The three went up to the second-floor balcony and looked down. Sure enough, they saw a person covered in blood walking stiffly around the villa area, occasionally letting out a shout. Clearly, that thing was no longer human but a zombie.
Xie Nijing had good eyesight and saw it clearly at once; the thing was holding a piece of raw meat. She had seen movies about it, but those seemed different from the real thing—none of them were this impactful.
"Ugh~" She couldn't help but run to the side to vomit.
Bei Yixue shook her head as she watched her second sister run away, covering her mouth, and sighed that children should have more opportunities to grow. She secretly planned to take her out to broaden her horizons that evening.
It's not that it's safe at night, but rather that the lighting is weak, making it difficult to see what those ugly things look like.
night
"Ah~ Help! Help!"
Cries for help from men and women echoed through the villa area. This was an upscale villa area, and although there weren't many people, it didn't stop those who saw the zombies from panicking and calling for help.
"Sister, Xiaoming, don't be afraid." Second sister Xie Nijing, holding a machete, moved towards the zombie.
As darkness fell, Xie Yixue indeed brought her younger siblings out for training.
However, imagination is always very different from reality, and she never expected this thing to be so terrifying up close.
Its gray eyes had no eyeballs, its skin was bluish-black, its nails were sharp, and its mouth reeked of a disgusting, fishy stench.
Despite feeling nauseous, she had no choice but to go up and deal with the zombies first.
But this thing is incredibly strong. One slash and my hand went numb, and all I got on its body was a wound.
Not to mention cutting off someone's head—such a difficult move, how could a fairy like her possibly do it?
The few tens of minutes she spent outside completely shattered Xie Yixue's worldview, which had been shaped by her entire life.
Fortunately, she wasn't the only weakling; at least she had someone else to accompany her.
Facing his two still fragile older sisters, Xie Ming picked up a cleaver and said, "Stand behind me."
Having seen so many ugly things, he quickly overcame his initial disgust and became a key member of the trio.
Before setting off, he prepared his weapon: a three-foot-long sword. He had acquired it from the wholesale market; it couldn't compare to the weapons of the cultivation world, but in the ordinary world, it was a top-tier weapon.
He moved with agility, his arms swaying, the blade flashing like a dragon in his movements. His techniques were unremarkable, yet zombies couldn't withstand more than two moves from him. A zombie would fall with every slash of his blade.
Xie Nijing hid behind her eldest sister with stars in her eyes. She had never felt that her younger brother's figure was so tall and imposing.
"Second sister, go check if there are any crystal cores in the zombies' heads. Oh! Check their hearts too." Xie Ming told them to find the crystal cores when he was almost done dealing with the zombies.
There are still survivors in the community, and there must be many eyes watching them. Xie Ming believes that anyone who has seen zombie movies would guess about the crystal core.
To avoid someone coming out and taking the crystal cores from them later, he still felt that they should get their hands on the crystal cores while the zombies were still not dealt with.
He remembered that the crystal cores in this world were all inside the hearts of zombies, so many crystal cores were missed by humans in the early days.
Hearing her younger brother's instructions, Xie Nijing felt a surge of pride: Sure enough, her younger brother trusted her the most, entrusting her with tasks like collecting spoils of war.
Seeing her sister's expression, Xie Yixue looked away in disgust. How could she be happy about something so repulsive?
As expected, Xie Nijing used a knife to stir around on the zombie and dug out a crystal core the size of a thumb.
After digging it up, they shouted, "There really is a crystal core!"
Xie Yixue went over and patted his head, praising him: "Yes, you're such a good boy."
"Sis, let's go back!" After dealing with most of the zombies, Xie Ming signaled to Xie Yixue that someone had come out from around them.
Xie Yixue immediately understood that there was no shortage of people who liked to use moral blackmail at the beginning of the apocalypse.
Regardless of whether they are the most powerful in the community, there will always be people who try to use morality to coerce them into serving their own purposes.
So, while the residents were still hesitating about whether to gather around, the three of them decisively returned to the villa.
Those who were watching quickly went home when they saw the main force leave, fearing that more zombies would surround them.
Inside the villa
Xie Ming felt that crystal cores and spirit stones were somewhat similar. Spirit stones store spiritual energy, but this one stores supernatural energy.
Moreover, the crystal cores of these natural zombies are pure white, even purer and more transparent than white crystal.
"Xie Ming, what's the use of this?" Xie Yixue picked up a cleaned crystal core and examined it closely.
"Many novels say that you can activate and upgrade superpowers, but I don't know if it's true or not." Xie Nijing stared at the crystal core, already itching to try it.
"It should be, why don't we give it a try?"
As soon as Xie Ming finished speaking, he saw Xie Nijing put the crystal core into her mouth.
Swallowing a crystal core raw will cause your body to explode or turn you into a zombie. Xie Ming was so frightened that his eyes widened and he pounced on her, pinning her down on the sofa and grabbing her cheeks as he tried to pry them off, all the while yelling, "Spit it out!"
Xie Nijing, who hadn't even swallowed it yet, was so frightened that she almost choked. She slowly curled her tongue and spat out the crystal core.
Xie Yixue went over and smacked her head hard: "Are you crazy? Aren't you afraid of turning into a zombie if you just swallow her whole?"
"Didn't the novel say it was swallowed?"
"The novel also says that you can hold it in your hand and absorb it!"
"Oh, I forgot."
Xie Yixue snatched the bag from Xie Ming's hand and said with a smile, "I'll go first."
In her previous life, Xie Yixue's superpower was very special, even somewhat useless, as it was simply a mental ability.
It sounds like some amazing superpowers are completely useless against zombies in the early stages of the apocalypse.
Because zombies that haven't been upgraded to high-level zombies have no consciousness for you to control.
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