"Of course, we are soldiers, we always keep our word!"

After speaking, Deputy Captain Liu took out three black bags from his briefcase and handed them to Ye Lei.

Ye Lei accepted it without hesitation.

"Deputy Captain Liu, I killed all these zombies, so the crystal cores are all mine. You don't have any objections, do you?"

"Of course, of course, it's all yours. We're leaving right away!"

Deputy Captain Liu has completed the task assigned to him by his superiors, and he must be eager to go back and claim credit and rewards!

"Xiuxiu, take your little brother to get the crystal core, okay?"

Ye Lei took out two daggers and handed them to them.

"Great! Great! More 'snacks' to eat! Come on, little brother, I'll take you to play!"

"Okay, thank you, sister!"

The two little sprites took the dagger and skipped off to collect crystal cores.

"Comrade Ye Lei, then we won't disturb your cleanup of the battlefield any longer, we'll take our leave now!"

Deputy Captain Liu was amused by the two little elves and said with a smile.

"Okay, I won't see you off any further!"

It was my first time working with soldiers, and the experience was quite positive.

Ye Lei thought to himself, "Perhaps there will be more opportunities for cooperation in the future!" Just then, Bei Tianrui also walked over, clearly preparing to say goodbye to Ye Lei as well.

During this process, he witnessed once again Ye Lei's unparalleled bravery in fighting the zombies, and a deep sense of admiration welled up in his heart once more.

At that moment, an unexpected situation occurred—the phones of Deputy Captain Liu and Bei Tianrui rang almost simultaneously.

Was this just a coincidence, or did it foreshadow something significant? Filled with doubt, the two of them walked aside simultaneously and quickly answered the phone.

Surprisingly, the entire call was so short, ending in just one minute. However, judging from their expressions after hanging up, things didn't seem optimistic.

In particular, Deputy Captain Liu immediately gathered his brothers without hesitation, and they quickly got into the car and sped away, as if they couldn't afford to waste a moment.

Bei Tianrui also seemed extremely anxious, but even so, he still made time to say goodbye to Ye Lei, saying that they would definitely meet again in the future.

"Ye Lei, I should go now. I originally wanted to have a good chat with you, but it's too late now. It'll have to wait until next time!"

"Uncle Bei, what happened?"

Ye Lei also became interested in the fact that the two of them had suddenly become so anxious.

"Oh, it's because the head of the Energy Bureau is in trouble."

"Xia Fujun?"

"So you know our Director Xia too?"

"It's alright, his daughter is with me."

"Oh, I see!"

"What happened to him?"

“Yesterday we had a meeting and asked him to lead the transport team to the energy storage base today to bring back another batch of diesel. The shelters are running out of fuel too quickly, which is normal. However, it seems they have encountered criminals and are currently being treated at the shelter. Vice Mayor Ouyang has asked us to go back immediately and thoroughly investigate this matter.”

Bei Tianrui trusted Ye Lei a lot, which is why he told him about this.

"Oh no! Could my life be in danger?"

Ye Lei didn't want anything to happen to them; they might be able to help him in the future.

"I don't know the specifics either. I'll only find out when I get back. Okay, that's all for now. I should go. If you want to know the details, just come find me after you've finished cleaning up here!"

As Bei Tianrui spoke, he walked away, forgetting even to say goodbye to his daughter. He left hastily with the police, indicating that the matter was quite serious.

"Brother Lei, what should we do? Should we inform Xia Yuhe?"

Beanna walked over; she had heard everything Betianrui said.

"Don't worry, it might not be a big deal. It's the apocalypse, getting injured is common. Let's figure it out first!"

"Oh well!"

Bena also felt it was better to play it safe.

By this time, Red Boy and Xiuxiu had almost finished collecting the crystal cores.

"Brother, look, this crystal core is still blue! I think it tastes even better!"

Xiuxiu picked up the crystal core of the Corpse King Vulture and was about to eat it when Ye Lei saw this and quickly stopped her. He was worried that the energy of the Corpse King's crystal core was too strong and that Xiuxiu might not be able to handle it. She might bleed from all seven orifices and go into a state of demonic possession.

"Xiuxiu, you can't eat this crystal core yet. How about I save it for you?"

"No, I want to eat!"

Xiuxiu's stubbornness flared up immediately.

"Xiuxiu, if you eat this crystal core, you'll bleed from all seven orifices!"

What does it mean to bleed from all seven orifices?

"Blood will flow from the mouth, nose, eyes, and ears; it's terrifying!"

To deal with Xiuxiu, Ye Lei could only resort to tricks that involve deceiving children.

"Oh! Really? That's disgusting. I won't eat it, I won't eat it. Here, take it."

After Xiuxiu finished speaking, she tossed over the extremely precious Corpse King Crystal Core. Ye Lei quickly caught it, as this was the first Corpse King Crystal Core he had ever obtained!

"Sister, I've finished collecting them, what about you?"

Red Boy walked over carrying a large pile of crystal cores.

"I've already collected them all, little brother, you're so slow!"

"Hmph... Sister is bullying me. The zombies you gave me are all hard to collect. It's so troublesome. I can't find them even after half a day."

Red Boy was probably referring to the crystal cores of those flying zombies!

"Alright, you two siblings, stop arguing. You're both my capable assistants. As a reward, I'll give you two crystal cores each. How about that?"

"Great, great! Finally, we have 'snacks' to eat!"

"Hmph...as if I didn't."

Red Boy still seemed unconvinced, but they kept two crystal cores for themselves and gave the rest to Ye Lei. This time, their harvest was quite good.

The flying zombies and the undead skeletons brought over a thousand zombies in total, plus the 5,000 from the military, making it a truly bountiful harvest.

"Alright, let's go. We've been delayed for quite a while!"

Ye Lei needed to rush to the shelter to check on Xia Fujun's injuries, after all, he was his father-in-law!

"Let's go, let's go, this is so much fun!"

"Little brother, I'll take care of you from now on, okay?"

"Okay, it's a deal!"

…………

The two little elves chewed on crystal cores, their mouths chattering non-stop like machine guns, as they walked briskly toward the Mercedes SUV.

Looking at their lively and adorable appearance, Ye Lei and Beanna couldn't help but smile at each other, then shook their heads helplessly.

Despite being in the apocalypse, the two mischievous little guys made the originally heavy and oppressive atmosphere seem light and cheerful.