Compared to the cassowary, who was lounging lazily like he had no bones, Ali stood much more upright, with his legs shoulder-width apart, almost like he was about to take a horse stance.
Ali wasn't in such a hurry, and honestly said:
"Fortunately, Chef Sun's kitchen didn't mind me. I've learned a lot from him these past two days."
Upon hearing this, the cassow chuckled and patted Ali on the shoulder in a friendly manner.
"Try harder and try to become an apprentice."
These words struck a chord with Ali, who seemed to have been planning this all along. But after a brief smile, he said dejectedly:
"I would like to, but Master Sun's teachings do not extend to foreigners."
The cassow paused for a moment, almost forgetting about this. Although Master Sun usually treated them well and was easy to get along with, he was a very principled person with his own convictions.
The withered grass stalks bounced up and down like a seesaw as he clenched his teeth.
After thinking for a while, the cassow still couldn't come up with a solution. Seeing that Ali was still somewhat dejected, it decisively changed the subject.
"By the way, shouldn't the boss and the others be back by now? I wonder how the search for the others is going?"
Ali followed up with an even more sorrowful remark.
"Isn't Little K still out?"
Well, the cassow felt this conversation was going nowhere; everything was getting too heavy, so it quickly turned around, changed seats, and left.
"Alright, we'll find out when they get back. Our task now is to protect those who stay at home."
I'll go check on those two kids, lest they get kidnapped while playing!
Without waiting for Ali's reply, he turned and left.
Ali glanced over there and saw Master Sun picking vegetables with a basket in front of the RV, while Sister Xia sat by the flower bed outside, reading a book, and two children squatting next to her playing.
Ali muttered in confusion, "How could they possibly be carried away right under our noses?"
If that's the case, he's such a waste. His fire-based abilities aren't just for show.
Ali shook his head, turned around and went into the RV, took out a towel for wiping the vehicle, and started looking for work to do, wiping the outside of the three RVs clean.
On the other side, Li Xin'er left the base and wandered around the current safe area. Finding no houses she liked, she headed out to look for one and also to check out the situation outside.
With the support of her soul power, she was faster than speed-type ability users, and that's how she happened to run into Lu Jin'an and her team.
However, Li Xin'er saw them from afar but did not show herself. The street was lined with office buildings on both sides. Just as Li Xin'er was about to change locations, Lu Jin'an and his team encountered a group of zombies and started fighting.
Li Xin'er was already aware of Lu Jin'an's special ability. After thinking about it, she became interested, looked around, and chose a good spot to watch the show.
The group of twelve was all dressed in matching combat uniforms and wearing helmets.
They each carried a rifle, but weren't using it at the moment. Instead, they brandished long daggers, using their supernatural abilities to subtly reap the heads of zombies.
Lu Jin'an stood in the very center, his tall and large physique making him stand out from the crowd.
After some time, the zombies are no longer covered in blood; most of them are now dry, scab-like, and dark brown.
Their skin was as dry as a mummy, and their bodies had shrunk considerably, but that didn't stop them from rushing forward with the same reckless energy they always had when they smelled fresh flesh and blood.
There weren't many zombies, only a few dozen, which was easy for the twelve members of the Dragon Flame Clan to deal with. Someone even spoke up, seemingly distracted:
"Captain, these zombies seem to be much more agile!"
When one person spoke, the others quickly joined in.
"Indeed, and I feel like their necks are a bit stiffer than before? Why are they harder to chop than before?"
"Holy crap! This zombie actually dodged backward!"
Lu Jin'an had already learned some things from Lu Chen, and knew that when zombies leveled up, they would improve in all aspects, so she wasn't very surprised.
He cautiously reminded and urged, "Deal with these first, lest they attract more and things get messy."
"Yes, Captain!"
As soon as he said that, the others sprang into action, each one decisive and efficient, aiming for a swift and decisive victory.
Li Xin'er arrived at the rooftop of the tallest building next door and looked down at the scene below. Their battle was over, leaving only a pile of zombie corpses and the heads of the fallen.
At this moment, Lu Jin'an glanced around, his expression serious, and gave the instructions:
"Xiao Wu, take some men and search inside those heads."
After saying that, he pointed to the smallest one in the line.
"You will disperse to several intersections and stand guard."
"yes!"
During the battle just now, Li Xin'er didn't see Lu Jin'an use his special abilities, which made her even more curious, and she patiently stared at what was happening below.
Standing was tiring, so I simply sat down along the edge of the rooftop, dangling my legs in mid-air, and even took out a lollipop from my TV.
The candy wrapper floated and twirled down from a height of over thirty stories, only to be blown away by a gust of wind in mid-air.
Fearing that Lu Jin'an would discover her, Li Xin'er deliberately surrounded herself with a layer of soul power, concealing herself to the greatest extent.
Below, Xiao Wu and his companions pried open the heads of the zombies one by one. Out of the forty-two zombies, they actually found eight crystal cores.
"team leader."
Xiao Wu, wearing heavy gloves, held up eight crystal cores and handed them to Lu Jin'an.
Because their team lacked water-based abilities, and everyone had survived countless battles, they showed no reaction to the filth on the crystal core.
Xiao Wu wore gloves because he was afraid of accidentally cutting himself while prying open the skull...
Lu Jin'an took out a pre-prepared sealed bag, opened the opening,
"Put it here first."
Previously, finding even one or two of these things in the entire city would require a massive search.
Now... just stepping outside, he encountered a small group of zombies, and there were already eight of them! This rate of increase alarmed Lu Jin'an.
He pressed his thin lips together, his jaw clenched.
"Use your superpowers as much as possible in the battles to come!"
The zombies are evolving, and as superhumans, they must keep up, or else...
"yes!"
Within the team, they maintained strict discipline. Whenever Lu Jin'an spoke, everyone would obey without questioning why.
Lu Jin'an put away the bag, lifted her foot and walked forward.
"Erhu, clean this place up."
The man called Erhu was a fire-type ability user. He raised his hand and scattered a handful of sparks onto the zombie corpses on the ground, instantly spreading a stench of roasted, rotten flesh.
Li Xin'er raised an eyebrow, thankful that she had already enveloped it with her soul power; otherwise, the rising black smoke would have made people vomit.
Seeing that the Dragon Flame Squad was about to set off again, Li Xin'er was not in a hurry to get up.
Because there was a large group of zombies ahead, drawn by the smell, heading this way.
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