Just then, gunshots rang out from downstairs.

This gave Cha Zhijun quite a fright; he thought the higher-ups had arrived so quickly.

In fact, Ye Lei knew that Chen Xue'er and Xu Jiao must have heard the gunshots and stormed in.

"Ye Lei, something bad has happened, they're here."

Cha Zhijun practically crawled under the table.

Who's here?

“Soldiers, it must be them, listen to the gunshots.”

"The people you're talking about up there are actually soldiers, aren't they?"

"That's right! Apart from the military, who would dare to openly slaughter zombies!"

Cha Zhijun finally couldn't hold back and spoke his mind. Although it was a completely unconscious act, it was like a bombshell thrown into a calm lake, causing a huge uproar.

At this moment, Ye Lei finally understood—from the moment he saw that Type 053 destroyer, the military had been working non-stop without a moment's rest!

At first, he naively thought that the army was massacring zombies simply to end this apocalyptic catastrophe as soon as possible; but now he realizes that he was too naive and simple-minded!

It is obvious that collecting crystal cores is the true ultimate goal of these soldiers.

Presumably, due to the military's limited human resources, they had no choice but to send Cha Zhijun to shoulder such an important task!

In this way, all the mysteries are solved and make perfect sense.

But why does that mysterious laboratory collect crystal cores and awaken the latent superpowers within the survivors? What ulterior motives and intentions are hidden behind it?

Faced with this complex and confusing situation shrouded in mystery, it seems that the only thing we can do right now is to conduct a more in-depth investigation in order to uncover the truth...

Ye Lei calmly took out a walkie-talkie from his spatial storage and called out, "Xue'er, Jiao'er, can you hear me?"

“Brother Lei, we heard gunshots. We shouted for a long time but there was no response. We thought something had happened to you, so we rushed in.”

Ye Lei then remembered that the walkie-talkie was in the space when he was fighting No.1, so he naturally didn't hear it.

"Okay, I'm fine now, I'll be right down."

"Okay, we've almost finished cleaning up. We're on the second floor. What about you?"

"I'm in the chairman's office on the third floor."

"Okay, we'll be right up."

Ye Lei turned off the walkie-talkie, and only then did Cha Zhijun realize that it wasn't the army that had arrived.

"You're already this capable, and you even have helpers?"

Cha Zhijun has witnessed Ye Lei's massacre of No. 1.

"What? Is that not allowed? Your daughter is a great help to me too!"

"Ah! You mean my daughter can kill people too?"

"Isn't it good? It's the apocalypse, and only by learning how to kill can we survive better."

"Perhaps you are right."

Cha Zhijun nodded thoughtfully.

At this moment, Chen Xueer and Xu Jiao also came in. Ye Lei took their hands and walked to Cha Zhijun.

"Let me introduce you. This is your best friend Cha Murong's father."

Hello, Uncle!

The two shouted in unison. Cha Zhijun was stunned when he looked at the beautiful woman in front of him. She was more beautiful than his daughter, and her manners were just as good.

Are you with my daughter?

"Yes, we get along very well!"

"Is my daughter alright?"

A father's greatest concern is always his family.

"With Brother Lei around, of course everything's great!"

"Brother Lei? You mean Ye Lei?"

"Yes, why shouldn't I accept this title?"

Ye Lei said with a smile.

"No, I can accept it. I've already seen how capable you are. But you should leave quickly, the army should be here soon."

Ye Lei is the one who protects his daughter, so naturally he has to protect Ye Lei.

"What will you do if we leave?"

This was, after all, his father-in-law, and besides, he was forced into collecting crystal cores.

"Don't worry about me, they can't do anything to me, and they even need me to collect crystal cores for them!"

"Then we're leaving. Don't tell them anything about us, or I'll be in danger. If I'm in danger, your daughter will be in danger, understand?"

If Ye Lei hadn't considered that he was Cha Murong's father, he would have definitely killed him, because only the dead can keep secrets.

"Don't worry, I have my own methods. I'm definitely not stupid enough to betray you."

"In that case, we'll be going then. Until we meet again!"

Until we meet again!

Ye Lei led Chen Xueer and Xu Jiao downstairs. The second floor, which had been somewhat noisy, was now eerily quiet. If nothing unexpected happened, everyone had already been killed by Chen Xueer and Xu Jiao.

"Well done, you cleaned it very well!"

Ye Lei gave them a thumbs up.

"We were just worried about you, and this is the fastest way."

"Hmm, very good, keep it up, this was a good practical exercise."

"yes"

The two playfully gave a military salute.

The system's voice echoed in Ye Lei's mind.

Congratulations on completing the mission to uncover the truth! You have earned 5000 points.

"Holy crap, is that all?" Ye Lei thought with delight.

When they finally arrived at the Mercedes SUV, they found the enraged killer leaning against the car with a bored expression, seemingly indifferent to everything happening around him.

Seeing this scene, the three of them shook their heads helplessly, thinking to themselves, "We were fighting fiercely inside, our lives hanging in the balance, while it was just sitting there, completely relaxed!"

However, from another perspective, this also fully proves that these low-level zombies do indeed lack the awareness to actively protect their masters.

"Brother Lei, shall we take refuge in the refuge next?"

Chen Xueer felt that the matter had come to a temporary end.

"Wait, I want to see where that mysterious laboratory is located before making the next plan."

He was initially curious about who was collecting the crystal cores, but after his battle with No.1, he realized that he wasn't the only one in the apocalypse to have awakened superpowers.

Ye Lei didn't want all the awakened superhumans to become his enemies; otherwise, he wouldn't be able to withstand them no matter what.

"But those are all soldiers. Do we think we can handle it?"

Fighting an army is not as simple as killing a few people or zombies.

"I don't have the ability to fight against the army. I'm just trying to find out the situation first."

Ye Lei also knew that he had been avoiding the army all along, and that fighting against them was impossible.

"It seems that survival will become increasingly difficult in the future."

Xu Jiao, who hadn't spoken for a while, seemed to understand things more clearly.

"Yes, that's why we need to work even harder!"

As they were talking, they saw two military jeeps drive into the gate of Desheng Generator.