In less than two seconds, all the Mutated Dogs went berserk. They abandoned their current opponents and charged toward Gouzi while roaring, their fur standing on end as if they’d accumulated five or six layers of rage buffs!
Seeing this situation, Gouzi let out a yelp and immediately dashed behind Bai Yaoyao, wearing an expression that clearly said, “Master, these dogs are bullying me!”
Bai Yaoyao: d(д)
Bai Yaoyao quickly pulled out guns and swiftly distributed them to her teammates. After all, with so many Mutated Dogs, how else were they supposed to fight them?!
Even if the gunshots would attract many Zombies, it didn’t matter—Zombies were easier to deal with than Mutated Dogs anyway!
Using firearms was a basic skill for everyone, and their marksmanship was quite good. Before long, the Mutated Dogs began to struggle.
Mutated Dogs possessed some level of intelligence—at the very least, they were smarter than Gouzi. Seeing their side suffering heavy casualties, they didn’t hesitate and immediately retreated.
However, even while facing gunfire, they didn’t forget to bark fiercely at Gouzi before leaving, much like humans making threats, which looked particularly amusing.
Only after all the Mutated Dogs had left did Gouzi rush out from behind Bai Yaoyao again, starting a new round of provocation with his howls.
He perfectly embodied the idiom “a dog relying on its master’s power to bully others”! Worried that Gouzi might summon the Mutated Dogs back, Bai Yaoyao urgently called for him to return, really wanting to cover that dog’s mouth herself!
Gouzi turned and saw the dangerous glint in Bai Yaoyao’s eyes. He quickly put on his signature sly smile, trotted over with small steps, and vigorously rubbed his head against Bai Yaoyao’s pants leg.
His entire face was filled with a fawning expression.
Bai Yaoyao took a deep breath, reminding herself for the ten-thousand-and-first time…
Don’t get angry, Yaoyao, don’t get angry—if you ruin your health, no one will replace you!
Dog meat isn’t tasty, just endure it yourself!
Dog Lord saved my life, I’ll just beat his butt when we get back!
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“Yaoyao-jie, Zombie horde!”
The continuous gunshots had attracted many Zombies, gradually forming a Zombie horde.
Bai Yaoyao hurriedly collected the Mutated Dog corpses from the ground to take back for barbecue. Official research had shown that Mutated Beast meat could enhance human physique and strength, with particularly noticeable effects when first consumed.
While fighting, the team retreated, noticing that the Zombies were gathering in increasing numbers—they didn’t even have time to collect the crystal cores.
Bai Yaoyao deployed three Marauders she had acquired in Japan. Everyone got in the vehicles and plowed through, knocking countless Zombies flying before finally breaking out of the encirclement.
The sun was nearly setting by then. Having fought Zombies all day, everyone was exhausted. Bai Yaoyao simply led everyone back to the villa—time to call it a day!
They needed proper rest since there were important matters to attend to that evening.
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Villa.
“Oh my god, we’re finally home! I’m exhausted from today!” Keke collapsed onto the sofa.
“Keke, if Master heard you say that, you’d definitely be sent to the deep mountains for half a year,” Xiaomi chided, but still didn’t forget to pour Keke a glass of water.
“Hehe, thanks, Mi-ge! Love you!”
“Stop with the sweet talk!”
…
Although Master treated everyone well, the training was indeed harsh, and the punishments for failing to complete training were severe.
However, the tasks everyone usually completed were short-term assassination missions that emphasized stealth, timing, and explosive action. Such prolonged combat missions were rarely encountered.
Bai Yaoyao took out all of today’s harvest: 316 crystal cores and 12 Mutated Dogs. She distributed 25 crystal cores to each person, keeping the extras with herself.
She kept the Level 0 and Level 1 Enhancement Type crystal cores for herself. There was no need to explain too much to her own comrades. With her extensive experience, leveling up quickly would maximize the team’s benefits.
“Sis Yao, should we focus our resources to power up a few members with strong offensive superpowers first? Distributing them evenly like this might make our team battles less effective too slowly. For example, my Healing Power is barely useful right now—today I ended up fighting with a knife directly,” Peiqi suggested after some thought.
Bai Yaoyao shook her head and said, “It’s only the first day. With 25 crystal cores, everyone should be able to reach Level 2. Let’s get everyone to Level 2 first. Starting tomorrow, we’ll split into three groups directly—that will improve our efficiency.”
“Alright!”
“OK, no problem!”
Adai suddenly raised his hand: “Sis Yao, it’s time to eat!”
Bai Yaoyao vigorously ruffled Adai’s soft hair. Adai the killer and Adai who wanted to eat were like two extremes! The contrast cuteness was just too amusing.
Bai Yaoyao tossed out two Mutated Dog corpses and said, “We’re eating these today.”
Adai silently lowered his hand: “Sis Yao, I’m not hungry anymore. I want to lose weight!”
“Ah, no way, Boss! Don’t we have plenty of other food?”
“Is it really okay to eat Gouzi’s brethren?”
“Woof ow ow ow ow ow woof woof ow ow woof woof woof!”
Bai Yaoyao explained, “The meat of Mutated Beasts can enhance your physique and strength. The effects become more noticeable with long-term consumption.”
Adai raised his hand again: “I’m hungry again. Eating meat doesn’t seem to make you gain weight, right?”
“Who knows how to cook?” Fatty asked sincerely!
Bai Yaoyao rolled up her sleeves: “I’ll do it!”
“No, Sis Yao!” Peiqi hurriedly grabbed hold of Bai Yaoyao.
Xiao Shiliu also said, “No need, no need, Sis Yao. You should go rest—you’ve had a long, tiring day!”
The key point was that everyone else looked equally approving.
Bai Yaoyao put her hands on her hips and asked, “Don’t you all trust me?!”
“Of course not, not at all, how could we? Sis Yao is invincible—there’s nothing you can’t do! It’s just grilling meat!” everyone denied.
Just kidding—if Sis Yao cooked, especially something as challenging as grilling meat, did they not want to keep their villa?
Finally, Chen Xuan stepped forward and said, “Sis Yao, I’ll do it. I can!”
Dada Juan also said, “Monkey and I will help. He’ll wash them with water, I’ll control the fire for grilling, and Xuan Di will direct. Don’t worry, everyone can go back inside and rest.”
Seeing that everyone was completely against letting her handle it, Bai Yaoyao felt somewhat helpless but lacked the confidence to argue. After all, she had indeed burned down a house while cooking before.
So she placed some simple meals on the table for everyone to snack on while waiting for the grilled meat in the evening.
After everyone returned to their rooms to shower and rest, the three of them got to work. There was a bit of chaos, but well… in the end, the meat was cooked.
Dinner was quite unpleasant for everyone today—even Adai, who loved eating the most, wasn’t happy.
Still, no one wasted even the tiniest bit of meat. In the apocalypse, getting stronger was what mattered most. Complaining a little was just a way to vent and help everyone relax.
Chen Xuan chewed on the hard-to-swallow Mutated Dog meat, secretly vowing to master cooking skills no matter what!
After everyone had finished every last bite, including Gouzi, they all let out a deep sigh. The meat was tough and tasted strange—one bite was unbearably salty, the next completely flavorless.
Bai Yaoyao had Chen Xuan grill a separate piece for Gouzi, one without any seasoning at all.
Gouzi briefly suspected that this was his owner’s way of punishing him for making her angry earlier. It was terrifying—he would never dare do it again.
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