Chapter 398: There's Another Zombie

No one knew Takumi's strength better than the people around him.

As a fully awakened Herrscher, he possessed not only Herrscher authority but also vast knowledge. It was fair to say that Takumi alone could suppress them all.

"Give this girl a full-body examination. She's a zombie. Collect some blood samples, and then I'll restore her."

As soon as Takumi said this, Mobius's eyes lit up. "A zombie?"

Takumi's words had instantly piqued her interest. Without hesitation, she rushed forward to begin examining Qiqi. Feeling Mobius's intense gaze, Qiqi grew a little frightened. This older sister was a bit scary.

"How fascinating," Mobius muttered. "She's dead, but not entirely, right?"

After glancing at her and sensing her condition briefly, Mobius understood. Now that she possessed the authority of the Herrscher of Life and Death, her perception was incredibly sharp.

"Exactly," Takumi nodded. "Hurry up. If you didn't need this data, I wouldn't have brought Qiqi here. Once you gather this information, it'll help if you encounter similar cases in the future."

Takumi rolled his eyes at her and urged her to get moving. Mobius didn't say another word and took Qiqi over to begin testing. Fran watched quietly.

But from the way she instinctively tightened her grip on Takumi's hand, it was clear she didn't like this place. Understandably so—she had only recently been here.

"Lord Takumi, have you treated her already?" Klein spoke up.

She had been watching Fran ever since Takumi walked in and had noticed something unusual. Had Fran already been treated?

Hearing her question, Takumi nodded.

"Fran has already recovered. I've uploaded the vampire gene repair formula to the database. You can search for it if you're interested."

Takumi knew what Klein wanted. She was asking about Fran.

Hearing this, Klein immediately began searching. In no time, Prometheus had pulled up the formula for her. She glanced at it, then got busy. Most likely, she was preparing to synthesize it.

When Mobius was done, Klein would surely have work assigned related to it, so she was getting a head start. As Mobius's assistant, Klein was always professional. She understood Mobius's mindset well. If she didn't, she wouldn't be Mobius's assistant.

Takumi simply watched her and said nothing. He sat with Fran while waiting.

Mobius worked quickly. In just over ten minutes, she had collected all of Qiqi's body data and even proposed a viable restoration plan.

"The checkup is complete~"

"Actually, her current state isn't bad at all. According to Prometheus's calculations, it'd be better to restore her physical form while retaining her current traits. This way, she can look like an ordinary human and maintain her special features. See for yourself."

As she spoke, she had Prometheus display the plan to Takumi.

Takumi examined it and, after a moment's thought, agreed. He looked at Qiqi.

"Qiqi, come here. I'll help restore you now. You won't need to worry about memory issues anymore. Plus, food will start to taste like something again."

Hearing that, Qiqi got excited and quickly ran over.

Takumi held her small hand and began channeling his power into her.

As his power entered her body, Takumi noticed something unusual. Due to her elemental energy having been converted into Honkai energy, Qiqi's state resembled that of a Honkai deadwalker.

Fortunately, Takumi hadn't imbued that Honkai energy with any will. If he had, Qiqi could've turned into a true deadwalker.

Thinking of this, Takumi felt slightly relieved.

If he had imbued it with a will, others in a similar situation might have ended up like her too.

At the same time, Takumi remembered—wasn't that Empress also technically a zombie?

Yes, he should bring Qiqi to her later. Let her teach Qiqi. She would probably be happy to help.

Those demon gods he brought back were now serving as teachers in his world. The Empress was essentially a zombie as well, though far stronger.

If he entrusted Qiqi to her, she would surely be delighted.

As he continued healing Qiqi, Takumi asked, "Qiqi, who's taking care of you now? Did Baizhu come with you?"

He was curious about Qiqi's current living arrangements.

"With Keqing! She's... a relative."

Hearing this, Takumi froze. Qiqi was related to Keqing? Seriously?

"Who told you that?"

Though many had speculated about this before, there had never been confirmation. But now it seemed definite.

"It was the Geo Lord."

Qiqi didn't hide anything. When he sent her over, the Geo Lord had told her directly and asked Yaoyao to bring her to Keqing.

Hearing the full story, Takumi nodded in understanding.

"Alright. I get it now. Zhongli, huh? No wonder."

Well, that made things easier. Keqing was probably too busy most of the time. He would explain this to her later. Letting Qiqi apprentice under a demon god—there was no way she would object.

After finishing the treatment, Takumi stopped. Mobius promptly stepped up.

"Let's do another checkup. Come on!"

Now that Qiqi had been healed, it was time to collect a new set of data. Before Qiqi could even enjoy the change, Mobius had already dragged her off.

Watching this scene, Takumi couldn't help but laugh.

Another ten minutes passed before Qiqi came back out. Mobius had already buried herself in research again.

Takumi looked at them and said, "Let's go. Let's check on Klee. I'll introduce you to another zombie."

Qiqi was curious. "Another zombie?"

Perhaps due to her restored condition, her speech was now much smoother. A nice improvement.

"Yes. Another zombie. You'll learn from her. She's quite skilled. I'll inform Keqing about this."

As he explained, Takumi left with Fran and Qiqi and made his way back to Velvie's lab.

Along the way, he sent Keqing a message explaining the situation.