Chapter 306 The Week of Ice Melting...
The setting sun painted the entire sky a magnificent orange-red, and the afterglow refracted through the water vapor from the melting ice, creating a dreamlike halo.
However, beneath this beautiful scene lay zombies wandering the streets, their rotting bodies dripping with a mixture of icy water and other liquids...
He Zhuo and the others took turns using binoculars to keep a close eye on the level 5 zombie that crawled out of the ice, watching it get closer and closer to the building they were in.
When Lu Nange and Shi Xu's mental energy was able to lock onto the level 5 zombie, Lu Nange stood up, holding Zhizhi: "The sun's been shining for a while..."
Gu Wan immediately followed, "Nan Nan, I'm going too!"
The rest of the people all stood up and followed Lu Nange off the RV.
The group stood quietly on the edge of the rooftop, the afterglow of the setting sun gilding their faces, and the night breeze ruffling the strands of hair that fell from under their hats.
Lu Nange ruffled the 'little tree man's' wavy hair: "Zhizhi, go."
The little tree-man's vines spread rapidly along the wall, extending towards the location of the level 5 zombie.
The moment the vines approached the level 5 zombie, they suddenly wrapped around its body and rapidly withdrew.
The zombie was flung into the air by the branch, angrily opening its mouth to spew flames, scorching fireballs flying everywhere...
He Zhuo: "Another fire-type!"
The vines swayed excitedly, chirping "Chirp chirp chirp..."
[Master, Zhizhi is ready!]
Lu Nange waved her hands lightly, and the vines of the little tree man suddenly contracted.
The unmelted ice sculptures on the surrounding walls were sliced off and fell—as the zombie lost its support and plummeted from the sky, sharp wind blades swept in, instantly slicing the level-five fire-type zombie into pieces...
The vines waiting nearby immediately coiled around the crystal core and nimbly retreated back to Lu Nange's side.
Zhizhi: "Chirp chirp chirp..."
[Master, did I cooperate well? Am I your little darling?]
He Zhuo nudged Gu Qi beside him: "A level 5 zombie was just... killed instantly by my little sister?"
Gu Qi hadn't even opened his mouth yet...
Gu Wan replied matter-of-factly, "Otherwise what? My Nannan isn't this strong from the very beginning... Level 6 wind, Level 6, do you understand?... Level 5 is nothing, she can handle it in a minute... handle it!"
He Zhuo: "That's right, my sister Bao is just that amazing..."
When Lu Beiye heard someone praising his older sister, he nodded vigorously with his little head... [My sister is the best in the world!]
Luo Xingyou: "My Nan Nan possesses absolute strength!"
Wen Qing: "I think our Nan Nan is definitely at the highest level in the country right now..."
Lu Nange: "The highest level, it shouldn't be that bad..."
Everyone: "Definitely!"
"It must be the highest!"
"No one can be more capable than our Nan Nan!"
Lu Nange: [I feel like you guys are trying to flatter me to death...]
If there were even an outsider present, they would undoubtedly chime in with something like, "[This is a bunch of 'Southern' brains!]"
Lu Nange handed the crystal core in her hand to Lu Xici: "Brother, here you go..."
Lu Xici reached out and took it, her eyes filled with warmth: "Thank you, little sister."
Around 7 p.m., the sun gradually sank below the horizon, and the sky was tinged with twilight.
He Zhuo grumbled reluctantly, "I haven't had enough fun yet, why is the sun already setting?"
Luo Xingyou: "If it really becomes a world where the sun never sets, that would be truly worrying."
Gu Wan leaned back in her seat, gazing at the darkening sky above the car: "Nan Nan, will the sun still come out tomorrow?"
Lu Nange: "As long as the weather doesn't act up, according to previous patterns... the sun should rise normally within at least two months."
Wen Qing said softly, "I hope this lasts a little longer. On days when I can't see the sun, I always feel a bit listless..."
Gu Wan smiled as she looked everyone over: "That's right! I hadn't even noticed before, seeing you all under the lights every day, that you're all even fairer-skinned than before the apocalypse..."
......
At night, Lu Xici began to absorb the level 5 fire element crystal core, and a faint energy fluctuation emanated from his body.
The others didn't sleep well—the enhanced senses after awakening their powers allowed them to clearly hear the loud crashes of ice blocks falling and the continuous dripping of ice water...
Lu Nange took out soundproof earplugs from the space and distributed them to everyone, while also turning on the soundproofing mode of the RV.
With double protection, the group of people were finally isolated from the noise of the outside world and fell into a peaceful sleep.
Lu Nange and her group stayed on the rooftop for a whole week...
During this period, Lu Xici successfully broke through to level 5 fire element.
The temperature rose at an astonishing rate—in just seven days, it jumped from minus forty degrees Celsius to sixteen degrees Celsius.
Every day, I can feel the temperature changing; the surrounding ice sculptures have all melted away...
The quiet streets gradually became "lively".
The zombies that had been hiding in various places crawled out from every nook and cranny, and roamed the streets in dense numbers.
They've been clearing out zombies downstairs every now and then this week, but they've only encountered a few level four zombies at most...
At six o'clock in the morning, Lu Nange and her group gradually woke up.
I habitually got out of the RV and went to the edge of the rooftop to check the situation.
The water that was ankle-deep yesterday has completely receded, leaving only a wet ground reflecting the morning light, and the air filled with the unique scent of melting snow and ice.
Chi Yanzhou observed the situation downstairs: "Looks like we can go out today."
Lu Nange nodded: "Okay, let's go check out that base up ahead first."
He Zhuo excitedly raised his hand: "I hereby declare that our family's 'search for relatives' plan is officially launched!"
Everyone...
At eight o'clock in the morning, a group of people ate breakfast and changed into light windproof jackets.
Lu Nange put the RV into her space, and the group went down the stairs.
Zhizhi sat obediently on Lu Beiye's shoulder, her vines hanging down like a cloak.
The macaw, having just leveled up to level six ice-type after munching on about ten level four crystal cores, stood proudly on Lu Xici's shoulder...
Gangzi proudly preened his feathers: "My beauty~ I'm even more powerful than this tree branch now!"
A vine lashed out and struck Gangzi with a "snap," making a "snap, snap..." sound.
[Useless birds...]
Gangzi immediately bristled: "Gah! Bird Master is going to fight you, tree branch!"
It flapped its wings, ready to peck at the branches.
The little tree-man was immediately tied up tightly: "Chirp chirp chirp..."
[Useless bird, so noisy!]
Hanging upside down from a vine, Gangzi, bound like a rice dumpling, swayed and wobbled downwards, looking like a miniature pendulum...
He Zhuo raised an eyebrow: "Gangzi is really both incompetent and loves to boast..."
Gu Qi patted his shoulder meaningfully...
He Zhuo immediately perked up: "Old Gu! What do you think? Don't you think my summary is spot on?"
Gu Qi glanced at him but didn't say anything.
He Zhuo felt uneasy under that gaze: "What kind of look is that?"
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