Chapter 427 is about winning hearts and minds.

Zuo Ran shook his head and remained silent.

Zhu Xuan took a bite of noodles and said, "That little fat guy thing has nothing to do with you."

"Ultimately, it has something to do with me."

Zuo Ran lowered his eyes slightly, revealing a bitter smile, and said, "Moreover..."

Before he could finish speaking, Zhu Xuan discerned his unspoken meaning and sighed, "I told you long ago that you had no chance."

After saying that, Zhu Xuan looked a little stunned: "However, this lord is really strong, I have never heard of anything like it."

That time-stopping ability of her hand was truly terrifying. There were many zombies, the time was long, and judging from her relaxed demeanor, it seemed like it was just a matter of raising her hand, with no effort left to spare.

"Yes, it is indeed very strong..."

Zuo Ran was filled with despair.

Even if he were to become someone's gigolo, he wouldn't be worthy of it.

No wonder everyone on her team treats her with such respect and admiration; they probably knew from the beginning that this gap couldn't be bridged by hard work alone.

"I thought your control ability was already pretty overpowered, but I never imagined there were so many better abilities. No wonder they have so many resources, it's like they can never run out of food. With this kind of strength, they could easily support a large base."

Zuo Ran picked up a grilled fish and sprinkled some chili powder on it: "They probably won't stay at Phoenix Base for too long."

"You mean, you've decided to join Phoenix Base?"

They originally planned to join the Phoenix Base, but later they met Ling Ran and the others. From Pei Xiu, they learned that they came all the way from the Southern Province and planned to travel all over the country, so they wouldn't stay at the Phoenix Base for too long.

At that time, Zuo Ran decided to go with Ling Ran and the others, but now it seems that Zuo Ran has decided to join the Phoenix Base.

"Well, if there are no problems with Phoenix Base."

This means to give up.

Zhu Xuan freed one hand and patted Zuo Ran's shoulder again: "Please accept my condolences."

She and Zuo Ran were childhood friends, and this was the first time Zhu Xuan had ever seen Zuo Ran have someone he liked.

Unfortunately, most first loves don't last.

What's more, he hasn't even fallen in love yet.

That's quite pitiful.

The rain was torrential, accompanied by lightning and thunder.

In this weather, it's impossible to travel; we can only stay where we are. Even with plastic sheeting spread out on the fields, they're still soaking wet.

Qingqing had already come inside to take shelter from the rain without anyone noticing. As for Xiaopang's body, it was still in the same spot; she hadn't dragged it in.

Ling Ran ignored her; Qingqing was suffering more from being alive than from being dead.

All her confidence came from Xiao Pang. Now that Xiao Pang is gone, she will probably have a hard time moving forward.

This tactic is to win people's hearts.

The rain drizzled all day.

The rain lessened considerably by evening.

Gu Zijing took this opportunity to absorb the level 5 crystal core, and her superpower finally reached level 5, making her the strongest person in the team besides Ling Ran.

This made Pei Xiu and the others very envious, especially Pei Yi and Pei Xiu.

They are Ling Ran's dearest older/younger brothers!

What makes Gu Zijin so special?

Of course, everyone was just joking. Before Ling Ran was around, their crystal cores were given to Gu Zijing and Shen Nianshen first.

I slept under the rain shelter that night, thinking the rain would lessen the next day, but to my surprise, the rain not only didn't lessen, it got even heavier.

It's unrealistic for them to want to travel quickly.

Pei Yi frowned slightly: "When will this rain stop? Zijing, can you feel anything?"

"It's hard to say."

Gu Zijing shook her head, her face not looking too good: "I can't quite put my finger on how I feel, but there's a sense that a storm is brewing."

"Could there be another zombie horde?" Shen Nianshen chimed in from the side.

“Impossible.” Pei Yi denied: “Our remote place has just been hit by a zombie horde, including level 5 zombies. It’s impossible for another zombie horde to come.”

Gu Zijing nodded: "My intuition tells me that the danger does not come from the zombie horde. Instead, it is more like the unpredictable feeling that I had during the last blood moon."

"No way? A blood moon!"

Hearing Gu Zijing's words, everyone present was somewhat taken aback.

A blood moon might be even more terrifying than a natural disaster.

The last time a blood moon came, the zombies were upgraded to a whole new level, which was ridiculous. If another blood moon comes now, won't the zombies be at least level three?

What are the levels of human superpowers?

It should be noted that their superpowers are superior to most people; they are among the best of the best in the superpowered world.

Most people's current superpower level is basically level two or three, and many are even still at level one.

If the zombies rise any higher, will the survivors have any chance of survival?

The first Blood Moon resulted in the low status of ordinary people. After all, level one zombies made up the majority of the zombies at that time, and ordinary people, as long as they were brave and strong, were capable of killing zombies on their own.

But as the zombies leveled up, ordinary people became less effective. And if the zombies were to level up again, the status of ordinary people would definitely drop even further.

One rises as the other falls.

If ordinary people have low status, then those with superpowers, who already have high status, will only have even higher status.

This is not a good thing.

After all, ordinary people make up the majority of this world.

"I'm just guessing." Gu Zijing wasn't sure: "Even if I had level ten superpowers, I probably wouldn't be able to sense this kind of thing."

Pei Yi looked at the sky for a while, and apart from being gloomy, there was no sign of any unusual phenomena.

"What's the difference now that your superpower is level five?"

"There's not much difference, it's just stronger. The distance I can project my spirit is much farther. At level three it was 500 meters, at level four it was 1,000 meters, and now it's 2,000 meters." Gu Zijing smiled as she spoke of this: "But the energy of that level five crystal core is indeed very strong."

"After all, it's a level 5 crystal core."

"But we're almost at level five, so even if these zombies really upgrade completely, we shouldn't have any problem dealing with them."

Generally speaking, everyone's superpowers are not that different.

"Yes, but we can't travel today. We have to wait for the rain to stop."

"Looking at this overcast sky, it feels like it's going to rain for a long time."

That's true, because the heavy rain lasted for four days, and it didn't stop until noon on the fourth day.

The sky was clear and bright after the rain, and the sun, which had not been seen for many days, was hanging in the sky.

Pei Yi used his fire-based supernatural ability to burn the chubby boy's corpse outside to ashes, then quietly curled up inside the shed and watched without saying a word.

They packed their things and prepared to set off without saying a word, except for the latter, who quietly followed behind.

Without Ling Ran and the others, it would be difficult for her to reach the Phoenix Base on her own.

The car started.

Keep moving forward.

The rare sunny day put Ling Ran in a good mood. She played songs in the car and sang along to the ones she knew.

Su Yimo and the others in the car immediately started praising Ling Ran's singing voice as heavenly.