"Xiuxiu, can we go now?"
After Ye Lei finished tidying up all the crystal cores, he asked.
"Let's go. It's burned to a crisp now, there's probably no treasure left. What are we still doing here?"
All those crystal cores were her 'snacks,' but she naturally called them treasures.
"That's right."
After Ye Lei finished speaking, he took two Corpse General Crystal Cores and gave one to each person.
"Let's go home!"
Red Boy took the crystal core and ran towards the Mercedes-Benz SUV at the manor gate, with the others quickly following.
On the way to the refuge, cheerful music played in the car CD player. Everyone was quite excited about how they had gained so many crystal cores without lifting a finger, a rare trip where they could reap rewards without lifting a finger.
Suddenly, the car radio stopped playing music.
"Hello listeners, we have an urgent news briefing. According to information we have just received, survivors have discovered hordes of python zombies emerging from the Ten Thousand Mountains."
It is estimated that there are as many as a thousand of them. Why these python zombies, which originally lived deep in the mountains, suddenly abandoned their territory and ran out is still unknown.
However, wherever these python zombies passed, all kinds of edible small animals, as well as surviving animals, including those mutated animal zombies and human zombies, were completely wiped out.
This poses a significant threat to the lives of the survivors. According to images taken by drones, the leading python zombie is over 30 meters long and has a body diameter of 50 centimeters.
This station would like to remind survivors living around the Ten Thousand Mountains that if they encounter python zombies, please avoid them immediately to prevent unnecessary harm.
"My God! Is it really that exaggerated?"
Tang Xiaoting exclaimed in surprise after listening to the broadcast.
"Thousands of python zombies? Is this the start of a python plague?"
Xiuyan also found it unbelievable.
"I never expected there to be so many python zombies in these Hundred Thousand Mountains. Wouldn't it be better to stay deep in the mountains? Why are they coming out?"
Ye Lei appeared much more rational; he had seen plenty of zombies.
"Could it be that it came out to find food? Didn't you hear on the radio that it ate everything it passed through?"
"I don't think it's that simple. There should be even more food available deep in the mountains."
Ye Lei felt that it probably wasn't for finding food.
"Then why do you think it is?"
Tang Xiaoting and Xiuyan asked at the same time.
"Another possibility is that an even more powerful zombie appeared, and these python zombies were driven out."
Ye Lei analyzed that he believed zombies were constantly evolving.
"A zombie even more powerful than the Zombie King? What is that?"
"It might be the Corpse Emperor or the Corpse Lord, or perhaps something even higher."
Ye Lei only learned this through systematic learning.
"No way, the Corpse King is already this terrifying, and there's something even more powerful? Is this going to destroy the world?"
When Tang Xiaoting first heard about the Corpse Emperor and Corpse Venerable, she couldn't imagine what kind of terrifying existence that was.
"Why worry so much? Let's wait and see. There's always a solution!"
Ye Lei was quite open-minded; he even wanted to catch a couple to play with!
"Brother Lei, you're fearless."
Xiuyan was inspired by Ye Lei's imposing presence.
"What's the use of being afraid? What's meant to happen will happen; there's no escaping it!"
Ye Lei's current mindset is to deal with whatever comes his way.
"Okay, whatever you say. Now that you put it that way, it doesn't seem so scary anymore, haha..."
"Let's hurry back. If the shelter gets surrounded by python zombies, that would be a huge problem!"
Ye Lei was actually a little worried; dealing with these crawling zombies wouldn't be easy.
"Then what are we waiting for? Speed up!"
Red Boy finally spoke; he loved the feeling of racing.
"Alright, let's go!"
After Ye Lei finished speaking, he stepped on the gas. Fortunately, there weren't many wrecked vehicles on this already remote road, so high-speed driving was definitely not a problem.
He skillfully steered the wheel, his eyes focused and calm, as if he were already used to this tense and exciting scene. The scenery outside the car window rushed past, and the wind whistled by, bringing a touch of coolness.
When the Mercedes SUV stopped at the entrance of the shelter, there was no python in sight, not even a sound, which relieved everyone and made them feel safe for the time being.
Ye Lei led everyone back to the shelter villa. As they entered the living room, the goddesses who remained at the shelter did not come out to welcome them as usual, asking all sorts of questions.
Did they realize the operation had gone too smoothly? Or had the python zombies already passed by? It seemed neither; they looked rather sullen.
"Hey, hey, hey, what's going on? Can't you see we're back? Why aren't you saying anything?"
This was the first time Ye Lei had encountered something like this, so naturally he was a little unhappy.
"Brother Lei, it's not that we don't welcome you back, but look, we haven't even washed our faces yet!"
Chen Xueer said, pulling her eyes open.
"What happened? Is there no water?"
"Yes, there hasn't been a drop of water since you left, and we haven't been able to cook anything!"
Xu Jiao said that she must have washed her face since she got up early.
"Oh, if we can't cook a meal, we can eat instant noodles!"
"Brother Lei, there's no water, how are we going to make instant noodles?"
"That's true. Don't worry, I'll go check. Maybe the water in the tank is all gone!"
Ye Lei suddenly slapped his forehead, remembering something important: he hadn't added water to the tank in a long time, could it be that the water had run out?
Thinking of this, he hurriedly climbed to the top of the water tank and peered inside. As expected, the three huge white water tanks were completely empty, without a single drop of water in sight.
Ye Lei was dumbfounded. He looked around and saw only steep cliffs all around him, with no trace of water.
Faced with such a predicament, he had no choice but to return to the house and discuss with the goddesses how to solve the water problem. After all, water is the foundation of survival, and without water they would not be able to continue living.
"Brother Lei, is the water pipe clogged? Or is the water tank empty?"
When Zhao Meili saw Ye Lei return, she quickly asked.
"The water jug is empty."
Ye Lei said dejectedly.
"Ah! But as far as I know, all the water sources around here have dried up. A while ago, my dad and I were at the Three Trees Farm, and we had to go a long way to find some drinking water!"
Zhao Meili recalled the days before.
"You mean there's no water source around Three Trees Farm? I was thinking of going there to transport some water back!"
Ye Lei's hopes were dashed once again.
"No, the water sources my dad found didn't have much water!"
Zhao Meili replied helplessly.
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