After absorbing the orange crystal core, Mu Wenxi immediately began absorbing the red one. Qin Lun, who was squatting on the ground beside him, seemed a little anxious as he stared at Mu Wenxi.
After absorbing just two red crystal cores, Mu Wenxi's superpower suddenly advanced to the fourth stage.
"It seems that the effects of red crystal nuclei are several times different from those of yellow and orange crystal nuclei."
If other superhumans were here, they would be shocked. Mu Wenxi reached the fourth stage in just one night. You have to know that it is now the second year of the apocalypse, and the highest level of superhumans is only the seventh stage.
Seeing the two remaining red crystal cores, Mu Wenxi thought for a moment and gave one to Qin Lun, placing it in front of him: "Try it, can you absorb it?"
Qin Lun stared intently at the red crystal core in front of her. She first touched it with her paw, then picked it up and swallowed it. Mu Wenxi watched her nervously, but Qin Lun didn't change at all after a long time.
Mu Wenxi: "Why did you swallow it? Won't it be covered in zombie brain matter?"
Qin Lun raised his head and seemed to glance at her as if mocking her foolishness.
Mu Wenxi touched his arm and picked up another red crystal core: "I'll leave this red one for Xiaoxing."
That night, Mu Wenxi slept soundly in bed. Although Qin Lun was lying next to Mu Wenxi, his eyes were fixed on the door. Suddenly, a red light flashed across his body, but it disappeared quickly.
The next morning, Mu Wenxi opened a bag of cookies, ate them, squatted down, and asked Qin Lun, "I'm going out to kill zombies today, to see if there are any more powerful ones. Do you want to come with me?"
Qin Lun jumped into Mu Wenxi's arms without hesitation. Mu Wenxi said, "I knew you would go."
The two went up to the sixth floor, and Mu Wenxi knocked on the door.
Old lady: Who is it?
Mu Wenxi: "Me."
The old lady opened the door, and Mu Wenxi stood in the doorway and asked, "Do you want to come with me to kill zombies?"
When Xiaoxing heard her say she was going to kill zombies, she immediately jumped out of bed: "I want to go!"
Mu Wenxi pulled out a watermelon knife from somewhere, handed it to Xiaoxing, and asked the old lady, "Are you coming with us?"
The old lady nodded: "I need to get my old bones moving too."
The four of them—an old man, a young man, a woman, and a little monster—walked out. Mu Wenxi and Qin Lun led the way, with Xiao Xing and her grandmother following behind.
Not far from the hotel, the zombies, drawn by the smell and sound, staggered over. They bared their teeth, some with no intact skin, most limping and with twisted, stiff limbs, and most covered in dried, earthy skin.
One of the zombies was incredibly fast, almost at a human's jog speed, and much larger than the others. It was the fastest zombie Mu Wenxi had ever seen. Its appearance was somewhat different from the first-tier yellow crystal core zombies; it wasn't severely rotting, and its skin was a yellowish-brown color.
Its vision and sense of smell must be more acute than other zombies to be the first to discover Mu Wenxi and the others.
Mu Wenxi fought it for a few seconds without using her special abilities, then cut off its head. Sure enough, this time the crystal core was green. She touched Qin Lun on her shoulder: "I wonder if this is enough?"
Xiao Xing uses her dodging ability to perfectly combine the watermelon knife with her superpower, killing zombies unexpectedly every time and dodging dangers.
Grandma took a frying pan. Although she was old, the frying pan was sturdy and durable. She hit the zombie multiple times, smashing its head onto the ground and spilling brain matter everywhere.
When Qin Lun saw a zombie approaching Mu Wenxi, he pounced on it, revealing his sharp claws, and bit off its neck.
Mu Wenxi was dumbfounded. She had just killed a zombie and looked up when she saw Qin Lun's mouth suddenly become very, very big. My God, it must be because of the genetic mutation injection.
After Qin Lun killed the zombie, he arrogantly jumped to the ground and tried to approach Mu Wenxi. Mu Wenxi quickly waved his hand at him, saying, "Don't come any closer, you're dirty."
Qin Lun's raised claws froze in mid-air. Mu Wenxi felt speechless as he saw Qin Lun's face. Qin Lun turned and jumped onto the zombie.
As they walked, they killed more than a dozen zombies. The number of zombies in this city was relatively small. While keeping an eye on the zombies, they searched along the streets for supplies in shops or for any living humans.
Thanks to Xiao A's cheat, Mu Wenxi discovered a new map and found some hidden snacks in a gym. As it got dark, the group decided to head back, because nighttime is extremely dangerous for humans but an excellent hunting time for zombies.
Mu Wenxi: "Let's go, that's enough for today, let's head back first."
On their way back, they killed several more zombies that approached after hearing the noise. They entered the hotel, pulled down the roller shutter, and went up to the sixth floor.
Inside the room, Mu Wenxi kept only the green crystal, giving the other dozen or so to his grandmother and Xiaoxing.
Grandma shook her head, counted out a few crystal cores along with the only three red crystal cores, and pushed them back. These three red crystal cores were all killed by Mu Wenxi: "You don't need so many. You clearly killed more."
Mu Wenxi sighed and took only one red and a few yellow ones: "I won't be staying in this city for long. Xiaoxing needs to upgrade as soon as possible to protect Grandma."
Xiao Xing looked at the pile of important crystals in front of her and nodded: "I will definitely upgrade and protect Grandma well."
Mu Wenxi got up and leaned against the door, saying to Xiaoxing, "Then hurry up and absorb the crystal core. I'll leave after you've finished absorbing it."
She actually wanted to see how others absorbed the crystal cores, but Xiaoxing and her grandmother thought she meant well: "Thank you, sister."
After putting the crystal core in his mouth, Xiao Xing closed his eyes. About ten minutes later, he picked up another one. This time it took a little longer, about half an hour.
Only the red one remained in sight. Xiaoxing opened her eyes, picked up the red crystal core, lay down on the bed, and looked at her grandmother before putting it in her mouth.
Grandma immediately understood. She got up, picked up the rope from the head of the bed, and tied Xiaoxing's hands and feet to the bedpost.
Just a short while later, Xiaoxing's forehead began to sweat, his body began to tremble, his eyes would turn grayish-white from time to time and then return to normal, his hands began to struggle, and black veins bulged on his face.
Mu Wenxi narrowed his eyes. Was the upgrade process really this dangerous?
Grandma: "Xiao Xing is about to level up, and every level up is extremely dangerous."
Mu Wenxi: "If it doesn't work, you'll turn into a zombie?"
Grandma remained silent, simply sitting by the bedside with her hands clasped together in silent prayer.
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