"What's wrong? Are you cold?" Gu An saw Jiang Ruan tighten her clothes, so he quickly took off his coat and put it on her.

I put it on and immediately realized that it was over 40 degrees Celsius, so why was I cold?

Just as she was wondering, Jiang Ruan reached out and tore open the clothes, placing them on the seat.

"It's nothing, I'm just a little sleepy and want to go back and rest."

Jiang Ruan's words were true. From the last time she went out to investigate the situation to this time to look for the package, she hadn't had a good night's sleep for two or three days.

However, this was not the only reason for her unusual behavior.

Having just left before the giant wave arrived, she clearly felt the overwhelming hatred emanating from behind.

But when she turned around, the giant waves surged, and she could no longer see the people behind her.

She thought to herself, "I hope I'm just overthinking it!"

Gu An pulled her closer to him, rested her head on his shoulder, and draped a coat over her shoulders.

"The air conditioner is on, so it might be a bit chilly. You should take a nap first, and I'll wake you up when we get there."

Gu An touched the head resting on his lap; the strands of black hair were incredibly soft, and even his expression softened.

Zhang Yang drove very fast, since Hu Lai was already dead, and it would be a waste to drive to his place, so he headed straight for his destination.

The four of them returned before sunset.

"Oh, you're finally back! We were so worried! You have no idea howling zombies in broad daylight, it was terrifying!"

Wan Mei took the bag from Zhang Yang and opened it casually. She thought it would contain syringes, but there was nothing inside except some food.

"Ah, isn't this what I prepared for you? Why did you bring it back untouched? Don't you like it?"

Wan Mei frowned, looking at the scene before her with a face full of doubt, secretly speculating on various possible reasons.

"Sorry, you're overthinking it. If you add more salt next time, we might eat even more."

Zhang Yang wanted to roll his eyes at Wan Mei ten times. He was starving and was about to eat, but who knew the biscuits were covered in salt.

It was so cloying he almost passed out.

Compared to zombies and crises, he felt that Wanmei was just as good.

"Oh no! I remember... Ugh, I was wrong, it really is salt!"

Wanmei, disbelieving, took out a cookie that looked like it was covered in "icing," took a bite, spat it out, and looked at the four of them apologetically.

"Alright, alright, stop talking about her. Come with me first."

Jiang Ruan pointed to a platform on the top floor of the mall where Wan Mei and An Xia had arrived. Then, with a wave of her hand, countless packages cascaded down, filling the nearly 100-square-meter platform to the brim, leaving only enough space for the three of them to walk on.

"ah!!!"

"ah!!!"

The simultaneous shouts were a surprise that was expected; Jiang Ruan had anticipated their reaction.

After a brief moment of surprise, An Xia bent down and picked up a package from the ground. "Recipient, there's a house on the river? Syringe, Ruan Ruan, is this what you're looking for? But what's going on here? Did you secretly hide a treasure chest or a magic bag?"

An Xia examined Jiang Ruan's sleeves, but found nothing. Then she saw the black sacred wood in her pocket and burned it.

"Hiss~ What is that?!"

Wanmei, who was unpacking a package, rushed over to check, "What's wrong?"

She lifted Anxia's scalded hand, which was red and swollen with blood seeping out, and it looked quite serious.

"Let's put some medicine on it, this won't do, it'll get even more swollen later." Wan Mei suggested that An Xia go downstairs to tidy up, but as soon as she turned around, she saw the black divine wood pop out of Jiang Ruan's pocket and stick to An Xia's body.

"Watch out!" Jiang Ruan reacted quickly and grabbed the Black Godwood. But it seemed to be aware of its surroundings and dodged away rapidly. Under the watchful eyes of the three, it slowly shrank in size until it became the size of a small piece of rock candy before stopping and gently falling into An Xia's hand.

The touch was no longer scorching hot, but instead had a cool sensation.

The burning pain in Anxia's hand gradually lessened with its touch, and the redness and swelling subsided at a visible speed.

In no time, the redness and swelling had completely disappeared!

Just then, an amazing scene unfolded: the little creature seemed to possess some kind of magical flexibility, and it began to slowly stretch its body and twist into a perfect circular shape.

Then, without hesitation, it tightly wrapped itself around Anxia's middle finger, as if it had found the most comfortable position.

After completing this series of actions, it seemed to suddenly lose its vitality, remaining still and motionless.

Anxia was stunned by the sight before her. She stared wide-eyed at the mysterious little creature on her finger, her heart filled with doubt and curiosity.

So she carefully reached out and gently touched it.

In an instant, a strange feeling surged into my heart, as if an electric current was running through my whole body.

"Ruan Ruan, I... I feel something's wrong, I can't take it off!" An Xia was startled by the sudden electric current and tried to take it off quickly, but it was as if it was embedded in her skin and wouldn't budge.

Only then did she panic...

"Xiaxia, it's alright. The Black God Wood had no master, but now it has obviously recognized you as its master. You also awakened your wood-type ability with its help. Congratulations! You should be happy."

An Xia was completely bewildered. "I understand superpowers, but what is the Black Divine Tree?"

Jiang Ruan had no choice but to tell them everything that had happened at the dock and the power of the Black Godwood.

"Wow, that's amazing! Anxia, ​​you're going to be incredible from now on! You have wood-type abilities, which means you can manipulate plants anytime, anywhere! That's great!"

Wanmei was genuinely happy for her.

"Ah, I never expected that my superpower is wood-based. This is truly an unexpected surprise."

Anxia still finds it a bit unbelievable.

Jiang Ruan was also glad that An Xia had been chosen as the master of the Black Godwood.

She accomplished what Du Ning couldn't in her previous life, which is truly a great blessing.

"Alright, alright, we've found the syringes. Let's treat Mom and Dad first, then we can work on these things. There might be a tough battle later."

Jiang Ruan looked at the scenery outside through a specially left two-square-meter transparent glass window. The zombies had transformed, the tsunami had arrived, and the earthquake had struck. What followed was a disaster for humanity.

Judging by the timeline, it won't be long before we need to use the generator downstairs.

"Alright, let's go down first. Li Ming's parents need this too. Let's get them treated first before we talk about anything else."

Wanmei, pulling Anxia along and carrying a large package, went downstairs and headed straight for the four elders' room. The two of them also dragged Qingfeng along to do some hard labor.

Jiang Ruan then slowly walked to Zai Zai's room, held him in her arms, and fell asleep peacefully.