When Brother Long and He Chao returned, they also noticed the awkward atmosphere in the air.

He Chao thought everyone was still blaming him, so he specially brought out the rice he had just brought back to show everyone, "The rice is fine, I brought it back!"

Everyone remained silent.

He Chao awkwardly carried the bag back to the car like a complete idiot.

Brother Long raised an eyebrow. "Shall we go?"

"Shall we go?" This time it was Jiang Ling who asked.

The question was clearly directed at Yan Xiangxiang.

Brother Long's gaze swept back and forth between the two of them, and he asked in confusion, "What's going on with you two?"

Yan Xiangxiang quickly put on a smile, but it looked forced no matter how she looked at it. "It's alright, let's get going."

Over the next two days, everyone except Uncle Jiang gradually awakened their superpowers.

[Ding! System task issued: Please collect one ordinary zombie crystal core within 24 hours.]

Lin Xi was startled, which startled Yan Xiangxiang, who was standing next to him, so much so that she turned pale.

"What's wrong?"

"Another horde of zombies!" He Chao gasped.

"Didn't you awaken your ice-type ability? Why don't you give it a try?" Brother Long slammed on the brakes, his hands on the steering wheel, looking excited.

He Chao then remembered, "Oh right, I have ice-type superpowers!"

Lin Xi opened the car door and got out first. She picked up a stick from the roadside and rushed over.

He Chao was extremely excited, "Wait for me!"

Lin Xi's purpose was clear: he casually pulled out a zombie and smashed it hard on the head.

Yan Xiangxiang, who had just gotten off the bus, saw this scene, swallowed hard, and unconsciously tightened her pants and took a step back.

How is she any different from those mindless zombies? It's terrifying.

Seeing that she was standing still without moving, Brother Long frowned and reminded her, "Xiangxiang, use your superpower!"

"Okay." Yan Xiangxiang quickly concealed the emotions in her eyes and stretched out a hand. "Spatial Imprisonment!"

A group of zombies were quickly confined in a space, where they wandered around like headless flies, stretching out their hands and waving them wildly.

He Chao looked at the zombies on the other side who were not trapped, drew two blue ice spikes with his hands, and stabbed them into their bodies.

The moment they plunged into the zombie's body, their movements slowed down as if they had been sped up by 0.8 times.

Jiang Ling stood by the car, urging a thorny vine to trap the zombies that tried to rush over.

Suddenly, a zombie rushed from the side and pounced on Yan Xiangxiang, who was closest to it. When Yan Xiangxiang saw this, her mind went blank, and she completely forgot that she should take action to dodge.

"careful!"

With that sound, Yan Xiangxiang suddenly lost her balance and fell to one side.

That zombie is currently pinning Uncle Jiang down!

Yan Xiangxiang then realized that it was Uncle Jiang who had saved her!

However, she has already used her special ability once, and she cannot use it a second time in a short period of time.

She didn't dare to go up and pry the zombies apart with her bare hands.

All eyes were drawn to him, "Uncle Jiang!"

Upon hearing the commotion, Lin Xi casually tossed aside the zombie that had already lost its ability to move and quickly rushed towards Uncle Jiang.

She grabbed one of the zombie's arms and yanked it off.

Yan Xiangxiang broke down and screamed when she saw this scene!

Lin Xi turned to look at her with a puzzled expression, her hands moving without stopping, grabbing the zombie's head and pulling it back, trying her best to prevent Uncle Jiang from being bitten.

Who would have thought that his head would be moved so easily.

Yan Xiangxiang made her second attempt, her voice so shrill it hurt her ears! It seems this sensory enhancement agent isn't all good.

"Xiangxiang, stop shouting." Jiang Ling gave her a disgusted look.

Jiang Yuan rushed over to check on Uncle Jiang's injuries, which included minor scratches.

Fortunately, he awakened a healing ability, and Uncle Jiang was ultimately not assimilated by the zombie virus.

Just as everyone breathed a sigh of relief, a white object fell out of the rotten, unrecognizable head that Lin Xi was holding.

[Ding! Mission complete, reward 50 points.]

It turns out that there is a transparent, crystal-like substance in the brain of zombies, called a crystal core. After some exploration, they discovered that this substance can actually help people with superpowers upgrade their abilities.

Of course, the energy of a single crystal core is far from enough to advance to level two.

In fact, some people with superpowers had already discovered the use of this thing, but due to the power outage, network communication has been completely cut off, so they are already a step behind others.

However, this news was enough to excite them, so the small group of homeowners embarked on a journey to actively search for zombies.

Before, when I saw zombies, I wanted to get as far away from them as possible; now, I want to kill as many as possible.

A group of hot-blooded young people, completely blinded by rage, except for Yan Xiangxiang.

So Brother Long told her that all she had to do was restrain the zombies, and leave the rest to the four of them.

Given that Jiang Yuan's awakened superpower is healing, she and Uncle Jiang were assigned to stay behind to guard the supplies.

In just three days, all the superpowered individuals' abilities were upgraded to level two.

Although Uncle Jiang was disappointed that he had not yet awakened his superpowers, he was still happy for them.

After traveling through several towns and villages for several days, they finally entered the city.

We found a two-story villa.

After awakening their supernatural abilities, the group's appetites increased significantly. Their supplies were almost exhausted.

After discussing it, the group decided to try their luck at a supermarket outside, leaving only the two of them in the villa.

Jiang Yuan walked over and saw that he was holding a book again. "Uncle Jiang, you haven't finished reading The Story of the Stone yet?"

As she spoke, she leaned closer to take a closer look, "Hey, isn't this The Story of the Stone?"

Uncle Jiang looked up at her and showed her the book cover. "No, this is a book I bought later. It's about a little frog visiting a psychologist. I found it quite interesting."

Jiang Yuan hadn't seen it. Since starting university, she had been working tirelessly part-time to earn money, hoping to own her own house as soon as possible. She had practically no time for entertainment.

Jiang Yuan turned around, somewhat bored, when suddenly Uncle Jiang's voice rang out from behind her, "Rationality is really important, both for yourself and for others."

Jiang Yuan turned her head again, "What?"

But all that followed was silence, as if Uncle Jiang hadn't said anything at all.

Pang Jiang sat by the window, flipping through a book, but his mind was heavy with worries.

Today's events made him realize that he had become a burden in this team.

He didn't want to become a burden to them if they encountered greater danger someday.

Anyway, I'm already old enough, and I've lived my life to the fullest.

He looked up at the sky, wondering when this apocalypse would end.

The door was suddenly opened.

"Uncle Jiang, Jiang Yuan, we can have hot pot again today!"