After Su Yao's family successfully repelled the combined attack of the mysterious organization and zombies, the Alliance base enjoyed a brief period of peace. But Su Yao understood that this was merely the calm before the storm; in this apocalypse, only by constantly growing stronger could they protect their home.
After a few days of rest, Su Yao once again led her parents on an exploration journey. This time, their target was a once-thriving metropolis. Rumor had it that before the zombie outbreak, it housed a state-of-the-art crystal core research laboratory, perhaps holding the secret to breaking through the limits of supernatural abilities.
Stepping into this desolate city, towering skyscrapers stood amidst an aura of death and decay. Zombies roamed the streets, their howls echoing through the empty city. Su Yao's eyes were cold and resolute as she instantly unleashed her ice-based power. A torrent of icy energy swept out, freezing a large group of zombies in front of her into ice sculptures. Her father's earth-based power followed immediately, manipulating the rubble on the ground like bullets to shoot at the struggling zombies, utterly pulverizing them. Her mother, meanwhile, vigilantly observed their surroundings from behind, her healing power ready to be activated at any moment to deal with any unforeseen circumstances.
As they ventured deeper into the city, the zombies they encountered became increasingly powerful and diverse. There were mutated zombies capable of spitting venom, and swift zombies as agile as cheetahs. Su Yao's family cautiously dealt with them, managing to escape danger time and again through their excellent teamwork. During the battles, Su Yao noticed that the zombies seemed to be converging in a specific direction, as if something there was attracting them.
Following the flow of zombies, they arrived at a magnificent underground structure. This was the legendary crystal core research laboratory. However, the entrance was blocked by a powerful energy shield. Su Yao attempted to analyze the shield's composition using her system and discovered that it required crystal core energy of a specific frequency to break through. Therefore, they began hunting zombies in the surrounding area, searching for suitable crystal cores.
After a hard-fought battle, Su Yao finally collected all the necessary crystal cores. She placed the cores on the energy nodes of the shield in the order instructed by the system, and the shield slowly dissipated. Entering the laboratory, she found it filled with various advanced instruments and equipment, and densely packed experimental data. Su Yao's parents were responsible for collecting useful supplies and information, while Su Yao ventured into the core area of the laboratory.
There, she discovered a massive crystal core radiating a seven-colored light. The energy fluctuations of this crystal core were extremely intense; Su Yao could sense that it contained power far exceeding that of ordinary crystal cores. Just as she was about to collect the crystal core, the laboratory alarm suddenly sounded, and an artificial intelligence voice echoed in the empty space: "Unauthorized intruders, this crystal core is the key to unlocking a new stage of human evolution; you have no right to take it away."
Su Yao remained unmoved. She knew that in this apocalyptic world, only by becoming strong herself and the alliance could humanity truly advance. The instant she reached out to touch the crystal core, a swarm of mechanical puppets surged out of the laboratory. These puppets possessed powerful firepower and agile movements, launching a fierce attack on Su Yao.
Su Yao swiftly used her spacetime abilities, weaving freely through the puppets' attacks. She conjured a "Spacetime Flame Blast" in her hand and unleashed it at the horde of puppets. The powerful energy burst sent the puppets flying, but they quickly rose again and continued their assault. At this moment, Su Yao's parents arrived to help. Her father used his earth-based abilities to create walls of earth, blocking the puppets' attacks, while her mother channeled healing energy into Su Yao, ensuring she could continue fighting.
During the fierce battle, Su Yao discovered a close connection between the puppets' energy cores and crystal cores. A brilliant idea struck her; she used her psychic abilities to hack into the puppets' control system, manipulating them to attack each other. The puppets were thrown into chaos, and Su Yao seized the opportunity to rush towards the seven-colored crystal core once more.
The moment she grasped the crystal core, a vast amount of information flooded her mind. This crystal core indeed held the secrets of human evolution, but it also came with immense risks. If the crystal core's energy wasn't properly channeled, the user might suffer a backlash from the energy and descend into madness.
Su Yao decided to take the crystal core back to the Alliance base first, to study it with the researchers. On their way out of the lab, they encountered a gigantic monster formed from the fusion of countless zombies. This monster possessed incredible defense and attack power; each of its attacks caused the ground to tremble.
The Su family did not back down; they fought the monster together. Su Yao used her spacetime abilities to disrupt the monster's rhythm, her father used his earth-based abilities to attack the monster's foundation from underground, and her mother's healing abilities ensured that everyone could quickly recover from the monster's attacks. After a hard-fought battle, they finally defeated the monster.
Carrying the seven-colored crystal core and a large amount of precious supplies and data, Su Yao and her family returned to the Alliance base. However, unbeknownst to them, in another corner of the city, a mysterious figure was silently watching their departure, a meaningful smile playing on his lips. It seemed that an even greater crisis was brewing, and Su Yao and her alliance were about to face an even more severe test. How would they struggle forward in this apocalyptic vortex and search for the light of hope for humanity's future?
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