“Let’s find a place to eat and rest for a while.” Bai Yaoyao heard several people’s stomachs growling.
“Yaoyao, there’s a restaurant at the intersection ahead with tables and chairs! Let me clear it out first!” Adai, who had only been killing zombies all morning without speaking, suddenly became excited at the mention of food.
Bai Yaoyao smiled and nodded: “Go ahead, be careful.”
Adai immediately activated his Speed Power and quickly ran over. By the time Bai Yaoyao and the others arrived, the zombies in the restaurant had been eliminated and thrown out, and the tables and chairs had been wiped clean.
“Adai, awesome!”
“Time to eat!”
After everyone sat in a circle, Bai Yaoyao said: “Come on, come on, whatever you want to eat, name it!”
While eating and chatting, they noticed more people appearing on the streets outside.
People passing by couldn’t help but glance repeatedly at the restaurant, drawn by the delicious aroma. It smelled incredibly good.
They didn’t dare to rob the place, so they could only go fight zombies instead.
The reason they dared to come out was, first, because Bai Yaoyao’s group had already cleared most of the zombies on this road, and second, seeing how easily Bai Yaoyao and her team cut down zombies like vegetables gave them some confidence.
The men and young people from nearby households cautiously came downstairs to quickly gather supplies, but they all tacitly avoided Bai Yaoyao’s group.
Bai Yaoyao was quite satisfied with this. While she wouldn’t kill people without reason, she genuinely disliked trouble and wasn’t very interested in interacting with others.
This way, she could enjoy some peace and quiet.
After the meal, Bai Yaoyao divided everyone into three teams to speed up crystal core collection.
Currently, besides herself, Lulu and Adai were the strongest fighters. The three of them would each lead a team, agreeing to meet up again in three hours. Each team took a signal flare, and since they weren’t too far apart, they could easily support each other.
She originally wanted Gouzi to go with Lulu because Lulu’s superpower wasn’t very stable yet, but Gouzi refused, adamantly unwilling to leave Bai Yaoyao’s side—not even for braised pork ribs.
“Brother Gou, you’re so strong. How can you not lead a team alone? Everyone’s counting on you,” Bai Yaoyao coaxed.
Gouzi barked excitedly and finally strutted off proudly with Lulu’s team…
Bai Yaoyao took Peiqi, Xiao Shiliu, and Dada Juan with her.
They headed to H City’s Exhibition Center.
While eating earlier, she saw scattered flyers on the ground and discovered that a luxury car exhibition was being held at the exhibition center these days. She planned to check if there were any suitable vehicles. Currently, they only had about seven or eight usable cars, and with so many people in their team, she was worried it wouldn’t be enough soon.
As soon as they reached the entrance of the exhibition center, Bai Yaoyao habitually used her Mental Power to scout the surroundings. She discovered a zombie that not only moved as nimbly as a normal person but could also kick over a railing with one foot.
Clearly, this wasn’t a Level Zero Zombie. Bai Yaoyao found it strange—too many things had changed in this lifetime. Level One Zombies weren’t supposed to appear until ten days later, yet here it was on the first day of the apocalypse.
Without hesitation, she charged forward, dodging the zombie’s attack with a swift movement. She kicked the zombie to the ground and smashed its head with a baseball bat!
The dagger was too short and could easily splatter blood on her, so Bai Yaoyao always used the baseball bat. With the boost from her Strength Power, headshots were incredibly satisfying.
Bai Yaoyao picked up the crystal and took a look—sure enough, it was a Level One Crystal. She couldn’t help but feel a sense of urgency.
“Sis Yao, why does that zombie you just killed look so stylish?” Xiao Shiliu asked curiously.
“That’s a Level One Zombie now. Let’s speed up!” Bai Yaoyao replied.
Suddenly, Dada Juan exclaimed, “Look over there! It’s a cat! Damn, it’s so fast—seems way more impressive than Brother Dog!”
“Are we about to fight? That cat is really quick, everyone be careful,” Peiqi said, quickly pulling out her dagger.
A cat was sprinting rapidly, its entire body snow-white, appearing exceptionally noble and elegant. It paused for a moment, glanced at Bai Yaoyao and the others, then turned and left directly.
“Mutated beasts have their own temperaments too. Some won’t actively attack humans, so we don’t need to provoke that type of mutated beast,” Bai Yaoyao explained.
“Whew, good thing this cat has a good temper. With its speed and agility, it would’ve been really tough to fight,” Xiao Shiliu said, patting her chest in relief.
“Let’s go, time to work!”
There weren’t many zombies at the Exhibition Center—less than ten in total. The other three dealt with the zombies while Bai Yaoyao focused on collecting vehicles.
Any car for which she could find the keys, regardless of the model, was taken. It was just a pity that most were sports cars and business sedans with very low ground clearance. They were fine for now, but in a few days, they wouldn’t be drivable on the roads.
As for those without keys, she collected them to be dismantled for Monkey to use as spare parts for car repairs.
Just after finishing the collection and about to continue sweeping the streets, they suddenly saw signal flares indicating danger coming from Adai’s direction—three in a row, signaling the highest level of danger.
Bai Yaoyao led the three of them rushing over, sprinting at full speed while using her Mental Power to scout ahead.
She sensed that Adai and the others must have encountered mutated beasts. With her Level One Mental Ability, the detection range was limited, and it was only when they got close that she realized they were facing Mutated Dogs!
In the early stages, mutated beasts were far stronger than humans—fast, agile, and with powerful bite force. Generally, facing one of the same level would result in either death or severe injury.
It was unclear how Adai and the others had provoked so many Mutated Dogs. As soon as Bai Yaoyao and her four arrived, they quickly joined the fight.
Bai Yaoyao faced off against a German Shepherd, not daring to let her guard down for a second. She was no longer a Level Nine ability user; all her spatial attack methods were gone, leaving only her physical strength and combat instincts.
She had expected the fight to be somewhat difficult, but to her surprise, she repeatedly predicted the Mutated Dog’s next moves in her mind.
She… had actually predicted a dog’s actions!
When the Mutated Dog lunged fiercely again, Bai Yaoyao successfully kicked it flying, quickly followed up with a stab to its throat, killing it instantly.
Without wasting a second, she immediately took over the Mutated Dog that Keke was struggling with—she had seen from the corner of her eye that Keke was about to give out.
Just as she engaged, Lulu’s group arrived as well, and Bai Yaoyao took a deep breath.
“Woof woof arf arf woof woof woof arf!”
Gouzi ran over barking loudly, and all the Mutated Dogs instantly stopped their actions.
Everyone was stunned. Damn, Brother Gouzi, had he become the leader of the Mutated Dogs?!
Gouzi proudly shook his head!
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