It was already the fifth day since Zayn's arrival at the New Jersey underground city base. His anti-zombification serum had already begun to be mass-produced. Still, there was only enough to accommodate sixteen frontline squads every three days.
The scarcity of certain types of resources is one of the main factors that hinder production.
That day, Zayn got out of bed as usual. He finds himself making Angie's hot body his cuddle pillow.
It was already the fifth night since the incident, but his body often turned cold when he fell asleep. He once used a room heater and thick blankets, but that only made him unable to rest because it was less effective to warm him while sleeping.
The hot room only made Angie suffer, so Zayn didn't use the room heater anymore. The room temperature was maintained at a standard number.
The reaction to that symptom was still unknown but similar to Angie's situation.
Angie's body temperature was always heated up when she fell asleep. It was the opposite of Zayn's cold situation. Still, it was one of the reasons why they finally decided to keep each other in bed.
Angie no longer needed to sleep naked on a cold table or floor, and Zayn didn't need to wrap himself in a super-thick blanket.
"..." Zayn scratched his head because it was still a mystery to him and Angie. He freed himself from Angie's warm embrace and got out of bed because he still had some formulas to try.
'Hmm, I've made a lot of serum, elixir, potions, and poison to deal with zombies. However, I can't just leave my formulas to the base. I need to play a few cards or they will get greedy. I also need to test my formulas on the real zombies first...' Zayn continued his research.
He was already in the stage of perfecting his formula before he would go to the frontline to test his products on various zombies variants.
"..." Angie opened her eyes as she groped around. She couldn't find the cold Zayn next to her, and it woke her up instantly.
She rubbed her eyes gently and then propelled her body to sit. The subtle noise from the lab room informed her that Zayn was there, busy with his research.
Because of that, she jumped out of bed and hopped into the lab room. Zayn had promised her they would go from base to pick up some cheese stock today. Her favorite food was running low. This base had no such good cheese, so it was a big no for her.
"!~" Angie looked gleeful and hopped next to Zayn.
"Hi, good morning. Please don't wander around in just your underwear. It could be a problem if the professor or any higher-ups come in suddenly." Zayn greeted Angie, but he immediately grabbed a lab robe and wrapped Angie in it.
Angie just looked down and let Zayn do what he wanted. She then went back to their bedroom to put on her clothes.
By the time she came to Zayn again, she had already looked like a reliable scientist. She even wore decorative glasses to enhance the impression.
"Hmm, perfect." Zayn nodded, satisfied with Angie's current appearance. His request to Angie regarding their dress code while serving as scientists here was his request.
"Ah, right. We're going out today to test out some of our new formulas. Can you help me retrieve some resources from the warehouse? This is the list. Just give it to them and bring all the items they gave you here." Zayn handed Angie a slip of paper.
"???" Angie looked at the paper and found a lot of writing on it.
"We'll be leaving right away when you get back here. Err, I mean after breakfast. We can't leave without breakfast." Zayn rubbed Angie's head.
Angie just nodded in response. This task was effortless and fast to complete. She always helped Zayn's research every day because she had to help him, so Zayn could finish his business faster and pay attention to her more.
Despite Zayn's research, Angie could see no significant advantage they could have there. The privileges given by the base were not in line with her goal because she had to groom her human well.
With the thought that they were almost done with their business there and would leave soon, Angie cheerfully left their exclusive lab room.
Zayn just shook his head with a smile because of Angie's behavior. She apparently didn't feel comfortable being at this base for long.
"I wonder if all these formulas are effective with the effect I expected. The zombie caught didn't provide much data since it's just a low-tier zombie. We'll be dealing with the real monsters soon." Zayn smiled faintly, then stuffed all the vials of his new formula into several small bags.
By the time Zayn was preparing for their departure, Angie had arrived at the barn. She handed the paper over to one of the officers.
"Hey, Angie. Getting resources and materials for Scientist Zayn again?" Someone greeted Angie from the side, but she just ignored that insignificant human.
"..." Quinn felt that he was being ignored. He felt awkward and offended, but he still kept his cool.
"It's been the fifth day since Scientist Zayn contributed with his anti-zombification serum. Is he still doing research? He collaborated yesterday with Professor Tyler on the anti-zombification serum type II, but no progress has been reported to anyone. Is everything all right? " Quinn asked in a calm, friendly tone.
However, Angie once again paid no attention to him.
"This is all Scientist Zayn asked for, Miss Angie. You can check it out, and-" The officer returned with a large cardboard box in his arms.
Yet, Angie immediately took the big box and nodded to the officer. She left the warehouse without waiting for the other party to finish speaking.
"Hey, let me help you. I also want to visit Scientist Zayn." Quinn rushed after Angie from behind.
"!!!" Angie kept her cardboard away from this insignificant human's hand. She had no idea why this person would bother her every time she went out to complete Zayn's request.
The distance from their exclusive lab room to the warehouse was only two hundred meters. Still, this person could block her at every opportunity?
It was beyond suspicious, and she already hated this annoying man. Yet, she still didn't have a solid reason to punish this person like the rules Zayn asked her to obey.
Quinn tried to extract some information from Angie and approached her, but the other party didn't want to say anything.
Unfortunately, he didn't know that Angie had never spoken to anyone. She almost made no noises coming out of her mouth, including to Zayn.
Angie felt this man tried his best to annoy her with so much nonsense. He acted strange and suspicious, but her reflex suddenly kicked in when the annoying man touched her.
"Hey, I'm talking to you. Can't you at least look at me, woman?" Quinn was already feeling angry. He had never been ignored by anyone, much less for five days straight. Yet, this girl was so presumptuous because she was Zayn's assistant?
He grabbed Angie's shoulder because he wanted her to stop before they got to Zayn's room.
"!!!" Angie suddenly turned around and launched a kick to the groin.
*Bam* *Crack*
It was as if something was broken and cracked down there. Quinn's annoying face instantly turned into an expression of pain and suffering.
"Argh, mpff!" Quinn broke into a cold sweat and screamed in pain, but Angie silenced him with a large cotton swab. He slumped to the floor while holding his crotch.
Angie snorted softly and walked away, leaving the man in pain, whimpering and writhing on the floor.
She had learned that technique was effective at getting bullies to leave her alone. That annoying man was not the first one that bothered her.
In the lab and base, she was known as the nutcracker lady. Every man smitten by her beauty would receive sadistic reciprocity once they crossed their boundary. Unfortunately, some people didn't know it and still came to bother her like the annoying man just now.
"Another sexual harassment? Aah, the nutcracker lady has once again brought down a man. Everyone just hasn't learned their lesson, huh... She may be so beautiful and attractive, but she is also prickly and unapproachable." One of the warehouse officers shook his head and sighed. His co-workers also thought the same thing.
"I tried to save you, but you ignored me. Then, don't blame me for what I will do. Heehee..." Quinn removed the cotton from his mouth with a slight cough. He then looked at Angie's back with a hateful look and muttered in a mosquito-like voice.