowers that can be used as guard dogs!"

The only downside is that sometimes they have trouble recognizing their owner, being a bit silly.

...

Oh my goodness.

This world has gone completely mad.

"Alright, Xiao Qiao's commentary ends here. You two go do what you need to do. Oh, and the new research report is very important, make sure to read it carefully when it's out. Now, you two should go for an ability monitoring check."

Qin Luo and Xu Duoduo were bundled into the elevator by Xiao Qiao, sent directly to the second floor. She waved at them with a smile before turning to leave.

Xiao Qiao, in her white coat, skipping away happily, clearly enjoyed her work.

The little zombie felt envious.

Qin Luo also tried to forget about the sanity-draining little girl they just saw, turning his attention to Xu Duoduo. Seeing her unable to resist biting her lip again, he knew her teeth were still itching. So he tentatively offered his wrist to her?

Xu Duoduo's eyes lit up, and she swallowed hard. She was craving it!!

What a generous offer!

Was he really going to let her eat? Was he that kind? Could this exist in reality?

But the little zombie didn't bite.

She was too shy.

Qin Luo silently withdrew his hand, feeling a bit disappointed for some reason, but he knew that a clear-minded little zombie really wouldn't bite people. She was a good child.

He couldn't help but sigh.

It was just as well.

As soon as they reached the second floor, they saw Wang Weihu and the others who had just finished their ability monitoring. Their abilities weren't as special as Qin Luo's, so they didn't need to do it as often. Headquarters only required regular ability users to do it when they felt unwell.

For special cases like Qin Luo with his lightning storm ability, he had to do it every time he returned from a mission.

This time, Bai Shu and the others came for monitoring because of the recent team battle against the mutant snake-person. Sure enough, Wang Weihu and Chen Xiaofei had become a bit more powerful, while Bai Shu, who hadn't been injured, showed little change from before.