Back in the villa area, Lin Xi took a long-awaited shower.

After several days of running around, everyone actually smelled pretty bad, especially after hunting zombies. Dirty blood splattered all over their bodies, and sometimes small pieces of blackened, rotting flesh were stuck to their clothes, making the stench even more unbearable.

However, everyone is in the same boat, and so much time has passed that everyone has gotten used to it.

After everyone has taken care of their own hygiene issues.

Brother Long then gathered everyone together to begin distributing the crystal cores.

The crystal cores on the table were divided into seven piles, with seven pieces in each pile.

Seeing the seven pieces in front of him, Uncle Jiang exclaimed in surprise, "I have them too?"

Brother Long nodded. "Uncle Jiang, you should stockpile the crystal cores first. When you awaken your superpowers, you can quickly level up and keep up with us."

Uncle Jiang looked down and touched it, then shook his head helplessly. "No, how can we hoard this kind of thing? What if something unexpected happens one day? Wouldn't it be stolen? Besides, I haven't awakened yet, and maybe I never will."

With that, he pushed the crystal core in front of him out, saying, "You guys can divide it up."

"Uncle Jiang, why are you being so stubborn at a time like this?" He Chao advised him. "Don't say such discouraging things. I used to read in novels that the slower someone awakens their powers, the stronger their abilities become. Maybe you're the legendary chosen one!"

Uncle Jiang shook his head and smiled, "No, it's just that I think you guys need these things more than I do right now. After all, the faster you level up and become stronger, the more secure my personal safety will be, right?"

He makes sense. The people in their small team with special abilities should improve themselves as soon as possible, so that they have the means to protect themselves and their companions in this chaotic era.

Becoming stronger quickly is a common goal for everyone.

"Okay, then we'll split it."

After saying that, Brother Long added another piece in front of everyone, and gave the last piece to Lin Xi.

He believed that Lin Xi was the first to discover the crystal core, leading them into a completely new field.

Yan Xiangxiang didn't speak, her gaze falling on the pile in front of Lin Xi.

Does a zombie need a crystal core? Why give her an extra one?

After what happened in the woods last time, everyone present had become much colder towards her.

It's all her fault! She's made me so awkward now.

She's just a zombie, so why is everyone biased towards her and on her side? Now they're giving her the extra crystal cores, even though she's contributed too!

The jealousy in her heart had already ignited fiercely.

Lin Xi saw through her thoughts at a glance, ignored her slightly jealous gaze, gathered the crystal core closer, and said with a smile, "Then I won't be polite. I've also discovered that absorbing the energy inside the crystal core is useful to me."

"Really?" Yan Xiangxiang's expression was not good, and the doubt in her heart was blurted out.

Realizing her mistake, she quickly added with a smile, "That's wonderful! So zombies can evolve too?"

"Xiangxiang." Jiang Ling gave her a warning look.

Brother Long, unusually, didn't have a smile on his face. "Xiangxiang, Lin Xi has made the greatest contribution to our team, so in the future, as long as she can use the supplies, any surplus will be given to her first."

"I understand." Her smile was somewhat stiff.

"We've been in this city for two days now, let's leave tomorrow morning."

It is certainly true that the crystal core is useful to Lin Xi.

If it's useless, Lin Xi can keep it and give it to someone else.

But after all, she had awakened a mental ability, and the system clearly told her that she could improve the attributes and level of her mental ability by absorbing the energy in the crystal core.

She was naturally more than happy to accept that. After all, in the current situation, who wouldn't want to become stronger and go further?

When she recovers, she will not only be able to reunite with her brother and father, but she will also have enough power to protect her family.

So no matter what, she wouldn't refuse the crystal core.

Moreover, after thinking about it carefully, she suddenly realized that the ability of mind control was practically tailor-made for her zombie-like nature.

She herself is a zombie, so she is very safe in the zombie horde. Her biggest threat is those powerful superhumans.

Once her identity is discovered, if someone tries to take action against her, she will almost certainly be doomed.

But having the ability to control minds makes all the difference.

When she encounters danger, she can briefly attack the brain of the superhuman.

Her superpower has now reached level two, and the control time has increased from three minutes to seven minutes. Although the time is short, it is enough to buy her time to escape.

Lin Xi unconsciously pictured Tang He in her mind. He was wielding throwing knives with extraordinary skill, probably having trained somewhere. He looked like a formidable opponent.

Lin Xi didn't want to run into him on the road at all, but fate sometimes likes to play tricks on people. The more you don't want to see someone, the more likely you are to run into them. In just a few days, they have already met three times.

What a terrible, ill-fated relationship.

Lin Xi planned to find some time tonight to absorb the crystal core. Uncle Jiang was right; it was not safe to keep such a thing on one's person. If she encountered a powerful superhuman, it might not be hers anymore.

Moreover, she sensed that Yan Xiangxiang's mental state was becoming increasingly unstable. She was genuinely afraid that Yan Xiangxiang would get up in the middle of the night, rummage through her pockets, and steal all her crystal cores.

After dinner, Lin Xi returned to her room and locked the door.

He took out all eight crystal cores from his pocket and began to activate his supernatural energy absorption.

A warm energy flowed from the crystal core into her palm, and then, along with her blood, flowed throughout her body.

In the blink of an eye, all eight crystal cores had been absorbed. When they checked the time, three hours had passed, and it was now one o'clock in the morning. There was no sound outside.

Lin Xi checked his superpower; it was still level two.

She couldn't help but feel a little disappointed. She didn't know how many crystal cores she would need to absorb to advance to level three.

The room's window wasn't closed properly, and the wind was whistling in my ears, its cool breeze brushing against my face.

The heat has dissipated.

The thought of soon arriving in D City to see her brother suddenly lifted her spirits.

The journey was delayed by a few days fighting zombies, but it should only take four days to get to D City from here.

Not only Lin Xi, but everyone in the homeowners' group was currently dreaming of that peaceful and tranquil safe zone, free from zombie invasions.

That place has become a belief: as long as we get there, we won't have to be homeless, exposed to the elements, or spend all our time fighting zombies to survive.