Chapter 275 The crystal core cannot be stopped until poverty is eradicated.

This area is surrounded by layers of twisted and deformed ice sculptures, like a natural enclosure imprisoning hundreds or thousands of zombies.

The icicles refracted a faint blue light, making the decaying figures appear exceptionally clear.

Although they were all low-level zombies of level one or two, their suffocatingly dense numbers were enough to deter ordinary survivors.

But to Lu Nange and her group, this was clearly a glittering crystal core mine, no different from 'getting rich overnight'.

Lu Nange and her group, however, were like hungry wolves breaking into a sheepfold, their eyes filled with the excitement of exploding gold coins.

Various colored supernatural lights refracted and flickered between the ice crystals, harvesting zombies at an astonishing speed.

Meanwhile, in several high-rise buildings connected by ice sculptures, behind several different windows, some survivors were peeking out from behind a corner of the heavy curtains.

I thought it was too dark, with only the faint light reflected from the ice sculptures, and that I wouldn't be able to see anything in the dim light.

To everyone's surprise, when they lifted the curtain, they immediately saw the only area illuminated by the searchlight.

They could see the one-sided massacre happening not far away.

Are these people devils?

Harvesting zombies is as easy as harvesting leeks...

[My goodness, killing zombies is easier than slicing watermelons...]

When Lu Nange withdrew her mental energy and began using wind blades to harvest zombie heads, the most terrifying moment of the entire event became Shi Xu's.

When he was a bit mentally impaired, he treated zombies as toys and became completely obsessed with them.

Now that he has regained his senses, his methods can only be described as even more ruthless.

He continuously used his mental power to control the level 2 zombies, making them fight each other with the level 1 zombies, and finally he personally blew off the heads of these "puppets".

He Zhuo and Ji Xian, on the other hand, specialized in underhanded tactics. One focused on the seven orifices of zombies, while the other was obsessed with the lower body. Their cooperation was seamless.

The vines of Zhizhi and Chiyi swept back and forth across the ground inch by inch, not even letting go of crystal nuclei the size of a fingernail, just like two 'farmers' picking up ears of wheat.

The battle ended when the last zombie's roar faded and only a mess remained in the passage.

The group piled the corpses into a small mountain, and Lu Beiye used a golden shield to build a barrier in preparation for burning them.

When they saw the pile of zombies that He Zhuo and Ji Xian had "dealt with," everyone couldn't help but twitch at the corners of their eyes—those zombies were either pierced through the groin or through the seven orifices, their deaths were... indescribable, full of imagination, and utterly without any bottom line.

Lu Xici gave the two of them a thumbs up: "You two are really nasty..."

Shi Xu: "That's right, the kind of nonsense that's roundabout, shameless, and utterly despicable..."

Chi Yanzhou: "Hmm, you two... Crouching Dragon and Phoenix Chick..."

He Zhuo and Ji Xian exchanged a glance, chuckled, and felt no shame whatsoever, but rather pride.

A raging fire was ignited, its orange-red light dancing in the reflection of the ice wall.

The high temperature quickly turned the corpse and the filthy blood into ashes.

After the flames died down, Chi Yi and Zhizhi went forward again and carefully searched through the ashes to make sure that no crystal cores were missed before nodding in satisfaction.

Although the golden and earthen shields completely isolated the burning area, the intense heat still melted a significant portion of the surrounding ice sculptures.

Puddles of murky water formed on the ground, which quickly froze into thin ice at low temperatures.

Chi Yanzhou raised his hand and waved it lightly, instantly releasing his ice-type supernatural power.

The melted ice sculptures re-froze at a speed visible to the naked eye, and the water stains on the road surface froze into ice crystals in the blink of an eye, and everything was restored to its original state.

Lu Nange and Shi Xu had already sensed the gazes prying from the shadows.

Lu Nange called softly, "Zhizhi... turn off the lights..."

The vines curled up in Lu Beiye's pocket moved, and the vine that had wrapped around the searchlight split off into a new vine, causing the searchlight to go out.

Chi Yanzhou conjured an ice shield above everyone's heads, completely blocking out the outside world's view.

Lu Nange casually put the searchlight into her spatial storage.

He Zhuo gazed at the numerous crystal cores scattered on the ground—at least several hundred—and couldn't help but whistle: "Tsk tsk, who would have thought that these ugly creatures would become the greatest contributors to my road to a long and healthy life..."

He looked at everyone and said, "To be honest, I've suddenly developed a little fondness for them..."

Shi Xu: "Your love is like a tornado, it comes and goes in an instant..."

He Zhuo: "Shi Xu, has anyone ever told you that you're cuter when you're being silly..."

Shi Xu: "Has anyone ever said that you're cuter when you're mute...?"

He Zhuo: "...Shi Xu, how could you call me cute, a grown man like me? My lifelong reputation..."

[Was IQ cut along with the umbilical cord?]

Everyone... [Judging from their condition, this is no longer something that can be solved with just a handful of glutinous rice...]

......

After Lu Nange collected all the crystal cores on the ground into her spatial storage, the group continued forward.

After the wind blades carved a human-shaped archway into the ice sculpture directly in front of him, Chi Yanzhou put away the ice shield above his head.

When there's no fighting, the light reflected from the ice sculpture is enough for everyone to see the path in front of them.

After passing through three frozen archways, the group discovered a dozen zombies wandering in front of the building.

Before they could react, Chi Yi and Luo Xingyou from the side attacked simultaneously—"Bang! Bang!"

With precise headshots from the Wood and Metal elements, zombies fell to the ground one after another.

Chi Yi's vines moved nimbly, and in the blink of an eye, they had wrapped up all the crystal cores.

The vines that had been tucked into Lu Beiye's pocket poked out and then quickly retreated, making an excited "chirp chirp chirp" sound.

[Master, I like this little brother...]

The group stopped in front of a building that was completely frozen.

Through the glistening ice, the outlines of the scattered buildings inside are faintly visible—the layout resembles a hospital.

Lu Nange: "There are levels three and four here, but the areas are quite spread out. Shall we go?"

The crowd replied, "The crystal core production cannot stop until poverty is eradicated."

"Eliminating poverty and achieving prosperity begins today!"

"Isn't this just free money delivered to your doorstep?"

"The chance to get tons of gold coins has finally arrived..."

He Zhuo sighed dramatically, "Look at how hard we work, getting up early and working late. Is it because of love? Is it because of responsibility? No, it's neither. It's because we're truly poor..."

Gu Wan glanced at him sideways: "Can we make a deal?"

He Zhu blinked: "Said..."

Gu Wan: "Can you shut up?"

He Zhuo: "The living are almost dead..."

Lu Nange turned to Wen Qing: "Sister Wen Qing, come..."

As soon as Wen Qing approached, Lu Nange took out the "Youyou" brand zombie spray from her spatial storage.

Lu Nange: "Just to be safe, everyone hold your breath."

Everyone held their breath in unison...