Not a single zombie that entered the ancestral hall tried to escape; they roared fearlessly amidst the flames.

Looking up at the drone playing music continuously in the sky, they did not leave the square.

Huang Zhao looked down at the zombies that had been burned to ashes, and a chill ran through him.

It must be said that zombies are truly terrifying creatures; they have no emotions and are not afraid of pain.

If they all break through to higher levels...

Under the control of the Corpse King, they will become the most elite and invincible army in history.

'If I get the chance, I must find other cities' zombie kings and kill them!'

Seeing that the fire had burned out, Huang Zhao thought to himself.

He addressed Qin Yi, who was still in a daze after watching the entire burning of the zombies:

"If you have the chance, kill more zombies this way."

Over time, the zombies will become stronger and smarter.

It will be difficult to kill zombies like this again in the future.

"Let's go down and collect the crystals!"

More interested in the energy crystals on the ground than in the emotions over the burning of tens of thousands of zombies.

Huang Zhao jumped off the roof, raising a cloud of dust where he landed.

He crouched down, placing his hands on the dusty ground, and strange energy spread through his body.

Instantly, all the energy crystals within a 40-meter radius centered on Huang Zhao were drawn into the supernatural space.

Using spatial abilities to collect supplies is so fast!

Huang Zhao even thought of taking things in and then releasing them when moving or relocating supplies.

You can arrange them however you like, saving time and effort!

Huang Zhao cleaned up the nearly 30,000-square-meter plaza in less than 10 minutes.

They harvested a level zero energy crystal, leaving behind only the ashes and clothing remnants of the burned zombies scattered everywhere.

'This place will surely become fertile land many years from now!'

As the saying goes, the places where flowers and plants grow best are often the places where the most people have died.

Without lingering, Huang Zhao, along with Qin Yi, who was still somewhat depressed, headed towards Dawn City.

The two were moving at a speed of 40 kilometers per hour, which was equivalent to jogging for Huang Zhao.

In silence, Huang Zhao reflected on the operation to assassinate the Corpse King:

'My decision to break through to level four before heading to Guangzhou was indeed the right one.'

If this had happened when Chen Run had just broken through to level three, and he had directly charged into the encirclement of a level three zombie king...

Escaping unharmed would be difficult.

Moreover, the danger doesn't just come from zombies; along the more than 1,000-kilometer journey, the greater danger might be mutated beasts!

'Soon...'

Chen Run's fourth-level crystal has also been secured.

"Once we kill the Devourer tomorrow, level four won't be so far away!"

With that thought in mind, Huang Zhao immediately sped up a bit more.

Qin Yi was still calming down as he watched nearly 50,000 zombies being burned to death in front of him, and he didn't say anything more.

Huang Zhao enjoyed the intense wind noise caused by his rapid movement, suppressing his eagerness.

It's completely different from the feeling of hearing the wind when you're sitting in a car with the window open.

The two ran at a speed impossible for humans before the apocalypse, feeling exhilarated.

At this moment, Huang Zhao just wanted to run freely.

The two covered a distance of over 30 kilometers and returned to Dawn City in less than an hour.

In the luxuriously decorated lobby of the shelter, Huang Zhao lay down on the sofa without any regard for appearances.

Seeing that Qin Yi was still somewhat depressed, Huang Zhao shared his thoughts with him via their mental connection:

"carefree!

Yi-ge, don't overthink it!

In the apocalypse, living well is more important than anything else!

If you're really unhappy, then work hard to improve your skills!

Then, we'll go together to find out the truth about what happened in this apocalypse.

Find the culprits and grind them to dust!

After tonight's events, the two became much closer.

Huang Zhao was also willing to share more of her thoughts with Qin Yi.

In the apocalypse, without companions, one will either go insane or become a walking corpse.

This is also a lesson learned through blood and tears that Chen Run summarized with his life during the last ten years of his life. Huang Zhao does not want to follow in Chen Run's footsteps!

Develop Shuguang City and make it bigger and stronger!

Starting a business before the apocalypse is always tough, let alone now, when life is even more comfortable than before the apocalypse.

Work hard now, enjoy the rewards later!

Huang Zhao mentally hypnotized herself, allowing her thoughts to wander.

The city was quiet at this time, and most of the members of Dawn City were already resting.

The lights were still on in Brother Jie's suite. He had called the other three captains of the hunting team from earlier that day to help him complete the task that Chen Run had assigned him that day.

The room was bustling with activity as people flipped through documents and typed away on keyboards.

However, Huang Zhao did not focus his mental perception on the suite assigned to Brother Jie at this moment.

Otherwise, given his diligent contributions to Dawn City, he might be rewarded with a villa.

......

By the time we got back to the shelter, it was already past midnight.

Because they had obtained nearly 50,000 energy crystals from the Li Clan Ancestral Hall, they originally planned to lure the zombies to the southern warehouse in the city for one last time tonight and burn it.

Huang Zhao decided to cancel the plan to burn the zombies and prepare to rest and conserve his energy to deal with the devourers tomorrow.

But seeing Qin Yi still sitting on the sofa in the hall, not yet recovered, Huang Zhao decided to give him a hard blow.

He spoke to Qin Yi through mental perception:

"Brother Yi, there's a school district residential area two kilometers east of Dawn City that's the area we plan to search for survivors in tomorrow."

However, there are now more than 10,000 zombies inside, hindering the search.

Just like how we attracted zombies at the Li Clan Ancestral Hall, you operate a drone to bring the zombies to a warehouse in the southern part of the city, and I dump the fuel.

We'll clear out the zombies tonight to make it easier for the Dawn City members to carry out their mission tomorrow.

The drone and controller are in a safe house on the roof; Ellie will assist you in operating it.

Upon hearing Huang Zhao's order, Qin Yi snapped out of his reverie, a complex emotion flashing through his mind.

Knowing that Huang Zhao wanted him to overcome these feelings, he agreed without resistance.

'It's the end of the world...'

I cannot let the city lord down!

Qin Yi got up and walked towards the elevator in the shelter, heading towards the safe house on the roof.

Seeing the drone controller in the room, it was clear that this wasn't the first time Huang Zhao had done something like this.

After calming himself down a bit, Qin Yi piloted the drone towards the neighborhood Huang Zhao had mentioned.

Huang Zhao then guided Chen Run through the passage on the fourth basement level to the south warehouse, where they prepared to dump the fuel.

The warehouse at this moment was the result of burning zombies last night.

The ashes and debris on the ground had been cleaned up by the male servant robots arranged by Huang Zhao, but the black walls remained.